Take My Breath Away is the second book in the Southern Exposure Saga. Jason and Izzy's romance didn't end with their discovery in Forks, far from it. Not even their shocking discovery on the way home, or trying to cope with their implausible living arrangement can prepare them for the new menace that cruises into Boonsboro threatening everything.Jason chased Izzy across the country to save her from herself. After learning her change to a vampire was an act of compassion not thirst, Izzy and Jason face the long trip home. What awaits them in Boonsboro? Certainly the high school rumor mill has been in high gear. Will their friends accept them back? What about the school administration? Will they even be allowed to return school?Even after a shocking discovery on the way home, Jason's love for Izzy is steadfast. He knows, now more than ever, they are meant to be together. He has vowed to stand by her as she attempts to redefine herself without the anger.For Izzy, her existence has been turned upside-down. She is no longer filled with the hate that consumed her, but a gnawing emptiness has taken it's place. She and Jason are together, their love is all that matters, or is it? Except for Jason and Cathy, Izzy existed outside the high school social network, that was the point before, but now what? Separated from her kind there is a loneliness deep inside, and she can't help feel like she blew the one chance she had for a family. Will the Faulkners welcome her home? No doubt uncertainty and scrutiny await Jason and Izzy upon their return to Boonsboro, but there is also a new menace that threatens everything.You don't want to miss this exciting addition to the Southern Exposure Saga.

"I just had to believe we'd dealt a death blow of our own. 
 That today would be the beginning of the end..."* Ready for the explosive PENULTIMATE BOOK in The Gender Game series? (As we move toward the grand finale in Book 7: The Gender End).

Join Corbin Cobbs as he embarks on an unprecedented journey into thirty works of classic literature. In the process, he will interact with some of the most beloved and reviled characters ever created for the page or stage. It is an excursion of a lifetime, transpiring in the course of a single day that will change Corbin's perception of his world forever.Corbin Cobbs is a forty-three-year-old English teacher who is disenchanted with his mundane existence. In a span of fewer than fourteen hours, he will traverse the fields of his inner mind in order to discover the significance of his life. But he is a tormented soul, besieged by an illness that robs him of his consciousness at random times throughout the course of this day. It is in the midst Corbin’s “episodes” that he transfers himself into the pages of literature to interact with an assortment of the most beloved and reviled characters ever created for the page or stage. As the tale ticks by, with each chapter unfurling in linear time, Corbin learns about love and infidelity from the likes of Sir Lancelot, Hester Prynne, and Charles Bovary. He questions his valor and sacrifices during encounters with Hamlet, Henry Fleming, and Sydney Carton. He ponders the numbing effects of loneliness and manipulation through discourse shared with Frankenstein’s Monster, Grendel, and Iago. His mind transports him toward Chaucer’s medieval pilgrimage to Canterbury, and the tiered horrors of Dante’s Inferno. He will battle impulses of vengeance and the duality of his own nature by conversing with Captain Ahab, Mr. Kurtz, and Mr. Edward Hyde. What will become of Corbin as his life interweaves with the most memorable characters in the classic canon? The lessons he learns, of course, will endure for as long as the literature itself.

When Aria ends up in a coma after being attacked, Melody worries that she may never see her twin again. But inexplicably, Aria begins singing in a strange language, even while her brain activity remains flat-lined. The hospital staff discovers that Aria’s unique melodies are healing the other patients and it soon becomes apparent that Aria’s songs are capable of healing any disease on Earth.When Aria ends up in a coma after being attacked, Melody worries that she may never see her twin again. But inexplicably, Aria begins singing in a strange language, even while her brain activity remains flat-lined. The hospital staff discovers that Aria’s unique melodies are healing the other patients and it soon becomes apparent that Aria’s songs are capable of healing any disease on Earth. While Melody just wants her sister back, the medical community is on the verge of finding the Holy Grail of cures in Aria’s otherworldly tunes. Speculation runs rampant on the nature of consciousness and whether Aria is receiving guidance from a higher power on the other side of the veil. Can the medical community discover a way to emulate Aria’s melodic cures before she awakens? If so, the world we know could change forever as disease and illness become a thing of the past.

