Mr True North,My promise to you until our shared embrace. The promise of a body untouched from a moment in time and space. A touch that is not of our pasts, but of our present and future with a love that holds true for all of eternity.I miss you sweetheart. I desperately miss you. I have put our words into the world so that maybe they will serve as an inspiration for somebody as they were for us. I, as your muse. You, as my true north.The ache in my heart says it’s ...

This is a story about a young woman who discovers herself through the written word. I am this young woman and because of my story, I have found an understanding of myself, who I truly am. I have been writing ever since I was a small girl, documenting my life, and one day I realized that my story was already being told. I collected my memories and emotions and laid them all out on paper. This is my emotional, inspirational, eventful, colorful, magical journey and I just wanted to share it w...

Dark Dante unfolds in Florence in the spring of 2000, exactly seven hundred years after Dante Alighieri set his Inferno there; disgusted with the corruption of his contemporaries, the poet decides to punish the ill-doers of his day in his magnificent poem. In this engaging and evocative mystery thriller, a string of horrendous murders is committed in quick succession. Seeing that the Italian police are making little headway finding the culprit, Maria Farr...

Aurora Whitlock hit rock bottom.Broke, single, and mourning her career going up in smoke, she decides to kick-start her new life by renovating the bones of an old beach house hidden along the Carolina coast.What a cliché—inheriting a fixer-upper from a deceased relative. That kind of thing only happens in books.But beggars can’t be choosers. The Old Whitlock Place, and all its secrets, is home sweet home for the summer.Jack Wharton didn’t expect to find a su...

Redcliffe Park, Northumberland, 1819Dominic Thorne, Earl of Redcliffe, arrives in Redcliffe village in the far north of England to view his inheritance. The estate, Redcliffe Park, is miles from a decent town and in need of extensive renovation.The former earl, Dominic's uncle, was disliked for his failure to pay his debts, and it's suspected he distrusted banks and stashed his wealth in a secret place on the estate.It's assumed Dominic is cut from ...

Take an arranged marriage, add a damaged duke who doesn't wish to marry, and an independent lady intent on her own pursuits. Stir in an explosive, passionate attraction. Sparks fly!Both Lady Nellie Dountry and Charles, His Grace, Duke of Shewsbury, have had their hearts broken in the past. Neither is prepared to chance love again. When they are compelled to marry because of an agreement made long ago by their fathers, they are both determined to resist falling in l...

Strange. Beautiful. Shocking. Surreal.APEX MAGAZINE is a digital dark science fiction and fantasy genre zine that features award-winning short fiction, essays, and interviews. Established in 2009, our fiction has won several Hugo and Nebula Awards.Issue 125 contains the following:EDITORIALEditorial by Jason SizemoreWords from the Honorary Special Editor by Jeffery ReynoldsORIGINAL FICTIONCOTTONMOUTH by Joelle WellingtonNe...

Life's been pretty good for Cuno Massey since he went into the freight business with Wade Scanlon. Good, that is, until Scanlon stops in at a saloon and gets shot dead by a band of outlaws. When Massey comes upon his friend in a pine box with his freight wagon plundered and burned, he has one goal: to find the killers.Led by the notorious bank robber Clayton Cannady, the outlaws have raised hell across the countryside, leaving a trail of dead bodies in their wake. Now, allied with ...

Acting jobs don't grow on fire escapes, so struggling actress Esther Diamond is outraged when her guest role as a hooker on controversial TV drama The Dirty Thirty is jeopardized by zombies, angry spirits, and a voodoo curse.Meanwhile, the talented teens Esther is coaching at a Harlem cultural center are also being attacked by the sinister supernatural power that's spreading through Manhattan. Since the show must go on, Esther boldly helps her friend, the 350-year-old sorcerer Dr. ...

A confirmed bachelor inherits a family.After her father dies, Caroline Leeming's younger brother and sister are made the wards of Nicholas, Marquess of Pennington. About to embark on her first season, Carrie must first spend a month at the marquess's home, Elm Park.Determined to dislike him, Carrie finds the handsome marquess is not what she expects. When he proves to be a kind and capable guardian for Arabella and Jeremy, Carrie fears she is falling in lov...

Love across genres: A Romance AnthologyThirteen established romance authors give us a tantalising glimpse into their book worlds with these compelling and enchanting short stories. A teaser - a quickie if you will – that will whet your appetite for more!Contemporary Romance: explore the challenges of modern-day love with Kate Flora, Viola Russell, Meredith Kazer, and Joanne Guidoccio.Small Town Romance: cosy up with cherished friends with Maggie Ros...