Colleen Houck

The Essential Valentine’s Day   Though Kelsey had never gone out for Valentine’s Day prior to her adventures in India, she noted the day was particularly special for her parents. When she was young, she used to watch her mom primp in front of the mirror on Valentine’s Day, noticing she’d begin several hours before her father was even due home from work. On one such occasion her mom laughed as she powdered Kelsey’s nose, and remarked, “Valentine’s Day is important, Kelsey. It’s the day you celebrate your relationship with just one special person.” “Will I ever do that?” a …

This is the original epilogue from Tiger’s Curse the self-published version.   Epilogue Shadow The immaculately dressed man stood at his penthouse office window. He gazed upon the city lights far below and clenched his fist. How do you find one small person in a city of millions, let alone a world of billions? He sneered. He lived in a city of twenty-nine million people, the most densely populated city in the world. His office was in the most expensive, tallest building in the city, as far away from the general populace as possible. It wasn’t that he had a phobia of the unwashed masses. He …

Tiger’s Curse Uncut Prologue Prologue The Curse   The prisoner stood with his hands tied in front of him, tired, beaten, and filthy, but with a proud back befitting his royal heritage. The man seated before him on a lavishly carved, gilded throne was Lokesh, his future father-in-law. Lokesh wore a golden diadem on his head and had a gaudy jeweled ring adorning each of his broad, stubby fingers. Though his hair was still black, his beard showed signs of graying and fine wrinkles showed when he narrowed his eyes. The magnificent throne was draped with a rich purple brocade, …