Rags-to-Riches Stories

An accident leaves six orphans behind, 3 males and 3 females. The oldest male/female pair of step-siblings are 18. They have to act as parents for the other two M/F pairs of step-siblings, aged 15 and 9. Of necessity, the new parents share the big bedroom, and loving shenanigans follow. Each 15 year old finds an outside partner; new irresistible romantic and sexual feelings can't be denied. More passionate adults become active family members. Active with each other?!

An educated orphan willing to do any job for an income. She makes the right connections.

A girl goes for a walk in the woods and gets lost, the searchers can't find her, but her destiny does. Some codes have been omitted so as not to give away too much, I promise there's nothing that should upset anyone as this is more a drama with some sex and not a stroke story.

How Carol and Barry became lovers from their competitive natures and producing the heir to the fortunes.

Melanie, struggling single mother to Amy, 4, is lonely and financially desperate. Unexpectedly, a prosperous but secretive admirer makes contact, but only in ways that conceal his identity. Because, he says, he has crippling shyness. His missteps almost end the relationship before it can begin. Just when a breakthrough seems possible, he disappears! — Possibly my best story here on SOL. Romantic, not very explicit. Hope you like it! (Revised 2/17/23)

Book 4 is a stand alone story but will tie in with the " If I Had A Boat" series at the beginning of book 5. I have had some editing help on this one and it should be easier for you grammar guys to read. You normal people should have no problem. So, lets fire up the bulldozer and dig a hole.

Brian lay watching her sleeping beside him. This was all terribly wrong. He was her guardian, not supposed to be her lover! --- An uncle 'inherits' his niece, falls in love, and finally consummates on her 17th birthday.

He died at seventy-nine and woke at twenty, same body, same year: 2003, in Leuven, the whole thing still ahead of him. James knows what's coming: the crashes, the fortunes, the people he'll lose. This time he'll go slow, build quiet, keep his head. But a second life is still a life, and knowing the future doesn't make it hurt less when it arrives. Least of all when it's her.

If you've read 'The Lost Child' this will make more sense, since it's Robin's story, from her point of view of being found by Charlie on the lake's rock bank two days after the boat crash. It will make sense if read first, however. Enjoy, please.

A college degree seems to be the only way to find a job these days. What happened to the Hard Work method used by past generations? Can a working man still make a living?