“If I were to hire you myself, how would you convince my brother to leave his cult and go with you?” Kelly asked.
“I’d need to tell him something that would compel him to choose freedom over Star Mother.”
“Like what?”
Sam shrugged.  “I know your father and brother had a falling-out, so my original plan was to […]

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Fate seemed to be pushing Ty into his path.  Why had she come along now after all his years of searching?  Now when he had prior claims on his attention.  He couldn’t drop Berengi a second time.  His heartbeat quickened as he thought about what he’d overheard Vanessa tell Duke.  “Nibele,” Vanessa had […]

“End of the line.”
Jerry opened his eyes and yawned.  He hadn’t expected to fall asleep, but the cozy, warm interior of the car and the hypnotizing effect of the snow on the road lulled him to slummberland.  “North Platte?”
Robert nodded, a strand of dark brown hair falling into his eyes.  “Every hotel I’ve seen has […]

Liza stood in the shadow of a doorway and watched the nurses’ station.  She wasn’t familiar with this wing of the hospital and didn’t want anyone asking questions about what she was doing here.  It was none of their business that she’d come to visit a special patient.
When she heard the ever so rich Mr. […]

“Pray, tell me,” he drawled, “have you come to bed me or murder me?” His eyes lit with wicked laughter. “Do not fear. I am prepared for either.” 
Fury swept through her. “I am no murderess!” 
“Then bed me, it is.” 
Her cheeks flushed hot as he strode toward her. 
She backed up a step. “W-what are you doing […]

Then, he waited.  His knees grew sore, his back stiffened and his ankles, which he’d been sitting on, grew numb, but his cock remained as hard as granite.  Finally, he heard a noise coming from the dining room and he lowered his head, but furtively peered that way as footsteps approached him.
“There you are,” Cass […]

Originally, when Caitlyn had set her mind on losing her virginity, it had been a decision made with her mind. It was a matter of fact that happened in every girl’s life at one point. She figured if she got it over with, it would no
longer be such a big deal in hers. Not once […]

Eight murders—no—nine, I corrected as I parked my Nash Airflyte behind the flashing black-and-white and flipped off the lights. I returned the nod of the uniformed officer who stood beside the squad car, then glanced at the rundown, brick tenement building. Scrawled across the bottom right side in thick, black letters was, Kilroy was here. […]

As the moment that marked the eve of his wife’s passing approached, Nathaniel Moncreiffe knelt before her grave. Fog swirled in thick, gray strands past the eerie light of the lantern beside him, enveloping him in a living tomb. His fingertip, calloused from countless repetitions, traced the letters that were as deeply etched into the […]

There is a legend, a legend that spanned over a thousand years. It is of the Valentino men, who on their thirtieth birthday sense their life mates and claim them as their own. Their ability to sense their mates remains hidden throughout most of their lives. Until they turn thirty, when everything changes. The Valentino […]

“You want to sleep with my wife?”
Kaine raised one shoulder, lowered it. His lips twisting into a frown stating he thought the matter inconsequential.
“You want something from me, Thom. No small thing either might I add.”
Thom laughed, though there was no humor evident in the sound. “And all you want in return is to fuck […]

She stood and reached down to take his hands, tugging until he stood to face her.  “I know we’ve only known each other for one day, but I want you to know how special you are.  I appreciate everything you’ve done for me, and for my brother.”
    He smiled, his tension easing.  “It’s been my […]

It’s my body and my heart. If I choose to give them to someone, it’s my business. All I want tonight is a little comfort, a little security, and a whole lot of pleasure.
Jayden wanted a memory to take with her for the next few days or weeks while she made her last stand. […]

“Drop the fucking virgin act.”
He spoke slowly, low and clear and saw something flicker in those incredibly passionate eyes. “If I wanted a fucking virgin, I’d go find one. What I want is you, Kira.”
She didn’t speak, only looked up at him a little like a deer in the headlights.
“Do you understand me?”
She nodded, licked […]

“I think you better come and have a look.”  He ducked back into the room and stood facing the far wall.
She saved her work, and pushed her chair away from the table.  He seemed jumpy, nervous, and she wondered why.  When she stood at the entrance to the new room, she smiled.  It was perfect.  […]