| ms silverquill |
Author has written 33 stories for General, Romance, Fantasy, and Supernatural. I love short stories and that's the majority of what I read - it probably says something about my attention span, but I'd rather not analyze it. In case you can't tell - I do like happy endings. They make me smile :). I love to read and write (obviously, huh?) - I'll read just about anything. If anyone has any recommendations, drop me a line. Thanks! You can also find me on twitter: @karahelen The Family Lies series has been published, but I know a lot of you started it here so... (these are good until April 2013) Smashwords coupon code for free e-copy of Daughter of Deception (Book 1) GZ67V Smashwords coupon code for free e-copy of The Chaos Child(Book 2) RU64S. Smashwords coupon code for free e-copy of Mistress of Malice and Mercy (Book 3) QC79J For other updates and links to old stories, you can always find me here: http://hmadness.blogspot.com/ | |||||||
1. Life, and Other Inevitable Things » reviewsAn attempted assassination has repercussions for more than just the intended target. Adam bleeds, Tessa cries, Joy flounders, Deborah grieves, and Gene observes. The aftermath from all perspectives. Nightmares don't always have to end in tears. Wounds heal, bonds strengthen, and love slips out from behind the clouds. Or something like that.Fiction: General - Rated: T - English - Angst/Family - Chapters: 3 - Words: 7,089 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 6-3-13 - Published: 5-17-132. Precious reviewsOne-shot. Precious, he calls her. Precious to the world because of what she is or precious to him because of who she is? Either way, he's going to break her heart. Very old, Very cracky piece. Fluff and fantasy.Fiction: Romance - Rated: K - English - Fantasy/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,914 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 4-29-13 - Complete3. Freedom in Truth » reviewsWhat was a one-shot is now a series of shorts about life in a small town, life with a magically gifted, nosy extended family, and what happens when you try to run from destiny. Love's a lot like lightning: you never know when it's going to hit but you can bet it'll knock you off your feet when it does.Fiction: Romance - Rated: K - English - Romance/Family - Chapters: 4 - Words: 13,213 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 3-26-13 - Published: 6-17-12 - Complete4. Sweet Ride » reviewsLife isn't a straight line. It's isn't an easy path. Love isn't a narrow road. It's a rollercoaster ride that makes your heart soar and your stomach drop. It makes your palms sweat and brings tears to your eyes. No matter how scary or thrilling the loops and freefalls can be, it's always a worthwhile trip. Always. A series of shorts about life, love, and the pursuit of aliens.Fiction: Romance - Rated: K+ - English - Sci-Fi/Family - Chapters: 7 - Words: 11,356 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 2-11-13 - Published: 1-2-135. A Modern Fairytale of Sorts » reviewsWhen you're the not-so-evil step-mother in the fairytale, there's no sense in waiting for your Prince Charming for a rescue - a short story of life and love disguised as a prompt table. Now extended for more angst and amnesia cliches.Fiction: Romance - Rated: T - English - Drama/Family - Chapters: 2 - Words: 14,947 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 12-28-12 - Published: 6-14-10 - Complete6. Christmas Demons and Tassels reviewsAt some point in the two hours Tobias Duke had been gone, his wife had been body-snatched by a twisted Goth Christmas elf, the pages of North Pole Living had exploded all over his house, and someone had taken to torturing dogs on the radio. A short piece of Christmas fluff set in the Network-verse.Fiction: Romance - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,510 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-14-12 - Complete7. Second Verse » reviewsDaisy Weston used to think being brave meant moving on after Drew Taylor shattered her heart. True strength is deciding whether or not it's worth giving him a second chance. Some things are worth the pain, aren't they?Fiction: Romance - Rated: K - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 3 - Words: 5,523 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 10-15-12 - Published: 5-13-12 - Complete8. The Loop reviewsThere are rules she's supposed to follow: don't get close to other time travelers, never give out your name, timelines must be followed. She knows that loving her, getting too close, is dangerous so she tries to protect him. She is, after all, a guardian at heart. Despite her best intentions, she curses him to a fate worse than death. Utter nonsense.Fiction: Romance - Rated: T - English - Sci-Fi/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,523 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 8-18-12 - Complete9. Glide Like Ghosts » reviewsWhen demon hunting's all you know, normal can seem a little out of reach. Action, drama, and silliness packed in to short stories. Selected scenes in the lives of the Ashwood, Burke, and Duke families.Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: T - English - Supernatural/Drama - Chapters: 23 - Words: 44,237 - Reviews: 22 - Updated: 8-6-12 - Published: 10-11-09 - Complete10. Prevalence of Prophecy » reviewsAn Ashwood AU... A less greedy Gerard Burke Ashwood makes good on his deal with Elrachaim. Viola's sixteenth birthday is one she, and the rest of the world, will never forget. Some things are inevitable, despite the twists fate takes.Fiction: Supernatural - Rated: T - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 2 - Words: 3,733 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 10-3-11 - Published: 8-8-1111. Cordelia Finn's Guide to Saving the Universe » reviewsWithout Sacrificing Your Sense of Style When her best friend Tad confesses to being an alien, spoiled socialite Delia refuses to be left behind. Traveling with Tad and his disapproving brother Travin could be the best or worst decision she ever made.Fiction: Romance - Rated: T - English - Sci-Fi/Humor - Chapters: 3 - Words: 7,998 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 4-8-11 - Published: 3-24-1112. The Fall of the House of Veadra » reviewsBeing queen gives you a heady amount of power, but you still can't stop betrayal, death, and war. It's a lesson Juliana learned the hard way; she hopes she lives long enough to pass it on to her sister. And, sometimes a fall is really just a stumble. CompFiction: Romance - Rated: T - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 13 - Words: 19,856 - Reviews: 20 - Updated: 3-14-11 - Published: 1-13-11 - Complete13. How Sweet It Is reviewsWhen Andrew finally admits he loves long-time best friend Shelby, nothing is going to stop him from proving it. A friends-to-lovers romance