Online Fiction

Jack was enjoying life as a broke snowboarding instructor in Lake Tahoe until an accident happened. Due to a hospital mix up, his life takes a novel turn, and he ends up inside New Lands Online...as its first ever digital human. He never signed up to be the main character in an ultra-realistic virtual-reality game where bodily functions are as real as can be and he has to learn new skills to survive.

Welcome to my book, "Genius Stuff that will Tickle your Brain"! In the 30 chapters that follow, I will take you on a fascinating journey exploring a wide range of intriguing subjects. We'll start by learning about the pesky yellow deer flies that bother us on trail walks and the unique living habits of brown snakes that dwell near water. From there, we'll investigate the painful bites of mosquitoes, uncover the science behind sweating and itchy skin, and discover how predators quickly incapacitate their prey. Shifting gears, we'll ponder what happens when a tree falls in the forest, trace ...

Dr. Liset Chen vowed to save her world from the Darklings' influence, but when divine will directs her to Ankara and the Fighting Pit of Kar'Kun—a coliseum that pits the Priest against monsters and other Travelers alike—she must win the tournament and successfully clear a dungeon rumored to be a gateway to Morsheim itself . . . one no team has returned from. With her lover on the rival team and only one respawn left, Liset must prove her conviction, leadership, and faith are enough to seize this last chance to eliminate a source of Darkling power, even if it risks her own damnation.

In the future, you can be anyone you want to be. Even if it breaks your heart In the future, meeting people and dating is simple. You can create an avatar and jump into the Simulation where you can be anyone you want to be! For Emilia, the Sim allows her to enjoy her secret fantasies without complicating her peaceful and orderly life. Emilia’s quiet life is turned upside down, however, when a man she hooked up with in the Sim, walks into her real life. Worst of all, she has to work with him on a project at her day job and he has no idea who she is. As they become friends, she finds ...

After another unsuccessful relationship, twenty-nine-year-old New Yorker Callie Swan is still determined to find love. An aspiring author who makes her living as a phone marketer, she reclaims her virginity and begins writing a guide for finding your soulmate . . .

Dex, Frida, Hiko, and Tasha successfully opened the Godmadrigan Army and the Celestial aliens up to forming an alliance against the Daemonorgs. Now they’re assigned the crucial mission of eliminating key parts of the daemons’ on-ground strongholds, since weakening the beasts’ parasitic grip on the planet is needed to enable their long-awaited defeat.

After a fierce storm hits Scotland, a mysterious cargo ship is discovered in the Orkney Isles. Boarding the vessel uncovers three bodies, recently deceased and in violent circumstances. Forensic scientist Dr Rhona MacLeod’s study of the crime scene suggests that a sinister game was being played on board, but who were the hunters? And who the hunted? Meanwhile in Glasgow DS Michael McNab is called to a horrific incident where a young woman has been set on fire. Or did she spark the flames herself?

"Each exchange between Stacy and Matthew ends with an anticipation of danger, consistently propelling the story forward...strangely alluring tale of post-Covid love." - Kirkus Reviews I met this beautiful 45-year-old woman on a dating site. She is nothing like me. She's an artist with a trust fund who is a free spirit & is really gorgeous. I haven't been so excited about a woman in many years. Somehow I can't keep myself from seeing her again even though my gut tells me she may be dangerous and is definitely trouble.

Unable to find work in his field, Joseph Ponthus enlists with a temp agency and starts to pick up casual shifts in the fish processing plants and abattoirs of Brittany. Day after day he records with infinite precision the nature of work on the production line: the noise, the weariness, the dreams stolen by the repetitive nature of exhausting rituals and physical suffering. But he finds solace in a life previously lived. Shelling prawns, he dreams of Alexandre Dumas. Pushing cattle carcasses, he recalls Apollinaire.

Trapped in the nightmare of Miami’s illicit underworld, Meg O’Hara has no choice but work for a high-stakes criminal to repay a debt. Freedom is a pipe dream, until FBI agent Christopher Shaunessy offers her a way out. It won’t be easy, especially playing the role of lover to the charismatic agent. Getting the goods on her boss could mean her life, a risk she’ll take to be rid of the rat’s vulgar advances.

