Chronicles

The Nap: Part I

I’ll be there in half hour. I just have to run upstairs to get my wallet. Trevor quickly sent the text as he got out of his truck and headed for his front door, debating stopping on the way to pick up more beer only to decide that he should also pick up pizza. A quick glance at the time told him that he better move his ass or he was going to end up missing the start of the game. With that in mind, he went inside and headed upstairs, noting that the house seemed so empty without Zoe and… Read More

Excerpt from Tall, Dark & Furious

“Put your shoulder into it!” The harsh demand slowly brought Sam back to consciousness. She cringed as throbbing pain shot through her head. Keeping her eyes closed, she slowly took several deep breaths as she fought against the nausea that was threatening to take over. When that didn’t work she carefully turned her head so that the throbbing part of her skull was pressed against the cool smooth stone. She lay there for several long minutes as she waited for the throbbing pain to ease. When she tried to move it was only to find her hands and legs bound.… Read More

The Phone Call: Part IV

“I’m not ready for kids,” Trevor said on a heavy sigh as he dropped his head in his hands as the sounds of children coughing, drunks vomiting, and the emergency room triage nurse yelling at everyone filled the air while he sat there, seriously wondering where he’d gone wrong.

“You’re really not,” Mikey, his favorite little pain in the ass, said with a solemn nod while the reason that they were here said, “I’ve been thinking the same thing.”

Biting back a groan, he shifted his attention to the stretcher in front of him just as Sebastian nodded absently with a… Read More

The Phone Call: Part III

“Please don’t do this,” Mikey said with a long-suffering sigh even as she resigned herself to getting her number changed after this.

“Shhh, not while I’m talking,” Sebastian whispered with a patronizing pat on her head as she laid there, glaring at the wall, refusing to so much as grunt or whimper when the large jerk shifted on top of her to get more comfortable as he leaned back against the wall and crossed his legs over her with a satisfied sigh.

She should have hit him upside the head with her backpack when she had the chance, she thought, biting… Read More

Easter/April Fool’s Day Chronicle

“Yeah, we’re not doing it,” Cole said, shaking his head as they looked at the group of men grinning before glancing back out the window at the large backyard covered in Easter eggs, chocolate, and the typical Bradford Easter goodies that could only be considered a minefield at this point.

“Is there something wrong?” his father asked, blinking innocently as Cole stood there, thinking about the empty shaving cream cans, glitter bottles, glue bottles, egg cartons, and paint cans that he’d found as he narrowed his eyes on his father.

“April Fool’s,” he simply said, daring his father and uncles to… Read More

The Phone Call: Part II

“Have I mentioned how sorry I was about the cupcake?” his one-time best friend asked from beneath his bed where she’d decided to take refuge during a game of hide and seek that he’d suggested so that they could have a discussion about hiding baked treats. “Because I am!”

“Uh huh,” he said, reaching into her bag and helping himself to her Kindle, hoping that she had something new for him to read otherwise they were going to have to take a trip to the library in the morning.

“Would it help if I promised to ask mom to make more… Read More

The Promise: An NFH Novel

So, I've been very busy this weekend. It's been crazy, getting ready for a friend to stay with us who is doing us a favor and doing the photo shoot for something special happening for us :) 

I just realized what time it was so I came in here and decided to do a little sharing....

 

Meet Reed Bradford and Kelsey Lawson, the next NFH. 

 

(I'm still dealing with Aidan and trying to figure out his story. I don't want to force it)

 

The Promise

“Kelsey?” he managed to get out as he tried to find the little girl that used to… Read More

The Phone Call: Part I

“I don’t want to watch that!” Jessica said, tightening her chokehold on Mathew as their brother did his best to keep the remote out of her reach.

“Too bad, so sad, I was here first!” Mathew said as though that meant anything in this family.

“Yeah, too bad,” Jonathan said, plucking the remote out of Mathew’s hand only to glare at Sebastian as he stole the remote and tossed it to Mikey, who caught the remote, swallowed nervously and quickly tossed the remote back to Jonathan.

“She’s the guest,” Sebastian said, gesturing to Mikey only to have his brothers and… Read More

Dear Reader…

Dear Reader,

So, we have a lot to talk about. Where to start...

Why don't we start with the questions that I've been getting asked a lot to make this easier (I've added questions for my own entertainment :)… Read More

Vacation from Hell: Part VII

“Mercy!”

“Please stop!”

“Oh, my god! Mercy!”

“Wait…no!”

Sighing heavily and really hoping that no one called hotel security yet, Zoe pushed the covers back, sat up, stretched, and yawned before heading towards the open doorway that connected the two rooms they had for the week. When she stepped into the room and found Jessica beating Joshua and Mathew with a pillow she yawned as she took in the rest of the room, noting that nothing was broken and that Cole and Elizabeth were quietly sitting on one of the double beds with an iPad and-

“Please! I didn’t mean it! I didn’t mean… Read More