Roger and Miranda Sowell are brother and sister, and while close all their lives, it wasn't until they befriended an older woman that they were truly taught what love was. / (Reviews)
Sue Ellen is unhappy that her very first train ride is going to be spoiled because her brother Tom has to chaperone her. Sue Ellen's garden is lush and fertile and needs seeding. Tom is from sturdy farmer stock and has plenty of seed. Who'd have thought a train ride could result in such a bumper crop? / (Reviews)
The Gathering is continued in a second volume, Book II. Part of the Hartstein universe
Two characters who will be familiar to my readers, Marilyn Perry (The Gathering) and Sully ("Sully") get together in Sully's Laurel Canyon home. Sully now makes porn films, Marilyn has two "Nieces" who are interested in becoming porn stars. They conclude their contract negotiations on a pool table.
Amber's extreme horniness and perverted behaviors have caused nothing but trouble in her relationships. Trying to be a good girl, she decides to pull out all the stops and let her new beau know exactly what sort of woman she is. Her hopeful new boyfriend, Geoff, is about to have the night of his life.
A student nurse does an unexpected Xmas day shift in theatre but when a woman surgeon invites her home for the evening she gets a lesbian induction from the whole family.
Janet kept her bedside vigil throughout the seemingly endless night waiting to make the fateful decision about Sanders she had agreed to, "just in case." She revealed her deepest secrets to the nurse's aide about his indiscretions and her turmoil over the pending divorce. After an exhausting road trip, she decided to take charge of her life. Maybe the aide knew best after all. / (Reviews)