Estelle Hopewell proved to be Ada's saving angel—and far more than in their intimate moments, of which there were many in the ensuing years. Estelle immediately fell in love with the hidden Colorado valley of Wolf Creek, and she virtually moved in with Ada and Frank in the Wolf Creek Ranch main ranch house. Frank never really took to her, but he tolerated he...
THE STORY SO FAR: Twice divorced, unemployed computer technician Victor Haig is searching for a real soul mate when he rescues Nina Raymond from two louts who either mistook her for a hooker or an easy opportunity. The previous night Nina was thrown out of home by her mentally unbalanced and recently widowed father. Nina (20) admits to 37-year old Vic she’s...
1. The Ranch Mark Phoenix didn't believe in fate, but recent events had started him thinking maybe there was something to all this fate mumbo jumbo? It was 6am on a cool Saturday morning in October, when Mark woke up from a deep and peaceful sleep. No alarm clocks were needed, after many years of owning his own business and then the past couple of years wo...
LIFE RENEWED, Part V The new big day was upon them at last. James went out to feed the horses and give them extra hay but no extra grain due to the sickness it could do if they over ate grain. Then he checked Rolf's run and blocked the door open so he could go in and out as he needed or wanted to. He sat out extra food and water for him also. He had turned...
The weekend was rather quiet. Lisa gave me most of it off. She came by my room on Sunday telling me she needed to talk. "Damn, you did a great job with Mr. Holland. He renewed for five more years telling the owner that the primary reason was my service department. He gave me all the credit. I got a big bonus and a big raise. Don't worry, I know who is respon...
Over the next few weeks, Cricket kept Mark up to date with what was happening at the ranch and that she was keeping everyone at the ranch aware of his situation. No further spies or abnormal activity had happened at the ranch, so the men in black seemed to be keeping their word. They kept him in his cell and they fed him McDonalds food 3 times a day. They...
(This is the first Hidden Ranch story and therefore it explains "The Hidden Ranch" as well as Mark's and Kate's lives together) Hello, I am Mark and I will begin by telling you a little bit about the background of where I come from. You see, before I was born my parents made a rather odd decision and moved to this place know as "The Hidden Ranch." The Hidde...
In recent years, the music industry had been changing quite dramatically. Many of the top recording artists had gone on to pursue other activities and passions, some had even semi-retired from music altogether. Cynthia Anderson's music career was still going strong but she had found getting involved with activism to be just as fulfilling. Her passion was ani...
Ron drove Scott and Rachael into the city, heading back to the Mandalay Bay Hotel. Ron was still adamant about not wanting Charlene involved in Rachael’s escort service but Rachael wanted to continue operating the business. Scott was thinking about the business’s financial statements, which illustrated a very profitable venture even though it had been embezz...
By woodmanone copyright 2010 This story is the culmination of a trilogy that started with "The Trail West". The next section "Winterborn" took place in the same era with events that shaped and guided the characters. "The Gathering" continues in the same time frame and with the same characters and their ever changing lives. To reacquaint the readers "The T...