Stories and Shorts
Some of my favorite pieces of writing never make it into a book, so I’ve collected them here. Some are full-length stories or novellas; others are snippets and scenes. Some are mysteries, and others are simply slices of Tai and Trey’s life. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them.
And if you’d like to read the books and stories in narrative order (not necessarily the order I wrote them in, but according to the progression of the events in the series) you can find that list HERE.
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Assault & Reverie and Other Stories
Tai Randolph couldn't care less about fancy violins, not even multi-million-dollar ones.
She's at the symphony for strictly personal reasons, to celebrate her best friend Rico's current beau, a bassist making his debut with the Atlanta chamber orchestra. It's also an excuse to wear that red dress, the one her own beau—security agent Trey Seaver—has a particular fondness for, and to avail herself of the open bar at the after-party.
Unfortunately, things aren't proceeding according to plan. Though Trey is as fine as ever, he is uncharacteristically distracted by a clandestine assignment with AMMO, the Atlanta Metro Major Offenders task force. And then quicker than you can say Scherzo in B flat, Rico's on the phone with a big problem—a missing violinist—and a bigger problem—a missing violin. The legendary Brancaccio Stradivarius to be precise. And Rico's boyfriend is looking mighty suspicious.
Schemes and subterfuge, bloodstains and betrayal, it's just another Saturday afternoon for Tai—former gun purveyor, current PI-in-training—as she tackles her very first case as an almost-professional gumshoe.
“Assault and Reverie” is the title story in this collection, which contains eight other Tai & Trey stories, including several never before published:
“Resolution”
“Ici”
“In Vodka Veritas”
“U-Turns and Other Tricky Maneuvers”
“Zero to Sixty”
“The Seventh Rule of Swimming”
“Tarot and Tea Leaves”
“Gathering”