Author's Note: This is the third book of a trilogy. Do not expect much sex. It only covers parts of four days and the principles are waiting til after the ceremony. Chapter 1—Smoldering Ember Interlude: 25thAnniversary Cindy: Everyone knows about the news spot. A free lancer was covering the wedding on his own dime. NBC picked up his story as a human int...
Chapter 9: Post-Graduate Work Commencement traditionally serves many roles. In Elspeth's case, as in many, it marked the end of formal schooling and the beginning of working life. While Elspeth was comfortably set financially, it would not do to continuously live off of her trust fund. That said, the job search was not the first and highest priority. Other...
Chapter 7 -- An Eventful Week With her call, Sheila accomplished three significant things. She introduced me to two other women—Francine Martel and Christine Collingsworth, the "submissive". If you know Christine, the irony is deep. Sheila also invited me to run a social event. I did not know it yet, but it would become the most important social event of th...
Cyrus woke to the sound of music. A flute. He didn't remember his neighbors ever playing the flute and it was clear that this was an experienced player. And why was the sun so bright? He could see the glow through his eyelids. Did he forget to close his blackout curtains before going to bed? No, he'd never have gotten to sleep with them open, not with that d...
Contemplating meeting Jakob Lapp again makes me very apprehensive. As a social worker assigned to monitor his child’s educational process in the town’s school system, my first confrontation with him was anything but pleasurable. He had come into my office to sign paperwork removing his son from school. In my attempts to find out his reasoning for this act...
Author's note: As things move toward the wedding, there will be less emphasis on sex. There is enough other drama to go around. Chapter 11—Concentration of Forces Interlude: 25th Anniversary Cindy: Much has been made of the interviews that day. Given the number of reporters hanging out in various places, there was bound to be some variety, even disagreem...
Author's note: This is an appendix for "Little" Sister. I have done some revisions and additions to make the story more of a stand-alone, but there are many cross-over characters. For the politically mind, Donald Trump has a bit in part 7. First is a cast of characters, followed by a history of the Richards family and their estate. Cast of "Little" Sister...
I hadn't paid any attention to the shape of Amish girls' backsides until one of them mentioned it. I was on the front porch of the farmhouse I'd bought with the advance from my last novel. It was a perfect spot to work on the new book. It was June, and I was halfway into the third chapter. I was on the open front porch and about to write another thousand wo...
Preface: The Departure I was raised to do as I was told. I was raised not to question my fate and never to wonder where my life would take me. I was taught not to hope and not to dream. These were selfish ambitions that a good Amish girl could not afford. They made you odd, unwanted, risky, and, ultimately, feared. My family, meaning all the people in my vi...
Author's note: As the wedding approaches, many threads draw together. Pardon if I miss a couple. The next installment will conclude the story. Chapter 18—Releasing Steam Interlude: 25th Anniversary Cindy: Aunt Francine's famous party ended fairly early. I think it was because of the drive home. In any event, Mom went up to Dad, while Aunt Francine, Aunt...