1: DreamWeaver by Xalir The last story written by Xalir. After he passed I was approached to finish the last several chapters. I did so and in the process grew a lot as a writer.
2: Trading Up by Xalir This was the first story by Xalir that I read after he passed away and I was approached to finish his last story. A wonderful tale outside the norms of the cheating wife getting caught.
Complex characters and layers of storytelling that hooked me.
4: A Well-Lived Life - Book 1 - Birgit by Michael Loucks Like all of his stories, ML builds the characters and then builds the story around them. We know theses characters and then we care about them.
I'm proud to be a follower of ML.