The Stranger From Germany

"A seventeen-year-old girl confronts feelings of jealousy, shame, and lust after a mysterious older man arrives at her father's countryside manor."

PART I1937Lyford, Oxfordshire, EnglandCHAPTER 1Olivia had been sleeping when the stranger arrived at her father's manor shortly before midnight. The distant hiss of car tires on gravel awoke her, and when she saw the light of the porch lamps through...

“The Alpha Man in Me” – Chapter 09 – Clare’s Story

"Emotions, decisions and secrets as our three young people try to move forward with their lives in 1987"

Clare softly spoke and I felt her body slightly shake and then stiffen as her next words came out.“There's one more thing I need to tell you, and this you might find the hardest to understand.”“I am bisexual.”  “Bisexual,” I gently...

“The Alpha Man in Me” – Chapter 08 – Clare’s Confessions

"Emotions, decisions and secrets as our three young people try to move forward with their lives in 1987"

I had a third love and that was my job…I was the Manager of a small, start-up engineering company that designed and manufactured a high-end technical product. It was a good job to have, especially at my age, with lots...

Chapter Thirty-ThreeWhile Grace and Mac were packing for their weekend beach getaway, Michael Stone filed the paperwork requiring Alice King to submit to prenatal DNA testing.Alice’s lawyer, Dennis Conrad, seemed to have minimal experience in such matters. His interactions with...

“The Alpha Man in Me” – Chapter 07 – Life Moving Forward

"Emotions, decisions and secrets as our three young people try to move forward with their lives in 1987"

As I promised, on Thursday evening at exactly seven pm, I phoned Clare.As I dialled, I hoped that she had remembered my call as I didn’t want to talk to her mum and explain who I was. I thought that...

“The Alpha Man In Me” – Chapter 05 – Monday Night And Clare

"A tale involving the entwined lives of three people growing up in 1987"

Monday at work passed quickly as my mind was elsewhere, thinking about Sarah and Clare and trying to find a way. I had already realised that tonight there was one piece of information that I needed from Clare and it...