1945 - Vienna. With Soviet forces ringing the city, a lone plane lands and is quickly loaded with a mysterious cargo.Present day - With troubles brewing in the Aegean, Ryan Mitchell and his team of ex-Special Forces operatives are brought in to protect the sister of a Greek general who is targeted for assassination. However, before long they are drawn into a deadly race to find a fortune that has been lost to the world for decades. They soon discover that the answer to preventing a war lies in the past.From Vienna to Spain, to South America and Portugal, the hunt for the truth is on. Views: 477
Trophy wife Laila chafes under dominating husband, Frank. When she learns that her adult step children are plotting to cut her out of their dad's lucrative business affairs and frame her with accusations of infidelity, Laila decides that a preemptive murder would be nice. She arranges an "accident" for Frank, but things take unexpected turns. Who will end up dead? Dark Humor / Romantic HomicideThose who don't keep the faith eventually get the "point." Trophy wife Laila has long chafed under the domination of husband Frank Armstrong. When she learns that her adult "step children" are plotting to cut her out of their dad's lucrative business affairs and frame her with infidelity accusations, she panics. She must act fast to avoid being thrown back into the poverty she escaped years earlier. Murder seems a reasonable solution. Laila plots to use Frank's infamous temper against him and make his death seem like an "accident." Things don't work out as planned, though, and it's not certain who will survive the final cut. Dark Humor / Romantic Homicide Views: 476
Elizabeth had never been in a mansion like this one. Imported Italian marble. Stunning fountains. But it was nothing to the heart-stopping emotion which swept through her when she first laid eyes on Robert. Across the swirling waltzers at the masked ball, she had been caught by his gaze and held fast. The way his hands held hers as they danced. The rich resonance of his voice. And something ...Elizabeth had never been in a mansion like this one. Imported Italian marble. Stunning fountains. But it was nothing to the heart-stopping emotion which swept through her when she first laid eyes on Robert. Across the swirling waltzers at the masked ball, she had been caught by his gaze and held fast. The way his hands held hers as they danced. The rich resonance of his voice. And something about those tawny eyes ...A moment alone by the fountains of the Fates, a movement ...Elizabeth blinks into awareness - and her world will never be the same.Destiny Interrupted is Book 1 of a gently cliffhangered short story series which is being written one-a-day from April 1 through April 30, 2015. The sequence will lead up to a happily ever after ending. From Renaissance Venice to troubled Scotland, from the Civil War to the Wild West, Elizabeth and Robert find and re-find each other. The series is clean romance and is suitable for all ages. Half of all author's proceeds benefit battered women's shelters.I would love your input as I'm writing these - it's your suggestions which will help guide the direction the story moves in! Views: 476
“You see, there is safety in simplicity… in a life of simple peace, where the electricity doesn’t dance across the backs of my eyelids, and the sparks don’t slither over my consciousness. Only asinine peace, where my paintings don’t seem to paint themselves, leaving me with terrible feelings of premonition and a chill beneath my fingernails.”
Seraph Black used to think that she was prepared for anything. She could last days without eating and she always walked away from the violent altercations with her father relatively unharmed. She survived working at the club and the drive to school every day in her mother’s rust-bucket of a car… but it all changed when Noah and Cabe came bulldozing into her life, careless of the precious secrets they picked apart in their quest to take over her world. She was even less prepared for the mysterious Miro and Silas, and nothing could have prepared her for the bond. The connection. The reason for it all.
Someone wanted her to stay away from her new friends, but she wasn’t willing to do that.
Everyone had secrets.
She wanted to know theirs. They wanted to own hers.
And the stalker?
