Two little girls stand with their heads bowed in my living room. I’m told they’re my granddaughters. Daisy is nine, and Alice seven. Daisy is the spitting image of her mother. This is the first time I’ve met them since my daughter and I fell out after she married that waste of space, Vince. They’ve come to live with me because their mother — my daughter — was murdered. In her own home while they slept close by. I think Vince killed her. But the police can’t prove it. I’ve always known he was no good. He treated my daughter like dirt. I said he’d cheat on her — but she wouldn’t listen.

Lucas knows the perfect night entails just three things: video games, wine, and pad thai. Peanuts are a must! Other people? Not so much. Why complicate things when he’s happy alone? Then one day the apartment board, a vexing trio of authority, rings his doorbell. And Lucas’s solitude takes a startling hike. They demand to see his frying pan. Someone left one next to the recycling room overnight, and instead of removing the errant object, as Lucas suggests, they insist on finding the guilty party. But their plan backfires. Colossally.

It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

Who is Audrey Hoedemaker? It's a question her sister Maureen has heard more times than she can count, and she doesn't know what the short answer would be. Little sister, troubled teen, backpacker, musical theatre coach, con artist, childcare worker. Murderer. A tragic, traumatic childhood casts a long shadow on the Hoedemaker sisters. Maureen has worked hard to move beyond the violence of the past and build a good, honest life for herself. Audrey, however, just can't seem to do the same, careening from one state of chaos to another.

When mystery author D. B. Ziegler is late delivering her book, Abi Schore steps in to help. Surely she can give her favorite author moral support over the holiday break and get the manuscript to her boss at Tea & Sympathy Publishing in time for the new year. When Abi shows up on Ms. Ziegler’s doorstep bearing holiday treats, she’s met by the author’s handsome grandson Dov, who reveals a startling plot twist. His grandmother isn’t able to finish the book and Dov promised he’d complete it so fans won’t be disappointed—a task that’s harder than he ever imagined.

My fiancé brought me tea and scrambled eggs in bed that morning, and we snuggled together, talking about buying our rings, and about our perfect wedding next year. Then we headed into town. He held my hand and gazed at the ring I liked best, a smile spreading slowly over his face. Then a glass of bubbly to celebrate. I felt flushed, excited and ready for the rest of my life with the man I loved. We race to get on the train home. It screams to a halt and I run towards its open doors. Made it. I think he’s right behind me — but when I turn around, he’s gone.

Johnnie Rico never really intended to join up—and definitely not the infantry. But now that he’s in the thick of it, trying to get through combat training harder than anything he could have imagined, he knows everyone in his unit is one bad move away from buying the farm in the interstellar war the Terran Federation is waging against the Arachnids. Because everyone in the Mobile Infantry fights. And if the training doesn’t kill you, the Bugs are more than ready to finish the job.

As Charly struggles to recover from her brain injury, she begins to realize that the events of that fateful night are trapped in the damaged right side of her brain. Now, she must put the jigsaw pieces together to discover the identity of the man who tried to kill her...before he finishes the job he started.

When Heather McKinley dreamed of becoming a doctor, she imagined curing sick kids and sporting pink stethoscopes. She never anticipated the sleepless nights, grueling exams, and endless labs. And she certainly never knew that her medical school earned the nickname Dead Med thanks to the tragic history of students overdosing on illegal drugs. But Heather would never consider doing anything like that. That is, until her longtime boyfriend dumps her, she finds herself failing anatomy, and her world starts to crumble.

Academy Award nominee Rachel McAdams stars in Mary Jane, a poignant and intimate drama following a single mother’s journey caring for her chronically ill young son. Set in New York City, the play unfolds in two parts—Mary Jane's small Queens apartment and a pediatric hospital. With unflinching honesty and unexpected humor, we witness Mary Jane's tireless devotion, her interactions with medical professionals, and her struggle to maintain her sense of self.

Doug thinks he knows everything about his beautiful wife Betty. That is, until one evening when she lets slip a secret about her wild college days and the affair she had with a well-equipped, but unreliable man named Tyler only a few weeks before meeting her future husband. Doug, who harbors hotwife fantasies, finds the revelations about his wife’s hot past titillating, and for her part, Betty is happy to indulge his desires. After all, it’s just role playing, not real life, right? But when Tyler and his wife Sherri unexpectedly invite Doug and Betty for a weekend getaway at a luxurious...

After confessing to her stepson, Luke, a child from her ex-husband's prior marriage now fully grown into a young man, that her latest ex-boyfriend has robbed them of Luke's eighteenth birthday money, Candy decides she could really use some cheering up. She starts to leave their trailer and head to the bar to pick up a new boyfriend, but Luke suddenly grabs her from behind, grappling her down and pinning her to the bed. Candy shivers, realizing her stepson who used to be so small, is now stronger than her. Her fear and desire only grows stronger as Luke explains that he is sick and tired of ...

Some jobs come with very special benefits...When my bosses propose a special arrangement at the office, my husband Jon enthusiastically encourages me to accept. Suddenly, my typical workday involves a lot less paperwork and a lot more hands-on attention from four handsome lawyers. But I wasn't expecting the senior partner to be so demanding, making me earn every moment of pleasure while testing my limits. Between impromptu meetings and surprise assignments, staying focused on actual work becomes increasingly challenging. This week at the firm promises to be anything but boring.