Senior spring at Alexandria Prep was supposed to be for sleeping through class and partying with friends. But for Anna Soler, it's going to be a lonely road. She's just been dumped by her gorgeous basketball star boyfriend - with no explanation. Anna's closest friends, the real ones she abandoned while dating him, are ignoring her. The endearing boy she's always had a complicated friendship with is almost too sympathetic. But suddenly Anna isn't the only one whose life has been upended.

A mission she doesn’t want, to protect and defend a dwarf she can’t forgive, in a city full of enemies.... Sentinel Marshal Sabira d’Deneith has her work cut out for heras she searches for a killer whose methods seem eerily familiar.... Blending adventure fantasy and hardboiled noir fiction, The Shard Axe brings the broader world of Eberron to the setting of the immensely popular game, Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited.

In the era of the internet, Jessie Morrison doesn't seem to have much luck with online dating. No matter where she tries or how fast she runs, she just can't get out of this weird, alternate universe where men think photos of their manhoods can replace small talk and getting to know a girl. Another crotch selfie and Jessie might give up on men forever. Yet why can't she stop fantasizing about Hank Johnson, her latest match on this new app called Fish? In reality, Hank Johnson is Derek Jensen, Jessie's coworker at their six-figure office design job.

Begleite James, unseren unerschrockenen Abenteurer, Streamer und Bug-Jäger, wenn er sich kopfüber in das erste echte VRMMORPG stürzt und die digitale Realität erforscht, die von den Entwicklern unter Verschluss gehalten wird.

Man soll reisen, solange man noch kann! Da ist sich die Online-Omi mit Ilse und Kurt einig. Zelten kommt allerdings mit dem Ersatzteil in der Hüfte nicht in die Tüte, da muss schon ein ordentlicher Campingbus her! Auch wenn Kurt damit nicht fahren darf... Auf dem Zeltplatz kämpfen die drei mit Widrigkeiten wie Gemeinschaftsduschen ohne Duschhocker, einem peniblen Platzwart und gefährlichen Gewittern - aber davon lässt sich die Online-Omi, die den Krieg und vier Ehemänner überlebt hat, nicht beeindrucken.

Vampires and werewolves do not mix, at all. But Will and I can’t stay away from each other. How could I have fallen for a man I’ll never get to be with? To make matters worse, supernaturals and humans are vanishing...and the number of disappearances are growing. How did I get dragged into that, you might be wondering? My best friend was taken, and even her scent vanished from the world. The only question now is...will I find her...before she turns up dead?

Everyone in the newsroom knows that somebody is monitoring their emails, but Beth and Jennifer don't believe anyone would read their never-ending conversations. But Lincoln does, it's his job, and Beth and Jennifer's hilarious, no-holds-barred emails are the best part of his day. The only problem is he's starting to fall in love with Beth and yet she doesn't even know he exists. With ex-boyfriends, office politics and family drama, there never seems to be a good time for Lincoln to introduce himself. But to get the life you want sometimes you need to put yourself out there....

Dahlia muss die Rechnungen ihres toten Vaters begleichen oder ihr Leben in den Lithiumminen riskieren. Und das...nein danke. Außerdem wird die Welt von der Technik regiert, und die Gamerin ist fest entschlossen, die virtuelle Welt, von der ihr Vater so besessen war, zu erkunden und dabei reich zu werden.

"Gertrud und ich sind unter die Laubenpieper gegangen! Der Gunter Herbst, Gertruds Lebensgefährte, musste nämlich unters Messer. Und da ihm seine Kohlrabis so am Herzen liegen, haben wir uns um seine Parzelle in der Kolonie 'Abendfrieden' gekümmert. Ach herrje, so ein Garten ist ja niemals fertig! Wenn Se hinten gejätet haben, sprießt vorne schon wieder das Unkraut... Und als dann das Ordnungsamt wegen Hanfanbau kam, da hatten wir dann richtig Ärger!" Renate Bergmann zieht die Gummistiefel an und packt die Heckenschere ein. Freuen Sie sich auf ihre Abenteuer in der Kleingartenkolonie!

Charity Daniels is at a crossroads in her marriage: Should she stay, or should she go? Although Charity loves her husband dearly, their mundane sex life has become a huge issue for her. For years, Charity has questioned whether bad sex is a deal breaker in a relationship, and she’s finally come to the conclusion that for her and her marriage, it definitely is. To get her mind off of the separation, Charity decides to take an impromptu trip back home to spend some quality time with her sisters.