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Omertà

Set in the early 80s, Rico, a Vietnam Veteran, goes up against the ruthless crime families of New York City after his father falls short on payments with a loan shark and his business is burnt to the ground. Rico, with the help of unsuspecting friends, infiltrates the crime family, gains their trust, and tears it down from within.

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10 episodes - 221 pages​

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Overlord 44

It's June 6th 1944. A young soldier, Anderson, with minimal combat training has found himself on a boat with many other men in the same situation headed for the Nazi infested beaches of Normandy. Anderson finds himself dodging heavy machine gun fire, mines, and mortars while he follows his Captain to the base of a cliff to take out the machine gun nests perched above. Can Anderson make it back alive to reunite with his wife and children?

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6 pages

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COMPLETED

Overlord 44  was completed as a high-production Audio Story. Click here to listen to Overlord 44.

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Max Stone

Office badass, Max Stone, watches the clock as it nears the end of the business week and the beginning of his epic weekend plans when he receives an urgent task that must be completed before quitting time. During his quest he encounters password protected printers, a lusty love-riddled colleague, and a highly-skilled-martial-arts-wielding janitor. Will he complete his mission in time to start his weekend on time or will he succumb to the one obstacles standing between him and his objective?

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8 pages

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COMPLETED

Max Stone was completed as a high-production Audio Story. Click here to listen to Max Stone.

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Neighbors

After a series of disturbing events involving, Adam, a mentally ill neighbor from across the street, Rachel decides putting her house up for sale is the best solution to finally be rid Adam's infatuation with her. She quickly finds out Adam has no intention of letting her go.

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16 pages

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Laid to Waste

Set in the mid-1850s, a bounty hunter and his apprentice take on a notorious family
of killers in their most dangerous job yet.

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30 pages

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COMPLETED

Laid to Waste was completed as a high-production Audio Story. Click here to listen to Laid to Waste.

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Trinity Falls

Set in the mid-1930s, a trio of gangsters execute their final robbery at the Baumann and Charter Bank. Bullets and shrapnel fly as they make their escape and attempt to outgun and outrun the law. 

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8 pages

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COMPLETED

Trinity Falls was completed as a high-production Audio Story and took 2nd place in the Backstage.com Sound Stories competition. Click here to listen to Trinity Falls.

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Shadows

A writer (Jack) seeks solitude in a remote cabin. Although he's just arrived, he feels strangely as if he has been there before.

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6 pages

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Static

A mourning son (Sean) mysteriously receives a gift of a 1962 Austin Healey Sprite which once belonged to his recently passed father. The car reconnects Sean with his father in a way he will never forget.

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11 pages

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Fade

A woman (Sadie) reaches her breaking point and embraces the thought of her own demise. Shrouded in darkness, she becomes her own savior.

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3 pages

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Cain

A centuries-old assassin and drifter trudges through his monotonous and involuntary existence of brutally murdering other killers. Lifetimes of carrying out hits has watered-down the value of life and the world around him. After running into mysterious complications with a seemingly easy job, Cain finds himself face to face with the one person who could unchain him from his grim punishment.

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16 pages

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Enigma

After answering an ad in hopes of making some extra money, four ever day people find themselves in the company of a powerful and mysterious businessman who offers a deal too deadly to decline.

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5 pages

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Sour

A schizophrenic criminal must reconcile his murderous alter ego as his sins chase after him in the form of a Detective, whose father he murdered. Even worse, this Detective isn’t after justice, she is after revenge.

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12 pages

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Driven

A thief is on the run after a heist gets messy. She races against fate in her souped up muscle car and takes a gamble on more than one life all in the name of greed.

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2 pages

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Red Devil Inn

When a cutthroat gang interrupts retired war hero Max Turner's beer time by attempting to strong arm him into taking down their rivals and holds his daughter hostage, all hell breaks loose at the Red Devil Inn.

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13 pages

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Return

A writer attempts to find solitude in a lonesome cabin far from the city. Instead, he finds a demonic typewriter hellbent on taking his life...over and over again.

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12 pages

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