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The first Enniskillen story. As the unacknowledged bastard son of a Nadarin noble and a Paska slave, Jarael's skills as a warrior and his distinctive armor earned him the nickname of The Bear. With his troop of skilled mercenaries, he sought to earn himself a place in Enniskillen that none could take from him. When his nefarious sire tries to hire him to fetch an unwilling bride, Jarael's curiosity leads him to the lands of the Marquis of Farlathi, where he meets an uncommon Lady, and finds his destiny. 🄰🅅🄰🄸🄻🄰🄱🄻🄴 🄰🅃 books2read.com/u/mYDjJP

His mother named him Sinjin. ~ His father named him Death. Rumors have followed Sinjin De'Ath since his birth. When his father repudiated him and sent him to an orphanage, his mother's aunt and her best friend took him in and raised him as their own. After six years in the northern lands as a knight errant, he returns to the south where he grew up, hoping to find a life of peace and quiet. It's not long before he discovers that the rumors follow him still and to make matters worse, he's being blamed for his half brother's ill fortune. If that wasn't enough, a dark sorcerer is causing trouble with their rogue magic. Putting his longings aside, Sinjin sets out to investigate both mysteries. What he discovers is more than he could have guessed - and more than he could have hoped for. ⓐⓥⓐⓘⓛⓐⓑⓛⓔ ⓐⓣ books2read.com/u/mKXZeZ

As part of the Scarlet Ossuary, Niall did what seemed easiest - kept to himself and taught his students how to use their magic. Not until the keep is attacked and destroyed by the Silver Tower does he discover the true depravity of his group and their leader - the man who took him in as an orphan. Can Niall be redeemed or will he be forever tainted by his past? Epub is now available. PM me for details.

The completely rewritten (newer and MUCH improved) version is available here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/236056789-astronomicon-1

Summer, 1936. 14 year old Alex Dixon's life is one of idyllic adventure. His father owns a small aviation consultancy and the seasons air race events are getting under way. In a few years Alex hopes to be part of it all, flying his own machine against the great pilots of the world. In Europe, however, the storm-clouds of war are growing, and although no-one knows it yet, Britain will soon be pulled into the turmoil of the Second World War. For some, that titanic clash between nations will begin much earlier than anyone could have expected. Kidnap, treason and mortal peril descend suddenly upon Alex's life, and only his courage and wits will help him find his missing father, save his family, and uncover a plot to weaken Britain before the start of the next World War. First in the series of 'V for Victory' stories.

A collection of romance stories inspired by the music of Poets of the Fall. New stories will be added occasionally ~~New and improved cover by @StarryKnightDreams~~

A collection of Romantic short stories. They may be science fiction, adventure, fantasy - but they will always be about romance. See the Introduction for descriptions. New stories will be added occasionally. books2read.com/u/bQg0YZ

** WATTYS 2018 WINNER ** Big Tech meets Die Hard in this techno-thriller Kirkus Reviews calls "a clever, spirited tale with a brainy, nimble heroine at the helm." From IndieReader's 5-star (highest rating) review: "Bond weaves an entertaining tale filled with deceit, robots, Russians, and tech entrepreneurs that all combine to give the reader a reason to flip pages furiously to find out what might happen next." Deb Bollinger has no time for corporate training. Her company's top engineer at just twenty-seven, Deb has blocked off her day for the one project she truly cares about: the launch of Carebnb, an app that finds spare beds for the homeless. When she's told all employees must drop everything for some busywork exercise called Blackquest 40, it's an easy no. Trouble is, her bosses aren't really asking. Blackquest 40 is the mother of all corporate trainings. A near-impossible project to be completed in forty straight hours. No phones. No internet. Sleeping on cots. Nobody in, nobody out. Deb finds the whole setup creepy and authoritarian. When a Carebnb issue necessitates her leaving the office, she heads for the door. What's the worst that could happen? Armed commandos, HVAC-duct chases, a catastrophic master plan that gets darker by the hour - Blackquest 40 is a fresh take on the Die Hard formula, layering smart-drones and a modern heroine onto the classic action tale. Cover design and illustration by Ethan Scott.

Elizabeth Elliot has been through foster care for so long and 4 years ago,she was set free. Trying to piece her life back after the terrible luck experience with her foster homes,which will always be a part of her. Getting a shitty job at a club at night,trying to ward off men old enough to father her and putting herself through school on all her own. Her luck takes a turn on the day of her college graduation ceremony,meeting a man who seemed to hate everything around. Caleb Stone,owner of Stone industries. Having a long chain of industries to his name,a revolving door of women,having a strange case of mean disorder,but hey!the women love it. And when he is asked to speak at a college graduation,he makes a decision unlike any other he chooses to accept their invitation. On meeting her,the urge to have her as his is compelling... watch these two as they collide and sparks fly and something more...

