A Story from The Town Step back into the world of The Analyst, The Chef, The Practitioner, and The Clerk with this collection of character-driven short stories. From epilogues to unexpected new beginnings, these tales expand the lives of familiar faces, introduce intriguing new characters, and reveal that every ending is simply the start of another story. Each story differs in tone, themes, and levels of intimacy—some contain none, while others are more explicit.
When their eighteen-year-old daughter leaves for a week-long trip, Lena and Manos find themselves alone in the house for the first time in years. What begins as a quiet agreement to explore the edges of their desire quickly deepens. Over seven days they test boundaries, exchange control, and rediscover each other through escalating intimacy. A dual-perspective novel about marriage, longing, and the fragile space between habit and rediscovery.
Former US Marshal, Daniel January, gets a late night call from an old friend. The daughter of a Russian Mafia kingpin needs to be relocated. The risk is high but so are the rewards.
The story moves quickly because the action did. A lot of miles are covered in a short period of time.
Margot is 48, a cellist who stopped playing the day she married. Her husband Edmund, 57, looks at his Steinway more than he's looked at her in years. So she starts knocking it out of tune, just enough to bring Ansel, the 25-year-old tuner with perfect pitch and patient hands, back every Thursday while Edmund works across the courtyard. A slow-burn affair of near-misses, stolen afternoons and a recital with forty guests. Can she stay quiet until the final chord?
Meet Jason Crow: college junior and loyal boyfriend to the sexy and fiercely independent Sallie. He's staying with his beloved Grandma, and asks her to accept Sallie moving in. She does, but when Sallie’s traditional parents learn of Jason and demand she submit to their strict rules and abandon her education, Jason and Sallie must risk everything for their future. Dive into the opening chapters of Corvid-19 for a witty, high-stakes clash of romance, family, and freedom!
A Naked in Central High School Story Part of the Naked In School Stories universe
Part 2 of the Carl NIS series. Read Carl NIS first. A shy girl has a crush on Carl Walker. How does she deal with him being naked in school? It is, as they say, an eye opener, and has quite an effect, on her, and her family. And she hasn't a thing to wear to the Homecoming Dance!
A Naked in Central High School Story Part of the Naked In School Stories universe
Part 3 of the Carl NIS series. It is best to read Carl NIS first, then Carl NIS - Beth's Story second, then this one. Beth helped Carl being naked in school, and now it is her turn. What will he do? She's not as shy, now, and isn't about to be bullied. But what a pep rally, and after the football game. / (Reviews)