Nightmares

Over the years, everyone has nightmares. Some from eating to late, some from life experiences, and others from just listening to the evening news just before bedtime. Each is a nightmare in its own right, some more so than others. It depends on your point of view. These nightmares are in alphabetical order by title.A collection of nightmares that … well you decide. Over the years, everyone has nightmares. Some from eating to late, some from life experiences, and others from just listening to the evening news just before bedtime. A few nights ago I watched the evening news, and then went to bed. I woke up in a cold sweat about three AM remembering a few stories I'd published years ago, and some I wrote but didn't publish. I don't remember what caused the original nightmares that prompted me to write those stories. I reread them and decided to republish them, and publish some of the unpublished ones. I still have several, but they are so off the wall or what you would consider controversial, that I'm going to hold onto them unless I hear their contents in the news. After all, I'm not a harbinger. Each is a nightmare in its own right, some more so than others. It depends on your point of view. These nightmares are in alphabetical order by title. Here they are!
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After Sundown

National bestselling author Amanda Ashley has created a world of seductive, preternatural creatures whose passions are as limitless—and as dangerous—as their powers. In this sensual and gripping new novel, love, desire, and ambition collide in a city that is both home and hunting ground to its population of darkly irresistible vampires... He Has Become What He Once Destroyed. Edward Ramsey has spent his life hunting vampires. Now he is one of them. Yet Edward\'s human conscience—and his heart—compel him to save beautiful Kelly Anderson, and soon their growing love is his reason for living. And as the ancient, stunning, and merciless vampire, Khira, seeks supremacy among Los Angeles\' undead, Edward and his former nemesis, Grigori Chiavari, once Khira\'s lover, must unite to stop her— before the city, and everything they cherish, is in her power...After Sundown.
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Workings of a Happily Ever After, The

Zell Dincht's proposal was the culmination of what seemed a lifetime of dreams. But when they begin planning the wedding of their dreams, how hard will they work to have their 'Happily Ever After'?*(this is a work of fan-fiction; events take place after those of Final Fantasy VIII)For shy Sally Regal, Zell Dincht's proposal was the culmination of what seemed a lifetime of dreams and fairytales. But when they begin planning the wedding of their dreams, tests and decisions come that make their relationship begin to change.How hard will they work to have their 'Happily Ever After'? Will the plans for the ultimate wedding survive?*(this is a work of fan-fiction; events take place after those of Final Fantasy VIII)
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When Stars Are Bright

For Lina Holt, a Dutch seventeen-year-old with a flair for singing, 1930 is going to be her year. Her long-time boyfriend is about to propose and her mother will finally realize their relationship isn't a passing phase. But when a stranger snatches her from her backyard, everything changes.Lina is thrust into the spotlight of a New York vaudeville show where she's paired with Nik, a mysterious pianist. The two bond during rehearsals and it doesn't take long before Nik puts himself at risk to confess a hidden truth. Without Lina, the show is in its last season and there's no way she'll be allowed to slip through the owner's fingers. Not when she carries fairy magic in her blood—an gift that turns her song into a dangerously addictive drug.If Lina ever wants to return home, she must learn who to trust before she's forced to remain a prisoner on stage forever.WHEN STARS ARE BRIGHT is a historical Thumbelina retelling with a touch of magic.
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The Bone Cell

The Bone Cell is a place to avoid at all costs, but of course Ian and Connor do not know this. An ancient crow has enlisted them to right a forgotten wrong of murder, mayhem and magic. With no mind to the consequences, they are both soon sucked into the middle of a crime that for long years has gone unpaid...A spooky dream of a gigantic crow and an old, crumbling church in the lost reaches of a forest. A hint of mystery, murder and mayhem in dark underground passages. A poor magician and his little girl, surrounded and harassed by a group of mad trappers…These are the visions that bring Ian and Connor to the site of their abandoned tree house where, unsurprisingly, the crow awaits. As they sit in the embrace of the crow’s eerie time knot, the strange bird tells them a nearly two-hundred-year-old story of how a town and great church came to be and of the misery that befell it. Of how the church became home to many animals and birds, and of the massive oak that had since grown up through the floor and slowly engulfed the church’s remains. But now the tree has begun to wither and an avalanche of death will soon follow. The two boys are the crow’s only remaining hope because of an innate talent they have been diligently hiding. They will be required to walk into the teeth of an old crime that has gone years unpaid, and of course the crow cannot promise that they will not be swept up in the flood of danger and madness that is fast approaching. Because something has changed in The Bone Cell and Connor and Ian are the only ones who can do anything about it.
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Three Mermaid Tales

