Paige Frey left her Montana homestead after graduation with the intention of never returning home; not for weekends, holidays, weddings...or funerals. When news of her mobster step-father’s death reaches all the way to the big apple, Paige's first reaction is a resounding good-riddance to both Giovanni Denmari and her sizable inheritance...Paige Frey left her Montana homestead after graduation with the intention of never returning home; not for weekends, holidays, weddings...or funerals. When news of her mobster step-father’s death reaches all the way to the big apple, Paige's first reaction is a resounding good-riddance to both Giovanni Denmari and her sizable inheritance. Only the sage advice of her roommate Erik convinces her to return home to claim what's hers.But if she thought returning to Montana would mean a simple weekend trip, she was dead wrong. Family dysfunction, ex-boyfriends, Erik's bizarre behavior and probate quickly turn her mountain retreat into a madhouse.

This is a short story about a girl named Teagon who faces some difficulties when she moves in with her mother after years of being separated, living with her father. This story is not yet finished, and I will decide whether or not to finish it depending on what people think of it after they've read it. The meaning of the cover will be revealed if I choose to continue the story.DARK HOLLOW CREEK/RETURN TO DARK HOLLOW CREEKThe surprising twists of the story come alive when a bus load of strangers are stranded in a snow storm and take lodge in an abandoned inn. While there, their lives begin to unravel as the storms moves on. The strangers intertwine with their own problems touching the lives of the others which create a surprising finish in their snowbound prison. Finally, they are set free and are on their way to go on with their lives. But, they have made a vow to each other to return to Dark Hollow in ten years for a reunion. FALSE WITNESSA judge picks up a prostitute hitchhiking in Mississippi. He had killed his wife and has her in the trunk of the car. He hires the prostitute to be a false witness to cover up his wife’s murder. The judge has everything worked out with his money and influence. All the prostitute has do is lie. Will it work? He seems to think so. What about you? All she has to do is just lie.DOUBLE TROUBLEWhen Tommy has an affair with another woman and she ends up pregnant, his wife Kimberly is haunted by his infidelity which later on leads to divorce. Revenge may seem sweet at times, but it can be bitter. When Tommy finds out that Kimberly is going to inherit some big money, he doesn’t want a share he wants it all. He then creates a plan to have her stalked, scared and murdered if that what it takes. He hires a set of twins to get the job done. (Double Trouble), do I need to say anymore. In the end, you will find an impressive conclusion which may be rewarding.ON THE CORNER OF PERRY STREETOn the Corner of Perry Street is a little different type of story. On the corner of Perry Street is a bus stop. Throughout the story, all different kinds of people catch the bus there. The bus stop is the only one in town and it is headed out of town. The bus riders who come that way have a lot to say as they wait for the bus.BRIDGE OVER MCKINLEY COUNTY RIVERA young couple and a child’s life are determined on the McKinley Bridge. Their lives will be changed forever by a man with a jealous rage and a lot of anger in his heart. Lives are turned around and changed forever through an incident that just happened. We all have done wrong. We all pay for our wrongs, but it is sad to say innocent players will suffer. Whether we know or believe it, our lives touch the lives of others sometimes without us knowing it.

A college football quarterback on his way back to class stumbles upon his zombie classmate feasting on their dead professor and realizes that the world as he knew it has been completely destroyed.A college football quarterback on his way back to class stumbles upon his zombie classmate feasting on their dead professor and realizes that the world as he knew it has been completely destroyed.Zack Holloway's scared. He's confused, he's disoriented. He asks himself what's going on. But he doesn't know. It's not like anyone's alive to tell him anyway. Just a short trip to the bathroom, a welcome break from the geology class that puts him to sleep and his world is turned upside down. He sees things that defy explanation: His classmate eating his professor, his professor getting up, shrugging off fatal injuries and coming for him.Zack knows he must get out of this nightmare. But when he's inadvertently trapped in the faculty building by a fellow survivor, he soon discovers that the living may be even more dangerous than the monstrous undead.

Mathew and the others have a lot to deal with already: they are making their approach to the sun and there’s an underflow of dissent: what they need least of all is a parasite that makes them recklessIn a desperate measure to add excitement to Sam’s boring and crumbling marriage, he arranges an exotic sailing adventure, but it’s more than he bargained for when he and his family are abducted in the Gulf of Mexico, forcing them to endure a nightmare to escape their fate awaiting them in a foreign land.

