A handsome and wealthy businessman in Dallas meets a beautiful young woman who spent 10 years married to a religious fanatic. After seducing her, he spends eight weeks showing her the exciting part of life. Discovering Diane is ten parts in length.
A Swarm Cycle Story
With AIs watching everything, all the time, how can humans mutiny against a tyrannical, sadistically abusive, Captain? Boats knew Captain Dreck had to die. How? Then, what? My thanks to TrunkMonkey, Doc, the late pcbondsman, Steve, Fred, and Reluctant Sir for their editing, proofing, and altogether making this a better read. Note: A few real people and places inhabit this story, but everything is fiction. Even cited opinions.
A Cala de Sirena Story If you enjoyed Cala de Sirena, experience the two greatest days in Don and Angel's lives, their wedding and the birth of their daughter Joy. Joy's conception is told from Angel's point of view while she struggles with her decision how they conceived Joy. I had this story after "Return to Cala", but I realized that it's best told before "Return" and I hope future and past readers agree.
A Personalia story Part of the Personalia universe
Three sisters get the chance of a vacation on a new planet, and they get a major surprise while on their travels, as does their tour guide.
A The Chronicles of Dan Hayward Story Cathy needs her dad and meets her new family. Dan proposes to Karen in front of 5,000 people. Brad and Abby grow closer. Abby's dad is introduced to Vicky and later reveals a secret to her... Dan tapped Karen on the knee. She looked at him and he pointed with his right wing up to the giant screen above center ice. The camera was already on her, the screen split in two, showed her and everyone in the arena the message. Surrounded in a heart shape was _"Karen Miller, will you marry me?"_
David meets Helen. There is instant rapport. What could go wrong? Sod's law says if it can go wrong it will go wrong, probably catastrophically. Can they ever beat Sod at his evil game? This is a long, slow meandering story, you have been warned.