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Rearden: The Crows' Nest: August 2012

2013-05-06T23:22:34-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Western
English, Rated: K+
Adventure/Family
Chapters: 1, Words: 154, Reviews: 0, In-Progress

August's birthday. In progress.

Gavin: The Shepherds: September 2018

2013-04-02T23:52:48-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Western
English, Rated: K+
Family/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 380, Reviews: 1, In-Progress

Gavin learns to relate to his children. In progress.

Rearden: Miners of Refined Gold : May 2012

2013-03-17T05:09:56-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Western
English, Rated: K+
Drama/Friendship
Chapters: 2, Words: 13,312, Reviews: 0, Complete

Upon their return from Las Vegas, August battles against his own mind, Rearden sees old friends again, Gunnar is weighed down with guilt, and a life-endangering catastrophe strikes the ranch.

Callum: Rainstorm Roses: February 2013

2013-03-10T23:21:46-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Romance
English, Rated: K+
Drama/Family
Chapters: 1, Words: 148, Reviews: 1, Complete

The beginning of a story where Callum confronts old trials

Eagan: Switchblade : November 2009

2013-02-15T21:41:14-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
General
English, Rated: T
Drama/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 591, Reviews: 1, In-Progress

Eagan gets kicked out. In progress.

Calder: Indian Summer: September 2022

2013-01-01T05:18:00-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Mystery
English, Rated: K+
Family/Hurt/Comfort
Chapters: 1, Words: 924, Reviews: 1, In-Progress

A family friend asks Calder to find her estranged aunt and uncle to raise her daughter before she dies of a terminal illness. In progress.

Alasdair: Amber Eyes: August 2029

2012-12-20T23:44:12-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Spiritual
English, Rated: K+
Family/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 768, Reviews: 1, In-Progress

A mission trip to Peru

Eagan: Iron Rose: May 2005

2012-12-15T03:20:52-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
General
English, Rated: T
Angst/Family
Chapters: 1, Words: 2,861, Reviews: 1, Complete

After discovering him nailed to the front door in the middle of the night, Cairbre commands his son to start working, or else leave the house. Eagan accepts the challenge woth defiance and sets out to find a job by midnight.

Liam: A Rose With Bitter Petals: Christmastime 2029

2012-12-12T23:58:13-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Young Adult
English, Rated: K+
Family/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,671, Reviews: 2, Complete

Roisin Richards is adjusting to her adopted home with some struggles, and has decided her new family doesn't understand.

Callum: Preciousness: March 2012

2012-12-10T21:37:23-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Romance
English, Rated: K+
Family/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 841, Reviews: 1, Complete

Callum sees his world crumbling apart around the edges. Melia is silent and distant, his brothers have scattered, and his two companies are being protested and can scarcely profit. He is financially worth more dead than alive. But in the midst of this, he gains perspective. IN PROGRESS

Gavin: Abandoned: July 2027

2012-12-05T17:35:07-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
General
English, Rated: K
Family/Hurt/Comfort
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,747, Reviews: 2, Complete

After the blueberry plot has failed, Ethan has yet determined another way to escape back to the United States - this time, without his sister.

Rearden: A Secret in the Desert: June 2011

2012-12-04T12:22:53-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Romance
English, Rated: T
Adventure/Western
Chapters: 1, Words: 3,056, Reviews: 0, Complete

After a day out on the range, Rearden sets his sights on the daughter of Mesa's cousin.

Eagan: A Flame in the Night: January 2014

2012-12-01T06:28:21-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
General
English, Rated: T
Drama/Adventure
Chapters: 1, Words: 2,151, Reviews: 2, Complete

A woman approaches Eagan one night at the usual bar, but something seems strange. She is clearly terrified of someone inside and tries to leave with him. The moment he starts to pry, there is an attempt to convince him to remain silent that will only escalate when he seeks the truth.

Calder: The Marauders of Alchemy: December 2017

2012-11-29T05:20:56-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Young Adult
English, Rated: T
Friendship/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 8,228, Reviews: 0, Complete

A rich secondary school bully is assaulted and robbed, but a small number of classmates decide to hire Calder to discover who committed the crimes.

