On Christmas Eve, around 1812, Pip, an orphan who is about six years old, encounters an escaped convict in the village churchyard while visiting the graves of his mother, father, and siblings. The convict scares Pip into stealing food and a file to grind away his shackles, from the home he shares with his abusive olde...
More than eight years before the novel opens, Anne Elliot, then a lovely, thoughtful, warm-hearted 19 year old, accepted a proposal of marriage from the handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth. He was clever, confident, and ambitious, but poor and with no particular family connections to recommend him. Sir Wa...
Emma Woodhouse, aged 20 at the start of the novel, is a young, beautiful, witty, and privileged woman in Regency England. She lives on the fictional estate of Hartfield in Surrey in the village of Highbury with her elderly widowed father, a hypochondriac who is excessively concerned for the health and safety of his lo...
If the future is not worth fighting for, then don't give up for the past. In a world where humanity is lost, and twisted minds take mind-control, there shall only be war. *Single-chapter story *I know the deadline for the writersshortsory has passed, but this story is about rebelion because of that
Living amongst a bunker full of mutant outcasts. Grock leaves in search of a friend admist the wastelands. Only to find out, not is all it seems.
A steampunk short set in an alternative London. The Tower: a rock around which swirls a broken Empire, where Cloud Pirates rules the skies in their cloudships and power is all. Lead by Tower Commander Denalta, can Trooper Seth and his fellow Guards survive, and will the weapons supplied by the enigmatic Raven give the...
Melanie is stuck in the darkness, where the sun literally does not shine. What happens when she and the brown man cross paths? To the Edges is a clockpunk story of hope with a twist written for Round One of the SF Smackdown Four.
When Clara Allenson stumbles on an antique necklace, she does not expect it to save her life-until it does. It plunges her into the depths of an enchanting world where past and future are intertwined. There she meets Tamer, a vagabond with a hidden past. Together, they embark on a dangerous journey in search of ancien...
The Elbionic race, also known as "elves," is all but extinct, forced to call a world dominated by humans home. Their culture dissipated, their ancestry only found in history books, and what's left of their magic is scattered across the globe inside material objects. Nico, an elf and a magic thief, has made her way to...
Harmony Johnson continues her battle through everyday life. A victim to her mother and a target to her dad, she must fight to stay alive. With senior year underway, she is to create alliances with her old gang that she was separated from at a young age. With the addition of four other members, will Harmony and the gan...
Dana is unlike any other teen, she is a shapeshifter who lives with her mom deep in the woods of Pennsylvania where she thinks few other mystic creatures exist. When all goes wrong Dana runs. And runs. And runs until she find the place she knows she will be safe. The only problem is, will her secret be safe?
The name is Riley Evans. But to some its Razor. Riley Evans is not your typical teenager. Maybe to everyone else she is but everyone has their flaws. When Riley was just 10 years old her father taught her how to fight; how to protect herself..and others. Using her abilities she goes out on the streets of Chicago bein...
Taking a bullet for a stranger is one thing not many people would do. So, when Autumn saves Tate from a horrible death, a need to return the favor burns inside him. He shows her a whole new world hidden within her own. Things only complicate when a group known as 'the exterminators' comes into the picture. Their...
He was a prince. She was a guard. When Isandra's past catches up with her, her job of protecting the royals gets harder and protecting herself in the process was near impossible. Her duty was to him and the throne he would be sitting on, but things get a bit out of hand when she gets assigned to be a royal guard. Men...
Who is a nerd ?? A person who is a bookworm ? Someone who wears big glasses ?? A loner ??? Meet Neveah Gail Huber, nerd of the school. She is not the usual silent loner. She is outspoken, brave with a whole ton of ego. If you lack brains, she won't look at you. Meet Easton Eugene Dale, jerk of the school. In line to...
[Before you begin reading just a quick warning; this story has painfully slow updates, it is also very cliche but it does improve as the story goes on] When Jade Everett was ten years old, her first kiss was stolen by Jared Felton. Six years later Jade has still not forgiven him, although she doesn't really have to wo...
Meet Chloe. She thought she was a normal 17-year-old girl. Boy was she wrong. Ever since she was almost killed in an alley when she was 15, strange things have started to happen. Demons and Angels alike have been following her, for a reason, which is unknown. After almost being killed twice, Blake appears to Chloe in...
Ashtyn Montgomery has been hailed a celebrity in her world. Blessed with a sensational voice and a body that can grace the dance floor, she had a very bright future as a performer. But, she wanted to leave that world to pursue a different career path. In order to do that, she hid her voice to work in one of the most p...
When billionaire bad boy Eros meets shy, nerdy Jade, he doesn't recognize her from his past. Will they be able to look past their secrets and fall in love again? ****** When Jade Collins goes to work for billionaire bad boy Eros Petrakis, all she thinks...
Seventeen-year-old Raine Cooper has enough on her plate dealing with her father's disappearance, her mother's erratic behavior and the possibility of her boyfriend relocating. The last thing she needs is Torin St. James-a mysterious new neighbor with a wicked smile and uncanny way of reading her. Raine is drawn to To...
In the darkest corners of lower Manhattan, a battle like no other rages. The city is home to a hidden group of survivors of the nanite plague, and a brother and sister born to defend their race. With a touch that can destroy nanites, Lanni, sister of Alex, is their last chance. Can she save her brother? Can she protec...
Lines We Forget is now published and available in both e-book and paperback on Amazon and at all good book retailers. *** Love never comes easy, especially to those who aren't prepared for it... Twenty-four-year-old musician Charlie Stone has always played the classics. It's just another day of playing the same old s...
My name is Anna. I'm sixteen years old and I have cancer. But, don't worry about me. I'm perfectly fine. The people you should be worried about include my tulip obsessed mother, her mysterious lover, The Dutch Tulip Man, and my delusional hamster who thinks that running on that little wheel of his will actually get hi...
Heather is just like every other teen girl.... She likes to look pretty, hang out, and get into fights.... OK, maybe her fights aren't normal for a teen girl... That is, until she joins the group that all belong to the School of Assassins.....
Infinite worlds. One Reporter. Zero time. After his newsroom intern jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge, 40-something reporter Daedalus Howell's reputation also took a dive. Five years later, he's still trying to clear his conscience and his byline when Jude, a lost pre-teen thief, seeks his help to get home - to a para...
For Carter Vance, popularity is a world that she has purposely distanced herself from for many years. Why feed in to the totally superficial, social hierarchy of high school? She's perfectly happy being an outsider. But when she's challenged to prove that anyone can be popular, she puts everything on the line to make...
