In the future, the Omega Pill solves everyone's health problems, and intensive exercise is viewed only as risky behavior that is all but outlawed by the increasingly powerful healthcare giants. Most of society accepts the way things have become, except for one man known only as Runner.Note: This short story is a science fiction suspense thriller of approximately 14,000 words (40+ average Kindle pages) and is not a full-length novel.

Thirst: A Horror Short StoryErik and his girlfriend settle down for a nice dinner at home. But Erik can't seem to satisfy his thirst or his insatiable appetite for food. You'll never look at water or raw tuna the same way again after reading this terrifying short story.

He’s in Town With a Few Days to Kill…David Steele is still getting used to being a demon. The horns. The reputation. The vengeful goat.For a former rock star, it’s a lot to deal with.But his woes overflow when an ordinary man in a brown robe destroys a powerful demon with less effort than it takes to return a shopping cart to the grocery store.When David’s friends start to go missing next, he realizes the town has a Demon Slayer problem.Slayers are sup...

Hell has a dark sense of humor. Let’s hope David does, too.David Steele, an aging one-hit wonder, thought making a deal with a demon lord named Ahriman would save his life. Instead, it cost him his soul—and landed him in the suburbs of Ashburn, Virginia, a supernatural prison for minor demons, forgotten gods, and lots of other creatures who’ve had the misfortune of crossing Ahriman’s path.Now, trapped in the body of a demon everyone hates, David is Ahriman’s reluctant right...

Hell Starts at The GateA man wakes up—naked and intertwined with a hundred other terrified human beings in a cave that is so immense it has its own horizon.After fending off a gang of people who act more like demons than men and rescuing a stranger in the chaos, he begins his journey through an endless sea of the damned, heading for the only rumored means of escape—the Gate.As he battles his way through increasingly dense and deranged multitudes, hi...

Five figures gather round a shallow grave. They had all taken turns to dig. An adult sized hole would have taken longer. An innocent life had been taken but the pact had been made. Their secrets would be buried, bound in blood…Years later, a headmistress is found strangled, the first in a spate of gruesome murders which shock the Black Country. But when human remains are discovered at a former children’s home, disturbing secrets are also unearthed.Detect...

This riveting suspense thriller explores the special bond between a brother and sister when Richard Baimbridge rushes back to his coastal hometown of Wilmington, NC, to assist with his sister's recovery after she's brutally attacked and crippled investigating the rape of a 13-year-old. Coming face to face with his tormented past and a dark family secret, he fights to stay above the flood of childhood trauma and, serving as his sister's legs, is drawn into the dark underside of this quiet c...

In the Colorado mountain town of Glenwood Springs not far from Aspen artist/photographer Gwyn Sanders discovers a cryptic letter her sister Kelly left behind. The victim of a deadly hit and run Kelly reveals she was sexually involved with her sisters boyfriend and is scared for her life. Both Gwyn and her remaining sister Linda have since married their boyfriends so either of their husbands could be guilty of murder. The sisters received a large inheritance before meeting these men and kno...

What money can't buy, murder can.In the cutthroat world of high-stakes finance, where money flows like water, there's a sinister undercurrent that only a select few can perceive.Vancouver Billionaire Zachary Barron's currency hedge fund is bleeding money, thanks to an elusive thief. Determined to bring the perpetrator to justice, he enlists the services of Katerina "Kat" Carter, a forensic accountant renowned for her white-collar crime investigative skills....

A Deadly Decision⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Kat and boyfriend Jace’s plans for a fancy dinner go awry when she discovers that her elderly neighbor Fiona has taken an ex-con into her home as a boarder. Fiona’s volunteer gardening program at a local Vancouver prison has changed lives, but extending her generosity further just might put her own life in jeopardy.Kat’s suspicion deepens when she learns of a recent life insurance policy.And accidental death pays double...

When a faceless body is found floating in the river on a summer’s morning, Detective Kay Hunter and her team are tasked with finding out the man’s identity – and where he came from.The investigation takes a sinister turn when an abandoned boat is found, covered in blood stains and containing a child’s belongings.Under mounting pressure from a distraught family and an unforgiving media, the police are in a race against time – but they have no leads, and no m...

She’ll take a crack at any case, and any bad guy. But what happens when they make her the target?Get the first three Sydney Brennan Mysteries and join the tenacious PI in her determined quests to find answers.North Florida, 2004. Private investigator Sydney Brennan refuses to back down from the truth. But when a suspicious prison suicide demands tough questions, someone decides to put a stop to her investigation. Permanently. Has t...