The life of a movie star can be demanding. And when that movie star joins the business as a young teenage girl, those pressures can be overwhelming. Corinne DeLoie is the her generation's Audrey Hepburn, a shining star in a cesspool of people who all 'need' something from her for themselves, and all against a backdrop of the modern Internet and twenty-four second news cycles. This story is copyright @2017 Gilbert Moore. All rights reserved except as required to be posted here.
A girl watches, it's all she can do, as the man she loves happiness crumbles, and then she catches him before he falls. Snatching happiness from the jaws of despair, it's all uphill from there. Her father, mother, and girlfriend (trans) help to maintain an otherwise normal man's creativity and sanity.
Doug is trying to get over his recent divorce and he learns he really didn't know that much about his ex-wife. He's left living alone with his best friend, Brie, his loving Cairn Terrier. Brie seems to know what Doug needs. He hopes he can find love with a woman who can treat him as well.
Charlie fell in love with a much, much older woman. She fell in love with him, too, but then a bit at a time, so did her entire family. Well, almost her entire family. Her son never really cared for Charlie. (Codes to be added as appropriate.)
In the spring of 1520, Maria and Alexandra are captured and sold as slaves to the harem of the new Ottoman Sultan in Constantinople. They must quickly adapt to life in the harem and earn the right to be a concubine of the most powerful ruler of the Mediterranean world. The ultimate prize is to bear the Sultan a son who might be the next ruler of the huge Ottoman Empire.
Newly retired, Greg finds himself with a group of new acquaintances that were eager to hear the story of his romantic life. Over steaks and beer, he tells of his college love life, the love he found then lost, and how his life turned out. In the end, did he find the right one?