"Don't tell me the odds!" Lieutenant Commander Frevik Targon snarled. His commanding officer was trying to stop him from going out to find her. It wasn't going to happen. He was going to find her or die trying. "Frevik, don't be a goddamned idiot! I can't afford to lose two people!" "Dammit, Maneh! She's my responsibility. I sent her out there and I'll be...
Far below, the princess searched shelf after shelf, reading legends on spines of volumes, carefully unrolling scrolls. Histories and legends, faery tales and myths lay before her. To all these she gave passing glances, but had not the time to delve deep into their secrets. She made her way down the long hall, her fingers stopping now and again, pulling some...
This is not my scene. The name's Ailena Matronymics and I'm a member of the "Assistance for Hire" crew. If you've been paying attention then you know the deal: world ended, separated from family, found these people, yaddi yaddi yadda. Look, I'm just a gal from Brooklyn who don't give two craps about my family. I like these people so I'm happy to help out b...
(This is inspired, ever so loosely, on concepts in fantasy role-playing games. I firmly admit to and accept my inner geek. So here you have it... yet another vampire tale...) It was a dark and gloomy night. Actually, it was a dark and gloomy dungeon, and Sinclair was tired of dark and gloomy dungeons. As a cleric, it was her job to hunt down the less-than-...
Sarah was not in a good mood. She'd been forced to stay home and watch her baby brother, only to have him kidnapped by a goblin king, which was a situation so bizarre that Sarah was dealing with it by simply ignoring it's inherent weirdness. She'd just achieved her first minor victory in the labyrinth. At first it had seemed impossible, with a never-ending...
A huge thank you to my editor Tex Beethoven for another amazing job and collaboration, thank you Tex you rock!!! Book 1 Chapter 25 Monday morning saw Lily and Dante repeating their drill from the previous Monday of waking up early and loading the truck to head to the compound and unload it before beginning their Pack duties. It was scheduled to be a stand...
The rain started, just as I closed the car door. Grrr.. Why couldn't it wait another 20 minutes! Now my hair will be ruined... I thought of calling and rescheduling, but I didn't know when he would be back in town. I had to make the best of it, and go... besides the curiosity was driving me out of my mind. Jeff... Tall, handsome, successful...and teasing...
It was Summer five years ago - early August. We headed off on our first holiday abroad together, my wife Karen and I. We'd been married four years, heading on for five. We had met in our first year at university and fell head over heels in love. Karen was - and is - a beautiful woman; petite and slim with stunning cornflower blue eyes and a cascade of rich b...
Limaq stiffened imperceptibly, fingers closing on the pommel of his sword. His eyes narrowed on the dark depths of the corridor leading from their post at the door to the Queen's garden. Despite his relaxed stance he remained fully alert, watching between the moonbeams that cut into the darkness at each window leading back to the Star Chamber. One corner of...
It was after hours at the University's student athletic facility. The facility staff had forgot to lock the front doors. Gail and Brian could see that the hallway lighting had been turned off. "We could come back tomorrow, are you sure you want to do this now?" Brian asked with trepidation. "You said that the new dance lab was really cool, and I want to se...