Coming of Age Stories

The location is true, an amazing inland waterway of slow tidal rivers and shallow interconnected lakes. The places mentioned are mostly true, the bridge definitely is. I've renamed some things and moved one or two around. Three teenage girls and one boy go sailing. At first it genuinely is for the sailing; clearly three girls will be safe with only one boy, unless of course they are the hunters and he is the prey.

A Life in Paradise Story
Two teens, Katie North and her boyfriend, Colin Cavanaugh, in spite of their intentions to wait for sex until after marriage, fall for their genetic destiny. Both teens are dedicated Catholics who need to figure out how to square their feelings and needs against their Church's teachings. This is a short story that is part of my Life in Paradise series. It is set in 2034-2035.

Marcie Is Initiated
Fifteen-year-old Marcie returns to the gynecologist's office where she was molested a year earlier. She hopes this visit will be more routine. It isn't. As you might expect, you'd do well to read "Marcie's First Visit To The Gynecologist," well, first. But this story will re-introduce the characters as it goes along. Enjoy. We'll see whether Marcie does.

This is based on a true story Wendy is my friends little sister. I had know her since we were both in grade school. One day she told her friend a story, the her friend told ME. This is what happened next.

2 friends headed for college make new discoveries about sex with each other.

The world can saddle you with events in your life that change it entirely from tragic to uncharted ways. We all have lived through various tragedies, which is not the focus. Events cannot change the past; the focus must be on the future. These are new uncharted territories of that future that spring from multiple places. This is the first story in that genre. It's 5 chapters and over 60k words.

Luke and Roseanna are neighbors and friends from childhood. Their forbidden cross-culture love grows with their bodies, secret from their stuck up parents and friends. Luke is Gringo, Roseanna Chicano, and the town is a powder keg of pent up racism. WIll the heat of their young love ignite the tense town to explode?

Heartbroken after losing the future he thought he had, Kumar goes to Honduras expecting a quiet summer before starting over. Instead, he finds himself drawn into the lives of three brilliant, beautiful young women who challenge him, tempt him, and slowly convince him that love, ambition, and happiness are worth risking again. A warm, spicy slice-of-life story about healing, passion, chosen family, and building a future together. (Weekly uploads)

Lucky Roundtree was born on a ranch in the Texas Panhandle in 1933. His dad works on the ranch which is owned by Mr. Swede Johansson. It's 1950 and Lucky is 17. Mr. Swede makes Lucky an offer he can't refuse. Then, his wife, Miss Inga Johansson has a request for Lucky. She wants him to meet their granddaughter who's flying to America from Sweden. He's never seen a photo of her but he's in Oklahoma City to take her back to Texas. Lucky learns just how lucky he really is / (Reviews)