Reluctant Stories

A teenage girl is coerced into a twisted surrogacy arrangement by her father, leading to a harrowing journey of manipulation, secrecy, and the unraveling of her family’s dark desires.

In a quiet suburban home, 15-year-old Warren discovers he can stop time with a single surge of anger — a power he first uses for petty revenge against his tormentors at school. But when the ability turns toward his cold, beautiful older sister Julie, what begins as cruel humiliation spirals into something far darker and more intimate. As Julie's mind fractures between shame, denial, and growing obsession, her resistance crumbles — until the line between dream and reality disappears completely.

A young American teenager goes to Istanbul to spend a summer with her aunt and uncle. At first resistant, she experiences a lot more than just culture shock when her aunt introduces her to pleasures beyond her imagining.

An English professor marries a younger instructor later in life. He gains a stepdaughter that he learns may be his own daughter. As he learns to live with them both, he also learns about himself. This is a journey of discovery, played out in a small, but stimulating, world.

A Story in the SWMS (Dimension 69) Universe
Cyrus and Emma are twins, and during an earthquake in some caves... well... things happen!

Nicole Flaherty's entire life is about to be destroyed with her father imprisoned and her mother to be deported. With no where to turn, a mysterious rich uncle steps in to save the day, but why has she never heard of him before?

A continuation of the story "Private Lessons" this one brings her mother into the game!