Before Tom could continue with his story, a sudden gust of wind roared in the chimney. The sound made me jump and caused Jip to look up and eye me warily. “It’s turning into a bad night.” Tom voice made me more aware of the deepening shadows and their inky-black shapes on the stone floor. “Perhaps it would be [...]
Body and Soul, a story of Possession. Part OneI wondered, as I drove along the narrow, twisting roads on my way to visit my old friend Tom, why the belief in the paranormal is so readily accepted in the countryside. Is it the absence of streetlights that allowed the mind to wander, or the tranquil way of life, uninterrupted by [...]
The “For Sale” sign creaked and did it best to stay aloft, despite the winds onslaught. Eileen watched from her bedroom window the leaves that scuttled across the garden path and traced their flight until they disappeared into the maelstrom of darkness. Her house was on the outskirts of the village and therefore deprived of [...]
Although my first book in the series-Pat Canella (the dockland murders) is not making many waves on the sales front, I had already decided to do a follow-up story, mainly because there was such a groundswell of interest in my work both in Facebook & Bookrix.com, with friends asking when I was doing the next [...]
This three hundred and sixty nine word reflection was initially named 11:11:11. I see it as a renewal while others may receive the words as destruction. ~~~~~~~*******~~~~~~~ Rivulets of steamy sweat cascade ever downward, pooling under arms, breasts, and small dimpled areas while, yet, a cool breeze caresses the fevered brow. I’ve known this moment. [...]
Chapter 1 - The End of Me “Arggh! Just leave me alone, Eddie! I can’t believe a word that comes out of your mouth! You’re a lying, cheating … scumbag and I don’t ever want to speak to, or see you, ever again, you … you wanker!” I disconnect the call and angrily loft my mobile [...]
Enjoy this excerpt from “The Sounding” by debut author, Carrie Salo! Lorenze strapped his uniform on, knowing where every clasp and buckle fell exactly. Still, something about it felt foreign: he had not worn it in several days. Several very, very long days. The red, blue and yellow stripes that Michelangelo designed for the guard [...]
“He’s evil, there’s no other word to describe him.” Mike Wallace smiled, as he recalled his friend’s words. He found consolation in the fact the Frank O Connor, his best friend, had always been one for overstatement and while his flair for the dramatic bode well for him in his chosen field of law, it [...]
In Winning the Highlander’s Heart, Malcolm MacNeill can’t marry Lady Anice. She’s the ward of King Henry I, who had numerous mistresses, including a Welsh princess, and he’s targeting Anice next. But she’s determined to get out of the quagmire she’s in. Her only living relative, her uncle, has died, and now some of her [...]
Sarah felt the fine hairs on the back of her neck stand and she knew without turning round that he was behind her. Her hand shook as she placed the last bundle of vervain into her basket and her heart beat painfully against her breast as she straightened up. “Trespassing again, Miss Cleary?” She looked [...]
