Edward Knight is a 17 year old High School Student in Bakersfield, California  where is he a part of the JROTC program.  As he prepares to enter into military service after his school days conclude, he is only missing  one possession that most of his classmates have: a car. One day, he comes upon a 58 Plymouth Fury in a used car dealership and instantly falls in love. From then on, he and Christine share many adventures such as his graduation, birthday parties, and getting accepted into college. However, sinister events start to occur. When animals start dying, people go missing, and property gets damaged, Edward doesn't assures himself that Christine can't be connected to ominous events now, can she?

Christine (c) Steven King

Morals are a set of ideals that we create to better ourselves. Deciding what is right or wrong is subjective, and not everyone may agree with our choices. Mortuus is now faced with a moral dilemma: Should he save the guardian killer or protect the innocent man who has been wrongly accused? The concepts of morality and righteousness can often clash, but in this story, they may become intertwined.

Once as close as brothers, Brodie and Nathaniel are stuck in a cell together in punishment for a crime gone wrong. What choices would you make to secure your freedom?

Short story submitted for a contest based on the tropes ‘friends turn strangers’ and ‘needing space’

Imagine being only 15 when the creator of the world calls upon you to save the world. When all you want is a typical high school romance with a guy who hates you :)

Discover why the creator selected our protagonist. She doesn't see herself as anything extraordinary, but does everyone else sees her the same?

If she don't want to survive then does she have the permission to die?

Will she win over the guy she loves, or will her life take an unexpected turn?

Ethan lives in the small town of  Mill Creek where hardly anything interesting ever hapoens. Or so he thought untill one day his neighbor next door disappears and nieces and nephew Ethan had never heard of move into the house.

The mystery around the McLain siblings begins to darken when Ethan begins to get attached to the handsome blonde yet dangerous bad boy  Elias McLain. As if that wasn't enough , a serial killer begins a ruthless  murder spree in Mill Creek and Ethan begins to suspect Elias and his sisters are the ones responsible

The Hidden World is a collection of supernatural elements and the individuals who hail from the realm of Marin and those who stumble upon it's secrets. These are their stories..

Priscilla Everstow lived a sheltered life until her brother, Joel, was expelled from Oxford University. When Joel returned home with his pregnant fiancee Charlotte Plumb, the situation spiraled out of control quickly. Faced with sudden jealousy and turmoil, Priscilla longs to get away from the home she grew up in. When handsome Spencer Wilkes-Porter begins courting her, she discovers a means of escape. He proposes to her, and she starts planning her wedding—but her well-designed plans change daily. Deep in her heart, she knows her brother's new wife is involved in the deception but, when she complains, no one believes her. As Charlotte begins to dominate the Everstow family, Priscilla falls further into the background until she becomes a part of the Shadows. .

This is an entry to a contest I took part in. My prompt was "exactly 2000 words, thriller where two journalists are being chased in a subway by an assassin, no romance involved"

Experience the latest gripping addition to the World of Psychos, where a seemingly unsolvable mystery of missing children takes an unexpected turn into the realm of mental instability. Are you ready to delve into a world of twists and turns that will leave you on the edge of your seat? Look no further than this thrilling new installment.

He just wanted Love and Loyalty and he'd do anything to get just that. Xavier meets the woman of his dreams, a woman too good to even be true, his soulmate even. She soon realizes that everything wasn't going to be sunshine and rainbows dealing with Xavier. He already suffers from psychopathy, but he doesn't seem to want help. He believes that she can be his cure.

In the shadowed corners of Riverton, where the rain seems to whisper secrets of the night, "Midnight Gothic: Just Another Rainy Day In Riverton" unfolds its dark embrace. This tale of vengeance and the unrelenting pursuit of justice begins with the weary return of a dedicated detective, whose life was forever altered by a single, violent act. Chapter 1 introduces us to a protagonist haunted by the murder of his father, a crime that steered him away from the melodies of music to the somber notes of law enforcement.

As the clock ticks past five in the morning, our detective recounts the latest fruitless stakeout, an endeavor as bleak as the storm-laden skies above the city's forsaken industrial district. With his partner, Detective Collins, at his side, they navigate through gallons of coffee and the relentless downpour, hoping for a glimpse of the elusive killer—a phantom that has left only sorrow in his wake.

The detective's apartment offers no solace, only a window smeared with the rain's tears, mirroring the blurred lines between his personal vendetta and professional duty. Struggling to undress and find rest in the aftermath of disappointment, he is drawn into the depths of memory—the day his father's life was stolen, the day his own dreams of bass strings and stages were replaced by the badge and gun.

In this first chapter, readers are invited to step into the rain-soaked streets of Riverton, to walk alongside a man whose every step is shadowed by loss, whose every breath is driven by the need to right a wrong that can never truly be made right. Prepare to enter a world where the past is never dead, where the night holds more than just darkness, and where a son's love fuels an unending quest for retribution. Welcome to "Midnight Gothic: Just Another Rainy Day In Riverton."

A team of intelligent investigator finds its mission going awry when their idea of their mission is something more than what they think.