Chapter Three -- "Acquired Assets" Caroline set her laptop on the conference table. Then set herself as far from Mr. St. Pierre as she possibly could. Her head spun and her vision blurred. She rubbed her eyes. "What is HE doing here?" she asked herself. Caroline buried herself in her laptop. She pulled up the cash flow analysis and could hear Albert suckin...
He knew it was going to be a better day as he glanced up from the pillow. Her form was outlined in the gray light of the bedroom window. As she approached the bed, her breasts swung rhythmically with each step. Her raw sexuality stirred him. She smiled and crawled onto the bed and nestled into his arms. He savored her heat and remembered how he felt just twe...
Cast of Characters [Note: Spoiler Alert - this includes updates that may ruin some plot points] Life as a New Hire Impossible gratitude to Nut Ranch who not only made this list - he made it thrice. Only my ineptitude had kept the first two creations from the light. As always, the subject matter is my responsibility. If you like it, it is probably someone...
Author's note: Bear in mind that this is an alternate steampunk universe, so more than a few liberties are being taken with historical figures. British titles and addresses differ slightly than in our universe and, as in any reality, Americans can never get them right anyway! And all of this is just setting the groundwork, as it were, so the "good parts" are...
I've been away for a while. Real life and other projects have kept me busy. Things have stabilized a little and I hope to get back to writing shorter stories. This is a return visit to one of my characters that I like very much. It is a standalone story but I would suggest that you read the other two installments of "Cold Steele". Those stories will give y...
The thick oversize first-class envelope didn't feel like junk mail, so Brandi took a second look on her way to the waste can. It had a return address at 550 East 50th Street, Level 45, New York, NY. That was uptown, East side, near 5th Avenue shopping and Grand Central, just a few blocks from Stuart's office in the uptown financial district. Brandi opened th...
Do y'all remember Flo-Jo, Florence Griffith-Joyner, the outstanding female sprinter who won numerous gold medals in the Olympics and various track and field competitions in the 1980s? She was the one who wore the fashion-forward, provocative track clothes and had the long, brightly painted fingernails. To my eye, she was every bit as sexy looking as she was...
Part One : The start "Tamia & John, Sara & Robbie, Tyler & Lani, and Alexis & Jeydon. Those are your lab groups now split up and get to work" the science teacher said reclaiming his seat at his desk. The students shuffled around the class room switching tables. Alexis rolled her eyes at the irony that was her life. Her worst enemy was now her lab partner...
October 5th, 2063 Lexi reached for his purse and took out his compact mirror. Mostly out of nervousness, he had to check his appearance again. Alexandra St. Claire was sitting in the waiting room for Carter Logistics on the 56th floor of the MacArthur Building in Chicago, trying to get one of the most coveted jobs available for white bois these days. Being...
For the past few months, Valerie, my wife, has been in contact with an old friend from her hometown. She met Terry at her high schools' 25th class reunion, which she had to attend alone. She told me that they had been nothing more than good friends and that I had nothing to worry about. I told I trusted her and knew that she loved me and would never cheat on...