Stories

Avery and Matt are starting a new life together now that Avery is free from his father's abuse. These are individual short stories with the characters from What No One Sees.

They were best friends, planning on going to college together. Sayer left for his annual summer trip; everything was fine ... until Sayer didn't come back. Birch waited for him but eventually tried to forget him; he went away to college and got his degree. Now he's moving back home, back where he was with Sayer last. Will the other man have come back to town while he was gone? Will Birch ever know why Sayer didn't come back to him?

Jay’s life changes drastically when he is wisked away from the world he is familiar with in Texas and lands in the very different environs of Portland, Oregon. He discovers a family and friends for the first time and he is going to have to deal with the good and the bad. Can he handle the change and can they handle him, because this time things are different?

Zach has been invited out for his sister’s twenty-first birthday. Unfortunately for him, he’s stuck at the nightclub with little to do. The music is annoying, and he does not drink. His saving grace? The bartender giving him Perrier and truffle fries. How exciting.

Can anything or anyone rescue him from his boredom?

This story is about Ryan, a very straightforward boy that goes on vacation with his mother. He then sees a pompous family getting on the same flight as him. He hates those rich families, especially the kids who never had to do anything in their lives. But, could certain circumstances change his opinion about that family? We'll see. /emoticons/default_grindance.gif">

Losing a loved one changes your entire life, especially when the loved one was also your husband... and best friend. How do you move on without the overwhelming sense of betrayal and guilt? How will you know when you're ready, and will you recognize love when it's right in front of you.

Joshua is the heir to the crown of Salania, a fact known only to the palace, his aunt, and his boyfriend. At the age of fourteen, he has to leave behind everyone he knew to move into the palace. He has six months until his formal coronation, when his identity will be announced. How will the prince-to-be adapt to palace life? How will he adapt to having no friends? How will he cope without his boyfriend?

Angel takes care of the family he's chosen to make his own, no matter what the cost. When a client takes things too far, Angel is the only one who can stop him from hurting other young men. Sick and frightened, Angel turns to his family who will protect him no matter what. But who will protect them when the killer comes calling. Against all his instincts, Angel enters witness protection. His expectations aren't high, especially when the cop in charge seems to despise him, but when matters of the heart are concerned, some things just can't be ignored and if Angel comes through with his life he'll find it changed beyond all imagination.

Stolen from their homes, memories erased, bodies beaten and tortured, the soldiers of Green Squad have never known a life of peace and comfort. Confronted with their own extermination at the hands of the malevolent Corporation, they must make their harrowing escape before, “All go under the green.”

Action, adventure mixed with confusing hormones and quirky social graces. Outsiders fight back against the evil Corporation.

Two doctors, two lives, two families. Can one man's secret change everything?