Alasdair: An Adventure That Began With Death: July 2013

2012-11-24T03:50:15-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Young Adult
English, Rated: K+
Family/Hurt/Comfort
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,944, Reviews: 1, Complete

The first in the series revolving around Alasdair. A tragedy sends Rearden home to Ireland with a child left to their parents' care, and social tensions arise with his arrival that could affect the rest of Alasdair's life.

Rearden: To Chase a Dream: May 2011

2012-11-23T19:18:44-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Young Adult
English, Rated: K+
Adventure/Western
Chapters: 1, Words: 2,223, Reviews: 1, In-Progress

The second in the series revolving around Rearden. Here, he copes with the adjustment of living independently from his family by working on two different ranches.

Calder: The Secrets of Summer: May 2016

2012-10-28T20:06:31-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Mystery
English, Rated: K
Family/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 532, Reviews: 1, In-Progress

The story of a girl who realizes she is adopted and sets out determined to search out the sisters she never knew she had. But will she be able to find them all? And what if they don't know about her? What if they reject her? This is the prologue so far, and subject to change.

Liam: Opening Act: November 2009

2012-10-08T10:50:57-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Young Adult
English, Rated: K+
Angst/Family
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,039, Reviews: 2, In-Progress

Liam's series starts when he meets the most beautiful girl he has ever seen in the play Hamlet. But when he returns, his entire home is in chaos. Admittedly, this story needs more work.

Gavin: The Blueberry Plot: July 2027

2012-10-03T03:20:06-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Kids
English, Rated: K
Family/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 2,392, Reviews: 3, Complete

Ethan and Abby are still resentful at having to live with their father, so they devise a scheme to pay their airfare home by harvesting blueberries on his farm. Meanwhile, they get to meet some of their seemingly countless cousins and all their personalities.

Eagan: Deep Convictions: February 2014

2012-10-02T12:01:25-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Action
English, Rated: T
Drama/Crime
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,756, Reviews: 1, Complete

After Eagan discovers criminal activity beneath his usual bar, the perpatrators are determined to silence him. And if they can't silence him, they will do anything they must to make sure he never speaks. First part in this incident.

The McCallisters: Halloween: October 2008

2012-09-09T23:42:12-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Young Adult
English, Rated: K+
Adventure/Family
Chapters: 1, Words: 4,665, Reviews: 1, Complete

A creepy old mansion hides a startling surprise at the opening of this adventure, and afterwards, the McCallister brothers start some mischief in the middle of nowhere with hope to not be caught.

Calder: Stashed Away From the Sun: February 2022

2012-08-29T16:44:23-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Mystery
English, Rated: K+
Suspense/Mystery
Chapters: 1, Words: 4,378, Reviews: 6, Complete

An eccentric widow with agoraphobia hires Calder to investigate what she believes to be evil spirits causing disturbances in her cottage. He remains skeptical until he hears screaming at the house and there is no one discovered when the rooms are searched.

Calder: Sundryman: Spring 2026

2012-08-20T04:13:23-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Mystery
English, Rated: T
Family/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 7,475, Reviews: 7, Complete

A man orphaned since infancy learns that he is terminally ill and hires Calder to learn who his birth family is, in hopes of closure before his death.

Calder: Antique Papers: November 2022

2012-08-17T13:24:20-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Mystery
English, Rated: T
Family/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 4,539, Reviews: 4, In-Progress

A student approaches Calder with a potentially unsolved death in the family dating back to 1920 and asks that he provide answers that she herself could not come up with. A second chapter will be added including archives he used to solve the case.

The McCallisters: Truth or Dare: December 2008

2012-08-05T20:18:48-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Young Adult
English, Rated: K+
Friendship/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 3,045, Reviews: 2, In-Progress

The antics of a game of truth or dare. In progress.

Sophia

2012-08-02T19:08:47-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Fable
English, Rated: K+
Spiritual/Supernatural
Chapters: 1, Words: 945, Reviews: 2, Complete

Sophia loves those who love her and teaches anyone who seeks her how to evade trouble and live richly.

The Lantern People

2012-08-02T19:06:26-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Fable
English, Rated: K+
Spiritual/Fantasy
Chapters: 1, Words: 991, Reviews: 3, Complete

There is a people living in the woods whose hearts are made of the alabaster moon, and they reflect the heart of the sun man.

