This is the third mystery in the Marly Jackson series. I hope you enjoy the continuing adventures of Masrly and Finn! *** He was reed thin, older than God, nearly white all over, and had the bearing of a clan chieftain. Exceptionally tall Godfrey Montgomery's head was nearly at the crown molding I'd recently put into my office. "Let me get this straight,...
It would be over soon, Brent realized. After the wheel had come up on Red, when he'd bet on Black... oohhh! Again! He was losing chips hand over fist! There went his stimulus rebate check, and his mortgage payment...ouch! "I can turn it around..." he hissed, gripping the rim of the table expectantly, amidst the glitz and glitter of the casino floor. And th...
Alex Light. Intense light. As I came around, I was deeply disoriented. Almost like waking up in the middle of a REM cycle. Where am I? What day is it? Looking about, I realized I was strapped to some kind of bed in what appeared to be a medical facility. The room was nondescript and large enough for women, but the bed I lay in was obviously sized for...
**Hi everyone, thanks so much if you've read this far, it really means a lot. This is the final chapter in the current volume. The next volume to begin will be A Paladin's War. - Anti.** --------- 20.1: Plans --------- It was hours later when Shenla left Ossarom's tent. She stood outside for a moment and looked around. The world looked... different,...
I had met my Lenna, my wife of nearly fifteen years, years ago at school the following Monday after I had thrown a party at my parent's farm for a bunch of my buds because they were away. I had got a friend of my parents who worked for us to get me a couple of bottles of sour mash. My cousin Terry had gotten pissed eyed drunk, which for him at that age did...
[Notes - I refer to the heroine, Meda, as an Ethiopian as this is what the Romans would probably have called her. In actual fact she is from an area now found in modern Sudan. -Coruncanii is a fictional town.] -------------------- - A few miles away from a little village in East Africa, close to Meroe (Sudan) 1 AD - Meda peered through the long grass, k...
So, though I hope the story makes it clear, all characters are older than eighteen (one is actually thousands of years old; he's also imaginary). There are two scenes, one a first-time, one not. But a Big Dream Chapter 1. Sunlight, the Pacific variety, was always death for her. Maybe something to do with her name—but probably not. Late in the day, when h...
First the last few lines of part 5: 'This holiday was very enjoyable,' Madhu didi said, 'how I wish it could go on for ever.' 'It can, if you wish,' Amit replied. 'How?' Rashmi didi inquired. 'Shamit and I have already given it lot of thought,' Amit explained, 'Mohan and Abhi could give up their present jobs and shift to our city.' 'We could have sh...
A/N – My dear readers! Thank you to everyone who has emailed me with your praise, encouragement and ideas! I love you all dearly and you keep me writing whenever I feel like throwing my laptop away. It is because of you that I present in all its ten thousand word glory; PART SEVEN!! As always PLEASE rate, comment and email me! I love hearing from you guys an...
I'll start right out and say this much out of the gate. I don't date. Period, end of story. That is to say that I don't go on dates, blind dates, with strangers, as a way of seeking romance and physical intimacy. If I'm on a date with someone, it's because we're already together, and by together, I mean completely. So far, until recently, this has been a rel...