by Androgynousother
Great story,loved it.Surely there is more to come from this wonderful family ?? I certainly hope so .
And the romance wasn't so bad either. Really enjoyed all the differences in the family.
Thank you.
At least one picture of all three original dresses.
#grin.
Looking forward to the future chapters. Great character development and dialogue.
Thank you very much for writing this.
The characters, the backstories, everything just falls together like a masterpiece. And the ending!!
You have me hooked!
Great story and interesting characters. It will be interesting how the story develops in -02. Have loved all your stories. Thank you.
One of us has a problem with acronyms & English. I spent 21 years in the military (Air Force) and grew up in California so it can’t be me? I think I needed a decoder ring to have a full appreciation for the content, but the gist was wonderful.
That said, this was a very enjoyable read, so 5-Stars and I hope you’ll continue it. I’ll be checking back daily for chapters 2-30. In the meantime I’ll be looking at your other stories.
Thank you.
A beautiful story, so well told. On this site it is rare not to have a fuck-fest: this was perfect. Even the final sex was tasteful and discrete.
I must check out the rest of your work. Thank you so much for sharing this story with us.
5* is not enough.
What a fabulous story! I can't wait for more chapters. Please keep them coming -- no pun intended. :)
Complex family and relationships but such a simple story well told! Thank you
I enjoyed your storytelling and being able to breathe life into the characters.
"She appeared at about half four"
OK, that phrase tells me a real Englishman wrote this fine story. That is their odd way of telling us it is about 4:30..
What a wonderfully written story. I love character driven stories you have some really interesting kids (and indeed adults) to work with here. Carla's backstory and indeed the hospice scene with Tom were well written and quite emotional.
Now onto part 2...
5 isn't enough. LIT NEEEDS MORE STORIES LIKE THIS. It actually has a story line not just words that lead to mindless shagging. Not that I don't mind mindless shagging. But what a pleasure to read.
More please.
Thanks for sharing this with us!
Looking forward to read the next sequel ;-)
Loved the complexity of the blended family. The darkness of their back stories added to the elation reached by their rise from the depths.
Looking forward to watching the progression of the relationship.
I read enough Harry Potter fanfics to get the English English thing already and it's refreshing to find it here! I cried a bit reading Naomi's background (I'm blaming my hormones too). I love the details and all the characters and can sense how much effort you put into the story. Thanks for the great read!! (BTW, I read the whole story already, 5 stars all the way).
But since I haven't, I'm very glad you did. On to part two.
What a great beginning. I am so looking forward to reading on!!!
I'll be honest. Despite having lived in the UK for quite a while, I STILL had to keep a Google page opened on an adjacent tab with "British Slang" already in the search bar so I could just copy and paste the particular "WTH is THAT?!" LOL WONDERFUL first chapter!!
The words flew off the page and generated good feelings of understanding of 'people interaction'.
Thank You
HP
The method described to get rid of Carla's head lice won't work - whole families, dormitories, army barracks, prison cellblocks etc. usually have to be treated as a group, because close contact like hugging, sharing hairbrushes, sleeping in the same bed, sharing pillows, towels, hats, scarves or other clothes will just spread and re-spread the infestation and keep re-infesting a person who has been treated successfully. But washing/drying clothes hotter than 130° F or plastic bagging them for two weeks kills everything. You have to deal with the people and the clothes & bedding with a strategy at the same time.
BTW, normal, clean people with good hygiene get head lice too, it could even happen at Buckingham Palace.
I guess I’m in the very tiny minority who just didn’t enjoy this and had to stop at page 7 the writing just isn’t for me, in some chapters far too much information is provided like a large laundry list that never ends. In others hardly any information is provided. Reading this was jarring at points, and some of the writing made little sense. It’s PMS not PMT and no woman in their right mind wears white underwear on their period. It just doesn’t happen, especially when you’re wearing a sanitary towel.
I think this story is pretty fantastic, a sort of modern faerie tale. And speaking of lice, as one commentor deigned to do, what a load of flimsy nitpicking some of these recent comments have been. It’s a great story and the naysayers should just be tuned OUT. Thanks, AO
WOW!!!!!!!!!!! Just fuking WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You had me at K100rt!! I had an '86 and loved that bike. Great story, just finished all three chapters. Well Done!!
A thoroughly enjoyable, well written story, that is far and away the best that I have read for a long time.
There is something to it, but a good writer doesn't get to the extremes all the time. Her adoptive family, the former landlord, his kids past... Everything SO over the top. And how he tells the background of the kids in so much detail to someone he has known for less than two days. Having quite an unnatural monologue about each one, as well.
Nope, will not read the whole story, didn't even make it to half of this chapter before it started annoying too much.
I disagree with @Strixaluco. Her adoptive family's poor behavior was a major factor contributing to her winding up with a scuzzy landlord -- a student with limited resources living in substandard housing is only a cliche because it's so common in reality. Giving her the rundown on the kids history isn't surprising; it's necessary -- she's going to be caring for them as part of her rent, so she needs to know their background and needs. It isn't common for one person to take on multiple kids with special needs, but it does happen -- my wife's uncle and aunt have fostered or adopted well over a dozen special needs kids. The situation is unusual, yes, but it's not unrealistic.
Wow Strixaluco, you really missed out on an amazing story. I am no writer. This detail provided significant background to help understand the plight of the amazing main character. Her ability to transcend above her circumstances with class and stand forth as amazing person meeting everyone where they were at personally. Then she was able to aid each one she engaged with phenominal grace with out making matters worse. Particularly the kids were the benefactor of her weathering what she encountered in life to come along every individual with amazing positive outlook. Take care... To the author, I certainly enjoyed this and look forward to more.... keep on writing
only got thru page 1 and just have to say Ruth and John are total bitches, not worth the air they breathe. Onto page 2 and hopefully happier times and revenge.
OMG what a great story. Character development is outstanding. Potential for an amazing life and family, unfortunately some future conflicts too. Added to my favorites list. Thank you.