Rearden: Desert Fire: May 2011

2012-07-13T00:49:14-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Young Adult
English, Rated: K
Adventure/Western
Chapters: 2, Words: 3,886, Reviews: 4, Complete

Rearden is separated from his family as he becomes a wrangler on a mustang ranch in the United States. Although living away from them is an adjustment for him, his presence on the ranch is an adjustment for everyone else as mischief immediately ensues. This is the start of his series.

The McCallisters: Sea Spray: July 2009

2012-07-12T03:25:35-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Young Adult
English, Rated: K+
Family/Adventure
Chapters: 1, Words: 624, Reviews: 1, In-Progress

Alasdair learns to surf on his fifteenth birthday. In progress.

Eagan: A Spark of Pride: November 2001

2012-06-17T02:31:18-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Young Adult
English, Rated: K
Family/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,520, Reviews: 1, Complete

Eagan gets the opportunity to reveal the best of his character when he and Rearden get lost at a street market.

Calder: The Daisy's Albatross: April 2020

2012-06-02T02:53:48-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Mystery
English, Rated: T
Crime/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 3,939, Reviews: 3, Complete

Another lecturer asks Calder to investigate the disappearance of his son's wife.Something doesn't sit right with Calder, and what should be a simple case becomes increasingly complex as assignments to be graded and requests to sketch suspects also pile on to his current load.

Liam: Ophelia: 2009

2012-05-29T23:45:12-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Romance
English, Rated: K+
Romance/Friendship
Chapters: 1, Words: 201, Reviews: 0, In-Progress

Liam meets Aoife. In progress.

The McCallisters: The Snow Day: Christmas Eve 2008

2012-04-28T03:15:09-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Young Adult
English, Rated: K+
Family/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 3,464, Reviews: 1, Complete

A morning of mischief on a neighbor's property lands one of the boys with a medical emergency. After two of his brothers plot and execute their revenge, another witnesses a Christmas sorrow.

Alasdair: Sunset Festivities: March 2014

2012-04-27T21:26:15-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Young Adult
English, Rated: K+
Family/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,297, Reviews: 4, Complete

Alasdair asks a girl to a St. Patrick's Day festival in Dublin with hopes for romance. After, he reconciles with Rearden after having punched him out in January.

Gavin: The Harvest: May 2029

2012-04-02T23:45:15-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
General
English, Rated: K
Family/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,129, Reviews: 0, In-Progress

Under construction - almost done

Callum: Crushed Violets: December 2006

2012-03-10T04:28:19-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Romance
English, Rated: T
Angst/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 2,424, Reviews: 0, Complete

As Callum approaches the transition of Elias Moody's companies into his hands, he seeks out to continue the man's request to keep an eye out for his daughter. But Melia can scarcely seem to handle her grief and shuts him out of her life, leaving him to consider himself a failure.

Eagan: Prologue: February 2001

2012-02-15T17:23:58-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Young Adult
English, Rated: K+
Family/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 959, Reviews: 0, In-Progress

A snapshot of Eagan's childhood. Will be modified.

Gavin: A Wrinkle in Reality: September 2033

2012-02-13T03:30:08-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Young Adult
English, Rated: K
Friendship/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 3,813, Reviews: 1, Complete

The average first day of school sours when a tragedy snatches the father of Ethan's best friend. But this is where sunlight shines through a crack in the darkness, and true friendship is revealed.

Calder: The Scarlet Snapdragon: September 2019

2012-02-12T02:35:55-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Mystery
English, Rated: T
Drama/Family
Chapters: 1, Words: 7,856, Reviews: 6, In-Progress

Taciturn private investigator Calder McCallister seeks to discover the fate of a local teenaged runaway, which soon becomes a mission involving an attempted rescue and a potential murder mystery.

The McCallisters: Sarai at Dinner: December 2008

2012-02-01T12:04:26-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Young Adult
English, Rated: K+
Family/Humor
Chapters: 1, Words: 3,287, Reviews: 1, Complete

When Sarai gets stranded at school, Rearden gives her a ride to his home for dinner until she can be picked up. But seven Irish sons in an unattended household leads to more mischief and adventures than she bargained for.

Calder: The Enchantment of Aurora: September 2017

2012-01-01T22:48:32-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Mystery
English, Rated: K+
Drama/Crime
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,329, Reviews: 1, Complete

A video project by Viola leads to the recording of a beautiful natural wonder, and afterward,a woman hires Calder to investigate the potential affair between her husband and a mistress, with an ending no one could have expected.

