Author: christophermeeks

Real estate agent Joni Paredes whirls ahead in her job and her life. A 38-year-old widow, she successfully specializes in apartment buildings in Los Angeles. A chapter of her life closes with the marriage of her only child, 21-year-old daughter Athena. At the big wedding in Pasadena, Joni meets her new son-in-law’s uncle, Stewart, who teaches screenwriting at USC. Normally used to commanding … people, Joni finds herself off-balance with Stewart. Will this man match her needs and slip into her heart unlike any other man since she was widowed?This story is part of a new series of tales from…

In “A Death in Vegas,” the president of a company that specializes in beneficial bugs for organic gardeners discovers a young woman dead in his Las Vegas hotel suite. She had worked as a sexy lady bug at his convention booth—and he had nothing to do with her death. While that’s being investigated, the FBI raids his booth on a money-laundering scam, which he knows nothing about either. Soon, the … the coroner doesn’t have good news. The police and FBI are against him—and his wife cannot be found. He flees to find answers and his wife. “With his tongue…