John sprawled on the bed, his chest heaving as he panted to get his breath back. He gazed wide-eyed at the stars through the clear-crystal dome, admiring the beautiful sweep of bright starlight that shone down on the trio in the Observatory. The Invictus was in high orbit around New Eden in the Procyon system, located right in the heart of the Core Worlds, s...
The hot water in the shower splashed over Holly's tan body. Her eyes were sudsy as she scrubbed her short golden hair under the shower head. Soap suds slipped slowly, seductively down her 19-year-old's torso. Rising steam formed indistinct shapes around her. The only sound was the splashing of water onto the tiles at her feet. Then, there was a voice. "Don'...
Dez was happy with all the pussy and ass he was getting, but he missed a girl of his own. Deep down, he longed to have a woman by his side, an intelligent, but cool woman to make his wife, that he could share his life with. He had Trish, Angela and a lot of girls. But they didn't belong to him completely and they had an independent streak. He also did not wa...
*John! What happened?!* Edraele cried out to him, sounding frantic with worry. *I heard everything until you fell asleep, but then I could feel our connection being blocked!* John had lurched upright in bed, and he took a deep shuddering breath to calm his frantic heart rate. Sakura was clinging to him and quaking like a leaf, and while Alyssa was more comp...
Chapter 1 - Hiking In My plan was to hike into a mountain wilderness area I knew and camp for two weeks. I'd planned to spend my, much needed, vacation relaxing and fishing at a lake high in the middle of the area. I knew no cell phones could reach me there and that the lake had been recently stocked with trout. They did the stocking by air using water tank...
150. Let's Party (Thursday morning) "Maximilian, I am Colonel Lucius Canyon, adjutant to Mister William Zabo. He wants you to know the final count for the wedding of Doctor and Mrs. Joseph Finch is 267 people. That will not create a problem for you, will it?" Maximilian's heart started to pound. Where in 'God's name' was he going to get everything needed f...
It was a cold night Cole said to himself as he walked home from work he should have brought his coat, but he stupidly thought that his jacket would be enough besides it was only a ten-minute walk to his boring old home, well it technical wasn't his it was his parent's home, well one of their homes it was a small two floor home simple upstairs, ground floor a...
Chapter 11: An Andalucian Welcome ***** On the bridge of the light cruiser Valiant, Lt. Commander Luke Ravencross looked out to the horizon, quickly monitoring the area where the sea met the sky. It was still early that morning, and their easterly course made it difficult at times to scan without getting a heavy dose of the sun. Still, it was imperative th...
This is my entry for the Annual Summer Lovin' contest.I hope you enjoy it! I was on a business trip in Virginia Beach in August just over two years ago. Normally this would have been a terrible time of year to visit. I expected the weather to be bloody hot, removing any pleasure from enjoying the beach. I'm of Scottish descent, born to immigrants from Green...
An older artist takes a young, inexperienced boy as her muse Chapter 1: Angelfire I suppose I would have crossed paths with Anastacia 'Angelfire' Kempston sooner or later the way things panned out. But seeing her picture in the local newspaper that fateful late spring day seemed to make it all the more special for me. Almost as if fate was taking a hand....