The god of light and the god of darkness strive to gain control over the land of Weldera. Caught in the midst of this struggle, young Daryas Galvahirne finds himself torn from his homeland by forces beyond his comprehension. Tortured by dreams, and terrified by the uncertainty of the future, he discovers, much to his horror, that a great deal of this future has come to rest upon his own shoulders.The Punishment of the Gods is an epic fantasy story spanning five books:The peace and safety of Weldera has long been bound to the fortress of Dadron, which stands impregnable in the center of Falsis. In the west, however, a dark spirit plots revenge against his ancient rival, who is worshipped as a god in Dadron. Good and evil prepare for the coming clash; but for those caught up in the midst of the struggle, the difference between the two seems to vanish away.In the midst of this conflict, Daryas Galvahirne finds himself torn from his homeland by forces beyond his understanding. Tortured by dreams and terrified by the uncertainty of the future, he discovers, to his horror, that much of this future has come to rest upon his own shoulders. Though he has a powerful prince for a rival and a terrifying monster as his enemy, his greatest anxiety is born from the demand of his beloved that he return to her without spot or blemish. But how can a soul, black throughout, be made white?

He has a secure job, an expensive house, an ideal family, and everything else he had dreamt of. He is a successful man. Or is he? A short story.Jeannie Gray and Ted Wroth were having a conversation about their upcoming marriage. Jeannie asked, "What will annoy me about you if we wed?" Ted was surprised by the questions but he did admit to faults like splashing water over the floor, making a mess while cooking, and being all thumbs in making repairs. They got on the topic of sports. What Ted said caused Jeannine to make a crucial decision. This story tells what it was.

She's given up on love, but love hasn't given up on her…If there's anything Holly Hansen has learned it's that falling for a persuasive charmer is a sure path to a broken heart. It happened when her fiancé abandoned her just when she needed him most. Everything about the smoking-hot alien, Braxx, reminds her of her ex: his good looks, his confidence, his persistence. He won't take no for an answer and shows up night after night at the restaurant where she works. It's enough to wear a girl down, make her doubt her convictions, maybe hope that love can conquer the heartbreak of the past…Dakonian Braxx is a simple man with simple needs: find a good woman and have a big family. With females in short supply on his planet, he heads for Earth through the Intergalactic Dating Agency. The instant he meets Holly Hansen, his horns begin to throb, and he realizes she's the ONE. His Fated Mate. He can't wait to settle down with her and make beautiful...

The CEO of a major corporation is murdered, and various factions in Minneapolis are convinced that Thomas is responsible. His best chance at proving his innocence is by tracking down the true killer, while avoiding a powerful ghost ready to kill on command. This is the first of eight books that make up the "Modern Pantheon" series.Thomas Amberose is not having a good day. The CEO of a major corporation is murdered, and various factions in Minneapolis are convinced that Thomas is responsible. His best chance at proving his innocence is by tracking down the true killer, but the only thing he knows about the killer is that he has control over a powerful ghost ready to kill on command. Enlisting the help of his step-sister and the CEO’s enigmatic nephew, Thomas has to stand up to these threats or else risk becoming the ghost’s next victim. The first of eight novels that makes up the “Modern Pantheon” series, Ghost takes you on a fast-paced adventure into the fantasy realm, while staying in a modern day, real world setting in the glittering skyscrapers of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

A young man is kidnapped from his fiancee's apartment complex. His abductor performs terrible experiments on him, seeking to unlock some hidden potential...and that potential may be his only route to freedom. But at what cost?Margaret, made miserable by her unappreciative family, diverts her attention to someone else's hotel. On investigating further, she is spared disgrace by her inquisitive friend and the unwitting owner.

A brief fictionalized account of the murder of a deputy sheriff in rural North Carolina on the Fourth of July in 1914 by a descendant of the family containing contemporary photographs and news clips.Detective Cutfield will star in a future detective long story (A Slaughter in New York). In this short story, narrated in first person, we will discover how he is.

When you wish upon a falling star, er, UFO... Young widow Kevanne Girardi catches sight of a meteorite streaking across the sky and wishes for a good handyman to help make her rundown lavender farm a big success. Instead, she gets a shapeshifting alien who apparently has never seen a leaky faucet before. But his loving and noble spirit make him just the man to fix her wounded heart. He hasn't promised her forever, but a girl can hope, can't she? Maybe she'll make another wish... When his ship tumbles out of the sky and lands on Earth, Chameleon never expects to fall for a human woman. Unfortunately, he can't stay. He made a mistake that led to the devastation of an entire planet, and now the survivors are depending on him to get them to safety. He must repair his ship and leave before the Xeno Consortium finds him and Earth becomes endangered, too. But oh, he wishes he could stay with Kevanne forever... Can a twist of...