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  The Curate’s Story - From their...

  Jerome K. Jerome

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  Jerome Klapka Jerome was born on the 2nd May 1859 at Belsize House in Caldmore, Walsall, England. 
  His family were reduced to poverty whilst he was a toddler owning to failed investments in the local mining industry. 
  After several moves in declining circumstances Jerome became a pupil at St Marylebone Grammar School.  His aim then was to go into politics, or even become a man of letters, but with the death of his father, when he was thirteen, and his mother two years later, now meant that he had to support himself and leave all thoughts of education behind. 
  He spent four years working for the London and North Western Railway, initially collecting coal that fell along the railway lines.  Thereafter, using the name Harold Crichton, he tried his hand at acting but the repertory company he joined was stretched in its resources and, at times, relied on the actors to purchase their own props and costumes.  After three years he tried journalism, teaching and work as a solicitor’s clerk.  All came to nothing.  Finally, in 1885, he had some success with ‘On the Stage―and Off’, a comic memoir collection of his stage experiences and his early attempts at acting.  
  Shortly thereafter he married and his honeymoon on the Thames became the inspiration for ‘Three Men in a Boat’.  This of course was a wild success, both critically and commercially, but also his creative high point.  
  Although he was now able to write full time, he was never able to attain all the heights of that classic humorous novel.  He remained a prolific writer of novels, plays and short stories and its from those classic works that these stories have been mined. 
  Jerome K Jerome died in Northampton General Hospital on the 14th June 1927 two weeks after suffering a paralytic stroke and a cerebral haemorrhage on a motoring tour.  He was 68.

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  Caged: Love and Treachery on the...

  Bey Deckard

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  Novel (123,100 words)Genre(s): Historical Fantasy, Erotic Action/Adventure, Triad, GaySheltered and lonely, Jon's life changes drastically when a strange ship sails into the harbour of his small port town one day. Trapped between the possessive pirate captain and his murderous first mate, he must learn to adapt or he will lose himself completely. An epic tale of love, treachery and revelation, this first instalment of the Baal's Heart series brings you into the lives of three men so bound together by jealousy and lies that they must sail to the very ends of the earth to find forgiveness.Themes: Erotica, Historical Fantasy, Ménage, Enemies to Lovers, M/M Romance

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  Wildyr Tales

  Mark Wildyr

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  This anthology debuts twenty gay short stories by accomplished novelist Mark Wildyr.
  
  
  Among the stories is an altercation with an outlaw biker's club, a ghost haunting the dream world of an art restorer, and a soldier's unexpected bus ride of a lifetime. A protective guide dog leads his blind handler to the perfect human companion, and a western movie star introduces a young projectionist to a different kind of life. A tattoo artist strikes a bargain with a new client, a valet serves his Medieval lord, and other men find love and lust with each other in a variety of settings and time periods.
  
  
  Who knows what will happen in these Wildyr Tales?

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  Letter 26

  Jacob Moon

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  Psychological horror meets police procedural in this chilling tale about a rare quirk of the funeral industry. 
  When Abby Carlson’s job as a dietitian comes to mind now, it’s accompanied by a looming threat: the Minneapolis serial killer who’s been targeting women based on the first letter of their jobs, and who’s ripe to pick a “D” victim. He follows his gruesome routine—preserving and posing the corpses per their professions, then posting his exploits on social media. But the threat is abstract in a city as big as Minneapolis…until Abby finds herself drugged in the back of a van, the latest potential viral hit. 
  In response to the kidnapping, Detective Cal Randall is called back early from mandated medical leave. Working with the FBI, he’s been on the trail of the “Profession Killer” since the start. Despite what’s become crippling anxiety he still has to work to control, there’s no choice about where he needs to be. A demented killer must be stopped, and Abby—the last of PK’s remaining letters—must be saved.

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  Sworn to a Demigod

  Athena Rose

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  A dark Hercules romantasy with spice, monsters, and a slow-burn love story for the ages 
  I was given to him like a gift. 
  Wrapped in gold. Bound by duty. 
  But no one warned me I might fall in love with the weapon meant to destroy me. 
  My name is Ava, daughter of Isis and Poseidon. 
  The gods say I’m meant for greatness, but all I’ve ever wanted is love. Real love. The kind that doesn’t come with a crown or a command. 
  Instead, I’m sent to marry Hercules—a man forged in fire and rage. 
  He’s not what I expected. Brooding. Reluctant. Tormented by a past soaked in blood and betrayal. 
  Our marriage was meant to be a transaction. 
  A peace offering. 
  But nothing about Hercules feels safe… and everything about him feels like mine. 
  Our mission is simple: retrieve three treasures guarded by monsters of myth. 
  If we succeed, my mother might finally order her sirens to stop attacking mankind. 
  If we fail, the war between gods and mortals will tear the world apart. 
  As we journey across cursed lands and treacherous waters—joined by Captain Stone, Georgette, Serena, and Prince Edward—I start to wonder if fate really is set in stone… 
  Or if love can rewrite the gods’ design. 
  ⚓️ Forced marriage with a demigod 
  ⚓️ Slow-burn steam with enemies-to-lovers tension 
  ⚓️ Monster battles, cursed treasure, epic quests 
  ⚓️ Morally gray characters and found family dynamics 
  ⚓️ Gods, sirens, pirates & politics collide in this high-stakes adventure 
  Note: Sworn to a Demigod is Book 3 in the Romancing the Seas series. For readers who crave slow-burn spice, mythological danger, and a romance that defies fate. The series is best read in order. Happily ever after guaranteed.

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  Ex Oblivione

  H.P. Lovecraft

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  Title: Ex Oblivione 
  Author: H. P. Lovecraft 
  Narrator: Jonathan Dunne 
  Original Publication: 1921 
  Public Domain: Yes 
  Series Placement: Timeless Terrors No. 65 
  Description: 
  Ex Oblivione is one of H. P. Lovecraft’s most haunting and philosophical works — a dreamlike meditation on death, oblivion, and the seductive promise of release from suffering. The story follows a dreamer who drifts through strange visions and half-remembered realms, where the boundary between life and death dissolves and oblivion itself beckons with quiet allure. Through surreal imagery and reflective prose, Lovecraft explores themes of mortality, memory, and humanity’s fragile grasp on existence. 
  The horror in Ex Oblivione does not arise from monstrous revelation or violent action, but from the gentle, unsettling suggestion that nonexistence may be preferable to life. The atmosphere is hushed and melancholic, suffused with cosmic unease and a sense of inevitable fading. Shadows of forgotten worlds and unreachable realms linger at the edge of perception, reminding the listener that reality itself may be only a temporary illusion. 
  Narrated by Amazon-bestselling horror author Jonathan Dunne, this performance captures the somber beauty, dreamlike dread, and existential weight of Lovecraft’s prose. While the text itself is fully in the public domain, this narration and production are copyright © 2025 Jonathan Dunne. 
  Part of Timeless Terrors, a series devoted to reviving the classics of horror, Ex Oblivione stands as a chilling reminder that the most profound terrors are not those that threaten the body — but those that quietly invite the soul to vanish into the void.

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