A collection of short stories, all with a dating theme. The asterisked ones have (ahem) 'bonus material' in "That's More Than A Date". :) "Like A Book" An author goes to her first book festival. (Written April 2016) "The Stare" Lisa realises another woman fancies her, and likes it. (This ended up a bit long, oops. June 2016) "Homo-pho-nic"* A story about a slight misunderstanding, inspired by a conversation and a recipe (April 2017) "Safety Goggles" PPE and flirting. Chemistry happens. (The result of a great prompt - "write about safety googles" - from @KarahOneg. May 2020) "Stranger than Fiction"* On holiday, Alex makes new friends, partly thanks to the book she happens to be reading. (November 2020)

A waitress has the chance to help a customer celebrate a significant birthday

*Your character gets stuck in a toilet at a party.* This all started as a response to the above prompt, as issued by the lovely @RaeKitano. She did great LGBT short story prompts. Part One was the original short story, of course. This is so definitely no longer a short story, and I feel like I'm really cheating by even including it any more. But Fi and Diana would not exist if it weren't for Rae and her challenge. It's got out of control because I wanted to find out what happened next. ;) It's still incomplete because it got to the point of conflict, and I hate writing conflict - and it became way more popular than it deserves. Thanks to @Megabucks for the new, improved cover! Originally started, August 2013.

~The SEQUEL to 'Alex's Girl' is finally here~ It has been seven years since the events of 'Alex's Girl', where Alexis Sterling loved then lost Valerie Greco, a troubled but selfless young woman who managed to sneak her way into Alex's heart when she wasn't looking. Though Alex still misses Val every day, she has tried to move on with her life. She has become an emergency room doctor, she's moved into a beautiful new home, and she's even made some new friends. She also spends a lot of her time witnessing firsthand the ripple effect her actions seven years ago have caused her beloved city, with mob violence growing increasingly out of control and the hospitals quickly filling to capacity with more and more victims. Tensions are high as the Costa crime family are more powerful than they have ever been before, bringing the city to its very knees. And to make matters worse, Alex has unwittingly befriended the daughter of her most hated enemy, Ciro Costa, the man responsible for Val's death. The Grecos, on the other hand, have been laying low the last seven years, their illegal operations mostly cloaked in shadows... that is... until now. The Grecos are back, and they're back with a vengeance that demands blood. Their sudden comeback as a powerhouse crime family has Alex asking, how? Or perhaps the question she should be asking is, who?