Short Stories/Novellas

"Beautifully written, and just so much to experience." - Maryse's Book Blog She doesn’t remember her past, but none of that matters when she wakes up in the warm, rustic room. The only man there is distant but kind. There’s only one problem: there's no way to leave the island. Longing for the shackles of safety, she pulls from the last dregs of her will to prove her worth. It seems to be working. He responds first to her innocence and next to her confidence. The secrets of his past haunt the cabin, fraying the tightening bond between them, but it is her own memories that may finally unravel it.

I stand very still, holding a pen I shouldn’t be touching, in the office of a man I’ve never met. The man who’s standing behind me now. The man who has his hand on my hip.He’s my new boss.I could fight him, but then he might ask questions. He might find out about my criminal record, the one I didn’t mention on the job application. So I let him make me come, but he wants more. He needs more, and for some reason I want to give it.But if he finds out about my lie, I’ll be out on the streets—or back in jail.