A story about a young fourteen-year-old girl with a low self esteem. After a day at the lake with her brother and his girlfriend, she was on the road to becoming a self-assured beautiful young woman.
When the chain on Roger's bike slipped Mom helped him. When the baseball hit in the same place a few years later Mom helped him. It all seemed innocent if a bit odd but then things changed. The family grew but not the way most families grow.
As the title indicates, this is the second in the "Revenge" series. Julie couldn't just leave it alone. She tried to have me killed. Fail. So I went back for seconds. Got her sister too. And some of Keri's friends. And a couple of Great Danes because, well, why knot, er, why not? You should read the first book before this one. Also, this is EXTREME! Not kidding! You have been WARNED! Don't kill the messenger (author). I'm not the protagonist! Proceed with EXTREME caution!
This is one of my longer stories. Paul has neighbors who he socializes with, before and after his divorce. He is attracted to the wife but remains aloof. When she becomes widowed, he tries to lend support for her and her nineteen-year-old daughter. Consoling them both at different times, during a period of 'pillow talk' the widow tells him about how she grew up and how she met her husband.