This novel preceeds "Audry", and describes the formation of the Steele family. Covering several years, it is much more than a "coming of age" romp. As always, the sex advances the plot, and is never the reason for the plot. This is the story of a rich "eastern establishment" girl who marries a ranch boy from the wilds of Oregon.
A Mannsborough Chronicle Thule Roemer is a minor celebrity thanks to his pivotal role in the arrest and pending trial of Ivan and Randy Vandevoort. If that were all he were, life would be simple. But, he's also the owner of a security start-up, the hypoteneuse in a love triangle, and a freshman at MIT.
He's barely keeping it all together when a new case that he just can't refuse is dropped in his lap, particularly when he finds out it involves his friend, Ioke Nahalu.
A Deja Vu Story 15 y/o Peter suffers a horrific accident that leaves him crippled in a wheelchair. After a short lifetime of bad decisions, he meets his untimely end... Only to wake up right at the time of the accident once more. Imagine having the chance to relive your past with a nearly full recollection of your prior life. What would you change?
Bobby happened to be in the right place at the right time and lost his virginity to a woman twice his age. He was a quick learner and soon he was ringing her bell regularly. Then one of her friends needed the same thing. And another friend after that, until Bobby was satisfying the needs of five women. That's a lot for a seventeen-year-old kid to handle. But maybe his best friend could help him out. And that was just the beginning.
Beth is content with the life she's rebuilding, it's not exciting but she feels secure. A visit by an old lover is wildly satisfying, but you can't build your world around passion and impulse -- or can you?
A Blues Story Julie was one of a dying breed of women. A woman who swore she would give her virginity only to her husband. She caught a lot of flack for that, growing up, but her virginity was intact when she arrived in the Bahamas for her honeymoon. That's when things started going terribly wrong. Despite an wacky series of fantastic events, Julie somehow manages, even though she doesn't know it, to do exactly what she swore she would do.
It was supposed to be a quick trip. Up and back for a simple soccer game, but when Dave's car broke down, he and Dick were stranded with only their darling virgin daughters for company. No TV. no radio. no games. nothing. What on earth could they do to fight off the boredom and keep themselves busy?
A generations old land "taking" and a recent swindle complicates a man's life and then things get worse. The woman who gave him a ride has problems, too. Maybe the two can find answers to old and new questions, with the right kind of help.
It is 2013. Economic problems, climate change and disease have brought civilisation to it's knees. Mark Jennings, like everyone else has to cope. This is his story.