A seriously dark story. A teenage boy is forced to watch helplessly as his predatory uncle systematically grooms and abuses his sister, trapping their family in a nightmare of violation.
In 2039, Ty, a former Army Ranger, discovers an ancient alien AI and a buried star-ship beneath the Grand Canyon. Descended from an old space faring race, he learns Earth is targeted by machine intelligence's that erase “efficient” civilizations. Refusing empire, Ty builds a voluntary, ethical defense. Humanity survives not by force, but by remaining messy, divided, and free—becoming impossible to erase.
Wouldn't her 25th high school reunion be the best time for Deb Donovan to kiss and make up with her high school rival? Oddly enough, she doesn't think so either.
A story in the Tech and State Universe
The story of Chelsea, a college sophomore who is trans-sexual and her boyfriend/fiance Jeff. Jeff meets her as shy and introverted. She initially rebuffs his advances but relents when she discovers shared interests. They fall in love and begin a sexual relationship. The growth of their love parallels the growth of Chelsea's self-esteem. She outs herself publicly with bittersweet consequences. / (Reviews)
And now for something completely different. Once upon a time, Bob Fischer was a professional hit man, a torturer and psychotic, emotionless murderer. He was also a parent any child would love to have and a genius inventor, making multi-millions on his patents and who just happened to live in Paradise. Note that Garrigeld Island, Bender Bay and Bungun don't exist. Don't you just wish they did? And all this is written archetypally in Australian.
Like all my stories, this has religious overtones. If you don't like that, don't read it! It's a romance with a science fiction twist thrown in. Some different directions for them from other scifi treatments. Happy endings are nice things.
Pete comes home from working on an oil platform after three months. His mother meets him instead of his wife,Betty. Will she be with him when he heads to Texas in six weeks? Hardly! / (Reviews)
When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide.
Where I stop and I turn and I go for a ride Till I get to the bottom and I see you again.
Like Lennon and McCartney say, life has its ups and downs. Kenny is starting at the bottom.
SSG Hill had been teaching young soldiers how to use the high powered EW systems of the modern Army. Suddenly he was sent to war and had to show that what he was teaching would work. Electronic Warfare in WWIII.
A happily married wife and mother of two teenagers is desperate to find a way to get enough money upon which she and her family can survive after her husband's employer goes bankrupt and he loses his high paying job. At the end of her rope she meets and makes a deal with the devil, a loan shark who offers to loan her a large amount of money. It's the unusual terms of the agreement that lead to trouble...and pleasure.