Her life on Earth had died decades earlier; helping to bring heat to a frozen world seems like a good use of her time.
The love of her life died when they were teens, and Idalia had no plans for any kind of future. When a woman named Minerva arrived near the lighthouse where she spent her days escorting tourists and made Idalia an offer, it was a no-brainer. Nothing or something. She chose something to bring her life out of the lock she had been in.
The process to change her body to enable her to survive Los was detailed and altered every bit of tissue and bone she had.
Taunting a planet’s avatar into reappearing using sex isn’t something one can train for, but Idalia has a good instinct for it, and he soon rises to claim her, body and soul. Views: 273
Looking for love is a little like looking for magic fairy dust, but when it happens, it happens quickly. Can Katelyn find her perfect match with a little help from a little friend? This is a short story.“No one, she thought, had ever understood the nature of love…how love went beyond flutters in the heart, pining and yearning, or even beyond hatred and loathing.Love runs blood deep; permanent, inescapable.”Tabitha never believed that the hardcore rock artist who had dominated her fantasies and haunted her dreams would actually feel the same, powerful connection to her. Driven to him by an irreconcilable force that she couldn’t conquer, Tabitha finds herself in the embrace of a man who is both her soul mate and her spiritual opposite. Together, they bind each other’s hearts, recklessly ignoring the fatal imperfections of their relationship in a desperate attempt to fulfill their soul’s desire. When their frustrations towards sex, commitment, and monogamy mount to a tempestuous climax and threaten to destroy their union, both must make a decision about the extent to which they are willing to sacrifice in devotion to the other. Requiem for the Fallen is an experiment in the boundaries of love. It is a tale of choices, redemption, and the childlike hope that believes in a power that can change even the most damaged of hearts. Views: 272
Enter the fantasy world of the Cavern, a place of myth, mystery, and magic. Here lives a race of quartz-people caught in a desperate struggle to stay alive. Young Shardshaper Apprentice Akarra holds the key to their survival, but only if she has the vision to see it.The Cavern. A Place of Myth, Magic, and Mystery: In a world of fantasy, a place of enchanted quartz crystals and sinister beings of shadow, live a magical people as strong and hearty as the crystalline rocks from which they have been fashioned: they are the Quartzians: A people secluded, distrustful of outsiders yet noble of spirit and magnanimous of heart. Noble Akarra is Apprentice Shardshaper and Maker of Prisms: Can She Master the Magic of the Mythical Heartshard? The young apprentice Shardshaper, Akarra, seeks to control the mythical Heartshard—a fragment of a greater crystal known as the Heart Crystal--and its magic. With the mythical prism in hand, Akarra can shape and bend light, and through that alter the shape of the many quartz crystals that surround her—it is a powerful magic indeed. But will that be enough to see her through her Heartquest? For it is a journey of great peril, a fantasy quest which will change her, shape her, and force her to choose between her destiny as Shardshaper and the he-quartz she loves: the Chieftain’s Son, Thaygos. Find out more now. Download Prism the latest fantasy fiction by Matthew D. Ryan. Views: 270
Science fiction story about going through a dimensional overlap to the planet Celest and returning.Hundreds of years in the making, a full worldwide war between the East and the West is brewing. The cataclysmic divide between the richer western nations and the poorer East has reached a breaking point. Shadowed behind the veil of impending war is new evidence suggesting the Greek and Roman gods of legend might have been real after all. Though hidden for many millennia, mighty weapons containing the Greek god’s powers are beginning to be found. Each country fully understands the tremendous importance of finding the remaining god-like treasures before the rest. The race is on as each half of the world battles to gain possession of the enormously powerful ancient artifacts. The world’s fate is in their hands. Views: 270
Love with a big 0x004c is an experimental Sci-Fi short story following the evolution of an Artificial Intelligence after the extinction of humankind.It was inspired by the prompt of Goodreads user "Aura" (https://www./user/show/15363571) in "Goodreads Friends with benefits".Nicolas, a once successful author, now struggles to make a comeback. His agent pays him and unexpected visit, and triggers a series of things that start to go terribly wrong. A past as grave as Nicolas' is best left undisturbed. Views: 268
Professor Graham Higgins unearths a fantastic story of a storyteller who joined a travelling show and told tales of metal ships and "horseless carriages which move with the speed of the wind". He also claimed to be from the United States of America, a century before that name was even used. Will the professor track down the truth and is he ready for what it might mean for him?Have you ever gone out to dinner with friends, expecting to enjoy a lovely meal, with poignant conversation...and instead have met with back-biting, in-fighting, and casual betrayals--all of it unspoken, sent to you by text?Or, rather, sub-text?The following conversation is a testament to just such a situation, where the table-talk above is merely a facade, and while what's really going on is candidly spelled out--in cool and cruel detail.Sub-texting is approximately 400 words. Views: 267
"A must read." ~Lauren Layne, New York Times Bestselling Author I MAKE MY OWN LUCK... Abandoned as a child, I was raised by bookies and gamblers, but now I run a profitable restaurant and live in a high-rise. My life may be subsidized by the mob, but it's a damn good life for an orphan like me. Or it was until I trusted the wrong people... Bloody and beaten, I stagger to the nearest house and fall into the arms of waitress-slash-good girl, Rena Lewis. I recognize her from work. She's quiet, alert, but I bring out her wild side. In fact, I'm beginning to suspect she's not such a good girl after all. Never one to be tied down, no one's more surprised than me when Rena awakens my protective side. While she's sharing my bed and I'm planning our future, I realize that protecting her from the "bad guys" could include me. Love, as it turns out, doesn't always mean saying you're sorry. Sometimes it means saying... Views: 266
