An anthology of stories inspired by the 1632 novel, in which the Ring of Fire was born. It includes: *To Dye For, Mercedes Lackey *A Lineman for the Country, Dave Freer *American Past Time, Deann Allen and Mike Turner *Between the Armies, Andrew Dennis *Biting Time, Virginia DeMarce *Power to the People, Loren K. Jones *A Matter of Consultation, S.L. Viehl *Family Faith, Anette M. Pedersen *When the Chips are Down, Jonathan Cresswell and Scott Washburn *Skeletons, Greg Donahue *A Witch to Live, Walt Boyes *The Three R's, Jody Dorsett *Here Comes Santa Claus, K.D. Wentworth *The Wallenstein Gambit, Eric Flint