I stand on the temple steps in the sunlight, a harmitu of Inanna waiting for someone to purchase my first time with a man. Waiting to begin the sacred rite—mirroring the mating of sacred king and high priestess, of god and goddess—that will make me a woman.
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!
Olaf is a computer nerd who inherits a run-down country estate. He sells off most of it, retaining two buildings, the mews and the coachhouse, renovates them, and moves in to working as an IT consultant. Over time he acquires a cat, a dog, and a foster son, but the development of relationships within his environment is not straightforward.
A seriously dark story. A teenage boy is forced to watch helplessly as his predatory uncle systematically grooms and abuses his sister, trapping their family in a nightmare of violation.
Our hero, employed as a bodyguard, takes a Caribbean Cruise but when his client fails to show, he takes on a new job. That job turns into more than he planned.
This started out as a mostly true story and then I got carried away. I had fun with it and hope you do too. / (Reviews)
Driving home from a funeral, Hal stops to get gas, sees his muffler needs attention, decides to give blood while waiting for the repairs, and meets a shy, lovely girl perhaps half his age who is making her first blood donation.