While most kids can't wait to dress up in costumes and go out trick or treating, Charlie, Jack, and Millie Foster dread Halloween. Even the promise of receiving a slew of candy doesn't interest them. How could it when they know the truth about All Hallows Eve. That it's really a day to fear, a day when the dead walk the earth again.With their house sitting directly behind a graveyard, they are prime targets for the spirits to haunt. Views: 27
Welcome to Mexico City... An Oasis In A Sea Of Vampires...Domingo, a lonely garbage-collecting street kid, is busy eeking out a living when a jaded vampire on the run swoops into his life. Atl, the descendant of Aztec blood drinkers, must feast on the young to survive and Domingo looks especially tasty. Smart, beautiful, and dangerous, Atl needs to escape to South America, far from the rival narco-vampire clan pursuing her. Domingo is smitten.Her plan doesn't include developing any real attachment to Domingo. Hell, the only living creature she loves is her trusty Doberman. Little by little, Atl finds herself warming up to the scrappy young man and his effervescent charm. And then there's Ana, a cop who suddenly finds herself following a trail of corpses and winds up smack in the middle of vampire gang rivalries. Vampires, humans, cops, and gangsters collide in the dark streets of Mexico City. Do Atl and Domingo even stand a... Views: 27
Their lives spared and nerves shattered in a harrowing robbery, fiercely independent widow Kate Middleton and her young son are rescued by Luke Hickson, a ruggedly handsome police captain still reeling from a calamity of his own. Neither Kate nor Luke expects, much less welcomes, the instant spark of attraction.But when trouble strikes again, Kate realizes there's only one place she feels safe--in Luke's strong embrace.... Views: 27
Fantasy/Science Fiction. 59013 words long. Views: 27
To protect the cargo ships essential to the continuing existence of the fledgling Coalition of Planets, the captains of the United Earth's Starfleet are ordered to interstellar picket duty, with little more to do than ask "Who goes there?" into the darkness of space. Captain Jonathan Archer of the Enterprise™ seethes with frustration, wondering if anyone else can see what he sees. A secret, closed, militaristic society, convinced that their survival hangs by a thread, who view their neighbors as a threat to their very existence -- the Spartans of ancient Greece, the Russians of the old Soviet Union, the Koreans under Kim Il-sung -- with only one goal: attain ultimate power, no matter the cost. The little-known, never-seen Romulans seem to live by these same principles. The captain realizes that the bond between the signers of the Coalition charter is fragile and likely to snap if pushed. But he knows that the Romulans are hostile, and he believes they are... Views: 27
When Laini Sullivan lands a job designing Nick Pantalone's coffee shop, there are two problems: one, Nick's nephew Joe hates all of her ideas and two, Laini has to admit he's right--she's a disaster at design. Still, she can't risk losing the job. To compromise, Joe brings in help on the project, while Laini continues to bake the goodies that keep his customers lining up. Their relationship is moving along, so when new guy Officer Mark Hall implies that Joe's family is tied to the mob, Laini doesn't want to believe it. But things spin out of control when she meets the family, including "the uncles," who seem to confirm Mark's suspicions. To make things worse, Nana Pantalone makes it clear Laini isn't the kind of girl she has in mind for her grandson. Laini's not sure if she should give Joe the benefit of the doubt or just set her sites on Mark and fuhgetaboutit. Views: 27
Romance/Historical Fiction. 95217 words long. Views: 27
Emily is devastated when her partner/protector, Dove, unexpectedly dies. She thinks that Dr. Z's wife, Lucy, is responsible for Dove's death, and she is determined to kill Lucy! The others in the saloon frantically send for the Sheriff, and he pours a pitcher of beer over the two of them to stop the catfight. Mac sends Lucy on home, reminding her that Doc is going to paddle her rear for setting foot in the saloon, and then he takes the crying Emily out of the saloon and to his apartment behind the jail to offer her a place to calm down. When Emily continues to curse and threaten to kill Lucy, Mac flips her over his knee to spank her backside raw! Emily can't believe the Sheriff spanked her like a naughty child; she was older than she appeared to be, but she wasn't volunteering any information to the handsome man. Once she gave Dove a decent burial she would be on her way. Mac is bereft when the pretty redhead leaves town. He fell in love with her at first sight, even though it shocked him! He never should have let her leave town. He sent out wires to locate her, and a Sheriff from another town said she was in his town, and he would lock her up until Mac arrived. Mac found himself grinning at the thought of facing the feisty redhead, and at the thought of spanking her pretty backside for bounty hunting! Views: 27
