A Soapy Mess Romance/Mystery Novels

Chapter 1 Reid was so tired of his job and the hassle of having to go to work day after day. He resented having to live paycheck to paycheck; but he resented even more, having to miss his wife, Tara, and their children, Jared, 10; MIcah, 7; and little Brianna, 4. It seemed as if he was missing more of their lives more and more everyday. His job at Cramer Industries was becoming more demanding and Victor Cramer was the boss from hell. He desperately wanted something more for him and his family, but he felt life had dealt him this lot in life, and he was afraid he would just have to settle for what came his way and learn to live this non-exixtent life. He felt he would never be able to fully support Tara and his three children. Although miserable, Reid accepted this part of his life. Then, one beautiful summer day in late June, Reid had just checked his mail, for the usual bills, when he suddenly noticed a strange letter in his mailbox. It was a letter from an attorney, Brando...

Mike and Lily were bored with their sex life and were looking for something different. They were tired of the usual five-minute quickie that they had gotten used to. But neither one had any suggestions on how to spice things up. So, one day as Lily was at the office, she was talking with one of her co-workers, Kate, about her boring sex life. Well, Kate knew just how to get Lily out of her rut with her husband, as she had just went the same thing with her husband, Rick. Kate gave Lily the name of the sex therapist she went to that helped her and Rick with their little problem. So, after work, Lily went home to Mike and suggested the idea to him. He thought it was a good idea. Three days later, they had an appointment with the sex therapist to discuss their problem in the bedroom. The sex therapist told them that they had to explore new avenues into their love life or they would get bored with each other. The sex therapist suggested role play where they pretend to be other p...

I remember all too well the day Buster came into our lives. You see, Graham and Lyndsey begged for years for their father and I to get them a dog. And for years we were successful at holding off their requests, but now that I divorced their father after ten years of marriage, I could not disappoint this time. I finally broke down and got them a dog: Buster, who to my chagrin, can speak, but for some strange reason, can only talk to me. And what's more, Buster loves to gossip about the mischievous happenings of both Graham and Lyndsey. Well, one particular hot summer, August day, I was out in the yard doing some weeding my vegetable garden, when Buster came out to see me. I remember telling both Graham and Lyndsey to get their rooms cleaned up while I was out in the garden working. Well, thanks to Buster, I learned first knowledge what my precocious, nine-year-old son, Graham, was up to. Buster informed me that Graham had sneaked out of the house and went to his best friend, Timoth...

It was Christmas morning and Brad was the first one up, excited to open gifts. He ran out to the living room and was amazed to find so many presents under the tree. But he didn’t expect to see Santa still in the house filling stockings. “Santa, what are you still doing here?” Brad asked Santa. “My dear boy, what are you doing up? You should be in bed sleeping. You’re parents and brother Aaron are still nestled in their beds. “I couldn’t sleep. I was excited for Christmas morning.” Brad told Santa. “Well, Brad, do you want to come along and help me with the other presents?” “Could I Santa?” “Well, let’s see. Maybe if we write your parents a note explaining where you are and leave it here by the stockings for them to find, it might be all right.” So Santa quickly wrote Brad’s parents a letter telling them where he was so they wouldn’t worry. Once Santa wrote the letter, Santa and Brad were well on their way. Brad couldn’t believe his eyes at the many houses that Sant...

Melinda was excited to go her friend, Caralyne's, birthday party and had just gotten into the car and turned on her GPS to give her directions to her address where the party would be having. It was going to be a great night. She was hoping to meet some new guys at this party, some well-deserving gentleman, instead of the cruel jerks she has been meeting. As she was listening to the voice on the GPS guide Melinda to her intended destination, she got a creepy feeling that she was somehow going out of her way. Melinda thought Caralyne lived on the west end of town and the GPS was guiding her in the opposite direction. Melinda thought about turning around and going back, but for some strange reason, she felt the strange notion to keep driving. After about fifteen minutes of driving, the voice on GPS lets Melinda know that she is at her intended destination. She gets out of her Jeep Wrangler and suddenly gets a weird feeling that she's been here before, but can't plac...

Sarah and her husband, Jackson, had been trying for two years to have a baby. Sarah had been nauseous for weeks and finally decided to go to a doctor to see what was wrong. So when the doctor finally came into the examining room after getting the tests that he performed on Sarah, he had a smile on his face as he told her she was pregnant. Sarah couldn't containment her excitement when the doctor told her. She couldn't wait to go home and wait for Jackson to get home to tell him the news. Sarah went home and made a celebratory dinner with Jackson's favorites: T-bone steak, baked potato with sour cream, garlic bread. As the time was near for Jackson to arrive home, Sarah lit the candles she had set out on the table to make it a candlelight dinner for two. As if on cue, Jackson arrived home to find a romantic dinner made for him. He kissed Sarah and asked her what he did to deserve this fine dinner. Sarah just smiled and told him all would be revealed later. Aft...