When five life-long friends win a weekend getaway to a secluded lakeside resort, they embark on a journey to rekindle their friendships and revisit long, lost memories. However, all is not what it seems when they begin noticing bizarre, paranormal events. When all other vacationers, including the staff, disappear without a trace following a winter storm, nightmare events soon unfold, threatening the lives of all five friends who struggle to escape the horrors of a long, cold winter. Views: 23
Private investigator Benson Keirstad agrees to check out Cybil, Mrs. Drummond's long-lost daughter. Tailing the young woman through Anaheim's Downtown Disney district, he discovers an unsavory confidence scheme. When Keirstad finally realizes that his confidence, too, has been betrayed, he fears it's too late for some of those involved.A short story from our Fingerprints mystery/crime line.About the AuthorHamilton Waymire was born in New Jersey but raised and educated in Europe. He currently resides in Southern California, where he earns his living teaching philosophy. His story "And Here's to You, Mrs. Edwardson" won the Short Mystery Fiction Society's 2010 Derringer Award in the "Best Flash Story" category. Another Benson Keirstad tale, titled "A Private Eye", can be found in the winter 2010-11 issue of the webzine Mysterical-E. Views: 23
When her partner disappears, a young woman drifts towards Open Door, a small town in the Argentinean Pampas named after its psychiatric hospital. She finds herself living with an ageing ranch-hand, although a local girl also proves irresistible. This evocative book makes a quiet case for the possibility of finding contentment in unexpected places. Views: 23
Laura “Lore” Denham’s exceptional birth has both blessed and cursed her with extraordinary abilities. As the half-divine daughter of the Greek god of Apollo her musical ability is unparalleled. She’s landed her dream job as the principle flutist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. But the darker side of her power is that she can both heal and kill with a touch. In exchange for these abilities she’s vowed to keep the oblivious masses safe from the things that go bump in the night. So when handsome Aiden Bruce, a vampire senator on the undead Senate, asks her to stop a ritual to summon a demon she knows she has to accept. During the investigation Laura resists her attraction to Aiden, clashes with lusty werewolves, struggles with her unconventional feelings for a seductive high priestess and denies a powerful old friend who wants more than friendship. Views: 23
Her old college crush in Canyon Springs! When Olivia Diaz promised her parents she'd manage their mountain cabin resort for the summer, she thought she'd find some direction for her life. She didn't expect to be working side by side with Rob McGuire. Rob's as handsome--and as guarded--as ever. Can free spirit Olivia get him to open up about his life, his faith...his mysterious past? Because the more time they spend together, the more Olivia realizes Rob could be Mr. Forever. Views: 23
It was not the sort of investigation Logan Burke usually handled. Nowadays he was hired by your average Joe - not sleek, polished corporate players in plush Houston office suites. But it was a straightforward case of industrial espionage with one advantage - a hefty check from ViOPet Chemical Company. All Logan had to do was watch Hannah Evans, a ViOPet employee, and figure out how she was leaking valuable research secrets. In the six weeks that he spent watching her, Logan began to feel a special bond with Hannah. For the first time in years, he actually considered dumping the case and pursuing the mark. It was not enough to view Hannah across a crowded restaurant or through the lens of a camera. He wanted to breathe her scent. He wanted to hear her voice. He wanted to find the innocence he'd given up on finding in his life again. Hannah knew someone was following her. She didn't know who he was or why he was there, but his presence was unnerving. It was time to take action, time to let a professional call the shots. She would pay a visit to a private investigator who had come highly recommended - a Mr. Logan Burke. Originally published by Meteor Publishing Corp. Author's Note PLAYING LOVE'S ODDS was released in print in 1993 as a Kismet Romance from Meteor Publishing Corporation. This version has not been updated to reflect changes in technology since then, but has stayed true to the era in which it takes place. Views: 23
BE CAREFUL OF WHAT YOU WISH FOR SHE ALWAYS HAD HER HEAD IN A BOOK... Never-married Maddy Lawrence, thirty-four-year-old librarian, was a virgin whose only adventures to date had been courtesy of the printed page. Her favorite fictional hero? Ace MacKenzie -- bold swashbuckler, who could rescue the downtrodden and make women swoon, both at the same time. ...UNTIL HE WALKED OUT OF ONE Maddy knew that there was no way that her real-life rescuer could really be her beloved Ace. But it was hard to believe that a mere flesh-and-blood man could take her on this adventure that had, incredibly, become the romance she had always dreamed of. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction... Views: 23
