The war left only Sue Anne Reynolds and her old, black nannie, Momma Amalia at home. They were struggling but times were getting better and the yankees were marching home. Things were settling down, that is, until Sue Anne found the wounded yankee soldier in the lane.
Sue was born to a world of pampered wealth but finds she is lacking the excitement of real everyday life. She makes friends with Polly the upstairs maid and ventures out to taste the sweet and bitter aspects of the real world in 1939 England. Her new job is demanding in more ways than one. She soon adapts to the needs of her new boss and learns the multi-splendored pleasures of obedient submission to his every whim. Soon Polly is panting to follow in her footsteps.
I had a secret that I kept from my brother all my life. Now I had to tell him, but how would he react? Would he hate me? would he reject me? Would he want me out of his life?
Tess is struck by a bolt of love in what she thinks of as the most unlikely of places - a baptism. Warning: This story may not be to everyone's tastes, but that's not about squicks. I conceived this story in response to a comment in Frank Downey's blog about the stupidity of virgin marriage, and it is about a relationship in the context of being christian. There is sex, but there's also religion, which some have found uncomfortable
A summer to change three kids lives. A teenage love between 15 yo Daniel and 14 yo Camryn is pushed beyond innocent teasing when Camryn's jealous 12 yo sister decides that she wants Daniel too.