A high school principal finds himself in a strange world of magic and sensuality, one where certain water springs are sacred and some tribes regard casual sex as perfectly normal. Even so, who is the enigmatic blonde who offers him her body without asking anything in return?
A club manager meets Carol, a principled small-town waitress who becomes his trusted right hand. Their friendship turns intimate, exploring swinging, coke-fueled fantasies, anal, and gloryhole thrills. Taboo confessions deepen their bond, but life pulls them apart. Years later, he reflects on the trust, sin, and lasting ache she left behind.
When Ben askes me if I would like to change the stakes of our monthly golf game I never expected him to suggest we play for a date with the other's wife.
The Gathering is continued in a second volume, Book II. Part of the Hartstein universe
John and Argie discuss their apparent conflicts and decide that they love one another, but since John is incorrigible with regard to having sex with many women, Argie, too can have her own affairs. But they will tell one another about them. Argie becomes a sex surragate and John goes to see Felicia whom he met at Sex Addicts Annonymous. She has a friend waiting for him.