Evelynn Alters is a young woman working hard to make her way in the world. Whether by choice or bad luck, she flits from place to place and job to job. To others, she is a bit of an outcast; an introvert who excels in whatever she attempts, but never sticks around long enough to achieve real success. But who is she - really? Determined. Adaptable. Coy. A fire burns inside of her, cold and calculated. Everything she does holds purpose; a soul that will only rest in victory. When a series of opportunities are born from a seemingly benign acquaintance, Evelynn is forced to question whether life runs on a linear trajectory or something more complex. Presuming her free will steers her fate, she is unwittingly cast into a world of secrecy and deceit; an existence where no one is who they seem, and everyone endeavors to elude their own fate.

Harley never expected her new boss to be the same man who saved her from a terrible blind date - nor that he would be a sexy Italian billionaire hell-bent on making her his. -- Harley Goode is no stranger to tough times, but things are beginning to fall into place. Landing her dream job as a corporate translator feels like just the fresh start she needs. That is, until she meets her new boss: Jonah Ricci-the same man who saved her from a disastrous date the night before. Jonah Ricci isn't just the CEO of Ricci Idealista; he's also the desperate heir to a crumbling empire. With his father threatening to replace him, his only hope to save his company lies in an upcoming Russian real estate deal... and Harley's expertise. Thrown together in a pressure cooker made from late-night strategy sessions and boardroom negotiations, the boundaries of their relationship blur the line between professional and something more. And in Russia, one question remains: can they keep their hands off each other long enough to save everything they've worked for? Completed February 23, 2025 Completed Word Count: 26,473 ONLY AVAILABLE ON WATTPAD

Reviewing restaurants is normally a safe pursuit, but Kate and Lorne face torture and death when they try to unravel organised crime's infiltration of the fine dining scene. Kate is a novelist and a dining columnist. Lorne is a lawyer, a prominent wine writer and an incognito restaurant reviewer who, since his teens, has believed he's asexual. Playmates when they were toddlers and friends ever since, they are now thrown together by increasingly dangerous circumstances as the Mob targets them. The intensity and closeness trigger Lorne's deeply buried sexuality and Kate's long-suppressed desires. Will they be able to set their passions aside and focus on evading and entrapping the Mob?

SHORTLISTED. Paul Finn wakes to discover that not only is he feeling horribly sick but, more worryingly, the naked stranger in his bed isn't moving. If only he could remember what happened... My story for the ONC 2023, a thriller scifi adventure, with a touch of romance. (SciFi /Adventure / LGBT) A Winner in The Nano Watt 2025 Novella category