Showing results for "Legacy" in Short Stories

A decade before his death, Dr. Watson let it be known that with his passing he wished his nephew, Christopher Henry Watson MD, to be the executor of his will and guardian of all his personal and pecuniary affairs. One of the tasks he sanctioned was that his nephew should use his discretion in selecting for publication some of the three dozen or so cases involving Holmes and Watson which had not already seen the light of day.

James didn't think much about his family's legacy in Marion, Ohio. A wild college student, all James wants to do is party hard on his 21st birthday. Never could he imagine how a trip with his father to a secluded farmer's field would drastically change the course of his life.

In a world desperate for grand solutions and thundering pronouncements, the lands of Soleth and Tel-Rohen lie parched, not just by drought, but by a deeper silence of the spirit.

In the ancient epochs of our world, celestial beings known as Nephilim walked among mankind, bearing the bloodline of both gods and mortals. Veiled in mystery and enigma, these powerful hybrids were bestowed with extraordinary abilities, shaping the course of human history in ways unknown to many. In "Legacy of the Nephilim," embark on a thrilling journey through time and space, delving into the lives of several key Nephilim whose destinies were entwined with the fate of humanity.

Life for Clara Watson was not great. Broke, practically homeless, and with no real life prospects to look forward to. But life for Clara Watson was about to change. Drastically. That was because she was about to meet a handsome vampire called Xander Benoit. Xander and Clara were to click immediately and fall into bed together shortly after. But nobody could ever have predicted that within just 48 hours of Clara meeting this mysterious stranger, she would be giving birth to his baby.

In "Promises", during the late 1960s, the ketch, Mercy, sinks during a sea storm off Culebra near the Virgin Islands. Ciara Malloy assumes custody of her drowned fiancé’s son, and learns a devastating secret about the boy that changes her life forever.

In the bustling corridors of a renowned country music record label, a young intern named Charles, buried under his dreams and debts, discovers an unprecedented opportunity. The label's patriarch, Bobby, disillusioned with his family's sense of entitlement, announces a contest that promises control of the vast majority of his empire to the victor. This competition isn't limited to family; it's open to every soul contributing to the business, from top executives to unpaid interns.

Dywnia, speaker for Thynitic, seeks allies to fight the humans who are threatening to destroy the forest of Kilenter and the elves who live there.

A dozen tumultuous years after the dramatic events at the Paris Opera House Raoul, Comte de Chagny is still haunted by the mysterious Opera Ghost - the creature of legend who held staff at the Opera House under his thrall, kidnapped Raoul’s lover, and murdered his brother. In Raoul’s troubled imagination the ghosts of the past are everywhere, and a strange and powerful music still calls in his dreams. Madness, obsession, and the legacy of the past weave their spell in this short, tragic tale based on the Phantom of the Opera.

Henrietta and her daughter, Mary Grace, are sold and taken to Charleston, South Carolina, to be auctioned. Separated from her husband, Henrietta now faces an uncertain future and the possibility of becoming estranged from her child. Luckily, fortune shifts in her favor when Olivia Hendricks—the wife of a wealthy planter—purchases her as a nursemaid for their unborn infant. During her years at Livingston Plantation, Henrietta finds sanctuary and safety in the big house, eventually becoming a caregiver to both Mrs. Hendricks and her child.

Ruby Stewart is a slave living under the false pretense of a freed Black woman in New York in 1853. She abides in turmoil, longing to know where she came from. This unrest has caused her to be plagued by dreams and visions of a man she calls the "Black Knight" and a woman with haunting green eyes. Ruby's only recollection of her past is the name Mag, until she receives a letter from friend Willow Hendricks in the South describing a slave girl that passed through her family’s plantation over 20 years ago. Does Ruby dare hope this slave child might be her?

With their wedding less than a week away, Jeremy and Tiffy discover they’re not on the same page when it comes to raising their son and dealing with the challenges that come their way. In true Friessen fashion, when Jeremy tries to establish ground rules, he soon learns that Tiffy isn’t the kind of woman anyone can tell what to do, and his strong personality could have her calling off the wedding and walking the other way.