Running Toward Love Has Never Been Scarier!*****5 STAR RATING! Good Read!, October 17, 2012, Amazon.comOn any given day life is a challenge, at best. For Marla Winters, found beaten on the side of the road, it’s a downright miracle. To look at her smiling face and cheery demeanor one would never know she has no idea where she comes from or what her real name is. She insists on staying in the present until her past comes hurtling toward her with a vengeance. A past she has no memory of. Knowing only that she was found at the side of the road, beaten and battered, with only the torn and tattered clothes on her back.New in town and running from a nasty divorce, Peter Jensen is skeptical of Marla Winters claims of danger. As the cop assigned to her case, he’s confident he can get to the bottom of it. When Pete digs deeper into her past, what he never expected to find was love. But solving the mystery surrounding Marla proves more difficult than he thought, as does keeping her alive…

Sarah Hughes loves old Western movies. Her favorite is Big Country with Gregory Peck. She decides to spruce up her life by vacationing at a horse and cattle ranch like Peck did. She meets cowboy Matt Garth and they help drive a herd of horses to a pasture in the wilderness. He's a country boy and she's a city girl, but there's a real spark here. Is it possible this is a new start for her?Computer consultant Sarah Hughes is desperately unhappy. Trapped between the demands of her prominent Baltimore family and a cruel boss, Sarah knows that something has got to give. After a crisis at work that sends her to the hospital -- again -- Sarah searches for an escape hatch. A vacation in rural Nevada strikes her fancy, partially because her mother was from a small town in Nevada, and partially because Sarah is hooked on old Western movies. Everything about the West is fascinating to her and she longs for a complete change in her life.Taking a chance on a horse and cattle ranch in eastern Nevada, Sarah learns riding, shooting, two-stepping and the wonders of western wildlife are just what the doctor ordered. Meeting cowboy Matt Garth is the icing on the cake and they slowly begin a relationship. He has trauma from his past and Sarah's east coast influences continue to plague her. A horse drive to a pasture in the wilderness shows them both what is possible in their lives and what is most important. But her family has always pulled the strings and kept her in line. Will Matt's influence be strong enough to help Sarah become the person she longs to be? Or will those strings pull Sarah back to the familiar, what has always been.

Teased and bullied her whole life, nerd girl Autumn Blakewood is withdrawing more and more. Nobody can protect her from her malicious classmates who seem set on destroying what’s left of her heart. However, devastating news now also rips her family apart. It’s up to her to pick up the pieces of her life and find a way to fix everything. Will she find the courage to fight?Mocked. Scolded. Smeared. Betrayed.From an early age, shy nerd girl Autumn Blakewood didn’t know how to fend for herself. Teased and bullied her whole life, she’s withdrawing more and more. Not even her broken family can help her get through high school.Her only friends, Brody and Evie, are both social recluses too, and they seek comfort in each other's support. However, Autumn’s friends can’t always protect her from her malicious classmates who seem set on destroying what’s left of her heart.When Autumn thinks her life can’t get any worse, devastating news rips her family apart. It’s up to her to pick up the pieces of her life and find a way to fix everything. Will she find the courage to fight?

As an uberhuman replicator, Carlos is able to peel another copy of himself whenever he needs company or back-up. However, someone wants to test the extent of these abilities by systematically assassinating his 'tribe' while on holiday in Puerto Rico.As an uberhuman replicator, Carlos is able to peel another copy of himself whenever he needs company or back-up. However, someone wants to test the extent of these abilities by systematically assassinating his 'tribe' while on holiday in Puerto Rico.A short story exploring some of the complications (and opportunities) facing a man who can make copies of himself.

Crowds make Fausto nervous. Or, to be more precise still, everything makes Fausto nervous. This presenter, for instance. He’d love to throw the radio out of the window the moment the guy goes, ‘News!’, and then proceeds to reel them off, all those boring, predictable Sunday news.Synopsis eBooks 1-6: in Book 1, readers are introduced to the four Great Dragons and all the problems they’ve had since they lost the Pearl.In the North, there’s Norbert, a frost-breathing dragon who isnow breathing fire and his Ice Crystal Palace is melting. In the East, Esma is crying and breathing out acid, her Grand Sand Castle and moat a dumping ground for waste. In the West, Wesley wanders his vast WallywoodHills Mansion despised and all alone, his people starving and jobless, their woodlands flattened to make way for Wesley’s factories. And in the South, Shawnee, a former beauty, is losing her looks and her Coral Reef Grotto is cracking and crumbling. What‘s going on, and what’s all this got to do with the lost Pearl? The travellers set off to find out.In turn, eBooks 2-6 take readers to the Four Corners of the World to meet the Great Dragons and learn a little more about each piece of the puzzle of the lost Pearl. With the aid of madcap friends they meet along the way, including a fierce but clumsy polar bear, eight rapping, dancing Fairy Dragons and a majestic komodo dragon, the travellers encounter the Great Dragons of the Four Corners of the World. As they witness their troubles and the poor state of the people, places and creatures around them, the travellers realise the missing Pearl has a lot to answer for. But it’s not until Grandmother Earth catches up with them, to set them a new challenge, that the final piece of the puzzle falls into place: they find the Pearl, but it it’s not what they thought it was. The Great Dragons have been careless with it, and that’s why they’re now suffering. Their problems can only be overcome once the Pearl is restored. Grandmother Earth now entrusts this job to her grandchildren and their team of extraordinary friends: to put right what she and the Grand Dragons got wrong.

Desert Rose #1-Warrior Series“A firecracker of a book from Laura Taylor! In the beautifully written Desert Rose, a downed pilot imprisoned in the Middle East learns the true meaning of love when a lovely humanitarian relief worker is thrown into the next cell. Ms. Taylor ... brilliantly depicts the price sometimes asked of individuals in the name of higher causes." Romantic Times Book ReviewDesert Rose Book #1-Warrior SeriesA Special Author's Cut Updated Edition of the Bantam Loveswept Novel #555:“A firecracker of a book from Laura Taylor! In the beautifully written Desert Rose, a downed pilot imprisoned in the Middle East learns the true meaning of love when a lovely humanitarian relief worker is thrown into the next cell. Ms. Taylor brings more than one tear to the eye as she brilliantly depicts the very high price sometimes asked of individuals in the name of higher causes. But it is the joy of her lovers’ triumph over their adversity that will linger with you always.” Romantic Times Book ReviewsRomantic Times Book Awards for Desert Rose:Reviewer’s Choice Certificate of Excellence for Best Series Romance NovelReviewer’s Choice Award for Best Bantam Loveswept Novel of the YearReader Praise for Desert Rose:“I absolutely loved this book!”“If you like patriotic, tough as nails military guys with a sensitive side, read this!”“Loved the book … I look forward to reading more from Laura Taylor!”“Great writing style by the author.”“Compelling!”“I loved this story!”“Yet another winner by Laura Taylor!”“They found true love in the most terrifying place.”“I love everything Laura Taylor writes.”

