He arrived with nothing. Within twenty-four hours, the city knew something had changed.

The Slayer doesn't operate the way other people do. He arrives on a bus whose driver can't wait to be rid of him. He walks into the city without a plan anyone can see — and somehow ends the night knowing exactly where he needs to be and exactly who he's looking for.

The Slayer Comes to Town is a standalone short story set in the world of the Punch-Girl series by J.M. Reilly — a magnetic, unsettling portrait of the series' most dangerous figure in thehours before everything changes.

Start with Punch-Girl Book One to experience the full story.

He never asked for followers. That didn't stop them.

Tasha is a single mother drowning in bills, scrolling past his posts at midnight. Eli is a laid-off factory worker who finds something true in the anger. Neither of them has ever met The Minister. Neither of them needs to.

By the time his name becomes known, they've already built something in his image — something he never intended and cannot control.

The Minister's Disciples is a standalone short story set in the world of the Punch-Girl series by J.M. Reilly — a deeply human look at belief, desperation, and what happens when a message escapes its author.

Start with Punch-Girl Book One to experience the full story.

Every choice has a cost. Most people don't find out until it's too late.

Terrance Roque starts as a young banker genuinely trying to help people the system has left behind. He's smart, he's ambitious, and he can see exactly what he'd need to become to make a real difference. The question is whether he's willing to pay that price.

The Last Honest Dollar traces one man's ascent from idealism to something much harder to name — and the moment, years later, when the bill finally comes due.

The Last Honest Dollar is a standalone short story set in the world of the Punch-Girl series by J.M. Reilly — a sharp, unsentimental character study about power, compromise, and the long game.

Start with Punch-Girl Book One to experience the full story.