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Making It: Real Stories, Struggles, and Strategies for Success is a bold and honest anthology that pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to overcome adversity and build a life of meaning, momentum, and measurable success. Inside these pages, everyday people share their extraordinary journeys through heartbreak, hardship, reinvention, and revelation. These are not highlight reels. These are behind-the-scenes accounts of what it means to rise from the midst of the mess and still make it! From entrepreneurs and leaders to survivors and second-chance starters, this book captures the ...

Twenty-four of the greatest science fiction stories of all time in this fourth sci-fi short story collection, including works by Jerry Dunham, Emmett Dowell, James Causey, Gordon Randall Garrett, James A. Cox, Phyllis Sterling Smith, Richard A. Sternbach, Robert Sheckley, E. G. Von Wald, Keith Laumer, Jerome Bixby, Frederik Pohl, Roger Dee, Arnold Marmore, James H. Schmitz, Lester del Rey, Cordwainer Smith, Ray Bradbury, and Philip K. Dick.

A young New York mob assassin seeks vengeance for her lover's torture-murder. Along the way, she finds new romance. Excerpts: The state-of-the-art surveillance system had gotten a clear image of the young woman, even though the narrow passageway had been dimly lit. As she had passed by a window, the glow from the city lights had revealed her short, reddish-brown hair and petite frame, and had also reflected off the long, silver barrel of her pistol. ***************** “Get up!” she ordered. “I'm not wearing any clothes, miss.” She once again pressed the silencer more firmly against ...

Video clip promo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNJLmcNsUbE These stories consist of a variety of genres including adventure, corporate intrigue, Old West satire, romance and science fiction, and provide an engaging combination of conflict, action, love, sex and killings. They are also included in the subsequent collection "Willful Women". *** "About Sam" has a seemingly ordinary housewife who is secretly a Homeland Security agent. Share in her conflicts, family issues, adventures and romance. *** "Lost in Space-Time" is based on rumors, physics blogs, and NASA videos found on the internet...

This is a fictionalized version of my late father's World War Two memoirs. It begins in the twenty-fifth century when a mischievous young woman inadvertently travels back in time with her 'toys' of the future. This tale is included in the anthology "Willful Women II". My most memorable experience about this story occurred when an elderly gentleman at a book fair saw the photo my father had taken from a mountaintop of numerous wartime ships gathering in a South Pacific staging area for battle. He excitedly exclaimed, "That's my ship, the U.S.S. West Virginia is one of the ships in this photo...

In compiling this anthology, it was my intention to focus on stories of crime motivated by hate. Not racially, politically, or religiously motivated violence, even though these are labeled ‘hate crimes’ in contemporary media.

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Hosted by Macedonia, Radio BSOTS (Both Sides Of The Surface) is a music podcast dedicated to independent and podsafe rhythms and sounds from around the way to around the world, with a renewed focus on Creative Commons licensed works. Genres covered include hip-hop, soul, jazz, funk, and electronic music.

Set in the sixties, this is a story of bank robberies and payback. It is included in the "Willful Women" collection. Ruby and Ben had met at a correctional facility for teenagers. Both had been juvenile delinquents and proud of it. While some of their friends were going off to war or starting new careers, their goal was to become notorious. During their first bank heist, they take a young woman teller hostage and draw her into a life of sex, crime and revenge. When it is learned that the girl blames a wealthy family for her father's suicide, the threesome concoct a plan of retaliation, ...

Strong women are specific to no era of history. “Willful Women II” is a collection of short stories from Randall S. Smith as he writes of women in many stages of history from the distant past to a possible future, offering women looking at the odds and doing what they can to break through it all and make quite the difference. “Willful Women II” is a strong pick for general fiction collections focusing on short stories. --- The Midwest Book Review While these stories may not all be politically correct, they are a fun and adult entertainment. With the theme of willing-and-able women, ...

"Willful Women" contains an engaging mix of conflict, adventure, romance, sex and murder. - - - "PG is too tame for some readers. 'Willful Women' is a collection of short stories focusing on the more fun and adult sort of entertainment, murder, scandal, corruption, and of course, sex. With the theme of the willing and able woman for many adventures, Randall S. Smith tells many pulpy and fun stories that will give readers a great deal of fun. "Willful Women" is a fine collection, not to be missed." - Midwest Book Review Willful Women is a collection of twelve adult fiction stories in a ...

Blake Industries is a fictional tale of a company located on Florida's scenic Gulf coast. There are corporate misdeeds, another ponzi scheme is discovered, a Learjet gets into trouble and a romance flourishes. Blake Fink is the CEO and Chairman of the Board. His trophy wife is a millionaire in her own right, and has made her money from divorcing her prior three husbands. She is free-spirited and doesn’t particularly like men, but likes to use them and considers herself a master manipulator. Their daughter Bridgette is a spoiled thirty-year-old. Scott Rider is the company co-founder and ...

The Book of Drabbles is an anthology of stories that are exactly 100 words in length. Within this audiobook are stories of magic, science, and horror. Step inside and let these amazing authors from around the world wrench your heart, make you smile, or unsettle you to your core.

Two look-alike sisters grow up in the country's heartland. Starting out with normal careers, they evolve into assassins. Excerpts: “Oh, Mr. Wallace, you have company, sir,” she announced as she connected the silencer, turned on the bedroom light and took aim. The man groggily opened his eyes. “Who's there?” “Someone who has brought you a surprise!” Pfft Pfft. She fired twice. His wife had slept through it all. Karlee hesitated as she realized the woman probably knew too much and presented a risk. With a sense of regret, she fired off two more rounds. Pfft Pfft. She had now ...

This is a short love story from the Vietnam era told from the woman's perspective. A love triangle becomes intense when emotions get out of control and one of the three ends up briefly in a psych ward. Chloe reflects on a choice she made and recalls some moments of passion. Excerpt 1 - Gerry reached over and placed Brad’s hand on my bare leg. Brad’s eyes lit up. Gerry gently slid Brad’s hand up along my soft thigh. Brad’s eyes opened wide. As Brad and I once again looked intently into one another’s eyes, Gerry placed Brad’s hand in his and slid it all the way under my skirt and ...

Micky Mallet, P.I. is a short-story mystery which introduces us to an ex-cop, turned P.I. and to a mysterious black ops agent. There are several suspicious deaths when an egocentric billionaire desires the wife of a powerful politician. Excerpt: The portly, wealthy businessman had been found dead on the floor of his high-rise office, with a pair of broken eyeglasses lying next to his head. A bullet-hole in the window was clear evidence of what had happened. The nearest building of comparable height was a half-mile away, indicating this had been the work of a professional. Excerpt 2: Alima ...

This tale is included in the anthologies "Willful Women" and "Willful Women II" .Leah Dallaire – “About SAM delves into the adventure/romance genre. Intrigue and plot twists make this story about a seemingly ordinary housewife working as a government agent a fast-paced page turner.” Housewife Jane, aka Sam, leads a double life. She is married with children, shuttles the kids around in the family mini van, and has a marriage facing its challenges. Unknown to family and friends, she is also an agent for Homeland Security. Characters include Jane (Sam), her husband Jim, kids Matt and ...