Druss, Captain of the Axe, was the stuff of legends. But even as the stories grew in the telling, Druss himself grew older. He turned his back on his own legend and retreated to a mountain lair to await his old enemy, death. Meanwhile, barbarian hordes were on the march. Nothing could stand in their way. Druss reluctantly agreed to come out of retirement. But could even Druss live up to his own legends?

The Black Velvet Mystery Keene, Carolyn 1999 Nancy and her friend are modeling in a local fashion show. Someone maliciously cuts a hole in the beautiful black velvet jacket Nancy's friend is wearing, and Nancy must solve the case.

A collection of 37 poems that invade the mind, slip into your dreams and give a taste of love, loss and the intricacies of life.(Short Story, just over 2,000 words) A war in the future. Heavy AI and self replicating machines.Personally, I think there could be a plot here. So ya never know, maybe this will be the one I go back to in a few years and mine it for a novel or six. As always, I would love to get feedback and constructive criticism of all types.

Bad breakups are never a good thing. Even if love is involved.Josh McIntyre has been avoiding his ex-girlfriend Annie for quite some time now. He’d left her, and their relationship on a sour note. Now thanks to their close friends and a wedding, he won’t be able to avoid her anymore because he was assigned a job by the groom.Bad breakups are never a good thing. Even if love is involved.Josh McIntyre has been avoiding his ex-girlfriend Annie for quite some time now. He’d left her, and their relationship on a sour note. Now thanks to their close friends and a wedding, he won’t be able to avoid her anymore because he was assigned a job by the groom.Annie Grimes owns the hometown bakery, Annie’s Place and she’s tasked with making the cake for her friend’s wedding. When she agrees, she decides to concoct a plan to get Josh’s attention.Will she get more than she’s bargained for and open old wounds by trying to trick her ex or does he really still love her?

Neen is a fairy living in a harsh polluted city. She has learned to adapt and survive. She is a talented thief and not shy with a gun.When her regular partner in crime, an assassin called Sliver, lands a job with a massive payout she accepts fearless of the risks.Find out exactly what Sliver has dragged her into and whether she will survive to enjoy her pay.Check out Shane's novel, ApocalypticaNeen is a fairy living in a harsh polluted city. She has learned to adapt and survive. She is a talented thief and not shy with a gun.When her regular partner in crime, an assassin called Sliver, lands a job with a massive payout she accepts fearless of the risks.Find out exactly what Sliver has dragged her into and whether she will survive to enjoy her money.First book in the Necrofairies series.Please also check out Shane's first full length novel, Apocalyptica - Rogue Memories.

Professional psychic Abby Cooper has invested in a fixer-upper, hoping to make a killing in the real estate market. But a killing of another kind puts her plans awry, as the ghost of a murdered woman and some troublesome poltergeists lead her into a mystery that stretches all the way back to World War II.  

'Dani's Shorts' is a collection of 500 word short stories based on the elements given in the Iron Writer Challenge. These 28 short stories show a range of Dani's favourite writing styles, including pair dialogues, internal thoughts and sardonic parodies.If you are 'up to the Challenge', then go to...https://theironwriter.com/'Dani's Shorts' is a collection of 500 word short stories based on the elements given in the Iron Writer Challenge. These 28 short stories show a range of Dani's favourite writing styles, including pair dialogues, internal thoughts and sardonic parodies.If you are 'up to the Challenge', then go to...https://theironwriter.com/"I hope you find the stories creative, serious, humorous, filled with pointless nonsense and poignant emotions. I hope you get angry, I hope you laugh, I hope you cry. I hope you share this work with everyone you know. Isn’t that what good writing is for?"B Y Rogers (The Iron Writer Challenge)

In this final book of the series, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Colorado secede from Canada and fighting begins. Shawn travels to New Orleans to learn more about the rebellion and is nearly killed as he investigates involvement by an American company seeking to profit from the war. Final efforts at peace are made as people choose between carbines and calumets.In this final book of the series, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Colorado secede from Canada and fighting begins. Shawn travels to New Orleans to learn more about the rebellion and is nearly killed as he investigates involvement by an American company seeking to profit from the war. As bombs fall outside Baton Rouge, President Jolliet calls a gathering, and final efforts at peace are made as people choose between carbines and calumets.

