The calm before the storm… Tasked to document every move criminal mastermind Nick Liang makes, Private Investigartor Susan Murray chooses to draw. Part life drawing, part Method of loci memory palace, part plain old excuse. It’s like watching a live action Asian drama until she finds herself pulled into the case. Cover blown. In deep […]
The Day the Schedule Broke
Take an ordinary moment. Add golden light and dramatic music. Now you’ve got a movie. Sandra (not Sandy, Sands or Sando) Lockwood works in a basement storage cupboard come office. That just self-destructed. Now she has Daniel Carruthers, movie star and Gorgon Studios CEO to deal with. Is it possible she’s in the right place […]
Christmas Conflagration
If Christmas under the hot Australian sun isn’t twisted enough, this story will turn it up a notch or ten. Matilda May McDonald, so-called crazy-cat-lady. Owner of four dogs. Trapped by her past. Perhaps this Christmas offers more than salvation. “Christmas Conflagration” by Alexandria Blaelock is free on this website for a month. If you […]
The Shadow Thieves
What is the long shadow of war hiding? Under a blue sky. Bathed in the yellow late Summer sun. The smell of camellias. The sound of birdsong. The war seems a distant nightmare. Until you turn a corner to see bombed out houses full of rubble. Sadie Phillips is an ordinary country girl. Making her […]
Onslaught at New Mir
A blast from the past Warrant Officer Vivian Ashe. Busy Adjutant getting stuff done on New Mir Station. Old friend Admiral Queenie Baley. Ferrying diplomats on the FFC Argonaut. In a past versus future clash of cultures, who will be the last woman standing? “Onslaught at New Mir” by Alexandria Blaelock is free on this […]
The First Rung
The new broom sweeps clean… Dot Sayers sat at her desk, huffed on the plastic card that was her new class A Private Security licence, and buffed it with her sleeve. She was now a fully licensed private investigator! Problem is, she knows there’s something wrong with a background check. Can’t explain it. Needs to […]
Dance of Death
When you die far from home An abandoned Australian outback town. Pulled by four skeletal horses, the ghost of a Cobb & Co carriage careens down the street. A light breeze blows red dust from one side of the road to the other. Li Quan is far from home. The last person in town. Grows […]
Dingo Hunting
Find your own pack Poor pretty, dark-haired Katie belonged to Steve. But kids are kids, and Steve was Steve, and Katie didn’t really have a choice in the matter. Until she takes matters into her own hands, and gets more than she bargained for. A story about fitting in, standing out, and finding the courage […]
Dream House
Home is where the heart is A big block halfway up a hill in a quiet cul-de-sac. White weatherboard cottage with a heritage red steel roof. Fragrant yellow roses in the front garden. Gum trees out the back. White picket fence. Bill the postman knows exactly where his forever home is. But can he ever […]
The Second Son Squad
Danger within. Danger without. Abby Fisher wakes in the body of a girl masquerading as a boy at an Elite Military Academy. She must figure out why she’s there before she can get back home. But first, there’s the small matter of the rebellion to deal with. And who’s side is she on? The Princess […]
Millie and the Mountain
It takes an escapologist labrador… A darling white weather board cottage. In a eucalypt forest. With insecure fencing. Welcomes Millie the golden labrador home. But when she goes missing… Dignity goes out the window until she comes safely home. “Millie and the Mountain” by Alexandria Blaelock, is free on this website for a month. If […]
Dwennon’s Despair
Clothes make the man. Or do they? Dwennon; third son of a minor noble. Sent to Court to find a rich wife. Would rather be farming. Someone or something is messing with his clothes. Becoming the talk of Court was not part of the plan. But what if it works? “Dwennon’s Despair” by Alexandria Blaelock, […]