The mysterious strangers have finally confronted their quarry but Remi hasn't even had his dinner yet! Do Remi and Jane have what it takes to get out of this one alive? Will Remi's insurance cover the damage to his apartment? Does Remi even HAVE insurance? What happens when these assassins from the future go one on one with our favourite nanite wielding super-heroine? Find out in Jane 8086 Part 5!The mysterious strangers have finally confronted their quarry but Remi hasn't even had his dinner yet! Do Remi and Jane have what it takes to get out of this one alive? Will Remi's insurance cover the damage to his apartment? Does Remi even HAVE insurance? What happens when these assassins from the future go one on one with our favourite nanite wielding super-heroine? Find out in Jane 8086 Part Five!

Richard Booth suspects something amiss just beyond his hotel room door. Waking to the memory of a scream in the wind blown New Hampshire night, does he dare to explore the hallway? Was it just the remnants of a dream? How do you know when your imagination is getting the better of you, and when there really is something out there?Richard Booth suspects something amiss just beyond his hotel room door. Waking to the memory of a scream in the wind blown New Hampshire night, does he dare to explore the hallway? Was it just the remnants of a dream? How do you know when your imagination is getting the better of you, and when there really is something out there?"Patrick Greene's Into the Small Hours stood out to me in particular. It's not every writer than can take the mundane, something like spending the night in a hotel room, and turn it into a very spooky story that plays on the reader's fears of the unknown with so few words." From a reader review.

If you were a fish would you know you lived in water? When it comes to cognitive science the average person shrugs and rolls their eyeballs. It’s hard to care about something that seems so esoteric, but what if I told you your mind was shaped by something so sublime that you’d be hard pressed to grasp the full implications. WARNING, the medium your thoughts swim through IS NOT your own!Thanks to scientists like Dr. John Searle, Mills Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Language at University of California- Berkeley, some key points about us Homo sapiens have been established. These points are rather remarkable. It turns out that the big step between civilization and more primitive forms of human society is written language. He says writing constitutes civilization. It is the infrastructure of civilization itself. Writing is a virtual reality environment for the human mind. The key word is virtual. It has affected who we are, how we think, how we remember, how we organize. We aren’t born with it. Homo sapiens must learn how to live as civilized human beings. Advanced forms of civilization, such as killing others because we disagree with them, marriage, or becoming a newspaper editor, are only possible because of written language. Written language shapes our cognition. What does this mean?

The story of a Mind traveler, who has to finish the job of finding a secret code from an unknown person to safeguard his girl friend in 19 Minutes! How he travels on people's mind and reads their mind and finds the unknown to safeguard his girlfriend, is the story with its unexpected Twists!I have 19 Minutes left, to read the secret code from an unknown person's mind, to safeguard my girlfriend Nisha! I can do that and only i can do that, I am Mind traveler! They found me and they followed me, and now i need to read the code from that unknown person! I have to start my travel in this crowded Indian railway station, and i have only one clue, that he is an American! Me too! Time is running, every seconds count for me and i need to be smart in my mind travelling to read and jump in to another one's mind to safeguard my Nisha! Will I succeed?!

Dana Majors is an up and coming fashion designer with all eyes on her. The best thing about it is she hasn't even finished design school yet, and she never will if her fathers new girlfriend has anything to say about it. Months before graduating the rug is pulled from under her.Dana Majors is an up and coming fashion designer with all eyes on her. The best thing about it is she hasn't even finished design school yet, and she never will if her fathers new girlfriend has anything to say about it. Months before graduating the rug is pulled from under her. That is until an unlikely ally is willing to pave...and pay the way for her to chase her dreams. The only problem is her unlikely benefactor is her closest friends brother.

This nerd falls under an entrancing mechanic’s spell when she stops to fix his car.Josh Morrison finds himself stranded when his car dies. Along comes a beautiful mechanic to save him. It doesn't take him long to fall under her spell.This is a fun little story written for a magazine that got changed to connect with the Morrison Family series. There is no full sized book for these characters.

Never count your chickens before they're hatched... That's what they say, whoever they are. I didn't listen until Chance Freidman, the boy who teased me relentlessly in high school, stole the Chief position right out from under me. Now he's my superior. Yeah right... I'll show him who's boss.No Way. I can’t be falling for him. No freaking way...AlexandriaI’ve been the acting chief at this station ever since they let Larry go. There’s no reason why they shouldn't make my position official. I’m a seasoned firefighter and I’m the best man for the job. Besides, I need the raise that comes with the promotion. It's the only way I'll ever be able to afford to leave my alcoholic husband and put my daughter in a private school. The last thing I need is someone coming along and screwing it all up.ChanceWhen they asked me to leave my small town fire hall and head on out to the big city, I wasn’t keen on the idea. I can think of a million places I’d rather be. But, the ex-wife’s harassing phone calls and visits finally did me in. Before I knew it, I was starting a new life fighting fires in Karawa, New York. It's too bad one of the men on my team keeps challenging my every move. Only, it's not a man. It's the girl I've had a crush on my whole life, the girl I grew up next door to, the one I went all through school with.Sparks fly, tension explodes, and flames ignite. Will muscular Chance Friedman win the heart of the girl he’s always dreamed about? Or will curvaceous and sassy Alexandria O’Neil come out on top?

A collection of short stories by the author of Balls and The Trap-Door, most have which have been selected for publication in literary magazines. Quality literature ranging from humour to the unsettling.Detective Sergeant Harriet is working the night shift in a backwater town in Ireland. In the interview room, she is surprised to see a fully blown cowboy, bruised and belligerent.“It was three hours past sundown,” he says. He describes, “some no good wastrel whooping it up with a lady.” Then he clams up like a clenched fist. He will say no more in front of “a lady.” I almost look around for one but he means me. She digs the truth out of him, and in getting him to acknowledge his influences, finds some truths out about her own.Please note: This is a COMPLETE short story, 1,989 words. I think one of the reviewers has the wrong end of the stick. At the end of the short story is the first chapter of my full length novel. You can skip it if you like!

