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The secrets run deeper. The dangers grow darker. Mark thought surviving the first storm was enough. He was wrong. Pulled even further into the hidden world of magic and monsters, Mark finds himself hunted by enemies he can't yet see — and haunted by the one question that refuses to die: Who killed his parents? With new powers awakening and old truths unraveling, every step forward drags him closer to answers... and closer to a war he may not be ready for.
This is the story of a perfectly normal middle aged bachelor who, quite by accident, discovers a Genie. We discover, along with our hero, what it's like to have a Genie at his beck and call and how owning her changes him, his family and Genie herself.
The fourth Gareth and Pteri story, taking place after "War with the Gods", in which our happy couple decide to take a vacation. Seriously. Nothing going on here but fun in the sun. What? You don't believe me? This is the first story in the Prince Kija story-arc.
A Rachel and Lauren Story Rachel has discovered that Lauren is a wellspring, a source of great magic power for the witch or warlock who beds her. However, Lauren wants nothing to do with this. She just wants to be a normal, popular girl. things – as they say – cannot be so simple.
A Seosamh O'Niall Tale
Reporter Seosamh O'Niall had seen it all and gotten really good at reporting on it. That was until he got a call one night from his sister's godfather, a cop working on a recent serial murder case. In a dark, rain-wet alley he found he only knew half of what "it all" entailed. When he saw the sheet covered lump that was his sister laying in the alley, he learned the rest of "it all." His soul demanding justice, his study with druids allowed him to seek it. But all power comes at a price.
A war hero lives for ninety years and saves an alien. They are so grateful they offer him another life. At their urging he chooses to become a beautiful bisexual female. She has her share of affairs and is successful in business.
A mysterious vintage Leica begins delivering photographs Alex never took—intimate moments with a woman he hasn’t met. Each image pulls him deeper into the city’s shadows and toward Maya, a poet with secrets of her own. As the camera reveals glimpses of a perfect future, Alex must choose: follow the vision—or step out of the frame and into something real. A story about love, fate, and a life unframed. This is the draft prior to final edit, which reduced it from 6,500 words to 1,700.
A Sex and Demons Story Magic can't fix Laurel's social ineptitude, but it can make her very beautiful. Too beautiful. Home from college on winter break, she doesn't recognize the impact that her magic has on her family and friends. And then there are her enemies...