A new couple just moved in and I went to introduce myself and see if I could help with the moving in. The wife was more than a little pregnant so I knew she wouldn't be able to do much. Little did I know she had her own "welcome" for me!
A story in the Stories from the Hearth Universe
Friends gather to celebrate the life of their friend Richard Jordan: Fireman, elder, and mentor. What happened in the fall of 1965 that changed Richard forever? Nobody knew. Before he died, Richard shared the story with a young man he was mentoring. He made him swear to wait until after his death to share it. Now, Sam, the young man, tells about the magick that entered Richard's life. All Norse Words are defined in the story. Dedicated to Þór Óðinsson (Thor)
The fate of Humanity rests in the hands of one inhuman assassin. This was inspired by the Iced Earth CDs "Framing Armageddon" and "The Crucible of Man", excellently written by Jon Shaffer. This is just my take on the tale itself.
She had the bit between her teeth, and that philandering Irish pervert would be forced to pay the piper for his sinful, immoral treatment of innocent women.
No explicit sex.
Annie Golden is a sweet naïve woman raised by her grandfather on a dairy farm in North Carolina. While visiting a friend in California she is swept off her feet by a man who turns out to be dangerous and insane. After escaping his abuse, she goes into hiding. But when her grandfather is attacked and needs her, she heads home knowing the danger she faces.
Burnt, broken and bloody was how Jamie Way found Victoria Thatcher in the ditch in her burning car. The accident had happened so fast and he was responsible. With no family of her own, Victoria is forced to recover at the Way Family Ranch with total strangers who quickly become family. But when suspicious accidents start happening near and around Victoria, Jamie must decide what he will risk to keep her safe and with him.
A DIFFERENT KIND OF TRANSGENDER STORY: Software engineer and widower Glenn dates coffee shop owner and single mom Sierra. He meets her 11 year old boy Jack who likes fashion and wearing girls' clothes. Sierra fears he's gay but Glenn, whose cousin is TG, thinks Jack may be transgender. They have him tested and he starts reassignment therapy. This story follows the transition of 11 year old Jack into 18 year old Jackie. Along the way Sierra realizes Glenn may be the man she's been searching for.