Some stories are mere figments of active imaginations, others try the patience with ridiculous feats and scenarios…and then there are those that tantalise the interest. From there you are suddenly transformed to a place and time you never thought possible. Once there what do you do? What indeed!

Clock Tower

The Clock Tower 1 ~ A woman's fifteen year vigil, a two hundred and fifty year Clock Tower, whwhat could possibly be the connection? A short story of the enchantment of love through generations, with the hope that two lonely souls can be drawn together who appear to be missing the chance to love.

The Clock Tower II ~ This story resumes the history of the Clock Tower and its tradition to be the meeting place for the reuniting of souls. Be it for an hour, a day, a week, a month, a year or a lifetime.

 Improbable Protector

My Redeemer ~ If someone had told roaming singer Jojo Lackerley that she would end up protecting the honour of motel owner Fleur Danvers in an off beat small town, she would have laughed cynically in their faces. The improbable happened! A strong friendship grew quickly, which left both women wondering what life would hold without the other in it, should they go separate ways!

Finding You ~ As requested, the story continues. Jo Jo and Fluer have reached Nashville and events are set in motion for Jo Jo's career. This is all so new, will their budding romance survive?

Sharing Our Souls ~ Jo and Fluer's relationship continues to develop. Jo's career takes off once again and a new protagonist appears.

Always and Forever Trilogy

A trilogy encompassing friendship, love, hate, faith and hope, based around the characters of Stephanie Gregarious and Louise Masterson. Two women who gave each other their friendship, which would touch every single emotional level a human being could possibly encounter. Amidst a background of rape, violence and personal tragedy, relentlessly pursuing the two women’s lives. Finally culminating in a battle for life and love. Would they survive it all to maintain their love always and forever.

Book One ~ Someone To Watch Over Me ** Book Two ~ Reason To Believe
Book Three ~ Unforgettable Past ** Epilogue

Incantations

A Light At The End Of The Tunnel

Xandra Carmicheal-Stavros got up from her chair and stretched to her six feet stature, her flowing ebony hair swinging loosely. She was a beautiful woman, high cheekbones, and the envy of any model and a body to go with it, no spare flesh around. To top it off, she had the most interesting ice blue eyes that he’d ever seen. At thirty-five, she was the ruthless owner of a thriving corporation, which gave her little time for the social aspects of life.

Amy's Eyes

I'm staring at you from a distance, as it always has been. At the same time, I recall with vivid clarity everything about you, everything... particularly your eyes!

Along Came Sally

We all have our childhood nemesis - the bully, the prettiest girl in school, the most popular, the funniest, the brightest and the list goes on and on. It is all dependent on which category, and there could be more than one, that threatened your existence when you were an innocent in what was supposed to be a world of equal opportunity.

A Quest Ridden On Behalf Of Love
collaboration with Erin O'Rielly

The world of horse racing is the center of this story of two women and their nemesis.

Assembly of Souls

The Black Knight And The Lady

A time for chivalrous knights and gracious ladies! Shrouded in mystery, battles to be won and the hand of a lady to claim, it is a short romantic interlude into the realm of King Arthur, where nothing is ever what it appears to be.

The very talented artist  Maria has honored The Black Knight and the Lady story by presenting me with a wonderful sketch depicting the story's characters.  I have posted the sketch and you can find it by clicking here.  Please take a look at her other work at http://www.dtlart.8m.com.

Discovery Cyber Style

A story about two people who meet over the Internet and unknowingly meet up in real life antagonistically, but do not realize they are friends in the virtual world.

Death Is Only The Beginning

The same unknown person murders two women brought together by accident, the surprise for both of them is they find themselves ghosts back on Earth, their joint task to bring to justice the person who murdered them. Can they settle their antagonistic attitude to each other to do just that or will they forever walk the earth in this limbo state.

Dreams in a Jar

Mary-Lou Carter's life was difficult to say the least. Her husband, who ruled her life with an iron fist, took every opportunity to show her who was boss. Of her three sons, only her youngest seemed destined not to follow their father's example. Her one solace in life was an old bookstore where she escaped for an hour each day. A stranger, Sheryl Appleby, enters her life and turns her world upside down.

Eloise

A very short story to tug at the heart strings, where a child’s fatal illness provides hope for the future. ‘As one door closes, another one opens.

