[This is an extended sample of a now published book. See inside for more details] ~ "I know you have to get back soon, but there's just something that I want to try first," he breathed. As his eyelids lowered, I let mine do the same, focusing on nothing but my heartbeat and his hands around my waist as I felt his lips finally press themselves against mine. And as he did that, a star - somewhere in our galaxy - exploded into a million pieces of stardust that rained down into our atmosphere. I hadn't been what he was looking for either, but he'd found me anyway. Copyright © 2014 IziKing. All rights reserved.

On Christmas Eve, around 1812, Pip, an orphan who is about six years old, encounters an escaped convict in the village churchyard while visiting the graves of his mother, father, and siblings. The convict scares Pip into stealing food and a file to grind away his shackles, from the home he shares with his abusive older sister and her kind, passive husband Joe Gargery, a blacksmith. The next day, soldiers recapture the convict while he is engaged in a fight with another convict; the two are returned to the prison ships from which they escaped...

Seven men. Seven deadly sins.... 1. Fornicatio 2. Gula 3. Avaritia 4. Acedia 5. Ira 6. Invidia 7. Superbia Seven men. Seven deadly sins. They all meet at the center of one casino game, where their friendships are pivoted against one another. There's always one winner. But how can one be a conqueror when redemption was all that they'd fought against? Rated PG-13 for adult content. Including mild language, some violence, and sexual situations. ___________ NEEDS SEVERE EDITING!! EKS 2014 Action #20

Four months. Fourteen letters. One small town and a pair of lost teenagers. If their lives were a drink - hers would be a cup of decaffeinated tea, and his a mug of iced mocha. Both of them without sugar. Bitter. But somehow - in life's own unexplained way - still sweet. This is the truth. These are their lives. And this is my story.

With summer just around the corner, Coraline's prepared for another busy tourist season at her family's hotel. What she's not expecting, however, is England's hottest up-and-coming music sensation, Leon McCarthy, showing up at the check-in desk.