Sin, or love? Dorian seeks to rid himself of sin, to purify his soul, leaving him free to pursue a socially acceptable life and marriage. But can he? His only hope is to leave the world of the living and walk the Path of Redemption. He knows he can make it on his own. But Osval, his closest friend, insists on accompanying him. How can he expiate the worst sin of all with Osval by his side?Is it sin, or is it love? When is it a sin to truly love? Dorian seeks to rid himself of sin, to purify his soul, so his deeply held secrets will bother him no longer, leaving him free to pursue a socially acceptable life and marriage. But is it even possible? His only hope is to leave the world of the living and walk the Path of Redemption, hoping to survive Perdition and pass through to Veritas. But his closest friend, Osval, refuses to let him undertake the transformative journey on his own. Despite Dorian's protests, Osval holds firm, and the two young men set off together on a journey to begin life anew.

Vic returns from a business trip and is shocked to find a hot young thing hanging on to his lover. Sure, he and Marc had a fight, but Vic figured they'd work things out. And how could Marc's new someone special be so young, when they fought about their age difference...?Set in the 16th, 18th, and 21 centuries, 3 extraordinary couples are held together by one common bond as they weave their way through time.Read two chapters and you will be hooked.

While her super-villain husband leads an exciting life beyond the front door of their suburban home, his unnamed wife remains behind to keep the home tidy, his inventions correctly catalogued and her own dreams firmly locked away and neglected.While her super-villain husband leads an exciting life beyond the front door of their suburban home, his unnamed wife remains behind to keep the home tidy, his inventions correctly catalogued and her own dreams firmly locked away and neglected.This neo-pulp short story focusses on the often forgotten pillar of strength behind the familiar mad scientist super-villain. With hints of 1950s conservatism, The Scoundrel's Wife is actually set in a contemporary world and offers a glimpse into the writing style of Ben Langdon which blends the ordinary with the extraordinary.

When Ava Emerson wakes up from a coma, she has no memory of the past 25 years. The only things she knows are the confusing stories told to her by her split family and her two best friends, Chase and Skylar. Learning that her husband, Connor, died in the car accident that caused her amnesia, Ava is sad and heartbroken.When Ava Emerson wakes up from a coma, she has no memory of the past 25 years. The only things she knows are the confusing stories told to her by her split family and her two best friends, Chase and Skylar. Learning that her husband, Connor, died in the car accident that caused her amnesia, Ava is sad and heartbroken. When her nightmares become terrifying memories, Ava becomes determined to move on and start a new life for herself, away from the town that holds the secrets to her past. With the encouragement of Chase, Ava and Skylar open a bed and breakfast together in the heart of Savannah, Georgia. When a tall, dark, and handsome Xander Jamison walks into her life, will Ava feel safe enough to let him into her broken and empty life? Will Ava be able to move on and live her life free of a haunting past? Is Xander the man that Ava thinks he is? Or does he hold his own secrets?

Please enjoy this FREE ebook and please leave your review! Thank you,CandaceAfter years of being in a passionate yet ultimately unfulfilling relationship with her boyfriend of ten years,Amina Johnson has had enough. After three engagement rings and no wedding on the horizon Amina has packed her bags. While relocating to a new state to start over Amina forges an unlikely friendship with two women.Please enjoy this FREE ebook and please leave your review! Thank you,CandaceAfter years of being in a passionate yet ultimately unfulfilling relationship with her boyfriend of ten years,Amina Johnson has had enough. After three engagement rings and no wedding on the horizon Amina has packed her bags. While relocating to a new state to start over Amina forges an unlikely friendship with two women who end up being just the friends she so desperately needs.

"The fear froze across her back and chained her forehead in sweat."Naomi Zhu is a citizen of Maple Falls, a town where locking doors is considered optional. Then, at 1:46 PM on a typical summer's day, Broc Avery is murdered. Naomi's boyfriend is accused of manslaughter. To free him, Naomi must break-free of her sheltered life and ride a whirlwind of love, danger, revenge, and bone-chilling fear."The ground rushed at her dying eyes. Although the fall itself wouldn’t kill her, the killer opening the door most certainly would..."Meet Naomi Zhu, citizen of sparsely-inhabited Maple Falls. In the last ten years, the biggest crime to hit Maple Falls was the theft of a hideous abstract art statue. Then abruptly, at 1:46 PM on an inconsequential summer day, Broc Avery is murdered. Al, Naomi's boyfriend, is accused of manslaughter. Naomi must break-free from her sheltered life and fight for the freedom of an innocent man. Along the way, she rides a whirlwind of love, danger, revenge, and bone-chilling fear.

Although beautiful and successful, Leah can't break from the bondage of her past. A past that has left her sexually and emotionally scarred...Until she begins an affair with Jacob Boyd, a man so powerful and ruthless, his secrets can destroy her. Yet, there is a tenderness in him that has awakened a sensuality in Leah she hadn't realized was there.Jacob...Obsession. How does it start? Is it a trick of the heart to counter hopelessness? I've tried not to want her but I can’t stop myself. She's gotten under my skin; I feel her rushing through my veins like adrenaline. My heart doesn't beat without her on my mind. Her taste, her smile, her eyes, her touch, the way she feels…every inch of her body is engraved in my soul. You can't understand. You don't know what it's like to hunger for someone for so long...then to finally have them this close. It's terrifying.Leah... Although beautiful and successful, Leah can't break from the bondage of her past. A past that has left her sexually and emotionally scarred...Until she begins an affair with Jacob Boyd, a man so powerful and ruthless, his secrets can destroy her. Yet, there is a tenderness in him that has awakened sensuality in Leah she hadn't realized was there. She is the only thing piecing Jacob together. Nothing in him can continue without her. He'll do whatever it takes to keep her.

The year is 1985 and Elijah Crowe is a college student who has become addicted to painkillers and dropped out of school to get clean. He knows when he goes back he'll inevitably run into Irene, the only girl he loved, and the one chose drugs over. With understated support from his brilliant but tortured mother and a no-nonsense employer, Elijah moves forward the only way he knows how.Life for Renée has been hard since her parents were killed by Skylark. Her brother, Jacob, lived with her up until two years ago when he was arrested for starting an argument with Skylark. Now Jacob has been sentenced to death as an example to all citizens Hagar.Before his death sentence is carried out, Renée meets Aldric, the leader of a vampire rebellion against Skylark. He starts asking questions, peaking her suspicion. When he tells her that she is the one of the two sisters of Katrina, and with her powers could help take Skylark down, she isn't so sure of it. Skylark does everything he can to convince her to just give herself over to him. He kills people close to her an threatens her life countless timesIn the end she is forced to push her own fears aside to protect everyone she cares for. She looses many, but will it be worth it?

