Carole When I felt Peter's hand on my thigh and looked round to meet his smile I realised I was in danger of breaking my resolve not to have any extramarital fun on this break. On a weekend late September last year after our trip to Portugal we had decided to go on a no frills break away from it all with a walking holiday at a climbing hotel that a friend...
The path I've chosen to walk is a difficult one, but I feel that it's the right one for me. My name is Tariq Rahim Alkaabi and I was born on the island of Failaka in the State of Kuwait. November 17, 1988, I came into the world. An undersized little brown bundle of joy, as my grandmother Bashirah would constantly remind me in later years. My father Abdul Alk...
Eric and Tonya had moved in next door a few years ago. They had been married about 14 years but couldn't have children. Eric was a little older and Tonya seemed to have a wild side that he just couldn't tame. We did the neighborly thing and had them over when all anyone else would do is just look through their windows. They were a great couple but somethin...
My second attempt at Romance. Let me know how it went, with your valuable comments and votes. Private feedback is also welcome. Thanks to estragon for copy editing and SamanthaYvonne for plot edits. "Hey, listen Jake. I'm in a bit of trouble right now. It was a stupid post-breakup stunt gone wrong and now they have me in the lock-up. Please come get me fro...
As promised, here is the final chapter of How to Tame Your Tikbalang. I truly enjoyed writing this story and am a bit sad to see it end, but, like all good things, it has to come to a close. Thank you so much for bearing with the long intervals between chapters and for reading my story. Thank you for taking joy in my native lore and for being with me on th...
This is a work of fiction, based loosely on the characters from a popular television series you may recognize. I do not own the series or the characters; but I do own the work presented here. I hope you enjoy the series. Please comment if you like! Kings & Queens – Chapter 2 Carrie goes on notice Deacon sat on the couch, watching the video that was captu...
Three days after Margo reached her comfort zone...a few extra days just to let the boys stew over her true intentions. That, and to give them time to refill their gas tanks before a very long ride ahead. Pure evil, Margo Needy. Pure evil. "Guys! GUYS!" Brian Hancock hurries to the basement family room of the Needy home, where they recently moved in to share...
"Is that what I think it is?" Filia asked. Judith nodded. "The Amphitheater has seen better days, it seems." "Wait, I thought this thing was called the Colosseum?" Judith closed her eyes and made an exasperated noise. "They're one in the same." The legendary Flavian Amphitheater lay on the next floating island below them. The structure and the area a...
Noah had never been skydiving before in his life. Normal, outdoor activities were far from his usual thing, much less extreme things like jumping out of airborne vehicles and falling several thousand feet to the ground. But, here he was. The wind whipped past him, the chill stabbing into his cheeks as he flailed his arms. The helmeted man who had hit the...
The Newly Divorced Resort Day One The excitement of taking this trip today had made it difficult to sleep last night and I hoped I'd be able to catch a nap on my flights. I still wasn't sure what to expect at the Resort, but decided that I was going to do my best to enjoy myself and not overthink anything this week. Go with the flow I told myself and let's...