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Visitants (2015)
There is nobody inside, he said. But I said: No, des’, it could not be like that. A house is strong, I said, and has its own time. You will see, I said; you will see how a house endures. Thinking of this house, and the far rooms, that voices go into and then you hear nothing, but still they are t...
You'll Grow Out of It (2016)
I assumed it was the kind of person whom I would loosely describe as part of “the problem,” the problem being sexism, war, the death of culture, tackiness, babies having babies, and the general feeling that there isn’t a surface left in America that a black light wouldn’t reveal to be tainted wit...
Nothing
Weird. Especially because Cinderella didn’t belong to anyone. To be sure, the dog meant most to Elise, but Elise had already given up her baby brother’s coffin. Otherwise, only Pretty Rosa and Jon-Johan were left, and why should giving up Cinderella’s head mean more to either of them than to the ...
Stolen
He’d been through Simon Abbott’s bank accounts and there was nothing. No unusually large withdrawals. No transfers of money to private accounts. Just the usual mortgage and bills – similar to the Henshaws except Abbott had also purchased a hell of a lot of plane tickets. The guy must’ve had air m...
Secure Location
The phone was picked up on the second ring. “Meg Montoya’s office. Charlotte speaking.”“This is Cruz Montoya. May I speak to Meg?”“I’m sorry, Mr. Montoya. Meg is in a meeting. Can I help you with something?”He debated asking Charlotte for the information but didn’t want to tip his hand to anybody...
Record of the Blood Battle
Apparently quite elated to be back in a human town after five millennia, the baron’s eyes gleamed as he said, “Hmm, things don’t seem to have changed much while I slumbered. Well, the human race reached completion at a fairly low level. Perhaps they don’t really want to change. Oh, that woman ove...
Married Sex
I hacked into her Barnard account, saw she had no morning appointments, and headed uptown. Only at her office door did I falter. Blair’s decrees versus my need to talk to her: Think, or act? Confront and correct, or let it be? In one motion, I knocked and entered. &n...
The Truth About Julia: A Chillingly Timely Psychological Novel
Each night, I snap awake countless times and, sitting up, contemplate the darkness of my cell, too agitated to read or write. I can’t see the night sky; my shoebox-sized window exposes a view only of the depressing facade of the adjacent building. And when I do sleep, my dreams are so disturbing ...
RunningScaredBN (2016)
She lay quiet for a few moments, absorbing what had happened last night. She’d found a deeper connection with Justin than she could have ever imagined having with anyone. The shared intimacy had been profound and more real than anything she’d ever experienced. So profound that she had...
The Haunting of Josephine
It was not more than two days after she started officially courting Mr. Kinsley when he presented her with a beautiful ring. It was the ring that his mother had worn when she was alive. Her coming out party was now being planned as an engagement party which meant the gown that she had already bee...
Subfrenzy (the Subfrenzied Series)
Quinn said, kissing me more comfortably once we were in his apartment. “Hang your dresses in the closet. Use whatever you need. If you can't find something, let me know.” “Thank you, Sir.” The clock in his bedroom read 5:24pm. It was the earliest I'...
A Lust For Lead
They were the six members of the town council and Shane had not been entirely surprised when they had asked to speak with him. He only wondered that it had taken them so long. ‘It would only be a temporary arrangement, you understand?’ Shane said nothing. The six men were all used to getting what...
Box Set: The ArringtonTrilogy
I had been there before, more than a year ago and found it hard to imagine all I had been through since I found Richard at the ticket booth purchasing a ticket for me to come join him and Judith in New York City. He claimed I was being sought after by the constable, and if I didn’t go with him, I...
Charlene Sands
Jenna had taken turns with Antonio and Cash and for three solid days they used what Cash named the “contraption” to seed the plowed-up earth. The seeder worked marvelously well and Jenna had never enjoyed planting time as much. She’d been out here each day, working the fields alongside of the men...
Soap Star
It was bound to be bad because Mum made chicken risotto, and she only ever makes that when we have guests or if I’m sick or something, because it takes her hours and she has to stir it until her wrists go funny. I sat at the table and watched her stir and stir, her face tipped down into the steam...