Short Stories

A MIXTAPE OF STORIES, SPECIALLY CURATED FOR YOU...

What lurks in the night begs to be noticed. Its rhythm reverberates from the walls until it beats in tune with your heartbeat. Pulsing through your bloodstream. Banging on your eardrums. Begging to be heard.

This collection will have you cranking up the playlist on your radio so the noises of the night aren’t so prevalent. Your bedside lamp will glow over you while you sleep, because the darkness allows the unseen to lurk in the shadows.

So sit back and enjoy the ride as we travel through your worst nightmares in eight short stories, sure to have you yearning for more. Like a mix tape, these stories have come from various collections and have been curated specially for you.

Love. Lies. Murder.

Natalie and Nick met a year ago at a concert and ever since they’ve been hot and heavy. They love hard, and fight just as hard. But Natalie isn’t sure Nick likes her as much as she loves him. Natalie doesn’t do well with the uncertainty and decisions will be made that put everyone at risk, including their relationship.

Obsession has a body count.

Silent Serenity is an innovative therapeutic resort that uses silence as the healing modality. Clients travel to experience its unique approach and unplug from life's chaos.

After checking into the retreat, Erica is enjoying the quiet, but it isn't long before the stillness begins to feel oppressive, and unexplainable things start to happen. She begins to wonder whether she is safe at the retreat, whether the experiences are part of the healing process, or whether she's losing touch with reality.

SILENT LUCIDITY is a fast-paced thriller about the influence trauma has on individuals and the ways we experience silence.

​Four friends. Two marriages. One broken rule.

On the surface, Layla and Sam have the life everyone envies—a happy marriage, two wonderful children, and the kind of close-knit friendship with their neighbors, Samantha and Carl, that most people only hope to find.

Behind closed doors, however, the two couples share a carefully guarded secret.

They call it the Cupid Shuffle—a swinging arrangement built on trust, honesty, and one unbreakable rule: no solo encounters.

For a while, the rule keeps everything in balance. Until the rule is broken.

What begins as a single lapse in judgment quickly spirals into suspicion, betrayal, and buried desires that refuse to stay hidden. As secrets threaten to surface and loyalties are tested, Layla and Sam find themselves fighting for far more than their marriage. Their friendships, their family, and the life they've worked so hard to build are all on the line.

Because once trust is broken, love may not be enough to put the pieces back together.

Isadora is finally thriving in the life she created for her and her son. Edmond is a businessman who owns a hotel and most of the businesses along the river's edge. Gloria is a cancer survivor and mom who finally has her dream home and life after her husband inherits money from the passing of his uncle. Each of them has wealth and power, albeit in different ways.

When each of them receives a mysterious invitation to an event, their lives intersect in a fight for survival. Decisions must be made. A clock is ticking. What will they decide?

They say The Colony Carnivale appears without warning—rolling into forgotten towns under blood-red skies, offering laughter, lights, and salvation for the bored and broken. But beneath the painted tents, hides a different sin, each act a different obsession. Lust. Power. Revenge. Fear. The Carnivale feeds on it all—and so do the souls trapped inside..

The games are rigged, the prizes are cursed, and the performers aren’t quite human. So buy your ticket, brave the insanity, and pray the lights go out after you do. Because once you enter, the show owns you. Welcome to The Colony Carnivale—where the fun never dies, it just screams louder.

Xenia is The Colony Carnivale seamstress by day and body artist with her special thread by night. After a lifetime of abuse and control, Xenia has found her personal power. When a new Carnivale employee joins the colony, it is love at first sight for Xenia. Someone in the colony learns about a secret Xenia is hiding, which, if revealed, could cause her to lose everything. Exploring themes of control, love, and personal power, this story will take you on a dark, erotic journey with Xenia, where she will stop at nothing to have what she deserves.