Looking across the desk, he was again struck by the odds. Minutes ago, he had been wondering what his chances of seeing her again would be, and here she was, a few feet away. It seemed that bands of iron were constricting around his chest, a tightness surrounded his heart. As she looked down at the paperwork on her desk, he studied her intently. He had found...
The day had started out ill. An invasion of wolves had destroyed two of the valley's breeding ranches. Worst of all, one of the stallions slain had been the first born son of Tantrick's personal steed, the black stallion that had been His war companion for many years. The bloodline could not die with the death of the young stallion, He would have to breed Hi...
After the dreams of the previous two nights, you are very careful to avoid coffee this day, knowing it will be hard enough to concentrate, to relax, and to sleep, without the added boost of caffeine. Your mind races back and forth across your work, and the most you can do is move between stacks and bid the hour speed. End of day comes and you stand on the pl...
There are a lot of things in this universe which are simply unexplained. Fortunately, what I am doesn't have to be one of them. You see, I am the First of my Kind. Throughout the ages, we've been called many things. Those who walk in darkness. Blood drinkers. Vampires. Night walkers. Many think of us as revenants, coming back from the dead to drink the blood...
I met you in the lounge of the hotel. We stood across from one another making the exchange we came to transact. I took from you the package I needed, thanked you for it and then started the speech I had mentally prepared on my way to meet you. The speech that would prove to you how much I have grown, and how I am now in control of myself and better able to d...
The Ahlissan Chronicles ~ Novella 2 ~ A Perilous Journey ~ 12 ~ Sword Against Sorcery Deloraa watched from the darkness of her perch high on a pillar just outside the central circle of light. She had watched as Lyzandred's thrall Meredith ran across the room and attempted to lock the doors to the ceremonial chamber. The demonic witch-priestess has also...
I close my eyes while touching myself. Lying back upon our bed, my hand brushing lazily against my mons. I begin to visualize... my memory of the event keenly in tune to the details. Walking into my living room, the lights are low, a fire is crackling in the fireplace, and You are sitting on my sofa, watching me enter the room. I have thrown my robe on to c...
In the 1970s I was a medical student at the University of Washington in Seattle, my hometown. Med school was a good time in my life. It was early in the woman's movement and there only were a few other female students in my classes. We were a bit exotic, at least I like to think so. I enjoyed learning. I looked forward to practicing medicine. I associated...
Upon discovering the passion and desire that you feel, once you know that you are in love with another person, there is always the greatest of celebrations. It is at this time that neither you nor they will hold back in expressing exactly how it is that you feel. This is a time when having sex will transition to making love. Making love is a celebration of w...
Chapter 5 Roberta's training starts "She's planning something I just know it. Every time we're alone Sandy's on that computer, until he comes in, then she switches the screen to the business accounts. If he gets close she asks him some mundane question which he runs from. He hates to even look at the accounts let alone check up on her," Melanie explained....