Luck of the Draw

Drunk and down on your luck — what is a person to do? Take the first assignment that comes up. But can he get the job done?

No one has ever found glory hiding in a bunker.

Pulled to active duty a year early from the military academy, Second Lieutenant Xavier Timor is placed straight into a combat zone. Nothing has prepared him for war – his enlisted men don’t much faith a raw officer. He must adapt to his new reality if he has any chance of surviving.

This short story was a part of the anthology “A Few Credits More Vol 7”

Editorial Reviews
"This short follows the very green Second Lieutenant Xavier Timor through his first live combat mission. He quickly finds that his academy classes have not prepared him for the hell of real war, so he must adapt and overcome his circumstances or die trying." Kim H., Proofreader, Red Adept Editing
"Second Lieutenant Xavier Timor has been pulled from the academy early in order to lead a team of legionnaires against their enemy. He is thrown head-first into the fight, he isn't sure he is fully prepared, and the troops he commands don't respect him, but he is determined to show that he is capable." Susie D., Copy Editor, Red Adept Editing

LZ New Birth

Innocence Lost

What is the price of innocence?

A team of specialists on a mission to take on a notorious terrorist cell – what could go awry? Come along with America’s fine warriors as they adapt and overcome. Read this wonderful adventure today!

Faced with an alien fleet descending upon the Kiev, Captain 2nd Rank Tatianna Sokolov faces an impossible choice: fight or lead her people in a desperate flight for survival. Outnumbered, outgunned, and facing a technologically superior enemy, their fate hangs precariously in the balance. Will she choose defiance in the face of annihilation, or will she sacrifice everything to save what remains? The Kiev Incident will leave you breathless.Write your text here...

The Kiev Incident

Everything has a price, especially war. A debt that isn’t paid by the soldiers alone – just ask Mrs. Anderson. Unfortunately, that debt sometimes echoes through the generations. But be warned, you might want to have an onion nearby so you don’t loose your man card. Originally published in Luck is Not a Factor: More Stories from the Four Horsemen Universe (Four Horsemen Tales Book 6)

CASPer's Widow

Getting stationed at Area 51 instead of a promotion sucks — guarding a building of secrets while not being allowed to enter is worse. No one else is around. To enter or not — that is the question.

Am I Alone?

God Save the Queen

Snatch and grab. Easy as that.

Major Gavin Baskerville and his team of special operations soldiers drift through the cold and quiet of space. Their mission is to kill or capture a notorious terrorist known only as “Fawkes”.

The American Empire is already mired in a multiple-front war against the Peoples’ Republic of Proxima Centauri. The citizens have tired of the war, and with new terrorist attacks within their own borders, their patience for their government is growing thin.

If the team succeeds, they’ll have cut the head off a dangerous snake which has been poisoning their efforts for quite some time. If they fail, they may never get another opportunity.

This story was previously published in Backblast Area Clear Anthology Vol. 1. The story has not been changed or updated.

Ishtar's Rising

The mission started like any other for Captain Arcadia. The head shed promised a milk run, but they always said that. Then things went sideways – going from bad to worse. The mission’s hard right kept turning until it broke the needle of craptastic suck. Do you want to know more? Then dive in and give Captain Arcadia the chance to impress you with his combat skills in this rip roaring 1st contact short story!

Civil Unrest

Mother Nature isn’t happy. The desert reclaimed western regions of the United States, unifying the Great Desert Basin. Now water is worth more than gold. Those abandoned in that shattered world are left to fend for themselves. Soldiers and airmen left to guard the remaining US interests in the region are walking a tightrope, balancing their humanity with their duty to their country. As unrest boils, what will the military personnel do? Stand and fight… or fade into the night?

Collection of J. R. Handley's Short Stories

Let the explosions begin!

Humans have spread to the stars, taking their warlike nature with them. Are you curious about how that would play out? Then buy this collection and find out! It has a lot of action – from alien contact to space exploration. Heck, we threw in some apocalypse stories just to round out this extraordinary deal! Buy it and see what shenanigans space faring warriors can stir up!