The robots rule earth. The girl only known as reject #5642 doesn't own her name, she doesn't own her body and she doesn't see a future on the artificial island she grew up on. After a chance encounter with a new reject-boy and unearthing her true mother's slave collar, she is lead on a path to discover more about he...
STATUS: COMPLETED. Their worlds have been shattered by evils they weren't able to stop. Their powers, a reminder to all that they have lost. But when the fate of the world hangs in the balance once again these four heroines receive a second chance to become the heroes that they were destined to be all along. Can they...
Chartreuse ® ~ A Universal Solution* *if used as directed In an alternate dimension similar to our own, the mobile city of Neo-York is held hostage by its oppressive warden, a mysterious woman known only as "Big Sister." Little is known about Big Sister, but her rule is absolute, secured by synthetic military forces a...
"Walden, or Life in the Woods, is a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and manual for self-reliance. First published in 1854, it details Thoreau's experiences over the course of two year...
I'm trying to use this quarantine period to motivate myself to write again. Most of these stories are inspired by the Weekend Writein 500 word prompt generously provided by Paul Westley. This anthology is dedicated to Winter Silverberry.
Emma Wheatly never asked for an adventure. A simple farmer in the kingdom of Brightmere, she was content with her quiet life, tending to the land her family has cherished for generations. When she craved excitement, she'd curl up in her favorite chair and lose herself in stories of far-off realms, knights, and magic...
When Rio joined Agatha on the witches' road, she wasn't scared. If anything, she was cocky. The idea of walking the witches' road with her wife again felt like an adventure-an opportunity to be by Agatha's side, even if Agatha clearly didn't want her there. Rio thought it would be fun, familiar, despite the trials ahe...
Part 2 of Death's Echo. Death had always given peace, silently guiding souls to the release they craved, though it was a gift meant only for mortals. For eternity, she carried out her duty, untouched by the solace she granted-until she met Agatha Harkness. Agatha's soul burned brighter than any other, drawing Death in...
In the second installment of the series When Worlds Collide, Elizabeth finds herself fully immersed in the treacherous world of Westeros. No longer an outsider, she is now deeply in love with Rhaenyra Targaryen and bonded to one of the most feared dragons in history-the Cannibal. As Rhaenyra's closest confidant and fi...
In the bustling city of Seattle, Dr. Elizabeth Arden is trying to pick up the pieces of her life after a devastating divorce. She's a brilliant pediatrician, but her heart longs for escape, adventure, and something more. One fateful day, in the heart of a storm, Elizabeth takes a hike to clear her mind but she ends up...
Rio Vidal remembers the nine times Agatha Harkness said "I love you" without saying the words-and the one unforgettable moment she did. The story picks up immediately after the end of Unraveled, but it is snapshots in time.
Ellie, a shy and insecure 23-year-old, takes a pre-wedding trip with her fiancé and his friends, only to be left alone with Bella, the girlfriend of her fiancé's best friend. Bella is confident, bold and reckless, contrasting with Ellie's quiet nature. After sharing an unexpected, forced moment, what starts as an unea...
Toni and Olivia have been bestfriends since kindergarten, both lived different lives, Toni was a spoiled rich brat who got whatever she wanted while Olivia was the shy smart girl from a middle class family. How did they become best friends was a mystery to their families, but the one thing they knew is that nothing c...
Agatha Harkness is cold, calculating, and in control-always. As a powerful partner at a prestigious law firm, she commands respect with every step she takes. But when Rio Vidal, a bold new associate, enters her world, Agatha's iron grip begins to slip. There's something about Rio that unravels her, slipping beneath he...
REBEKAH I'm a good girl. And even if I do something bad, I keep my mouth shut, and keep it to myself. Almost always... DANIELLE It's easy to love a good girl. They are nice, say what you want to hear, do what you want them to do. And God... It is so fun when they become bad.
The brave stone cold soldier, Sergeant Chase is called in to train army recruites into brave soldiers needed urgently after she was injured in the army. I stepped forward and looked in her cold eyes. "Maybe you should show me what happens when I don't listen Sergeant Chase" I rasped out to my military trainer. "If not...
