Absence    by Dean Murray
Price: $0.99 USD. 3080 words. Published by Firshan Publishing on March 19, 2011. .
Lacy has been fooling herself for years. She'd nearly convinced herself she's happy with just being Dan's friend, but as they've begun drifting apart she's realized she's losing more than just her best friend. **Author's Note: In the spirit of full disclosure, this is a short story-a tad under 1700 words. I wouldn't want anyone to be surprised at its brevity.

Beginnings    by Dean Murray
Price: $0.99 USD. 2960 words. Published by Firshan Publishing on March 21, 2011. .
Coffee has been on the run ever since she defected from The Company. It's only recently that Her nominal allies in the Resistance have only recently begun to trust her and she's finally got access to the secret weapon that's allowed them to stay half a step ahead of their bigger, more technologically-advanced opponent.

The Scent of Tears (Reflections)    by Dean Murray
Price: $0.99 USD. 4160 words. Published by Firshan Publishing on March 23, 2011. .
City life is hard on shape shifters, especially ones as young as Shawn. He’s been anticipating the coming trip out to the country for months The vacation turns serious when he decides to leave the estate. A pack of hunting dogs is more than capable of bringing even a shape shifter to bay, and he’s starting to understand that more than just his own survival hinges on what happens next.

I'rone (The Guadel Chronicles)    by Dean Murray
Price: $0.99 USD. 11690 words. Published by Firshan Publishing on March 24, 2011. .
I'rone's guardians have never particularly like Betreec, but that hasn't damped her determination to catch his eye. When the stakes grow to include more than just a few stolen moments, Betreec will realize just how little she really knows I'rone.

Darkness & Light    by Dean Murray
Price: $2.99 USD. 22980 words. Published by Firshan Publishing on March 26, 2011. .
With a cast of characters ranging from a pre-teen shapeshifter out on his first solo excursion, to a high-tech resistance fighter who's desperately trying to win the trust of her comrades, Darkness and Light delivers a pleasing variety of short stories by Dean Murray.

Frozen Prospects (The Guadel Chronicles Book 1)    by Dean Murray
Price: Free! 66650 words. Published by Firshan Publishing on March 26, 2011. .
The invitation to join the secretive Guadel should have been the fulfillment of dreams Va'del didn't even realize he had. When his sponsors are killed in an ambush a short time later, he instead finds his probationary status revoked, and becomes a pawn between various factions inside the Guadel ruling body.

Departure    by Dean Murray
Price: $0.99 USD. 3190 words. Published by Firshan Publishing on June 27, 2011. .
Sometimes small moments play pivotal parts in where we end up. Scott has just graduated from college and is about to make the best, or worst decision of his life. Departure is a 2100 word romance short story exploring the start of two very different realities, all based on just a few different words.

Torn (Reflections)    by Dean Murray
Price: $4.99 USD. 94130 words. Published by Firshan Publishing on July 16, 2011. .
Shape shifter Alec Graves has spent nearly a decade trying to keep his family from being drawn into open warfare with a larger pack. The new girl at school shouldn't matter, but the more he gets to know her, the more mysterious she becomes. Worse, she seems to know things she shouldn't about his shadowy world. Is she an unfortunate victim or bait designed to draw him into a fatal misstep?

Longing    by Dean Murray
Price: $0.99 USD. 5790 words. Published by Firshan Publishing on August 13, 2011. .
Abby's one year from graduation, and headed nowhere. A steady regimen of parties and drugs isn't what she really wants to be doing, but sometimes she needs a little something extra just to make it through the day. This party wasn’t supposed to be any different than the rest, but when things take a turn for the worse, help steps in from an unexpected source. A 4400 word short story.

Broken (Reflections)    by Dean Murray
Price: Free! 131780 words. Published by Firshan Publishing on October 28, 2011. .
Adri Paige is too busy dealing with the emotional fallout from losing half of her family to deal with boys. At least she thought so until the two most intriguing guys in her new school take an interest in her. Both boys are gorgeous and blessed with obscene amounts of money. They should have the emotional depth of note cards, but instead display undercurrents she doesn't fully understand.