No stranger to surprises, Captain Vince Stewart is slated to head up the maiden voyage of earth's first superluminal starship, the Oberlux. While preparing for launch date, the ship receives a surprising demand from an alien civilization thousands of light years distant. Can the demand be ignored or should they comply? Either choice could lead to peril. A planet's civilization lies in the balance, but whose? Find out why creatures on differing worlds worship combat, fear their gods, trembl...

A man fades in and out of sight standing right next to people. They can hear his voice but can't see him. His wife is so terrified by it she tells him to never come back. He must struggle to avoid being nabbed by police, so he can solve this mysterious phenomenon before he is dissected to see what makes him tick. But that's the least of his problems.

A postgraduate student working on a doctorate in Exobiology is sent to a backwater planet. No one has been to the planet in over two centuries and the older records are not always reliable. It is cataloged as unclaimed and safe, but the truth is always elusive.

A novelist learns how the publishing business really works.

A quick, FREE guide to getting FREE language learning material, including books, DVD, and online content.A second language is an interesting and fun thing to learn, but often people struggle to get past the beginner phase of language learning. Most people know they need to read, listen, and encounter the language frequently in order to gain proficiency. The difficulty with gaining proficiency is you need to encounter the words multiple times, and in numerous contexts. So this bring...

One of the early examples of American fiction, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow continues to enthrall the readers of today. The story is set in Sleepy Hollow, an isolated and gloomy town, full of secrets and rumored to be haunted by ghosts. The "Legend" begins when the two of the Sleepy Hollow's inhabitants- an ordinary school teacher Isabod Crane and a local hero Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt- begin competing for the heart of a beautiful eighteen year-old Katrina Van Tassel. On one night, bot...

Red Handed is a short story introduction to the Katerina Carter Fraud Legal Thriller series.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐When Katerina Carter and boyfriend Jace Burton accept an impromptu party invitation, crime is the last thing on their minds. Then a winning wine investment leaves a sour taste in Kat’s mouth and she uncovers a million-dollar wine fraud, all before dinner!Related subjects include: cozy mysteries, women sleuths, detectives, murder mystery series, whodunit mysteries (whodun...

"And in this quiet moment as I close my eyes, spent and sated, I think I'm in the eye of the storm. And in spite of all he's said, and what he hasn't said, I don't think I have ever been so happy."When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, find...

A near future short fiction about two officers of the law who partner up to tackle crime. Will this keep them from falling in love while on duty?Short Fiction.

Before The Road by Cormac McCarthy brought apocalyptic fiction into the mainstream, there was science fiction. No longer relegated to the fringes of literature, this explosive collection of the world’s best apocalyptic writers brings the inventors of alien invasions, devastating meteors, doomsday scenarios, and all-out nuclear war back to the bookstores with a bang.The best writers of the early 1900s were the first to flood New York with tidal waves, destroy Illinois with ...

A young girl lives in fear of her abusive father....A powerful short tale. Based on a true story.

Type:short short-Joe went to sleep one morning not feeling well and woke to find her world turned upside down. She can't contact her friends Tim and Tonya and her neighbor's trying to kill her.