A short story about a man attempting to start all over three years after a tragic event in his life. Originally written for a story festival on the Friday Knight Writer's Lounge.
Zauberei After coming home, Eric Chase discovers another like him and has to deal with the fallout of the incidents of the first story.
Meant to stand independently from Part I.
Deanna had Tom's number. She'd been in love with him since she was eight. Eight years later she convinced mom to leave her with Tom when mom had to take a work assignment offshore. Tara knew the score but she also knew Tom. Dee gets what she wants, then decides to share - a lot. The violence tag is for completeness - please read story note in the intro. Like a melodrama you'll stand and cheer when the black hat gets what is coming to him.
An Ashley Series Story Returning home from a blacksmith conference, Bill finds that three men have attempted to kill his family. When he learns that they are part of a lunatic fringe group, his only option is to eliminate their leader and the other members of the group.
Blond coed attending college in Minnesota is jilted by her boyfriend days before thanksgiving. She returns home to Chicago for the holiday where her brother is eagerly waiting. In love with her in a way he shouldn't be he realizes this may be the chance he'd been waiting for...
Joe has a kid come to work in his auto repair shop. The kid looks just like him. Tracing the kid's mother takes on various ramification, some with heartbreak and disappointments. Much of it involving the second generation. Things seem to work out for everyone.