He never brings me flowers...
Waiting for your boyfriend to finally come home from work can be hell, especially if it's your anniversary and you suspect he forgot – again. But does the ringing of the doorbell promise roses and sex and the long overdue proposal or something far more sinister?
Lovers' Ridge
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Peter Simmons is everybody's favourite neighbour, always willing and eager to help. But he's also a man of roaming hands, a man who won't take "no" for an answer, a man who takes whatever he wants, whether it's cookies from a jar or the sweet as honey single Mom who moved in next door. But sometimes, getting caught with a hand in the wrong cookie jar can be deadly…
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Shortly after moving to Century Courts Apartments, banker Marc Taylor finds himself unable to sleep. At first, he quite enjoys the additional time his chronic insomnia gives him. But as the weeks wear on, Marc craves nothing more than sleep. However, neither his doctor nor his therapist are able to help him. Even worse, his bizarre nocturnal habits are alarming the neighbours. And in those long sleepless... [click here for more]
Jack Slater is the worst sort of criminal lowlife, a pursesnatcher who hangs out on cemeteries to relieve little old ladies of their handbags. But when he snatches Eudora Pennington's purse, Jack gets far more than he bargained for.
This is a short story of 3200 words. This story is also available as part of the collection Murder in the Family. ... [click here for more]
Nine tales of love, death, vengeance and murder.
He got to keep the minivan, but lost the family he bought it for. But sometimes, murder is a cheaper solution than divorce…
A travelling salesman vanishes, leaving behind a wife, two children, countless lonely housewives and his hat floating in a stream. But what really happened to Jack Bryce?
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Thirty years ago Jimmy Donnelly was sent to prison. Now he's free again and eager to finally avenge himself on Detective Charles Maryham, the man who put him behind bars. And then there's Maryham's beautiful wife Carla, the subject of many of Jimmy's wet dreams back in prison.
But thirty years is a long time. And sometimes, it's too late for vengeance.
This is a short story of 3700 words. This... [click here for more]
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