Short Stories

For better or worse. When Susan Grant died, Agatha was there; right next to the bed. Susan was stuck in the air-conditioned hospice room, slipping in and out of consciousness. In a world where even the Fates sometimes question their place. One orphan clings to the destiny her mother birthed her into. Because that’s just […]

In the long dark night of the soul… Mikke squinted, but his eyes refused to focus. He blinked a couple of times, but they didn’t clear, so he rubbed them with the knuckles of his index fingers. Mikke can’t remember a time before The War. Can’t imagine a time after. Can he find hope and […]

Happily ever after… Or not Celeste Celeste Baillieu’s husband seems a perfectly normal person, but he has a secret. And it’s not that he’s rubbish at renovation. When she starts taking the cottage apart, she finds a body. And that’s just the start of it. Because it looks like she might be next. “The Pseudonym’s […]

Sometimes you get a second chance. A woman is missing. Perhaps injured. Maybe dead. The Police failed her. Gemma Jones failed her. Now she has a second chance. Can Gemma find her in time? “Cracking the Code” by Alexandria Blaelock, is free on this website for a month. Currently only available as part of Common […]

Take an ordinary moment. Add golden light and dramatic music. Now you’ve got a movie. Sandra (not Sandy, Sands or Sando) Lockwood works in a basement storage cupboard come office. That just self-destructed. Now she has Daniel Carruthers, movie star and Gorgon Studios CEO to deal with. Is it possible she’s in the right place […]

Zoo doesn’t believe in ghosts… Zoo hosts The Ghost Detectors show. As far as he’s concerned, it’s all mass hysteria. When his show visits Hayward Hall, he’s not prepared for what he finds. It will challenge his assumptions. And change his life forever. “The Ghost Detectors” by Alexandria Blaelock, is free on this website for […]

La Dolce Vita. For real. Cosima is on a working holiday in Rome. Home of art, opera, and fine dining. She booked a hotel with an elegant staircase. Perfect for tiaras, masked balls, and holiday romances. Fabian is an aspiring opera singer. Working in her hotel. Preparing for his audition. His voice is mesmerising. An […]

She can take him or she can take him. The Security Directorate controls your birth, education, marriage and sometimes your death. Captain Seraphina Robinson is about to marry a man she barely knows. Not that it matters. The eugenics programme matters more. She has nothing to lose and everything to gain. “Love in the Security […]

Can the business’ most efficient and effective Personal Assistant solve a crime? Ginger’s the office’s Go-To Girl. Whatever it is, she’ll get it done almost before you finish asking. She’s got an overflowing in-tray. But now someone’s stolen the mince pies. A howdunnit office mystery for Christmas. “The Mince Pie Mystery” by Alexandria Blaelock, was […]

What’s scarier than living with ghosts? In a world where ghosts exist, only Ghost Walkers can walk among them unharmed. Prince Indulf called. Alma answered. Is on her way to Court. In his flying carriage. Taking her Ghost Walking abilities with her. But Royal Protocol is a whole other universe. A fantastical tale of castles, […]

A single day can change a lifetime After fifteen years, Jennifer Hughes is back in her home town on business. It seemed big and busy then. Now it seems very small. Only the golden Summer sun remains the same. The ghosts of past friends surround her, but the only one she wonders about is Jason […]

Long Exposure Love Christy Zachary is down on her luck. Working as a photographer for a private investigator. Staking out Hunter Preston. Barracuda of the Business World. Drop-dead gorgeous. She’s up a tree. Losing her grip. And her dignity. She’s already lost her scruples. Lucky he’s about to offer her the deal of a lifetime. […]