Contents

Chapter 1 – The Continuing Adventures of Susan Ross

Chapter 2 – Damaris Pays a Debt

       Chapter 3 – Susan’s Senior Year

       Chapter 4 – Michael and Patricia

       Chapter 5 – Winter on the Hudson

       About the Author

       Reader Reviews about the Shadow Lane Series

Chapter One The Continuing Adventures of Susan Ross

      At the beginning of October, Susan Ross sent her mentor, Hugo Sands, a written apology for her impertinence on the evening of Laura’s caning the month before. A few days later, Hugo found himself in Manhattan and invited Susan to join him for a meal.

      It was raining when the small blonde exited The Majestic Apartments on Central Park West to hail a taxi in the cool, damp, twilight air. The twenty year old wore her hair in a long ponytail and was dressed in a yellow oilcloth slicker and hat, pegged jeans and a white cotton shirt.

      She was tense in the cab on the way across town. She had allowed her scene etiquette to lapse to the extent of defying Hugo, ruining a scene he’d been playing with her sister and breaking up a party at his own home. At the very least she expected him to be cross.

      But Hugo surprised Susan by greeting her warmly. He removed her outer garments and brought her immediately to the most comfortable chair in his Doral Tuscany suite. He was a tall, lean, well-tailored man in his forties, with fair hair, pleasant features and an attractive demeanor, a fetish magazine publisher who had been a magnet for interesting submissive women for many years.

      “Susan, I was touched by your letter,” he told her fondly, “but please don’t give that evening another thought.”

      “No?”

      “Believe me, I’m not angry,” he patted her pretty white hand. Susan looked at him in amazement.

      “Then, I can come to your Halloween party?”

      “Of course you can. Didn’t Anthony receive an invitation yet?”

      “I haven’t seen Anthony since that night at your house,” Susan admitted, flushing.

      “Really?”

      “I’ve been staying with Sherman Cooper.”

      “Susan, what’s going on?” Hugo was shocked and alarmed.

      “I daren’t tell you.”

      “Why not?”

      “You won’t approve.”

      “Tell me anyway.”

      “You won’t like it.”

      “Susan, I’m not renowned for my patience. Please explain.”

      “No offense, Hugo, but I wish Anthony would have stuck up for me more that night when you treated me like a 6 year old in front of everyone,” Susan replied, with some trepidation.

      “You were expecting chivalry and he behaved like a Roman,” Hugo observed.

      “Exactly!”

      “Susan, don’t you know that men are dogs?”

      “Actually, I assumed that he refrained from interfering mainly out of courtesy to you, since you practically gave me to him in the first place, but whatever his motives were, his indifference disturbed me. You were being Basil Rathbone; he should have vanquished you.”

      Hugo smiled.

      “Susan, you should get the paddling of your life for walking out on Anthony over this.”

      “I