Short Reads
Welcome to Short Reads by Millie, a series of speculative short stories and novelettes available on Kindle+
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Genre: Sci-Fi Thriller
Length: 9,500 words
Release date: Janaury 6, 2026
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Major: Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Death, Self-harm/Suicide
Minor: Drug abuse (mentioned)
An underground lab. A dead scientist. A mysterious machine he was trying to destroy.
Syd didn’t think things could get worse than being the reluctant leader of her own crime family—which she hates. That was before she found the dead body of Dani, the lead chemist of the family’s underground lab, and next to him, a mysterious machine he tried to hammer down.
According to her late father’s notes, it’s a time machine, and Dani used it to steal the recipe for moon dust, a highly addictive drug that made the family’s fortune.
Except Dani didn’t only bring a recipe back from the future. He also brought back a deadly pathogen that’s killing everyone underground.
Moon Dust is a gritty thriller with sci-fi and horror elements in a huis-clos setting that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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Genre: Urban Fantasy
Length: 6,000 words
Release date: January 5, 2027
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Moderate: Fantasy violence, Magical injury
Witch-for-hire Blanche thought today would be just another boring day at Biocove, the Bay Area-based pharmaceutical company employing her to protect its employees and assets against supernatural threats.
But when her colleagues warn her that another employee seems to be possessed by a mysterious force, she must jump into the action and fend off an unidentified supernatural entity. And as always with magical corporate espionage, it could be something mundane… or something deadly.
Perfect for fans of Charmed and The Dresden Files, The Corporate Witch is a fast-paced urban fantasy short story filled with action and a hint of parody of the corporate world.
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Genre: Folk Horror
Length: 12,000 words
Release date: January 4, 2028
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Moderate: Human bones, Murder, Death
A beautiful island. A disparition. A man determined to find his wife even if it means confronting unfriendly locals and their secrets.
Malcolm, a hard-working surgeon living in New York, finally gets a chance to take a break. He joins his wife Rozenn in their vacation house in Groix, France, but finds the house empty when he gets there.
It looks like Rozenn found herself stuck on Naon, a nearby beautiful but secluded island with tourist-averse locals. Unable to reach his wife by regular means, he has no choice but to go to Naon to look for her. Soon he discovers that the island’s beauty hides a sinister secret, well kept by the islanders.
The Hunger of Paradise is a gripping horror story inspired by Breton folklore that will keep you guessing what Naon’s beauty hides until the very last page.