Do you really want to see me? Do you want to know how I look? What I am like? Are you prepared to meet me? Are you willing to let go? Are you ready to let go? You are afraid. I know. Whether you are ready or not I will come back for you. ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Life for Asha Strauss was trapped in a routine. The only ONE that made her day interesting was Zach Larson. He was the epitome of perfection. Intelligent, popular, and had the face and body that was unrealistic. It was as if he had been molded by the gods themselves. She swore that he must have been an angel who fell from the heavens. The only problem was that he was one of the biggest jerks in school. Nevertheless, she remained attracted to him for some very odd reason. She knew that he was way out of her league. So, Asha did what she reckoned was best--go on living her mundane routines and steal glances at him just to add some salt and pepper into her bland life. ...Until an unforeseen near death experience changed everything. Copyright © 2012 September by ThoughtsOnPaper™ / C.J.S.L.L. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this story or portions or ideas thereof in any form whatsoever. No part of this story, idea may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, reposting, or otherwise, without the written and signed permission of the author.

Ten years ago, Isobel Clayton, daughter of a US Senator, loved Alex Smith with all her heart. But she knew her father wouldn't approve of Alex for he was a nobody. Against her father's wishes, Isobel decided to give up everything and run away with Alex. But on the night they were supposed to elope, he never showed up and seemed to disappear off the face of the earth. Ten years later, their paths crossed. Isobel was now the First Daughter of the US and a well-known media journalist working on uncovering an International Drug Cartel. Alex was working on the same case. He received intel that there's a large amount of money offered as bounty for whoever can kill Isobel Clayton to silence her forever. Now that her life is in danger, he refuses to stay in the shadows and protect her from afar so he accepts the offer to be her bodyguard. Also, Alex feels he's now worthy of her, unlike ten years ago, and is finally ready to divulge everything about their past and why he disappeared. Will Isobel give him another chance? Will Alex be able to prove his love, show her he could be more than her bodyguard and be her billion-dollar knight?

Sometimes you just might have to die to live again. ***** When art historian Reine Baldwin meets Gabe Moran, a charming journalist, she has no idea their blossoming love will shatter her comfortable life. But a series of clues lead Reine to discover that she's not alone in knowing that she was born centuries ago and-worse yet-there are many things she apparently doesn't even remember. Reine has to face a forgotten past and a forgotten ex-husband (the handsome billionaire Max Baldovini), who-like her-is immortal and cannot truly die. Should she trade her ordinary life with Gabe for the love of Max, a man who's worshipped her for half a millennium? The choice should be easy, until Reine starts to remember things that Max is desperate to make her forget. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

When mankind woke up something they should not, they soon found themselves on the verge of extinction. Earth is now the world of the infected. The 5 percent of humans that escaped live on the last few islands where they have found shelter. Sent out on a scavenger mission, Shai and his friends head to the mainland. It was simple. Go in. Get supplies. Get out. To make things easier the area was bombed to keep the infected at bay. Yet, things go awry as for some reason not only infected but also infectors, a far more advanced and formidable foe, turn up The battle for survival begins. And like every battle, it's not a pretty one. As the teens race to safety they find themselves running out of time in a world where the number one rule is: just don't get bit.

-Elemental Series- (Wind: Book 3) The wind can be a subtle thing, until Jerric gets a hold of it. He lives for the rush of a swirling tornado and blowing away anything that gets in his path. When encased in wind, Jerric feels invincible. He's addicted to the sense of power it gives him. Jerric is a very talented shifter, too talented at times. His winds have the signs of originating from the north, which worries his parents. Jerric secretly hopes so. He wants the northern wind god to offer him a place in his ranks. And with his help, Jerric dreams of becoming the strongest wind shifter who ever lived. Powerful enough to even dethrone the embarrassment known as the southern wind god, Notus. The sad thing is Jerric might do just that.

This novel was a near-miss with HarperCollins in 2001. I'm rewriting it now. Here is the synopsis. On a future earth, there are four different kinds of humans. The nephilim -- part human, part demon. The chimeras -- part human, part animal. The clones -- aging, pitifully, undying humans. And standard-issue humans. None of these groups get along. Woden is a nephilim prince who loves Ellie. She doesn't love him but she feels herself drawn to his best friend, Siddhart. However, she belongs to the Creed...and there is no way she will allow herself to fall in love with a demon prince (she hopes.) She has been invited to the annual sacrificial party. Woden is her "ticket" to freedom. Will she marry him to escape her fate? Will she run off with Siddhart? Will she die for her faith?

Meet college student Eliza Redding, during the beginning of her freshman year in high school she was given a name once she volunteered to be a pen-pal and It's a name she'll never forget; Ian Marks. He's now a twenty-seven year old soldier in the Army, decorated, respected and moving his way up the ranks but to her he'll always be her dorky Ian. When Fourteen year old her wrote her first letter he was a nineteen year boy just heading off to basic filled with fears of not making it through and doubts if he made the right choice in joining. She's been there through everything from Basic, each station, his first station overseas, through all his deployments and when he found his place in the military world And then it went to just talking about his life in the military to being a long distance support when his father died, his mom remarried, when his three year girlfriend cheated on him during his first deployment and his new girlfriend did on his second. It's rare to have one pen-pal so long but even through all the years they always kept it the same, long hand written letters and occasional pictures of their lives but it was never more than that, they've never met and never communicated any other way. What she doesn't know? She's been the only constant light in a certain soldier's life since he was barley nineteen years old. Ian wasn't sure about having a pen-pal until he got his first letter from Eliza and she grew up right in front of his eyes with each letter he received. She went from the awkward little girl to a beautiful woman and he's decided eight years is long enough to meet the girl he's deemed his good luck charm. Cover made by the amazing Jessmb94

In the future, maybe, Maria Lourdes and Andres Miguel will be their country's best and most influential leaders. But today they're just college kids who want to be together. This was a short story called Extraordinary, and I've continued it into a full book in 3 parts. I'm posting part 1, BROKEN, here. All 3 parts will be available soon. :)

*Written in 2014* Book One in the Darien Grace Chronicles He was my siren song and all other melodies just seemed to pale in comparison.

[DISCLAIMER: This story is intended for a mature audience. Reader discretion is advised.] His name is Khaos, and he came from nowhere. My name is Audrey, and I'm no one. He's broken. I break things. We're perfect for each other, except we're not. Perfect. *NOW ON RADISH FICTION APP ON iOS. UPDATES EVERY SATURDAY KHAOS-DAY*