Best of December 1999

472 - Trust by E. Z. Riter

Danny's wife, Denise, works for a very powerful man, Mr. Chase. Her boss wants her to become his mistress and bear his children. The catch is that she wants to remain married to Danny. Mr. Chase complicates things by agreeing to financially support the couple and the children. What will Danny decide to do?

473 - A Question of Honour by Delta

Riltan, a renegade from justice. Takene, a widow and temporary guardian of Iro and Lere, a couple of teenagers. Riltan, half dead, encounters Takene and her two wards soon after they survived an attack by bandits. Takene, with some help from Iro and Lere, nurses Riltan back to health. She doesn't trust him, but soon finds herself caring for more than just his physical health. Riltan, for his part, is rather emotionally dead when he meets Takene. Her ministrations and care do as much, possibly more, for his spirit as they do for his body.

477 - The Uncertainty of the Meek by The Mysterious Mr. Lee Organization

This is the story of Michi's life. In particular it focuses on her love life, from high school, through college and grad school, until after she turns thirty. She is, in her own words, meek. It is this quality of her personality that shapes her development.

478 - Massaged by JennTill

Jenn accepts an offer from a married couple, Fred and Jeannie. An offer to give her a massage, that is, with no strings attached. But what if she wants more than just a massage?

479 - Phone Sex Diary by Paris Waterman

Rachel tells her friend Lisa about her two cousins, Brenda and Josie, over the phone.

Best of the Rest

Note: Due to an unforseeable error, ten of the fourteen stories reviewed in December 1999 were judged to be good enough to be included on this page.

474 - The Wedding Dance by Ann Douglas

Jack just graduated high school and is still a virgin. He desperately wants to lose his cherry. Based upon information provided by one of his friends, he is hopeful that his sister's wedding will put his girlfriend "in the mood". Unfortunately, things don't work out quite the way he had planned. Jack's girlfriend is a no-show, although she does have a reasonable excuse, and he gets paired up, at the reception, with Tina, one of his new brother-in-law's older cousins.

480 - The Reluctant Bride by Mike Hunt

Gail is nervous about getting married to Brian. Unlike her husband-to-be, she has never sown any wild oats, so to speak. In other words, the only man she has ever slept with is Brian, and if she remains faithful and married then he will be the only man she ever sleeps with. So, she calls up Mike, one of Brian's friends, and invites him over for a little tête-à-tête, so to speak.

482 - A Visit From St. Nicholas by Virago Blue

Its Christmas and Kristina is at a ski resort with her sister, Amanda, and her brother-in-law, Will. Unfortunately, Kristina isn't a very good skier. Fortunately for her, her heart is set on more than just learning how to ski. That's where a ski instructor named Nick enters the picture and...

483 - The Pink Bow by Ink

Jack, 26 and fresh out of law school, is stuck at a Christmas party that he really doesn't want to be at. The hostess asks him to look after Sarah, her 16-year-old daughter.

484 - Psychology by Michael K. Smith

Sherry turns to her older brother Kevin for help with her research project for her psychology class. The topic is incest.