Welcome to Saturday Spankings. In today’s snippet from Suspicions on the River, Cal gets a call from Pat. She is scared and upset and doesn’t know exactly what to do.
“There’s a woman on line two who asked for you directly. She sounds upset.”
“Put her through.” Cal waited a moment before a frantic woman came on. “Cal, I’m… I… This is Pat. I didn’t know if I should call 911 or what, but my apartment’s been broken into. I went up and it’s completely trashed. I don’t think anyone is still there but …”
“Where are you now?” Cal asked.
“I’m on the street in front of the apartment.”
“If the coffee shop is still open, go there. Otherwise lock yourself in your car and wait. We’re on the way.”
Cal and Jake jumped in the patrol car that was out front. Two more deputies took another car to drive the short two blocks. Pat came out of the coffee house as soon as she saw Cal.
“Stay here while we secure the apartment,” he told her. “What’s the layout?”
“There’s just the big living room and kitchen and a small bedroom and bathroom. There aren’t many places to hide.”
“Is there another way out?”
“There’s a window, but the fire escape won’t be up until next month so, no, not really.”
Cal nodded, repeating, “Stay here,” as he and his men climbed the stairs. It only took seconds to see that whoever had broken in was gone. The place was beyond trashed. Books were off the shelves, boxes of food had been opened and tossed around. Furniture was overturned. The clothes in the bedroom had been pulled from hangers and flung from drawers. A quick look showed Cal that neither the TV nor the computer had been taken. He sent a deputy down to ask Pat to come up.
She was pale and shaking. As she got her first true look around, she burst into tears. Cal put his arm around her.
“We’ll take your statement at the station, but you need to look around and see if you can spot anything missing.” Cal handed her his handkerchief and she seemed to try to pull herself together.
Pat looked around. The place was a wreck. Yet nothing seemed damaged. The food had been ruined, but neither her TV nor her computer or even the small kitchen appliances were damaged. Stepping into her bedroom brought a fresh wave of tears as she saw the state of her belongings. The sheets and blankets had been ripped from the bed and the mattress shoved to the floor. In the bathroom, her makeup had been tossed into the toilet along with a roll of toilet paper.
“I barely know anyone in town, who would do this?” Pat sobbed.
Jake came from the kitchen area. “Was your door locked?”
“I think so. I mean I always lock my door, but I guess I could have forgotten. But I really think I did.”
“Deputy Martinez, will you take Ms. Marshall to the station and get her statement?” Turning to Pat he asked, “Do you have a place you can stay tonight?”
Pat looked momentarily confused, then nodded. “Yes. I had lunch today with some old friends. I’m sure one of them could put me up for the night. Oh, and I’m not Marshall anymore, I took back Harris, after the divorce.”
Cal nodded. “We’ll be taking some pictures and fingerprints. Despite the mess, there doesn’t seem to be any real damage. It might have been kids looking for something to vandalize.”
“Can I take my computer?”
“Not tonight. But I’ll call you in the morning and let you know when you can get it. Text me later to let me know where you’re staying.”
Pat left with the deputy and Cal made a tour of the apartment again. Kids? He wasn’t sure. This didn’t feel like something he’d seen before. They didn’t have a roving band of kids gone wild in town.
Cal turned as Jake called to him. “Over here,” Jake was saying, “you might want to see this.”
Cal walked over to the empty bookcase. Many paperbacks as well as some photo albums were on the floor in front of it. Jake pointed to a torn picture on the floor. “So far, this is the only thing except for the food, that’s been damaged.” He picked up the two pieces with his gloved hands. It was a picture of Cal and Pat. It had been ripped down the middle. The side showing Pat had been wadded into a tight ball.
Suspicions on the River,
Book Three
(a Cassie’s family story)
Cal and Jenny have a nearly idyllic marriage. There are rare trips across his lap for minor problems, but most of those trips are just for fun. Could that be changing? Pat, Cal’s former lover, has moved back to town and she wouldn’t mind giving it another try with Cal. She feels he can’t be serious about this little twit that he married so quickly. Pat feels that once Cal realizes she offers him a better option, he’ll choose her. But soon mysterious things begin happening to Pat. Is someone trying to run her out of town? Could that someone be Jenny?
Cassie and the whole river family try to keep Jenny occupied and out of trouble, but suspicions just go from bad to worse. Both Jenny and Pat want Cal and they’re willing to fight for him. How dirty will this fight get?
These ten books introduce Cassie. She is my friend and has been since she wandered into my imagination fifty-four years ago. She is married to Tom, the man who loves her in a way that makes my heart nearly burst with happiness for the two of them. He loves her, guides her, protects her and when necessary, spanks the fool out of her. I’ve been told that their adventures are exciting, funny and realistic. Their love-life is passionate and fulfilling – but you’ll hear no graphic details, Cassie is a lady and giving too much detail would not be proper.
Cal’s Law series
Cal and Jenny are one of my younger couple. The spanking in their relationship began mere minutes after they met, and Cal hasn’t let up much since. There relationship has it’s struggles, but these two are meant to be together. They live in the same town as Cassie and Tom and there is a lot of interactions among the character of both series. Jenny is not as reluctant as Cassie to openly discuss her sex life, so you’ll find a little more spice in this series.
On the River series
In this, my latest series, everyone is around – all the characters I’ve grown to love over the years are living on the area of the river that they call The Landing. Their lives, their adventures, even their spankings sometimes intertwine. By this time in the series, I’m just typing as my characters tell me what’s happening. And I love it!
I’ll close today with a review on the latest book. This is one of the finest reviews I’ve ever had.
Starting with the first Cassie book until now, I have never been disappointed or failed to wait expectantly for the next one.
And, of course, the links -
Cal's Law series
On the River series
On the River (book one)
Secrets on the River (book two)
Suspicions on the River (book three)
Family on the River (book five)
Sunset on the River (book six)







