Annie wasn't naïve when she followed Tom to Serbia, but perhaps a little innocent. It was 1997, Communism had collapsed, and the Balkan Wars appeared over. It seemed the perfect time for a young couple to make their fortune, explore the world, and leave past disappointments behind. But Belgrade could be cruel to foreigners, and in the end, Annie's innocence would fall as its victim. Yet, she learned, the city had gifts had to offer too - gifts that could prove just as intense as its dangers...
A story in the Immortality Curse Universe
If an NPC in a Gamelit story falls in the forest where no one can hear, do they make a sound? For Nora Smith, it depends. This is the story of Nora's metamind, there to make sure she has a back story by the time she needs it--a story of AIs and love. A companion to my Phoenix Rising story, but if you like AIs and gamelit world building, you can start here.
Ethan’s father’s death left him with a fractured family and an oppressive legacy of dominance and control. He faces the temptation of a beautiful stepsister who is primed to be an obedient plaything while contending with the anger and resentment of his gorgeous stepmother. When presented with the opportunity to perpetuate his father's work, will he embrace the twisted tools of his inheritance? Does he even want to forgo the seductive power of becoming the new head of the household?
Mariah, a 19-year-old female office worker, is raped at work by an older married male. She doesn't report it, rather, something inside her grows and festers until she discovers that she likes rough/forced sex. Calling herself a slut, she gets taken by Richard again and again, even when she starts dating Jon. She needs Richard's abuse. Does she break away in the end and have a life with Jon? Go check out the Bookapy page for 15 reader's comments!
Two of the King's servants, unknown to each other before, meet on the road as they perform their assigned duties. At first there is surprise but then there is satisfaction.