Over 1000 Downloads!

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Destiny, Fate, feedback, flash fiction, historical fictio, historical romance, Hope, Love, Mystery, Poetry, published, results, Romance, romantic fiction, short stories, Writing

Thank you to all the readers that have downloaded my short stories and poetry. I checked today and there have been 1068 downloads from Smashwords. The top short story is ‘Malaika’ followed by ‘The Story Trail’ then ‘A Letter to the Universe’. If you like the stories, it would be great if you could go to Smashwords and rate them. Thanks again!

Beyond Captive Seas

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Africa, betrayal, deceit, Destiny, dismay, drama, England, escape+, Grief, Historical, Hope, Horror, inspiration, Love, Mystery, Romance, Rye, secrets, ship, smuggling, Terror

This story was inspired by the novel that I am writing and is longer than my other flash fiction. Here is the short description:
This story spans time, connecting with key events that led to that fateful day when Ariana met her destiny and had her world tipped upside down, again. Stolen, when she was only six years old, Ariana had been forced to work as a slave on a smuggling ship. She endured the heartache for many years until one event forced her to make a decision that would change her life forever …
You can find ‘Beyond Captive Seas’ at: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/286278

Universe RSVP

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courage, despair, Destiny, devastation, divorce, Fate, Freedom, Grief, Hope, Loss, Love, Mystery, sadness, sorrow, soulmate, tragedy

This was not an easy story to write. It skirted around the edges of something very painful and focussed more on the uplifting. Confronting and writing about that time is soon to come, in a unit I am about to embark on at uni which I want to do. It is something I must do for myself but for now I find it easier to focus on the happier outcomes.  Short description:

Inspired by true events, this story highlights the mysterious motives of life.  Why is life so brutal and yet so kind?  Is everything determined by ‘fate’.  This story tells of a tragedy that left a woman devastated and disillusioned with life.  And yet, it injects hope, when, through a strange set of circumstances, this event leads her back to someone she has been searching for, her one true love.

I hope you enjoy reading this. It is available for download, free of charge, at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/286211

The Universal Seam

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Adventure, Destiny, Discovery, Egypt, Fantasy, Intrigue, Love, Mystery, Mythical, Romance, Science Fiction, searching, Spirituality, Universe

I have just published another short story: ‘The Universal Seam’. I started writing a novel in 1990 then it went on a shelf, never to be completed. Recently I used this novel as an inspiration for a short story and here it is …

Short description: A Science Fiction Fantasy answering the age old question of who am I? Lara had always wondered about her place in the world . Her disillusionment at finding the answer led her on a trail half way across the world and beyond discovering long lost secrets and loves. As she unravelled the truth, her identity and destiny became clear.
You can download this for free at:
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/285510