"People find beauty in different things." TWO BOYS. One has blonde hair, the other black. TWO BIRDS. One is ensnared in a cage of insecurities, the other in suppression. TWO CHOICES: stand up and fight, or succumb to the turmoil. TWO QUESTIONS: what lengths would you go to for your freedom?-and, in a world where everyone has this right, why does it even matter? [this is a first draft only and will therefore have a multitude of errors] © Francis Cain, 2014.

In a world that denies, the belief of supernatural beings in animal or human form... Many have rebelled against the grips of the government and created there own laws. In a bid to preserve the democracy the rebels have been granted land and the right to be. However the alliance is shaky with both sides testing the boundaries , in this war there is no good and bad. Instead, there are choices and those choices may destroy us! * This is a work in progress , all ideas as to where this may go is welcome , Enjoy -Ella red. *

[complete; slowly and painfully being edited] Maya has been an addict for ten years. She started abusing Vicodin at the age of eleven and she's buried the secret as to why all this time. She's finally come to the realization that she's failing herself and everything she once believed in is slowly falling apart. Can she save herself, or is it already too late to turn back? Copyright © amsterdam_ Best Achievements To Date: • Short Story #119 [5.26.2013] • Non-Teen Fiction #249 [4.16.2013] Edited Chapters: 1, 2 & 3 cover credit: unknown found on: weheartit.com

Despite the illusion Sapphire Dubois presents to the rest of the world, she is not just your stereotypical 22-year old Beverly Hills heiress; she hunts serial killers. While her fellow heirs spend their nights with trending celebs and drugs at the hottest club, Sapphire secretly spends hers luring, capturing, and anonymously handing over So-Cal's most wanted killers to the police - just your average Tuesday night. What Sapphire doesn't know is that one of her adversaries is watching her every move, aware of both her true identity and her unconventional hobby. Needless to say, he doesn't approve. Used to being the one who redefines the definition of predator and prey, Sapphire's world abruptly shatters when a gruesome 'gift' arrives for her at the Beverly Hills Country Club. With her involuntary crush, handsome Detective Aston Ridder, close on her tail, Sapphire now has to rethink her routine strategy and figure out how to capture a killer who already knows she's coming.

This novella was a Hugo and Nebula nominee twenty years ago. I lost both to Charles Sheffield -- whom I married five years later. Life sometimes really is just as strange as fiction.

Just a poem... <3

Keegan's the type of guy that's afraid to steal his neighbor's Wi-Fi. And in a city overrun with hunky new superheroes with more to hide than just their identities, crazy science teachers threatening to end all life on earth and, well, parents, that might not be the best character trait to have. Mix in the fact that there's a new villain who is as cunning as he is photogenic, a health hazardous best friend and having a massive-not-a-crush on a guy who doesn't even know you have superpowers and this may be the most awkward junior year of high school in history.

A poem with a moral.Enjoy...

COMPLETE #1 in Fantasy #1 in Adventure #1 in Historical Fiction ---------- Sometimes, believing helps us to see truth. Other times, we need a little evidence to believe. But there is truth behind everything; every false manoeuvre, ever little lie...a small piece of truth is hidden. Just like truth is wound into legends too. Growing up best friend to the future King, Arabelle never really thought her life could go wrong. Whenever she wanted something, or needed something, she would get it. Then she lost her father at a young age and Arabelle was forced into a world of dresses, balls, and lies. Being a tomboy, Arabelle would have rather been out on her horse doing archery practice with her brothers. When Arabelle gets curious and sneaks into a forbidden area of the castle, she discovers a deadly secret: her bloodline is sacred, dating back to a legend surrounded by the one thing she knows not to be true. Unsure what to do, she gets caught up in a series of events that lead to her being hidden and whisked away from the only familiar place she knew. After making some unlikely allies, Arabelle sets off on a journey to find the legend of the last dragon egg. Fate has something big in store for her; will she be able to withstand the pressure of it all?There is one thing Arabelle needs to learn to survive this new place... Some things are more than a legend. ---------- © Isabella Espe 2013 - 2019 This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. This work is unedited. Your patience and leniency towards any grammatical or spelling errors is requested while you read this story. This story was written in 2013, and the author knows there are a lot of errors in this work. Thank you for understanding. ---------- Credit to @Abyss-of-Crazy for the cover!

He oozes raw sexuality as he enters the dimly lit club silencing the admirers that looks upon him with wonder. Lust and jealousy envelopes the night with hypnotise stares. His dark piercing eyes makes them undone with slightly parted lush lips; he sensually runs his magical fingers through his untamed hair leaving shudders in its wake. He walks with confidence, he seduces with grace, he'll melt your heart .. A heavenly man that wines dines and pleasures your every need, a man that mends your sexual fantasies. Masculine and all powerful. You dream of him, you want him. You call him when your body burns; you call him to go beyond. He is the embodiment of sex, he is ... The Gentlemen.