Ssn Storytelling: 36 books

Her name was Tabitha, and she tore my heart out and left me with a great, bleeding hole in my chest, while she walked away with an ear-to-ear smile. Literally. Finding out why would change my life forever. My Bleeding Heart is a 4,700 word science fiction mystery.

Captain Josephine Ishikawa changed the course of history, but no one knows about it. She and her crew had an encounter while returning to Earth from the colony worlds, and upon their arrival the government swore them to secrecy about it. With the powers that be in charge, Jo did her...

When Jacob wakes to find himself bound to a chair in an unfamiliar room, he fears the worst. What he discovers in that room will put his worst fears to shame. The Memory Of Justice is a 3,000 word science fiction mystery.

Doctor Luisa Melendez works as an interrogator, using a revolutionary, highly effective, and controversial technique. She never dreamed the technique might be used for nefarious ends. Facilitated Interrogation is a 10,000 word science fiction mystery.

A great hero can come from a humble past. Great love can bloom from the embers of conflict. And sometimes the two can happen at the same time, to the near ruin of both. Brother In Law, Brother In Blood is a 3,400 word (about 15 printed pages) short story.

On the run from their past, swordsmen Raedrick Baletier and Julian Hinderbrook search for a place of refuge where they can start over. That search sends them through a remote mountain valley called Glimmer Vale, where unbeknownst to them, dark forces threaten the population's lives and fortunes. With...

A series of brutal murders puts constables Raedrick Baletier and Julian Hinderbrook on the trail of a killer. With Lydelton's populace growing increasingly uneasy and few leads to follow, they must move quickly to find the culprit and bring his reign of terror to an end. But they are...

A man from Raedrick Baletier and Julian Hinderbrook's past turns up on the outskirts of Lydelton, nearly dead from exposure and telling of an injured comrade on the flanks of Tollard's Peak, the tallest mountain in the region. Despite the harsh winter conditions, the constables form a rescue...

A stunning robbery threatens to bring Lydelton’s economy to its knees, and constables Raedrick Baletier and Julian Hinderbrook must find the culprits. A team of Royal Marshalls is in town to help. But they have an agenda of their own, and Raedrick and Julian must tread carefully to avoid...

The world ended ten years ago, but life goes on.  For Jack Simmons, that means a life spent hunting and trapping with his friend and mentor, and trying not to think about what he lost all those years ago. Of course, even after the end of the world politics rolls along.  And when the trade...

It’s three hours until the wedding of Raedrick Baletier to Lani Millens, and Melanie Klemins doesn’t have a present for them. Or rather, she did. But she lost it. Now it’s up to Julian Hinderbrook to find the gift and retrieve it, or the wedding will be ruined and the couple’s...

Bandits stabbed Larian’s father and kidnapped his girl. Confident in his freshly-learned swordsmanship, Larian set out to track them down, avenge his father, and rescue his first damsel in distress. Things did not exactly go as planned. This is a short story, about 2600 words in length.

Jared Tolburt twice almost cost Raedrick Baletier and Julian Hinderbrook their lives: once when he turned on them while they were fleeing the Army, and again when he unwittingly led a group of bandits into Glimmer Vale. Now, Tolburt intends to search out a hidden and well-guarded magical treasure,...

An infantryman, certain resistance is futile, nevertheless deploys with his unit to fight against an alien invasion. Lords of the Remnant is a 3,800 word military science fiction short story.