Short For Teens

Four sci-fi short stories where you'll find good computers, people who regret their past, and an explanation for something you're familiar with.

Diagnosed with depression, Lexi Archer prefers to continue outpatient treatment. But someone else has other plans. BlindSided tells the story of Lexi Archer, an eighteen-year-old woman who wakes up in a hospital bed, handcuffed to the rail, and realizes she doesn't remember what happened the night before. After being released from the hospital, Lexi's transferred to the Milwaukee County Jail, where she's informed about her pending charges for first-degree murder. Intent on proving she's innocent, Lexi places a phone call to her stepsister asking for her help. As Lexi gets closer to the ...

Victoria Lansing was a lovely young woman with long curly red hair that reached halfway down her back. She and her mother lived in a humble home which they managed to obtain after her father's untimely death. Mrs. Lansing had not been well since her husband's passing and wasn't able to work. In order to maintain their current lifestyle, it was up to Victoria to get a job. The problem was she didn't have any skills to speak of. She was finally able to obtain work as a nanny for the Welker family who was a very influential family in the community. Dr. Welker's wife had left him with two young...

Emma was relieved that her past mistake of jealousy and revenge over Benny liking Mary Ellen was finally behind her. No one even mentioned it, especially now that she and MaryEllen were the best of friends. The month of May had arrived in Sacramento and school would be out for the summer in a matter of weeks. She had plans to work with her mother and grandmother at the dress shop and life was good. Mrs. Markham was in the middle of writing the new spelling words on the board when there was a slight disturbance at the back of the room. Two very good-looking boys were being escorted into the ...

Immerse yourself in a world of grand, English estates, glamorous balls with nobility, handsome gentlemen, and elegant ladies as you escape into these short tales of romantic, wholesome love. Take an emotional ride in 90 minutes or less. With Novels by Amazon #1 Best Selling Author in 90 - Minute Teen & Young Adult Short Reads Eliza Heaton. Forbidden Earl Dance with the Duke’s son Secret of the Duke’s Letter Rescued by the Duke of Brighton Lady Matilda Readers who have enjoyed the inspirational, clean, and heartfelt stories of authors like Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, and Charles ...

Elizabeth Lewis has always been a bit of a romantic. She longs for the day she’ll be swept off her feet and marry – but first, she must wait for her older sister Mary to find a husband. That’s simply the way it should be. When Mary agrees to an engagement with a rancher in Texas, agreeing to a binding contract with a matrimonial agency, Elizabeth has a feeling her own time is near. But disaster strikes at the last minute, when Mary disappears the day she is to travel to meet her prospective husband. Suddenly, in the confusion, Elizabeth finds herself stepping into her sister’s shoes...

Hildie and Ben Woodman were not able to have children; however, they found an abandoned little girl on their way into town five years ago who has brought so much happiness into their lives. Prior to this happening, Hester Newson enjoyed gossiping about Hildie's inability to have children and seemed to draw quite the crowd when sharing her bits of gossip. Ironically, the Woodman's little angel, Joy, is also the same age as Hester's daughter, Darla. The community soon discovers what an amazing voice Joy has, and she is chosen over Darla to do the solos in the school programs and church ...

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The creepers include: THE MALL OF THE DAMNED: During the zombie apocalypse, a masked assassin with unusual skills terrorizes five survivors seeking refuge in a mall. SHADOW OF A DOUBT- There's something Timothy is not telling about the fatal accident that took his sister's life. METAMORPHOSIS: A young teenager is repulsed when she looks in the mirror and pursues black magic to become beautiful. ANOTHER DAMN DAY IN VEGAS: Two detectives have a particularly grisly day chasing bad guys. ...

Buenos Espíritus es una colección de once cuentos, interconectados con la diáspora dominicana, de la autora debut Camille Gomera-Tavarez. Es un libro centrado en una familia, los Belén, a través de múltiples generaciones. Está ambientado en la pequeña ciudad ficticia de Hidalpa, y también en Santo Domingo, Paterson, San Juan y Washington Heights. Está narrado en un estilo absolutamente real y claramente mágico. Estos cuentos exploran el machismo, la salud mental, la familia y la identidad.

Even delightful flowers are born from dirt. This is one of the many ballads of Dante De Luca. He is, at first glance, simply a poverty-stricken painter in a scruffy sweater and scuffed shoes. A nineteen-year-old boy full of youthful folly and fanciful ideas of love. Those things are true, but Dante has hidden depths that transcend the remarkable, abilities that soar in rampant boasts clear into the stratosphere, elevating him above others in a way almost inconceivable to the human brain. Oh, and he has two hamsters. This novelette adds tantalising detail to events prior to the start of the ...

