An anthology of twenty-one crime, mystery, suspense and romance stories from nineteen authors, including Emmy-nominated John Goldsmith and Booker-nominated Jim Williams.This global collection of short stories from 400 to 7000 words covers everything from crime fiction to romantic suspense and historical mystery.Authors: John Goldsmith, Jim Williams, Jeremy Hinchliff, John Holland, Gerry McCullough, Alexandar Altman, R.A. Barnes, Maura Barrett, Eileen Condon, Mary Healy, Sus...

Lily is a feisty young businesswoman, seduced by the prospect of turning round a company as a distraction from her messy divorce. She soon finds herself up to her pretty neck in mystery and intrigue – with devastating consequences. Add a gorgeous bodyguard, Brian; his young boss, Ayesha; Mohammed, Ayesha’s damaged husband - plus a couple of villains - and the stage is set for an interesting journey. Lily’s love of animals, ecology and Africa are the theme throughout the book – with fascina...

Attraction sizzles in the heat of the vineyardA nurse recovering from addiction. A fighter pilot broken by the horrors of war. Two damaged souls attracted to each other. Will their demons bring them closer or tear them apart?Author's note: Unlike my usual sweet romances, this book contains two mild sex scenes.

Capitol DangerA romantic suspense anthology like no other! Four stories, one event and four dangerous missions on the same night.It’s Inauguration Night. Glamorous balls throughout the nation’s capital celebrate a landmark event. The town and nation are in the mood to celebrate. But not everyone is so pleased.A home-grown sect known as the Red Mantle plan to make it an event to remember for their reasons. As their assault succeeds it will be up to those attending th...

'The Lifted Veil' was George Eliot's trip into the fantastic and horror fiction of the Victorian era. The novella, originally written in 1859, is all about extrasensory perception, the essence of physical life, possible life after death, and the power of fate.

When Janie Hamilton unexpectedly inherits Tolham Castle, there are mysteries to uncover in the dungeon, and the disappearance of a guest needs to be explained. A collection of four stories:The Tolham Castle Legacy,The Tolham Castle Mystery,The Tolham Castle Banquet,Tolham Castle: The Mystery of the Runes.

“We are all walking around this city with our hearts sadly swimming in our chests, like dying fish on the surface of a still pond. It’s enough to make you give up entirely.” —from Instant LoveBut we don’t give up. We keep trying. We’re either too stupid to learn from our mistakes or we honestly believe that the next time will be different; it’s hard to say which. Driven by the mad hopefulness that is part of the human condition, we are constantly falling i...

When an on-duty member of the Ontario Provincial Police is found dead in his cruiser of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, only Lincoln Munroe - now a patrol Sergeant - knows the truth. The officer was murdered, and all the evidence points to the suspect being another cop.But in a line of work where right and wrong aren't always separate, and where 'above the law' is the motto of too many, Lincoln finds himself on an ethical tightrope, working both sides of the police force ...

When Arcadia Jones, a Harvard professor and curator of the Metropolitan Museum in New York City receives a scrap of what appears to be an old manuscript, she has it carbon dated and confirms that it is from the 1500’s During research, her hunch suggests that the sample is from one of da Vinci’s lost books that were stolen from his protégé, after his death. There is no accompanying letter, only a return address, so her only course of action is to travel to Rome and contact the sender, who c...

Telah Costner has enlisted the help of psychic after psychic in a quest to find her missing daughter, Claire. Dani is the latest psychic, and Telah is hopeful because she senses something different about Dani.To Dani, however, Telah and Claire are just two faces in a sea of clients and missing people. Dani doesn't believe in psychics and never has. She and her sister Kate have perfected a scam in which money is the only thing that matters. That is, until weird things start happenin...

She's serving up mayhem in the Magic City….FINAL STRAWDishing out bad news is Jackie Parker's job. So when her boss grabs her assets one time too many, she serves him her notice and hopes he chokes on it. There must be a better way for a certified process server to make a living in Miami than working for a lousy lecherous lawyer. Whatever Jackie decides, her number one priority is to spend time with her husband, Luke, preferably without his brother Logan—AKA the Dark Prince....

Sometimes to save a world, you must destroy it.The witches of Etlantium are charged with keeping the children of Liliah safe, but when an oracle accuses the ruler of seeking to destroy his own city through civil war, there is only one witch brave enough to do what must be done.Readers of Water Witch will find this background story full of historical intrigue, enchantment, and old world mythology and legends with just a dose of reincarnation theory thrown in...