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Story Extracts
These extracts are from some of my written works, some are completed and I hope to publish them someday. Others are works in progress or that have been momentarily suspended while waiting for the spark of inspiration to strike. However I would like to share them all with you. After reading through them, please take a minute to vote in the poll.
Note: For a guide to the heat levels - flame rating system, please see the bottom of the page.

The Secret of Salmon Falls
Paranormal/Romance
Mel has only been married to Jon three months when she is widowed by a suspicious freak accident.
Her troubles increase when she comes under pressure to leave the land her husband left her, a small farm in Salmon Falls, Roseau County, Minnesota and her handsome but arrogant brother-in-law Xavier is the only one who might be able to help.
The town has a secret it’s trying to keep from Mel but Mel who has one or two secrets of her own.
Eastern Promises
Romance
Arranged marriages are so outdated, or at least Naomi thinks so until she needs to step up to the alter to save the family business… she might as well as the grooms already kidnapped her.
Takashi comes from a land she loves but is not a man she thinks will ever win her heart, especially as he already has a strong relationship with his Mistress, Miyako.
So when against all odds the couple does fall for each other, how will they escape the wrath of a Geisha scorned?
Close Encounters
Romance
Joanna King has lived near Roswell, New Mexico all her life and has never believed in Aliens, until one crashes in the hills near her house.
Larek is neither small or green but a handsome young man that can change shape at will and is desperate to explore human culture while he waits for a rescue that may never come.
Things heat up between the pair just as government agents descend on them forcing Joanna to turn to her jealous ex boyfriend for help as he happens to be the town sheriff.
Black Bayou
Paranormal Adventure
Ariana Shanks is far from home going to spend the summer with the last of her relatives that don’t know how difficult it is to spend a summer with her. But when she arrives at the Barton, Louisiana she is disturbed to find it’s a ghost town with all the residence missing and something strange going on, something that could be related to the nightmares she’s had.
Reverend Thomba has been scared for two days ever since the sky darkened and the monsters appeared. But when a young girl arrives in the village he is spurred by her strength of spirit to fight back although it might be the death of him.
Jean-Luc lives out in the bayou and only goes into Barton when he needs supplies. On such a run he discovers a beautiful young woman running away from what appears to be a monster. What else is he to do but play her dashing knight in armor and save the day? Together they work on the mystery of what has happened to the town.
Told from three different perspectives, Black Bayou is a mysterious tale of black magic in the south.
The Meet Market
Romance
Katarina has disastrous luck with men. After her most recent breakup, she turns to her spinster great aunts figuring she will have to learn to live her life alone. Except unknown to her the aunts have never lived alone.
They reveal to their niece a great secret, that they are in fact witches who have the secret to a happy relationship; a binding contract. They take her to the Meet Market, where she can pick out a fantasy man of her own.
Now Katarina has three chances to find the right man. How will she know when she finds her perfect fit and will she remember the rules in time to keep the man of her dreams forever.
Reborn
Paranormal/Romance/Young Adult
Darah is plagued by dreams she doesn’t understand and feels alienated from her peers; just waiting for the day she will meet someone who understands her.
Christian has just, reluctantly, moved to Half Moon Bay and misses his old school and friends. Then he meets a girl who seems to stand apart from everyone else and his world goes into dreamy slow motion whenever he sees her. Perhaps moving won’t be so bad after all.
Then there is an accident and the girl of his dreams walks away without even a scratch. What is the mystery that surrounds Darah Petersen and why does it feel like they are somehow connected?
Dream Keeper
Paranormal/mystery
Dr Oriel Cooper is a specialist in dream psychology. She has always had a special talent to walk the dreams of others and she uses this to help her patients to overcome anxieties, fears and nightmares. Until now she has never known anyone with the same talent.
Children across the city are falling into deep slumbers, trapped in nightmares while a fiendish hand ransoms their safe release from their families. So when Detective Michael Trevena comes to her, she must convince him off her gift and offer to help.
Venturing into the dream world used to be safe under the watchful eye of the dream keeper, a being who rules the place created by our sleeping thought. So now Oriel must venture deep in order to find out just what has gone wrong before the nightmare man can stop her.

Heat Levels

Sweet -1 flame (anything from no romance to sex behind closed doors)

Mild -2 flames (can contain several lovemaking scenes, but without graphic language)

Highly Sensual - 3 flames (can include hot, frequent love scenes, standard for mainstream romance)



Last Updated on Monday, 07 May 2012 18:33