Due to the current state of affairs in Texas (if you know, you know), Jessica and Jae decided there were two courses of action: impotent rage or directed passion. So LDM Publishing committed to putting together anthologies to benefit charities, which is a much more effective and pleasant use of our energies. For this anthology, we put the call out to the writing community to send us their words-stories of strong women. And they did not disappoint!

Open Your Mouth is a collection of genre fiction by talented writers that features a variety of strong women: vampires, professionals, comic-book heroines, ghosts, survivors, criminals, and more. Every single cent of profit from this anthology will be donated to a charity. So read on, and keep creating, supporting, or being strong women.

Contributing authors include Melissa Taveras, Joy Kennedy-O'Neill, Chantell Renee, Jennifer Schomburg Kanke, Jason Myers, Julie Harding, Shawn W. Foley, Donelle Pardee Whiting, Patricia Flaherty Pagan, Melissa Algood, Jessica Raney, Chris McAuley, J.L. Henker, and Jae Mazer. Cover design by Lisa Vasquez of Unsaintly Art Studios.