Stories

In a small Western Massachusetts former mill town, now part of a larger college circuit, a Chinese-American high school student is suspected of selling drugs simply because he's recently moved from New York City.

The students know about it. The principal knows. The teachers and staff members have heard about it, too.

When one of the school's security guards learns too much, she calls the Waldron police, and Detective Elena Petrakis leads the investigation.

Backing her -- as in Recycle -- are Chief Owen Neland, Senior Detective Don Burris, Lt. Ike Omari, and Sgts. Jae Ryu and Rob Perez, who offer advice and support.

In a small Western Massachusetts former mill town, now part of a larger college circuit, people -- largely students -- keep getting approached.

They don't bring it on themselves -- or do they?

Police detective Elena Petrakis leads the investigation, while her standbys, Chief Owen Neland, Senior Detective Don Burris, Lt. Ike Omari, and Sgts. Jae Ryu and Rob Perez offer support.

When Oliver Wilson moved out of Hyde Park, the high crime Boston neighborhood where he was born and raised, he left behind a history of secrets. After becoming a lawyer and meeting a partner who works in the FBI, he believes his life is finally on the right path. But he's forced to face the skeletons he left behind when he discovers that the FBI's newest target is none other than his first love, a notorious Boston criminal named James Coleman.

“The Rashomon Effect” describes an event given contradictory descriptions by each person involved. It describes the unreliability of eyewitnesses. Every element of the story is largely identical, but the dishonest retelling of the events shows each person’s ideal self by lying.

Gay lawyer Ben Carleson – from In The Plan – is back, this time in 1985, near the beginning of his career and soon after he finished law school and passed the California bar exam. But he and Gene De Wijk met over a different kind of bar.

It was a very restless time for the boys in New York City. Forced indoors by the pandemic, the school year was coming to a close in name only, as much felt left undone in the paradigm of remote learning. Then on Memorial Day, a black man in Minneapolis was lynched by a white police officer who strangled the man with his knee, touching off a firestorm of pent-up rage. Naturally the boys had to get involved in the protests. They had to, but then one of their own fell victim to police use of excessive force

When Rick's friend and former girlfriend, Elizabeth, asks him to return to his hometown, so he can become the best man to her wedding, how can he say no? However, her older brother, Freddy, is also back in town and isn't too pleased with Rick's presence. What's his problem? Is he just protective of his sister? Or is there a deeper meaning behind his scowl that makes Rick wonders if coming back home to Middle America was a good idea?

People are dying and they all have a connection to Patrick's dead ex Gavin Martin.

Adam has to stop this mad man before he and Patrick are next.

Lucky's a man who wants nothing more than to fall in love with another prince and have his own happily ever after. Unfortunately, he's arranged to be married to a princess as nothing more than a business transaction for his father the king. Lucky has a mission, though, and he is willing to cooperate with a former Big Bad Wolf turned police officer. In a modern world where magic exists with the fairest women and the most charming men, they must together to fight an evil force wanting control over the entire world. And with help of a few princesses, this won't be just another fairy tale story.

Josh lives a shy and quiet life, but meets someone who makes him want more. Can two very different men make this work?

People like Katrena are incapable of procreation. It's the price they have to pay for the gift (curse?) they received in their genes. However, here she is, three positive pregnancy tests later, trying to digest the information...