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LIVING IN SIN - Chapter 21, There's Got to Be a Morning After

The aftermath of what Scott and Maggie did. Can they deal with it? No charge for LIS chapters.

INTEMPERANCE X - Chapter 13, They Burned Down the Gambling House

The Kingsley salsa-off comes to pass. And other stuff happens too. Let me know how I'm going, like always.

LIVING IN SIN ILLUSTRATIONS 01

No charge for this as it is not an Intemp chapter. By request of some of my readers, both here and at SOL, I've done some basic shots of the primary characters from LIS. If these don't match your expectations of what the characters look like, I'm sorry. This is as close as I could come to what they look like in my imagination.

Nothing that is not SFW here. And since I have a new smart, omniscient AI program, these pictures are exactly what I intended. If there is anything that seems like a mistake, it is not. It is deep and awe-inspiring piece of symbolism that I deliberately inserted. For instance, the difference between Maggie's badge and Scott's is symbolic of the inherent misogyny of law enforcement even in these modern times.

LIVING IN SIN - Chapter 20, Different Strokes

Here is the next chapter of the saga. This does not move the cops or the neighborhood plot forward very much, but it's a huge advancement of Scott and Maggie's relationship. Tell me what you think. And, as always, no charge for LIS chapters.

INTEMPERANCE X - Chapter 12, Sympathy For The Devil

Here is the next chapter in the saga. As always, let me know how I'm doing.

LIVING IN SIN - Chapter 19, There Ain't No Time Outs

Here is the next chapter. Let me know what you think. No charge for LIS posts.

INTEMPERANCE X - Chapter 11, Money for Nothing

A few threads get tied up here. Let me know how I'm doing.

LIVING IN SIN - Chapter 18, Time Out

LIS chapters are free, as always. Let me know what you think.

INTEMPERANCE - Chapter 10, Someone Had To Lose

Here's one of the most satisfying chapters I've written in some time. Let me know how you like it.

LIVING IN SIN - Chapter 17, The Point of No Return

No charge for LIS chapters. This one is perhaps the pivotal chapter in the story. Hope you enjoy it.

INTEMPERANCE X - Chapter 9, Driver's Seat

I think this is a pivotal chapter in the book. Lots of Caydee in it too. Let me know what you think.

LIVING IN SIN - Chapter 16, Tipping the Scales

Here is the next installment of LIS. The plot is moving along well I believe. And Mom is becoming a new favorite character of mine. Let me know how I'm doing. And, as always, no charge for LIS chapters.

INTEMPERANCE X - Chapter 8, On the Record

And here is the next step in the story. We'll take a little trip in Mary Kingsley's head (haven't been there in a while) and do some reminiscing. Let me know how you like it.

LIVING IN SIN - Chapter 15, What's Your Name?

No charge for LIS chapter. Here's the next chapter.

INTEMPERANCE X - Chapter 7, Fighting Fire With Fire

Here is the next chapter of the saga. As demonstrated, the use of the photographs turned out to be a little more complicated than what has been suggested. I stand by the legalities for the time period in California. Let me know what you think.

LIVING IN SIN - Chapter 14, A Day in the Life of Maggie Winslow

Here's the next chapter of NIS. No charge, as always. Let me know if you're still enjoying the story.

INTEMPERANCE X - Chapter 6, Just What the Truth Is

A major plot twist occurs in this chapter. How did I do. Did I maintain suspension of disbelief? Let me know how I did with the characterization in this chapter.

LIVING IN SIN - Chapter 13, Unfounded

No charge for LIS chapters. Here is the next one. Hope you're all still enjoying the tale.

INTEMPERANCE X - Chapter 5, I Can See Clearly Now

The next chapter of the tale brings us back to the familiar characters from Book IX, including Caydee's little black friend from the other side of the fence. As always, let me know how I'm doing.

LIVING IN SIN - Chapter 12, When Worlds Collide

Here is the next chapter of LIS. Free of charge, as always.

INTEMPERANCE X - Chapter 4, In the Eyes of the Confessor

This one was intended to be just a single scene but then I found that telling just an abbreviated version of the story of the polyamorous relationship would take an entire chapter. So, here it is. Hopefully it doesn't read like a clips episode on a 1970s sit-com. That was not my intention. Let me know how I'm doing, like always.

LIVING IN SIN - Chapter 11

No charge for LIS chapters. Enjoy the next step in Scott and Maggie's journey through life.

INTEMPERANCE X - Chapter 3, The Truth Shall Set You Free

A major turn in the direction of the subterfuge the Kingsley's live under. Some readers suggested this very plot twist earlier in the tale, but the time wasn't right for it then. Now, the time is perfect. Let me know how I'm doing, like always.

LIVING IN SIN - Chapter 10, Truth and Justice

No charge for LIS chapters. Here is the latest in the story. I hope everyone likes it still.

INTEMPERANCE X - Chapter 2, Making Waves

Here is the second chapter in the latest final book of the series. I have tried my best to treat the Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami with all the respect due for such a terrible event. At the same time, the event did not touch the characters in any meaningful way so to assign false emotion to them is not how I roll. Let me know if I treated the subject with the gravity due. And, on with the story.

LIVING IN SIN - Chapter 9, Moral Turpitude

No charge for LIS chapters. Here is the latest. I think it's very taut. Tell me how you like it.

INTEMPERANCE X - Chapter 1, Every Breath You Take

And here is the first chapter of Book X. It picks up shortly after the end of Book IX. I think I have a strong arc here. As always, let me know how I'm doing.

LIVING IN SIN - Chapter 8, Naked in the Eye of the Storm

No charge for this post. Samantha does not react well to the news that her affair with Scott is a known thing. Scott and Maggie deal with a truly disturbing call in a trailer park. And Maggie owns her identity. As always, let me know how I'm doing with this tale. There is a theme here and it's not just sex.

INTEMPERANCE IX - The Inner Circle

As promised, here is the full book in PDF and ePub for my loyal Patrons. This book is yours just as much as it is mine. Enjoy the full edited version. And if you find a typo in there, please don't tell me about it. I'm not going back in to correct minor things at this point.

Rewrite of Intemp IX chapter 17

No charge for this as it's just an update to a chapter that has already been published. I'm going through the final edit of Book IX for publication and checking back on all the comments of each chapter as I go--my usual procedure. I noted several people though I should have put Caydee's first time hearing Pa-Ho say her name and I realized they were right. And so, in Chapter 17, during the Judge Olson scandal, I put in two additional scenes after the first scene of the chapter. Thank you to those who insisted that be there.