A week ago... Siobhan barreled out of the house, leaving the front door open. She held her arm where her stepdad had yanked on it. That had hurt! After a block the auburn haired girl rounded a corner and leaned back against a fence, breathing heavily and holding back tears. Her stepdad's attitude toward her was getting worse, and she was afraid he'd do som...
Prologue I've been wanting to do a fun romance story for a while, but wasn't inclined to go into the tropes and cliches I see all too often in both Harlequin novels and erotica. Not that there's anything wrong with said tropes and cliches because I will admit I have some guilty pleasure from certain ones, and I know I'm not alone in this. But if this is not...
After 20 years since I had become a Teacher I was once more feeling that my career choice was worthwhile. I have spent the past fifteen years since my recovery wondering if I had made a wise choice, of sticking it out when my heart was wanting to give it all up and let me slink off into the underbrush of life, never to be seen again. This anticipation of thi...
I asked a girl out last night. What I really said was "would you care to go for a walk when you're through here?" She was counting down the till in the little pizza place I'd found in my hungry loneliness... We had talked a bit while I ate, & she was oh so polite, smiling coyly sometimes as she walked by. I'd been seated close to the till, which made it...
Note: CH, this is one third you... one third will... and one third imagination. To my readers, thank you for sticking with me. Part three will follow shortly. As always this story is not to be reproduced without my permission. Phoenix stood in front of the mirror, and tried to regain her composure. She took stock of the situation as she gazed at her reflect...
9. The Dark Labyrinth Evelyn shivered a little. She found herself standing naked, her staff in hand, on a broken sheet of granite at the apex of a dreary mountain pass. Looking behind, she saw a long, rocky climb she was happy not to have made. Ahead of her lay a large valley swathed in a grey fog. The path at her feet wound down the slope in front of her...
**Author's Note: This is a 2 part story. This is Part 1. Part 2 will be posted right after Mark of the Incubus Ch. 08. ***** Miranda Love stumbled through the mist in her glittering green silk dress, wilted wild flowers caught in her dark locks, her heart pounding so hard she thought it would explode out of her chest. The adrenaline from her terror was all...
All characters are 18 years or older. Sorry for the delay. This piece took a little longer to weave together. It was a lot of fun writing and I hope you enjoy it. ***** Warren Harrower: Arch Mage and Former Primarch of the Family Loki Sutekh: Trickster Deity and Red Player Nick Shaw: Founder and CEO of Numenor Technology [Iron Rain] Louis: Archaeologis...
Lucian continued to walk back to his home. The night was quiet and peaceful. Lucian smiled to himself, his conquest of Seraphima had been successful. Lucian began to hum happily as he entered the dungeon of his family's ancestral home. "Time for some hard earned rest..." The next morning Seraphima woke up to the bright noon sun. She stretched contentedly an...
Just as quickly as the Christmas break had come, it was already over, which meant both cheerleading and choir were also over. It was a new semester; everyone had new classes and different teachers, and the dreadful prospect of homework was just around the corner. But most importantly, Kaylee's play practice was now in full swing. Casting had begun for A Mid...