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Author has written 40 stories for Matt Houston, Walker, Texas Ranger, and Hawaii Five-0. I'm a stay-at-home homeschooling mom to two teens who loves writing. My husband and I just celebrated our 20th anniversary and we enjoy fishing and camping. January 12, 2013: I've been getting a few questions about the order of my stories that I've been writing. Back in November of 2011 when I first joined up, I had no idea that I would be writing as many stories as I have...or that they would receive the reactions that they have. So, I decided to go back and fill in a few areas. For those of you who are interested, the following is a list of my stories to date and the order in which they occurred. Hope this will clear up any confusion. As always, thanks for your input and interest! 1) Long Way Home (season 2) published 11/21/11 2) The Cowboy’s Lament (season 3) published 12/15/11 *Everything after this point is after season 3* 3) Grappling With the Future - published 3/3/12 4) For Better or For Worse - cross over with Hawaii 5.0 - published 3/30/12 5) Some Kind of Crazy - published 4/16/12 6) When Matt Met CJ - published 5/2/12 7) Don’t Look Back - published 5/27/12 8) Wildfire - published 6/19/12 9) Mercy - published 7/15/12 10) The Russian Merger - published 7/28/12 11) Borderline - published 8/17/12 12) Spark of Insanity - published 9/5/12 13) Skin Deep - published 9/14/12 14) Rustler’s Blues - published 10/1/2012 15) They’re All Somebody’s Little Girl - published 10/08/12 16) The Cruelest Cut - published 10/13/12 17) Reconstructing the Future - published 10/18/12 18) Batter Up! - published 10/27/12 19) Enemy Number One -(Rewrite of Enemy 1) - published 11/01/12 20) No Good Deed Goes Unpunished - Published 11/04/12 21) Childhood Gone (after season 3) Published 11/08/12 22) Death by Chili - Cross over with Walker, Texas Ranger Published 11/13/12 23) The Invisibility Factor - Published 11/19/12 24) Like a Needle in a Haystack - Published 11/26/12 25) Friend or Foe - Published 12/03/12 26) Testament to Murder - Published 12/10/12 27) Christmas Present - Published 12/17/12 28) The Quadruple Cross - Crossover with Hawaii 5.0 Published 1/1/13 29) Glimpse of the Future - Published 1/21/13 30) Winds of Change Published 4/9/12 31) Brothers in Arms - Published 1/28/13 32) Flame Lust - Published 2/11/13 *Rated M* 33) Oh What a Tangled Web We Weave - Published 3/2/2013 Rated T 34) Double Duplicity - Published 3/14/13 Rated M* 35) El Toro Bravo - Published 3/25/13 Rated T 36) Unmarked but Not Forgotten - Published 4/8/13 Rated T 37) A Flash of Fang - Published 4/22/13 Rated T 38) Family Secrets and New Beginnings - Published 5/6/13 Rated M* 39) Deceived and Deceased - Published 5/20/13 Rated T *PLEASE NOTE: STORIES RATED AS "M" (MATURE) ARE NOT SHOWN ON THE MATT HOUSTON PAGES. YOU WILL NEED TO USE THE SEARCH BOX AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE AND CHANGE FROM "RATED K - T" TO "M" AND THEN CLICK ON THE "GO" BUTTON. THANKS! | |||||||
1. Deceived and Deceased » reviewsWhile Matt is asked to look into a cold case by a family member of the victims, CJ takes on a case of her own: a case of mistaken identity that strikes close to home. Meanwhile Roy gets to work on his installation jobs with Vince and Will. Rated T. **Immediately follows "Family Secrets & New Beginnings"**Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Crime - Chapters: 10 - Words: 18,196 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 5-20-132. Family Secrets and New Beginnings » reviewsHoyt brings Matt in to help when the daughter of an old friend is kidnapped just days before Chris & Murray's wedding. Secrets will be revealed and the bonds of friendship are strengthened. *Immediately follows "A Flash of Fang". Rated M for adult content.**Matt Houston - Rated: M - English - Adventure/Family - Chapters: 9 - Words: 21,125 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 5-6-13 - Complete3. A Flash of Fang - A Matt Houston Story » reviewsThere's a would-be vampire on the lose - and as if that isn't bad enough, his family has strong ties to the District Attorney. Matt and Hoyt are faced with trying to catch him without catching trouble from the DA. Rated T. **This story immediately follows "Unmarked but Not Forgotten.**Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Crime - Chapters: 8 - Words: 18,192 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 4-22-13 - Complete4. Unmarked but Not Forgotten - A Matt Houston Story » reviewsHow do you solve a 25 year old crime? That's the dilemma facing Matt when he agrees to help Hoyt with a cold case involving a missing 7 year old girl from 1988. Sometimes the answers aren't any easier to take than the questions as the two detectives learn. **This story immediately follows "El Toro Bravo".** Not my characters, but I sure wish they were. Rated T.Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Suspense - Chapters: 9 - Words: 16,147 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 4-8-13 - Complete5. El Toro Bravo - A Matt Houston Story » reviewsWhen a group of eco-terrorists try to take over one of the off-shore oil platforms that used to belong to his dad, Matt is called in by the current owner to help solve the crisis. He not only has to deal with the terrorists, but bad memories, too, as he works to end the situation. Rated T. Not my characters but I sure wish they were.Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Suspense - Chapters: 5 - Words: 9,297 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 3-25-13 - Complete6. Double Duplicity » reviewsWhen Leonard Bradshaw hires Matt to find out who is trying to kill him, he tries to leave out a few important details – like the fact that he's been cheating on his wife. As the investigation progresses, Matt, CJ, Roy, and Lt. Michael Hoyt end up being dragged into the depths of a major double-cross. Rate M for adult situations. Not my characters, just borrowing them for a while.Matt Houston - Rated: M - English - Mystery/Suspense - Chapters: 7 - Words: 13,175 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 3-14-13 - Complete7. Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave » reviewsSummary for "Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave" "Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive." Sir Walter Scott was right: that's exactly what Matt Houston and Michael Hoyt have to deal with when a distraught woman who calls Matt's office is found murdered a short time later. Rated T for violence.Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Crime - Chapters: 9 - Words: 18,276 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 3-2-13 - Complete8. Flame Lust » reviewsWhen the wedding chapel that was reserved for Chris and Murray's wedding burns to the ground, Matt is hired by one of the owners to investigate. But when the co-owner and another employee turn up missing things get really complicated. Not my characters. **Immediately follows "Brothers in Arms"**. Rated M for adult situations.Matt Houston - Rated: M - English - Mystery/Crime - Chapters: 13 - Words: 19,252 - Reviews: 14 - Published: 2-11-13 - Complete9. Brothers in Arms » reviewsIt's his first week back on the job after taking time off during CJ's pregnancy and Matt is facing a difficult task: finding out who the sniper is who has been killing police officers. Rated T for violence. **This story immediately follows "Winds of Change". ** Not my characters.Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Crime - Chapters: 8 - Words: 12,154 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 1-28-13 - Complete10. Glimpse of the Future » reviewsPlagued by nightmares and unable to sleep, Matt is called in to help Homeland Security find a cell of domestic terrorists. Can the nightmares be part of the solution – or just a warning? Rated T for violence. **This story immediately follows "The Quadruple Cross". Not my characters, just borrowing for a while.Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Suspense - Chapters: 8 - Words: 14,114 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 1-21-13 - Complete11. The Quadruple Cross » reviewsEver notice how trouble just seems to find some people? Matt Houston is one of those people. While on vacation in Hawaii, Matt (along with Vince Novelli) comes across a floating crime scene. The gang from the Five-0 task force end up involved and with the help of Matt and Vince, end up solving a very complicated crime. *Immediately follows "Christmas Present". Rated T for violence.Crossover - Matt Houston & Hawaii Five-0 - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Friendship - Chapters: 10 - Words: 12,354 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 1-1-13 - Complete12. Christmas Present reviewsJust a short story from Matt's point of view. He's thinking about how much his life has changed in the last year. Merry Christmas to all! Not my characters. **Immediately follows "Testament to Murder".Matt Houston - Rated: K+ - English - Family/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,600 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 12-17-12 - Complete13. Testament to Murder » reviewsWhile getting ready to put livestock back on the Texas ranch, Matt is called in to help to help the Houston, TX Police Department with what one of their detectives believes is a serial killer whose trail of terror has extended across several states. Rated T for subject matter and violence. Not my characters. **Immediately follows "Friend or Foe"**Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Crime - Chapters: 11 - Words: 11,670 - Reviews: 14 - Published: 12-10-12 - Complete14. Friend or Foe » reviewsLt. Michael Hoyt tells Brian Landers about the first case that he and Matt worked together - a string of murders involving retired police officers. Rated T.Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Friendship - Chapters: 8 - Words: 11,716 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 12-3-12 - Complete15. Like a Needle in a Haystack » reviewsWhile getting the ranch in Texas ready to run cattle again, Matt finds a visitor in his barn. Thirteen year old Brian Landers has been on his own for the last month since his mom went missing. This story immediately follows "The Invisibility Factor". Rated T.Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Family - Chapters: 6 - Words: 10,039 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 11-26-12 - Complete16. The Invisibility Factor » reviewsJust as Matt and CJ are about to begin getting the Houston Ranch in Texas back up and running cattle, he has a request for help. Homeless people are disappearing, but because of their transient lifestyle the police aren't much help. Rated M for violence and adult situations. Not my characters, just taking them out for a ride once again.Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Western - Chapters: 11 - Words: 14,052 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 11-19-12 - Complete17. Death by Chili » reviewsMatt and CJ head up to the Dallas/Ft. Worth area for a chili cookoff which puts Matt in competition with an old friend of his dad's: retired Texas Ranger CD Parker. When one of the judges dies at the competition, the investigation is on to find the guilty party - and all the evidence points to CD. **This story follows "Childhood Gone" and is dedicated to my buddy Fu. Enjoy!Crossover - Walker, Texas Ranger & Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Friendship - Chapters: 6 - Words: 9,855 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 11-13-12 - Complete18. Childhood Gone » reviewsWhen Matt and CJ return to Texas to resume ranching operations on the Houston Estate, they meet up with old friends. But the reality of childhood memories is tarnished by current circumstances, causing a friendship to end - permanently. Rated T. Not my characters, just taking them for a spin once again. This story immediately follows "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished".Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Drama/Friendship - Chapters: 7 - Words: 11,750 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 11-8-12 - Complete19. No Good Deed Goes Unpunished » reviewsIt's one of those days - you know the kind where everything goes wrong? Yup, and just like everything else in his life Matt's problems always seem to multiply. This is a fun little short story. Hope y'all enjoy it. Not my characters but I sure wish they were. Rated K .Matt Houston - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Friendship - Chapters: 3 - Words: 4,437 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 11-4-12 - Complete20. Enemy Number One » reviewsNow that Matt and Uncle Roy have confirmed the identity and location of the Middle Eastern terrorist, it's time to get him. Can Matt fight the war on terror and survive? This is a re-write of an earlier story. Hope you enjoy it. Rated T.Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 7 - Words: 7,042 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 11-1-12 - Complete21. Batter Up! » reviewsAfter being hired by an old college team mate, Matt and CJ go to Hawaii to find out who's trying to bleed the man dry with the help of the Five-0 Task Force. Meanwhile, Matt and Roy have been making progress on locating the Middle-Eastern terrorist. **Immediately follows "Reconstructing the Future"**Crossover - Matt Houston & Hawaii Five-0 - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Adventure - Chapters: 9 - Words: 15,302 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 10-27-12 - Complete22. Reconstructing the Future » reviewsMatt is called in to help out with a series of murders involving plastic surgeons while still trying to track down the Middle Eastern terrorist, and dealing with developments on the homefront. Rated T for violence. Not my characters, but I sure do love 'em!Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Crime - Chapters: 8 - Words: 10,795 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 10-18-12 - Complete23. The Cruelest Cut » reviewsWhile Matt and Roy are still working to try to find the hideout of the terrorist, Matt is also trying to help Chris with an ex-boyfriend who won't leave her alone. To add to his troubles, the LAPD needs help catching a serial rapist. Rated T for adult situations and some language. Not my characters, just borrowing for a while.Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Drama - Chapters: 7 - Words: 11,220 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 10-13-12 - Complete24. They're All Somebody's Little Girl » reviewsWhile helping the LAPD with a string of murders involving prostitutes, Matt is struggling with having to keep a secret from CJ - for her own safety. Not my characters. Rated T for adult situations and violence.Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Drama - Chapters: 14 - Words: 28,280 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 10-8-12 - Complete25. Rustler's Blues » reviewsMatt and CJ are called on to help out an old family friend with a problem as old as the West: cattle rustling. Rated T for mild language and adult situations.Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Western - Chapters: 8 - Words: 13,969 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 10-1-12 - Complete26. Skin Deep » reviewsMatt and CJ all called on to help the LAPD with yet another case - the gruesome murders of four truck drivers. Nope, don't own the characters, just taking them out for a spin. Rated T for violence and adult situations.Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Crime - Chapters: 7 - Words: 13,733 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 9-14-12 - Complete27. Spark of Insanity » reviewsSomeone is trying to kill Matt Houston: will his friends and family find out who before it's too late? Not my characters but I sure love 'em. Rated T for violence and language. This story immediately follows "Borderline".Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Drama - Chapters: 11 - Words: 18,902 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 9-5-12 - Complete28. Borderline » reviewsWhen Lt. Michael Hoyt is accused of taking bribes, he calls on the people that he knows he can trust: Matt, CJ, and Uncle Roy. Will they be able to save his job and his reputation? Rated T for violence. **Immediately follows "The Russian Merger"**Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Adventure - Chapters: 10 - Words: 17,367 - Reviews: 13 - Published: 8-17-12 - Complete29. The Russian Merger » reviewsMild mannered Murray Chase can handle corporate mergers and stacks of paperwork, but can he handle murder charges and jail time? Matt, CJ, and the rest of the gang come to Murray's defense. Rated T language and violence.Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Adventure - Chapters: 18 - Words: 19,885 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 7-28-12 - Complete30. Mercy » reviewsAfter attending the funerals of three friends, Uncle Roy is starting to wonder if foul play was involved and asks Matt and CJ for some help. Not my characters. Rated T.Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Romance - Chapters: 9 - Words: 9,331 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 7-15-12 - Complete31. Wildfire »Having to deal with a wildfire on the ranch isn't bad enough: Houston has to do it while being targeted by a sniper. Just borrowing the characters for a little while.Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Western - Chapters: 5 - Words: 4,833 - Published: 6-19-12 - Complete32. Don't Look Back » reviewsMatt, Roy, and CJ are asked to help solve a string of murders committed in movie theaters. Will they all survive? Rated T for adult situations and violence. Just borrowing my favorite characters for a while. **Follows "Some Kind of Crazy"**Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Romance - Chapters: 20 - Words: 16,381 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-27-1233. When Matt Met CJ reviewsJust a little short story telling about Matt and CJ's first meeting and early years. Just borrowing the characters for a bit. Rated T for violence and adult situations.Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Friendship/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,838 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 5-2-12 - Complete34. Some Kind of Crazy » reviewsIt's back to work after the honeymoon, and Matt, CJ, and Uncle Roy have their hands full dealing with the mysterious death of man Matt met through and earlier case. Just taking the characters out for a spin.Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Humor - Chapters: 8 - Words: 5,084 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 4-16-1235. Winds of Change » reviewsWhile awaiting the birth of the baby, Matt is also dealing with a horse going into foal - and deadly storms. Just borrowing the characters for a bit. **This story immediately follows "Glimpse of the Future."Matt Houston - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 13 - Words: 5,780 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 4-9-12 - Complete36. For Better or For Worse » reviewsAs Matt & CJ travel to Hawaii for their wedding, they encounter more than they bargained for...No ownership is intended in relation to the shows or the music.Crossover - Matt Houston & Hawaii Five-0 - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Romance - Chapters: 17 - Words: 13,110 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 3-30-12 - Complete37. Grappling with the Future » reviewsWhile pursuing a new relationship with CJ, Matt is called in to help the LAPD on the kidnapping of a young girl by a mysterious masked man. Occurs after Season 3. Not my characters, just borrowing them for a little while. Rated T for violence.Matt Houston - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Romance - Chapters: 11 - Words: 6,564 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 3-3-12 - Complete38. Enemy 1 » reviewsMatt and Uncle Roy have tracked down "Enemy #1's" hideout. Can Matt fight the war on terror and survive? Just borrowing the characters for a bit.Matt Houston - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 8 - Words: 3,169 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 2-16-12 - Complete39. The Cowboy's Lament » reviewsWhy are rodeo riders dying? When Houston goes to Texas for the funeral of a friend, he wants the answer to that question. A/N: "The Cowboy's Lament" is a song better known today as "The Streets of Laredo". Enjoy! PS: Again, not my characters.Matt Houston - Rated: K+ - English - Mystery/Western - Chapters: 12 - Words: 4,562 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 12-15-11 - Complete40. Long Way Home reviewsThis story takes place during season 2 after "Blood Ties" and is about Matt dealing with the loss of his father.Matt Houston - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,164 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 11-21-11 - Complete