1939 and war looms between Britain and Germany. An elderly Scottish politician boards a night sleeper train at Euston, London but this will be like no other journey he's made!All his life elderly bachelor Sir Archie has served his country well and put aside his own feelings. But over the last couple of years he's got to know a young man Ronnie Wilson who serves aboard the night train. What brought these two men together is a force beyond reckoning, but what eventually separates them is something altogether different. Views: 776
Sherry and Merrick's story continues in this sequel to Collide. In this installment, we come face to face with old acquantances and new friends and new enemies. Things will change for all of them especially when a little girl is found and everyone's loyalties are tested. A revelation may upset the delicate balance they've all tried so hard to set. There's new love, new rivalries and new transformations in the continuing series of Collide. Views: 776
Sixteen-year-old Riley Williams has been able to see ghosts since the car crash that took her mother's life and shattered her family. When her father moves the family to Scotland so they can all start over, Riley thinks her life couldn't get more complicated--until the ghost of nineteen-year-old Ian MacKinnon catches her cutting herself.Sixteen-year-old Riley Williams has been able to see ghosts since the car crash that took her mother's life and shattered her family. Guilt-ridden over the belief that she's somehow responsible for her mom's death, Riley is desperate to see her mother's elusive spirit to gain her forgiveness. When her father moves the family to Scotland so they can all start over, Riley believes her life couldn't get worse––that is until the ghost of nineteen-year-old Ian MacKinnon catches her purposely cutting herself. An uneasy truce quickly turns into friendship, and soon Riley's falling hard for Ian. Riley believes her gift could help Ian end the curse that has kept him tied to the land for centuries, but that would mean letting him go forever and she's not sure she is strong enough to do that. As if her life wasn't complicated enough, the spirit of the woman who killed Ian returns and she'll stop at nothing to keep Riley from helping Ian find eternal peace. Views: 776
In the 2nd installment of Flicker Blue, the plot thickens when Jane discovers that she and Dr. Sylfaen are not alone in their affliction, and Cris finds a way to help her piece together clues about her puzzling new existence.Eighteen-year-old Nessa knows what it’s like to be an endangered species. Grown up in a dying world where nine out of ten babies are born male, she survives by trusting no one. When Marlin, the nineteen-year-old gunslinger with the sky-blue eyes, kills the man who has been keeping her enslaved, Nessa decides this handsome stranger might be her meal ticket. What she doesn’t realize is love is still possible, even in their decimated world. When Nessa discovers she’s pregnant with Marlin’s child, her difficult life now teeters on a knife’s edge. Can she bear to bring a child into their shattered world? Better yet, can Marlin keep them safe from those that hunt Nessa?A companion story to The Breeders, this prequel novelette (34 pages or 10,000 words) explores the origins of two important characters and gives a deeper look into their background. It contains minor spoilers to the novel and is intended for mature teens and adults. Views: 776
Tied to a chair, beaten by a monstrous thug, and interrogated by a terrible troll, death just might be the simplest way out of this predicament. But Jazz rarely chooses the simple path.Jazz, Season One, Episode SixJazz is the grips of a mean little troll named Boss Geeter, a self-proclaimed crime leader in a world officially free of crime. Jazz is still week, tired, hungry, and hurt from her latest string of misfortunes, and Geeter has no qualms about inflicting pain in order to extract information. But Jazz isn’t one to talk, even if a little torture and death is inflicted. Jazz still has one hope, a little friend in her pocket that just might be her rescuer...or only bury her in deeper. Views: 775
The invading Martian armies were ready. Their leaders thought they would win without trying. That is until their advance robotic scouts met Mom.Blake hates the world. He failed miserably in life, and has broken up with his girlfriend, Gillian, whom he claims to love and now he doesn't know what to do. He then meets Serena--seemingly crazy, big lover of life but deep Serena who changes his world for good. But there's a catch. Of course there is. Serena is leaving.In this tale of love found, lost, and everything else in between, Blake and Serena find out what love really is about and what it means to come home. Views: 775
Jealousy is a nasty sentiment when it gnaws away at you. Quentin Wolfe is rich and not bad looking but he lacks imagination. One drunken kiss will set him on a tortuous path to win the clockmaker's daughter for himself.This is a story telling how two people, both deprived of affection, come together.REGENCY ROMANCE - Jealousy is a nasty sentiment when it gnaws away at you…A solitary man in his thirties, the Baron Isleworth manages his life like clockwork. He is reassured knowing that 1 + 1 = 2 until the day he hires the clockmaker's daughter. One drunken kiss will set him on a tortuous path to win the her for himself, because mathematics have nothing to do with sentiments!This is a story telling how two people, both deprived of affection, come together. Views: 775
A short story of 5k words.