Sutherland Saga Part 4. When Patience Walker is kidnapped on a cold winter’s night, her life is changed forever. Having met her on that very day, college professor Brandt MacCauley takes on the challenge of finding her. Spanning fifteen years, his quest will not only change both of their lives, it will ultimately alter both the Earldom of Winston and the course of history.Set against the backdrop of world-changing events of the twentieth century, the Sutherland Saga consists of a sequence of four novels, each of which chronicles one generation of the Earldom of Winston. In Finding Patience, Part 4 of the series, Patience Walker is a college student with a bright future who is kidnapped and forced to perform a heinous crime. But Patience somehow outwits her captors, and in the process she disappears. A recent acquaintance, Scotsman Brandt MacCauley takes up the challenge of finding her, and over the course of the succeeding fifteen years he goes to extraordinary lengths to locate her. Unfortunately, although Patience initially eludes her captors, they will never give up, searching for her to every corner of the globe. And ultimately, the quest to find Patience will lead to murder, mayhem, and world-changing events. But will Patience’s disappearance ever by avenged, and even more importantly, will she ever be found? In a surprise ending to the Sutherland Saga, finding Patience will for Brandt MacCauley become the quest that will change the Earldom of Winston forever.

"The Blanket of Blessings" is loosely based on the author's great Aunt Angie who came across the country in a covered wagon, lived with the Indians, and moved on to California in the late 1800's. Angie lived to the age of 103 and had plenty of stories to tell. "The Blanket of Blessings" is based on just one of them. This is the first of three books in "The Blanket of Blessings Series".Hey there, potential fanboy/fangirl! If you're here looking for a story with exciting butt-kicking, hilarious dialogue, and mind-blowing special effects, let me assure you that you haven't strayed too far. Stay a while and see what I have to offer? It's free! So what is -Superkid- about anyway? Is it a paranormal romance about an undead hot guy who has a thing for a sulky and homely teenage girl? Nope. Is it about a teen wizard whose destiny is to vanquish an evil sorcerer with a scary name? Wrong again. Is it a book about a young boy with superpowers who fights an oddball assortment of villains, written by a geek who has nothing better to do with his life? Well, if you're going to put it that way! Meet Aaron Purn, AKA Superkid, the fearless kid. Join him as he takes on Doctor Red, a mad scientist; the Black Belt, a master martial artist; the Vampire, a woman with a deadly touch; and the giant spider, a, uh... giant spider... in a battle for truth, justice, and all things laugh out loud. So move over, Batman! Look out, Spiderman! And put some pants on, Captain Underpants! There's a new hero in town!

New York's subway is home to many horrors and infestations. But none like this. A mad, ancient thing that cares only about feeding and spreading chaos. One subway worker has made the awful mistake of listening to it.The human race is dwindling. Its grandeur all but forgotten. A majority of the great strides made in philosophy, art, technology, and science lay buried in the rubble of the past. Forgotten. Still some cruel spark of humanity remained, undaunted, determined to survive. For the first time in generations, and in secret men and women will be hurled to the stars. To where, and what does it mean to be human? Author's note: Hey all, Just wanted you, the reader, to know that this story has been revised as 04/15/13. This has been done to correct mistakes which were missed in earlier "printings."Thank you, and I hope you enjoy.

A romantic alien first contact and encounter set in Paris, the city of loveIt was not like looking for a needle in a hay-stack. It was like feeling for a needle in a hay barn wearing gloves and a blindfold, that’s what Steven told me. He was talking about the Search for Extra Terrestrial Life, an impossible pursuit until two aliens, yes two, landed in Paris. A young police woman is seconded toA short but amusing tale of an alien visit to our world. Shows up our politicians for what they are. Five star review by Ricardo on Amazon. A short story, stylised and tongue-in-cheek... Five star review by J C M on GoodReads. It wasn’t like looking for a needle in a hay-stack. It was like feeling for a needle in a hay barn wearing gloves and a blindfold – that’s what Steven told me. He was talking about the Search for Extra Terrestrial Life, an impossible pursuit until two aliens, yes two, landed in Paris. When a young police woman is seconded to Paris and the French metropolitan police, she thought she faced 6 months of gauloises and anti-anglo-saxon humour. In fact, she lived the greatest adventure of her life, when Aliens land in Paris. This is an alien romance story, that should appeal to those who enjoy tales of: Alien Encounters First Contact Alien Abduction, and... Falling in love with an Alien! Why not? This novel is also based in real life and a Google Map exists of all the locations within this novel, so it is possible to undertake a walking tour of this story. Read more here: https://www.sally-ann-melia.com/aliens-paris-google-map/ This is a story written for mobile or kindle It is short story. However... It is perfect for a 10-minute commute or a quiet moment. Lose yourself in the adventure and romance of Aliens in Paris and, ................................................ discover a new voice in Science Fiction Sally Ann Melia.

