Ryan was in his office when he got the call. When he saw Crystal's name on the caller ID, he got a tingling sensation on the back of his neck. "What's wrong, Crystal?" he asked before she could say anything. He could tell she was crying and felt his chest tighten. "Is it Dani?" Ryan prompted, already feeling the first tentacles of fear. "Yes... she ....
The forecast wasn't good. If fact, it was bad enough that I left three hours for a two hour trip. It had been snowing for only an hour before I left the house, but the roads were already coated and the plows were having a hard time keeping up. I had hopes of outrunning the storm while I drove east, but that thought was quickly evaporating as I made my way at...
Just returning from my second and last tour of duty in the middle east I retrieved my bike from storage and started the two state ride home. The first day went well, and I stopped for the night as darkness came and got a room at Holiday Inn™. Taking a quick shower to rinse away the road then heading across the street to upscale looking bar to catch dinner an...
Livinia ran her palms down her thighs nervously as she rushed towards the Court of the Sun. It had been four days since she had seen Belcarm and she was running terribly late. She had sent him a letter the day before to confirm that she would still be meeting him, but she hadn't foreseen that her business at Mount Hyjall would run so late. She hadn't gotten...
This is a rewrite of 'Vegas', combining both Books. While maintaining the theme, it offers a completely different and fresh take for the main characters. Grateful thanks go to the best editor in the world – thesoundandfury - not only for his editing, but also for the constant encouragement, suggestions, and for helping me to become a better writer. C...
As the curtains opened, and the sunshine streamed in through the windows, Sir Richard Deveres started to stir, wakening slowly from his deep sleep. He lay quietly, smiling softly, thinking to himself “Of course, it is Sunday, Serene is here for her weekly treatment.” Serene was Reggie’s (as his friends knew him) submissive, who lived at the great hall with...
Note: Once I stayed in a hotel that had a Mary Kay convention. There were women all around which is normally a man's dream. This story involves married people messing around so if that is not your thing stop here. The rest of you enjoy. All rights reserved. * Beth Billings was tired after the long plane trip to Atlantic City. The trip originated in her hom...
"There is nothing more desolate in all the abodes of men than an unfurnished house dimly lit, silent, and forsaken, and yet tenanted by the memories of evil and violent histories." -Algernon Blackwood, "The Empty House" *** "I guess no one mentioned that Devereux Manor is supposed to be haunted?" Amelia paused with trowel in hand in the flowerbed, consid...
I hope you are enjoying my little book. The plot continues to develop, as do the emotions in these chapters, but the fruition is still far away. ************ Six In the morning she found herself on top of her regular bedding, but under two other blankets, and dressed only in her underwear. She tried to remember being undressed, but couldn't. Her gown w...
New York City 2007 There were times in her long life that she thought she'd come to regret the decision that she made that night at the Duke's manor in England. A thousand life times to live and learn, that's what she'd told Lothie that finally convinced him to that the fateful and fatal step into immortality, but if she'd known what she did now, Elizabeth...