Stories

I can’t remember. It’s patchy. A legend of sorts. He was hardly forgettable but then I just simply forgot…

NOVEL. The main characters from the first two Splash stories return as supporting players in this tale of murder and intrigue. Private Investigator Oleg Petrov, a partner in AOI’s West Coast security operation, is asked to help prove the innocence of a young man charged with the death of a Valley porn producer. Book 3 of the Splash trilogy.

Derrick dislikes train travel, and this particular route through the mountains always makes him nervous. Meeting a handsome stranger is exactly the distraction he needs, until the remarkable reason for his new friend's presence is revealed.

After a brutal breakup, shop owner Bruno Vignau has focused on rebuilding his life. Now a horrific series of events threaten to tear that new life apart.

This story contains characters introduced in Mr. Brightside, but is not a direct sequel.

One day, the letters from Beck's fiancé stopped arriving.

Instead of accepting heartbreak, however, he decides to find out just where his fiancé had disappeared off to. It isn't long before Beck traces his lover's steps to Wiccamore, an old island town that most people in the world had never even heard of.

At every turn, Beck finds himself at odds, either pushed to delve deeper into the island's madness or pressured to leave. If he hopes to uncover his fiancé's fate, however, Beck knows that leaving simply isn't an option.

Calen, the prodigious bardic-mage of Corariel, walks a dangerous road. Possessed of unruly storm magic, he has only ever known the will of those who would spin his powers for personal gain. Galdrian, a would-be knight, never wanted to be a mage. Surprised by the signs of divination magic within him, he suddenly finds himself at odds with even his own family's traditional beliefs. When the two young men find themselves thrust into each other’s company, they are left with little choice but to face their fears together. For the shadows that grip the region threaten more than just their own precarious paths, but the lives of everyone around them.

Life in the Old West was harsh. The work was hard, but the men were harder, and death.... well... it came easy. Boone had no one until he met Coy, a handsome cowboy with a good heart. Their friendship was quickly formed, and meant everything to him, but after five years of being at each other's side, it was time to move on. Coy didn't need him anymore, and Boone wanted someone made like he was. Finally accepting that was never going to be Coy, and tired of being rootless, he sets out to find a home... land that was his, and a place he could belong. Coy? Left on his own, what path will he take?

A collection of short stuff. ~250 - 1000 words.

A young police detective, Jeremy Krivyanik, is assigned to investigate the murder of a 16 year-old-gay boy, Scott Mahon, a week before Halloween. Will he be able to track down the murder and what will it take to complete his task successfully?

A narcoleptic, epileptic, and out casted teen, starts high school off with a bang. He gets thrown into the life of Merit, a popular senior with a secret of his own and from there, a possible relationship gets shaken up by their peers and the drama that surrounds them all. Through it all though, he just wants someone to see him, truly see him because often in high school, teenagers don't truly see each other or their inner truths, they just take what is right in front of their eyes.