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A young man doesn't live up to his father's expectation.

Welcome to the hellscape, a harsh landscape rife with prejudice, where demons prey and possess the living.

Once considered just a myth The Scarlet Church has risen, waging war against the Eurchurch. It's up to the Stray Dogs, a ragtag group of criminals, a healer, and an enigmatic practitioner who's intentions lay shrouded in mystery, must risk their lives on the frontlines to discover what The Scarlet Church is up to.

A story of compassion.

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"...a mysterious collection of words speaking to the reader in sequential rhyme any and all messages the Book feels they need to hear."

It's the year 2032. The Unites States has just ended a civil war, with the western states seceding from the union to become The Pacific Republic. Dr. Elliott "Ell" Pierce is a trauma physician with a dark past serving in the Army of The Pacific Republic. When he meets Ryan, a rugged Texan with a heart of gold, he starts to confront his demons hiding in his past. At first he fights it, but he soon realizes that it is possible to find new love in the midst of uncertain world.

A second book of poetry, posted in no particular order or schedule. Maybe it's better than the first. Or not.

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?

The Eighth Pass is over. At Fort Weyr, D’gar, Herebeth’s rider faces the future without his weyrmate, lost to Thread just two Falls before the last.
When Lessa brings the five Weyrs forward to the beginning of the Ninth Pass, he must face his fears, try to adapt to an altered world and take the risk of falling in love all over again.

Cooper is an accomplished 15-year-old young diver. With his friend Sebastion and crush Elliot, they make the perfect combination for the regionals. Yet what starts as a routine practice drill at the rec center turns into an evening of terror when a series of strange occurrences lead to the boys fighting for their lives. Will they make it out alive? Will they defeat what is stalking them. Who knows. Can Cooper step up to the task to show his crush his bravery? Well, let's find out, shall we?

After D'gar and S'brin have Impressed their dragons, they move into the weyrling barracks to begin the process of becoming fully-fledged dragonriders.

Hank returns home after getting out of the army when World War II comes to an end, lands a job, and has a family. When he’s taking his three sons out on Halloween night, they begin experiencing some very unusual events – things they can’t explain. When they wake up the next morning, they witness the extent of what they were experiencing the previous evening and learn what was behind it. (Halloween story)

One man's journey to safety

Ben and Caleb Webster, a married gay couple, go out for a walk on Halloween before the trick-or-treaters arrive. It’s a walk they take every night, but this time they end up in a place they barely recognize. (Halloween story)

The year is 1987, and an aging Tokyo crime boss with a shady past has called on an old friend for help with what he believes to be a dire situation. There is only one hope for the future, in his mind. But is he preventing an apocalyptic clash between the humans who walk in daylight and the vampires who live in darkness? Or is he only delaying the inevitable? Can his vampire contact save what he values most? Read and find out!

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.