A love-struck modern-day whiskey runner. A man addicted to fruit. A young boy's horrific experience running away from home. These stories look deep into human nature and how we cope with life's many challenges. A deathbed wish by an estranged father forces his son to confront his past. A man tells his friend an unexpected secret and hopes his buddy will understand. A widower takes care of a dog and comes to the realization he's been hiding from life behind his obsession with jigsaw puzzles. The eleven long short stories in this collection provide the reader with character-driven drama, sometimes funny, sometimes troubling, and always entertaining. In the title story "On Rainy Lake," a couple goes on a houseboat vacation to try and patch up their failing marriage. It takes the challenge of dealing with a huge storm on a big lake to help them decide what to do. Each of the stories in this collection entertains with interesting characters and provocative story lines and will appeal to a wide range of reading interests. Enjoy.