A Lost Love

by Jennis Slaughter

  Murder, planned murder especially, takes time. Alice must feel ‘justified’ in who she targets. She also must take into account that Sasha is not only a witness, but an accomplice to what Alice must do. Sasha will be shocked as she realizes the depth of what Alice is capable of. Sasha must learn to ‘appreciate’ Alice and her ‘skills’.

  Follow along as Sasha and Alice begin the hunt for those who had imprisoned them....

  As she listens to the horrors that Alice and Sasha endured at the hands of their captors, Kathy realizes she has to know, she MUST know everything Alice has been up to. She wants to understand what kept them apart these past years...beyond her own anger at what her wife is capable of.

  As the gruesome details of Alice and Sasha’s story unfold, Kathy asks herself ‘Does this justify what they did and are doing to those people? Does it explain their prolonged absence from their families?’

  Follow along as Alice and Sasha go in for the kill! Learn how they carefully plot their revenge against the people who took so much from their lives...and take just as much and more from them in return.

  Their lives, their victims’ lives, will never be the same!

  The New Jersey Turnpike is an interesting stretch of highway. On the Parkway, we couldn't wait after stopping at a road stop...could I tempt her?

  On the Parkway

  Among the majestic shoreline of the Central Coast of California lies a secret...Leah Van Heusen finds a hidden staircase....

  The ancient house she finds among the overgrown foliage is amazing...and eerie, most wouldn’t even step a foot closer but she is intrigued and feels drawn to the old mansion....

  Leah finds more than she bargains for after seeking out the owner and purchasing the entire estate for a dollar. As she starts to restore it, she finds out who her real friends are, she also finds out who her family really is...What’s a few ghosts between friends?

  Between repairs, upgrades, and finding out the houses secrets, Leah has her hands full. Finding out her sexuality and dating is the least of her worries. As her beloved dream of an Inn becomes reality she finds it suddenly in jeopardy, who will kill for it or the immense fortune that she has found?

  *Out at the Inn

  Coming out is hard. Coming out in the public eye is even harder. People think they own a piece of you, your work, and your life, they feel they have the right to judge you. You lose not only friends but fans and ultimately, possibly, your career...or your life.

  Cassie Summers is a Southern Rock Star; she came out so that she could feel true to herself. Her family including her band and those important to her support her but there are others that feel she betrayed them, they have revenge on their minds...

  Karin Myers is a Rock Star in her own right; she is one of those new super promoters: Manager, go-to gal, agent, public relations expert, and hand-holder all in one. Her name is synonymous with getting someone recognized, promoted, and making money. She only handles particular clients though; she’s choosy...for some very specific reasons.

  Meeting Cassie at a party there is a definite attraction. She does not however wish to represent her despite her excellent reputation. She fights it tooth and nail until she is contractually required to do so. In nearly costs them more than either of them anticipated....their lives.

  *REPRESENTED

  Based on a Spanish soap opera out of Madrid Spain, this short story is my take on what would have happened had I been there.

  Quickie ~ Against the Car

  I'm too tired to think straight when I'm attacked by my girlfriend...

  Quickie ~ Against the Wall

  My girlfriend attacks me and takes me over the back of the couch...

  Quickie ~ Over the Couch

  A short story~Living out a fantasy in your mind is one thing, having that fantasy come to life is another...the title is self-explanatory

  Quickie ~In an Elevator, GOING DOWN?~

  It takes some persuasion but I take my girlfriend Under the Pier

  Quickie ~ Under the Pier

  Maggie is living on a farm in the backwoods of Alabama raising her horses and trying to survive when she is approached by a man looking for a horse act, she and her horses go on the road with the circus meeting new people and having new experiences including meeting the beautiful Ariana. What would a hick have in common with the sophisticated woman she meets? Is it possible they have a future?

  Ariana is everything a woman in depression era America would want to be, sophisticated, worldly, and beautiful. What could she possibly see in the hard working Maggie whose whole world revolves around her ‘babies’ the magical horses she has trained?

