A story in the Stories from the Hearth Universe
Imagine, you are 87 years old and it is literally your last night on Earth - non-negotiable. You have one opportunity to resolve one issue before you die. All of your family and all of your friends are dead. There is only one other person you care about and she is 60 years younger than you and has no idea that you love her. Oh, did I mention the Norse Goddess of Death is involved?
Satou is arranged to be married to the daughter of a neighboring landowner, but when he stumbles across a mysterious woman in the forest, he must find a way to balance the expectations of his family with his burgeoning desires.
Finding your orphaned niece in turmoil is never good. Couldn't be, right? Never say never. Kim helps Charlie prove that anyone can benefit from an Attitude Adjustment. Not always the adjustee so much as the people around them, though. Thank you again, Pixel the Cat, for translating from Neandrethalese into some semblance of English.
There are things, old and dark in nature, which have power over humans, things that may be hidden for centuries, only to come out into the light of day again and be used to feed the appetites of evil men. But what if one of those things came into the possession of someone who wasn't evil? Say a teacher and one of her students obtained it. Could it be used for good? Or would its history of darkness make them do something taboo, something forbidden?
Amy needed to buy her weekly food supplies, but she found much more in aisle 5. Wine, gourmet meals, and music bring two people together in an unusual way, and they bond through shared pain and trials.
On a getaway to his family's mountain cabin, Jim O'Connell hopes to find solitude and peace after his brother's recent passing. He finds neither when an attractive yet combative woman becomes stuck in the snow outside the cabin, forcing him to intervene to save her life. As the storm continues to rage outside, conditions inside the cabin slowly start to thaw between them.
A Dulcie Story Dulcie's mother appears out of the blue, and another mother is looking for something she doesn't understand. Two women, twenty years apart... Once more, Dulcie needs al her faith and trust in God to find answers.
A tale of gentle sex that likely will not sit well with visitors to this site looking for a quick 'n crude dice with the dirt to get their rocks off sooner rather than later. I like to think however that there are just as many sensitive and intelligent readers out there willing to travel a route that may dredge up fond memories in their own lives. This story I now share with you!