Texas rancher and bar owner Cassidy Flynn is shocked to learn the bride’s name in an upcoming high society wedding – Cassiopeia Dolmides. Cassidy is a woman of secrets; the deepest is the identity she was born with and thought she had escaped long ago. If this bride is impersonating Cassidy, what trouble will that cause Cassidy and her infant son?Greek tycoon Theron Christofides needs to gain poTexas rancher and bar owner Cassidy Flynn is shocked to learn the bride’s name in an upcoming high society wedding – Cassiopeia Dolmides. Cassidy is a woman of secrets; the deepest is the identity she was born with and thought she had escaped long ago. If this bride is impersonating Cassidy, what trouble will that cause Cassidy and her infant son?Greek tycoon Theron Christofides needs to gain possession of Dolmides Cruise Lines and the little Greek island where it left a shipwrecked eyesore. A lot of people are at risk without his intervention. Old man Dolmides will sell on one condition: Theron must marry Dolmides’ illegitimate daughter. Seeing no other way to rescue the island’s people, Theron agrees to sacrifice himself and his future. As Theron stands at the altar with his bride-to-be, a fiery-haired woman in snakeskin boots and a cowboy hat interrupts their vows by calling his bride a fraud. In order for the wedding to continue, Theron must convince Cassidy Flynn to drop her lawsuit. Can he withstand Cassidy’s allure while he gains her cooperation? Or will they both be consumed by the fire of desire?

YE&R is the story of a 15 year-old girl and her friends in the summer before her sophomore year in high school – and, four years later, when she's a freshman in college. It's a story about self-awareness, courage, creativity – about the power of dreams, a ballpoint pen and a spiral notebook, with a surprise ending you'll never anticipate. Except for a few details, it's a true story.Hey.This is a tale of adventure like no other, for young readers, both girls and boys, age 10 and older. Parents are encouraged to read it too."Young Elizabeth," the short title, is the story of a fifteen year-old girl in the summer before her sophomore year in high school – and that same girl, four years later, when she's a freshman in college.Elizabeth is a bright, highly imaginative, aspiring author who writes about her adventures with her extraordinary cat, Rollo, and the bond between the two of them and her friends. Set in a small, mid-Atlantic, colonial town off the Chesapeake Bay, her story describes the events stemming from the arrival of an old safe at Elizabeth’s father’s office and how Elizabeth, Rollo and their friends struggle to solve the mystery that surrounds it. It is a treacherous journey, as the two of them fight to survive the onslaught of desperate strangers who believe the secret of the safe lies with Elizabeth and her family.The tale is told by the nineteen-year-old college student who is thinking back, writing about her adventures with Rollo and her friends when she was fifteen. It’s episodic, each chapter having its own cliff-hanger ending, with Elizabeth telling her tales on a “just between you and me” basis with the reader. Then one day, our college student, writer-in-progress, encounters her own dangerous situation on campus. ("ROLLLLLLOOOOO!!" ...But I'm getting ahead of my story.)And in the end, there is a surprise that not even more seasoned readers will anticipate.YE&R is a story about self-awareness, courage, creativity – and the power of dreams, a ballpoint pen and a spiral notebook.Oh, and one other thing… Except for a few details, this is a true story. Hard to believe, but nonetheless true.

Local pub owner Jemima Jane Ericson is in love with her best friend Ethan. But he fell in love with another woman. Single dad Ethan Weston, hits the pub the night his ex-wife remarries and announces she wants custody of their daughter. When he wakes the next morning to find himself in JJ’s bed he’s mortified. But when JJ’s life is threatened, Ethan is forced to confront feelings for J.J.Local pub owner Jemima Jane Ericson is living a lie. She’s been in love with her best friend Ethan since forever. But he fell in love with another woman, married her, and despite their tempestuous relationship and decade old divorce, JJ knows Ethan’s heart is still down for the count. And friendship is better than nothing, right?Single dad and Jumbuck Springs chief of police, Ethan Weston, hits the pub the night his ex-wife remarries and announces she wants custody of their daughter. When he wakes the next morning to find himself in JJ’s bed he’s mortified that they’d crossed a line they should never have crossed. Until JJ’s abusive ex, Shane, shows up at her door and Ethan claims he and JJ are engaged to protect her.Both are stunned by the unravelling of their normally sane lives but suddenly it makes sense – JJ gets a deterrent and Ethan gets the respectability of a wife for any custody claims. But when JJ’s life is threatened, Ethan is forced to confront feelings that may just run much deeper than convenience…

When the drop-dead gorgeous billionaire Sam Harrington and his cute daughter waltz into her life, Chan’s world turns upside down. Sam draws her to him like a moth to a flame with his good looks, charismatic personality, and kindness. Most of all, his warm gaze and gentle touches tempt her with the promise of hot seduction—a dangerous territory she is very afraid to enter, yet longs to experience.The Billionaire’s Love is a new adult contemporary romance featuring a compassionate alpha male hero and a sweet, gentle heroine with a dark past. They are flawed, funny, passionate, and very relatable for readers who enjoy contemporary romance and women’s fiction with strong family value and character growth.After the death of her beloved grandmother, Chandra Chandler, known affectionately as Chan, and her two sisters move to Australia to escape their tormented past and build a better life. When a fortune-teller reveals to Chan she will fall in love with a man who is as bright as the sun, she dismisses the very idea as nothing more than hocus pocus. Love, she knows, is beyond her reach. But when the drop-dead gorgeous Sam Harrington and his cute daughter waltz into her life, Chan’s world turns upside down. Sam draws her to him like a moth to a flame with his good looks, charismatic personality, and kindness. Most of all, his warm gaze and gentle touches tempt her with the promise of hot seduction—a dangerous territory she is very afraid to enter, yet longs to experience. And what about the handsome Jeremy who is courting her? The man who, according to her fortune reading, is destined to be her soul mate? Is her attraction to Sam nothing more than a short, intense blaze? Or is it something more? After the death of his wife in a freak accident, multibillionaire Sam Harrington is sick of women throwing themselves at his feet simply because they are attracted to his enormous bank account and good looks. When he accidentally bumps into a woman named Chan, he instantly knows she is different. He finds he is powerfully attracted to her, and to his surprise, overwhelmingly wants her. Then he realizes Chan is dating his cousin Jeremy, but he relentlessly courts her none the less, if only to get to know her better and be with her for a stolen moment. When he discovers this strong, beautiful woman is broken inside and in danger of losing herself, he vows to protect and love her unconditionally. Chan must make the ultimate choice, Sam or Jeremy?