What do you do when your new stepmother is a lying psychopath, your best friend is out of the country, and the father who once loved you more than life itself kicks you out of the house at the beginning of Thanksgiving break? Well, you probably cry for a few hours and then crash at the first place that offers you a sofa. And if you’re me, that place happens to be a house of seven boys. Don’t get me wrong, I’m really glad I don’t have to sleep in my car until Alya gets back from her cruise. But staying with half a dozen strangers and some guy I once had a math class with was not how ...

Second Chance Sweet Romance Short Story collection. Four clean and wholesome romance short stories. These are quick little reads for when you need a pick-me-up. From Winter to Summer Jake, a police officer, rescues Emily, a determined songwriter stranded barefoot in a snowstorm. As seasons change, he becomes her protector. But as her feelings grow, will he become her lover? Reborn At a party, journalist Bill reunites with college sweetheart Lara, an auditor, and discovers she's being followed. Though he offers help, she turns into a private detective. Can they confront the threat and ...

Hazel Mottson owns a small boutique in Hanksville, Utah which is a very small town. She is busy decorating her store for the fall and Halloween season when her employee, Liz, rushes into work with the shocking news that Kim Arnold, Hazel's former boyfriend has placed an ad for a mail order bride for Halloween! It wouldn't have been so bad if Hazel still didn't love him! After thinking about his plans, she decides to come up with a few plans of her own. Two an play this game! Maybe she'll advertise for a mail order groom...see how he likes it! It would serve him right! As you can see, the ...

I thought my doctor could tell me why I didn't like girls...instead, he showed me! All through high school, I couldn't understand why I wasn't like the other dudes. So I went to someone I trusted: my doctor. He put my mind at ease - and then he put his c**k in me! I Didn't Know My Doctor Was Gay is a 5k word uncensored gay erotic short feat. medical malpractice and a large age gap between characters. A M/F version of this story was published under the title "Doctor's Orders" by Betty Black.

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. The creepers include: OUT OF TIME: An avenging time traveler pursues a mass murderer who has escaped into the future. THE ICE PICK KILLER: The serial killer's last victim was in Rose's neighborhood, and she has flimsy locks. LOTTO MANIA: After thirty-five years, Charles's favorite numbers have won the Powerball jackpot, but evil forces want it all. THE SNALLYGASTER: A flying creature has swooped down and taken Harry's precious daughter, and he is desperate for the authorities to help get ...

What a difference a hand extended with love can make! After Hester's terrible and unexpected outburst at the double wedding of Joy and Darla's wedding to their prospective husbands, Hildie extends a hand of love and forgiveness by placing a chair next to hers and walks Hester back to a seat of honor to watch her daughter, Darla be married. The wedding celebration carries on as if nothing unusual had interrupted it...and everyone follows Hildie's lead of love and welcoming friendship to Hester Newson. The couples leave for their honeymoons and slowly Hildie continues to bury the hurt and ...

Beulah Johnson was having a busy day at work when her boss informed her that a delivery had come for Darla's dress shop, and he needed her to deliver it. It was a beautiful June day in Sacramento with the temperature in the mid 70's and a light breeze. As she walked down the wooden planks to get to Darla's shop, she noticed a few extra horses out front that weren't typical for the customers she normally catered to. Suddenly she heard a slight commotion inside and decided to take a quick look through the window to see what was going on before entering. There as big as life was Jed being as ...

A cemetery full of the restless dead. A town so wicked it has already burned twice, with the breath of the third fire looming. A rural, isolated bridge with a terrifying monster waiting for the completion of its summoning ritual. A lake that allows the drowned to return, though they have been changed by the claws of death. These are the shadowed, liminal spaces where the curses and monsters lurk, refusing to be forgotten.

Pamela Bentley is a pretty young woman in her mid-twenties that works in the Walker home as a server in the kitchen. Bessie, the cook, has taken her under her wing and is teaching her the secrets of how to be a good cook. One November morning she's on her way to the dining room to make sure everything is ready for breakfast and is startled by a handsome man sitting in the dark when she turns on the light. They introduce themselves...and without the other knowing, they are attracted to each other. Bessie warns Pamela that there are other fish in the sea and Ronald Walker knows his family ...

What happens when a horny young man is gripped by a forbidden taboo lust for the hunky older men living under the same roof as him? Keep it a secret, of course! This smoking hot deal of a bundle contains four steamy hardcore taboo gay stories that get you in on the dirty little secret! Included in this boxed set: POUNDED by the Steps POUNDED by Them at Halftime POUNDED by my Mom's Boyfriend POUNDED by Her Ex-Husband Satisfy your fantasy and get this raunchy collection of shorts now for FREE with Kindle Unlimited! And for a naughty preview of the book, make sure to Look Inside!