Find A Spell of Passion or Fear: Bookshop.org paperbackAmazon Paperback & Ebook Smashwords ebookebook on Ko-fi Books2Read ebook options About the book Once, Ariston was a Guardian of the Kalliopolis, the perfect city designed by the Philosophers—Philosophers who, in their wisdom, replaced the imperfect human Guardians of Ariston’s generation with warrior machines. Phaleas Peneste, a poor […]
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“The Summer After” in Seattle Erotic Art Festival Literary Art Anthology 2018
Update March 2026: A revised and expanded version of The Summer After is now available as a standalone novella. In “The Summer After” the end of the world, a woman surviving alone takes in a wandering, wounded man, and the two grow intimate, baring their vulnerabilities. About the anthology: The Seattle Erotic Art Festival is […]
Continue Reading....“The Ace Wins” in Like Fortune’s Fool
Outside the Wall, nobody’s going to help you, and you have to give–or at least risk giving–in order to get. Finding herself in a tight pinch, the Ace of Hearts decides to make a gamble–facing the infamous cardsharp Diamonds over a high-stakes game. It’s not the wisest decision of her life, but she can’t regret […]
Continue Reading....“The Masterless Man” in Like Slipping Undercover
Excerpt And then, making Devan happy—as he certainly intended to—might go a long way to smoothing relations with his Master, or at least filtering any reports the bondsman passed on to him about Allen. Damage control. By the time Allen reached the right apartment number, he had almost convinced himself this was a good idea. […]
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