  Sapphic Cowboi

  Marley has become a successful horse breeder and rancher. Gypsy Vanner's have become her life. She makes ALL the decisions in her life, at her work, in her home but she is horribly alone.

  Alexandra, Alex to her friends has been independent and alone for a long time now. Very successful in her job which gives her great satisfaction she finds being alone to be its greatest draw back.

  When the two lifelong friends meet up after years apart can the spark they now feel heal the rift that tore them apart for so long? Have they both grown up and past the pettiness and the competition that drove them before? As adults will they recognize the spark as attraction and do something about it?

  For Alex it's a lot of firsts can she overcome her hesitation over her former friend's attraction, can she trust Marley enough to enter into a sexual relationship that will affect both of their lives?

  Sapphic Cowgirl

  Ashley is a Midwestern girl who is enjoying the life in Southern California. She learns to surf, a lifelong dream that wasn’t possible in Illinois. Now she meets professional surfer Willow Samuels who becomes a good friend to her. How good isn’t really apparent until she realizes there is a mutual attraction. Can a virgin such as Ashley cope with the feelings that are building inside her for the famous surfer? Can a Midwestern girl with all the morals and hang-ups ingrained in her overcome them to actually enter into a Sapphic romance with this woman?

  Ashley is conflicted when she realizes she is having feelings for her famous friend Willow. When Willow makes a pass at her she realizes that her friend is gay and attracted to her, how can she overcome a lifetime of ethics and values that just might destroy the happiness that Willow offers her?

  Sapphic Surfer

  Ships are created when a straight woman finds herself falling in love with a gay women. The complexities of maintain such a friendship and relationship over the next 20 years...

  Joan is a world renowned artist who is straight, has three children, and is content with her life when she meets Grace, a respected psychiatrist who also happens to be a lesbian. Joan is conflicted and has to deal with her feelings, the incredible woman she finds herself in love with, and the relationship that occurs over the next 20 years.

  *SHIPS

  *Shorts

  Paperback Only

  Small towns are notorious for secrets ... but what if you bring your secrets with you?

  Amy Adams arrives in Northpoint, Wisconsin on a Greyhound bus. Small towns are well known for not taking to strangers, but THIS stranger decides to stay.

  Amy has a look around and to her, it 'feels' like home. She rents a cabin in the woods outside of town and proceeds to look for a place to open a store. Renting to own from one of the locals, she soon finds herself making friends and making waves. She won't discuss where she is from and has nothing to say about her past.

  People are extremely curious. This Southern Belle has them talking.

  Abby Shipman, the Chief of Police in this neck of the woods is intrigued by the decidedly mysterious and straight redheaded whirlwind that has blown into town. It's curious that she won't talk about her past and she is certainly uncomfortable around Abby ... or is it cops in general?

  *Small Town Angel

  Relaxed inhibitions happen when my girl drinks double her quota...

  Snoggered
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  Firm bodies, flashing flanks, beauty...and the horses aren't bad either! It all begins in a stable...

  Stable Affair

  Loving a woman is hard enough, living with her is as well, add children to the mix it makes it impossible, especially when they are STOLEN!

  Sheila went through a painful divorce, her ex-husband is biter and vindictive. Leaving him for another person, a woman is more than he can bear, revenge is on his mind!

  STOLEN

  Anna Schmidt is too independent for a woman of the 1800’s. Worse yet she doesn’t have a man to curb her unwomanly like tendencies. When she takes a claim of 160 acres and then another tree claim of another 160 acres has she taken on more than she can handle? Its work that could cripple a man, a woman alone can’t expect help or understanding when she takes this one on and willingly. Flooding, blizzards, heat, dust, and an incredible amount of physical labor are all set to do this determined woman in. She takes it on and through the years succeeds despite the odds, despite not having a man to depend on, showing herself and the world that this woman not only can but will make a home, a farm, a ranch on the wild prairies. Follow along in her journal telling of her experiences.