told in twelve parts. Humor and utter nonsense ahead.Fiction: Romance - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,673 - Reviews: 21 - Published: 2-23-11 - Complete14. Secrets, Lies, and Folks in Disguise » reviewsCelebrities going incognito, the best man and maid of honor hooking up, nosy siblings, and true love conquering all. A short cliche-riddled fic that doesn't take itself, or anything, honestly, seriously. Also, a challenge response.Fiction: Romance - Rated: T - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 2 - Words: 10,866 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 8-23-10 - Published: 4-10-10 - Complete15. Slow Dissolve » reviewsJeremy returns home to a Network region and a family business in shambles. While he pieces things back together, bubbly psychic Celia makes it a mission to thaw his frozen heart. Demons, tragedies, and a match-making brother complicate love's path.Fiction: Romance - Rated: T - English - Supernatural/Romance - Chapters: 5 - Words: 11,030 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 7-26-10 - Published: 7-10-1016. Sucker Punch reviewsBefore I even knew her name, I fell impossibly and irrevocably in love with a grinning, golden-haired angel. - Jeremy Whittier is rescued from a demon, but loses his heart. All things considered, he's willing to call it a fair trade.Fiction: Romance - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,355 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 7-8-10 - Complete17. Fate and Futility reviewsWhen Annabeth is six, the dreams start. At fourteen she tries to stop them. At eighteen, she realizes it's impossible.Fiction: Supernatural - Rated: T - English - Supernatural/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,371 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 6-15-09 - Complete18. Snippets of Life » reviewsPart of the Companionverse. Life is never boring when you're Death's companionFiction: Supernatural - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 6 - Words: 4,821 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 5-22-09 - Published: 10-20-0719. Love's Old Song » reviewsLove at first sight isn't always immediately followed by happily ever after. There are steps you must take. The road to happiness is full of bumps and twists and secrets. And sometimes, just when you think you've reached the end, you have to start again.Fiction: Romance - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 25 - Words: 43,217 - Reviews: 16 - Updated: 4-7-09 - Published: 1-19-09 - Complete20. NaCl » reviewsIt's synthesis. Two elements combine to form a more complex product. We're salt." A series of moments between two friends - because sometimes your soulmate isn't necessarily your loverFiction: General - Rated: T - English - Friendship/Drama - Chapters: 34 - Words: 36,307 - Reviews: 46 - Updated: 3-12-09 - Published: 5-30-08 - Complete21. The Companion » reviewsI planted zinnias in the flower box but I know they won't bloom. Nothing I plant ever grows. That's what happens when you're Death's companion. No power over the living. You can't have it both ways.Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Drama - Chapters: 4 - Words: 4,435 - Reviews: 11 - Updated: 2-25-09 - Published: 3-9-0722. Memory and Fear reviewsFaced with the possibility of losing his mind, a man gets his priorities together and prepares to face his biggest fear.Fiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 593 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 2-12-09 - Complete23. Harmony reviewsLife Lessons: We can't always meet expectations. Parents don't always know best. Sometimes your first passion can lead to your true love.Fiction: General - Rated: K - English - Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 800 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 7-2-08 - Complete24. Just The Atmosphere? reviewsOne wedding big band music champagne ? Fluff.Fiction: Romance - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,336 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 4-30-08 - Complete25. The Game » reviewsThe stories say he's cruel and constant in his hatred of humans. She should have heeded their warnings. It's a terrible game he's playing with her heart but she won't forfeit that easily.Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: T - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 5 - Words: 5,175 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 10-20-07 - Complete26. Hope Springs reviewsWhen everything falls apart, all you can do is start over. My version of how worlds are created and destroyed.Fiction: Supernatural - Rated: T - English - Supernatural/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,096 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-20-07 - Complete27. Welcome Home reviewsA terrible tragedy brings Micah back to his home town and face to face with the woman he loved. Does time have a way of healing all wounds or is it too late? could be considered a variation on a theme.Fiction: Romance - Rated: T - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,005 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-20-07 - Complete28. Rewriting the End reviewsSometimes your 'Happily Ever After' is a little delayed. Especially when one of you is suffering from terminal stupidity.Fiction: Romance - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,145 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 10-20-07 - Complete29. Closure reviewsAfter five years, a man returns to see what kind of damage he did by leaving. He doesn't think she's waited and he's not wrong.Fiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,073 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10-20-07 - Complete30. Boxes reviewsAs he contemplates proposing, a man looks back at his past loves and the reminders he's kept.Fiction: Romance - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 606 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 10-20-07 - Complete31. The Price reviewsEvery action, every decision has consequences. There are always two sides to every story.Fiction: Romance - Rated: K+ - English - Supernatural/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,047 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-20-07 - Complete32. Political Hearts » reviewsWhen her duty to her country means letting go of her her heart's desire, Cassie Bradford learns to let go.Fiction: Romance - Rated: T - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 2 - Words: 2,017 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 4-19-06 - Published: 4-18-06 - Complete33. RamificationsSense of security is everything. How do you react when that most precious thing is taken away?Fiction: General - Rated: T - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,245 - Published: 11-9-04 - Complete