They were children when they first kissed.Growing up together in the same neighborhood, Kaori and Samuel didn’t know each other from the start. Kaori had just moved to San Diego from Tokyo, Japan. Her father was an architect and found...
romantic
Brightest Star of All
"Best friends discover they mean more to each other."
"Shall I help you wash up?" Lucy asked, bringing me the last of the dishes. "No, it's OK," I replied, adding some more washing up liquid to the water in the sink. "Can you go up to my room and...
Popcorn
"When a guy finds the girl he takes to the cinema isn't quite as innocent as he had expected..."
Sat in the darkness, the warm weather temporarily cooled from the blistering heat outdoors and the smell of sweet popcorn wafts up from the bulging paper bag sat in my lap. My arm barely touches the arm of the...
Iron Lord
"An ex soldier remembers what life is about in the arms of a beautiful thief."
This was no good, no good at all. She entered my life so unexpectedly, so forcefully, so inevitable that after returning home I felt like a ruin. And that’s me, so-called Iron Lord. Yeah me, the one who is barely...
The summer job
"Two young men learn not to underestimate beautiful and sexy female martial artists"
Robert and Martin were two high school students, 19 and 20 years old, sitting on a Tuesday afternoon in an almost empty Starbucks cafe. Summer had just begun and there were no classes. The young men were planning to work...
Ventana means Window
"Twilight at the Ventana Spa means perfect views from the meadow for Robin"
VENTANA MEANS WINDOW Robin sipped her drink on the patio, and looked out over the steep hills descending to the Pacific Ocean. Big Sur really is magic, she thought. It was the Golden Hour at Ventana. The sun was...
Still half asleep, I started turning over. Whoa! Not a good idea! By the time I'd returned to my original position, I was wide-awake. Complaining quietly in the almost pitch-blackness, my eyes where drawn to the thin arc of yellow...
I was suddenly struck with the gravity of the situation. I could lose everything here! Clasping my hands tightly behind my back to stop them shaking, I tried to slow my breathing while Andrew, Paul and Kate looked down on...
Memories of sultry summers scudded though my mind like hot afternoon clouds. Dim recollections of wafting mosquito netting fought with the smell of sun showers for my attention. Without opening my eyes, I knew the side of my face was...
After the weekend, Andrew gave me some space to get my head together, which was good. To be honest, I was 'on autopilot' all week, and hardly able to concentrate. I was glad work hadn't noticed. The experience at Dean's...