Black Orchid

The residents of the island could set their watch by Wayne’s evening walk on the beach He was searching for pieces of driftwood to create his art when he saw the large beautiful black orchid lay in the sand. He put on his gloves so...
The residents of the island could set their watch by Wayne’s evening walk on the beach He was searching for pieces of driftwood to create his art when he saw the large beautiful black orchid lay in the sand. He put on his gloves so...
In "The Simplified Diet: How to Lose Weight Without Counting Calories", Michael Massie presents a step-by-step guide for an effective nutrition and exercise program. Massie is not only a personal fitness trainer, instructor and weight loss coach, but also someone who has had to lose...
"When Grandma's False Teeth Fly" by Mary Lee is a delightful story for children who may be unsure of their personal appearance for one reason or another. Six year old Katie has a chipped front tooth and some of her classmates tease her about it....
"Shadowman" by Aaron Dennis begins in New Orleans when a young man, who has been partying with his friend, goes out into the street to get some more alcohol. He witnesses a killing in an alleyway, and his entire world changes in that moment. When...
"Feud" tells of an old family rivalry between the Yorkshire noble families of the Elders and the Radcliffes. It is set back in those tumultuous years of 1459-1461 when the War of the Roses, the fight for the throne of England between the House of...
"Pressure Drop" by Mitchell Smith takes us into a tale that blends the dry, wry humor of John Irving and the technical brilliance of Tom Clancy into one wonderful story. Mitchell Smith himself tells us that "Pressure Drop" is a blend of the 1980's opposition...
This is Bear. He is flying through the air. As he flies, he remembers something his mother told him. It starts out like this: “If you ever stumble, trip and fall . . .” But he just couldn’t remember the rest. So Bear begins a...
"Where Shifters Meet for Drinks: The Blue Moon Café Series" by Ioana Vison is a collection of seven short paranormal stories. The short story is not an easy genre to market, especially given the proliferation of novellas these days. However, this collection works almost as...
In 2014 the murders of a Wall Street economist and a Navy SEAL along with the attempted murder of a local doctor all in Manhattan only miles and minutes apart at first appear unrelated. However, two NYPD homicide detectives soon discover a connection. They in...
“Faithful Shadow” by Kevin J. Howard tells the tale of one fictional, but terrifying, result of the major fires in and near Yellowstone National Park several years ago, or in any year yet to come. Smoke from the main fire, several miles from park headquarters,...
"Twoon" describes the thrill of killing others, first a drunk, then a young girl, then a couple making love in a sleeping bag on the beach. The killer loves it when the newspapers begin to refer to him/her as the "Beach Front Stabber". Meanwhile in...
"Nate Rocks the School" by Karen Pokras Toz is the story of Nate Rockledge, otherwise known as Nate Rocks. When we first meet Nate, he is getting a parental approval form filled out by his mom for the Fifth-Grade Trip to New York City, the...
Memories can be great, but they can also be painful, hanging around your neck like a tightening noose. Artist Abby Warren has left her past behind her and moved to St. Louis to escape her guilt, blaming herself for her best friend Holly’s death and...
The Secret Door by Stephanie Burkhart takes place in Hungary in the late 1920s. While it is Part 4 of the Budapest Moon Series, this work stands alone and can be read by itself. It's a historical novel that is also a paranormal romance, with...
Alex and Leah have loved each other since childhood. They have been together through all the hardships that life has thrown at them. Rejected and uncared for by their families, they have found an anchor in each other and cannot survive without each other. Leah...
Author Janet Pucino has been there and done well in the world of business. Now she writes "Not in the Club: An Executive Woman's Journey through the Biased World of Business" for the enlightenment of the person who is entering or is considering a possible...
The year is 1878 and Annabelle Jordan knows that she hasn't made the most prudent choices in her life. Taken in by her uncle after the death of her parents, she finds herself an unwed mother of not one but two girls. She was promised...
At the writing of the book "I Left My Prostate in San Francisco– Where Is Yours?: Coping with the Emotional, Relational, Sexual, and Spiritual Aspects of Prostate Cancer" by Rick Redner and Brenda Redner, the American Cancer Society reported that 241,740 men would be diagnosed...
"Surly Bonds" by Michael Byars Lewis is the story of Jason Conrad and his fellow Lieutenants Matt, Vince and Lenny as they train to become fighter pilots. The story takes place at the Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma. Jason seems to be struggling...
"Flying Solo" by Jeanette Vaughan begins with a shocking surprise for Nora; she is pregnant. This is not the happy occasion you may expect; her husband is not the father. Nora married Frank Greenwood, the son of a wealthy family and several years older than...