When a young Boston reporter Ryan West finds himself unemployed and his reputation damaged as a result of an unsanctioned journalistic investigation, he starts looking for alternative ways to pay his bills. Soon his search takes him into a strange world of a mysterious scientific experiment conducted by a secretive organization. Hired to play an odd character 24x7, Ryan doesn't know that he is about to discover one of the most daring experiments ever conducted--and the chilling truth behind it.

Michael Welhaven is a successful and hard-partying CEO. Living under the delusions of grandeur, he decides to seek a violent revenge on his betroathed after suspecting she cheated on him. However, he doesn't think he'll manage to do it unless he gets high first. After doing drugs on a big party, he soon slips into a psychological nightmare, hurting more innocent people than he intended. American Evil is a story about obsession, insanity and lost love. When your plan goes horribly wrong, will you still manage to go through with it? Copyright © by SverreWroteThis 2014 Reader's Note: This story contains violence, sex, strong language, and depictions of drug and alcohol abuse. Special thanks to deviant zxgame for the stock photo used in the cover. Here's the link: http://www.deviantart.com/art/the-city-352595161

Hans Jaeger, professional assassin, maybe the best in the world. The job, a simple Reverend, or is he?

In the 270 BC Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Pharoah of Egypt, hires 4,000 Celt mercenaries. The Celts think they will be part of a larger army that will go on to reunite Alexander the Great's former empire. However, the Pharaoh has other plans.

Three people with three different perspectives live through the First Crusade siege of Nicaea. Submission for Historical Fiction Spring 2013 Smackdown, Round 2. For this round, we had to write a story set during the Crusades, using 4 of 8 pictures and 3 of nine quotes. Words: 4291 Time Period: First Crusade Pictures: 4 (blond boy with a letter), 5 (Hobbits - I mean travellers - in a mountain pass), 8 (A young woman defending the walls of her city through the power of awesomeness), 11 (a fight in a square - specifically, that square down the street from Rick's Cafe Americain in 'Casablanca', the one Ugarte dies in) Quotes: 2. “Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.” 3. “A sure death, zero chance on success. What are we waiting for?” 6. "You're afraid of what might happen, but I'm afraid of what is happening."

Pirates! Rum! Pirates! More rum! Naked pirates! What would it be like to find yourself among the scurvy dogs of a dread pirate crew? Follow our hero in a rum soaked adventure from the slums of Bristol to English Tangier. Will there be romance? Will there be danger, treasure or betrayal? Sail on the next tide to find out. Submit comments and direct the course of this salty yarn, shipmates! Please note this is a PG - 13 story. There is some profanity (what a fantastic word - it sounds so profane) and some scenes of a sexual nature, though these are not depicted in any detail. Other scenes within may cause offense so please do avoid it if you are a younger reader.

The mighty forces of the Sultan of Delhi have laid the stronghold of Chittorgarh under siege. Within its walls lives the Maharani Padmini, the Jewel of India, she before whom even the Moon must kneel, the object of the Sultan's lust. Surrounding her are her husband and the men of the Rajput clan, all of whom are ready to lay down their lives for the sake of her honour. Will they manage to save their queen and their homes? Or will they crumble in the face of the Sultan's greed? A tale of honour, glory and sacrifice, dug from the depths of legend and myth. A story that has survived more than seven centuries. Come, follow the tale into an entirely different world. #Wattys2014 entry Copyright © cursedmouth 2014. All Rights Reserved. No part of this story maybe used without the permission of the author.