Returning to school after summer vacation is always a tremendous bummer. As Britney Wilcox pressed the small red button on her car key, she sighed with a slight hint of despair as her 2009 Corvette convertible's anti-theft system armed. Though this was the first day of her final year of high school, the eighteen year old would much rather be elsewhere; back...
Author's Note: This story is not meant for those wanting a quick erotic read. It is long. It is a love story. It is a tragedy. Love it, or hate it, but either way I hope you enjoy the journey. I know the journey has been eye-opening for me as the story evolved into what it is. * I froze in mid-step. My pulse crashed in my ears as I hovered in time, caught...
The drive from Emma's was an absolute blur and I don't even remember steering. I had been pretty much on cruise control as I drove, glowing as I thought about everything that had happened over the weekend. I was in a wondrous haze, not really paying attention to where I was, and then, there I was on my street turning into my driveway. I was on one hell of a...
Prologue - Before Jennifer is still dreaming, though she won't recall the details when she wakes. It's the same dream she has been having for more than twenty years and she's not managed to remember it yet. Nonetheless though, it insists on coming back. At first she'd had it almost every night, and back then in the early days its fading afterimage, all she...
Wine Country Girl A jilted bride seeks solace and redemption amongst the vines. *** It had come down to this. I'm sitting here alone in my room at a beautiful B&B on what should be my honeymoon -- but instead I'm still in shock at the crazy turn of events in my life. Two weeks ago, the guy who I thought was my happily ever after, suddenly decided that...
Kaia had shown up at the Grace home at precisely one o'clock on Sunday afternoon, a bouquet of wildflowers for Skyler's mom in hand. She wore a dress, not exactly a rarity for Kaia during her adult life, but it would be the first one that Skyler had ever seen her in. Kaia wore her hair down and had used a straightener on it, though she'd made sure to leave...
Preface This is the fanciful prologue to the actual tale I decided to spin. This is more protracted back story than anything else: lots of set up, not a lot action. So come back to this after reading the actual story if you fall in love with the characters like I did. FIVE YEARS AND FOUR DAYS -- PROLOGUE (Five Years Ago) The assembly hall was packed. The...
Summary: A parent-teacher interview forever changes a teacher's life. Note 1: This story is dedicated to my beautiful pet Julie. Your smile makes me tingle. Note 2: A special thanks goes to Cecile who suggested the parent-teacher story and Julie for being the muse of the story. Note 3: Another special thanks goes to Steve B and Julie for editing and p...
Written for the Summer 2003 Pirate Challenge ***** Constance Norwood looked over the worn wooden railing and out onto the calm empty sea. Watching the myriad stars reflected on it, she wondered if she would ever again see the shores of home, or for that matter, even the next dawn. Had it only been four days since her nightmare had begun? No, she answered...
****** Please Read This First ******* I know, I know, I usually don't bother with the disclaimer bits either. Blah, blah, blah, over 18, blah, blah, blah, don't read if easily offended, blah, blah, blah. But, just this once, please bear with me and read this one. Firstly, this is chapter five of ten and the story will only make sense if you read it from th...