Survival Short Stories

Blood, bullets, and the promise of tomorrow. After the downfall, hardened soldier Randall Colt guards society’s last chance of restoration: a mysterious package he must deliver at all costs. To do so, he moves like a wolf through treacherous territories where peril skulks in the shadows. When two intrepid women, on the run from cutthroat raiders, hinder Colt’s covert objective, he must violate his own rules and risk everything on a journey where weakness means death and trust equals demise. With every step, the newfound allies must fight through rivers of bodies, raging dust storms, and...

An idyllic summer bike ride takes a turn into darkness. Ryan is excited about the first day of school, he is even more excited about seeing his best friend and his crush, Jen. Sometimes the road less traveled shouldn't be taken. "This is the first of the "Night Portals" series, which will consist of twelve short stories that are this author's equivalent of "The Twilight Zone" or "Black Mirror", telling darker tales about humanity and exploring "what if this happened" scenarios." Amazon Reviewer Chris Fried Night Portals is a metaphysical series that explores the hidden secrets of life ...

Five undercover agents operating in an unfriendly country must flee through a predetermined route. Four return safely but the fifth one, Agent Cougar, is caught by foreign agents before he can report to the intelligence agency. Lancelot is given a tie with a microdot embedded detailing the capture and present location of the captured agent. Now, it’s up to Lancelot and Mr. Biggs to plan an escape for Agent Cougar. The Missing Agent, which contains six short stories, is the third book in the exciting Lancelot Maddox series.

Poor, frail Fatima in Bangladesh was desperate to earn bread for her daughters. Her daughters had already learnt to digest hunger. They mustered the patience to see if they would get some food. Business owners Joshua and Abel, from Israel, set their mind to start their family. One of them relocated his business to the other’s city. One of them was ready to risk a physical makeover to become parents. Can these parents cater to their respective needs? Maternal Might is a story of a woman's journey from poverty to prosperity. Also, it is a story about fathers building up a family. Maternal ...

Things always go wrong when you try to be God. In the case of Reinhardt Base, the Coalition's attempts have now cost them an entire planet. Now the survivors are just trying to get out with their lives. Can they do it? Read Flight From Reinhardt today!

In this first of three fast-paced, short stories, a mysterious woman gives Lancelot a message written in code which he must deliver to the intelligence agency. Adept at solving puzzles, Lancelot decodes it. Mr. Biggs, Head of Security, is to meet an agent at a safehouse. But is this a trap? Lancelot follows Mr. Biggs to the safehouse where they must overcome the threat of foreign agents. The Boy on the Bench sets the stage for this four-book series wherein Lancelot and Mr. Biggs fight the enemy at home and abroad.

Earth is quickly becoming an undead wasteland, that much is for sure. What isn't certain is the fate of her three children, as their desperate bid to find safety at their family cabin is cut off by the revelation of world-altering proportions. What seems like a lifetime ago, the secret battle to be the first superpower to perfect the perfect bioweapon has been corrupted into a scourge now headed straight for them. Suddenly Abby's past becomes just as unclear as her future.

In the town of Duskhelm, the people have been taught that magic isn’t real.... Dragons, elves, and dwarves are found in the realm of fairy tales and lore. The dangers facing the town are based in reality, with marauders lurking beyond their walls, waiting for any opportunity to sneak in and quietly raid the down. Enter Mani, a young and unrefined cadet training earnestly with the hope to one day be able to serve in the King’s Service.... Together with his friend Goby, he is about to find out, along with the rest of the people of Duskhelm, that what lurks in the darkness beyond and above...

Sometimes saving something small saves something inside you. After years of watching a live eagle cam from the solitude of her apartment, Karen has fallen in love with a nest she’ll never touch, and eaglets she’ll never meet. But when a brutal winter storm hits and one fragile chick seems unlikely to survive, she makes a decision that shocks even herself: she’s going to find the nest. With no experience, no plan, and a bag full of snacks and worry, Karen steps into the snow. Her journey through the wild is harrowing, irrational—and maybe the most important thing she’s ever done. ...

