Slow Stories

Jacqueline Kirby thought she knew all there was to know about her friend and protege, Joanna Simon. Only to discover that the younger woman had as many secrets as the characters she created.

A Jenni Story
Chrissie and Tom, the teenage couple from 'Amy, Terry, Tom... and others' have been separated for eight years but are brought together by the death of Chrissie's adoptive father, Dave Yeomans. Can they overcome their feelings of unworthiness to recapture their love?

In his late thirties, the happily married Jake Gustafson has a good job and a comfy life. One day, he finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. He is kidnapped and transported abroad by human traffickers, where he is given a new identity, a new life, a new job - and new temptations. Please note the "slow" code and the "Minimal Sex" designation.

David meets Helen. There is instant rapport. What could go wrong? Sod's law says if it can go wrong it will go wrong, probably catastrophically. Can they ever beat Sod at his evil game? This is a long, slow meandering story, you have been warned.

A young man gives his teenage sister a very special birthday celebration.

A Story from The Town
A misunderstanding leads to a far more complex situation than Ben or Rebecca could have anticipated. In this continuation of The Analyst, Becca starts wearing restraints for a mix of advocacy, safety, and reasons she can’t fully articulate. The truth? It’s all of these—and none. As half-truths unravel, she becomes ensnared in the web of stories she's woven.

After some years of celibacy a young colleague at work rekindles my interest in the opposite sex. / (Reviews)

Captured by Indians as a boy, he grew up as an Indian. When a white woman and her three children are captured by his arch enemy, endangering the tribe, he undertakes getting them back to where they belong. Along the way, though, they must abide by his customs, including his attitude toward sex. Rape is part of the story, but not a code. / (Reviews)