Stories

Ark II is now on the new world and life begins for them.

Following the death of his mother, fifteen-year-old Robbie is forced to move from England to start a new life living with his uncle’s family in Canada. Homesick, confused, and missing his close friend, it soon becomes apparent that Robbie is carrying a lot more baggage than he arrived with.

James reunites with his ex, Evan, now a determined law student, and they slowly rebuild their relationship with new boundaries. While James is sent out of town to rescue a failing engineering project, his homophobic family crises erupt: his father’s cancer and death, and his brother Sam’s years of manipulation and financial abuse. Supported by Evan, James protects his mother, pursues justice, and begins to imagine a shared, hard-won future where love, not fear, defines the rest of his life, one cautious step at a time, finally choosing himself.

Nineteen-year-old Dustin has been invited on a backpacking adventure with his friends and they end up in Norway. Dustin harbours a secret love for his best friend’s boyfriend. Whilst on this adventure, Dustin is kidnapped and has to fight for his life against a psychopath. Can Dustin hold onto this impossible resilience in the darkest moments, will he survive and are there any other secrets Dustin holds?

Ros is a lycan security specialist paid to watch Oliver Taylor and protect him from falling in to the hands of an awful wolf. But what happens when they actually meet?

A short story based upon LOTR: The 4th Age - The Age of Man.

The Age of Men or The Dominion of Men, marked the transition of Middle-earth from an age of myth and legend into a time dominated by mortal men. It began after the downfall of Sauron and the destruction of the One Ring in T.A. 3019, as chronicled in The Red Book of Westmarch.

This was an entry to a competition, the story no longer exists on the original site where it was posted. It is complete in five chapters, at least as far as the tale goes, but it does not tell the whole story.

Joel's day has been completely normal until he comes home to find his younger brother sitting out on the front steps. After a word of warning, his life abruptly changes when a careless mistake reveals his one secret to the rest of his family.

*Originally part of the 2023 Secret Author Contest: Secrets (Only chapter One)

Extra Innings is a companion short story series to Swing for the Fences, told in close third person and designed to step outside Nick’s first-person view. These stories reveal the moments he never saw—private conversations, hidden conflicts, and emotional turning points that unfolded when he wasn’t in the room, or when the truth looked different from another perspective. By uncovering the inner lives and quiet choices of the surrounding characters, Extra Innings deepens and expands the world of Swing for the Fences beyond what was ever visible on the surface.

Benjamin Amber is an ordinary boy… mostly. He attends high school, works part-time, and has typical teenage interests, like high fantasy. However, Ben’s life takes an unexpected turn when he's suddenly transported to a new world through his very own bathtub. But in a world filled with magic, monsters, and countless dangers, the only thing Ben can't seem to wrap his head around is how on earth he's supposed to keep himself from falling in love with Nari, the cutest boy around. Little does Ben know, a grand adventure that will shape the very fate of this magical world is about to begin, threatening more than just his own precarious love life!