A simple mission. In, destroy the Hydra base, out. But when all goes wrong and members of the group are kidnapped by Hydra itself, Captain America is confronted with Bucky's past and finds himself torn between his responsibility and the little boy from Brooklyn. #1 of my 'Out Loud For Me' - Series

Immorten Joe has been dead for over a year, water has been flowing almost freely through the Citidel and War Boys no longer infect themselves or act based on their estranged belief on Valhalla's gates being open at their deaths. Furiosa now leads the people of the Citidel, along with the many women she brought from the Green Place, the home she never got to see again. Though all seems quite peaceful and disciplined the land beyond the Citidel is still crawling with monsters and insects that want nothing more than to rip your face off and use it as a mask to scare away any unwanted travelers. But there isn't much one can do about that. Especially when you are the supposed last child of the Green Place.

Leaving a troubled past behind, Dylan starts his first day at a new high school. He's soon wrapped up in his new life, meeting new friends and especially someone to take his mind off the things that happened. However, the past has a way of catching up, and how does he think he can get someone else out of their misery if he can't even help himself? Dylan knows he should know better than to fall for someone new, but Zach isn't just anyone. He's the guy with a face of stone and eyes as cold as a winter's night - a guy without a heart - or so it would seem... They won't like each other at all, they will hate - hate each other senseless. But perhaps that senselessness is what will get them out of their troubles once and for all.

Full version of Second Edition available on Amazon and via Kindle Unlimited. Chris Sinclair fades under a dark cloud after losing his mother to cancer. On the cusp of adulthood, he doesn't know where he should go or how to get there. But watching life pass him by was never the plan, and when he is forced to attend a concert in an attempt to coax him out of his shell, he discovers that life might have more to offer. Dante Heron holds the audience between his delicate bow and the tips of his fingers. He plays the violin as if every heart is his to command, but the discipline needed to perfect his skills has left him with nothing to spare. He's a fire that burns too bright or not at all-unpredictable and demanding. When Chris is unexpectedly offered a job to travel around Europe as Dante's assistant, or 'friend', he surprises himself by accepting. Their journey barely starts before Chris realizes he's in over his head. Every step along the way is fraught with tension, and the farther they go, the closer they veer to a breaking point. Invisible strings are at play, stitched into Dante's life by those who should have taught him how to love. Perhaps Chris is right to be afraid, but sometimes, what you fear the most is what you can't afford to lose.