"Trust your instincts"
The sun hung low in the sky, casting a warm golden hue over the quaint town of Maplewood. It was a picturesque Saturday, the kind of day that seemed tailor-made for the annual bake sale held in the town square.The...
"Lust, lies, and murder—a detective caught in a deadly game"
Charles's breath came in ragged gasps as his fingers dug into her hips, pulling her to him with a steady rhythm. “You’re so fucking gorgeous,” he growled, thrusting deep into her dripping pussy, his cock stretching her pussy tight around...
"Maura decides it's time to play for the other team and meets Katherine, a homicide detective."
It had been eighteen days since I’d dumped my boyfriend—he whose name is never to be spoken—caught him cheating on me, for the second time. Nine months invested in him and then that, twice. He had no explanation other than,...
"What happens when the balance of power is abruptly disrupted?"
Deep within a forest in Romania…The Carpathian mountains rising above the dark green silhouettes of the three-hundred-year-old trees were no match for the splendour of the castle, protected within the virgin forest. On its intricately carved balcony, a young woman...
"Part One of a two-part story. Detective Mike Mace investigates."
It’s the day after my fortieth birthday and I’m struggling to put one foot in front of the other; after downing two bottles of JD last night, I don’t know why I’m surprised.Not that I’d been out celebrating you understand,...
"A hidden camera reveals the truth on Valentine's Day"
I closed the door, opened up my laptop on the desk, and connected with the camera on the dresser in the bedroom. It amazed me how easily hidden they were these days. After a quick download I pressed play and...
"A scene from every slasher movie ever gets turned on its head."
The blood called out to me. Two foolish youths made the mistake of trespassing on my hunting grounds. No doubt hoping for a private Valentine's Day amorous retreat to the woods. I could hear their laughter and plans before they...
"Absense makes her heart grow fonder..."
I met her on Christmas day, hours after I had been run out of the church. I don’t remember how I found her home, it’s not the sort of place you find when you look for it. I was eight...
"The police were asking for any help to find the murderer."
Life at the apartment - or 'sex den', I should say - was going along great. Libby got a job at the cleaners to help with the expenses. Andrea was doing the cooking and keeping the house but felt bad...
"Love is a deadly game. The good guys don't always dress in white and the bad guys aren't the only ones wearing black. It's a muddled grey of pain and regret."
San Francisco. 1950. The Post war economy still booms, but not everyone prospers. Heroin has become the drug of choice. Nightclubs and brothels have taken over the city’s opium dens. Like so many other cities across the country, gangs and...