Note: This chapter had several hindrances including me being sick for a week, receiving a cut on my eye (hurt like a bitch for a day and it's fine the next), and of course Christmas in which I find great Christmas joy in shooting carolers with super soakers. Otherwise, in lieu of a long wait, this chapter is several thousand words longer than I wished, but w...
There must have been over 300 people packed into that room and I struggled to secure an unobstructed position for myself amidst the self-absorbed, rowdy group. I noticed with some consternation that most of these women had been drinking and didn't seem to care one bit as they bumped into me, other people, and various pieces of furniture in their attempt to g...
*Author's Note: Marine Corps reserve units have a small cadre of active-duty, permanent personnel assigned to provide support to the reserve unit. They are known as the Inspector-Instructor or I&I staff, and are separate from the reservists who come in for two days each month as well as two weeks in the summer. They work very closely with the reservists and...
Chapter 31 -- Independence Day Dave looked next to him as he stood on the patio at the Meadows and from a few feet away got a highly contented smile from Joyce. She was wearing both parts of her patriotic bathing suit with both bra and bottom sporting a bold pattern of blue stars and red and white stripes. She was also wearing her jeweled flip-flops and had...
1. The slayer was pleased with himself. He'd read it in some spy novel or other: when walking up or down stairs keep to the sides of each step; they're less likely to squeak. These didn't. Now he stood in the open doorway of what was obviously intended as a guest bedroom. The vampire sat on the far edge of a queen-sized bed staring down towards the floor. W...
Hello All: Here is the last installment in Ariana and Abiron's story. I hope you have enjoyed reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it. As always, your votes and comments are welcomed. Chapter 27 "Where is she?" Ariana looked mildly at her husband. They were alone in their chambers in the Great Temple. Ariana held a book in her hands, while...
Chapter 19 Paul was very sure he had made a mistake. One beer had become two, which had become three, and by the time the owner of the tap-house had (politely) asked he and Sean and Kristopher to leave, he was only vaguely aware of his surroundings. Yes, he thought, trying to focus on the high priestess through the pounding in his head and the roiling of...
Chapter 1 - An Introduction to my Situation I was just a few days past my sixteenth birthday when first I arrived in Saratoga. My journey had been sped by the marvel of a rapid and smooth rail coach, and I often wondered at the miracle of such a speedy and modern appliance. My entire trip had been by such new means, first a steamship to the Americas and the...
So, book two for Cam, this one's a bit longer, sixty-five K words or so. No great surprises in format from book one, still a straight harem without polyamory. Cam doesn't share, selfish bastard, not even between his ladies. Just a quick thanks for everyone leaving comments, I appreciate the feedback. The pacing of my writing can be a little fast, some like i...
Chapter 16 -- Unexpected Growth Alice slept in one of the plush leather seats from the time she got into Owen's sleek corporate jet until the plane touched down at SRQ -- Sarasota's main airport. The men were a little groggy, too. The four men had kept her company all night long, until early this morning when Ken had to head back to the airport and the 737...