Denver, a time traveler by trade, has returned from a job to find himself in a communistic society ran by a socialistic elite intent on unleashing an unholy power in order to rule humanity.
Dianne, a traditional Southern woman, married, limited sexual experience, is turned into a whore by three community leaders. Traditional meaning wearing clothes that cover her body, being religious, only having sex with one man which only happened after she got married.
Everett Dickinson, aka The Carver, could see numerous possibilities in being interviewed by a young psych student. To the serial killer’s delight not only does it turn out to be a she, but she is actually the warden's daughter. Aware as he is that some members of the fairer sex are drawn to men like himself, the idea that he might seduce her is too delicious for words. Who knows, she might even prove useful in his plans to escape.
Lisbon, 1943. The last neutral capital in Europe, where tungsten buys both sides and every café hides a courier. Calvin Brennan files for the Chicago Tribune and quietly works for the OSS. Then he meets Vera at the Casino do Estoril—Polish, beautiful, and held on a leash he can't yet see. She says she's been sent to work him. He believes her. The only way out runs through a man Berlin wants kept breathing. A twelve-chapter serial: espionage, slow-burn romance, and gallows wit.
A husband makes enquiries with a photographer regarding having his wife pose for explicit shots. When she is left alone with the photographer she shows just how daring she can be. But the husband is not fooled.
She wanted to be a cheerleader but her grades were too low. Summer school might solve that problem. But she needed a tutor to make sure. Her mom got a name from the school and he was hired. When they got to the biology tutoring, she wanted to understand the reproductive system. He was happy to teach her about it.
Instead of joining the ranks of the political elite, Innes Kingsford chose to join the navy, making him the black sheep of one of the great families. That wasn't enough for his family to keep from using him as a pawn as his father manipulates his first assignment as part of a political scheme. Innes finds himself in a remote system under the command of a member of his family's greatest house rivals where Innes discovers conspiracy, criminal enterprises, and possible interstellar war converging.