Published Fiction
Novels
Born to a life of duty and diplomacy, Swan finds his world changed forever when an encounter with the beautiful but ice-veined Arianna spurs his Exaltation. Awakened as demigods in a time of tumult, together they must evade the Dragon-Blooded hunters sent to destroy them and choose their own path for the future.
Will the key to their future be found across the Western Ocean in Swan’s native island kingdom, or does it lie guarded by Yurgen Kaneko and his icewalkers in the frozen Northern twilight?
Exalted: In Northern Twilight is the third in an unlimited series of novels based on the hugely successful Exalted property.
Against the Wyld Hunt, an excerpt from In Northern Twilight - Arianna faces the Realm's Wyld Hunt.
Short Stories
Welcome to Pinebox, a sleepy little East Texas town with more than its share of trouble. Whether it's the snake cultists running the local bar or vengeful spirits haunting the high school boys locker room, there always seems to be some sort of trouble brewing just below the surface. Join us for a dozen tales of horror from these haunting voices in fiction.
Featuring "Stigmatizied Property", a ghost story by Jess Hartley
The Buried Tales anthology of horror and supernatural fiction transports you to the rural town of Pinebox, Texas, where secrets are buried but the dead don’t always stay that way.
Webzines and other Internet Publications
 Wily Writers - Online Speculative Fiction
Wily Writers is a premiere site for free and low-cost downloadable fiction, both in text and audio formats. I was thrilled to be invited to participate. My ghost story, Of Rain and Roses, debuted on Wily Writers in the winter of 2009. Both the text version and the 22 minute audio file are available for free, but a donation button is available on the site.
In October of 2008, Flames Rising published a series of 31 short stories by notable horror writers, each focusing on a traditional or unique monster or supernatural being. Two of those stories were written by Jess Hartley for the webzine's Monster Madness Month.
Falling For Her - This tale brings a new twist on the legend of the succubus. She just might steal your heart…
Reflections - Released on Halloween as the finale for the project, it seems only appropriate that this story feature perhaps the most popular of supernatural monsters - the vampire.
Early in 2007, artist Nayland Blake presented his friends, fans and peers with a challenge - pen a complete erotic tale using no more than 50 words. The results range from sensual to smutty, but never fail to amaze with their ability to tell an entire story in a few short sentences.
WARNING: Adult content and themes.
Direct From The Pen
Short Stories and Flash Fiction
Fiction available exclusively at www.jesshartley.com.
The Visit - Nightmare or night terror? Possibly Jess' first vampire fiction
First There Was Man - The origin of a species - told originally in an oral tradition.
Baby - A man and his first love are reunited at last.
Santa Claws - A holiday thief meets an unexpected guest.
End of the Show - Coping with the consequences of one's actions can be a difficult task, especially if they may haunt you for an eternity.
The Storm Within - Sometimes even the lightest hearts can crave the touch of darkness.
Dawn Breaks - If you could live forever, what challenges would you set before yourself?
Once Upon A Time - I've already admitted... I lie.
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