A Compendium of Abandoned Recollections from Busted Gulch

A Compendium of Abandoned Recollections from Busted Gulch

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The writers in this project all created their own characters and their interaction with each other. A basic plot appeared in volume one that expanded in various directions as the characters responded to one anothers actions. Our story manager posted the chapters as received, doing her very best to keep things sequential so the story made sense.Because there was little or no consultation, some submissions just couldn't fit in the time line, contradicted the direction or just had no current relevancy. This compendium is simply a collection of those lost souls and their meanings when created.…

Tres Gunn Investigations

Tres Gunn Investigations

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Business client files for investigative servicesFrom the Busted Gulch spin off, Muffins of Remorse…

Luck of the Draw

Luck of the Draw

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A biotech firm that messes with nature having disastrous results. An inept salesman compounding the firm's errors. A guy who works at a garden nursery and collects cacti. A gal who has a new business selling spices, and a super wealthy woman with a libido to match, all come together in a riot of exploits that make Christmas the season to be lucky.…

The Lauderhill Legacy

The Lauderhill Legacy

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An old family letter tells of an ancient family diary that prompts the search for a family legacy across centuries. Devious relatives, assassins, gangsters and a disquieting budding romance between cousins.This story takes place through different periods of family history and present day. Wattpad doesn't really have a category to cover it so I chose adventure.This was posted some time ago as The Letter but has undergone a facelift and a new name.…

Bits & Pieces

Bits & Pieces

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ADDED TO WATTPAD COFFEE COMMUNITY POPOURRI COLLECTION - 2018Bits & Pieces. It is a collection of noodles, stories never completed, thoughts I may have from time to time. It's a dump of past 'creativity'. Have a look anytime you like and please comment in any way you see fit, adhering to common sense and good manners. The contents are not to be used in any way without my permission.…

The Heritage

The Heritage

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The last ruling member of a splintered kingdom is dying. His traitorous council is plotting against him. The search for a rightful heir becomes a dangerous quest with enemy soldiers, vengeful pirates, clashing cultures and a budding romance between two different races."If you are reading this story on any other platform other than Wattpad you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in it's original, safe, form, please go to (Wattpad User Link). Thank you."…

My entries in the Poetry camp series

My entries in the Poetry camp series

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A tribute to the Poet's Pub, which was a truly diversified group of great people…

My Shots at The PoetsPub Achievement Hunter Challenge

My Shots at The PoetsPub Achievement Hunter Challenge

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Entries in the PoetsPub Challenge prompts…

Bad Girls   #The2017Awards

Bad Girls #The2017Awards

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Re-issued in shorter chapters for Wattpad, in its original, violent form.Born and raised to be a monster, the work of a demented serial killer threatens to destroy the detective team working the cases of his string of grisly killings. Time has become their biggest threat.Warning: Descriptive violence May be upsetting to sensitive readers."If you are reading this story on any other platform other than Wattpad you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in its original, safe, form, please go to (Wattpad User Link). Thank you."…

The Legacy of Mount Drood

The Legacy of Mount Drood

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A kingdom's secret is protected down through generations of two families who must unite to keep estranged members of the bloodlines from attaining the magical power they have kept hidden.…

The Necklace

The Necklace

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Gone are the days of No.1 in Private Eye since last year! Sad but true :)Richard Hart, low profile private investigator is hired by a very high profile businessman to keep their dealings as far from the spotlight as possible. Very quickly that plan goes off the rails as Hart begins turning over rocks and finding himself in a dangerously twisted maze of drugs, murder and kidnapping.…

Dempster Road

Dempster Road

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Adelaine Curtis, on a break from the accumulated confusion of her life, finds herself inexplicably drawn into the investigation of a string of horrible murders in the rural town of Dempster.The town's small police force; a sheriff close to retiring, and two mediocre deputies, struggle desperately for clues, when uncovered, will change the lives of everyone involved, forever.Warning: Descriptive violence May be upsetting to sensitive readers.…

Piracy

Piracy

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Cover courtesy of @BarryVoslooAn action adventure pirate tale with all the expected elements. The ship carrying the governor's daughter is attacked at sea and she is kidnapped by Tortuga's most notorious pirate, Terrance Hollick. Spirited away to their haven in a hidden cavern on the rocky north coast, Alicia Francorte discovers a lot more about the pirate captain than she imagined and when her father's ships come looking for her, the action builds.…

HARD NOSE

HARD NOSE

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The surprise letter from a cousin advising Nick Roth he had inherited $1200 from an uncle he had barely known, was a windfall for his sagging detective agency business, which had suffered during the war years. The additional news that the cousin suspected a cover-up of the death only added fuel to Nick's enthusiastic curiosity.…

The Further Adventures of Nigel Stainway

The Further Adventures of Nigel Stainway

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Part 2 of 4 (The Stainway Quartet)Nigel Returns to Ashton Hills after a miserable attempt at fame in the big city. It is the 25th Anniversary of the playhouse, and while he's back to assuage his moral conscience, he gets roped in once again with the same crowd he felt caused all his mental grief in the first place . . . and he's about to get some more.This book is a sequel to The Playing Fields.The next book in the series is You Oughta Be In Pictures…

Twelve Angry Guests

Twelve Angry Guests

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Six couples receive mysterious invitations for an all-expenses- paid stay at the private island resort of a notorious billionaire, with only the names and a few vague ideas of whom the other guests are. Why they were all chosen, and for what purpose, they would have to accept to see.The one commonality they do have, is each couple are major characters in individual stories I have published here. This is my personal, all-in-one homage to some special, fictional friends.…

Transition

Transition

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What they found, arriving at the planet was the entire research team, except for one terrified doctor, had been wiped out by a deadly organism and rescuing her cost the supply ship its crew. The Commander, his Executive Officer and the survivor were the only people who managed to escape back to Earth. But getting home did not mean they had escaped the threat as they soon discovered.…

CHOICES #Wattys2016 #Hidden Gems

CHOICES #Wattys2016 #Hidden Gems

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Choices is a modern fantasy about life choices and their consequences. How an accidental death provided one man with the opportunity of reviewing his mortal existence and how the choices he made directed his own life but also the lives of many others.…

Caveat Emptor

Caveat Emptor

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All Barbara Spence had to do was meet the courier at the airport and deliver him to the hotel. Murder, a handsome detective, and the theft of an ancient scroll from a French crime lord, sends ripples across the ocean, where she is swept up in the killing of the courier, and an international hunt.…