Summer in Breezewater, Georgia, equals sun, sand, and sweet drama. Now that California college kid Sarah Towson is back home for the summer, she finds a relationship with an old amigo she never knew she had, Joel Sealet. Together Sarah and Joel discover that this one summer they share will better define their futures, and even if they have to let it go, they'll understand it was well worth it...Summer has set in the small coastal town of Breezewater, Georgia, and nineteen-year-old Sarah Towson has returned home from college in California. In the midst of her fresh return, she finds her family and friends are much adjusted to life without her. On the other side of town, Joel Sealet, who went to high school with Sarah, uncovers a sad truth about his own family. And unlike the high school valedictorian, Joel stayed close to home, a place he has discovered might be suffocating him.While neither is looking for love, the two meet and discover that the Earth revolves no matter what others do to them. And this one summer... Sadly, they'll have to let it go.

Young college grad Emma Richmond finds herself a bridesmaid in six weddings over the course of sixth months. While battling her new job as a casting director’s assistant’s assistant, Emma travels to six different venues along California’s coast and beyond. On the way, Emma begins a relationship with a Hollywood actor who may teach her that there is more to life than falling in love.Ever been the single one in your friend group?Ever been a bridesmaid in a bunch of weddings while remembering you've never had a committed romantic relationship?Well, Emma Richmond sure does.Recent college grad Emma finds that in the midst of Los Angeles palm trees, she has a job, a best friend, and a strange cat. Yet the one thing she desires—a proper relationship—is more than hard to find. However, as a dutiful and somewhat annoyed professional bridesmaid, Emma meets a famous young man who catches her interest, and while battling her own feelings toward romance, Emma's young career buds as she learns to place value in the people she loves most. Throw in six destination weddings in California and beyond, and Emma’s heart—and morality—are put to the test.

This book is set to FREE: if you enjoy the stories please make a donation to Saluki Welfare Fund. Every donation, large or small, helps the dedicated volunteers who rescue, care for and find new loving homes for Salukis who have fallen on hard times.Come take a peek into the lives of some of the characters who live in my imagination.The stories:Polly Polo - an elderly car breaks down in bad weather and a phone call to the breakdown service is needed.Emily’s Hat - Emily’s husband is promoted and she must prepare for the company executives’ day out at Ascot.Simile and Metaphor - a teacher is lacking inspiration for a class assignment until she overhears a conversation in a shoe shop.Jackie’s Bike - an adventure goes terribly wrong when Jane ‘borrows’ Jackie’s brand new bike.Out the Other Side - Sophie persuades her husband that they should move to Devon, but their son throws a spanner in the works.Something About Suzy - an abused Saluki escapes her fate as a brood bitch and discovers what it means to have a home and family.Time Out - a teenager volunteers to help the disabled and learns some important life lessons.Spirit Passing - it’s time for Mandy to say goodbye to her terminally ill grandmother.

Welcome to my second collection of short stories. Here you will meet children playing dressing up, a single mother meeting the father of her son, a Canadian who has unexpectedly inherited a large English house and farm, a concert pianist who must decide if it is time to stay home a little more, and others whose lives have come to decision points.Welcome to my second collection of short stories. Why have I called it Similar Differences? Because… well, we’re all similar, and we’re all different. As they say, we are all unique, just like everyone else. Our base personalities are moulded and refined by our circumstances and the people we meet, leading to very different life journeys. With every decision we make the path forks anew.Here you will meet children playing dressing up, a single mother meeting the father of her son, a Canadian who has unexpectedly inherited a large English house and farm, a concert pianist who must decide if it is time to stay home a little more, and others whose lives have come to decision points.

Christoph Leiden is a high school English teacher in rural Maine who is in love with the town librarian. Soon, strange things occur. Christoph has puzzling dreams and memories of the pretty Izzie and his students, Nicholas and Kate. Discovering they are a part of a scientific experiment called PATHS, they band together with mysterious runaways who may hold the key to their true freedom.