Stories

Former policeman Dan and art critic Vaughan’s relationship has an unfortunate start, but second time around they find that life has something different in store for them. Amidst interfering family members and lively friends, their relationship develops. But then Dan’s employer, Francis Heyward starts to take an interest. Heyward is seemingly stupendously rich, a giver of notorious parties and the possessor of an enviable art collection. There’s a question of whether a line should be crossed, and whether Heyward can even be trusted at all.

Welcome to Part 3 of my "Pleasant View" gay erotic soap and mystery series, "Saving Smith's Mountain." In it, Brad, Jack, and their friends and family must all work together to try to save Jack's beloved mountaintop retreat spot from permanent destruction. Meanwhile, the love, romance, and smoldering uncensored sex all continue along the way.

Liam Taylor is finally at the stupor of his life. His deadline is approaching for his latest true crime work, his best friend is any and all liquor, and his real best friend is his supplier. He's still haunted by what could have been, and what should have been, after the event that tore his family apart.

That all is, until a young boy comes into his midst: his dead twin brother, Noah.

And a serial killer with a new potential victim.

Ryan is only eighteen, but he knows what homelessness is like. When the offer came for a job out in the Oregon wilderness, no questions asked, he jumped at the chance. Three grand for two weeks' work sounded too good to be true. And maybe it is. His new boss is... strange. And Ryan has heard rumors that there were others before him, all of them young, hired to come and work at the manor. The funny thing is, none of them were ever seen again…

Jeffrey meets Sean under strange circumstances, while the lights of an Unidentified Flying Object twinkle overhead. Although they've never met, they know everything about each other. As they begin to understand their connection, they start to uncover strange memories from their past.

Marcus' rape during the making of his first porn movie was just the beginning. Soon everything would seem surreal. During his disappearance, his best friend Chloe started searching for him in vain. As the search goes deep, so does Marcus' whereabouts. Turns out Chloe is not what others think she is. A detective offers his help to search for Marcus only to be entangled in the web of deceit, sexual perversity, coercion and sin.

These are fragments, short stories and maybe even actual short stories.
Each chapter is its own.
They contain ghosts, giants, magic books, dead people, murder, drugs, suicide...

Imagine having the perfect life as gay man, you have a partner since you were a kid that loves only you. You are both married and have son. Your old father has finally come around to accepting your sexuality. You are rich through sheer intelligence and good business skills. The perfect life....

Then, the world begins to hit you, how far will you go to get revenge?

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.