In his first collection of short stories, author Bill Mooney presents a journey through the minds of complex characters seeking life change amid turmoil and shares a window into the foundation of what creates a simple life: love, commitment, and self-discovery.

In "Eddie Masters Down Under," Eddie Masters is stuck in Australia, living the life of a drifter and awaiting funds to get back to the States. But when he is offered a tempting proposition, Eddie is faced with a tough decision. "Hunting the Kohinoor" introduces Walt and Abbey St. George, an attractive married couple who once had lofty dreams and goals, but now live a humdrum life in a Philadelphia suburb. But when a renowned jewel goes missing, the St. Georges decide to go hunting for the diamond worth millions of dollars, sending them on an adventure halfway across the world. In "Going Home," newspaper reporter Willie Cole, who has just finished writing the obituary for his friend and co-worker, has no idea his life is about to take a dramatic turn.

Going Home is a poignant collection of engaging novellas and short tales that, through the unforgettable experiences of its diverse characters, share the important message that choices inevitably lead to destinies.

WINNER OF THE AUREALIS AWARD. "Sean Williams is without doubt the premier Australian speculative fiction writer of the age." - Aurealis An award-winning 15-year retrospective collection of award-winning fiction by the New York Times-best-selling writer.

Ten Golden Moments chronicles the life of broadcast-journalist Gary Alexander Azerier through the unique perspective of a series of extraordinary and unforgettable "moments" in his life. Spanning the years from the 1940's to 2012, these formidable episodes are not only replete with an up-close view through a closed window of time but are recorded specifically to resonate with the reader, culminating in the discovery of his or her own Golden Moments and passion for life.

This is a collection of my adult stories that have had the most Kindle downloads in recent months, along with tales I have polished and added to during the past year.

Intended for readers age eighteen and over, it consists of an entertaining mixture of horror, thriller, Old West adventure, adult fantasy, action, and of course the occasional killing.

Chapter 1 - Beacon Boarding & Bordello - Page 5
Three young women are abducted by a group of sexual predators. One is a violent psychopath and serial killer.

Chapter 2 - Six-Gun Saloon Girls - Page 80
The Six-Gun Saloon, a gambling-whorehouse, had gotten its name because all the girls who worked there wore pistols and knew how to use them.

Chapter 3 - Exploited Relationships - Page 143
Sexy, blonde Amanda is a manipulative bisexual with an attitude and a young woman of great wealth.

Chapter 4 - Trouble in Toyland - Page 207
A short, inane tale with harpies, a king, queens, a gnome and non-explicit sexual frivolity in an imaginary land.

Chapter 5 - The Diva Den - Page 224
A coming-of-age, innocence-lost tale of an Amish girl on Rumspringa - mobsters, molls, murders, mayhem, money, and forbidden romance.

Have you ever wondered why things happen that way that they do? Have you ever been stuck in a situation that seemed impossible to escape from unharmed? Most of us have, and "Extricate" explores the possibility that there are forces seen and unseen that assist us just in the nick of time.

"Extricate" contains two stories where two different people are in two troubling situations. Neither knows exactly what is going on, but just before things get totally out of control, help arrives.

Evoking epic poems of a long-gone age, "Three Dreams of the World's Creation and Soledad: Letters to My Daughter "presents a three-part novella in free versethat provides an interpretation of the beginning of mankind.Author juanantonio first addresses the creation of man and woman andtheir struggle for love and destiny against an ancient, selfish god. The seconddream follows the story of guarionex, a taino chief who shapes the identity ofhis people and then makes first contact with Europeans. In the third dream, juanantonio introduces Maria, an upper west side Latina who is guided bythe spirit of guarionex in her struggle with three angels who try to seduce herwith love, power, and then destiny. "Soledad: Letters to my daughter" narratesa series of communications from a father separated from his daughter by timeand distance.

Filled with vivid and powerful imagery, the verse of "Dreams of the World's Creation and Soledad: Letters to My Daughter "speak to the themes of love, identity, man and woman, destruction, creation, time, and destiny.

GOD LOVE SEX DEATH -- what did we leave out here? Perhaps, just a few words to introduce each story:

"Tracy and the Ever Encroaching Darkness" gives a look at the prospect of romantic relationship when played against the clock.

"Fiery Serpent" presents dreams of the non-material world.

"Indian Buckeye" is a story of being included by a powerful social set, inadvertently excluded, and then consciously and conscientiously letting go, accepting one's limitations, and finding one's own way.

Unforgettable "The Last Night on the Ghan" reminds us how ephemeral and fleeting our time with others, and our time on this planet is.

"The Pick-a-Rib Cafe" is another powerful story of inclusion and exclusion, in a coming-of-age setting.

An eccentric man's interaction with a goddess for life-and-death stakes: the story of "The Last China Aster."

"The Priests Of Jinggangshan" is a powerful story about what we spend most of our time trying to get: money.

"Talk Radio" is the date-from-hell.

"Hey Jude" recounts a traveler's unlikely interactions with celebrity, and raises issues of guile, and naivete.

"The Kingdom of Staunch" was written when the author was 17; for which he received a suggestion that it should be published, to his astonishment. Yet, this prescient gesture of confidence planted a seed. The story itself is loosely based on a yet future event described in Revelation.

Similarly apocalyptic in nature, "The Black Bat and The White Penguin" is a strange parable written by a flying rodent about a promise God made to us all long ago.