Stand Alone Books and Short Stories

She’s hiding from a past she can’t escape.He’s running from the past he can’t forget.A lover of sand and surf, Meri has spent too long lingering in the law firm where she works, bogged down from a nightmare she can’t seem to escape, but that all changes when her best friend, who also happens to be her boss, insists Meri must take a break and get away from the humdrum of life.While rediscovering her passion for ocean conservation, Meri happens upon a despicable act that forces her to step in and stand up for an innocent sand shark, but she is deterred by a rake of a man who tosses her over his shoulder and takes her away from the scene. From their first encounter, Tobias is a rakishly handsome thorn in Meri’s side that she can’t quite bring herself to hate no matter how hard she tries. As their secrets unfold, their connection grows, and Meri finds herself forced to make a choice. Will she choose a new path or stick to what she knows?


Earth's Final Chapter Winning Collection 2020 Digital Download (English)

Back in 2020, I entered a contest for Endless Ink Publishing, writing a short sci-fi/fantasy story. It turns out my story, Intertwined, won 1st place!

Find it and the other winning stories in Earth's Final Chapter Winning Collection 2020.

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The Wilding

By Martha Everitt Illustrated by Mikayla Burton

To raid or to write? Riss doesn't have a choice when duty calls, forcing him into the Wilding.  

Ever-Life

By Jim Horlock Illustrated by Daud Al Khalis 

The legendarily villainous Rezag has his eyes set on beating death, and nothing will stop him from finding the Ever-Life. 

Lungs Full of Water

By Jackary Salem Illustrated by Nicole Slater

Like a nightmare he can't wake from, Grant keeps finding his life turned upside down. A repressed past leads to his new future when confronting the truth is the only option.

Intertwined 

By Victoria Clapton Illustrated by Maria F Loscher 

To keep her village safe, Muireann embarks on a journey that will take her to a place she thought only existed in the fairytales of her people. Her life and that of the people of Mair will never be the same again.



"Haven," A Gothic Horror short story, appears in this book. Having a story selected by Quill and Crow Publishing is a dream come true. 


Hope begins at the first sign of light...


The second part of a special double-feature anthology from Quill & Crow Publishing House, Bleak Midwinter: Solstice Light pulls us out of the cold, dark winter night and into the morning light. A dark fiction anthology with lighter horror elements, this anthology still honors the Gothic themes of dreadfulness and despair, but ends with a dash of hope. Featuring stories by Amanda M. Blake, Victoria Clapton, Seluna Drake, S.C. Fantozzi, A.R. Frederiksen, Erin Keating, J.S. Larmore, Mary Rajotte, Sarah Von, and New York Times Bestselling Author, Jacqueline West. 


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