Sinatha Emerson is a smart girl who is fighting for her life. Her mother Jackie loves her but loves her new husband more. What is a young girl to do in a situation like this? Does she have and advocate? And if she does will it matter?THIS IS SHORT, SHORT STORY!Readers of Sidney Sheldon, Danielle Steel, James Patterson and Nora Roberts will enjoy this explosive psychological thriller. Allen and Cynthia Hunt are an upper middle-class San Francisco couple who find themselves on a deserted hiking trail at the wrong time. A momentary lapse in judgement plunges them both into an endless nightmare that threatens to destroy not only their marriage, but their very lives. From Rabid Readers Reviews:The Drive-By Wife is a wonderful psychological thriller in the vein of "Cape Fear" and "Misery." If you like Stephen King, Dennis Lehane and Gillian Flynn, you will like Mike Wells. "This book is a gripping, absorbing and disturbing portrayal of domestic strife leading to a violent nightmare." - Emma Hunneyball, Book Reviewers (UK)"Excellent character development, plot line is through-the-roof original, and the whole premise is marvelously bizarre and intimidating." - The Word Verve, Alpharetta, GA (USA)"If you are into psychological crime thrillers grab this book." - Reviewer CristiAk, Juneau, Alaska"I have read most of the great thrillers and this is right at the top with them. Wells does not disappoint." Sheena Jennings, Butte, Montana (USA)

From USA Today / NY Times Bestselling author, Karolyn James, the Brothers of Rock series continues!*A Voice to Love (Fallen Tuesday Book One) (A Brothers of Rock Novel)The Brothers of Rock series continues with Fallen Tuesday!From USA Today / NY Times Bestselling author, Karolyn James, the Brothers of Rock series continues!*A Voice to Love (Fallen Tuesday Book One) (A Brothers of Rock Novel)The Brothers of Rock series continues with Fallen Tuesday!The last thing the lead singer of a rock band wants to hear is that he shouldn’t sing anymore. This is the reality for Luke Nolan, just as Fallen Tuesday is breaking big. With a tour, an album, and money on the line, Luke can’t imagine his life – or his band – not continuing to follow their dream. Even at the expense of his own health.Amy is an expert at hiding. She hides the frustration of working in her uncle’s restaurant. She hides her dreams of having her own place one day. Most of all, she hides the fact that there’s a debt on the restaurant that could cost her and her uncle everything.Together, Luke and Amy share a wild passion that leaves them both breathless. Can their hearts and dreams survive the secrets they’ve been keeping?

Logan has a serious decision to make. Does he follow his head and leave the girl who only follows her heart behind, or does he leave the only life he knows to follow his heart back into her arms?What if you lived in fear of yourself?For Mage McPherson being afraid of herself is just the norm. Thanks to that fear, being a loner in a small town never bothered the mysterious Mage. Once she received her secret abilities, she figured being alone was the safest way to be. That all changes during her sophomore year at Summerville High when Adam, her equally mysterious secret crush, starts to notice her.Afraid that she might harm Adam, Mage must learn to either control or deny herself. With Adam by her side she's more powerful than she’s ever been, but is she powerful enough to defeat her worst nightmare? She learns a hard lesson about love and magic when her destiny comes to collect.

Colbie has always played by the rules. But, for just one day, she will pretend she is someone else.Mystren and her kin are from another world, one that was supposedly destroyed. Now, they find themselves in a new world dominated by destructive beings – humans. As the new long-eared race try to take over, they start a war with earth’s supernatural creatures.Vampires, gargoyles and incubi are just some of the creatures that have banded together to stop this invasion. Now Mystren is captured and alone. She braces herself for death, but her captors have other things in mind.First part of Lies and Deceit.Cover Model - Kittie GraveCover Design - Paul Woods

One man’s attempt at dodging the war while on a treasure seeking mission for gold, leads him on a quest that he never imagined possible. From the timber mills of Wisconsin, into the deep South and the rugged West, nothing will keep Daniel Stone from going after what he wants. He would rather die trying to get where he wants to go, than to die with the regrets of a life unlived.One man’s attempt at dodging the war while on a treasure seeking mission for gold, leads him on a quest that he never imagined possible. As he crosses state borders from North to South, he is hell bent on determining his own path, until circumstances continue to fuel his situation beyond his control. With each tacking pace of the train, he will eventually venture into the bayous of Louisiana where he is beaten and left for dead, until he is discovered by someone that can alter the course of his destiny forever, but not before many battles are waged against him. Eventually, he is brought to a place where he must choose to live as a soldier of misfortune or discover the real reason why he began his journey in the first place. From the timber mills of Wisconsin, into the deep South and the rugged West, nothing will keep Daniel Stone from going after what he wants, neither the cruelty of strangers or the vengeful warriors of the plains, while the Civil War looms around him. He would rather die trying to get where he wants to go, than to live with the regrets of a life unlived…

Isabel works for a university and befriends a graduate student from Ireland. He is colorblind, and his colorblindness indirectly helps Isabel look at things in a new way, including a painful incident from her past.Changing Weather. A man and his dog. And an encounter. In the not too distant future?About the AuthorMax G. Bernard is the pen name of a writer with around 45 years of writing, editing, publishing, and journalism experience. He wrote for student, "underground," and radical newspapers in the 60's and 70's. He lives in the Midwestern region of Woodstock Nation, and is residing in the 1960's until something better comes along. He is involved in writing science fiction, mysteries, weird cross genre stories, and semi-autobiographical pieces. A fan of Bob Dylan's music, Alfred Hitchcock's movies, and Philip K. Dick's science fiction. He is married, with two children, and one dog. He is a fervent opponent of DRM (digital rights management) in publishing. He agrees with Tom Robbins that it is "never too late to have a happy childhood," and with the spirit of the statement, "Be realistic, demand the impossible."

