Arden Forrest

Samantha struggles to maintain her life as a respected member of society in a small town, while desperately seeking a female lover. Barry, Sam’s husband and best friend, encourages her to explore and fulfill her dreams and desires, until Sam meets Valerie.<br><br>Valerie is everything Sam is not. Sam quickly succumbs to Valerie’s sexual magnetism, tumbling into a volatile weekend relationship with hard core, aggressive Valerie. Soon, Sam’s life spins out of control. Barry spends more and more weekends alone with her children, while Sam gets drawn into Valerie’s unsavory lifestyle.<br><br>Sam is determined to fit Valerie into her life, but unable to recognize Valerie’s destructive behavior. If Sam can’t find the love and peace she’s looking for with Valerie, where will she go?

In All the Wrong Places

“Barry, this is Emily.” There was a pause while he digested this. “Long story short: this crazy guy jumped on our car and shattered the windshield. We’re okay, but Dax is freaking out, and Mom’s not doing that great either. We’re coming over.”


Sam had to admire her daughter’s cool head and take-charge attitude. Emily jumped back in, and they headed toward Barry’s apartment.


When they pulled up in the driveway, Barry was waiting outside. As soon as Sam stopped the car, Dax leapt from the backseat and hugged Barry. Barry looked just a bit surprised but rose to the occasion andhugged Dax tightly. Emily and Sam both started to tell the story at once, their words tumbling over eachother. Barry took charge and led them all inside.


Chapter 15