Stories

A chance collision at a Bakery. A scent that returns the powerful memory of a past encounter. A yearning for a face remembered. An obsession born. A Gipsy. A Handsome Gipsy.

In this elder teen drama, Luke Hanson provides a touching yet sometimes lighthearted account of his mental health issues and experiences as a college dropout. Luke also shows us the often funny side of being on the cusp of manhood and all its emotions while on a Journey that suddenly diverges onto a single path. Overall this is a story about lost love, an unlikely reunion and the pounding beat of a yearning heart.

A century into the future, this "Gone From Daylight" spinoff tells the tale of the near apocalyptic war that is taking place between those who walk in daylight, and those who live in darkness! But when a boy from the resistance gets rescued by a team of cybernetically enhanced soldiers...where will things go from there? Maybe it takes someone who has walked in both worlds to create an understanding between them.

One is a trigger-happy military officer, the other is a reclusive doctor of archaeology. Two men with nothing but contempt for each other's professions, they come together to solve an ancient mystery scattered in fragments across the galaxy. But when their expedition's starship is destroyed, it not only reveals the reality of their discovery, but summons a terrible enemy determined to seize its secrets and make war upon life itself...

On the darker side of the "Gone From Daylight" spinoffs, this story takes you through the night by night journey's of a man named 'Jack' in the mid 70's. Jack may be human...but he isn't so different from the hidden society of vampires, populating Chicago's streets. When he meets an arrogant visitor in the late night hours...a 'deal' of sorts is made between them. One where both secrets can be kept at the other's expense. But just how long can an agreement between two predators last? Read and see!

Every day after school, young Zack runs home after his last class, hoping to avoid his abusive father's rage and avoid anymore physical and emotional bruises at home. It isn't until he meets a beautiful stranger at school that he begins to wonder whether or not he's worth anything at all. Can he live in one world and fantasize about the other? Or will he have to choose?

The streets are empty; children sleep snuggly and safely in their beds. Parents are watching the latest episode of Chicago Fire, but Gavin is skateboarding alone, heading for Wickham Bridge. The local meet up spot, where junkies hang out hoping to shoot up, and individuals with darker motives prowl, waiting in the shadows. Gavin knows who is waiting. He must make a decision. Will it be good or bad?

While involving himself in an investigation of illegal activity on the internet, a detective uncovers something that he finds both baffling and sinister in nature! Hidden files on a computer draw him in to a world that he may not understand or be prepared for. What, exactly, is going on here? And can he get to the bottom of this new mystery, or will the efforts to keep it secret ruin him in the process? Read and find out!

Meet twenty-two year old Mikey. Librarian, and part owner of Barefoot Books & Coffee Lounge. Throw in a sexy cop, some fun and loving family members, a budding tickle loving killer, and hopefully you've got an enjoyable story.

After a very long journey, a samurai named, Tatsuro Myoki has stumbled across a community of innocents that simply want to live in peace and harmony with the world at large. However, when the 'blood gods' come to collect local citizens as tribute...this lone samurai must choose between leaving a life of death and murder behind, or using his unmatched skill to protect those he has come to care about!