Stories by Jake


Jake Rivers stories written in 2008

Ruby Deal goes to Viet Nam as a new Marine Second Lieutenant. He is crippled at the Battle of Khe Sanh. Back home his wife wants to date a real man, not a cripple.
City Lights ... Country Nights Big Jim Morris gets dumped by his wife. Can he find happiness with a lonely woman in the back street bar under those city lights?
A Girl in the Night Tom is down on women after his wife dumps him for a handsome guacho from Argentina. Can he be tempted by the girl sitting at Willy's Tavern looking so sad and lonely. She was just... a girl in the night.
Blue Side of Lonesome Jack finds that his wife Jenny is "out of sync" and moves to Alamosa to get away from her. He finds Dana and they fall in love. or do they?
Balboa Park After finding his steady date cheating on him, Jimmy Moore moves to San Francisco and finds love at a soccer match. What happens when he teaches a girl from Greece about jazz?
Slowly but Surely Slade Ransom gets shot by the Sheriff in Ogallala, mistaking him for a bank robber. Eluding the posse he hides out then makes his way to Northern Colorado to take over as foreman of a troubled ranch, the Circle R. Between rustlers, trail drives and two beautiful women maybe the posse was a better choice. This is a straight Western.