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Altered Lives

When people encounter each other, sometimes things happen that completely alter their lives. And I find that fascinating. I've always believed that people come into our lives for several reasons, and some of them stay while others serve a purpose and leave. I think that the connections we make can often alter our perceptions of the world and alter the way we interact with it.

I wanted to emphasize those changes to lives in these books. They all have characters that undergo lifechanging situations, some traumatic, others positive, and they have to learn to live in a changed world.

Altered Lives Trilogy

Different characters appear and bring with them significant events that end up greatly altering their lives. A professor falls for a student in trouble. A straight guy looking to hookup falls for his femboy who attracts trouble. And a pair of young college students do what’s necessary to help an exchange student in trouble. All these characters end up going through horrible events, and their dominates have to help them heal afterward. The stories don’t end with the rescue, as that’s only half the tale.

Dealing with the repercussions of something that’s occurred is more difficult than any of these dominates realizes at first, and they have to work to fix thing things that have been broken. Healing takes time, and sometimes the people who want to help get pushed away. These stories take you on a roller coaster of emotion and bring you full circle on the path of trauma and healing.

Forbidden Submission

Christian Roberson moves to St. Louis to start a new job as a psychology professor while he works on his doctorate with his mentor. He leaves behind a counseling practice in Columbia, his own mental health waning and making things difficult for him. He gets a job at a local university teaching psychology and related classes and prepares himself for a very different life from being a professional psychologist. During his first class, though, a younger man catches his eye and intrigues him, not in a good way. Something is wrong, and he knows that something must be done. He knows he shouldn’t interfere with a student’s life, but his heart won’t listen to his brain reciting a code of ethics. Rowan Butler needs help, and he knows it; ethics be damned.

He investigates and knows there’s more to the situation than meets the eye. Everything appears to be in order, but is it really? He doesn’t think so, and he takes the steps necessary to find out what is going on in Rowan’s life to make him show the obvious symptoms of the trauma he exhibits. Even as prepared for anything as he thinks he is, he’s not prepared for what happens next. He is embroiled in more than he imagines, and while he’s at it, he falls steadily for someone he definitely should not even think of falling for.

Altered Lives Book One

A Bit of Lace

Braydon Klein is just looking for a hookup. He doesn’t want to be tied down to a girlfriend, but he wants someone he can call on when he feels the need to sleep with someone. He wants no strings, just a friend with benefits, and he can’t seem to find the right girl for that. His roommate suggests a femboy that he knows would be down for a hookup, and at first, he says he’s not gay. With a little convincing, he decides to take the guy at least out. He finds a partner who can and will defend himself and who isn’t delicate in the least.

River Meyer is also just looking to have a little fun. He’s not interested in the long-term thing; he wants to go out and get a good night out of someone. He tries dating Braydon and likes what he wants, but as time goes on, things shift. Perhaps he’s interested in more than just a one-night stand but doesn’t know how to tell Braydon. Then, a past date comes back with a vengeance, leaving River in a delicate position, something he dislikes.

Altered Lives Book Two

Touch of Control

Lucero Santo has a crush on the quiet exchange student from Mexico. Half Mexican himself, he has always been interested in his origins, but more than that, he’s looking for the right person. He’s seeking a person who needs him as much as he needs to be needed. It’s more than sex for him; unlike his friend, he can’t just take a one-night stand and be happy. He has to dedicate his heart. His friend Eric Noble is a determined wingman, and when the object of his interest, Angel Lopez, ends up in their chemistry class, he’s at the same time excited and nervous.

However, something’s wrong now with the quiet student, and it’s more than just being in a new country. Angel has bruises and is more closed off than before. Lucero is insistent, though, and keeps pressing until he’s fully immersed in what’s going on, and it goes far beyond just Angel. When the FBI gets involved, he realizes exactly what he and Eric have gotten into is far bigger than they expected. There’s a complete organization at work; bringing it down entirely is the mission now.