Carriages Stories

14 year old Nolan has been pushed to the brink and is ready to run, to run out of his grandmother's house and into the forests of his backyard to escape the devils of life only to find out that living in the wild is not as easy as he thought. He will need the skills of the wolf raised Amber, the joker of the Court; Hunter, and the inner mythical animal of Calli. These four unlikely, unruly, and out of their mind friends will need the skills they learn from each other to withstand the unknowing of the wild. 'Moaning, Nolan turned over only to face a interesting looking girl. She had golden blonde hair, soft green eyes, and hands as gentle as lambs ear but as tough as leather. In other words she was beautiful! She looked perfectly fine also, not a scratch on her. So she hadn't followed him from his escape. But the thought of such a pretty girl living in a forest was just too unreal. The strange girl crouched down to head level with him and used her index finger and thumb to lift up his face. She tilted it side to side, gave a half smile and a brief nod, turned then disappeared without a word.'

Natalia Dimitrova, the youngest daughter of the most wealthy, most powerful and most respected man in Sofia, Alexander Dimitrov, was always known for her indescribable beauty and cleverness to many men. She was always the first daughter every young man wanted to meet, trying to win her, as they would say, unconquerable heart, but what they didn't know was that the young girl had already had interest into someone...

Yuna and Yukio, very close, treat themselves like siblings. They are both orphans that grew up in the orphanage that is in the outskirts of the Land of Wind. They promised each other that they will never get separated until... Someone came to the orphanage and took Yukio away. Yuna is in the dark and doesn't know why he was taken away. Follow Yuna travel the 4 different nation trying to get clues to find her way to Yukio. In the meantime, she helps the nations get stronger and helps them with their problems to come. But how will Yukio react when she does find him? Who knows maybe it ends with frendship and a happy ending or betrayal that leads to death by the hands of the best friends/ brother. (Pictures are NOT mine nor are the songs. Story is mine. Read if you like.)

On a 10 weeks sea trial in 1761, J.Harrison's chronometer was in error by less than 5 seconds. In 1758, Dr E.Darwin replaced the ancient front axle design with two stub axles, pivoting near the wheel; now a feature of all vehicles. F.G. Koenig used his steam driven press, to print an edition of The Times newspaper, in 1814. The Rocket locomotive won the 1829 Rainhill Trials with a top speed of 30 miles per hour. A steamship, from New York City took 115 days to reach to San Francisco in 1848. In 1851, all telegraph stations in the USA were connected and by 1940 there were 40 telegraph lines across the Atlantic. Corrugated paper was invented in 1856, to stiffen tall hats and, in 1874, Oliver Long inventing corrugated board. In 1861, waterwheel powered air compressors and pneumatic drills, cut construction time by 16 years for a tunnel in Switzerland. Fritz Haber's discovered a process to make ammonia fertilizer in 1914. In 1887, Nicola Tesla invented the first AC motor. In 1903, an automatic machine was able to make 2,500 bottles an hour. WHO THE HELL ARE WE? is a series of short books and videos describing the evolution of civilization. Almost everyone on the planet is five times wealthier than their ancestors only 50 years ago. This astonishing phenomenon has also improved health, education, and longevity. The cause; an explosive growth in ideas and productivity. It began when we learned to control fire, evolved articulate speech and stumbled onto the way to create infinite wealth; free trade. The discovery of agriculture made us richer but we also learned how to destroy wealth. Great civilization grew up but then disappeared leaving only incredible ruins and ideas. Later books detail some of the ideas and developments that increased the average life span from about 40 years to more than 80 and the average world income from less than $3 to more than $33 per person per day (and to $140 per day in some countries).

"You kept this necklace all this time?" he asked in disbelief as his eyes became glossy. He examined the necklace and then had a flashback.

A love lost in the mist while attempting to save one another from their own kind of enslavements. Ten years later will the mist clear for one of them finally? Will the sacrifices made not all have been in vain? Or will the same dark, ominous mist that tore two apart the first time and do the same for these two? Does Love truly ever Die? Can a Slave find freedom they were always meant to find? All will be revealed on Coney Island in A Slave Looking for the Angel of Music.

