At seventeen, Chelsea King is kidnapped while walking to a friends house in a small Wyoming town. Ransom does not seem to be the reason for her kidnapping, nor does rape. Days later, she begins to understand that the men who hold her are members of a mafia. The man who ordered her abduction wants nothing more than to see her die. It is only her kidnappers growing infatuation for her that keeps this from happening. Chelsea is locked inside a luxurious apartment, surrounded by men of the mafia, many of them vulgar and cruel. One of them belongs to a sinister cult and wishes to use her as a human sacrifice. Another runs an exclusive gambling establishment that conveniently supplies customers with young, pretty girls. Escape comes welcome but unexpected, yet Chelsea is not happy. She is torn between love for her family and love for the gangster who once stole her. When he falls into danger she is faced with a difficult decision. Is she brave enough to risk her freedom in order to save him?

Jenny's DESTINY Banquet's flight 'neath summer's cloak, There! Danger waits, he's beauty's host! "How much Troy?" One statement misunderstood will send a young wife running out of her home on a rain soaked Seattle night, fulfilling a prophecy written hours before and thousands of miles away on an island in the Caribbean. "I hit the ripe age of twenty-four..." Said through the slow lick of a chocolate and strawberry smudged finger. Even though he knows it is an act purposely done to distract him, Troy cannot take his eyes off that mouth or the long slender index finger. For Jenny Kendricks it is a brash flirtation out of character initiated to save her friend Chelsea from the man who frightens her. Moods roil and tempers escalate ending with a desperate escape through a rain soaked garden. One click of a gun in a flash of lightning reveals imminent danger triggering the next two lines of verse. Four journeys now begin Born of envy, Bequeathed thru sin. Destiny will be the invisible force that pulls two lives apart in the attempt to bring two others together. Like a stone cast into a lake, one interaction at a banquet table sends out ripples to affect many lives. Some must learn to love, others the courage to trust, while one must find strength to survive.

Veterinarian Mark Canis has a special gift that makes him one of the best at what he does... But the gift has a price - and that price is about to go way up. Can Mark make it all work out when his world is ripped apart? Ask the dogs. If you are like Mark, they will answer you. Fast-paced and exciting, The Whining Mill offers a glimpse into the human condition from a new perspective. The debut novel from mad grammarian David I. Schoen, this gripping tale will keep you turning pages until the surprising finish. The Whining Mill is a triumph of love, loss, courage, and lots and lots of dogs.