The kagaijin are a race of people who share a common ancestor with modern man, but took a different evolutionary path - a stronger one, in most respects. Prince Tsuyoken is their newest king in training, but every king needs a queen, and he has his sights set on one.
AnneMarie stood on the middle level of the garden deck. Some guests walked on by. Others stopped to offer congratulations. On the the level above her Andrew Benson visited with his friends and associates. She had felt his eyes on her for most of the afternoon, yet when she looked at him, his attention seemed elsewhere.
The babysitter cancels, so she has to take her daughter along on a first date. Slower and more romantic than most of my other stories. No sex in the first few chapters.
A story in the Changes Universe
Mark finds himself on his own, when his parents are both killed in a plane crash at sea. Life has been a mixed bag. His wife after 1 month, was his now his ex. He also found out a few things about his parents. Some consensual modern day slavery, but no overt or explicit sex, but some is implied. He finds what truly makes a house into a home. The Impossible Plan is underway, starting in Ch 8.