First Stories

A The Chronicles of Dan Hayward Story (14)
Attending their high school dance, Brad professes his love for Abby. The night ends perfectly for Abby...She held out her hand to him, "Come with me, it's time," Abby smiled. "Time for what?" Brad asked. "Do I have to spell it out for you?" He still didn't quite understand, "Where am I spending the night?" "Here," "And who am I going to wake up next to in the morning?" "...me?" "Clever boy! Come with me Brad, it's our time," Abby took him by the hand leading him upstairs.

Sister Juliet is the nice nun all former Catholic school kids remember, the one who tried to protect you from the ones who wielded their rulers like swords. So when she finds a boy trapped in her room at the convent late one night, naturally she doesn't turn him in. Naturally, she tries to make him feel at ease. Naturally, things just keep going from there. (Celeste's No. 3 story for all of 1997!) / (Reviews)

A story in the Naughty Families Universe
A widower finds new love in the arms of his teenaged secretary. / (Reviews)

A sixteen year old boy fleeing Child Protective Services in Missouri, helps a runaway girl about to be picked up by police at the bus station in OKC. They go on a motorcycle ride into the mountains of Arizona where the boy is drawn to a cave in a canyon hidden from the world. Here they find love, mystery, and danger!

My close encounter with a motorcyclist leads to a new wife.

An Uncle Bob Story
Laurie's parents are dead, killed by Indians. Now she must go a thousand miles to find her only known relative and live with him. Along the way she meets a boy, also adrift in the world. She learns a little about him, a little about her uncle, and a LOT about herself.

A young man, haunted by disease and sorrow, faces his own death and the eternity that lies beyond human comprehension. The only thing giving him the will to live is a mysterious vision, a girl that exists only in his dreams, but the closer he gets to his death, the more the line between dream and reality blurs.

One summer in the lives of a family in rural Kansas - as Nancy Winters and her fifteen year old twins - welcome their Uncle Robert and his fifteen year old twins to live with them.