"How can you believe in this garbage? I mean, you're a halfway intelligent woman," I said, my voice think with animosity. She just shrugged, her eyes twinkling with excitement. She loved a good debate. "I just have faith, Eli. I think the question is why you're so intent on discrediting my beliefs. My faith doesn't sway your opinions, so why should your cynicism infect my thinking." "Because that cynicism is founded on facts, science. Haven't you ever heard of evolution? Or better yet, world hunger? I mean what kind of God lets millions of people die of hunger? Doesn't that bother you?" "Eli, you're such a dick." "Careful, bible thumper, Jesus can hear you..." "I know, and he probably agrees with me." She slapped me in the shoulder, hard. I could see that as hard as I tried, I wasn't going to corrupt Neveah easily. I'd have to take my time. *** Eli Temple is the furthest thing from good guy material as he could be. Between his sketchy job as a used car salesman and his penchant for alcohol and loose women, he lives his life in the morally grey zone. So when Eli's nana presents him with a dying request for him to join the Choir at a small Baptist church, he begrudgingly agrees and shows up. He is annoyed at first, until a beautiful and peculiar woman comes in, catching his eye. Will Neveah, the soprano covered in tattoos and jewelry, change his mind about God and Love? Or will he succeed in convincing the already alternative woman into ditching her faith for a life of adventure and hedonism with him by her side?

Stephanie Mcnarie is not famous, but her job has her surrounded by the crazy world of Hollywood, where Botox, paparazzi, hung-over actors, and crazed publicity stunts are just another Tuesday at the office. Stephanie is a hair and makeup artist at a movie studio, but she can handle it. She doesn't get star struck, because if her dorky older brother Joel can manage to be a celebrity, it can't be that impressive. But Steph's newest job leaves her acting out of sorts as she gets caught between a diva client, the actor she's been crushing on since high school, and the drummer who broke her heart. Stephanie finds herself in a whole lot of crazy. And for once, she doesn't think she can cover up the messes she has made.

A billion-dollar clone, bought and raised as an extremely dangerous weapon, strikes out against those who manufacture and harvest clones for spare parts. ***** Duplicates are used for one thing: spare parts. Kept in Emulation Facilities, brain-dead and hooked to machines, duplicates never open their eyes. As a transplant nurse, Evette Ashford knows this better than anyone -- until a living, breathing duplicate shatters her life. Merely knowing he exists drags Evette into a deep, dark world of manipulation, danger, and control. Evette knows he just wants to find himself, but the corporation that created him are furious he's broken their control. So Evette must decide who to trust: the monster who forced her into this chaos or the monster who created him. [[IC Universe People's Choice]] [[1st Place, Writers' Olympics Dystopian Award]] [[1st Place, Oscar Sci-fi Award]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: This story is rated PG-13 for violence, language, and sexual content. This story will become free on January 31st!

Shadows are only created when there is a source of light. And so Bernadette Wood was the only source of her own bliss. She everything relishes afore. But unexpected thing transpire. Someone appeared in her solitary life denominated Eric Asterio. The CEO of the company she's working at. Eric is very different from Bernadette customary ideal type of a man. Badass. Heartbreaker. Badboy. But he was just additionally a solitary man probing for love. The only man who can dig her from the depths of woebegoneness cause by her long-time boyfriend Justin or should we verbally express ex-boyfriend. Bernadette kens that the moment they've optically discerned each other on the conference room she already fell for him. From his body built, sinewy and picturesque, to his personality. Algid but not so stern towards his people. She was shocked and her feelings was peerless when Eric confessed to her. Eric showed his lovely side the moment they were official. A very kind, caring, lovely man and his undefiled love. Their relationship was always the verbalize of the town. Everyone withal desires that which they will find a boyfriend like him and a girlfriend like her. The position between the CEO's and employee did not obstruct their love towards each other because everyone knows Bernadette's status that apart from being comely, they are withal one of the richest family. Everything went well. The most expeditious the days passed, the deepest their feeling was. Eric has an outlandish charisma that he can efface the lamentable events in Bernadette's past. And for this reason Bernadette's feelings for the puerile man fell even more. But what will happen to her if he will fades away? Worse thing is in both situations and gatherings wherein Justin's left her. Will she drown in dolefulness again? Or Will she will fade also?