Fabulous Spec-Fic Smackdown
My short stories for the Fabulous Spec-Fic Smackdown 2024…
Time Agent | ONC2024
LONGLISTED : When Agent Seven Three is sent on his first mission to the past, to sort out a problem with the timeline, he expects to be in and out in a couple of days. Identify what is causing the unplanned divergences and stop it. Simple, right? But when he encounters reporter Jack Brown, he finds the situation is far more complex than he was led to believe. And only when he meets someone he's not supposed to fall in love with, does he begin to really test his limits.SCIFI / TimeTravel / LGBT / Romance…
The Mirror Mage
Lord Lucian Wentworth disappeared in 1819. Was he escaping a loveless marriage or was it something more sinister? No one believes the valet's story that his master vanished into an antique mirror. Not until unemployed actor, Ben Lucas, meets the same fate two hundred years later. Now stuck in Rhillion, a world full of magic and dangers, Ben needs to learn the secret behind the mirrors if he ever wants to return home. But the longer he stays, a budding romance and a bitter rivalry could easily foil his plans. Romantic/ SciFi -Fantasy/ LGBTThe novella was LONGLISTED for the ONC 2022, now extended to novel length in 2024And winner of The Glass Slipper Prize for best transdimensional panes of love :)…
Inside Man | ONC2023
SHORTLISTED. Paul Finn wakes to discover that not only is he feeling horribly sick but, more worryingly, the naked stranger in his bed isn't moving. If only he could remember what happened...My story for the ONC 2023, a thriller scifi adventure, with a touch of romance. (SciFi /Adventure / LGBT)…
The Clockmaker's Shadow | ONC 2021 | LGBT
(HONORABLE MENTION) Rik Sandro is a dimension traveller. Jumping from one version of the world to another was intriguing at first, until he discovered he can never go home. Now all these new beginnings are just a pain. Maybe it's time to stay in one place. Maybe it's time to settle down. Maybe it's time to fall in love. However, when his latest lover is murdered, Rik fears that he's being stalked and now, he might not have any control over how, where, or when, his life will end. (HONORABLE MENTION and ROUND TWO WINNER ONC2021 )A clockpunk adventure, my entry for the ONC 2021. (Clockpunk / LGBTQ / Romance / Horror)…
Dangerous Love (ONC 2019 - LGBTQ)
(TOP FIVE WINNER!!) Patrick Morgan didn't usually invite strangers home, but when he saw Harlan camping out in the space terminal, he was prepared to make an exception. Breaking the rules seemed like a good idea at the time, but then-My entry for the Open Novella Contest 2019. Using prompt 4 under 'Romance'. LGBT romantic sci-fi…
The Janus Project (ONC 2020 - LGBTQ)
(TOP FOUR WINNER!) When undercover investigator Kai Ewans is sent to the Steampunk world of Gaia to hunt down a serial killer, he doesn't expect to fall for the lead detective on the case at a fancy dress party.Detective Ash Calvin is attracted to Kai, until he discovers the lies...Will Ash and Kai learn to work together to find the killer? Or will the killer find them first?TOP PICK AMBYS 2023 - Novella Science Fiction WINNER - Equal Fourth place for the ONC 2020 (Steampunk / LGBT / Romance / Crime)…
Vanish (ONC Finalist)
Aled is a gay man in a soldier's uniform. Unhappy with the turn his country is taking, Aled seizes the opportunity to enter a mysterious portal into the strange, primitive world of Thera. Finding himself trapped there, Aled discovers Marius, a man left to wander blindly in the wilderness. Surrounded by intrigue, Aled and Marius must find a way to trust each other, to save both themselves and Thera's Lady.2022 AMBY AWARDS Winner for Alternate Universe stories.Finalist for the Open Novella Contest 2017/8. Sci-Fi and LGBT ♥**Edited version now available on Amazon etc with the title PORTAL**…
Gothic Romance - (LGBT)
It was pitch black outside, the only light came from the lantern at the front of the coach, bobbing crazily over the road. The coach picked up speed again, and Jonathan remained at the window, waiting to catch a glimpse of Castle Blackstone, the place that would be his home for the next six years. Romance / Historical / LGBT…
Pirate (LGBT - Sci-Fi - Romantic)
Liam Connell stared at his captor. He looked like a pirate from a holovid, black trousers and a white full sleeved shirt, with a purple sash around his waist. Black hair brushed his shoulders and ... Connell couldn't believe it, he actually had gold hoops in his ears. "Mmm! Mmmm! What do we have here?" the pirate smiled. Just what had Connell got himself into? (LGBT / Slash) Aurigan Space Series (M/M romantic Sci-fi)…
Wizard's Spawn
The magic in Aelith was dying.The Elders knew the only way to restore it was for the King to marry and produce an heir.So why was he taking so long to choose a wife?(Fantasy/ LGBT) A sweet, gay romance .…
Tattoo (Sci-Fi - LGBT)
Tom loved his master, his job and the wonderful society he lived in - until one day, somebody hacked his tattoo and his world changed forever. Cyberpunk / LGBT short story…
Stars, Dust & Dreams
A collection of short stories - my entries for @Ooorah 's Ultimate Science Fiction Smack Down! SFSD 2021…
My Christmas Stories
What it says on the card... a collection of my Christmas -themed stories, written for Tevun Krus ezine, and various challenges over the years. Basically Flash Fiction as they are all short!…
Sun Spots (short story collection)
A collection of short stories and Flashfiction for various tags and challenges - for Aim 2 Engage, Challenge Corner etcIncludes Horror, Historical, Humour, and Contemporary shorts…
Untouchable (LGBT - SciFi - Romance)
Alan Stewart, First Lieutenant on the space ship Qatar, and Captain Robin Lang of the Huan Police Force, have been best friends since their days in the Space Academy, despite the fact that Stewart is homosexual and Lang has a wife and son, Max.However Max is growing up and their friendship is threatened when Lang believes Stewart has designs on his son.When Max, now an adult and a recent recruit to the Qatar, is assaulted in a gay bar, Lang accuses Stewart. In an attempt to protect his son at all costs, Lang finds himself drawn into a dark conspiracy of murder and blackmail.Meanwhile, Stewart has his own battles to fight. Apart from defending himself against Lang's accusations, he discovers the young man he is falling in love with, Michael Banner, is the one man on the ship who is out of bounds, untouchable.Lives and love hang in the balance as Lang and Stewart search for the truth. ... (LGBT / Romantic Sci-Fi)(Watty 2012 Awards Finalist)…
Night Traveller (Gay Romantic Sci-Fi)
Lieutenant Mike Oliver didn't want to go to Asra, a tiny settlement on a frozen planet blanketed with nitrogen storms. Ryan Callan didn't want him there, sticking his nose into his business. Dane Trenwith didn't want Oliver there either, he had his own plans for Ryan. But they couldn't help the sparks flying between them. Then Callan is kidnapped ... (LGBT / Romantic Sci-Fi) A story in the Aurigan Space Saga…
Tales of Time and Travel (LGBT)
My time travel short stories, gathered together in the one place.1. Time Management2. Starfinder3. Ban the Baguette!4. A Mammoth Adventure5. TimeLabs Inc…