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Post Your Script Here!Knock on Wood
To survive a week against a vengeful universe, a legendary hitman must trade his "Celestial Mathematics" for genuine morality after a botched job fractures his luck and begins to liquefy reality.
Ilium Ridge
To brothers Zeus, Poseidon and Hades, the First World War is but a game to stave off the boredom of immortality.
Christmas Island
Sissy and Kenneth return to their home in the northern woods for their mother's funeral, to find that their parents plan to snatch their bodies.
Tam Lin
In a modern romantic fantasy based on an ancient Scottish fairy tale, a strong young woman risks everything to save her mysterious lover from the evil Fairy Queen, and bring him back to a world he's never known.
HOW TO SURVIVE A NARCISSIST
While dealing with the aftermath of a vindictive breakup, a tenacious woman provides the audience an instructional guide to narcissists in order to make sense of exactly what happened to keep her bonded to one for seven years.
PINE MOUNTAIN DEVIL
When her small town's peaceful mountain preserve is threatened by a luxury resort, an eco-conscious park ranger must unravel the truth behind a series of brutal deaths that may be linked to an ancient, vengeful force tasked with protecting the land.
THE ALMOST BRIDE
In an attempt to preserve her parents' marriage, a former skating prodigy enlists a risk-adverse publishing executive to pose as her fiancé, but when their elaborate charade spirals out of control, can she fix her own relationship missteps to land a happy ending for everyone?
STAR NAMES PREFERRED
When a wannabe actress obsessed with an A-list celebrity discovers the star's true character, she concocts a devious plan of revenge to steal the star's career and life, embarking on a crime spree all in the name of fame.
Xanadu Shores - First 14 pages
Four friends become enmeshed in a gold heist turned kidnapping chased by a capricious Federal agent and his comely accomplice by land, air and sea, culminating explosively on Xanadu Shores.
THE BEAUTY OF THE RODEO
A former rodeo queen returns home after thirty years, but her attempt to fit back in is further complicated by the arrival of the daughter she secretly placed for adoption.
