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Astraea Press has released Matrimonial Mayhem, an anthology of five short stories and one novella. All proceeds from sales will go to benefit the areas of Alabama hit by the April 27th Tornadoes. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) May 11, 2011 - Astraea Press, an ebook and paperback publisher of clean fiction, has today released Matrimonial Mayhem, an anthology of five short stories and one novella. All proceeds from sales--yes, that's 100% for six months--will go to the Governor of Alabama's Faith-Based and Community Initiatives program (http://www.servealabama.gov/2010/default.aspx) to benefit the areas of the state hit by the April 27 tornadoes.

The six stories were written and donated by authors previously published with Astraea. Five stories relate to these authors' published novels, but one author chose to tell the true story of her parents' wedding. All of the stories can stand alone and don't require the reader to purchase the related novels for understanding and enjoyment.

Matrimonial Mayhem can only be purchased from the Astraea website (http://www.astraeapress.com/). This prevents third-party vendors from taking a cut of the proceeds, which even the authors and publisher aren't receiving.

The six stories are:

Elaine Cantrell, "It All Started with Cinders Malone's Dress," based upon A New Dream. From the wrong dress to a canine disaster with the wedding cake, can anything go right for Matt and Violet on their wedding day?

Therese Gilardi, "Marriage on Sunset," based upon Matching Wits with Venus. Before Colin and Amelia came Amelia's parents, Stella Sweetwater and Gerard Coillard. Maybe not a match made in Heaven, but certainly one arranged by Venus . . . on Sunset Boulevard.

J.F. Jenkins, "Legend of the Aero Dragon," based upon The Legend of the Oceina Dragon. When a young dragon falls in love, best not to stand between him and his chosen mate . . . especially if his choice doesn't exactly match the choice of his father.

Kim Bowman, "The Ballad of Brenda and Willard," based on a true urban legend. Third time was the charm in the wedding tale of this author's parents, but exactly what date their anniversary should be celebrated on is anybody's guess.

J. Gunnar Grey, "The Lilies at Laura's Wedding," based upon Deal with the Devil, part one. No happy hitching to be found here, but sometimes the better course to take is to say "I don't."

Kay Springsteen, "Camp Wedding," based upon Heartsight. A blind Marine, a nervous bride, and an adorable child who loves them both is an equation for another tug on the heartstrings in the story behind Dan and Trish's wedding.

Astraea Press is based in Huntsville, Alabama. Three of the company principals (owner/editor, marketing director, and cover artist) were affected by the devastating tornadoes. However, the anthology proceeds will benefit the community as a whole.

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