@SHORTSTORY - Historical Fiction, Horror: Dying man Jeb Crayton, asks his friend Angus, an old Scot who likes his liquor to help his widow after he's gone. Days later, Angus is asked to bury Jeb's dog, Joe. It becomes a horrific task.

'I was falling. And he was going to catch me. I just knew he was.' For Megan Walden, life is all about perfection. She's the perfect friend, the perfect wife, the perfect office dogsbody, but what happens when she makes a decision that cracks the glass protecting her perfect little world? During a night-out in the shadow of her effervescent best friend, Megan meets Harper Cain and is instantly intrigued by the mysterious tattooed rocker-type with his trace of Bostonian accent and brooding darkness that lurks behind his smile. Knowing instinctively that she is playing with fire, and yet finding herself inexplicably drawn to the irresistible Harper, Megan embarks on a course that will destroy the foundations of her whole world and force her to question everything and everyone she has ever known. Plunging headlong into a nightmare she cannot stop, Megan realises too late that playing away with a mysterious stranger is the least of her worries. It's time for her perfect life to come to an end Will Harper catch her? Or will Megan be able to save herself?

At first, the authorities try to pass the mysterious deaths off as suicide. However, as the death toll continues to creep upwards, they're forced to investigate other possibilities. How is this the work of a serial killer? Girls found dead in their own homes, entirely drained of blood; but no signs of struggle, no puncture marks anywhere. No shreds of evidence left behind by the killer. Then, if that's not enough, two girls go missing. Who is this boy, capable of killing so many without a single stain on his conscience? What are his plans, now that he's so feared and his identity is still unknown; after all, who in their right mind would ever guess that a vampire is at the heart of all these terrors? Most importantly, why did this monster spare Natalee's life, and what makes her so special to him? Read on and launch yourself into the tangled web that ensnares so many, as the strands continue to be woven thicker, deeper into their lives than any of them could have imagined. - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED - ©

Villahr is a tortured young Vici in a world overrun after a colossal Vampiric invasion. The earth has been completely reformatted and separated into two regions, one for the vampires and one for the humans, which is growing smaller day by day. By law it is forbidden for any of the Vampiric and Vicio species to interact, punishable by death, that is how it has always been. A group of trappers made up of highly skilled men and women decide to rise up and fight for their world, breaking the mortal-vamp complaisance, and start picking off the supernatural. After an important part of Villahr's life is taken from him as a result of this mutiny, Villahr is forced to go against his own nature and the very regulations he swore to follow at all costs to find the culprits and stop them. Follow him him on his journey as he seeks justice and vengeance with the number one source of his loathing as his only companion, and ends up finding more than he ever thought possible.

Elliliana's mother decides a recent expulsion from school calls for the family to move from her childhood home. She travels out of state to a rural town in northern Oregon, but Elli did not anticipate that the new house would change her life so drastically. A black wolf terrorizes her with malefic visions, drawing her closer to the mysterious spirits that lurk in the Wulfington valley. As she realizes the cause of her psychosis, she is met by much more than the ghosts lurking within the trees. Wolves Dread hides a curse all its own, as local legend states; once you go in you never walk out. SPECIAL THANKS To Anjelica Trujillo for the encouragement and the AWESOME COVER!!! Copyright © 2013 by J.R. Graham. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of J.R. Graham.

Gemma Stewart just transferred to a new school for her senior year. Having pushed ahead of her class, she'll be a year younger than her peers, but that doesn't bother her in the least. She's not looking to make friends anyway--this year is only about her future. As a competitive swimmer and Olympic hopeful, she's determined to make her dreams a reality, even if it means forsaking the usual high school experiences. Nevertheless, Gemma finds herself drawn to a mysterious boy with glowing eyes. He's handsome, talented, and her heart races whenever he's near. Soon though, she realizes there's something off about him; one minute he's playful and alluring, the next, volatile and angry. Knowing that he'd only be a distraction to her swim training, she tries to stay away from him. Fate however, is not kind to those who resist her plans. Before long, Gemma is treading dangerous waters which will test the limits of her determination and the strength of her courage as she struggles to make the hardest decision of her life.

What if the world you lived in, looks were everything? What if in that world what is on the inside of a person's soul showed on the outside instead? That is what the ancient curse set out to show. Lucius Walker is caught in-between becoming fully good or fully bad. That's what the other people called the Pure Eyes say. They have been doing testing on him to determine which direction he will go. Will Lucius choose the light path with The Pure Eyes or will he choose the dark path with The Dements? ©2013 by Ariana Reese. All Rights Reserved.

Shane's point of view in the Morganville series. Book Three: Midnight Alley. Glass Houses, Dead Girls Dance, and Feast of Fools also up. Also, check out my scenes/chapters of Lord of Misrule, Carpe Corpus, Fade Out, Kiss of Death, Ghost Town, Bite Club, Last Breath, Black Dawn, Bitter Blood, Fall of Night, and Daylighters. Cover Credit goes to @gamecow

Blair Alejandra was unable to deal with his brothers death anymore, feeling as if it was all of his fault he tried to get away from all his sorrow and pain, when his attempt was interrupted by a beautiful stranger. Is she the light at the end of his tunnel or a only a path to further darkness?