"What begins as a professional encounter becomes something neither Harper nor Mira can ignore."
CHAPTER 3 - COLLISIONThe Calridge Group meeting room was sharp. It was all glass and reflection. A long table, like a runway for ideas, was surrounded by silent chairs that looked like they had opinions. The New York skyline glimmered...
"A slow-burn story about the evolving relationships in a Midwest ranch family."
This is the first chapter of a longer work of fiction. All characters herein are over the age of 18.Somewhere In The Great PlainsMost folks think ranch life is all cowboy hats, “Yee haw,” and rodeos – it’s not. Operating...
"A sun-soaked villa, a sleeping wife, a sweet Spanish nanny—and far too many reasons to stay overheated."
The midday sun warmed the terracotta tiles of the villa’s courtyard, casting a soft golden light across the shaded lounge area. Alex Fraser sat comfortably at one corner of the wide rattan sofa, one leg crossed over the other, a...
"Mischief lingers long enough to become a choice."
Lynn scanned the crowd at baggage claim, her heart racing. A familiar figure stepped into view, Jack. He looked taller than she remembered, broader, and impossibly calm. Her pulse jumped.Jack spotted her immediately, a grin breaking across his face. He...
"Not what he expected. More than he imagined."
Chapter 1Joel sat two seats from the end of the bar, nursing a whiskey he didn't even like. Third time here in as many weeks. Same stool, same drink. Same quiet hope something might feel different tonight. The first two...
"Mischief lights the spark, and anticipation does the rest."
Lynn gripped the armrest, staring out the small oval window as clouds scrolled by beneath the plane. The engines hummed steadily, the seat vibrating gently under her. She hated flying, always had, but here she was, thousands of feet in...
"When stone remembers how to feel, flesh remembers how to heal."
She had hardened into silence.Stone was not meant to sense the turning of seasons, and yet she did. She knew the warmth of summer by the way no one lingered in the air made heavy by heat. She knew the...
"When a magnetic startup founder and a powerful corporate negotiator collide, their quiet entanglement becomes a study in contrast - power and play, dominance and devotion, chaos and control."
Chapter 1 -- You Can Just Say He's BoringThe bar was one of those many places in New York City that tried to make people feel important. Everything glowed - gold-rimmed glasses, candlelight flickering through cut crystal, the faint, polished...
"It took twenty-four days to unravel. One to arrive."
I looked at her the way I always did every last Friday of the month, when payday beers had turned warm in my blood, and it was time to watch her walk the opposite direction from O’Malley’s.“You alright?” I asked...
"A Young Wife Discovers Her Neighbours Big, Dark Secret."
t was Malcolm’s idea.They sat on his patio just after dusk, the heat of the day slipping into cool evening. The stars had begun to pierce the velvet sky above, and the gentle bubbling of the hot tub filled the...