In Dead Flowers, by Shamus Award winning author, Lori Armstrong, PI
Julie Collins trails cheating lovers, which leads to questions about her
relationship with Tony Martinez. This 14K novella was originally
published in the Guns and Roses Anthology in 2012. Views: 417
The smart-talking, quip-cracking, pop-culture addicted author of A Basic Renovation is back with a new romance for grown ups...By day, Willa is a mild-mannered scientist; by night, she's on the trail of stolen classified documents. Technically that makes Detective John Tilbrook on her side, but Willa has secrets she can't share.John is instantly fascinated by the new physicist on the block, even though Willa keeps her distance. A fan of coincidence and happy endings, John has plans for the secretive scientist with the wicked sense of humour.But Willa has more than her heart on the line – her best friend is at the top of the suspect list for espionage, she's having trouble leading her double life, and somehow her hair just turned purple. As days speed past, Willa's life unravels as she struggles to come to terms with her unexpected feelings for a man she just met. John's a big fan of happily-ever-afters, but will he believe in love and happiness when Willa... Views: 417
Evie and Drake are polar opposites: She's quiet and shy, he's an extrovert in every sense of the word; she's commitment, he's a playboy. But they have one thing in common: They both need a break. So they head to her sister's/his brother's vacation house for two weeks. Though they've never gotten along before, her sister convinces her to give him a chance, and Evie starts to see possibilities... Views: 416
In the vein of Ray Bradbury's "The Halloween Tree," this fantasy adventure follows three friends on their quest to stop a deranged survivalist that has eluded capture and is known as the Redwood Reaper.The Last Dinosaur is totally fiction from the beginning to the end. It's from the warped mind of TJ Daniels Poet. It's filled with humor throughout.A long, long time ago, in a land far away, on a desert covered rain forest lived A Giant. (we don't know what kind of giant it was, it was just called A Giant).One day, the giant was cruising along on his rolling stone, (the stone was the size of Mount Rushmore), but it was round and he had discovered that by balancing on it, he could make it move. And that became his mode of transport. He hadn't yet discovered that he could use two, like inline roller skates. This was the forerunner of the unicycle, pogo stick, big wheel and many other fine inventions, including the wheel and the one wheeled scooter.He was going too fast one day when too late, he saw an egg, just laying there in the rain forest covered desert, but now it looked like a one egg omelet and that was 'The Last Dinosaur'.When the last dinosaur egg was squished, it went to dinosaur heaven and was greeted by all of his/her ancestors. You couldn't tell male from female dinosaurs, but they had a special code, or maybe a special smell so they knew the difference, maybe not. Maybe whenever they met another dinosaur, one would say: 'I'm male' and the other would say: 'Me too, glad to meet you'.There were squirrel dinos, flying dinos, rawling dinos, chicken dinos, and there were even a few Pet Rock dinos that had turned to stone because of age.Dino Heaven looked much the same as Arizona, with blue skies, and a lot of sand and sand castles. It almost looked like a desert, except there weren't any trees. Otherwise it would look like a desert without trees.It was a very peaceful place and very flat, with mountains from horizon to horizon, covered with water filled sand. In the middle, there was a majestic fountain, flowing with sand colored water.This was a very special sand, 'cause you could drink it, eat it and you pooped beautiful hand-carved sandcastles.There were piles of sandcastles everywhere.Everyone that lived in this desert was very rich, because they used sand as currency. Whenever you ran out, all you had to do was reach down and grab a handful, put it in your pocket and you were no longer poor. Many pocketswere filled to bulging. The greedy even had bulging back packs, and they called themselves 'bankers'.At the end of this desert, there was a giant forest, with all sorts of vegetable and fruit trees. The watermelon trees only grew a few inches off the ground though, because of the weight of the watermelons, so you didn't have to climb the trees to harvest the melons. In the middle of the desert/forest, hidden in plain sight, deep in the mountains was a magic sand castle.It was so magical that it was invisible and you could only find it by touch, or by bumping into it. One night, The Giant tripped over it and fell on it and the sand made him sneeze. He sneezed so loud that he created an earthquake and the earthquake created a giant black hole.As The Giant and the desert/forest and everything that existed was sucked into the black hole, The Giant was so startled, angry, sad and happy, that he cursed in a language understood only by him. It could have been ahappy curse, no one knows, since no one understood the language.Then, as if by magic, everything that was in the black hole came shooting out as fast as light and instantly reassembled itself as it was before. Except that in the middle, there was a space ship. Views: 416
