More adventures of the Lamia.

This is Stories from Random Thoughts, and some new stories Team Alpha takes place circa 1980 South America and Central America. is it History or Fiction?

The last few days. The story of life and death, going with dignity, to a better place. This is not all sadness, it's a family just trying to comfort a wife and mother through her last days of life. We laughed some, we cried went without sleep. All for a very Brave Mother and Wife.

4 Novelettes: Virtual Reality - A young man devotes his life to an interactive game. Prester John - A boy searches deep space for his father. Talent - In an era of cloning, an agent who can operate multiple bodies simultaneously is challenged by a rogue former agent with similar skills. Tanu - An origin story for the 12th Planet mythology of Zecharia Sitchin.

[Wattys 2021 Shortlisted] In the ancient French perfume capital of Grasse, lives bohemian recluse Cassandra Ducasse, the last remaining member of a legendary family of perfumers. Trapped by her past, Cassandra is unwilling to take up the reins of her family business. When she is forced into an unlikely working partnership with hotshot marketing executive Vince, the two could make the perfect team to create a hit fragrance for global superstar, Imogen. But can they put their differences aside for long enough to see that each holds the key to unlock the other's happiness. Featured by @Beauty, October 2021; @adultfiction, October 2021 Winner: Contemporary Romantics Award by @Contemporarylit 2022 Highest rankings (at different times) #1 in perfume # 1 in France # 1 in Provence # 1 in Riviera # 9 in womensfiction # 3 in familyhistory And for one brief, glorious, but likely flawed moment... #10 in romance.

A tale of the sea...

A very short locked room mystery just for fun.

COMPLETE Novel. (love, war, sex, gold, myth & deception... with a dash of comic relief:-) Bonus: **VOTE** on 2 alternate endings. In the desert, Julie and Flynn don't know whether they are alive, dead or simply in love. It's possibly all three, because nothing is simple in... Afghanistan, hot and perilous. But not compared to the fiery romance that burns between tempestuous Julie McNeill, a woman dedicated to protecting her adopted village, and the indomitable Flynn Montague, a soldier seeking fortune. They find themselves entrenched on opposite sides of a desperate conflict, but forces far greater than personal loyalties impel them to come together in a no-man's land where they must battle treachery, corruption and danger to discover the true essence of life, death and love.

When sixteen-year-old Johnnie, his twin sister Merida, and their friend Douglas hear about a gruesome raid, the unthinkable happens. The year is 1603, in the highlands of Scotland. The MacGregors have reputably raided the nearby clan Colquhoun. Many people have been killed and now, the name MacGregor has been outlawed! To be caught housing one of them is punishable by death. When a MacGregor comes to the trio asking for help, they must decide whether to risk their lives to save him of ignore his plea for help. What will they do? Cover by CannibalisticNecro