Jay Jacob is a high level professional manager for a top company. However, in Jay’s private he is not so well mannered. Things turn drastically wrong when party animal Jay mixes a lethal cocktail of alcohol, women and suicide attempts that forces him out of the frying pan and into the fire. Accidently killing a girl Jay's mental state is corrupted.Jay Jacob is a high level professional manager for a top company. However, in Jay’s private he is not so well mannered. Things turn drastically wrong when party animal Jay mixes a lethal cocktail of alcohol, women and suicide attempts that forces him out of the frying pan and into the fire. Accidently killing a girl Jay's mental state is corrupted.Hiding a dead body isn't easy, as Jay quickly discovers. It takes a genius to cover all the tracks and Jay is no genius.About the AuthorGareth Parker - educated at a military boarding school, always telling stories and with a proved vivid imagination finally decided to put pen to paper to create thrilling short stories for eBook readers. Parker - now enjoying the Welsh life in Cardiff works for a blue-chip company, even though he's always on the go spends his spare time enduring creativity for others to enjoy.

This is a short story of a 5 year old boy, while on a passenger liner, finds himself in the middle of an adult war. This leads to an extraordinary encounter with an alien species.Larco and Poo Poo have called a meeting of Snub Nubbins, and some attend. They soon realise there is a Wizard in their midst, the Wizard has great knowledge, and speaks of teaching and schools. Larco becomes a member of the new grand council. In the great move from the jungle back to the city of Snub Nubbin, Larco discovers an emotion, and he's confused, but he likes it.

What happens when the Gods get together over coffee? Hilarity, that's what. It's not easy walking among mortals, but it's even rougher having to spend an eternity with people you just can't stand. Short story.Finding the power of sound is Rebekah's final journey on her life path and it is revealed with clarity and magic in the realms beyond earth.

A small collection of my earliest work that centers around personal experiences and the experiences of those around me.If you enjoy this collection, please feel free to download my new collection, due for publication on the 24th December. Thank you!It’s raining in Port Isabel and everyone’s indoors except Larry Monkey, a brilliant young chimp deeply troubled by the past. He wanders the winding laneways of the old stone town to be alone. And it’s a good thing, because trouble’s brewing and he might be the only one able to stop it. Flossy Fairweather, a remarkable girl with courage beyond her years, has seen something lurking in the shadows too and goes to investigate, sword in hand. It could be a trap and if the pirates are back they’ll want revenge. But Flossy’s not afraid because she’s amongst friends, mostly anyway.By the end of the next ice age, all that remains of the once great, world-spanning human civilisation are myths and ancient, inexplicable artefacts lying at the feet of melting glaciers. Thanks to the red-hot Heat Tree reefs that keep the ice at bay, the lands above the Gulf of Mexico are some of the few places still warm enough to support life. On the western shores of the Gulf is Port Isabel, a town conceived and built by owls who mysteriously vanished hundreds of years before without even bothering to say goodbye. The animals that live there are industrious, peaceful and vegetarian; except for those that aren't, which is where all the trouble starts.Mark Douglas Stafford is an award winning writer living in Sydney, Australia. His novels, fables and short stories are adored by children and adults alike.

Egan Bagley is a talented clockmaker who is about to create one of the most magnificent clocks the country has ever set its eyes on, but after a visit from a gypsy selling him a bewitched bead, things are about to turn peculiar.Egan Bagley is a talented clockmaker who is about to create one of the most magnificent clocks the country has ever set its eyes on, but after a visit from a gypsy selling him a bewitched bead, things are about to turn peculiar. With the magical powers of the four faced clock, the little gnome of a man plays havoc with time and is about to become one of the richest men in the city with upsetting consequences.

Adam Upton and Thomas "Lee" Harvey are plotting the next big school massacre at their New Hampshire high school. Nicole Janicek, who knew Adam in elementary school, tries to reconnect with the damaged teen at the start of their senior year. But will Nicole’s attempt to befriend the would-be killer disrupt the plot and turn Adam’s life around before the clock strikes 12:14?Adam Upton and Thomas "Lee" Harvey are plotting the next big school massacre at their New Hampshire high school. Nicole Janicek, who knew Adam in elementary school, tries to reconnect with the damaged teen at the start of their senior year. She risks her life and reputation to save the lives of her schoolmates, including the ones who question her sanity and taunt her for hanging out with “trailer trash.” But will Nicole’s attempt to befriend the would-be killer disrupt the plot and turn Adam’s life around before the clock strikes 12:14? HALF OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THIS BOOK WILL BE DONATED TO THE NEWTOWN MEMORIAL FUND. For more information, visit https://newtownmemorialfund.org/

