THIRD PLACE IN HISTORICAL FICTION - 2020 SOAP AWARDS With nothing to remain for or even forget, Allison Bleeker listened eagerly to the descriptions offered by the agent who encouraged her signature on the marriage contract that would see her travelling west, dreaming of a new start in life with the man who sent for her. The nightmare awaiting her would give her something she would never forget.

High school graduation and an unsolved murder rip apart childhood sweethearts Barlow and Pet. Ten years pass and they get a second chance to rekindle their romance. When they team up to solve the murder, the killer resurfaces bent on parting them again, this time forever. Copyright 2019 by Dennis Royer All Rights Reserved.

This is Stories from Random Thoughts, and some new stories Team Alpha takes place circa 1980 South America and Central America. is it History or Fiction?