"If you think you can just come back here after years and pretend we don't want each other," he got up all my face making me momentarily lose the ability to breathe. "Then you're wrong." **** Orianna wants nothing more than to put her past behind her and start a new life. She moved away, with the one joy that has come from her past. She starts living a normal life until shocking news pulls her back to her home town. Initial plan was to go there and leave the next hour but that plan soon falls down the drain when bullets starts flying and she starts jumping on men twice her size all to keep her little family safe. Until it all becomes too much and help comes in a form she really couldn't face. Link Dane is back in her life. And this time he's there to stay.

(Book 3) It's a whole different world for... well not 'Albany' exactly. But a girl that goes by a different name. Living in a different place, through a different life and what is a struggle to move ahead. Little does she think that the drama of what happened before will catch back up to her. But it does and there isn't anything she can do to avoid it. All she knows is that she doesn't want to be a victim - even if she has people around her that are willing to protect her. Including a man she didn't think she would ever see again and her strange Uncle Jackson. Hiding is no longer an option when old friends find their way back to her and new enemies are coming just as fast.

Check out my chilling short story about Jaila's first and last trip to The House on the Hill!

- WINNER in the @BeautyAndTheBeastUK Writing Challenge Contest!!! - Beauty is not purely skin deep. Children don't necessarily understand this, however. My daughter was suffering from bullying at her new school. I wrote this to show beauty isn't just on the outside. You only need to look. As such, I think it's a fitting entry into the wonderful @BeautyAndTheBeastUK contest. I am stunned that it won! I hope you enjoy it.

Zombies and werewolves and witches, oh my! Dorothy is a normal teenage girl. She goes to school, hangs out and resists the advances of the boys in her year. And she lives with her aunt after the death of her parents. A trip to a mall is brought to an abrupt halt when a freak storm hits. Dorothy is transported to another land, one where zombies hunt, a serial killer is rebuilding his metal body from the parts of his victims and a witch is trying to prevent a self proclaimed wizard from destroying their world! With a werewolf mourning its murdered beloved and a group of orphans ready to carry out a human sacrifice, Dorothy is sure she's not in Kansas anymore!

Toby is your average teenage boy; struggling through high school, has parents who are obsessed with the idea that he would NOT get into a good college, and dreading the responsibilities of being an adult. However, when a certain red-headed girl keeps appearing in his dreams, he can't shake the feeling that she is more than what she seems to be, that maybe she isn't just a figment of his imagination; maybe she's real. And maybe -- just maybe -- she needs his help. © by Sydney Druckman 2022. Early matters subject to change.

"Some people could sell their soul for a baby's laugh." When Yvonne is employed to be a nanny for the Denholm's son, Albert, she finds him to be her strangest charge yet. Albert is a porcelain doll. One night she hears a baby's laugh in a house which should be empty. How can she not investigate? But there are rules to looking after Albert Denholm. Rules she should never have broken. When a local librarian tells Yvonne of Albert's past, she sets foot on a path along which she may find herself lost forever. - Whispers is a story based on the movie The Boy. Enjoy!

Is it possible to die, but not move on? What happens when a scarecrow does more than just chase away the crows? How likely is it to find love during a zombie apocalypse? Want to know the answers? This is a collection of short stories I write whenever I need a break from the longer ones. Some are silly, some are disturbing and others are just plain weird. Take a peek inside ... if you dare! Darly Jamison © 2016 All Rights Reserved

When fifteen-year-old Chloe Maxwell moves with her mother to a small suburban town, it doesn't take long before rumors of a local legend summon an urge to investigate. Unbeknownst to everyone, including those closest to her, Chloe has a secret: she can see ghosts. For decades, stories of a former classmate haunting the halls of Apple Valley High School have circulated, scaring the squeamish and enticing the brave. The dead girl's soul is said to linger, making her presence known to those nearby. Unusual cold spots, flickering lights and the unexplained scent of roses have all been blamed on the spirit of Rose Marie Foster, whose activity has increased since Chloe's arrival. But it's just an urban legend, right? When Chloe comes face to face with the desperate specter, she sets out on a quest to release the entity, hoping she'll cross over to the other side. However, freeing the trapped spirit isn't as easy as it sounds, leaving Chloe to wonder if her clairvoyance is enough to help Rose move on, or will she put herself in danger of a fate worse than death?

When her family finds themselves down on their luck, a hard-working and ambitious teen sets out on a quest to help them, risking her own freedom by protesting the New Order's abolishment of women's rights. Commissioned by THE HANDMAID'S TALE, a new Hulu Original series premiering April 26th.