Sarténe is a land of culture and beauty. It is also about to be invaded, its people accused of heresy and awful crimes. Defending it are four friends, famous for their exploits in war in the desert far away. Behind them stands the Hidden House, and the ancient powers it is said to command. But against them comes a vast army, larger than any they can raise, and the cruel general who leads it.Calesh Saissan is a captain of the Hand of the Lord, a military Order fighting in Tura d’Madai. But he has no faith in the God he seems to serve. The purpose of the Hand is to distract attention, so the All-Church will not notice the heresy growing in its homeland of Sarténe.Now word has reached Calesh that the charade has failed. The heresy has been revealed, and the All-Church will turn its next Crusade west, into Sarténe. So Calesh comes home, back to the land he left eleven years ago to escape the sorrows of his youth. Back to another war, this one for survival. With him come the soldiers of the Hand, ready to defend their homes.With him too comes his mixed-race wife, the half-Madai Farajalla. Waiting are his old friends, three men with whom he made legends once, and also the Lady of the Hidden House behind her veils of mystery. Together they must stand against the All-Church, or see their country burn. Views: 416
White Owl saves people one at a time in a post-apocalyptic world, but now she has the chance to save the world and confront her past at the same time.A land of shadows, of mystery, of obfuscated Truth. Welcome to the Greylands, that strange world, within the bounds of Time, peopled by mortal men. We cannot see truly, only as through a glass, darkly. There are things that move and have their being completely beyond our ability to perceive them. There are things beyond our mortal ability to comprehend. There are hints and glimmers hidden within the body of revealed Truth, but there is much we do not know, cannot yet understand, and could never dare dream. These stories are mere fancy, with a seed of Truth at their core. They play with the ideas of mortality and Eternity, Time and things beyond it, and of course the epic battle of Good against Evil. Each stands alone, and though there are common themes, threads, names, and concepts, each story is an entity unto itself and should not be seen as occurring in the same world or mistaken for installments of a series. These are random musings, not Gospel Truth, and should not be taken as such. Joy, hope, and encouragement are hopefully a byproduct, but certainly not sound Theology. If you would know more of the true world beyond these Greylands, one must be a careful student of the Scriptures, not of silly stories such as these. Views: 416
John and Kim, a married couple that has learned that it is nearly impossible for them to conceive a child together, devise a strange way to remedy the situation, only to find that they may have gone too far.Libby the Loser. That's what everyone used to call me behind my back. I wasn't popular, I wasn't strong, I wasn't brave.All that changed after a chance encounter in a Canberra nightclub. Afterward, I began to dream; dream I was something else. A powerful creature of muscles and claws, something powerful and confident and everything I wasn't.I dreamed I was in love with a man I'd barely met.The dream world is a beautiful, wondrous place, but there's a shadow in my dreams. An eclipse, broken with a gunshot. Then I wake up.Now my dreams are coming true. My body is changing for real. I'm shedding Libby the Loser like an old skin. I'm growing into something else.But there are others. Others like me, and they don't get along. People are disappearing. People are dying.The shadow is falling over the real world, too, and everything has changed.Part I of the Rakshasa serial.-----"Rakshasa" is a Paranormal Romance serial with a hint of spice! Each episode is approximately 10,000 words. The episode schedule is as follows:Book OneRakshasa - 31st of October, 2012 (Now available!)Rakshasa: Aurora - 7th of November, 2012 (Now available!)Rakshasa: Tigerheart - 21st of November, 2012 (Now available!)Rakshasa: Shadowfall - 28th of December, 2012 (Now available!)Rakshasa: Eternity - 20th of January, 2013 (Now available!)Book TwoRakshasa: Moonlight - 20th of February, 2013 (Now available!)Rakshasa: Conflagration - 30th of May, 2013 (Now available!)Rakshasa: Divergence - 20th of June, 2013 (Coming soon!) Views: 416
An illusionary novel with an interesting virtual reality action rpg game that keeps us playing for hours! Mission Based, Mini-games, dark missions, and massively multiplayer with a unique level-up system and stunning 3D graphics!More haunting...more biting...more interrogating! All your favorite characters from 'Axe' are back in this explosive masterpiece. Play as a Hollownaut and stay plugged into over 15 maps, with an action RPG style combat system and risky gambling maps called 'deprivation' with a high stakes multiplayer rush! Don't get unplugged! Not only is the board game a thrill - the read is also an amusement ride! Marlynn Swanigan takes group reading to the next level with the Hollownaut film academy, which adds right to your level score and rank! All you have to do is connect, play Hollownaut film academy, and count the trophies at the end of the goal sequences to add them to your rank. If you haven't yet purchased this book, get it now, you don't want to be left out. Get it now, and race against your friends to become the number one Hollownaut. See why this book is not a book at all, unlock your inner nuke in this full-fledge RPG! Don’t like the nukes? That’s ok, play as a Dark Gawnden. In the lone-dark missions, you have no clones, but you only gain clones for the exiles in exchange for extra lives in deprivation, where you use their clones to earn respect. The dark saga actually has a great story behind it. You’re just putting in work to get money for the boss, just like the mobsters... Views: 416
