Stories

“Shoulder Season” is the sequel to “The Boys of Summer.” Pate and Timmy explore what it means to be in a relationship over the fall and winter months on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. This book commences on Labor Day weekend after Pate has sent Timmy home with his grandmother to protect him from a possible drug investigation. The ying and yang of their shared life plays out in both challenging and revelatory ways as they figure out what it means to be a couple.

Abraham (Abbie) Etheridge is a young Banker boy, who lives on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. He works as a baker at Chicamacomico Life Saving Station and sneaks onto a life-saving boat when a storm batters a ship off the coast. He saves a young man traveling to the United States while almost losing his life. Abbie's Aunt Pearl, sees the love in their eyes. Can they see it also?

An unfinished and cursed piano composition travels through three centuries, mysteriously intertwining the lives of two great artists. One was the brilliant composer of the work, the other became its celebrated performer.

The story starts with the fortunate discovery of a manuscript in the over-cover of the original score. From the mid-19th century it concludes at the dawn of the third millennium.

What happens when nothing is as it seems...

I've always run. I tried my best to stay in one place, but they find me. What kind of life should I live if I'm constantly threatened? It's not like I can do anything about it. Fate finds a way to force me onward. Well, my time in Chicago is over. I feel them coming. Now, where's my next stop?

I was fourteen years old for six hundred years. I'm ninety-five now.

Matthew, my companion, my lover, my life, lies in the hospital bed next to mine. His breathing is shallow. I am worried. It was my turn to die first this time.

Before Matthew, there was another …

Sibling Rivalry is the story of the conflict between two brothers. One is a famous actor, and the other is a gay baker. The baker lives in his brother’s shadow, and resents him obsessively. There is plenty of conflict between them, as the famous brother tries to resolve the conflict.

Short stories giving a peak into the lives of Levi and the gang, you will have had to read through all of part one "Dragonborne" to make sense of certain situations and to avoid spoilers

This is the story of a marriage that unravels.

Five thirteen-year-old boys feel they are too old to wear costumes and go trick-or-treating, so they make other plans. On Halloween night, they all go to one of the other boy’s home for a sleep over. The plan is to pig out on candy and Halloween cookies as they watch a horror movie on TV. The thing is, you won’t believe what happens once the movie ends.