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Harboring Secrets
by Pamela K. Kinney Narielle Living, Greg Lilly, Carl J. Shirley, Frank Milligan, Gloria J. Savage-Early, JM Johansen, Richard Corwin, Julie Levenez, Davis J. Carr, Carol J. Bova, Mary Montegue Sikes, Ann Skelton
Fictional anthology of all types of genre stories and poetry. My story, "Devil in the Details (dark fantasy) is included.
oignant, funny, thought-provoking, frightening, or enlightening, the literary pieces created for the 20th Anniversary of the Chesapeake Bay Writers club's anthology will entertain. This anthology highlights established writers along with up & coming writers. We present fiction, personal essays, and poetry based around the Chesapeake Bay region of Virginia, while shining light on hidden secrets. In his introduction to the anthology, New York Times best-seller John Gilstrap writes about the Power of Secrets. "Who among us would not go to great lengths to prevent the revelation of at least one secret in our own lives? Our secrets define us, allow us to shape for others the image that we want them to see, projecting our strengths and sheltering our weaknesses." Open the book, settle by the riverbank or the bay shore, and discover the secrets harbored by the Chesapeake Bay Writers.
Excerpt
From my short story, "Devil in the Details."
They say the devil is in the details. Most especially when one sold their soul to the Devil in a literal sense. Then life and death becomes extremely important.
I should have read that contract better before I signed it in blood ten years ago.
Jenna tossed back the glass of scotch she held. The amber liquid burned a path down her throat to her stomach. The glass clinked loud as she set it down next to the empty bottle. It toppled over and spilled the scotch across the table’s surface.
A giggle escaped her. Who gave a damn about a mess on one measly table? Or that she never been so drunk in her life. Not with her soul in trouble. Hell put things into perspective.
Fine, she got her deal; millionaire status and her family’s plantation house still in her name. Being rich enabled her to make her home once again a true Southern lady in all her glory. It meant Jenna’s family name of London once again an honored one in Gloucester and her home the way it had been in 1760.
Jenna stumbled into an overstuffed chair and drifted off to sleep. Sleep that brought on the same dream she’d been having for the past year. Or was it a memory?
What if you were named as heir to a Will that you knew nothing about and members of your family were being kidnapped and tortured for information they didn't have? What if you went to the police only to find out the Russian Mafia and your own govern
A gripping crime thriller for fans of fast twists, dark secrets, and adrenaline-fueled suspense
A mobster with a broken memory---A stolen fortune hidden for 15 years.
Mack Peters is about to play A Risky Game—and the next move could get him killed.
Secrets Lurking in Pinecrest is a romantic mystery with a series of puzzling events.
Mike Armstrong, a ruggedly handsome Forest Service Law Enforcement Officer, returns home to Pinecrest to work at the Ranger Station.
Mary Howard is the dil
