Romance Stories

A Story in the Clearwater Universe
When Joe Dresdner gets assigned a new parolee, he is leery of her. Dolores Jorgensen is supposed to be a model inmate with a good outlook, but she is also an ex-porn starlet with a homicidal streak. Not exactly a girl to fall in love with, right? Golden Clitoris, 2013.

An ex pat and a young Philippine woman meet in Paris. Fall in love and then are tragically separated.

Two thousand years ago Quinctilius Varus lost three Legions and an uncountable treasure in the forests of Germany. Now, some of that gold has begun to turn up in Paris and the "Organization" is getting paid to track it down. Follow our two stalwart agents through the twists and turns of this long serialized novel as they battle their way to the eventual answer.

It is the 25th century. War rages between humanity and the Bugs - a ravenous hive mind. At last, the end is in sight. The Bugs have had enough: Humans are too tough, too wily, too vicious. They have sued for peace. For Prince Louis Benoit XII, this peace is merely the beginning of the struggle. His father, King Benoit XI, wishes to cement the peace treaty between humanity and the bugs with a traditional move made between human monarchs. A royal marriage between his son and the Bugs.

'Jen's Dream Santa' sequel. Junior and Jen are obligated to spend the whole of December in the North Pole, Jen learning the Mother Christmas role with on-the-job training. Jen doesn't want to miss the family festive holiday, so she organises a pre-Christmas celebration with all her family and friends at a November Christmas bash, a resounding success. Jen starts her Christmas nightmare training with M-in-Law, which we read about it through a journal provided by the Chief Elf Librarian.

The second book of "The Archer" series follows three paths as the Shire Reeve Sir Will Archer in Bartown Castle has his hands full with plague in the town. Lady Alwen is home, heavily pregnant, and dealing with domestic matters. Their son Robin takes leave from his apprenticeship to enter archery tournaments and performs an act of chivalry which sets him off on the adventure of a lifetime. Each Archer narrates their own story in real time until all rejoin in a dramatic finale.

"Dragons Nest." After rescuing Princess Myr from the Mount Blearn Orcs and the Mad Sorceror, Lord Korwyn and Lady Zyndyr discover that the treachery leading to the catastrophic Battle of Hawkshart Plain was fabricated by Korwyn's uncle, King Goadrik, the two heroes decide they need to act to seek justice.

When Matt Preston plays poker with the guys, all bets are off. When the owner of the houseboat he won gets murdered, Matt's checkered military past puts the target on him. Walking a thin line through Seattle between the cops, a beautiful stranger, the lovely girl next door and hidden enemy, Matt has to wonder if he should have taken that bet...

This began as a story within a story and took on its own life. At the end of the first book, I realized my muse had more. The method of writing in which perspective is switched from male to female by chapter is continued. That has been fun and occasionally probably more of a challenge than my skills can handle. It's an exploration of a mature couple as they go through life. It also gives me a chance to write about radio which I enjoy doing as well as writing about. RG

She saw his future in a whiskey glass.