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Coffin Blossoms. A reminder that hope does spring eternal. In death itself, there is often beauty, life, and on rare occasions, even humor. The 24 stories in this anthology straddle the line between humor and horror in unique ways. Some wearing a wry smile. Others with tongue firmly in cheek. Ghosts, demons, vampires, myths, monsters, and murderers turned on their heads and shaken ‘til dizzy, then presented for you here, in Coffin Blossoms....

Before there was The Cousins' Club... Before the birthday sleepovers... Before the belly raspberries... There was a family learning how to grow together. When Sophia and Rocco receive a life-changing phone call about a baby boy in need of a home, they begin a journey that will forever change the Hawthorne family. Soon afterward, twin girls arrive, another surprise grandson joins the family, and four cousins begin a friendship that will shape their childhoods.

RJ never imagined that sharing his favorite family tradition would change everything. What began as a simple school project soon turns into something much bigger when classmates discover the Hawthorne family's beloved Birthday Raspberry Tradition. At first, the questions seem harmless. Then come the jokes. The whispers. The teasing. Before long, RJ, Kai, Katie, and Danielle find themselves facing mockery from their classmates—and the pressure begins to pull them apart.

RJ has always known he is loved. But knowing you are loved doesn't always mean understanding where you belong. When a school assignment asks RJ to create a family tree, he is faced with questions he doesn't know how to answer—questions about identity, origin, and what it truly means to be part of a family.