I could still smell the burning of the engine. The beeping of the alarms still filled my ears. Jennifer screaming into the radio for help...

The alarm blared. It was a high-pitched, terrible beeping that filled all three floors of the house. Maddie leapt from the couch, her...

Maria hated hotels. She especially hated hotels when she was with her husband and the White Grand in San Antonio was no exception. Faded...

The black dog slept against the iron fence. Her torso raised and lowered with each heaving breath of her heat-induced sleep. Water...

The river pulled like an ocean. It had been many years since Ben had seen the current so strong. Each time his paddle sliced through the...

Jeremy had been trapped for 17 hours. Each time he moved, he wedged himself farther between the plaster walls. His shoulders ached, his...