author Therese A. Kraemer

Collection 1

Four short stories

PRINCE CHARMING
A Romance fairytale that stretches the imagination for believers and non-believers. Zoe White chokes on an apple in the present. In another era, Prince Charming comes upon a beautiful young woman lying in state So in awe of her beauty he kisses her red lips and Zoë awakens to find she’s staring at the handsomest man she has ever laid her eyes on. Zoë hears the name Snowy uttered by some little men making her believe she’s in some sort of coma and insists that her name is Zoë, not Snowy. The prince takes her home to his castle, and she’s enthralled, living this fairytale dream and falls in love with him. On her wedding day she receives a mysterious gift of a necklace, thinking it’s from the prince, Zoë wears it. But it was sent by the wicked witch and turns into a serpent to strangle her. Once again, she awakens to discover her life was saved, this time, by the kiss of a real Prince Charming

DREAM WEAVER
A modern story about a two hundred year old female spirit, Trista Walton who sold her soul to the Dream Weaver when he promised to send her a soul mate. In a drunken rage Brock Werner loses control of his car and although injured, he makes it to an old abandoned house. He awakens to find the place is haunted by a beautiful spirit who tells him that he is dead. At first he refuses to believe her, but he soon falls in love with her. After weeks of bliss, Brock awakens to discover that he has been in a coma. He later returns alive to the house which confuses Trista. Dream Weaver gives her another chance to live and she enters the body of a woman who had just died. She returns to the house to learn that Bock has recently died and is haunting the place. But she can see him and they rekindle their love again.

PEOPLE OF THE MIST
A Romance/ Fantasy. Geena Troy robs from the wealthy to provide for her community that live in the forest. They appear with a mist, and after a while they disappear. One day while robbing a stagecoach, she accidentally shoots the marshal. To save his life she must take him to her people. Wallace Preston wakes in a lodge confused as to how he arrived there. No matter how hard Geena fights the attraction she falls in love with Lace but she knows she can’t let her heart win because she and her people will be gone when the mist disappears. But no matter, she makes love to the man then runs away. Lace follows her to a hideout where he discovers who she is. He resigns his marshal post and they find happiness together.

THE DUKE’S DAUGHTER
A Paranormal Romance about a witch, Renny Rayleigh. At the age of twenty-six she’s been a detective for many years. Hired by a young women to spy on her fiancé, Renny discovers the man is cheating on her client. Anwar Radcliffe is accused of cheating by the lady detective based on information that’s not true. To get even, he hires Renny to trap her in another lie. When she discovers that he made a fool out of her, she uses witchcraft on him after he kisses her. After Anwar discovers that Renny used magic on him, he’s enraged and she’s confused to discover that her witchcraft doesn’t work on him. Later, she confront him in a restaurant and again her magic fails to work. Angered, he takes her up stairs and makes love to her and proposes marriage.

author James Bryron Love

TweAK

In the multi-verse there exists those that would tamper with the realities of your world. They have the technology to change everything and anything. They even get to decide if you were ever born. They are a nasty sort with out a speck of compassion

author James Bryron Love

TweAK

Over sized view screens hung everywhere. The technicians floated over their input devices with an air of mystique as the evening participants filed into the room. The smiling was overwhelming. It looked like it would be a fantastic day.

"Gentlemen I would like to give you some background details,” the moderator said in a soft voice. "The history of this particular planet is not unique. However, the extremes they've taken it to are. I'll give you the basic list, and we will come back to the rest a little later."

“This presentation deals with the planet Aerrasop in galaxy 1136 19 K 4. The planet seems to have about 100,000 years of evolution for the bipedal. It is safe to say it has been stagnant for the last 90,000 years. This is a result of the caste system that is in place. The caste system is stringent once born into a caste; there is no way out of it. The caste system breaks down into four separate groups, which are as follows.”

“Primary caste system or lower caste, approximately 65% of Aerrasop’s population fits into this caste. The Primary Caste is the low-end labor force; they have extreme beliefs in a God system. They always hope to improve themselves, but are unaware that there is no way out. Intelligence is very low and maintained genetically by the Echelon Caste.