The ancient and tragic journey of the vampire Vittoria de Luca Bonenfant as she so vividly recalls. The struggles of an immortality she deems to be forsaken by God. A Christian who is loath to see her faith wain. A vampire with the profound inability to take mortal life and allow the warmth of human blood to make florid her pallor skin so that she might not be, in her view, this grotesque and perfect vision of conscious death. A vampire at a loss as she wanders the grey twilight- » » With you I leave my confessions, as in those wretched wooden rooms. Do with it as you like; tell it to your one, or to many, or burn it with my rosary, which I surely have blasphemed. How long ago the mortal soul in me was lost, I do not know. How long ago since I said, "Take me," with such hatred in my eyes. "Take me now from this cruelty!" But non, He would not. I know He has left me, my God, my Savior, my Abandoner, turned His crystalline gaze from my ruin. But with nervous hands and nervous breath did I pray to Him still, my breast cracked asunder as I strained to hear Him. But lo, that I heard the cold laughter of the Morning Star, and was blinded by the Son of Dawn. I said the words, "I will not go with you, Devil," and the Devil, who became the serpent of my rosary, and like a strange stigmata, bit my praying palm, pressed my fingerstips to his pallid lids, as though he felt a pull at his heart like so many strings. I loath him and do unto him cruel things. I like to do it. Because it is I, alas, who had become the Devil in the end, a savage Devil with sweet, ruddy tears at the rending of mortal flesh. Now, I daresay, no earthly living thing binds me to gracious mortal empathy, that mortal beating heart in its miserable rhythm. I have not eyes for their mourning visage, nor ears for their desperate cries. No heart for them. No heart. No heart that He may never forgive. #1 Poetic Prose #1 Musing photo credit: Laura Makabresku

Reggie Biggs, urban poetess, accidentally gets herself an admirer when those cold autumn winds start to blow. (Urban literary short story) One of the winners of the Cuffin' Season contest 2018 sponsored by the Urban profile.

A collection of sci fi and fantasy short stories. Some are new, some I wrote years ago and finally got around to posting here.

In the midst of a string of bank robberies hitting the city, detective Alpha investigates a bizarre sexual assault case. Meanwhile the unkeyed Ability still remains a mystery, nobody knows where it came from or what it does. But hey, at least there's coffee.

He's searched for the right one for years...his patience growing thinner as each passing day goes by...the right one, the one he can sell the lie to, until it is too late for her... Bound is a story of a choice gone terribly, terribly wrong......... Complete as of March 20th, 2019. Please follow the tale into TWISTED, the new thriller by FireWoman74

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An #OpenNovellaContest (#ONC) Ambassador Pick! Eleanor and Lydia, book 1 Armed with knitting needles and a fantastic playlist, Eleanor and Lydia set off to solve The Mystery of Novak Manor. Eleanor Albright is a spritely ninety-year-old ex-detective with more than a few skeletons in her closet and a grim determination to keep them there by hiding from the world. Her great-granddaughter Lydia is twenty-two- years old and sorely misunderstood by the world. After all, just because a girl dresses in all black and listens to My Chemical Romance doesn't mean she lacks vision or hope. Well... maybe hope. When Lord Novak calls Eleanor from his castle in a tiny, beautiful Eastern European nation with a desperate plea for help, she agrees, with mixed emotions, to come out of retirement and she talks Lydia into serving as her assistant. Now the two women must find the truth about the fearsome ghost that's haunting Novak Manor before the "ghost" finds the legendary secret treasure with the power to bring the monarchy to its knees.

I joke with the people who read my prose that writing my erotic literary fiction is like baking lasagna. The plot and characterization and style are the meat, pasta, and cheese; the naughty bits are, of course, all sauce; and then I go and ruin everything by sneaking philosophical discourse, literary discussion, and other nonsense in there like broccoli bits. Well, this book is nothing but broccoli. If you're here, you must want broccoli. Bon appétit.

"Terrifying." "Brilliant." "Wow." "The Shaking is a unique story. Well defined characters with a good pace of the story." Seismic terror is about to strike... Maverick geologist Brian McLean was ridiculed when he warned London and south east England were at imminent risk of suffering a major earthquake. But when the unthinkable happens buildings collapse, power grids crash, transport is gridlocked, and high-tech life grinds to a shuddering halt. In the stunned aftermath courier Ryan Buckland journeys through a shattered city in a frantic search to be reunited with his family, Deputy Prime Minister Stuart Pullman sees the emergency as his chance to seize power, while nuclear engineer Alan Carter desperately tries to avert a far greater catastrophe. If he fails, destructive aftershocks will be the least of our problems... A homage to penny dreadful natural disaster trash fiction, The Shaking will rock you to your very core! A 103,000 word novel. Rated PG 16.

Schoolteacher Fiona is on a mission for grandpa - find a missing Zimbabwean artefact, the precious soapstone "Bird of the Gods". Conrad - dodgy archaeologist contracted to the stunning influencer Amanda aka #mandalove - has the same job. When Fiona and Conrad's paths cross, what was supposed to be a straightforward quest turns into a crazy race around the world. With antagonists popping up at every corner - from mountain tops to underground settings like Serbian caves, frozen Canadian crypts, and the silver mines of the old West, Fiona and Conrad have to work together to catch their bird. Mutual respect grows into something more intimate. But not everything is quite as it seems, and they had better watch their backs lest they too end up underground, this time permanently.

What happens when a literal Professor of Coolness begins to feel like he's losing his edge? ∆ Originally published as a hypertext story on Philome.la ∆ Updated with new images in March 2016. ∆ A Wattys 2016 visual story nominee.