Emilia Hayes, a renowned photographer with a privileged life, finds herself entangled in a world far from her own. Valeria Castillo, a woman shaped by hardship and survival, lives in the shadows of a city that never forgives. A fateful encounter forces them together, setting off a chain of events that neither could ha...
In the busy hallways of Crestwood High, 17-year-old Alice Smith is the quiet observer: intelligent, shy, and invisible. With only her two best friends, Ryan and Ella, by her side, Alice is trying to get by the difficulties of adolescence and secrets of the heart. But life for her takes an unexpected turn when she's pa...
Humanity is right in the middle of an epic battle between heaven and hell. Standing on the sidelines are the laziest man on earth and the President of the United States who just might be the savior, the antichrist or both. Personally, I think we're all doomed. ------------------------------------------------------- ...
All chapters of this book are posted 12.23.24 - 1.2.25 Happy holidays, Elle. Casey is young. In her mid-twenties she is kind hearted and compassionate but also privileged. When Casey suffers a family tragedy she moves from New York back to California. In the the small college town where she grew up she seeks anonym...
#2 Steampunk--- The year 2312. Robots dominate nearly every profession. But eighteen-year-old Vale is determined to prove herself and become a Lightning Seeker. After stowing away on an airship, she proves her worth by doing the impossible: outperforming an AI as a lookout. But can she pull off the same feat twice? Ma...
(ONC2023 shortlist) Minnie, a retired airship pirate, and Eleanor, Minnie's respectable new wife, discover what's at the bottom of the seemingly bottomless pit that has opened in their steampunk city. Can they survive the strange world below, and protect their home city from disintegration? This is my entry for the ON...
In a war over the food court, an eager barista battles the confident competitor--and her own heart. *** Young barista Cora Chun takes pride in being a Cool Bean, even after years without a promotion. So when Farron Kam, the younger assistant manager of the competing smoothie shop, flaunts her hatred for her job, Cora...
Hunter called himself an archaeologist, but he was a modern day treasure hunter. Tiyana was a scientist devoted to her craft. They were passionate people, wholly devoted to their work. Neither of them had time for love. Neither of them could resist it when it happened. Neither of them knew that the world would need th...
❝ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴡᴇ'ʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏɴᴇꜱ ʟᴇꜰᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱʟᴀɴᴅ, ᴡʜᴏ ᴡɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄʜᴏᴏꜱᴇ? ❞ Morana has mastered death, allowing her to become the most notoriously feared assassin on the island of Wyrith. She's able to control the remains of the dead whenever she pleases, yet the power sometimes proves difficult to bridle. Ilyana has conqu...
The best agents are the ones who don't question orders. They lack their own morals and trust their directors in the same way a dog trusts its master. Amber Knight is one of those agents. After being sent on a mission to retrieve rogue agent Derek Barnes, Agent Knight finds herself stranded across the sea with the arro...
"What if we switched?" It's a classic sort of tale. The fiery heroine, Lady Valdis Adalwin, would go to the ends of the earth to avenge her mother after her brutal death in the Fiddleweld Fire five years ago. She still remembers the face of the man who started it all, clear as day, and she will not rest until he is de...
(Book four of the Harm and Harmony series) It has been years since Henry was imprisoned in a hell dimension called The Eternal Abyss, which is infested with monsters and other prisoners that have lost control and will do anything to survive. What has kept Henry going, however, was his search for his second cousin, Cor...
Skye is dead. How she perished is a mystery. All she knows is that she is trapped in After, a makeshift city of souls surrounded by infinite darkness and terrifying monsters that tear ghosts apart. But while all other ghosts accept the eternity of darkness ahead of them, Skye refuses to spend her afterlife in a world...
The Offering only happens once every hundred years, but when it does, two people are brought together for partnership, bound by a vow that is stronger than marriage, and forced to kill others for the pride of their country. Brielle couldn't get over the fact that she met Talin. In addition to being one of this year's...