Lily lives a life of deceit. She pretends to have a normal life, but in reality she's part of a team of professional thieves, working as a trapper to lure rich men back to their mansions to be robbed. Duke is dissatisfied with his life, despite being the son of the billionaire. By day he works for his father, by night he indulges his dark side. When he meets Lily, both their lives change forever.Lily isn't exactly whiter than white, even if that's what she wants the world to think of her. Under her pretty shop girl exterior, there's a darkness. A side that comes alive when she does her 'real' job – working as a trapper for a group of professional thieves. Her job is to hunt millionaires and billionaires. To lure them back to their mansions and scout the place once they're knocked out. It's something she's good at, something she enjoys. All until her latest job goes wrong, a man gets killed, and her life begins to turn on its head. Duke wears a mask during the day, one he takes off at night. His world isn't the spreadsheets and suits and meetings that he's forced to endure. It's the world after dark he truly inhabits. A world of alcohol and women and fighting. A world he enters in order to rebel. When he meets Lily after his latest scrap outside a nightclub, he thinks nothing of it. When he sees her the next day working in a local shop, he begins to get interested. And when she comes to him for help, he feels obliged to say yes. Soon, however, their lives will intertwine even more than either of them know. DECEIT is a new adult romance series by L.A Shorter, told from the double perspective of Lily and Duke. It will be told through several parts, each the length of a novella. Part 1 is roughly 22,000 words.

Desperate to save her life and that of her five-year-old brother, Nan packs and flees an abusive home, embarking on a journey that will test her faith, determination, and spirit. Set in the 1800s, Nan’s Journey, follows Nan and her brother, Elmer, as they seek safety.Desperate to save her life and that of her five-year-old brother, Nan packs and flees an abusive home, embarking on a journey that will test her faith, determination, and spirit. Set in the 1800s, Nan’s Journey, follows Nan and her brother, Elmer, as they seek safety and find refuge and hope in the arms of a family of strangers—including Fred Young, a disgruntled preacher turned mountain man, who reaches out to help, only to find a hope and love renewed in his own heart. In her first novel, author Elaine Littau weaves memorable characters into the vivid background of the wild, unsettled heart of America, presenting readers with the timeless struggle of overcoming adversity, and seeking hope above all through Nan’s Journey

Pam is a bitter girl.Life she thinks, is vaguely unfair especially to her. She’s only sixteen and could probably be dead before her seventeenth birthday. She hates life; she hates everything.Brad lives in a world where only his art and mother reign supreme. When Pam snatches off his sketch and goes off to burn it, he feels his world is threatened. He declares WAR on the threat: Pam!When young landscape artist, Brad, with a crave for painting happy scenes saw a pretty girl in a blue boat feeding swans by the lake in Roath Park, he thought it would be the most perfect picture any artist would love to sketch. But it turns out quiet not what he expects…The subject, Pamela Graham is a bitter individual. She doesn’t want to be sketched or painted. She doesn’t even want to be remembered. She’s expecting death; not a ‘snoopy’ artist; not Brad!The battle line is drawn…In the heat of their face-off, Brad discovers the source of Pam’s bitterness. She lives in a world of her own; a world of pain and hopelessness.Brad gets touched…And while he tries to give her a little hope, he uses her pain to wield an artistic inspiration so powerful that would thrill not only Pam herself, but the world. Still…

Stefan Felix has lost his faith in the midst of tragedy. Wendy gives a glimpse of herself to him in his office buildings elevator. Giving Wendy a job, Stefan and she form a delicate friendship based on mutual understanding of loss. Wendy's unshakable faith opens Stefan's heart up to Christ. When danger finds Wendy, Stefan will do everything to keep her safe. The question is, will it be enough?Stefan Felix is no stranger to loss. His faith in Christ has been shaken to the core, and he is not sure he cares to find it again. When Wendy Collins gives a glimpse of herself to him his office building's elevator, Stefan finds himself giving her a job he normally wouldn't have given to a woman so young. The two form a delicate friendship based on a mutual understanding of loss. Wendy's unshakable faith in the midst of tragedy opens Stefan's heart back up to his Savior's unconditional love. Stefan soon realizes Wendy and her young nephews fit perfectly into he and his daughter's world. When danger finds Wendy, Stefan will stop at nothing to keep her safe. Will God ask him to say goodbye, again, to a love he wanted for a lifetime? If that is God's will for Stefan, will he be able to say that God's love is always enough, even, when tomorrow is not guaranteed?

After achieving her dream job, Dr. Holly Bell is determined not to let anything get in the way. And a hot affair with a superstar athlete is most definitely getting in her way.Nate Carter, star baseball player has the world in the palm of his baseball glove, until he meets the beautiful and brainy Dr.But when the doctor starts changing the rules, Nate realizes he might be playing for keeps.Book One in the USA Today Bestselling Philadelphia Patriots SeriesWill she be willing to play his game?Dr. Holly Bell has finally achieved her dream: working as a cardiac surgeon at a prestigious children's hospital. She's totally dedicated to her patients, and she won't let anything or anyone get in her way. And a hot affair with a superstar athlete is most definitely getting in Holly's way.Nate Carter, star pitcher for the Philadelphia Patriots, has the world in the palm of his glove. He thinks he has everything he wants--until he meets the beautiful and brainy Dr. Bell. Nate is totally up for a hot, no-strings affair, and Holly turns out to be the hottest.But when a stalker goes after Holly, Nate has to risk everything, including his career, to protect the woman who means more to him than he ever thought possible. The award-winning Philadelphia Patriots SeriesPrequel: Fastball (Maddie & Jake)Book One: Hardball (Holly & Nate)Book Two: Bigger Than Beckham (Martha & Tony)Book Three: Curveball (Taylor & Ryan)Book Four: Payoff Pitch (Teddy & Noah)Book Five: Scoring Position (Kate & Nick)

Lucinda Martin York and George Arnold Jr. have been through floods, fires, and freezing cold together in their pursuit of gold in California. Lucinda dreams of becoming one of the first women doctors. George dreams of building a mining empire. They are deeply in love and their friends and family are in Sacramento ready to celebrate their marriage. Only one thing can tear them apart.Lucinda Martin York and George Arnold Jr. have been through floods, fires, and freezing cold together in their pursuit of gold in California. Lucinda dreams of becoming one of the first women doctors. George dreams of building a mining empire. They are deeply in love and their friends and family are in Sacramento ready to celebrate their marriage. Only one thing can tear them apart, and it happens in Gold Rush Wedding. Please enjoy this short story from the California Argonauts series of gold rush books.

