This is a short, Fact Based Fiction story concerning the Scottish independence referendum held on 18th September 2014 and the likely consequences in the Shetland Islands had the result opted for Scottish secession from the United KIngdom.

Sherif Donovan is worried about his office being compromised and a sex scam at the High School. Judge Denton is fretting because he's allowed the sheriff to use a rogue FBI agent to instal an illegal wire tap. Principal Armstrong is in despair over possible repercussions to him for his arbitrary action against schoolboy Jesse White. Ali and the condo dwellers are unsure of Greg Mitchell's motives, or why he wants to help them out of their poverty trap. Walt Dempster is fired at age fifty after a lifetime working and building up the Fawley business with nowhere to go and nothing to do. Mitt Fawley obsessed with getting access to his property through the condo at Whitewater goes into politics to get his way. Wayne Fisher is in town to help Greg Mitchell set up a waste oil plant and sign Greg to spearhead his own new venture. Felix Gleaner is determined to get Jesse White in front of a camera in a porn film studio by fair means or foul - and, Ross Noble, the man who runs everything for everybody is out of town. This is the ongoing story of The 'Cousins' in Bamptonville.

Englishman Greg Mitchell has served only two Gods in his lifetime- Making Money and Himself. Now at 35 years of age and after his second divorce and loss of his business he faces a future with no family or friends- he does have some money in the bank. He decides to take a long vacation driving across the USA. BY accident he discovers a whole bunch of people worse off than himself for no faults of their own. He comes up against the unfairness of people who would hold them in poverty. This outrages Greg and changes him. These unfortunates become his family, his 'Cousins'.

Snippets is a collection of random short stories and anecdotes that is not bound to any genre and written to amuse, inform and entertain.

On 23rd June 2016 British Prime Minister David Cameron played his greatest political gamble and lost. He called a referendum of the British people, asking them to vote simply 'In' or 'Out' of the European Union and bet they would return him a 'Remain in EU' result. Although the referendum was not binding on the government, so confident was he of a favourable outcome that he tied his own hands by saying he would abide by the result whatever it was, and should there be an 'OUT' majority, he would trigger the apparatus of departure from the EU the very next day. The impossible happened. By a collective majority of one million plus a few more. Britain decided to leave the EU. This is Brexit. Did Cameron trigger the departure mechanism. No, he engineered his own departure as PM instead, and walked away from the problems he created into the oblivion of political retirement. This is real and it's ongoing. This story is how three senior members of the British Home Civil Service are apprised of how it came about. I wish to thank gifted poet and graphic designer @Palpita for the illuminating cover.

Damien Stryker is a ruthless billionaire, but when Serena Mclane is forced to marry him, she hopes to find the mercy behind his cold eyes and strong hands. ****** Damien Stryker, a domineering billionaire, is someone you don't want to get close to. Unfortunately for Serena Mclane, she doesn't have much of a choice. Always at the mercy of her family's name and legacy, Serena has to do as her father says. So when her father forces her into an arranged marriage with the one and only Damien Stryker: the truth comes out. Secrets are unveiled, and love starts to bloom. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

|| Highest Rank - #1 in Teen Fiction and #5 in Romance || Melody Carson has been in the same class as Tyson McCannon since primary school. She's watched him play with girls, set the school on fire, skip classes, prank teachers, smoke behind the school, break the law, get into fights with other guys for fun and even watched him get suspended for three weeks. He always ruins everything and never does what he is told. Melody has hated him since the day he set foot in her school and luckily he has never noticed her. That is, until now. Tyson has set his eyes on Melody and won't stop until he gets what he wants. And he wants her. *-*-* Note: It is cliché at first but it gets better. [COMPLETED] Copyright © by Laylaa Khan

There are all sorts of people. Tall, skinny, short, overweight, balding, and much more. As an artist, sometimes they're Tessa's facsimiles. Because of her Asperger's, she finds it hard to interact with people. She doesn't mind it that much, until one day sketching in the park, a boy sits next to her with his umbrella--on a sunny day. cover by @seanarturo