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In Part One, Lucy and her husband meet the neighbors, and Lucy falls for her neighbor Isabel. They begin an affair despite knowing it's wrong. In Part Two, they continue their love affair; however, a strange and seductive party at the Coville's mansion may just shed light on their secret-… Read More
Straight-laced 30-something Lucy is intrigued when she meets the neighbor, Isabel, from across the street. She and her husband become close with Isabel and her own husband, beginning a strong bond between the four. However, to Lucy's shock, she finds herself falling in love with the eccentric and charismatic Isabel.… Read More
Poppy Baker is the party type, but not tonight, her suitemates dragged her from her dorm, perfectly acceptable study guides, and are forcing her to talk to at least one guy before she can leave. Then comes Jackson. Read More
The family of missing astronauts fight to bring their spouses home.The Martian invasion begins. This is a rough draft (WIP) of a series I'm working on. Book one is available on Amazon KU and will soon be available on WeInk. In book one, Shayna (a geologist) and Martin (a security… Read More
A woman wakes up in the middle of the night and sees a clown outside her window. She tries to call 911, but the clown breaks into her house and chases her around her bedroom. He has a bell and a balloon, and he taunts her with creepy words. She… Read More
|13X FEATURED · 2024 NANO WATT/ONC 2024 LONGLIST · AMBASSADORS' PICK| Two years after her older brother's tragic death, anxiety-stricken Maisie and her emotional support cat, Milo, attend the Disney College Program, where they must discover a new life meaning in the most magical place on Earth. *** The death… Read More
|4X FEATURED · A MILO AND MAISIE NOVELETTE!| When Maisie and Feya's friendship is tossed into the danger zone, they must work together to save it before Summit 2023 destroys them forever. *** Coronado Springs, the epicenter of Southwestern culture in Disney World, carries a legend. Unknown to Maisie and… Read More
Samuel Banes is a distinguished detective by now, but his reputation is fading. So, when a man comes to his door with a face full of lies and a story full of holes, he just has to ignore his instincts. He needs this job. Author's note - This story is… Read More
Lured by the pitch - All marriages are made in heaven but some are delayed on earth: We endeavor to hasten them all - Priya goes to Renuka Marriage Bureau. Scanning the prospects, when she spotted Venu, whom she slighted long ago, she rushes to him to bring about a… Read More

Book / Mystery and Crime

February 08, 2023

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Comments: 4

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This was based on an urban legend here in the Philippines. Read More
An entomologist and her assistant venture into the heart of darkness... Read More

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Julius and Mary-Anne : after a bad breakup with his girlfriend Julius meets this beautiful girl (Mary-Anne) at a party. Their friendship turns into chapters of romantic encounters full of lust, betrayal and love. The whole story is narrated from Julius’ perspective Read More
When three teenagers decide to float down the Russian River on a pool raft, headed toward the place where the river meets the sea, their stories and the stories of other characters – including a rock band, a bachelorette party, a tetris addict, and an elderly bar owner – converge… Read More
Appearance of a monster in their midst the Peerage, representatives of the fantasy world Phaedra, summons a small group of brave warriors to vanquish this evil in a desperate hour. The Band. Travel with the Florian on their quest of action, adventure and tragedy. Novella 19.000 words. Read More

Book / Fantasy

June 04, 2021

Reads: 1895

Comments: 4

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The story of a teenage couple. One struggling to understand her new super powers. The other trying to make his way back from the afterlife. Read More
Former astronaut Jewel Mills refused to disclose the details of her last space voyage to anyone. Not a coworker. Not a friend. Not even after retirement. When the press blamed her for impeding the advancement of science, she retained her stubborn silence and lived in contentment. Gia has followed in… Read More
Taking place after the events of a fighting tournament, Zack “invested” winnings from said tournament sinking his money to purchase a private island, which he promptly names after himself: "Zack Island". He then invited the women from the tournament to his island, under the pretense that the next Dead or… Read More

Short Story / Horror

August 16, 2020

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A horror novella based on the haunted Annabelle doll. Read More
Based on an OC for a White Wolf MUSH, this is the story of how Sahariel survives a terrifying captivity at the hands of a depraved monster and is reunited with her soulmate. (Warning: some scenes may trigger sensitive people.) Read More
It's early 2010 and Paul, a victim of the 2008 recession, is several months laid-off from his job at a title insurance company. He is 34 years old and on unemployment compensation, trying to figure out his next move in a post-recession world that benefits the very few. *Compensation is… Read More
Tired of her job, her boyfriend and life in general, Jana seeks to leave her hometown of Prague and live in the US. When she is accepted into a semester program at a university in upstate New York, she quickly learns that life in the "Land of the Free" isn't… Read More
Former university lecturer David Kroft has seen better days. Mr. Kroft, an American ex-pat living in London for the last two decades, finds himself stranded at Gatwick Int’l Airport with his estranged wife Clara. While patronizing the concourse pub he meets a young woman from the Czech Republic named Jana… Read More
Peyton Morgan can taste peoples emotions after eating their food, but when a nationwide quarantine is in effect how will he react to literally eating his feelings that have now doubled in severity now that he's alone? Read More
Arden Clover is a wizard PI who is often too smart for his own good. A high profile client has hired him to find a missing person in the most dangerous city in the world, The Ashes. An all wizard city located under, or in the ashes, of Phoenix Arizona. Read More
The Salamacra is a novella length story documenting the efforts of world renowned playwright Fauvian LaValay as he searches for information regarding a series of murders centred around a creature known only as 'the Salamacra'. The story details Fauvian's conversations with Father Ifan Lordrige, a figure heavily rumoured to be… Read More

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Josey Jacobsen has survived losing her true love...twice. When Archer Grayson walks into her life a third time, Josey must choose between letting him go or taking one more chance on love. As a two hundred year old vampire in New Orleans, Josey has seen her share of stories. However,… Read More

Book / Horror

November 30, 2018

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Omukade is a Novella that's loosely based on the Japanese fairy tale; My Lord Bag of Rice. This re-imaging of the fairy tale is created and written by Eugene Alejandro (me), and all ten of the chapters to it are edited/revised by Gene Santiago (my father). Read More
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