Calder: Libertas: July 2017

2011-12-31T17:12:23-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Mystery
English, Rated: K+
Drama/Mystery
Chapters: 1, Words: 3,031, Reviews: 2, Complete

Among the first cases in his private investigation career involves an eighteen-year-old runaway disregarded by police due to her voluntary departure. Her family suspects she in endangered, so Calder McCallister sets out to track them down.

The McCallisters: Revenge: January 2009

2011-11-13T04:58:46-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Young Adult
English, Rated: K+
Family/Humor
Chapters: 1, Words: 3,830, Reviews: 5, Complete

Seven brothers have moved to the United States while their father attempts to start a new business. Alasdair challenged Rearden as the King of Pranks and ends up spreading the war to their other brothers.

Callum: Stolen: September 2012

2011-11-12T03:29:27-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Action
English, Rated: K+
Drama/Crime
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,917, Reviews: 2, Complete

The darkness in human nature becomes apparent when Callum is ambushed and robbed at a Chinese restaurant on his way home one night after a rough day at work. He starts questioning the decency of people and his purpose at the two companies he inherited.

Callum: Bittersweet: June 2005

2011-11-11T22:18:25-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Romance
English, Rated: T
Tragedy/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 3,412, Reviews: 2, Complete

After a lifetime of friendship and perseverance through the death of her mother, Callum desires a deeper relationship with the lovely Melia Moody. But the elation of the day he plans to ask for her heart is partnered with searing loss and another tragedy.

Seasons

2011-11-11T00:18:46-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Nature
English, Rated: K
Poetry/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 319, Reviews: 1, Complete

A series of poems that embody the various seasons.

Calder: Adam and Dust: December 15 2014

2011-10-15T02:32:03-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Spiritual
English, Rated: T
Spiritual/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 4,158, Reviews: 7, Complete

Tristan discusses mankind with Calder and ignites a discussion regarding creation versus evolution and good versus evil. Message me to contribute to either side of the debate on the subjects mentioned here.

Calder: The Renovation of a Paradigm: June 2015

2011-09-25T03:22:31-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
General
English, Rated: K+
Drama/Family
Chapters: 1, Words: 790, Reviews: 1, In-Progress

Calder is convinced to assist in the scientific research of a thunderstorm, but when his colleague brings a tripod into an open field, he knows this will not end well. Soon, Calder will realize that a milisecond strike can change the rest of his life.

Callum: A Tragic Prologue: August 1996

2011-09-18T01:27:41-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
General
English, Rated: K+
Tragedy/Hurt/Comfort
Chapters: 1, Words: 450, Reviews: 2, Complete

Melia spends a stormy summer afternoon playing with the McCallister boys until her father arrives with tragic news that will change her life, and those of her friends, forever.

Liam: A Southern Sanctuary: August 2010

2011-09-11T03:27:49-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Young Adult
English, Rated: K+
Family/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,757, Reviews: 4, In-Progress

After falling in love with Liam while he is practicing witchcraft, Aoife Sweeney is sent from Ireland to Alabama to stay with her aunt and family for an indefinate period of time.

Gavin: Ethan and Abby Go to School: September 2027

2011-08-28T01:29:09-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
General
English, Rated: K
Family/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,397, Reviews: 1, Complete

After moving from America to Ireland in June, Ethan and Abby attend their new school for the first time and encounter the school bullY. When they return home, family tensions rise again and leave Abby in an awkward position.

Gavin: Red Sky in the Morning: September 2029

2011-08-10T01:04:17-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Young Adult
English, Rated: K+
Drama/Friendship
Chapters: 1, Words: 6,370, Reviews: 3, Complete

After Ethan beats up the school bully to defend Astin, the family of his new friend invite him to stay the weekend in their lighthouse home beside the ocean. As a storm brews, the boys face a much larger tragedy than what had befallen them so far.

Keegan Morgan

2011-07-10T20:44:46-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Young Adult
English, Rated: T
Drama/Friendship
Chapters: 1, Words: 2,315, Reviews: 1, In-Progress

A 2007 story I wrote about the youngest son of Jarah Morgan and his school abortion debate.