April Stevens works, day in and day out, in an office, part of the secretarial pool. There is nothing remarkable about her life; it is pristine, organized, ordered. She dislikes change, dislikes the unpredictable.
But she is changing, and in ways that she can’t predict, doesn’t understand, and can no longer hide... Views: 775
Trapped in the desert you must unravel the mystery of the obelisk. Follow a man into a strange and secretive world as he fights to survive and to solve the puzzle of his own imprisonment.Nobody suspects little old ladies of doing bad things... like sedating their house guests and strangling them with a machine knitted garrotte! Hilda Hopkins hits the road and outwits the police and everyone chasing her, but no one can run forever, especially not at her age and in those stockings!Hilda can't help knitting a lifelike effigy of each of her 'Gentlemen' and it could be her passion for wool brings her undone. Views: 774
Christian Drama | Short Novel - Will has problems. A few years ago his pregnant mother died. His Dad has reduced himself to a drunk. Dad gets violent when he drinks, which is all the time. Will decides to run away, but ends up destroying another family by taking all of his anger towards his dad out on a stranger. How will this all be reconciled?Eddie Montez has just moved to the desert of southern California from the city. His only friend is a frequently-injured skateboarder named Beady, who forces Eddie into one uncomfortable situation after another. Arson, hitchhiking, and shoplifting all factor into a pivotal night during which Eddie must choose the person he wants to be.Previously published in "Storychord". Views: 774
A poor and naïve boxer loved a girl very deeply. The girl and his father took advantage of this and exploited him ruthlessly to ruin him and his poor mother.The Decipherment is centered on Isabelle Aimery – a young and successful Parisian cryptologist. Isabelle lost her parents at the age of 10. They were both archeologists. From an early age, she was very fond of numbers and codes. She had created a whole world of her own filled with numbers, formulae and codes – and she gets a chance to actually see that world.One day, after dozing in a deep sleep, Isabelle wakes up finding herself in something that resembles her mind. She discovers things that look like her memories, dreams and thought . . . and she later finds out this it is her mind she is trapped in. In fact, it is her consciousness that merges with the subconscious state of her mind. She discovers and the beautiful yet deep realms of her mind as she goes through each of her memories, thoughts and dreams – the components of the subconscious mind. But the it all comes spiraling down. Before her subconscious is destroyed taking along her consciousness into the ruins with it, Isabelle must find a way to escape and get back to her life – to reality.But how will she do that when she is stuck in her own mind? The Decipherment explores many of the powers of the human mind, along with the aspects that rule our memories, dreams, ideas and cognition. Views: 773
[Siren Menage Everlasting: Erotic Cowboy Menage a Trois Romance, M/M/F, BDSM, sex toys] Julian Lodge has everything a man could want. He's rich, successful and owns the most exclusive BDSM club in Dallas. But something is missing. Finn Taylor has worked his way up in the world from humble beginnings in Willow Fork, Texas. The only thing he still loves in his hometown is Danielle Bay. He never told her he was actually bisexual, and he never confessed his love for her. Now she's getting married, and Finn is sure he's lost his chance with the only person he'll ever love. Julian's vacation to the Barnes-Fleetwood ranch brings them all together. After Dani jumps into Julian's car while fleeing her wedding, Julian knows he has to have her. But nothing is easy in Willow Fork. A danger from Julian's past threatens them all. Julian will have to convince both Dani and Finn that being his will be the best decision they ever made. ** A Siren Erotic Romance Views: 773
During a visit to Planet 505-D, the crew of the Humboldt starts acting strange―shirking duties and responsibilities. The chief engineer objects, but Captain Marie Penski and the rest of the crew tire of his act. Until they get a most unexpected visit from Muryah Abernathy, reported lost on an earlier expedition. Ten years earlier!Soon, the crew falls under her spell...with deadly consequences.During the final visit to Planet 505-D before human colonization begins, the crew of the Humboldt starts acting strange―shirking their duties and responsibilities. The chief engineer, Devin Calloway, wants no part of it, but Captain Marie Penski and the rest of the crew become tired of his attitude. Until the day they get a most unexpected visit from Muryah Abernathy, a woman reported lost on the original mission to 505-D —ten years earlier. Soon, the crewmembers are under her spell, ignoring even their own safety… with deadly consequences.Bonus Content: This 140-page novella (approx. 74,000 words) includes a sixteen chapter excerpt from Hunters, a new horror and contemporary fantasy novel involving modern-day vampires and the human hunters determined to exterminate them once and for all. Views: 773
United under the banner of flash fiction, this is a collection of stories, or little 'cells', complete in themselves but connected by the overarching themes of betrayal and revenge. All featuring teenagers and often with an unexpected twist, these frighteningly realistic stories will take you to the very edge and beyond. Views: 773