Bride-to-be KiirstiAan and her mother are planning a wedding almost completely via email. To break the boredom of the back-and-forth online exchanges, KiirstiAan challenges her mom to write a book recounting the wedding disasters she's been witness to. Mom says ok, if KiirstiAan will proofread. The disasters are unbelievable. Will something disastrous also happen at KiirstiAan's wedding?Because of their busy schedules, engaged KiirstiAan and her mom have chosen to plan the wedding almost entirely via e-mail. The minutia of all the details being exchanged becomes somewhat cumbersome, so while they’re planning, and to break the monotony of the endless back-and-forth online exchanges, KiirstiAan reminds her mother of a number of outrageous wedding disasters her parents have witnessed, and that her mom has already shared with her. She suggests that her mom write a book about all the nuptial disasters to which she’s been witness. With some trepidation, her mom says ok, IF KiirstiAan will proofread each and every one of them. With whole-heartedness, the bride-to-be agrees. Thus, while the e-mail wedding plans continue (with no small amount of stress), KiirstiAan’s mom recounts some of the most unbelievable wedding disasters that have ever been told. Was each wedding truly a disaster? Oh, yeah. Or, was it? And, more importantly, can KiirstiAan avoid these and any other monumental mishaps in her own wedding?

A compact compilation of stories by author/artist/non-conformist, Jess C Scott. Evolution showcases Jess’s penchant for working in various genres and formats--read with caution.A compact compilation of stories by author/artist/non-conformist, Jess C Scott. Evolution showcases Jess’s penchant for working in various genres and formats—read with caution.* The excerpt from ‘EyeLeash: A Blog Novel’ contains the opening chapters of Jess’s debut blog/IM novel. Her collection of poems and short stories are available in her anthology, ‘Porcelain’. This version is for customers seeking a bite-sized tryout version of Jess’s diverse storytelling styles.Praise for Jess C Scott:“I dig your style.”— searchingfortomorrow / via deviantART, 7:49:23 PM“[Please] keep up the good work . . . the world can certainly use some more authentic, original work like yours, rather than the same old re-packaged mass-market pulp.” — TGirl Revelations / Bibrary.com, October 2010“You pack huge volumes of experience and information into your [work]. You’re impressive, I’ll say that, and edgy and interesting. And mildly scary.”— T. D. / via e-mail, 2010EXCERPT (Evolution):07² 2120 [Official Announcement copyright WDSN Dvlpmnt Blog 3.8.1] Evolutn of human species 1 step ^. Zero nd 4 limbs. Bane o.exstnce, limbs! Limbs tt u had 2 ke²p moving, 2 prevnt joints 4rm frzing ^. Creakng joints wr frequent along w muscle atrophy, due 2 lack o.impertve ne²d o.hving joints+limbs in 1st place. Internet = all 1 nds. Mouse+keybrd phased out humns undergo latest neural-cortex Microchip Update 1.7.1 instal²atn. Upgrade ≠ mandatory, √ highly recom²ended, 2 fix bugs+security iss in prev vers. 1.7.0, released 86400.41.26.51 s ago, by Mr. DX26.78.9 on his w.site. Enhances MU 1.0.0 tt al²ws humn brain 2 cntrl mvements onscre²n via brain pwr alone.ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Jess identifies herself as an author/artist/non-conformist (and is an English/Business senior at Adams State College). She was a research assistant for the 2010 Jossey-Bass/Wiley publication, My Lie. Her work has appeared in a diverse range of publications, such as Word Riot, ITCH Magazine, and The Battered Suitcase. Her novella, The Devilin Fey, hit #1 in Amazon's "Hot New Releases in Bargain Books" in July 2010.

A sleepy retirement destination with sleepy retirees…or was it? A string of cleverly orchestrated unsolved robberies were accumulating that were almost too well executed. They were precisely performed like a well rehearsed play. In fact, exactly like a well rehearsed play.Three Roommates.Two Guys.One Love.For Lexi, dodging her roommates' attempt to land her the guy of her dreams isn't easy, especially since those roommates are goofball Travis and Sexy-as-sin Nathan.When yet another blind date turns into a disastrous nightmare, all bets are off.Now Lexi must decide if it’s worth it to pretend not to crave the love of her life, knowing, in the end, it could destroy what they already have, or keep on fooling everyone.

This is a work of fan fiction. A cross over tale of Sailor Moon and Ranma 1/2. Sailor Starknight Unicorn has a mortal enemy and he want her and to rule the world. It is up to her and new friends to save all of humanity from the rise of the Shadows.The human pysche has both dark and light. Once long ago those who followed the shadow path tried to destroy the world. A single family were all that stood between humanity and enslavement. It is 3000 years later and the Shadows have returned. Can they be defeated?

It’s 1813. Napoleon’s army has to retreat from Spain to France, but the main pass across the Pyrenees is within reach of the British forces.In his search for an alternative route, Alaine Bellanger discovers more than just an ancient mountain trail. High in a cleft between two peaks, he finds something very strange — and someone even stranger. But who can he tell? And who would believe him?It’s 1813. Napoleon’s army needs to retreat from Spain and return to France, but the main pass across the jagged peaks of the Pyrenees is within easy reach of the British forces.In his search for an alternative escape route, Alaine Bellanger discovers more than just an ancient mountain trail. High up, in a cleft between two peaks, he finds something very strange indeed — and someone even stranger. But who can he tell? And who would believe him?

Ebony is a smart, sexy, career-oriented black woman who wants nothing more than a summer fling with a man who challenges her mind and body. What she doesn’t expect is a blond haired, blue-eyed bass player—who won’t take “no” for an answer—to accept the challenge.Ebony is a smart, sexy, career-oriented black woman who wants nothing more than a summer fling with a man who challenges her mind and body. What she doesn’t expect is a blond haired, blue-eyed bass player—who won’t take “no” for an answer—to accept the challenge. When Ebony’s attempt at a brief fling turns into more, despite negative reactions from friends and family, she finds juggling love, family, and career are nothing compared to the ultimate betrayal she endures. Now her dreams spiral into lies and secrets that threaten her future and her best friend’s trust.