Horizons

A luxury cruise liner, a handful of ‘rich’ passengers, Too much time and money on their hands. What might that cause? Trouble! Murder! Romance!  JM Dragon community challenge story idea winner.

Ladies Night

Or how to Mud Wrestle without really trying hard! It's a special night at the mud pit. Join the Dragonlady as she tries to keep some order in this muddy mess.

Letting Go

With her grandmother gravelly ill, Stella Hawke ends her army career to take care of the woman in her last weeks. Little does she know that an old army comrade, socialite Reggie Stockton, whose family owns the local newspaper, lives in Ashville too. A failed relationship puts Stella's life on the brink of chaos. Will she allow herself to accept Reggie's help to turn her life around and let go of the past? This is a journey where both women re-evaluate what they want out of life. Will that path lead to happiness.

The Radicals

This is a futuristic thriller involving Professor Alana Cameron who followed in her parent's footsteps to carry on their experiment of risky proportions. Enter, Major Denise Tranter, a clone soldier who lived for the next mission, and becomes a part of the experiment.

Silence of Love

This is a touching story of two woman with two completely different life styles that meet and learn that love transends even the most difficult of situations.

Summer Revelations of Prejudice

This is  a poignant story that brings into focus how prejudice affects lives throughout generations. Can the love that Iliana and Merivale have survive the revelations they are about to learn?

Today Was the Day
written with E. O'Rielly

Belinda Thatcher had been there, done that, and worn the t-shirt so often she wondered if it was now part of her laundry that was at the dry-cleaners costing her a fortune. Daniela Ricardo was starting her first semester teaching at the university level. Her course was simple really...what would happen if a person just let life happen?

Torn Deep
A zip file of the story

Susan Callahan’s life as an archeologist who specialized in ancient history ticked along without diversion. When hired to consult on the authenticity of works of art she knew where housed in the Smithsonian her life took a dramatic turn. Kidnapped and tossed over the side of a boat to drown, Susan finds herself rescued by a woman named Zea. Because she lost her glasses during the kidnapping she can’t see the woman clearly but nevertheless feels drawn to her. After she returned to her safe existence, Susan fanaticizes about her rescuer and longs to see her again and tell her how she feels. After five years of letters and messages that lead nowhere she still held the mysterious woman up as her dream lover. A chance encounter at a museum has Susan beginning to let Zea go and move on.

Waterfalls Rainbows and Secrets

Carolyn Black, a brilliant academic who prides herself on her factual appreciation of the world has a chance meeting with a young woman far removed from her way of life. Jennifer Finch has a mission in life, revolving around a fictional novel that she perceives to be fact. Her quest includes finding her presumably deceased grandfather who vanished twenty years earlier. The ensuing adventure has Carolyn embroiled up to her superior intellect in a situation that could only be described as fiction. The two women soon find themselves in a land that seems lost in the annals of time and steeped in mystery. Is this merely a dream of a fictional place and time or is it reality?

We Said We Would All Go Down Together

A short story depicting the harshness that war brings to life and how its memory haunts those that return when their comrades do not. I wrote this as the beginning of what could have been a longer story. Feedback would be appreciated and if there’s enough interest I might just add to it.

A Quest Of The Spirit

They wanted to know so I told them! I didn’t want to, I asked them to reconsider. How do I begin I asked? They replied from the beginning...They wanted to know so I told them...

Born on Hallowed's Eve
(and so it begins)

….'not to worry, dear, I’m here for you for you'll be with me always'

In The Wee Small Hours!

A special Halloween story. Can a portrait influence someone's life? Read the story to find out JM's take on the subject.

A Change of Heart at Christmas

Susan Scrounger hated slackers and anyone who worked for the Scrounger Company worked devilishly hard for the minimum wage, meagre, pay packet they were given, not that they dare complain to her about it or they would immediately be dismissed. That was until one Christmas Eve when everything changed.

Christmas Remembered

A futuristic short story extolling the hope of goodwill to all at this special time of the year.

Christmas Carol With A Difference

Catherine and Jace spend Christmas surrounded by family and friends as a night of stories unfolds.

The Little Helper

Reluctantly Laura accepts an invitation to her boss' annual Christmas party. She is surprise by a a small child that helps her realize that there is more to the season than she thought.