Joel McGrath (JoelTMcGrath)'s Writing (5 stories) (showing 1-5 of 5)

When revenge is this easy, it's criminal.
chapter 1: He Took an Oath (added 2013/03/26)

Teenagers believe they are immortal, but unlike fifteen-year-old Vincent, they are wrong. As strange accidents befall hundreds of teens around the world, Vincent is unknowingly recruited to fight a se...more Teenagers believe they are immortal, but unlike fifteen-year-old Vincent, they are wrong. As strange accidents befall hundreds of teens around the world, Vincent is unknowingly recruited to fight a secret, supernatural conflict that spans back to the earliest days of human civilization. He soon learns the dark truth about some immortals and their ability to exert an invisible influence over every aspect of humankind’s modern society.

Immortals are not gods, though some have chosen to be worshipped as such. They are not wizards, but can perform acts filled with great magic when it serves them. Although they are not vampires, many of them prefer to deal with humans from behind the cloak of a specter in the shadows of the night. Now, for the first time in thousands of years, immortals have been blessed with the ability to have children, yet, at the same time, cursed with the possible theft of their own immortality.

When Vincent becomes ensnared with a forbidden love from his past, he discovers that deceit, jealousy, and lust capture his once perfect heart. As his friends become enemies, his enemies become his only source of redemption. When the face of wickedness is revealed, and true love slips like grains of sand through his fingers, the good that Vincent has done in the service of strangers seems pointless when he is unable to stop the death of his closest friend.

In The Shadow Harvest, some immortals will risk everything for love, while others struggle to collect power and fame. One will fight for honor, while another seeks redemption for past sins. Vincent comes to understand that his immortality is an enchanted gift, and like all enchanted gifts, it has rules. The spell of life everlasting can be broken, and he, like anyone else, can die.(less)
chapter 1: Stranger Than Fiction (added 2012/11/24)
chapter 2: Blood for Blood (added 2012/11/24)

A poetic verse about the enemy that unites us all in unreasoning grief.
chapter 1: Verse (added 2012/03/02)

Be Careful What you Wish For...
chapter 1: Complete Story (added 2013/03/17)

A tragically funny birthday party.
chapter 1: Complete Story (added 2011/09/04)