A psychiatrist visits a patient in a public housing neighborhood, while series of strange phenomena are taking place.What do you get when you combine a no-nonsense federal agent, a high-profile murder and a demon turf war? Special Agent Kessa St. James is about to find out.Kessa’s life takes an unexpected twist when the FBI sends her to Gig Harbor, Washington. Her orders are to keep the media off the case and assist profiler Danny Harmon. She just wants to find the senator’s killer and go home. She doesn’t expect that elements from her past would become central to the investigation, nor did she ever dream she’d wield magic. Will Kessa set logic aside and rise to her role as Adept of the Ancients, or will the demons win the war and take the world?“Rising hooked me from the beginning and I had to keep reading. The setting and the characters made me want to stick around and live in their world. This is the reason that I read, to immerse myself in an alternate reality for a bit. Shanan Winters delivers that experience in her debut novel.” – Hillary Norton, Amazon Reviewer     “The strong female protagonist in Rising coming to discover hidden strengths all while learning to be vulnerable is completely relatable. Completely badass.” – Abby Fischer-Hess, Writer & Journalist

A short story by a guy who wrote a story about himself trying to write a story.Jessica and her friends Tim, John and Susan were fascinated with the famous Lizzie Borden hatchet murders that took place in 1892 at Fall River, Massachusetts. They would have liked to have met Lizzie in person but she died in 1927 in her hometown Fall River, Massachusetts. Jessica and her friends only lived about fifty miles from the Borden's house but never paid a visit. John had this crazy idea they would all spend the night in the Borden's house and try to conjure up Lizzie Borden's ghost and try to communicate with her and find out the real truth if she really killed her father and step mother. Tim being the rich one of the bunch called the owner on the telephone to see if he and his friends could rent out the Borden's house for the weekend and the owner agreed. The others met Tim at his house and brought along some ghost hunting equipment and a ouija board in hopes of communicating with the ghost of Lizzie Borden. Everyone piled into Tim's Bentley and headed to Fall River, Massachusetts with excitement on their faces. As they were traveling down the highway Susan said “After this is all over and we get concrete proof of the killer's identity I'm going to write a book of our experiences at the Borden's house and I'll bet we'll sell a million copies.” “Dream on girl,” chimed in John laughing under his breath. Jessica said “John lay off, if that's her dream let her have it.” “Okay! Okay!” replied John.

Ernest and Bo Dean are wood working geniuses who embark on their latest next big wood project. With a backwoods approach to life and the simpler life, they take you on their latest effort to stay known as the Michelangelos of their craft.Ernest and Bo Dean are wood working geniuses who embark on their latest next big wood project. With a backwoods approach to life and the simpler life, they take you on their latest effort to stay known as the Michelangelos of their craft.This is a story told in the vernacular of the hills people, offering a unique approach of being witness to life changing, historical events in their lifetime.

Mourning the death of his wife, John Corwin now needs help pulling himself out of the depths of his darkness. While he is dealing with multiple issues, a new darkness stalks him. This new evil forces John to go deeper into the Mist than he ever intentioned. It also brings him back into contacty with an old girlfriend who just might hold the key to mending his broken heart.Lucessa, Doella’s daughter, is obsessed by her scientific work, so much so her family worry about her preoccupation and lack of social graces. They ask their matriarch Doella to intervene and she agrees to take her Varan to meet her family. Doella of course knows what her daughter is struggling to achieve, and why, and why it is for her to find. The wondrous Black Ship, freed from time and space, takes them to Varan and Doella’s family. Here she sees why the Varan rejects her mother and family, The Varan race have followed similar inflexible patterns for many millennia. This is different from her home planet Astras, where no one sees one race as superior. Lucessa meets, the poet Ralse, someone at first glance so unlike her, for on Astras there is little time for art. They find love as she tells him why she must complete her dreams…

Earth Kid Hero is a youthful sci-fi adventure about Tyler Parker, a brilliant six-year-old boy with undiscovered powers. Tyler has an unexpected run in with a strange boy. Tyler learns he has special abilities that are needed by planet on the other side of the galaxy. Tyler goes on an exciting journey with the alien boy to save a planet and realize his destiny as a hero.Earth Kid Hero book series chronicles the adventures of a young earth boy named Tyler Parker. Tyler is asked by an alien boy named Ethan to accept a serious mission which will project him across the galaxy to a distant star. The quest is not all fun and games as he and his crew become runners in an effort to escape the robot ship chasing them. Tyler has a hunger for adventure but an aversion to risk. He makes his way through a maze of obstacles during his journey with untapped bravery. After reading several books with my oldest son, including Harry Potter, How to Train Your Dragon and more, I thought it would be a novel idea to develop my series of children’s alien books. The first book begins on earth and ends with a cliff hanger on the way to planet Ganrea.