ADVANCED WARNING: As usual, I am extremely unsatisfied with the first chapter.  This caused me to rewrite this novel three times before, and was the source of an extreme amount of start-overs throughout my writing "career."  If I keep this project, this chapter will most likely be replaced; if I abandon it, as I am considering, then this chapter will no longer be relevant.  There are many "dead-areas" in this chapter that have absolutely nothing plot-related occurring which need surgery, and the ... more »

ADVANCED WARNING: As usual, I am extremely unsatisfied with the first chapter.  This caused me to rewrite this novel three times before, and was the source of an extreme amount of start-overs throughout my writing "career."  If I keep this project, this chapter will most likely be replaced; if I abandon it, as I am considering, then this chapter will no longer be relevant.  There are many "dead-areas" in this chapter that have absolutely nothing plot-related occurring which need surgery, and the whole kiss thing at the beginning seems totally unrealistic without the protagonist's perspective.  Nevertheless, read if you choose to.

Sunter is an old logging facility transformed into a house by an elderly couple who previously lived in it before their deaths.  The house sits on a hill overlooking Sunter, an old, long-abandoned boomtown.  After the deaths of the elderly couple, Sunter remained unoccupied and almost completely unvisited for many, many years.

That is, until my wife, Sandra, and I decided to purchase it and make it our humble adobe.  The only thing is, it's not so humble, as we slowly began to find out.  We love the home; that's a good thing, because we might be stuck there forever.

*NOTES* This is a long book.  It also contains mature content - violence, sex, and language.  Read at your discretion.

The book is written with the idea in mind that the reader could, in theory, skip the Prolouge if they wanted to, and it read it on their own time, as long as you understand that, as Chapter 1 starts, the couple is on their way to move into their new home.  However, I don't recommend skipping the Prolouge.  It may be lengthy, but all of the backstory and a lot of characterization is there.

I hope you enjoy.  Less