Mark met Geri at the trailhead parking lot just after dawn. It was their plan to hike into the mountains the Lake Genevieve and back. Figuring that one-way was just over 5 miles, an early start should get them back to the trailhead by midafternoon. The pair had been hiking partners for a couple of years now and they both knew their pace on the trail. One tha...
Chapter 8: The last drop "Jarred" I know you saw your latest ex the other day, you called and informed me he was dropping by, which was sweet, but you also jotted down his number, which you failed to mention. I know why, I'm not entirely ignorant, and it hurts a little. Though I love you with all that I am, I know you need something else, and I allow you y...
Heather stopped towel drying her hair, when her best friend Jessica removed the towel around her body and opened her locker. They had just finished their workout at the upscale fitness club they had joined eleven months ago. Heather stared in silence at the fading bruises on Jessica's breasts. When Jessica noticed the look of concern on Heather's face, she...
PROLOGUE Gabbie is an amazing woman. We met on-line and shared our many desires through some highly erotic chats and some enchanting correspondence. We were on the same wavelength sexually, remarkably so, in fact. But all good things come to an end as real life trumps cyber life every time. Gabbie fell in love. We drifted apart And I was left me with fond a...
"Go on through - he's expecting you. I'll buzz him to let him known you're on your way up." Kristy smiled nervously back at the receptionist, who sat stern faced, clad in a severely cut suit. Her whole manner seemed to disapprove of Kristy and the slight backward tilt of her head, prominently displaying her nostrils indicated that she clearly felt that Kris...
Lisa and I were a few weeks away from our first anniversary. We had even begun to make plans for it. Being only 19 years old, Lisa had never been in such a long relationship before. From her perspective everything was going perfectly well. I didn't think so, but things weren't really bad either: our sex life was decent and she was a pretty little thing at 5'...
Once upon a time, back when the word Corona only elicited thoughts of a beer with lime, there was an older man in his late fifties. His name was Tom. He was a good husband and the father of three grown kids. Tom and his wife Grace lived in a nice neighborhood in a nice town. Both had good-paying jobs, he as a part-time consulting engineer working mostly from...
I run, as far and as fast as I can.... I'm sobbing in fear, dodging trees as they blur past. Every breath in feels laced with sharp edges that cut. I can hear him gaining. His whoops of delight telling me he's relishing the chase. I'm running as if a demon is chasing me... But I'm getting ahead of myself. ***** "Fluffy! We're leaving in an hour, so don't...
Hall pass Two. IT STARTS: chapter 1 My name is Russ. My wife's name is Susan. I can't even begin to understand why she would want to do what she did. I still looked at her and wondered what on Earth I was lacking to make her do such a thing. I know it had to be me. I had to be lacking, for her to do what she wanted. Just a few days ago, I watched,...
Up until this point, Trevor had felt invincible. He wasn't necessarily happy with all of his choices, but he had not felt in any real danger. Now it was different. He knew that others, ones that somehow were connected to his shapeshifting curse, were all around, and closer than he had realized. He had discovered a psychic link in the direction of his hometow...