Author name: NNS

Glass Hours

Glass Hours – Excerpt CHAPTER ONE Evelyn pressed the moth to her tongue, its wings dissolving into the bitter geometry

Last Communion – Excerpt Garden Of Fatal Promises Through poison-garden nights, they wither—love’s petals rotting in mercury lightwhile my carmined

Velocity – Excerpt CHAPTER ONE (7:32 AM) Wren Hubbard stirred in her bed, the shrill sound of the alarm clock

Judex: Ceige and Sloane – Excerpt CHAPTER ONE The frost bites. Teeth in the air, knives on the wind. Cryosium

La Sirène – Excerpt CHAPTER ONE: FABRICATION In the hush of the early winter morning, consciousness stirs within me. The

Murder at Lac Sainte Marine – Excerpt TRIGGER WARNING: Offensive language CHAPTER ONE He was an ugly man everywhere but

The Killer Always Calls – Excerpt CHAPTER ONE Daylight scarcely penetrated the small grimy window at the top of the

Beyond the Scent of Sugar: A Memoir by Billie River – Excerpt INTRODUCTION I met Martina Starova–Marti–in the spring of

In The Depts of Winter – Excerpt CHAPTER ONE The night was bitterly cold, but the fireplace crackled with warmth

When the Truth is Done – Excerpt CHAPTER ONE The room is white and sterile, the harsh fluorescent lights casting