Three times. Three tales. Three tails. Journey back in time to the days of pirates to watch a colony attempt to take root on an island ruled by mermaids. Then, travel to the present for the comedic romance of a mermaid who wants to dance. Finally, jump into the future and see what happens when two Marine Biology majors, one of them in search of a mermaid, end up on an environmental pirate ship.In "The Red Siren," travel back in time to the island of Mystycetii in the days when mermaids ate oysters and were ruled by a mer-king. Follow the journey of the naturalist Dove as he attempts to fall in love with his betrothed, Rowynne, and comes crashing down hard for a local mermaid. Then, fast-forward to the present for "Ocean Girl," the story of a mermaid named Luna who wants to win a human dance contest - will she get up after her fall from the spotlight? Finally, jump into the near future with "People with Fishtails," the tale of two landlubbers who find themselves on an environmental pirate ship. Gayle is searching for her mother, whom she believes to be a mermaid ,while Sander is on the lookout for unusual marine specimens. Neither of the two knows they're also looking for love...Enjoy a journey through the ages with these three tales of mermaids!
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The Island - Part 2

The Fever exploded across the U.S. and the world. Hour by hour the news grew worse. The virus was spreading at a bewildering pace, killing so fast that estimates had to be constantly revised. Even worse, it appeared to be mutating to an even deadlier form.Along with it came an evil that no one expected. And it knew his name.The Fever exploded across the U.S. and the world. Hour by hour the news grew worse. The virus was spreading at a bewildering pace, killing so fast that estimates had to be constantly revised. Even worse, it appeared to be mutating to an even deadlier form.Stranded on Portsmouth Island after the President instituted martial law, William Hill found himself fighting to survive even though he had come to the island to die. The old village offered shelter against the storms and the coming winter. The sea offered food. Life should have been simple. It wasn’t. He hadn’t counted on the old woman, or the odd little boy she brought with her. He hadn’t expected to provide for nearly a dozen people. He wasn’t prepared for the evil that came to the island. William Hill had never been afraid of the dark. He never had reason to.He did now. Not only had the evil come.It knew his name.
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Honour Bound

Integrity Taylor should have been a Clan princess. Instead she's lived a life on the very periphery of society. Now that she's learnt more about her heritage, however, and the magic that she's capable of wielding, she's not going to hide in the shadows any longer. The once-in-a-generation Sidhe Games are going to provide the perfect opportunity for her to win back her birthright - and the fact that she'll be going head to head, toe to toe and mouth to mouth with golden haired Byron Moncrieffe might just be the icing on the cake. This is the second book in the Highland Magic series.
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Suppliant

Layla Sanders is a Suppliant, tied up in helping others, but all she wants to do is find her birth parents.Book One in The Azure Pendant Series Eighteen-year-old Layla Sanders lives life one step at a time, enjoying the last week of school and looking forward to college in the fall. In addition, she is handling the news of her adoption, and the discovery of her visions, in the same manner. Damien Cartwright, the new kid in school, comes to her rescue right after graduation, pulling her into his Realm. Layla discovers that she needs to fulfill a prophecy to find the Azure Pendant and keep the balance between the Light and Dark. She travels to The Isle, a prestigious school of the Council, where she will undergo training. At The Isle she will be forced to declare a side before starting her journey through the Realms in search of the Pendant. But will finding the Azure Pendant help Layla find her birth parents? This Teen Paranormal Fiction novel is perfect for fans of Twilight and Harry Potter. Declaration (The Azure Pendant Series Book Two) will be coming soon!
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