An Almost Like a Song Story (1) The title is from a 1970's C. W. McCall song. Part of a series based on song titles. A man traveling alone gets caught in a blizzard and finds something he doesn't expect.
A father decides to take his newly divorced daughter on a tour of his ancestral homelands. When she is nearly killed they come together a little more than is normal. This story has a lot of true elements in it. It starts off true, but from the first sexual contact the rest is pure fiction.
When Eleanor challenges Javier to walk the labyrinth he built—blindfolded, bound only by her voice—he enters a maze that’s no longer just hedges and turns, but sentient, seductive, and alive. Guided by her commands and tested by illusions, Javier must surrender more than sight to reach the heart of the maze—and of Eleanor. Mazeheart is a tale of ritual, desire, and the cost of truly being seen.
Fate took Brenda away from me some 20 years ago. I was about to get another opportunity. Damn fate didn't even let me go through a second chance. Brenda was killed in an accident, leaving behind my painful memories and her homeless daughter staying with me.
Aunt Sandy moves in to take care of her three nephews when their mother dies. The oldest, a 17-year-old, finds it difficult to adjust until her loving attention becomes very, very loving.