Thriller/Suspense - Stories

Owen has never met his best friend.

For four years Xavier has been a voice in his headset. Xavier knows about the dog Owen lost at nine. He knows which voice Owen uses when he's lying about being fine.

Xavier lives two thousand miles away. That's what Owen believes.

At midnight, when a man appears under the tree across the street and won't leave, Owen calls the one person who always picks up.

Xavier tells him to breathe and stay away from the window, and promises he's safe.

Xavier means every word.

He's lying about almost everything else.

Six years ago, Adam Stanton found a legendary hacker "RoyR" in the Darknet. Now, at twenty, Adam transfers to the Moscow N.E.T. cyber-police branch to work with his idol. But his ideals shatter: Royr Grigoryev is an insufferable, cynical anarchist. Forced into an alliance, the new partners face a high-stakes cyber-warfare campaign and a dark legacy secret: Project ARN.

Two ruined men—one a disgraced aristocrat, the other a madman fleeing Bedlam—forge an unlikely alliance in 1748 London. To survive, they must navigate a world of gambling dens, back-alley degradation, and highway robbery. But when their partnership deepens into something more dangerous than any heist, they’ll discover that survival is cheaper than love—and far less costly. A gritty historical romance about redemption, resilience, and finding family in the darkest places.

Kent Nakamura enlists in the United States Marine Corps, believing distance is the only way to protect the person he loves. Over the next thirteen years, war, brotherhood, sacrifice, and forbidden love shape him into a respected Marine leader, while the battlefield leaves behind wounds no one can see. As he struggles to find his place beyond the uniform, Kent must confront the invisible scars of war and discover what it truly means to keep living. Safe Distance is a prequel to Still Alive, Dumbass, but can be enjoyed as a standalone novel.

After his wealthy twin brother dies under mysterious circumstances, Oliver assumes his identity to uncover the truth. But Adrian’s glamorous life is filled with secrets, enemies, and betrayals—and the deeper Oliver gets, the harder it becomes to tell where the deception ends and his new life begins.

February 2011. Tripoli is burning.

Special Envoy Will Carter is trapped in a collapsing palace, hunted by militias and running out of time. His husband Andrew is the only thing standing between him and execution—but the city is a warzone, and the hunters are closing in.

From the corridors of power in Ottawa to the burning streets of the Libyan capital, the Carters are about to discover that some wars are fought with bullets, and some are fought with everything you have.

The story about the VUN continues. The knowledge about the vampires is now known more in the world. George vanishes.

Love, magic, and chaos collide in this queer urban fantasy romp! When ex-cop Flynn O’Briain wakes up covered in mysterious runes with no memory of how he got there, he’s thrown into a wild chase through LA—with his snarky, fashion-obsessed fiancé Poitr in tow. Hunted by corrupt agents, dodging Hollywood disasters, and uncovering a sentient internet relic, these two disasters must survive space launches, flesh-crafting mishaps, and their own messy feelings.
"Doomscroll, AMEN!" "Pray to the Algorithm, let it wash you in your sins!"

When the body of Lukas von Keller, a third-year student at Veridien, a prestigious all-boys academy, is found at the bottom of a ravine on March 10th, 1986, life at the quiet elite institution is shaken to the core.

After months of investigation, authorities are ready to rule the death a suicide. Detective Whitlock, however, is not. A chance to solve the case, now a personal nightmare, presents itself when Marius Vassier, a local private eye known for his sharp instincts and impeccable fashion, approaches him with a plan.

An unorthodox plan.

(Full summary inside)