I recognized him when he walked through the front door of the agency. It had been a long time, but he was still the same guy I had seen in court every few years when I was a kid. A little thinner, less hair and the need for glasses were new, but it was him. My office is enclosed in glass. I try to minimize anything that separates me from anyone else that w...
Hiya, my lovely readers. Ever so sorry for the long wait. I lost my editor and was in limbo for a while. Thanks to a lovely fairy called Arielu who introduced me to the wonderful Max. You're both stars. Thank you Max for the wonderful editing. I hope you all enjoy. Please do remember to leave me a feedback. Cheers! .. MW.. Nicole paced around the bedro...
***This is the last chapter of this story. In a little time - in the story after this - some of these characters will appear in "A Red Maple Leaf & Ten Orchids" which will restart shortly and go to its conclusion. 0_o ---------------- The conversation was difficult and just a little tearful for Cale and very tearful for his daughter. Samantha had been thr...
Amanda Shilling is a school teacher with a problem. A patrol of Confederate soldiers has to destroy a river boat full of Union gunpowder and Amanda's town is going to get blown up with it. Unless the women of Stony Creek can find a way of persuading the Rebs to do their duty without flattening the settlement. So the ladies get together in the school house fo...
A girl, chained. Darkness was the main feature of the room - or was it a room? It was hard to fathom how big it was. The walls receded beyond the tight circle of light that came from a few torches. Smoke tainted the air under the vaulted ceiling that rested on big, square columns. Music sounded, a beautiful, yet eerie duet by two lovely sopranos. It...
It was one of those shifts that was long and arduous, all participants happy when it was at an end. On the third floor of the "Helping Hands" Memorial Hospital, Nurse Lynn Goodrhyde was finishing up with the shift change and checking her messages. With nothing pressing appearing on her phone's screen, she gave her associate Nancy a pat on the shoulder saying...
Fool's Gold: Claim Jumpers By DFWBeast Author's Note: This was supposed to be my main contribution to the Wine and Old Lace event. Due to real life issues, I'm late. Duh! My deepest thanks to outofshadows, kimi1990 and blackrandl1958 for their beta reading and editing. They made this into a much better read than it was. Of course, any errors are mine since...
Note: Sequel to The Gift, beginning six months after the story ends. Please read that series first for more details about the characters *** Chapter 1 It was the first day of summer. Officially of course, because it still seemed like the mid of spring outside— overcast, windy and cold. The sky was awash with various shades of grey, making the early mor...
All right, you caught me. This story was my tribute to DQS, for all his great work. I did a story called 'The Cost', influenced by Ohio, and its' had over sixty thousand views, my best effort so far. I figured if it worked once, maybe it would again. As for DQS and HDK praising my writing, it's like Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan saying the boy can carry...
PART TWO Chapter Three Kerry had been a thief from her first memory. After her father died, the money had been tight. Her mother's family had long ago cut her off, and Jeanette Allen had few life skills beyond throwing together a dinner party or ball, and stealing. Since the very first day of learning, Kerry had been wearing masks and costumes over her sou...