  *THE CLAIM

  In the midst of the Great Depression, Cassandra (Cass) Scheimer is trying to keep the family farm afloat in the Big Woods of Wisconsin...alone. As a local midwife and struggling backwoods doctor, she certainly doesn't need more mouths to feed.

  Stephanie Evans is a widow enceinte with her third child. She accepts a kind stranger’s offer of marriage in exchange for keeping house for him...but he never shows up to claim her. While dealing with unrequited guilt and the desperation of impoverished motherhood, falling in love with Cass is the least of her worries.

  For Cass, having been in love with a woman once before, she feels it couldn’t possibly happen twice. When it does, Cass is convinced the love cannot be returned. Can she and Stephanie keep it hidden from the prying eyes of children and the meddling neighbors in this small rural community?

  Can Cass deal with the guilt she feels over her brother’s injury, an injury that prevents him from doing his duty for their country? Joining the Nursing Corps may put too much stress on her newfound relationship with Stephanie. The woman who returns from the war and the woman left behind on the farm are not the same people who once fell in love. Can they return to being lovers after years spent apart? Destiny put them in each other’s path, but World War II has them tearing apart.

  This is The Journey Home.

  *THE JOURNEY HOME

  Quinn thinks a little ‘revenge’ is in order when her wife is found out to be cheating....

  The Other Women

  Sam is a unique woman. She goes after what she wants in life, wherever it may take her. This time it takes her to Southeast Asia to pan for diamonds in the islands. It’s dirty, hot, and dangerous. Her trip is worth it though as she finds what she came for, finding a woman who is intrigued by her, the adventure, and more is just a bonus. Felicia goes along on another trip; could it be fatal for both of them to go deep in the jungle to search for these elusive stones?

  The Rockhound

  Falling in love gives you no time or place, no reason or excuses. It’s a deliberate act that can leave you breathless from ecstasy or pain. There is no rhyme, no sense, no time. There is no precedence, no priority, it befuddles you. In the right time and place it can cause you to reach the highest highs or the lowest of lows. Bad timing though for any romance can hurt you more than the love itself.

  Reese has worked hard all her life to garner the satisfaction in the jobs and levels she has obtained. Landing the position of estate manager for the Cavindish family of England is exciting. A new country, a new challenge, and a new life. She packs up her life in Connecticut, kisses her daughter good bye and set’s off on what she is sure will be the adventure of a lifetime...in its own time.

  Lady Cavindish is shy, retiring, and a bit out of her league when the attractive confident blonde, Reese Paulson arrives on the scene to run their family estates for her brother the lord of the manor. Her admiration for Reese soon turns to hero worship and at some point to a love that neither expected. Their love however isn’t what the Cavindish family name or property’s need, it is bad timing for everyone involved.

  The love she feels for Lady Cavindish is totally unexpected and Reese soon realizes that her presence can only hinder the woman she has fallen for. She makes the excruciating decision for them both to move on, without her.

  Finding a new love in Australia though proves that life has plans for us that we can only hope gives us what we need, can Reese move on from the woman she loves, or can she love the women she has moved on to. How can she forget Victoria, her first love?

  Fate however brings them together time and time again, can it time their romance so they can have their happily ever after or is it determined to rip their hearts raw time and time again?

  *Timed Romance

  Erin Ingram is an enormously successful Hollywood star. She has stared, directed, and produced many films over her long career, starting as a child. She has even won several Academy Awards. She is also a closeted lesbian. Will announcing to the world that she is in love with a woman destroy her long and successful career? Is the world ready to let the ‘girl next door’ come out of the closet?

  Meeting Erin Ingram was a delight and a surprise to author Kate McCall. Better yet, there seemed to be an attraction. Getting to know her she was thrilled at their relationship as it developed. Her own career as a successful novelist made her more than equal for the talented Ms. Ingram. Will announcing their relationship to the public destroy their love, their careers, or their blended families?

  *To Love a Shooting Star

  I nearly drown as I make love to my girl in a pool...or a pool of water...

  Wet and Wet Again

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