Bond is a pilot who has made the most important discovery of the century. His name will become a household word, fame and fortune awaits. All he has to do is get home.Escapade liked everything to be planned and well-ordered, but not Bond. Bond enjoys the chaos. This is a precursor of the novel: The Jeckle Alternative. Views: 416
Fiery naturist Paige, wins a holiday karaoke contest and together with her singing partner and upper-class Jack they form a naturist band. However, Paige's insistence that the Bare Necessities remain true to her naturist ideals causes friction with her bandmates, their struggling agent, a Christian pressure group, the Police and their families, until Jack has choose between his old life or Paige.This is an edition of my book The Bare Necessities with almost every swear word removed, as requested by a reader! Fiery, young naturist, Paige, wins a karaoke contest on holiday, and together with her new singing partner they enlist the help of upper-class Jack to form a group and record their first album. However, Paige's insistence that the Bare Necessities remain true to her naturist ideals causes friction with her band mates, their venues, their struggling agent, a Christian pressure group, a failed newspaper editor, the Police and eventually their families until Jack has choose between his old life and Paige.As much about naturism as it is about romance, will Paige manage to convince the least-suited person to her to break free from his parents, and can society cope with the most outrageous band since the Sex Pistols?Join the determined Paige on the vocals, the calm and voluptuous Claire on the guitar and the relaxed Jack on the keyboard, as the three teenagers upset the media and take the music industry by storm, with a little help from failing agent Andre and Jack's wild Aunt Lucinda.The book is around 100 scenes aggregated into chapters to make it easy to pick up and put down, or when the reader is likely to be interrupted (e.g. public transport) Views: 416
Roofs are meant for wild things. They are meant for romance and play. A place to dry pickles and grains while exchanging gossip about quiet caresses.But above all, they are realms of freedom. This is the story of Chachcho and Lalna and their much- talked-about friendship. Chachcho lives with her frigid husband in Laburnum House, a cluster of a hundred or more houses that share a common roof. She leads a lonely life until she takes in Lalna, who's been dumped by her husband. Their closeness makes many uncomfortable. Then suddenly one day, Lalna has to leave, to return only after Chachcho's passing. There are rumours and there is gossip in the neighbourhood while Chachcho's nephew tries to piece together his memories of the two women, one of whom is his mother. The truth he is searching for could destroy him forever, but to not find out is no longer an option. A beautifully crafted story with many twists and turns, The Roof Beneath Their Feet is easily one of the best contemporary... Views: 416
With Lace’s marriage nearing disaster, will the work duties his wife Judy disapproves of be the cause of devastation? Or will the couple’s relationship end more tragically? Fueled by selfish emotions, Judy’s volatile decisions cause unexpected results. Discover the story’s unique twist in this final chapter to the couple’s marriage.Samuel Buckland is a young man who has it all and is planning for the future. Gregory Caitlin is a businessman and politician. He has designs to bring hope back to a world in need...and he'll be damned if anyone gets in his way! When the two cross paths, even the angels tremble. An ancient magic has been rediscovered. Sam must overcome his lack of faith and accept his destiny, or the world he knows will suffer the consequences. . A skeptic who must harness the powers of demons and genies. A zealot who has begun to walk a darker path. Bound together by a stolen secret. Can any of them escape the Chains of Prophecy? Views: 416
Firefighter Tyler wakes to find he's no longer part of the living, nor has he "passed through the light" to Heaven, he's somewhere in between. What he encounters as he tries to find a way to contact Maggie, turns out to be the last thing he expected. Join Tyler as he meets up with other spirits, Markus and Holly, as they journey to what can only be described as "Unearthly Realms."It wasn't the last minute call to a kitchen fire that almost ruined Tyler's one year anniversary dinner with his wife Maggie. It was the fact that he took his eyes off the road for a split second as he was rushing home. Firefighter Tyler wakes to find he's no longer part of the living, nor has he "passed through the light" to Heaven, he's somewhere in between. What he encounters as he tries to find a way to contact Maggie, turns out to be the last thing he expected; demons, bigfoot, aliens, underwater base, and underground city. Join Tyler as he meets up with other spirits, Markus and Holly, as they journey to what could only be described as "Unearthly Realms." Views: 416
A kind, but regretful man meets a woman and her daughter, and finds redemption in a heroic act.In a rural area, a single mother and her daughter meet a kind man. Though he has done no wrong, he is haunted by a tragic incident in his past. Amidst the beautiful setting, a dangerous situation puts the man's mettle to the test. Views: 416