I thought it was going to be a simple physical exam. But there's nothing simple about what happened next. Over dinner, my best friend Liam asks me for a favor. His roommate dropped out of med school, and he needs someone to practice the physical exam on. Of course I can help him out. We go back to Liam's dorm and start the exam, and suddenly, I'm feeling breathless, my skin is tingling, and I'm incredibly turned on. Liam has never touched me like this before. We're just friends, and it's just a practice exam for med school. Why do I like it so much? As the tension builds between us and I ...

She wasn’t expecting her sweet boyfriend to give her a spanking for Christmas! When Becca spends the holidays with her boyfriend Steve she sees a side of him she hasn’t seen before – the stern disciplinarian. Steve is growing frustrated with his spoiled girlfriend’s rude and inconsiderate behavior, but he knows just what she needs. With the gift of a special paddle, he pulls Becca over his knee to help her learn to be a good girl. Will the addition of domestic discipline be too much for their new relationship? Or is it just what they need to move to the next level? About the “...

Freydis has spent her life hiding her omega nature, crafting potions to mask her scent and keep herself safe from the alphas who would claim her. But when Vikings raid her village, everything changes. Taken captive by three dominant alphas—Brandt, Erik, and Leif—she’s thrust into a world where passion burns hotter than fear, and the pull between them is impossible to resist. Brandt sees the fire within Freydis, a defiance that sets her apart. Erik is captivated by her strength and beauty, determined to show her she can trust them. And Leif, with his quiet intensity, knows she’s more...

A Modern-Day Cinderella Holiday Romance One fateful kiss. One relentless billionaire. One curvy girl who’s about to learn that when it comes to love, some risks are worth taking. When curvy and cautious Kaitlyn agrees to a wild dare at a glamorous masked New Year’s Eve party, she never expects it to change her life. Kissing a stranger at midnight was supposed to be a harmless thrill, but the earth-shattering kiss leaves her reeling—and running. She escapes before the handsome mystery man can learn her name, leaving behind only a silver bracelet she doesn’t realize she’s lost. Adam...

Boy is he cute, I thought. Then I immediately felt that newfound naughty feelings rising in me again. Get a hold on your hormones Anne. Isn’t one indiscretion… well, OK two indiscretions enough? Plus, he’s the pool guy, how cliche is that?Annie finds herself at a crossroads, caught in a triangle between her commitment to her husband Stan, the newfound feelings she's developed for Xavier, and for Taylor, her new, much younger ex-Marine, who has a taste for big beautiful women. Hormones and libido are one thing, but what will she do when she finds out about Stan's hidden secret? A ...

Mark's ex-girlfriend, Alyssa, shows up without warning. She wants him back, but he's got his harem. What can he do? Alyssa shows up out of the blue, flying across the country to surprise Mark. She wants to get back together. They haven't spoken in months. But as soon as he sees her, Mark knows he still cares about her. This isn't going to be easy. He thinks he can talk to her and nobody has to know, but you can't keep secrets from the harem. Emily, Sandra, and Amy are understanding women, but Mark slipped up by trying to talk to Alyssa without them. Alyssa will have to wait. With Emily out ...

Jack had just come home for winter break from his freshman year in college. In some ways things couldn’t be going better for him. He had good grades and mom and dad flipping for his tuition so he was loan free. However, he had little liquid cash of his own. It was hard to land a girl when you are dead broke. Things were heading in the opposite financial ways for his older sister. She had graduated college last year and came home driving a brand new Porsche. That was a little suspicious given she was an art major with no talent for art. Jack learns his sister’s secret, she’s created ...

Amanda was 19 years old when she quit college and moved back home. She was immediately told to leave, though, informed that she had to get her own place, get a job, and learn how to live on her own since she wasn't in college anymore. Amanda understood that she needed to get a job right away. She knew she was good looking and had a great body, and that she could probably get by as a stripper, but she decided that she would try to find an office job first. She struck out after her first interview, but she was referred to a wealthy investor named Mr. Maxwell who was looking for a personal ...

Previously published as Black Gold 1 & 2, (c) 2012 & (c) 2014 by Christa Wick / CM Wick, author, revised throughout with newly added content and an extended ending as Tempted by Trouble (c) 2019. --------------------------------------------------------------------- His bed. His rules. His intense ability to make her come...completely undone. Law student Gina Banks knows that getting in bed--literally--with billionaire Austin Long is just plain trouble. Sure, she's done some dangerous things in the past to fight the good fight, but taking risks is far different from testing her limits. Being...

Previously published as Curve Major (c) 2014, by Christa Wick, revised throughout (c) 2019 as Tempted Beyond Return, with newly added content and an extended ending. ------------------------------------------------- He was never supposed to get that text. That dirty, dirty text. To be fair, I'm actually the dictionary definition of a good girl…except when I'm thinking about him. And now that he knows how I feel, what I've been hiding from him this entire time, he won't let me hide from it. He certainly won't let me run from it. The thing is, he's been hiding his feelings from me too. And ...

This spicy, high-heat bundle contains four intense stories of strong women dominating their men with their rear ends, from naughty boyfriends being punished to dominatrices showing their talents. Come and see! This 4-book bundle contains the following individual titles: - Worshiping her Behind (and Breaking His In) - My Facesitting Punishment - Back Door Domination in the Dungeon Boutique - First, I'm Going To Sit On You

Clara treats her employees like dirt, but on a business trip to Las Vegas she seeks atonement. A 4600-word short story standalone. TROPES Anal play/sex A-spot orgasm Fingering Humiliation Kama Sutra Male stripper/escort M/F Rough Stripping Emily Rooks is the author of erotic romance that sizzles with passion and tension. Her stories explore sexuality from a woman’s perspective and feature strong female protagonists. She holds a bachelor’s degree in literature and creative writing and resides in Los Angeles.