(Set in New Zealand) Perfection according to Vic Marcel, a 28-year-old itinerant worker, was unscrewing a bottle of Australian Merlot with a panting blonde at his side. And that was a brilliant mouth-watering thought! Only he was alone, unscrewing a bottle of mineral water two weeks older than its expiry date. Screw the world, this was reality. Vic was...
Despite the many years since I had last felt that touch, I knew instantly that it was Traci's hand resting on my upper arm as she came around from behind me and sat down next to me at the table. Up until then I had been sitting alone at the groom's family table at the wedding reception for my oldest grandson, married earlier that day. I had slipped in to t...
One Saturday Steve told, nay ordered me, to follow him on a tour of our somewhat neglected garden. At a large tree right at the end of my property, the hedge bordering fields, he called a halt. "This will do nicely. See this area next to the tree; I want it cleared of all weeds and rubbish by evening." Steve told me, indicating the overgrown ground beside t...
I admit it: My favorite is the Loving Wives stories. Unfortunately, it's also the most maddening category for someone in my profession. You see, I am a family law lawyer—and have been for 15 years—and the stories in Loving Wives dealing with divorce inevitably get it all wrong. Granted, I practice law in Illinois, and the laws differ from state to state. The...
This is my first story so please give me input. * The sun fell below the horizon , the green flash that followed it's setting, encouraged by the sight Dreanne could only smile. A sunset that rare on All Hallow's Eve only gave her more hope that this spell would work. She had spent years preparing for this one night when the planets would align during the...
Kate stepped out of her apartment and walked to the corner. She knew it wouldn't be long before a tram came by for the short trip to the observatory. "What could Jack be planning for Earth Day and why there?" she wondered. She had never heard of a party to celebrate the event. Somehow, all things considered, it just did not seem appropriate. The tram arriv...
Michael sighed and thought over Nate's parting words. Taking over SSE would not be fair to Katie San Sebastian and there was no way Michael could logistically run both companies. Their meeting had gone on well over two hours. Thoughts whirled in his brain like a tornado. How had his life changed so completely in 3 weeks? Everything had been so orderly and co...
CHAPTER 13 After Martin left on Sunday, David went out to the ute and took a lot of the piled up items back into the shed. He'd been over-zealous. There was some potential in some of those things yet. He'd been relieved when Martin had gone home. He needed time to think and he couldn't get his head around things with him there. It was like his presence con...
Warning: This chapter has scenes with violence and cruelty. This story also contains derogatory comments to portray the state of mind of the master. They do not reflect the opinion of the author. * Snuggling into the soft pillows, Laresa sighed. She had been around humans for a long time now, so she noticed the passage of time even if it didn't affect her...
Damn, she looked sexy. I'm not just talking about super model sexy, I mean she looked extra special tonight. And this was my wife? I was so friggen turned on that I nearly came right through my jeans. Carrie had never looked or acted like this in our fifteen years of marriage. She was usually the shy one in any crowd, and she had certainly never taken init...