Young man and young woman come together in the mountains while trying to recover from personal disappointments. They go their separate ways then come back together later to operate a business they had dreamed about for years.
Story intro: Don becomes involved with two young teen dance Students, who are selling chocolate bars to raise money for their Dance Academy. After the meeting he is so uptight, he goes out looking for relief from a 'lady of the night' and meets Brianna and Aliyah.
Patrick Ainsworth, seeking adventure, plans to leave Ainsworth Castle and sail to America with Captain Turnbull. Penelope Summerfield, in love with Patrick, tries to persuade him to stay, but he remains resolute. Jeffrey, Patrick’s brother, reveals his feelings for Penelope, complicating the situation.
I met Sarah on her honeymoon. We swam together, we walked together, we talked together. I helped her see what I think she already knew. Hot coffee and perfect croissants helped.
A woman who swims nude at dawn is a treasure, everyone knows that. I wasn't going to push her, but I made sure she knew I would be there when and if she needed my help. She did, and I was.
When Captain Sira Velryth raided a human research station, she didn't expect to crash-land on a quarantine world with her hostage as her only chance of survival. Dr. Derek Ashton didn't expect to save the life of the woman who kidnapped him. Stranded on a planet engineered to kill, captor and captive must trust each other or die alone. What begins as necessity becomes something neither planned for — and a secret buried in the jungle that will shake an empire.