Gavin: Pick and Choose: May 2028

2011-07-03T22:43:07-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Spiritual
English, Rated: K
Family/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 3,043, Reviews: 1, Complete

On an exceptionally hot day in May, Gavin teaches his children how to fish. But Ethan's rebellion gets the better of him and results in a traumatic injury and the absolute despair of his father.

Gavin: Bottled Messages: October 2033

2011-06-18T04:29:10-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Young Adult
English, Rated: K
Drama/Hurt/Comfort
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,924, Reviews: 1, Complete

This is the funeral of Aaron Jay, the father of Ethan's best friend Astin.

Silas Storm Morgan

2011-05-23T18:06:59-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Young Adult
English, Rated: K+
Spiritual/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,326, Reviews: 1, Complete

A story narrating the class debate including the future son of Jarah Morgan and daughter of Lark Lochneer. Written in 2008, when I was seventeen.

Gavin: Ethan and Abby Arrive: June 2027

2011-03-31T02:28:55-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Spiritual
English, Rated: K
Family/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 2,588, Reviews: 1, In-Progress

Poppy realizes that her kidneys are failing, so she sends her children to live with their father on his farm in Ireland. But he only recently learned that they exist. As he starts learning how to raise them, they start to rebel and fight their way home.

Gavin: For the Love of Life: May 2030

2011-03-09T18:07:16-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Spiritual
English, Rated: K
Family/Friendship
Chapters: 2, Words: 2,261, Reviews: 1, Complete

Gavin returns to America so his children can visit their mother. He remains in town for a period of time to revisit old friends he met during his year in the United States at the age of fifteen. First is June Lily, the girl he considers a sister.

Lamentations: The Saints And Angels Are Singing

2011-03-06T02:48:04-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Life
English, Rated: K+
Spiritual/Hurt/Comfort
Chapters: 1, Words: 171, Reviews: 3, Complete

When Liam realizes he has terminal cancer, he writes the album "Lamentations" to prepare himself and his family for his inevidable death. This particular song is a reminder that our death births our eternal life.

Alasdair: A Change of Pace: November 2015

2011-03-05T03:29:24-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Young Adult
English, Rated: T
Romance/Family
Chapters: 1, Words: 930, Reviews: 5, Complete

Riley realizes she is pregnant, and Alasdair is the father. Without a single word to him or her family, she plans to abort the child and remain an independent woman. But a surprise awaits her when she arrives at her appointment, and it'll lead to trials.

Gavin: Child Fugitives: June 2027

2011-02-26T00:05:34-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Spiritual
English, Rated: K
Angst/Family
Chapters: 1, Words: 2,131, Reviews: 2, Complete

Ethan and Abby McCallister are miserable living in Ireland with a father they never knew. While he resides in the silence of his sitting room, the children escape and endeavor to run away while sewing together an elaborate plan in case they are caught.

Ella Lochneer Leases a Horse

2011-02-21T03:00:42-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Young Adult
English, Rated: K
General/Friendship
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,322, Reviews: 1, Complete

Written two and a half years ago, this is the story of the future daughters of Jarah Adah and his best friend Lark as they scope out a horse to lease. I will admit this needs some work after being left in the dust the last couple years.

Rearden: Meeting the Morgans: October 2008

2011-02-21T02:37:37-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
General
English, Rated: K
Family/Friendship
Chapters: 1, Words: 2,186, Reviews: 0, Complete

After the McCallister family moves to America, seventeen-year-old Rearden rebels by joyriding. He runs away to escape the wrath of his family and ends up at the ranch of a man and his wife and foster daughter. Admittedly needs much work.

Gavin: Lily of the Valley: June 2028

2011-02-21T01:52:12-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Spiritual
English, Rated: K
General/Family
Chapters: 1, Words: 2,439, Reviews: 1, Complete

Gavin takes his nine-year-old children to purchase a Jersey Cow for milk production. They learn how to choose stock and what it means to have a vet check to make sure they're healthy. He begins to forge a more solid bond with them after a rough year.

Gavin: A Summer Saturday: August 2028

2011-02-21T01:41:27-08:00

Author: A Fire Rose
Spiritual
English, Rated: K+
Family/Hurt/Comfort
Chapters: 1, Words: 3,239, Reviews: 5, Complete

Gavin married a fiery American girl as deeply devoted to her country as he was to his farm in Ireland. After a year, she left him without realizing she was pregnant with twins. When she learns her kidneys are failing, she sends them to live with their dad