A Story in Jake's Kansas Universe
Ben finds two children abandoned at the train station almost frozen from the cold rain and abandoned by their mother. He is dismayed to find they only speak Russian.
Bobby Draper is a young man spending his summer mowing lawns in the neighborhood. When Nicole Everett, a married woman, shows interest in him, their playful moments turn into a secret affair. Bobby feels the thrill of desire and the confusion of guilt as he steps into a world of passion he never expected. As the summer goes on, Bobby also gets involved with Amber Fargo and Helen Parker, each with their own struggles and needs.
A character-driven romance: Ben befriends his new neighbor Molly. She admits to being gay; nonetheless their friendship blossoms into a deep, platonic love. Molly begins to express curiosity about a physical relationship with him, but Ben is reluctant to accomodate her. After an experience that shakes her to her core and forces her to re-think her assumptions on life and love, Molly and Ben pledge and consummate their love. Then, a lesbian flame surfaces and Molly finds her affection divided. / (Reviews)
Sharon and Mike are now living in Cliff House and find the diaries and writings of Sharon's uncle in a trunk in the attic. This is the story of Uncle Jeremiah, from his birth in 1920's London, through the war, and after, until as an old man he writes it all down in 2000
Three friends end up with three cheating wives. Together they plan to dump the wives and change their lives.Everything seemed to work out for the better, but not necessarily as expected.
A story in the George series. George is a widower and he is home alone in the cold Danish autumn. Out of the blue, or out of the creek more like, Melissa - his oldest daughter Emma's friend - shows up. Melissa has been invited to spend the week studying with Emma while her parents are out of the country. Only Emma isn't there - she's on holidays with her siblings visiting relatives. What is George to do?
A High School sports hero moves up to begin his baseball career only to have it crash around him. Fate and an old friend re-invent his life when he thinks he can't really be happy again.
There's been confusion over the North / South Carolina aspect of the story. I hope it's finally fixed. Sorry for the confusion.
Another story from Kate's Journal My cousin came to stay with Mom and me over Christmas break. I was in my first year at community college, but still hadn't found anyone I was comfortable enough with to trust with my first time. I thought we were just playing around, but I didn't realize I was playing with fire.