This scene was cut from The Quiet at the End of the World, the published Young Adult novel. How far would you go to save those you love? Lowrie and Shen are the youngest people on the planet after a virus caused global infertility. Closeted in a pocket of London and doted upon by a small, ageing community, the pair spend their days mudlarking and looking for treasure - until a secret is uncovered that threatens their entire existence. In the quiet at the end of the world, Lowrie and Shen must decide what they are willing to sacrifice to save the whole human race... The Quiet at the End of the World is published in the UK and Australia by Walker Books.

Lylah Heartman came back to Hogwarts to complete her education after the defeat of Lord Voldemort expecting a quiet, worry free school year. What she didn't expect was changed people, lost friends, and a new journey that none of them will forget.

This story takes place in an alternative universe where Lowrie and Shen find themselves pretending to date, in order to investigate the secrets going on around them. It doesn't fit into the existing timeline of the book, and so it can be read without having read the book. It is a complete story. The Quiet at the End of the World is a published Young Adult novel, available now from all good bookshops. You can find out more at laurenejames.co.uk.

A collection of story openings, writing exercises and flash fiction. Genres range from historical fiction, sci-fi, non-fiction, fantasy and . . . everything else.

Catherine has been in love with George since childhood. Her hopes of being with George were squandered completely by the fact that he is finally engaged to the one he loves. In comes Ian Hamilton one of the wealthy Hamilton brothers who own several businesses. He swore never to look upon a woman since his Brother Edward's wife betrayed him. In short, he harbors the fact that all women have the same motive- to seduce men for their own benefits. However, when Ian encounters Catherine-he can't keep his eyes off her nor stay way. Catherine has bewitched him. Determined to escape the attraction, he travelled abroad for business. But fate brings Ian back to Catherine when he received news that Catherine is about to marry Lawrence Harrison Vivian's (Edward's ex-wife) brother. Having the same motive as his sister, he plans to marry for money. Once and for all, Ian must save Catherine even if it proves to be dangerous. Read to find out whether Ian will finally accept his strong affection for Catherine and discover that she's not like other women.

My Dearest father, I am in an uproar! On my way to the lovely dressmaker, some bandits had the nerve to steal my belongings, and even kill my poor guards. I cannot tell you exactly who were killed. You know I am not one to remember names well. My tent is absolutely empty, and the ones who hold me captive, by name of Melchior and Alexander are terribly rude. Although the former is somewhat charming. The latter is a complete savage! He took me on a horse without a saddle! They want ransom, father. Please give it to them. Your daughter, Ignacia

When Margaret Everard is asked to investigate the man she once loved for the murder of the Prime Minister, she knows he's innocent, until clues start to prove otherwise. ***** Years ago, Margaret Everard was engaged to be married to Cole Devitt, but a series of tragic events ruined it all. Now, ten years later, she's forced to infiltrate his life for reasons other than romance. Cole Devitt is the prime suspect to the murder of the Prime Minister and Margaret can hardly believe it. But as a member of a secret elite group of spies, she's given one difficult task: spy on him. Taking on the challege, Margaret has to fight old feelings buried in layers of pain of the past. But when she stumbles upon more clues, she realizes that the case she's working on is more complicated that it seems. As secrets of the past and their feelings start to unravel, Cole and Margaret have to learn how to trust again. However, one of them is bound to betray the other. Trigger warnings: abuse, violence, mental trauma, sexual assault, mental health illness

"They may see you as how you try to be, but what I see is what you try not to be." SHE IS A BASTARD... Maxine Theobald hid from the rest of society to protect her father's name. But as she grows tired of her role-playing games every year during the famous Theobald weekend parties, she starts to question how she has been living her life. She starts to wonder about the other part of her that she was deprived of--her mother and why she left her. A DISGUISE... Having finally found the courage to search for the one thing that she believes can help her understand her true nature, Maxine cuts her hair, puts on her breeches, and runs away from the only home she has ever known. She travels to the affluent town of Wickhurst and found herself employed as the valet of the famous rake Nicholas Everard, a game she will later find to be quite dangerous. SOMETHING DIFFERENT... Maxine set out into an adventure with none but one goal, yet found herself stumbling upon an unlikely find for the search of something else--romance. Still set in the fictional place of the Town, this fifth book in the Everard Family series follows one heroine who has chosen to defy the norm and her own fears in an attempt to understand her own nature, the first step to a discovery of not just about her lineage, but of love so unexpectedly, irritatingly and undeniably powerful. (This story is a standalone title in the Everard Family series.)