Everyday Psychopaths is a collection of short stories that will both frighten you and make you laugh out loud. Warning: reading these three stories can make you sound like a crazy person. Kind of like an Everyday Psychopath...Everyday Psychopaths is a collection of short stories that will both frighten you and make you laugh out loud. Warning: reading these three stories can make you sound like a crazy person. Kind of like an Everyday Psychopath...In Everyday Psychopaths you find three stories, all three of them containing an everyday psychopath of some kind. The first one is close to a horror story with a dose of dark humor, the short second one is more literary but scary in its own right, and the third one is all dark comedy. Included in this collection is also two samples of my novels, The Wake-Up Call and Hollywood Ass. I hope you like them enough to consider checking them out in full.The Stories in Everyday PsychopathsA Killer Date30 minutes into the date, Sheila thinks there's magic in the air between her and Terry. She can hardly believe her luck to have met a man who seems to have everything. She wants to pinch her arm and ask herself if it's too good to be true, but if she did the answer would be: Yes, it is too good to be true, because the truth is actually horrifying...The Development TalkJasper is in for his yearly development talk and he's feeling very uncomfortable about it. He usually doesn't like meetings and his manager, Stephen, is kind of creepy. Little does he know how creepy...The Worst/Best Day of My LifeSometimes one day is enough. One day can change your life from heaven to hell. Or vice versa. This is what happened to Joe in the craziest 24 hours of his life...The Wake-Up Call (sample)On the surface he has it all: the women, the career, and the Central Park view penthouse, but behind his well-groomed and chiseled facade he has nothing. At least this is what he's about to realize. Find out how Jack gets his life-changing wake-up call in this fast-paced, heartfelt and funny novel about soul-searching, friendship, and love.Hollywood Ass. (sample)A Hollywood superstar suffers a mental collapse, her marriage is falling apart, her career is on the ropes and the only one keeping it all together is her loyal assistant and friend, Darryl. Problem is, he's kind of in love with her. Soon he finds himself drawn into a story that is much like the movies his employer stars in. But in real life the answers aren't in the script...

True Valor is Book 1 of 5 in the True Heroes military romance series. AF Pararescueman Nic D’Onofrio just buried his best friend. He finds Julie, alone and lost, not even knowing who she is. Trouble catches up and Nic and Julie are on the run, trying to put the pieces together before they’re the next victims. With the help of his team, Nic races to save Julie before it’s too late.Romance can be a surprise, even if you're ready for everything…Parajumper Nic D'Onofrio just buried his best friend. The motto of his rescue squad is Simpliciter Paratus: Absolutely Ready, but the only thing Nic feels ready for is vacation. After finding a damsel in distress on the side of the road, he can't help but spring into action.Julie is stranded, out of gas, and beautiful. She's also wearing her pajamas and can only remember her first name. When she won't let Nic take her to the hospital, they'll do the only logical thing: go back to his condo together.When Nic learns that Julie's family has been murdered and someone shows up looking for her, he knows this is a situation he can't handle alone. He needs the teamwork and the camaraderie of the entire Air Force 506th Rescue Squad to save the day.True Valor is the first installment in a five-book military romance series. If you like heartwarming chemistry, page-turning suspense, and wholesome romance, then you'll love this series starter.

Everyone wants to be someone’s first choice.Rebecca is no exception. She’s been in love with Tyler forever, but he’s one of her best friends. She knows you never cross the friendship line; not if you want to stay that way. Too bad for meddlesome friends.Everyone wants to be someone’s first choice.Rebecca is no exception. She’s been in love with Tyler forever, but he’s one of her best friends. She knows you never cross the friendship line; not if you want to stay that way. Too bad for meddlesome friends. Now, she’s stuck on a camping trip with a bunch of couples, and Tyler. Will Rebecca be able to bury her feelings and stay friends with Tyler, or will she sabotage everything including the Labor Day weekend?

Daniel is troubled by the world and is overjoyed when God tells him He is going to end it and start over. He needs Daniel's help before the 'Reset' button is pushed, however. God needs help in saving all that is good and pure in the world, a task that Daniel tackles with relish.~ Loving The Rancher ~Kristen has the life and career she has always dreamed about. Her world is turned upside down when she finds out the worst news imaginable. Kristen decides to take a break from life and accompany her friend to a working dude ranch. While there, she reconnects with an old flame that has reinvented himself into a sexy cowboy. Follow Kristen’s journey as she decides if old love should be left in the past or given a chance to rekindle in the future.~ Sex With The Lawyer ~Brooke Addison is a successful lawyer in her early thirties. She’s driven, ambitious and determined to prove herself in a male-dominated business. In fact, so determined to be made partner in her firm, she has spent the first ten years of her career so consumed by work that nothing else has seemed important. She’s had no social life and precious few romantic relationships. One day everything changed for Brooke, as she gets the worst news of her life. She decides it is time to take control of her life and start living in the moment. At a whim she jets off to Europe to see the sights and sounds. Unbeknownst to her the trip begins her journey of sexual self-discovery.~ Loving The White Billionaire ~Jaida is planning the biggest day of her life when her world comes crashing down. Her fiancé shows his true colors and she must now learn to live without her only true love. Jaida decides to take a break from life and head to the Caribbean. While there, she meets a vacationing hunky businessman named Axel. The two of them play a flirtatious game of cat and mouse until their passion eventually overflows.Jaida and Axel are pushed back to reality when they go back to the real world that only sees black and white. Follow Jaida’s journey as she tries to move on from past love and maybe capture a new one.

How exactly do you get over someone who's everywhere? That's what Rebecca Blake has wrestled with for five years. But not this night. This is the night she will see Scott play his songs and this is the night when her hope will be reborn.How exactly do you get over someone who's everywhere? That's what Rebecca Blake has wrestled with for five years. But not this night. This is the night she will see Scott play his songs and this is the night when her hope will be reborn. The second Short Story in the Diamonds collection, Heart over Head over Heels is a story of love delayed and how if music is the food of love then love may also be the food of music.

Without any memories of who she is and where she came from, eight-year-old Rose finds herself on a cargo ship in the middle of the sea. A mysterious stranger, who feels like a friend, an Eagle birthmark that moves freely about her body and magical powers are just the beginning of Rose’s journey. What happens when her powers are discovered and taken from her?Without any memories of who she is and where she came from, eight-year-old Rose finds herself on a cargo ship in the middle of the sea. A mysterious stranger, who feels like a friend, an Eagle birthmark that moves freely about her body and magical powers are just the beginning of Rose’s journey. What happens when her powers are discovered and taken from her? Will she be able to fulfill the ancient prophecy? Rose Awaken is a short story and Part I of the Element of Air Trilogy, where we are taken on Rose’s journey of discovering who she is and where she came from and try to understand the choices she will make in the future.