Mid Caste system or middle caste, makes up approximately 20% of the population is in this caste. This is the working caste given the meager ability to make an inadequate living. They have minor beliefs in a God system. Most realize that they are stuck in this caste and merely accept their place in life.

Upper caste system or upper caste, approximately 14% of the population fits into this caste. This is a non-working caste. They are born with money and very few have illusions about the world. They strive to achieve nothing.  Their life is a tedious boredom, and the suicide rate is extremely high in this caste.

The remaining 1% of the population are born into Echelon caste, the highest caste system. They are a lot more than just the ruling caste. They control absolutely everything and have no moral code to speak of. Every action they take is justified by their own power with no regard for anything. This is the caste system we are going to look at more closely at little later in the presentation.

The caste system on this planet remains entrenched because it is ruled with an iron hand. Most offenses are punishable by death without appeal. From the Echelon Caste down, each has jurisdiction over the one below them.

Gentlemen, I would like everyone to proceed to the meeting room where we can review and finalize all the details of our current projections."

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The club appeared lifeless as a few customers meandered about. The bartender polished the same glass for the hundredth time, his boredom an overwhelming force. He looked at the clock and muttered, "Another damn hour until the gamblers showed up, this place will never be the same."

Trish, wearing her most provocative tight-fitting costume, examined her long fingernails and hummed a mindless tune.

The bartender slammed the glass he was holding on the counter. His eyes breathed fire. He shouts, "Shut the hell up Trish. Nobody wants to hear that shit from where you used to live. You know you're only here because I pulled some strings, so you better cooperate, or it’s back to the gutters for you.”

Trish looked sheepishly at him, and stuttered, "I'm really sorry Troy, it…it…it won't happen again. I know you has done so much for me already. I'm just anxious because the last time those damn gamblers are here I didn't even get one tip. Those is the cheapest bastards I ever sees."

Troy turned away from her. He knew that he shouldn't take his frustrations out on her and besides, he really kind of liked her and the sex was just another bonus. He sighed. It was never going to be the same again; those bastards from the Echelon destroyed his business. Customers would not come here because the risk of running into one the Echelon was too high. Thanks to them, he was barely scraping by. All these thoughts ricocheted through his brain. He knew he had no solutions.

"Trish" he said, "you can't talk like that, I taught you how to speak properly, and if you don't speak correctly we could both get in trouble. You know if somebody finds out you are from the lower caste, you will have to go back there."

"But Troy you know that God is the one that help me to get this job with you, and He's protecting us cause, He loves us so much. He would never let you get into trouble for helping me," she said with conviction.

"There is no damn God Trish! Even if he exists, all he would be is an evil prick," mumbled Troy.

Trish sat down and closed her eyes. She started remembering her childhood. The filth was everywhere. She lived with her mother, two brothers and two sisters in a small one-room apartment with electricity for only six hours a day and there was never enough food. The wind often came through the walls and blew out the candles. Her only salvation was that she was allowed to finish school. She was quite proud of her grade six education. She remembered all the fighting and desperation that surrounded her. Their church priest had been a particular focus for her. He taught her so many things about God and she believed every word that he said. His desire for sex with small children was, as he explained to her, his way of being repaid for the knowledge that he gave. She could not possibly fault that. He said God stated it as required to enter His kingdom.

She didn't think it was a horrible childhood, mostly because she had nothing to compare it to. All of her friends had lived through the same thing. Then Troy found her. Her life immediately changed. She no longer worried about food and where she was going to sleep. She lived with him and got to sleep in his bed. Like magic, there was food in the fridge and cupboards as well as a servant to cook the meals. He was also a much better lover than the priest.

She was shaken out of her daydream by the sounds at the door.

The gamblers filed in for their solitary drink on the way to their meeting. They looked around the club with disdain. One looked at another and said, "Well this place won't be around much longer will it. We’re going to have to find a new place." The gamblers filed out almost as quickly as they appeared, perhaps a grand total of 15 minutes.

author Therese A. Kraemer

Tears In The Wind

Parker de Lancie, is called home by his dying father, asking him to deliver a message to a young woman.
Sonnet Fountain, a beautiful, but deaf woman is attracted towards the handsome cowboy,
but fights the feeling after reading the letter disclosing the fact that Parker’s father killed her father.
Her only communication with him is the ability to read his lips but she discovers that his mouth can communicate very well when he kisses her.