If you like this be sure to check out the full "Bell Watkins and The Mistrunners" book available on Amazon.com now for only 99 cents!When former MI6 agent turned archaeologist Dr Ava Curzon is engaged by American intelligence to track down an African militia claiming to hold the Ark of the Covenant, she is plunged into a world where nothing is what it seems.Her breakneck descent into the shadowy realm of dark biblical magic hurls her across continents and into the opaque worlds of the Knights Templar, freemasons, occultists, and extremist neo-Nazis, pushing her mentally and physically to the limits.As the plot twists and turns across the centuries, she requires all her skills to solve a trail of ancient clues leading her inexorably towards a terrifying ritual. Taking centre stage, she faces the ultimate battle against an age-old evil she must stop at all costs.Dr Ava Curzon is Lara Croft meets Evelyn Salt – the first real challenger to Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon.

Here's my second volume of reasoned rants. I call it I, Society because many of the short essays are the result of my concept of socio-psychology - that the social and psychological are often mixed. The idea has led to some interesting, if off-beat takes on life, society and you. Enjoy. And if not, maybe you’re part of my concept of psycho-sociology.It is 2012. A new year, and a new era of counter-terrorism. Magnet Securities, the largest private security firm in America, leads the fight against rising domestic terror groups in the country. But do their methods make them better than the very people they hunt?Project 6 is an interactive short story. Take on the role of agent 6, a Magnet Securities operative ordered to take out terrorists who have stormed LAX. Mission discretion is yours alone. How the mission proceeds, and how it ends, is up to you.Requires Amazon Kindle or Mobi for reader input to work.

From the second collection of 17 stories in My Other Shorts & Formal Tales. A Sunday country market is livened up by a gate-crashing, old lady. A fiercely independent migrant, Polish WW2 survivor from out of town. She wants to set up to sell a range of memorabilia, home cooking and sweets. Immediately charming the regular stall-holders with stories and skills. She has other skills; unrevealed.A story from the second collection of 17 stories in My Other Shorts & Formal Tales. The Sunday country market stalls are livened up by the gate crashing of an out-of-towner. The aged old lady, a Polish migrant and surviving veteran of WW2, wants to set up her own stall to sell a wide range of Polish memorabilia, bric-a-brac, home cooking and home made sweets. She immediately charms the other regular stall holders with her wonderful cooking, skills and many stories. She has other skills, unrevealed.

An intriguing collection of short stories and poetry. An amusing and ironic way of looking at life.Kyle Ameus Waterbey is afflicted with a hideous illness. He would do anything to be rid of it. Anything.Kyle suffers from neurofibromatosis, a crippling disease most famously associated with the Elephant Man. When a shady medical practitioner offers Kyle a chance to cast off his deformed appearance forever, he accepts without a second thought. But does Kyle truly understand what this new treatment will cost him?This story has won a Phobos Award and the Vera Hinckley Mayhew Award.

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. However, even the most reluctant of heroes sometimes need a little help to make their dreams come true. This is the story of a small dog, the color of warm chocolate with four white paws that look as if he is wearing mismatched socks. His wish to find someone to love him comes true under rather extraordinary circumstances with help from an unusual ally.Mark Rollins has sold the technology company he founded to a large multinational corporation. The transaction left him with more money than he can ever spend, a large empty office building, and far too much time on his hands. He repurposed the building into an exclusive fitness club for socially elite, wealthy women of Nashville, Tennessee. Against the backdrop of daily life in the fitness club, sixty-six year old Rollins becomes a father figure to club members who turn to him when they have a problem. When a club member's husband is reported missing from his upscale Nashville home in the old-moneyed community of Belle Meade, Rollins sets out to solve the mystery exposing himself and his family to unexpected danger from organized criminal enterprises. Rollins, with the aid of his loyal team of computer experts, uses his money and friends in high places to unravel the mystery and protect those close to him.

