Travel Short Stories

Matteo, an aerospace engineer, returns home after working on a recovered spacecraft, expecting a sense of accomplishment. However, an unsettling feeling gnaws at him, and he can't shake the sense that something is amiss. Despite a reassuring doctor's report declaring his health normal, Matteo's unease persists. As he succumbs to exhaustion and drifts into sleep, Matteo awakens to a reality beyond comprehension. No longer in his own body, he finds himself inhabiting the unfamiliar form of another being. Bewildered and disoriented, he discovers the shocking truth: his body has been hijacked ...

While clearing my head after my father's funeral, a flash of light pulls me back. I find myself not outside Reno, Nevada in 2021, but in Virginia City, Nevada, 1871. Grief-stricken and out of my element, I seek any sense of comfort or purpose. I'd never wager there might be another lesbian waiting to greet me here and now. A short story by the author of the "Blood and Darkness" series. Something a lot tamer, and a little less vampire this time!

Sahvin Kazza, a Narovian feline humanoid was an alien undercover on Earth when he was kidnapped by alien slavers thinking he was human. He was sold into slavery and sent to the mines on Breskaa where he thought his life would end. Enter the Farseek Mercenaries, who are traveling through the Sargus Empire, searching for their stolen people who were kidnapped from Farseek and sold into slavery throughout the Empire. The mercenaries hate slavers and slavery, so while they are freeing their enslaved people, they free all the slaves on Breskaa. Savin readily agrees to go with them. Nora Reed has...

When a research assistant decides to hold a press conference to unveil a stolen technology, they might soon find out that what's possible lies even beyond their imagination.

Deadly Reunion is a collection of short stories. The first story, Deadly Reunion, tells of five women who reunite at a school reunion. A few months later they are invited to one of the women's lakeside cabins for a girl's weekend. Unfortunately for them they have been lured into a trap, this reunion does not go well. Who's you Daddy is the story of two young children whose mother dies leaving them orphaned. Having never known who their father was or if he was even still alive, they run off in the hopes of finding some relatives to live with rather than being split up and placed in separate ...

~ Sometimes all it takes is the right person in our…AfterLife. ~ In this romance with comedy, a man purchases an abandoned farmhouse in a tax sale unaware it’s haunted by the woman…ahhhhh…ghost that will become the love of his life and he the love of her AfterLife and together bring the man who murdered her to justice as only a Trans Spectral, TSP, couple can.

Feeling isolated and lonely during a pandemic quarantine, writer Jimmy Barton throws himself into a new project, a graphic novel called 1987. It is the story of Jennifer, a lost love from his past that never was. As he writes and draws, the focus of his work intensifies and becomes obsessive, until one day, he draws Jennifer into his life for real, straight out of the pages of 1987. Jennifer the Sketchbook Girl is a delightful, addictive, funny, suspenseful, and romantic tale of imagination from James J. Caterino, the author of Super Hornet 1942, The Green Girl, The Mesomorph, and The Girl ...

Orthia demands that Finn participate in Project Kronos. This gives Finn's team a chance to counterattack. Finn's time is slowed instead of running back when they tamper with Project Kronos. Meanwhile, Project Kronos malfunctions and threatens to destroy New York. This is Book 4 of "Orthia" - the second series of the "Orthia Labs" saga. Book 1- Quantum Paradox Book 2- Critical Mass Book 3- Gone Rogue The first series "Project Orthia"

A watch commander at the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Operational Center finds himself at the heart of a first contact situation with an alien species and desperately working to prevent a war between humans and the aliens over the same benign assumption about one another.

Shobana Mahadevan Short Story Box Set includes: One day in Paris (A Second Chance Holiday Romance) What would you do if you got a chance to spend one magical day in Paris with your high school crush? With the impending distance of two continents between them, will a measly day in Paris be enough though? The Affair (A Second Chance Romance) A chance encounter with his ex rekindles memories, regrets, hopes, and desires. Will the all-consuming love that they once had for each other consume them yet again? Robinhood in Hampi On her first trip alone, all she was looking out for was a bit of ...

