Some spells start life evil, others just turn out that way.

In this collection by award-winning writer Annie Reed, meet an evil warlock who crafts his spells in a modern mall, an Old West gunslinger who crosses the wrong wizard, and a water spirit trapped in the heart of a motorcycle. Get to know a diminutive fixer determined to discover why one of her own spells backfired, a devious historian whose airship—not to mention her mechanical uncle—run on more than just steam, and a man who wakes up after an epic party to discover someone turned him into a dog.

These stories and more fill the pages of Spells Gone Bad.

"One of the best writers I've come across in years. Annie excels at whatever genre of fiction she chooses to write." —Kristine Kathryn Rusch, award-winning editor and writer of The Retrieval Artist series

"The appearance of a new Annie Reed story is a treat. Try one and you'll be hooked." –David H. Hendrickson, award-winning author of "Death in the Serengeti