Doug is trying to get over his recent divorce and he learns he really didn't know that much about his ex-wife. He's left living alone with his best friend, Brie, his loving Cairn Terrier. Brie seems to know what Doug needs. He hopes he can find love with a woman who can treat him as well.
In a small village at the edge of the world, conflict threatens to destroy the lives of a peaceful people, and an old magician spends what were to be his twilight years trying to save them.
The Carpenter Files
Dan Elks is a drunk, who is going through life carrying a big chip on his shoulder. But then, some folks would probably think he had ample justification for doing so.
Deanna had Tom's number. She'd been in love with him since she was eight. Eight years later she convinced mom to leave her with Tom when mom had to take a work assignment offshore. Tara knew the score but she also knew Tom. Dee gets what she wants, then decides to share - a lot. The violence tag is for completeness - please read story note in the intro. Like a melodrama you'll stand and cheer when the black hat gets what is coming to him.
A young woman's parents are killed in an accident on the day she graduates from college. As she goes through their belongings later she finds that she didn't know her parents quite as well as she thought she did.
Without her consent, Sala has been named the Intended, or future mate, of a powerful shaman. Rather than submit to being joined against her will, the young woman chooses to flee. The Tracker has been instructed to locate the runaway and bring her back. Little does he know she runs for good reason. This Stone Age love story takes place after the last Ice Age, before the dawn of agriculture. Story codes are added as the plot progresses.
Knowing his vampire laws, Caine knows that he should deal with Sophie as the threat that she seems to be, but for some reason, he has this burning need to keep Sophie safe.