This collection contains fifteen short stories in a variety of genres, including science fiction, crime, and horror.Conflict: A woman becomes possessed by the ancestors of those murdered to obtain the diamond for her wedding ring.Marvin's Dead: A woman mourns the man she loves.Jahannam: A young man pays a ransom for his kidnapped father, and waits at the morgue for news.Font of Youth: A man discovers immortality, alone.Four Degrees Above Freezing: A detective questions a man who found a chilled corpse.Fallstaff: Sir John is the King's man.Check Out: A former killer-for-hire hides out after being unable to fulfill a contract.Fainting Game: A man becomes obsessed tracking the deaths of several young boys.Murder on Holiday: While on holiday, a serial-killer's activities lead to the birth of Jack The Ripper's myth.A Life In Porn: A man records and relives little moments with the women in his life.Betty Page Is Dead: A young GI falls in love with a pinup picture.DID Have: Four personalities in the same body reflect on the death of the fifth.Spirit: A NASA probe finds love. And note I didn't go for the obvious 'willing' joke.PWI: An astronaut fights with his ship's computer about his habit of getting drunk while piloting.Baby Back: A pregnancy re-kindles a failing relationship.Cockfight: A rooster, irresistible to hens and humans alike, upsets the pecking order.

A short story about a man and his curious young son living in the wild.Introducing Miss Lizzie Borden of Fall River, Massachusetts, a most excellent girl detective and the most remarkable young woman ever to take on the criminal underworld. Many years before her infamous arrest and trial for the murders of her father and stepmother, Lizzie Borden pursued a career as a private consulting detective as chronicled in this clever and imaginative series of short stories. Join Lizzie as she matches wits with the Agitated Elocutionist in this wry tale of mystery set in a Victorian New England mill town. When Mrs. Arbuthnot, the Agitated Elocutionist of Fall River, reports the disappearance of her coveted Star of Swansea, Lizzie Borden the Girl Detective enters into a maze of secrets, lies and tongue twisters. Together with her loyal cousin Sarah Borden, Lizzie explores Fall River's dark side. You have met Lizzie Borden before, but never like this!

Enrich any bible study, youth group or sermon with this series of dramatic adaptations featuring the bad girls and bad boys of the Bible sure to promote discussion, thought and spiritual reflection.Enrich any bible study, youth group or sermon with this series of dramatic adaptations featuring the bad girls and bad boys of the Bible sure to promote discussion, thought and spiritual reflection. Using a creative mix of humor and very real emotions, these fresh retellings of familiar stories offer new perspectives, different settings and modern language making the stories easier to relate to for church audiences of all ages. Told through diary entries, the evening news, interviews, email exchanges and more! A few are even drama-ready for aspiring thespians to act out during services or youth groups. Discussion questions accompany each text to dive deep into the Scripture. Whether you’re looking to enliven your services or get your youth more involved or just foster a discussion, these adaptations have something for everyone! Includes: Delilah & Samson, Pilate, Jacob, Eve, Cain, Mary and Judas

Adrian the mermaid is on a quest for love... and eventually vengeance. But mostly love. In this twisted fairy tale wrought with irony, it presents a more realistic ending to the conventional love story, albeit that it gets there along the most absurd path possible. This also ties into the Twisted Fairy Tales universe that has ruined so many childhoods thus far.Not recommended for children.In the days leading up to "Mother Goose: an Empire Falls" we find a sordid love story between Adrian, a ferocious mermaid adapted to living in the depths of the ocean, and Captain Rehab, a man with a grisly past. Their ongoing game of Cat and Mouse has been carrying on for years until it culminates in an Arctic show down. Not a story recommended for children, this tale will lampoon your childhood favorites along with cameos from literary greats. It also ties into the story of Mother Goose and explains how Goldilocks convinced the sea people to come to her aid. If you delight in absurd humor with cyclical plots and narrations that go out of their way to obliterate the fourth wall, this is the story for you.