The Last Human is a Post-Post-Apocalyptic short fiction story following the life of the last human survivor of the second robot apocalypse. Jay has been wandering aimlessly for ages and passes the time by reflecting on the better days which, sadly, were his days spent in servitude to the robot overlords. This is the story of Jay's struggle to survive with only himself to rely on.Alaric and Everet have begun their journey across the desolate Oresian plains back to the border, where they'll continue on to the Vasque Capitole to meet with Veld Martiale Hadryan. But issues more personal and pressing than a stalled treaty and the Holds' futures must first be addressed, and as the fury of a coming storm begins to mount, so too do the tension and uncertainty between the pair.

Rowen Smithe doesn't do friends. They are too much trouble and he'd prefer to focus his attentions elsewhere, like the unusual lights in the west or smoke patterns in the east. Mick Rutger is a happy-go-lucky type that in fascinated by Rowen's interesting personality, and would very much like to be his friend...Rowen Smithe doesn't do friends. They require time and effort, both better spent protecting the woods surrounding his Mountain Shadows home. Lights in the west, smoke patterns in the east, and now a shiny glint deep in the forest. Someone needed to do something.Mick Rutger rarely met a challenge he wouldn't chase, but the drop-dead gorgeous man next door gives a whole new meaning to crazy when he spends hours in a tree just...watching? When his charming words have no effect, Mick has no choice if he wants to crack this nut. He follows the mysterious Rowe on a middle of the night hike, only to be caught before the chase can even begin.

Matthew Carlsen, Captain USN, survived a shipwreck with several friends. Now on another ship, he's heading home with his civilian crew. But getting there might be difficult. Branded as terrorists, with a naval attack sub ordered to sink them on sight, it doesn't look good for him and his crew. But Matthew still has a few tricks up his sleeve, and the submarine captain is in for a few surprises.Things were looking up for Matthew Carlsen, Captain, USN. He survived a shipwreck, and made it to an island off the coast of Africa with 17 other people. After several weeks on the island, they found a vessel hidden in a cavern on the island, and they set course for the US and home. With all that going on, he even had time to fall in love with an enchanting Asian woman.But now he's having a bad day. He's been shot; his ship has been fired upon, and he and his friends are fleeing from an Aswadán warship. They've been branded as terrorists, and a US submarine is after them with a sink-on-sight order. With fuel running low, he's wandering around the ocean trying to figure out what to do before the submarine finds them. At the moment, getting his friends home doesn't look good.But Captain Matthew Carlsen hasn't given up yet. He still has a few tricks up his sleeve.

Teancum Leon is pretty sure that if he plays his cards right, he can have it all: his childhood friend and former lover, Ammon Young; his best friend (although Tean is loath to admit it), Jem Berger; and his family. A boyfriend might even be in his future, although he's having a heck of a time getting a second date with the guys he meets on Prowler.Then the key suspect in a murder investigation asks to speak with Jem, overturning the precarious balance Tean has worked to maintain. A girl Jem knew in childhood is dead, and the man believed to have killed her was one of Jem's tormentors at Decker Lake Juvenile Detention Center. Antonio Hidalgo insists he is innocent, and he begs Jem to find the real killer, a man Jem knows very well, the man who masterminded his torture at Decker: Tanner Kimball.When Jem decides to check out Antonio's story, Tean insists on helping. Their search takes them into Utah's high desert, a land of redrock cliffs and hoodoo stones. But...

An itty-bitty short fantasy about an unexpected early morning encounter of companionship under a Harvest Moon.The year is 2043, the life has come to the point where the animal instincts of survival often came into play. The human race is in danger of already taking control “Company.” After the implementing of the microchips and brain waves scan, the things went out of control... Alan is a member of a underground society, working for the good of the human society, preparing and educating the people of the important and forgotten ideals, protecting them from silent enslavement. Courage, honesty, bravery, qualities long gone. No one knows whether Alan and his group will be able to save what has left from the true vibration of the universe, pulsating in each and every one of us. Hope is non existent if action is not present...

It is for Humanity sake. to raise the awareness.It is for me and youfor every one you knowSo may you tell a friendwhether they weremale or femaleWe shall we are all parts of this universe!For the sake of you of me of every one you know!never hesitate to tellit is for the sake of you You every one on this universei could use my poetic language to expressto raise the awareness to tell you my brothersplease wake upit is the time to clean the sleeping dustthat has been on your shoulders for ages.Here our start dear brothersHere will be the end of fight Should not we avoid ifwe could by a smile we You all offerA good word is the curefor what might cause warTo heal the woundedand to recover the sick to kick the diseaseso Smile if you pleasehave a deep look on my bookJudge it never by the coverbut by the thoughts i you offerMay God Bless this universe!Remember it is a call to wake upto put the swords downTo let the words be onLove is neededit does completesfills the heart draw smilebeautify the lifeit is peacewhere no victims shall beit is peace where no strongno rich shall we haveequals to ourselvesthe hearts are scalesIn Such word a Smile overweight your side!

What would you do to get everything you wanted?Life is good for Dashiell Dawson Dane (just Dash). Things with his boyfriend, Bobby, are better than ever. Teaching at a local college has provided routine and stability. And to his complete surprise, his self-published novel is doing well. Really well. So, when a mystery writers' conference comes to Hastings Rock, Dash is thrilled to attend.He's less thrilled when Vivienne Carver, his former nemesis—the woman who framed him for murder and then tried to kill him—appears at the conference, released from prison and determined to reclaim both fame and fortune. And, as usual, Vivienne has a plan.But when Vivienne is murdered the first night of the conference, and Dash is—once again—the prime suspect, he'll have to find the real killer to prove his innocence.Even worse, Dash might be right back where he started.

When a hard-working man meets someone special, he must weigh the risks versus rewards for turning his life upside down. Vance Weimer has been leading a quiet life for over a decade. Between his work as a foreman at a pig farm and dealing with his teenage son’s monthly visits, he hasn’t had time for anything else. That all changes when he attends a birthday bash for his boss at a gay club. Unable to resist bartender Jimmy Gibson’s flirtatious advances, Vance gives in to temptation and slips into the back for a little fun. While he’d planned for it to be a one-time thing, he can’t get the handsome man out of his mind. Vance starts a liaison with Jimmy, but due to the bigoted attitudes of his ex-wife and son, he keeps it discreet. A verbal faux pa in front of his family drives a wedge in his budding relationship. On top of that, another suitor—one open with his sexuality and charming to boot—makes his interest in Jimmy known. Can Vance come to terms with the changes he must make to fit Jimmy into his life, or will he allow life’s demands to cause him to walk away from the first person to truly capture his heart?

Jim's birthday is coming up, and Emmett is determined to make it a good one. Scratch that. A perfect one. Sure, that means spending money he doesn't have. Sure, that means trying to keep secrets, which Jim is irritatingly good at ferreting out. It even means playing nice when his parents attempt a reconciliation, no matter how much he wants to tell them to screw off. But he can do that—all of it—for Jim.When Emmett's parents ask him to befriend a girl who survived a terrible car crash, Emmett can connect the dots: his father's political aspirations; the daughter of a freshman senator; and Emmett, the boy with scars. To keep the peace, he agrees. But when he and Jim arrive at the remote cabin, everything goes wrong. An attack by the Solar Court ends with the senator's wife and daughter being kidnapped—and with Jim and Emmett on the run.As someone tries to draw a net tight around Jim and Emmett, the two men must race to save the kidnapped girl and...