This is part one, so there is quite a bit of set up. It's a slow burn, but the next chapters should heat up nicely. ***** The sun was low on the horizon as the yoga class finished. The small resort hotel had a dedicated yoga studio, a small house really, with one wall completely open and overlooking the nearby ocean. Tall palm trees framed the view, turnin...
(Hi! Thanks for reading. As always, please pardon any errors. Feel free to leave constructive comments. I appreciate the feedback as I'm still very new to this genre.) ***** There was something to be said about Bali. It was a beautiful place, full of scenic beaches and 'culture', whatever it was Stijn meant by that. She had found that phrase and the tone s...
The night had been spent in John's room. The sex had been hungry, hard, the air filled with their moans and the heady smell of sweat and lust. But the morning was rushed, awkward. Marie had to run back to her room to shower and dress for her first seminar. Her schedule was full, her breaks few and far between. As she hopped into her yoga pants, struggling to...
JOE'S BLOG: APRIL 24 2008: 23.50 Oh man, being single sucks. It's now been 9 months 12 days and 14 hours since Bobbie moved out and the house still feel so damned empty. Actually, I have been thinking that maybe it's time for a move. I have always felt the house is too big for me. I should have sold it right after Mum and Dad died but I wasn't in a place th...
A great many thanks to Vanessa Nelson, GTDaytona and Mr. Fox for their guidance and editing! ***** The room had a name — the Couple's Harmony Spa Suite — and it was beautiful, with just the kind of classy touches Karla loved. The two massage rooms she worked in on a daily basis were nice, with soft lighting and big enough for the purpose, but this space wa...
The group headed into the restaurant where the last member of the party was to meet them. The three friends all new each other but Todd didn't know the person who was to 'partner' him. Sue and Paul had arranged for a friend of hers to make up the foursome with them. All Todd knew was that her name was Jenny and she was about twenty-two. He was thirty three a...
After Sheryl left, I lay there, reclined on the first class seat until unconsciousness took me. Pleasant dreams of a beach in Bali overtook me. A tall topless Balinese woman with coconut-sized breasts and dark nipples on her deep golden skin danced before me, framed from behind by the sunset. Closer, she moved, until we were mere inches apart. She looked dee...
The following is a true story. It happened way back in 1988 so the dialogue, although not word for word, is as good as I can remember. The events I will never forget. Maria Brown (not her real name) was the town bike. Everyone got to ride her. She was 32 years old when this all happened and even after having two kids she had a red hot figure. She looked a bi...
Writer's Note: CONVERSATIONS WITH A MAGE parallels the CARTER BROTHERS series. Pat DeVallera has retired from the New Orleans Police Department and convinced Lucius Carter and Lucius' wife Astrid to tell him the truth about the magic and supernatural events that surrounded the Carters in the Twentieth Century. Events in this story follow those in MAGE AND...
Inspired by Sue Grafton's alphabetical series. "Thank you!" The applause washed over her like a wave and Juliet Norse kept smiling until her cheeks hurt and her lips trembled. The 2004 company conference was over and she was elated. Everything had gone perfectly. Seven months of planning and preparation had gone into the four-day meeting and now, it was ov...