After months of being excluded, Phoebe is invited to a girls' night out with the ladies she works with where a mysterious stranger buys her a special microbrew and changes her life forever.
(For a young temptress named Emily) A girl earns her way as an archer in a mercenary company. Along the way she learns about sex. She takes a lover and acquires a protégé, a surf and a mistress.
_Daughters of Penelope Series_ Alexis a distant daughter of Penelope from The Maiden of Rome is another red headed Amazon/Warrior who helps save her country in the Dark Ages. But what is the cost?
A Story in the Life in the Suburbs Universe
An older man, enjoying the 'flashing' game of some high school seniors, is happy when they allow him to take it a step further. An annoying teenage boy is put in his place when he tries to hassle the girls. This encourages the girls to go much further. Things take an interesting turn when he takes them home, and the developing situation soon involves their sister, mother, and friends. Set in Australia. Unable to change typos due to character ages.
The congregation of the Church of Redemption includes many good people and some not so good. The new pastor, Reverend JJ Gillis and Lieutenant John Flett are independently caught up in the various intrigues and their perception of sexual morality undergoes a major transformation.
The customs of all cultures seem strange and for little purpose when viewed from outside their context. Ceremonies and rites of passage matter tremendously to those inside, but to the rest of us, we just starch our heads. This is a short story of one such custom as seen through the eyes of the principal involved. Sure we can wonder why, but in this case I say, Why not?