Anna Edwards

Nicola Jane

Grace Harper

Sophie Blue

S. Lucas

Charlotte Hart

Maddison Cole

L. Ann

A. R. Thomas

Sarah Lynch

Featuring Poems, Essays and Stories by Anna Edwards, A. R. Thomas, Audrina Lane, Charlotte E. Hart, Grace Harper, L. Ann, Maddison Cole, Nicola Jane, Sarah Michelle Lynch, S. Lucas, Sophie Blue and T. F. Webb Love, life and everything in between . . . the stories of these bold characters remind us of the hidden lives of so many . . . Delve into inspiring, profound and vivid descriptions, from the WW2 veteran who went on to drive the rich and famous, such as Frank Sinatra, to the young man who carries on, despite all that's been thrown at him. The fierce horseman who left such an impression, he inspired an entire career. The women we count as our friends, mothers, community leaders . . . people we wouldn't be without. Our husbands, partners and brothers, who are fighting their own intensely private battles. These words remind us all, we each have our own experiences - and they shape us - but it's up to us how our lives are defined.

Bold Characters

Alana Williams is three published authors. She has been for years, but now she wants to add another voice to her whirlwind of deadlines and unachievable targets. Trouble is, she knows nothing of her latest literary undertaking. *****AlanaIt began as research. Just research. The technical approach. One that delivers the content necessary for a hidden culture to seem plausible, even if it's not. Readers expect perfection from me. They want the experience. They need to be taken on a journey. That's my job as a writer.Blaine Jacobs is his name. He's my research. A man who seems as logical and focused as me. A man who agrees to help. A man who, regardless of his stature in the community, seems to offer a sense of realism to this strange section of society. And even if he does occasionally interrupt my data with dark brooding eyes and a questionably filthy mouth, what does it matter? It's just research, isn't it? It's not real. None of this is. Nothing will come of it or change my mind. So why am I confused?I'm becoming lost.Falling apart.And Blaine Jacobs, no matter how calm he might have seemed at first, now appears to linger on the edges of sanity, pushing my boundaries with every whispered word.18+ ONLY. Intended for mature audiences.

Book 1 the Stained Duet

Once Upon A

Lisa Hobman

Andie Long

Eleanor Lloyd-Jones

Claire Riley

K. A. Hobbs

E. S. Carter

Audrina Lane

Anna-Maria Athanasiou

"A lovely collection I will read again and again. And for such a great cause is a bonus!"This anthology asks a lot of questions, and answers many, too.What wisdom would you impart to your younger self? Or would you not do anything differently?Is there anything to pre-warn yourself of? Or does everything happen for a reason?Hear from various poetic voices as they write to their younger selves.If only we knew then, what we know now.**All proceeds of this book will be donated to the MAKE A WISH UK charity**

Poems to My Younger Self

Everything changes in life, and Pascal Van Der Braack knows that. He knows the constant conundrum that taints and twists the rules. He's usually the one who twirls them, effortlessly. But what he doesn't know is how his last threads of sanity will weather this current storm brewing.Lilah has lied.Alexander has lied.And Jon Innsbrucker has stolen his daughter.All his hopes now lie with the woman who cheated him of love, a man who won't tell him the damned truth while he smiles out his amusement, and his own sense of harboured self-reliance. Games and manipulations - the highest order of any day's pleasure, but not this time. This time war has begun and the clock is ticking down a death watch over his precious moments. Safety is key, and it begins the journey that takes him to a place he considers sanctuary. Rome.Where will they all be at the end of the day? And who will love whom in this eternal quest for peace?LilahStretching my arms again, I stare out of the window and continue to watch the hotel across the road. I'm not really sure where I am, but it's a small district on the outskirts of Berlin somewhere. An affluent one. There are only a few houses dotted around and they're all ginormous, with ornate architecture and large gates flanking their wings. The taxi followed the limousine all the way from the airport, and eventually I stopped it when I saw them pull up and walk into the Strazborg Excelsior, Roxanne carrying Claire. It seems to be a complex of some sort, because I, too, am in the Strazborg Excelsior, but a different building on the opposite side of the road. Why it's called Strazborg given that we're in Berlin, I don't know or care. I'm too tired to give a damn, frankly. All night on the plane, I watched them quietly while hiding behind my hat and trying to keep my eyes open. Then I kept my eyes firmly focused on the black limo as it travelled its way here, wherever here is. And now I've started my watch from this window, waiting for whatever fate befalls me because he asked me to come.

Serenity's Key

Blaine Jacobs knows nothing of love, but Alana Williams does and she's opening doors to truths he's never felt before. Walls will be broken and secrets revealed, regardless of consequence.*****BLAINEMy throat growls out in distress, desperate for more alcohol to fuel this panic ridden hatred of myself. That's all this is. I know that. It's rage and indecision. A barrage of self-loathing and repugnance, one confused and trapped in its own irrational behaviour. The psychologist in me would tell me to quieten down. The magician would play for the fun of it, but the monster in me? He's ready to rut hell into anything that will take me, just so it can imagine her face and abandon the last drops of my resistance. I'm confused.Losing control.Being torn into three. And no matter how I try to avoid it, the layers keep peeling apart with no sense of clarification or psychological evaluation. They just split for her.18+ This book is intended for mature audiences only.

Book 2 the Stained Duet

The End

Charlotte Hart

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