Beautiful, blond German village boy Klaus becomes eternally fourteen for hundreds of years when the perpetually thirty vampire baron in the castle above the Bavarian village decides to bed and sink his fangs into him and enslave Klaus into his perpetual service.
In the unforgiving frontier town of Dustwater Creek, life is harsh and danger waits around every corner. Young and clever, Lysandra Bale must navigate a world ruled by strength, cunning, and courage. Fierce-willed and unyielding, she faces the trials of the West with intelligence and determination, shaping the people around her and turning even the most difficult circumstances into opportunities to survive and thrive.
The village of Gynt is under siege by the demon Lilith, and many attempt to discover her secrets. Why has she arisen? How is she manipulating their minds? Could surrendering to her seductions be the only way to save the world?
A Character Sketches of Sketchy Characters Story "It wasn't ability that killed his career. Jeketakrees Drood was one of the most intelligent and intuitive medical students I've ever taught, completely dedicated to his craft. He could have had any position he wanted upon graduation. No, it wasn't ability that lead to his getting passed over time and again. It was his curiousty." - Dr. Bandrelan Lurric, Dean of Medicine, Durvanding Medical School, Tampris Prime
Lorraine Miller find a large black man waiting for her in her home. He threatens to kill her 2 youngest children if she does not to exactly what he says. He then tells her that the only thing she is allowed to say is "I think that is a great idea" to anyone who asks her a question or for her opinion. What follows next is a sick game between Lorraine and her 14 year old son as a nice, prim, proper and prude mom is pushed to her absolute limits in a desperate attempt to keep her family safe.
Lewis is sat watching the lively picnic while his wife Shelly is socialising among relatives. The drinks come round and what he's offered seems to have a magical effect on the rest of his day! ... Lewis joins his mother for dinner at her hotel and then stays the night! ... ... By the time dawn arrives his future has changed! He finds himself running a diamond mine, in South Africa! ... ... A long slow pot boiler ... enjoy!
A scumbag soldier finds an "opportunity" naked and drugged on a bed in a mysterious complex. He should have left her alone... (This one is nastier even than my usual horror. You have been warned.)