Emily Eason wants to distance herself from her parents' opulent lifestyle in Birmingham, Alabama, and enjoy life in the tiny rural village, Raccoon Creek and her fifties-style home. But after gazing into the little snow globe she purchased from Hardwicke's Drugs and Gifts, she finds herself transported to another time—her grandmother's era. Lance Hardwicke is the pharmacist and owner of Hardwicke's Drugs. Four years of pharmacy school didn't allow for much of a social life. Gorgeous Emily Eason, nurse and resident of Raccoon Creek, has captured his attention more than once. The next time ...

As Jed and Marie prepare for our heroine's final World exhibition in Paris, Jed grapples with the complexity of time, his undying love for his beloved, and the end of an era in their lives. Their journey to this Exhibition in 1900 becomes a pivotal moment, not just marking the end of their public life together but also drawing them into a confrontation with forces that threaten their very existence and the future of humanity. Jed is faced with a foe who has planned and engineered a winning combination of circumstances so he can finally return triumphant to Pluto. Can Jed outwit such a ...

In the vibrant heart of Barcelona, amidst the grandeur of the 1888 World Expo, our hero and heroine are thrust into a whirlwind of unforeseen encounters and perilous adventures. The presence of a former contact sets the stage for an emotional and complex reunion. As the city buzzes with excitement for the Expo, counter-agents, armed with insider knowledge, threaten to plunge the event into chaos and ignite a war that could reshape the future of empires. Jed, distanced for some time from the cosmic battles that defined his past, is drawn back into a struggle that challenges his loyalties, ...

Are the Tresians using the weather as a weapon against their enemies to sabotage the 1897 World Exhibition in Brussels, Belgium? Tormented by the sound of unending rain, Marie finds some light relief, becoming involved with the art nouveau movement, along with her women’s rights work. Yet a morally ambiguous situation with the Expo’s stakeholders has her on high alert, calling for Jed’s help - as the Tresians predicted. Jed is mired in the mud with his work, sensing impending danger, yet sidetracked by the storms' effects. Can the couple piece together what awaits them and thwart an ...

En route to the 1893 World Expo in Chicago, Jed and his love embark on a new chapter in their lives, filled with excitement and the promise of innovation. Their relationship is deep and complex, shaped by past rescues, secret missions, and a shared love for the unknown. Each has their own reflections. Marie navigates the complexities of the exhibition and her advocacy work on women's suffrage. She also contemplates her relationship with Jed, his secrets, and their intertwined destinies. Jed grapples with the weight of his decisions and their impact on his future and the broader universe. ...

These various stories are heartfelt accounts of these women’s vacations, travels or short getaways. Included are vacations that are a once in lifetime event and most likely never to be repeated. You will experience these vacationers difficulties and rewards while just sitting in your chair. So read these tales and travel with us. Stories include: A Vacation To Remember One Hawaiian Adventure Island Idyll Beach Vacation Two Weeks In Paradise Cruise Ship Crush … and more! Excerpt: No way! I only have two nights here. I’m not sleeping the first one away. I’m going to make the most of ...

In the beginning, there was peace. Then, a sickness spread through the Nine Realms, corrupting the very fabric of reality. Those affected by the contagion turned on the rest, sparking the Great War.

After surviving a nearly insurmountable peril, a starship captain returns to Earth with his badly distressed ship and remaining crew and passengers in hyper sleep over three hundred years after they were believed to be destroyed and finds his most perilous trial. In humanity’s drive towards individuality by being like everyone else, due to genetic manipulation there are only 33 standard female and male models and he and his crew will be made beautiful like everyone else unless he can figure out a way to stop it.

A new global collection of science fiction tales on the subject of time travel. Stories include 'No Time Like the Present', 'Last Train Home', 'Combination Lock', 'Firstborn Killer' and nineteen more. Some are lighthearted reading, others more serious, even controversial. Assembled and edited by the award-winning staff of Adventure Books of Seattle, who put out a special call for submissions to authors worldwide. If you are a time travel fan, this is the ultimate trip.

Ever wondered how an aircraft flies? Taking a flight is exciting, but many aspects of aviation remain a mystery. Why do the wings of an airliner seem to grow before takeoff? How does a jet engine lift a massive aircraft into the sky? And why do pilots sometimes detour across the airport to find the perfect wind conditions? In this entertaining, easy-to-read book, we answer these questions with humor and insight. Discover how aircraft have evolved to be bigger, faster, and safer, and explore quirky scenarios like what happens if an airliner tries to break the sound barrier. Packed with ...