The beep from the intercom on her desk drew Samantha’s gaze away from her computer.  “Yes, Katrina?” Samantha allowed a note of irritation to filter into the short question as she answered the intercom. “Your cousins are here to see you, Ms. Snow,” came the voice of the overly perky intern.  “Send them in please.” She tapped a button on her keyboard to lock her screen. Samantha didn’t have any cousins. Straightening her steely blue blazer, she swiveled in her chair, turning to meet whoever...

The moonlight entered the palace window and crept through the room, illuminating the lush carpet. Extravagantly overstuffed chairs and an...

Wind blew across the desert as moonlight turned hundreds of dunes into alabaster hills and valleys of sand.  Cacti grew sporadically and...