They thought the superflu that was attacking the nation was bad until they realized the state-mandated vaccine was worse! Joshua Miller is not what you would call "a nice guy." Having served fifteen years of a life sentence for multiple homicides during a bank robbery "gone wrong", he finds his freedom following a state-mandated vaccine which is supposed to eradicate the new superflu is flawed and ends up turning people into blood-hungry beasts. During his escape from the prison, he promises a friend that he will find their daughter and keep her safe. Worrying about the creatures as well as...

Brace your brain for "Reboot Protocol" - a tech-nightmare that'll haunt your digital dreams! Follow Dr. Elias Roth as he sprints through neon-drenched streets, pursued by Spectre 77 - a killing machine with blood all over him and extinction on its mind. This isn't just an audiobook, it's a nitro-boosted thrill ride that'll have you eyeing your toaster with suspicion! Feel your pulse race as man and machine clash in bone-crushing battles, with humanity's fate hanging on every line of killer code. After this electrifying earful, you'll never look at your gadgets the same way again.

Raven is not human. It is, in fact, a member of a species of gentle giants with aspects of both male and female. When it finds a hurt and bedraggled human female lying in the woods, it didn’t know if it could help her but felt it had to try. It did not bargain on falling in love. A Boucher's World novelette.

When Sarah escapes from her brutal abductors, she promises to return to rescue her twin sister, but with the walking dead invading Fort Worth, TX, she is forced to rely on a competitive coworker who made her work life hell for years. With her coworker weakened by cancer treatments, her sister still imprisoned, and zombies looking for an easy meal, Sarah's only plan, if she can pull it off, is survival.

"Horror Movie. A Short Scary Story" isn’t just an audiobook–it’s a NIGHTMARE YOU’LL NEVER ESCAPE! Step into the shoes of five desperate filmmakers chasing their big break… and follow them straight into a theater that doesn’t screen horror–it creates it. Prepare to be SWALLOWED by a cinematic hellscape where the script writes you, the projector is alive, and your worst fears are the main feature. As each frame unfolds, you’ll FEEL the dread tighten around your chest, HEAR the whispers of past victims, and SEE the grotesque truth behind ambition gone mad.

Dragons are real, and they're hungry. Marlena never expected to be a dragon slayer. She's a bleeding heart, a geek, and a lifelong animal rescuer. But when Mount St. Helens erupted for the second time in fifty years, it wasn't just ash that poured out. Dragons, legendary creatures of myth, became a terrifying reality. Now, Marlena and a ragtag band of survivors - a gamer-turned-knight, a brilliant scientist, and a former supermodel - are fighting for survival in a world where most cities have fallen. They’ve found refuge in Camelot, a makeshift haven built to withstand dragon attacks. ...

When a treasure hunt turns deadly, will solving the clues be enough? Enter a world where a family’s dark past is weaved with its unassuming present. From the small city of Sterling to the massive city of Chicago, the O’Neill’s family vacation has more in store than they could ever imagine. Following the loss of his wife in a car accident last year, Jim O’Neill takes his son Jay and daughter Adrianna on an adventure to his late grandfather’s house. He soon realizes that the mysterious treasure hunt his late grandfather organized is putting his family in peril. Upon facing down ...

The wilderness - forest, desert, glacier, jungle - has been the scene of the past century's most exciting stories, inspiring many of its greatest writers. Gripping short works are delivered by equally compelling narration in this volume from the Adrenaline series.

Set in a post-apocalyptic America just after a solar storm destroyed the grid and most technology finds the hero David trying to create a sustainable life at his bug out location. David and his fellow refugees who bugged out to the lake continue the struggle for everyday existence as they must range farther abroad on their "borrowing" trips for supplies. Boudreaux and Bernie have gotten the Trading Post up and running and are finding innovative ways to keep it stocked as well as guarded against a populace growing more desperate everyday.

For years, writers and filmmakers have speculated about the possibility of the Earth being invaded by aliens from another planet. But what if the aliens have been watching us, infiltrating us via human collaborators or even surgically altering themselves to look human?

The Event causes the failure of every electronic device in the town. Suddenly, the ageing Vietnam War veteran Jimmy Spears doesn’t seem as crazy as many people had assumed him to be as he built a life around concepts of self-sufficiency and minimal dependence on state support structures.