First Stories

Mom will do anything for her son success

Divorcing mum getting her teenage daughter understood in more ways than one.

Cari Creambottom is a lonely, overworked Christmas elf. On the verge of getting fired from Santa's Workshop, she's on a mission to redeem herself. She must get eggnog produced by a group of all-male elves. It's going to take more than 'pretty please' to get the job done. What's a naughty elf to do? The Seasons of Love series follows these sultry elves. Each book corresponds with a holiday/season.

A Uncle George: Adventures in the Philippines Story
A poor girl in the Philippines gets the chance to work as a temporary House Helper for a retired American man. Rayna has never had any hope for a better life, but she has dreams. The girl finds herself having new feelings. The man rediscovers feelings he hasn't had in years. Both the girl and the retiree find themselves wondering, "Could This Be Love?"

My wife's family is Thai, and they're mostly quiet, reserved people. But I was able to bring her out of her shell, especially sexually. So now, her sister wants the same for her daughter, our niece, Sarai, and she's sending her to us for two weeks this summer. Oh, will this be fun.

Reluctantly I accept my Executive Assistant's 15-year-old daughter as a summer intern. Events and a devious imagination combine to result in a most intensive -- and invasive -- education for my new protege.

When a high school student is invited to join a Literary Club by one of her high school teachers, she quickly learns that not everyone there is who or even what they appear to be.

Thirteen-year-old Mindy in in the hospital the night before her tonsilectomy. Her night nurse, Jennifer, helps her learn how to "relax."