"An inexperienced young man finds that his Valentine's Day date is too good to be true"
Nathan stared at the clock in the lower right corner of his monitor, waiting for it to read 11:30 AM. For some unknown reason on that particular Friday, he was completely famished.He worked at a processing center for a regional...
"Would you sacrifice reason for the woman of your dreams?"
In my village, there is a place on the beach where my ancient ancestors etched carvings into large boulders. Most of the petroglyphs are only visible at low tide when the ocean recedes far enough to reveal the mysterious markings.My...
"A Young Widow has One Hell of a Valentine's Day"
A sense of dread washed over Linda Webster. Tomorrow was Valentine's Day, the third anniversary of her husband's untimely death.The forty-four-year-old widow sat alone in her kitchen, waiting for her best friend, Kate Faucher, to pick her up. The duo...
"Desire and reality can be a frightening mix…"
“Laura, are you sure this new restaurant is alright?” I asked.It was February 14th, Valentine’s night, but we had failed to book early enough to get into our normal eating haunts. There was not a chance of us getting in...
"One night, Chris discovers Dawn’s dark secret."
That was the evening everything went wildly off track in my life. I took no relish in working over the weekend, but I’d become inured to such intrusions.Full of purpose, I’d returned to my flat with an Indian takeaway, which...
"Getting lost on a train."
Audra and her husband rocked in time with the train’s motion, chugga-chugga, chugga-chugga… Her head lolled against his shoulder and her calm, steady breaths led Steve to think that she was asleep. An older man read a book alone across...
"A woman has an unexplainable encounter"
Nadia hid behind the blinds in her dark room, peering out her second-floor bedroom window, watching all the kids who were trick-or-treating in their costumes. It was Halloween and while almost everyone else celebrated the day, she spent it at...
"Letting out your inner self isn’t always a good idea"
Roger Winslow stopped his car at the massive iron gates and stood fumbling with a ring of keys, searching for the one that would give them entrance. His secretary, Marcie, sat waiting patiently in the car.Beyond the gates, the Wentworth...
"Will Jack become another victim of the dreaded Demonwood?"
Jack woke up and looked around taking in his surroundings. He had been dreaming he was at his favorite inn bedding his favorite wench. Then he remembered where he was. Who he was with. Fortunately, El’Filla was nowhere to be...
"El'Filla Spawns a Demon Horde"
A northerly breeze blew in the window from Silver Lake across El’Filla’s bare breasts causing her nipples to stiffen. She was restrained by the shackles attached to her wrists and ankles; the rigid wood of the examination table pressed into...