Eleven short stories focused on regular people in serious trouble, to keep you waiting for resolutions, or to make you smile, laugh, and touch your heart.

“Exit Strategy,” a man witnesses a murder. The perpetrator can’t afford loose ends.

“Connecting the Dots,” brings us a couple who have suffered a terrible loss. Is there a way to bring them relief?

“Lives in Search” brings the lives of three people brought together in dangerous circumstances, where survival is in doubt.

“An Ounce of Prevention” features an undercover cop, in danger, and feeling unappreciated.

“Relentless” reminds us that the past is never as distant as we might hope.

“By a Thread,” presents a newly discovered affair, and last chance counseling.

“Redistribution of Wealth” features a man who lives in a dangerous world. Those who push him too far have no idea what is coming.

“Obsessively Yours” is about the love you have been waiting for—until it arrives.

“Evasive Maneuvers,” focuses on a man with a personality disorder that affects his life and happiness.

“Hearts in Reunion,” is about the search for longshot love against the odds.

“Wait for Me” is about love and loss, strength of heart and treasured memories.

The twelfth entry is an inspirational (and amusing) piece entitled “An Introspective Look at Life on this Planet (Stumbling Towards Grace).” A look at growing up, living, loving, learning, evolving priorities, and our paths forward.