He seemed to know everything already. Views: 476
A collection of stories by Lewis Shiner Views: 476
Tempest is driving home in a blinding snowstorm when she hits a lone man walking along the road in the Scottish Highlands. After a local doctor sees to his broken ankle she has no choice but to look after him and so she whisks him away to her isolated cottage.Michael wakes to find himself in the home of the crazy woman who ran him over. He doesn’t know how he got there and stranger still is the odd symbols that cover part of the wall in the bedroom. Something certainly isn’t right and he intends to find out just what it is.Tempest is the Ancient One… a witch of immense powers who is much sought after for her wisdom. Many years ago she had fallen in love with a warlock and though she had seen a spark of light in him it never materialized and so she had no choice but to lock him away in a spell to return at a future date.The question… is Michael the warlock she once loved and if he is what will happen when he recalls the past and his... Views: 476
In I Wonder as I Wander, Langston Hughes vividly recalls the most dramatic and intimate moments of his life in the turbulent 1930s.His wanderlust leads him to Cuba, Haiti, Russia, Soviet Central Asia, Japan, Spain (during its Civil War), through dictatorships, wars, revolutions. He meets and brings to life the famous and the humble, from Arthur Koestler to Emma, the Black Mammy of Moscow. It is the continuously amusing, wise revelation of an American writer journeying around the often strange and always exciting world he loves. Views: 476
A short story: A man finds a mirror with a note stating that it is free to take. What he doesn't know is that this is no ordinary mirror. And it has something terrifying to show him.The last thing on prince Xander's mind was becoming king. He'd much rather explore the world, make new discoveries. Unfortunately, he gets his wish in ways he hadn't imagined. Upon Saphora's return, he finds himself infatuated with the idea of visiting Earth. And so he does. But what he finds is unexpected. Seems like someone's found use for Saphora even in her absence. And it looks like people are lining up to get a taste of it. But what does that mean for Earth? With him being called back for the war on Athena, what will Xander do to save his newly beloved planet? Views: 476
Adam is a 16 year old teenager who attends at his local secondary school. He fancies Zhara, a South Asian student. Adam has fancied Zhara ever since he first saw her when she started at his secondary school in Year 10.Will Adam tell Zhara he fancies her? Read on to find out...Adam is a 16 year old teenager who attends at his local secondary school. He fancies Zhara, a South Asian student. Adam has fancied Zhara ever since he first saw her when she started his secondary school towards the end of Year 10. Adam, however, has never told anyone, not even his best and closest friend, Jordan, that he fancies Zhara. Then, things begin to change for Adam when his Maths teacher, Mr Khan, offers him some manly advice.So, sit snugly, relax and treat yourself by finding out whether Adam gets to tell Zhara that he fancies her, and whether he gets to go out with her!You never know, there may be a Zhara in your life! Views: 476
When my life in Philadelphia imploded, I decided to party my way through Europe. I was looking for direction. Instead, I found HER.
After having lost the only woman he’d ever loved, twenty-seven year-old Reed Stirling rejects his parents' plans for him to take over the family business and travels to Europe, searching for a revelation as to what he's supposed to do with his life. What he finds instead is something else entirely.
Nami Carr isn't like other girls. She knows what her family expects from her and is determined to have a bit of fun before giving in to their demands. When she meets Reed Stirling, however, all bets are off.
Don't miss the first book in the Sinful Desires steamy spin-off series, Exotic Desires by best-selling author M.S. Parker. Views: 476
A novelette about a hunter who accidentally interrupts a spell which turns him into a living shadow, only able to venture into the world by night, unable to interact with others and doomed to spend the rest of eternity hunting a ghost-like deer he can never kill. Help and danger collide when he encounters an injured runaway, whom he decides to help.“The moon shone brightly overhead, blanketing everything in a soft white glow. A perfect moon to accompany all that hunted by night...”In this gothic prequel to "The Thirteenth Hour," a young hunter accidentally interrupts a wizard's spell, turning him into a living shadow only able to venture out by night, unable to interact with others, and doomed to spend the rest of eternity hunting an elusive, ethereal deer night after night. Help and danger collide when he encounters an injured runaway, and he must decide if he is strong enough to brave the light. A prequel to the "The Thirteenth Hour," followed by "Falling Leaves Don't Weep," a short story epilogue to "The Thirteenth Hour." Approximately 11,000 words. Views: 476
INCLUDES AN INTRODUCTION AND NEW GHOST STORY FROM AUDREY NIFFENEGGER
Haunted houses, spectral chills, and of course, the odd cat… This is Audrey Niffenegger’s eclectic collection of the very best and creepiest ghost stories, by writers including M. R. James, Saki, Rudyard Kipling, Neil Gailman, Ray Bradbury, Edith Wharton and many more. Eerie, uncanny, witty and weird, welcome to a world most ghostly.
A spookily beautiful hardback, designed and illustrated by Audrey Niffenegger herself. Views: 475
