Unknown Number: Well you gotta give me something! Hell, anything! You can't just dangle this in front of me for the rest of my life! Me: I wasn't planning on it... Unknown Number: Blackmail is a crime, you know! Me: I'M NOT BLACKMAILING YOU! Unknown Number: WHERE'S YOUR SENSE OF ADVENTURE! YOU GET AN OPPORTUNITY LIKE THIS AND YOU SEIZE IT!! JEEZE!!! AND HERE I WAS HOPING YOU'D DO SOMETHING!!! Me: ...you want me to...blackmail you??

PUBLISHED ON AMAZON/KU *** 4 CHAPTER SAMPLE HERE *** A disillusioned man, Brian Hanson, travels to a parallel universe to regain a lost love with the help of a mysterious stranger. ***** Brian Hanson didn't know of the Mandela Effect until a traveller shows him the subtle changes between our world and the next. Better yet, Brian learns a parallel universe exists where he is still with Jessica - the girl that got away. For his own selfish reasons, the stranger teaches Brian how to jump to this alternate reality to rekindle his lost romance. Can Brian start over with Jessica, or will he destroy them both with his cosmic meddling?

ORGINALLY A 'PAID' STORY. NOW PUBLISHED ON AMAZON/KU *** 4 CHAPTER SAMPLE HERE *** When Jake Bryant's daughter is kidnapped for ransom, he's forced to gamble with her life in order to discover which of his enemies has taken her hostage and to what end. ***** Jake Bryant's daughter, Sam, is in trouble. Her all-star quarterback boyfriend gave her pills to help her study for a test, but the pair are caught on school grounds with the unprescribed drugs. Since Sam's grandfather is a district court judge, she gets off with a slap on the wrist. Austin isn't as lucky. But with Austin's precious future at stake, his brother attempts a Hail-Mary pass by kidnapping Sam for his release. Can Jake rescue her before time runs out, or will they both pay for her mistake with their lives? [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]