Editors Note:
Many characters in this book have accents and or different speech patterns. The author has attempted to illustrate this phonically. These are not spelling errors.

author Therese A. Kraemer

Western Sunset

After the Civil War, Southern Bell, Vanetta Adair, is forced to leave her home.
She travels out west to live with her uncle and her westward journey is more than she bargained for.
As she and a handsome wrangler, Chandler Mc Dermott travel via the Oregon Trail, she refuses to give up her fancy gowns and shoes.
The two clash over everything. Chandler evades falling  in love with any woman. Vanetta loves and hates him at the same time.
It is going to be a long journey for both.

author Therese A. Kraemer

Keeper Of My Heart

Book Six in the Time Travellers Series


Drew Bryant born in the year 1870 is a photographer for the daily newspaper and on his way home one night,
loses consciousness. He wakes up in a hospital in the year 2014, to find he has been shot and that his brother
has taken him into the future with an antique watch to save his life. After weeks of recovery, he returns home
to discover a female friend, Timmie Blyth has been abducted. Their lives continue to get involved with the mob,
 which endangers them with low-life characters, more time traveling and killings.
Editors Note:
Many characters in this book have accents and or different speech patterns. The author has attempted to illustrate this phonically. These are not spelling errors.

author LIPHAR

Liphar Magazine Issue 2

Welcome to Issue Two
LIPHAR magazine is proud to present stories and articles
Interviews
Emma Styles
Jane Yates
Patrick Brigham

Short Stories
The Billy Goat Caper
How Charlie Saved my Life
The Survivalists
Plus 7 articles to amaze you

What an overwhelming response to our first issue! Such positive and uplifting comments to articles, interviews and stories we received. We at Liphar would like to thank you for your support and feedback. This makes it all worthwhile.
We will not rest on our laurels though, but continue to improve our high standard with more in- depth articles, more probing interviews, whilst keeping you abreast with books reviews and new trends.
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In this issue: An inspiring erotic memoir interview with Emma Styles of a married woman's sexual journey from housewife to fully liberated muse and plaything. Oxford mother, Jane Yates with the reading age of a 12-year-old and the spelling age of an eight-year-old, has swept her dyslexia aside to write her first novel; shares her struggles in an interview. Wilbur Hollinger examines editing software and its usefulness as a tool to a writer. Staff reporter, John Loval, focuses on Smashwords as a viable choice for self-publishing authors.

Contents
Articles
Why the Quality Reviewer can be a Writer's Great Asset
Power of the Word
Facebook- Social Media Gone Wrong
The Road to London --Review
Smashwords to the Rescue
Editing Software Lacks Perfection
Thought Food

Interviews

Emma Styles
Jane Yates
Patrick Brigham

Stories
The Billy Goat Caper
How Charlie Saved my Life
The Survivalists

Art Gallery
Joshua Townley
Laurie Shanholtzer

Books Worth Reading

author Therese A. Kraemer

Keeper of Her Love

The second book in the Time Travellers series    
The last thing Foster Bryant remembers was fighting in the Civil War and discovering his fiancée had followed
 him into battle and had been abducted. He awakens to discover that has been brought to future, to a hospital
with a gunshot wound. Erica Richard is accidentally taken back to Civil War. She’s caught in a mind-boggling
adventure and soon discovers that she has no way of returning home.
 
The story continues in sequels, Time’s Secret, Time over Time, Timeless Love and Keeper of My Heart.

Editors Note:
Many characters in this book have accents and or different speech patterns. The author has attempted to illustrate this phonically. These are not spelling errors.

author Lonnie Hicks

The Gospel According To Lilith

God discoers that Lucifer has betwitched his wife, that she is with child. There ensures the greatest story of love and betrayal which reverberates down through all of human history, and continues to affect the fate of human kind.
A war in heaven ensures, a tremendous conflict in which the human soul is at stake. This is the entire story of the bible told as a story of love and betrayal, God, Humans and Lucifer and Lilith.