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Action and Adventure StoriesRead great stories with thrilling plots and daring heroes. These stories are short and sweet, and will leave you out of breath! |
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| NUMBER NINE: Bones and The Monk
Jake awakens in a Memphis hotel and heads to New Orleans where Ruby entertains the underground in a mindless, drug-induced haze. Chapter 20 from the novel NUMBER NINE: ADVENTURES WITH RUBY by Jack... |
Stolen: Part One: Chapter One Stolen
Courtney gets taken away from her mother and little sister, Melinda. She is taken to a factory run by Martha, Daron's girlfriend. |
| Stolen: Prologue
Courtney Belmar’s life has been totally messed up. She falls in love, fights for her life, has strange dreams, and makes decisions. Daron, the man in charge of her life is doing everything in his... |
NUMBER NINE: New Orleans
Arriving in New Orleans, Ruby Daulton is implanted in the underground beneath the French Quarters. Jake scouts her master, Pale Louie of the House of Burgandy. Chapter 19 from NUMBER NINE:... |
| NUMBER NINE: Ruby in Dreamland
Ruby floats down the Mississippi to New Orleans in a mindless haze while Jake recovers in a Memphis hotel. Chapter 18 from the novel NUMBER NINE: ADVENTURES WITH RUBY by Jack Random. |
NUMBER NINE: A Stone in Black Water
To the tune of Billie Holiday’s "Hush, Don’t Explain," Jake pursues Ruby held captive on the Mississippi Queen, a floating paddleboat casino on its way to New Orleans. Chapter 17 from the... |
| NUMBER NINE: Mississippi Black
To the tune of You’re Lost by Jim Morrison, Jake is betrayed by an Apache brother as Ruby is abducted in St. Louis. Chapter 16 from the novel NUMBER NINE: Adventures with Ruby by Jack Random. |
The Artist 2
Never try and double cross the Artist. |
| The Grey Lady 3 (The Final Chapter)
The final chapter of a trilogy about the Grey Lady boat. |
Is It The End (Part 3) The Battle
3 teens deal with more problems, as they find out that a battle is going on just down the road from the town they are staying at. Then James finds out something, something different. As James finds... |
| NUMBER NINE: Kansas City Blues
Heading to St. Louis to catch the Mississippi Queen to New Orleans, Jake and Ruby stop off in Kansas City only to learn they’ve been crossed. Chapter 15 of NUMBER NINE: ADVENTURES WITH RUBY by... |
The Man with the Perfect Life
If you think you know what reality is, think again. You may not be where you think you are. |
| Is it the end (part 1)
Three teens deal with something that no one ever thought will happen, a nuclear war. What does James, David and Amy do now that the end of the world, or as they thought, is coming. |
NUMBER NINE: The Land of Oz
To the tune of Neil Young’s Prairie Wind, Ruby feels the pull of family and the past: Kansas and the Land of Oz. Her dear grandmother is dying. Chapter 14 from NUMBER NINE: ADVENTURES WITH RUBY... |
| Number Nine: Desert Dreams
To the tune of Jim Morrison’s CRYSTAL SHIP and Neil Young’s IT’S A DREAM, Ruby has a vision of New Orleans and finds strength in the desert dreams of a Navaho spirit guide. Chapter 13 from NUMBER... |
Number Nine: Deganawida's Dragons
To the tune of Neil Young's "Cowgirl in the Sand," Jake Jones and Ruby Daulton take refuge at the desert home of Jake's mentor and spirit master. Chapter 12 from NUMBER NINE: ADVENTURES... |
| Number Nine: Lay Of The Land
Jake Jones and Ruby Daulton take Guido’s boys for a ride in the desert and deliver a message of defiance to their boss. Chapter eleven of NUMBER NINE: ADVENTURES WITH RUBY by Jack Random. |
Return of the Killer Roommate
College roommate comes to kill me, again. |
| NUMBER NINE: Metamorphosis
After an encounter with the law, Jake guides Ruby to Grand Canyon where she undergoes a transformation. Chapter ten of Number Nine: Adventures with Ruby by Jack Random. |
NUMBER NINE: Cash on The Lamb
Jake succumbs to a sleeping disorder. Ruby raises money for the road the best way she knows how. Jake awakens in the nick of time. Chapter 9 from the novel-in-progress, Number Nine: Adventures... |
| Night of the Worm
Vegas was Ruby's town, the only place on earth that breathed life into her tired, broken soul. Now she was homeless. Chapter 8 of Number Nine: Adventures with Ruby by Jack Random. |
NUMBER NINE: Penthouse Perversions
Captured by goons, Ruby Daulton is escorted to a penthouse suite for a meeting with the boss. Guido Lazerri is in a negotiating mood until Jake Jones makes a surprise entrance. Chapter 7 of a work... |
| Number Nine: Orpheus
The mob catches up with our heroine, Ruby Daulton, leaving Jake Jones in the lurch at a Vegas Casino. A Royal Flush in Hearts. Chapter 6 of an experimental work in progress: No. 9: Adventures... |
The Battle of Taiwan Straits
Its a near run thing, when China nearly defeats America at sea! |
| NUMBER NINE: A Long & Winding Road
Jake Jones and Ruby Daulton encounter obstacles on a long and winding road through Death Valley to the city of neon lights. Chapter 5 from an experimental work in progress: NUMBER NINE --... |
NUMBER NINE: Random Chance
Ruby levels with Jake and seals their union with a kiss. Destiny smiles on a narrow mountain road. Chapter four of a novel in progress Number Nine: Adventures with Ruby by Jack Random. |
| NUMBER NINE: Destiny
Ruby Daulton proclaims her chance meeting with Jake Jones an act of destiny and christens it in a Sleepy Time Motel. Chapter 3 from a novel in progress: NUMBER NINE (Adventures with Ruby) by Jack... |
NUMBER NINE: Jake Jones
Destiny takes a hand as Ruby Daulton, on the run from LA, picks up Jake Jones somewhere outside of Bakersfield. Chapter two from an experimental work in progress: Number Nine (Adventures with... |
| Lost In Sanabal
An american tourist is lost during her visit to a Mexican resort. The family fixer makes an attempt to find her... |
New Empires: The Death of Maxwell
The great general holds back the Fall. |
| New Empires: Maxwell's Revenge
Maxwell, now Supreme Commander of the US, invades China. |
New Empires: The Return of Maxwell
For those who think the American Empire is too powerful and warlike, you ain't seen nothing yet! |
| On the Bus to Town
The broadcast screeches to a sickening but familiar halt. Faint cries, the Doppler wail of sirens, air surgically hacked by chopper rotor blades, the voices of authorities grating with shock and... |
Pierre's Friends
Pierre is terrified. Not hard to tell. The bald patches on his egg-shaped skull exude pearly sweat from sooty pores, a salty path down to his darkening collar. |
| A Language of Black and Red
Piles of shiny square chips represent our exceptional streak of winnings. The table supervisor looks very anxious. He shifts restlessly on his elevated seat, hawk-eyeing everyone malevolently. Sure... |
New Empires: The Rise of Maxwell
Ten years after the events recorded in NEW EMPIRES FOR OLD, the new Alliance will face a serious challenge, and see the coming of its greatest, and most infamous military leader. |
| New Empires for Old
A future tale of America that's happening now! | |