An unlikely hero keeps the streets of South Ridge safe, at least until he's overcome by a most dangerous adversary. Will his successor avenge him, or meet the same fate? The Fountain of Youth has long eluded mankind; has science solved this puzzle at last, and if so, is the solution worth the price? The human race hovers at the brink of extinction, when an alien species makes first contact. One of their kind gives us hope, yet will our desperation be our downfall? A young lady's secret crush combines with her budding psychosis, and creates an obsession that could prove fatal. Will she ultimately get revenge on the woman who has stolen her heart's desire? The tales contained herein abound with all that is best and worst within each of us. Shades of gray blur the lines between right and wrong, and the losers of today may prove to be tomorrow's winners after all.