When Adela’s car starts to fail, she turns to a handsome mechanic from her ESL class for help. His verdict is terminal, but he refuses to risk leaving her stranded. Despite rules against teacher‑student relationships, necessity leads to romance. His daughter and her son, both twenty, are quietly rooting for them. His warmth and care have her running far past idle, and when his words slip, he can always sweet‑talk her en español.
The Immortals of Lynsay Sands novels are "scientific" vampires" descended from Atlantis. Biomolecular nanos in their bodies require human blood as fuel for replication and to repair their host. I’ve used her not vampire” theme to create this story. So, a blind, mortal hacker working for an immortal corporation out of Toronto, Brad is flown across Canada to solve computer problems at the vinyard of a widowed European immortal.
He was the most powerful man in the world — yet everyone called him a beggar. Ethan Blackthorn hides a terrifying secret: he is the Dragon Lord, a being of unimaginable power who has consumed a dragon and commands forces that could shake empires. But when a forced marriage binds him to the icy, breathtaking beauty Serena Blake, he chooses to play the part of a worthless husband... for now...
A terrific Canadian novelist, Lynsay Sands created the Immortal series. Not vampires, exactly. I love her books! Her scientific immortals require blood to fuel "nanos", medically engineered healing nanobots created in Atlantis ages past. Here, I've borrowed her "not vampire" theme, creating a short story of an encounter in the Victorian era.
Leo Chase is an orphan, a high-school dropout, and a man the city treats like furniture—wet shoes, shorted paychecks, a rented room that never quite dries. One rain-slick night, a hit-and-run almost erases him. Before the last door closes, a cold presence offers compensation: one wish. It is a Cult Leader System.
I wasn't athletic enough to play on any teams in high school, but I wanted to participate by being a volunteer equipment manager, maybe for the football or basketball team. When I asked our athletic director, he told me the team that really needed help was the girls' volleyball team. When I seemed reluctant, he said two words that convinced me, "Volleyball shorts."
A Story from The Town When Laura returns home to care for her aging mother, she uncovers a horrifying truth about the former psychiatric hospital where her mother once worked—and the girl named Candy who never fully escaped its walls. As a new investigation threatens to bring long-buried records to light, Laura realizes her mother’s fading memories are both a blessing and a curse. A story best experienced following The Clerk - Chapter 26: Is That…A Yes.
A volume in the Earthbound Series 2nd novel in The Earthbound Series: Nykkyo adjusts to life on his adopted world and living with Sukiko. Meanwhile, authorities on his homeworld begin to question the actions of his friend Andra. They believe she is aiding Lexal, a rogue colony, prepare an invasion force. Nyk is asked to travel to Lexal and bring Andra to justice. Arriving on Lexal Nyk discovers things are not as they seem, and he finds himself in the midst of a civil war. He and Andra must run for their lives. [17 chapters]
Sex lessons from Auntie, while in Italy. Includes bisexual males, bi females, group sex, and a little incest. Not a top ten story, but pretty good for something I imagined and typed up while stuck at an airport for half a day.