Stories

Jesse is the son of a single mom growing up in Wellington, FL. He is bullied in school until he meets Seb, who becomes his protector and best friend. But during the wort summer of his life, Jesse finds himself alone and unprotected facing pain and loss he never expected.

As the armies of the Eastern Confederacy close in on the capital new friends and hated traitors will make themselves. On all sides Jason is besieged by enemies. There are those who wish to kill him while others desire to use him as the means of obtaining greater power. Jason and his friend are in for the fight of their lives. Lurking in the shadows the agents of the Dominus watch in silence while waiting for their chance to strike.

When your best friend is in love with you and you're not gay, how far would go for them?

Garret Lars was a clone designed and created to command troops. When the war ended suddenly, political manipulation landed him in a geisha house. He's not there long before the truth sets him free.

Inspired by Prompt #206, this is a short story of unusual romance between a human peasant and one of the Faerie Lords.

A teenage student having to fight back from all the wrong he has done to others in his life. Alejandro Garcia entered into the family business, gang life, before he knew it he was running the gang in El Paso after his father was sent away to prison. After biting off more than he could chew, he found himself behind bars himself. Now he has decide what life he wants to lead. Will it be the life his father wants, the gang life, or the life his mother wants, a law abiding one.

A young teen trying to find himself in the shadow of his very popular father. A man who reached the highest rank in the military, ran for the highest position in Texas, governor and eventually the highest office of the land. As this teen's father grows more popular and higher in position, he has to figure out what he is going to do about his secret he has been keeping from his family. It is a roller coaster ride from beginning to end of love, hate, anger and back stabbing.

Three boys have turned the old MacBriar house into a clubhouse,and they spend Hallowe'en night. The house is not as deserted as it appears. This story is based on the third 2006 anthology theme "Hallowe'en".

Dylan Summers is a happy-go-lucky kid who spends his days riding and training with his best friend Tanner. His life is idyllic until the events of one violent night shatter his innocence and send him careening into a dark place he never imagined existed.

Sergeant Liam Jacks has made a life for himself on the cargo vessel the Santa Claus to escape the memories on civil unrest on Alpha Centauri.

Life should be simple enough, but one mysterious passenger can unravel the quiet in ways he hadn't imagined.

***NOMINATED FOR BEST PROMISING AUTHOR STORY IN THE 2013 READERS CHOICE AWARDS***