Funny Shorts

Henry: The moment Glory Markle rolls into my life, I know I’ve finally met my match. She’s a breath of fresh air... No one’s ever dared talk to me the way she does. I’m a prince. I come from a long line of people who take what they want. What I want is her innocence, in all its glory. I’ll stop at nothing to make her my Queen. Even if I have to throw away my throne to have her. Cheerio reader, This is one quick and steamy ride! It goes from zero to HEA in under 60. A real OTT prince of a hero in a standalone romance with no cliffhangers.

CHRISTMAS IN SEATTLE It’s Christmas Eve, and jet-setting Ariella and her husband are in Seattle for an elegant party. After a steamy encounter on top of the Space Needle, Ariella enters the ballroom to discover that a menacing stranger has revealed a secret from her past to everyone in the room. Although Ariella puts on a brave face, her character is called into question by the very person she trusts most in the world: her sexy millionaire husband. When she finds herself out on the dark, rainy streets of Seattle on Christmas Eve, she is confronted with the possibility that her happily-...

Eden can’t believe her eyes, JD Stone, after all these years, in the flesh. The way he fills out his jeans should be illegal. Her heart palpitates in places it shouldn’t palpitate and her husband knows it. With one look, she gives away a secret she’s been hiding for years, a desire to sleep with her high school crush. Eden is the love of JD’s life, she just so happens to also be the love of Tyler’s. JD never thought he’d get the chance to have her until he saw her at the mall this Christmas, the day before Birthmas, her Christmas Eve birthday. He couldn’t believe his luck when...

Saying that Elijah had a bad day a work would be an understatement. When his boss screams at him for something beyond his control, he knows that he needs a release before he completely loses his mind. Enter Leighanna, his beautiful wife, waiting for him at home for a date night he’ll never forget. Hint: it won’t just be the two of them. Leighanna’s new lover is anxiously awaiting his arrival, knowing that he’s somehow the luckiest bastard in the world to get a night with her. Elijah wouldn’t disagree. It’s become a fun little game for them, always ending in the two of them ...

In Romance: Quickies (Brooke's Encounter - 8), Brooke has a rendezvous with an alluring Frenchman who speaks the language of love...which sometimes gets lost in translation. When their encounter takes an unusual turn, Brooke wonders if she can salvage the evening. Luckily, her determination to win the bet leads her into the arms of the perfect hookup: her former flame. Seven friends living in New York City. One unusual competition. Who can have the most intimate encounters in a month? Ten thousand dollars is on the line... Quickies are bite-sized steamy stories that follow a group of women ...

Travis: There’s nothing I want more than to please my wife. When she doesn’t hold back from asking for what she wants, I take her arousal in my hands as we fly into Atlanta for yet another friend’s wedding. What she doesn’t know is that I’d rather watch her finish what we started with my best friend. Until I have the guts to tell her. As a plane full of strangers sleep on their early morning flight, I ask Macy to fulfill my biggest fantasy, to sleep with another man while I watch. Not just any man, my best friend, Alan. Macy: I want to make all my husband’s dreams come true, ...

This is the best day of my life, hand’s down. My wife, Violet, and my trainer. The way he looks at her, I knew he had to be the one. I brought up how I wanted to share her, and, to my surprise, she was into it. The things she did to me that night, only showed how interested my wife was in being shared. Dave’s the exact opposite of me, jacked, rugged, confident with a cocky grin to go along with it. She wants to make him submit to her every desire. Dave’s all for it if it means that he can have a night with my wife, beautiful, slim with an ass that just won’t quit. We don’t even ...

Are you a fan of addictive and suspenseful serial killer stories with unpredictable characters? "Four Hours" is the thrilling short story for you! “Twisted, trippy, and unique, 'Four Hours' is as dark as it is entertaining.” ~Bestselling Author Emerald O’Brien The high-rise on Fifth and Main is home to many eccentric characters, the types of suit-wearing men who buy exotic pets and import plants the likes of which aren’t available in stores. But when the doors close for the night, the building hosts another breed: those hired solely to care for these exotic acquisitions, those who ...

Once. Twice. Three times the fun on St. Patrick’s Day. With her shocking red hair and creamy, pale skin, Rhiannon Kelly is every man’s St. Patrick’s Day fantasy. Dressed to kill in a green strapless dress, Sean can’t help but undress his wife before they’ve even left the house. When he leaves her wanting though, it awakens something in her that neither of them will soon forget. Enter a sexy stranger, an ex-boyfriend and his friend and it becomes a St. Paddy’s Day to remember. Transpiring in a hotel room downtown, Rhiannon opens up a whole new world for her husband as she’s ...

Cops in romance books are always so sweet and protective. Unfortunately, Evie’s life is no romance book. Bookstore owner Evie Fontenot has a mystery to solve. Someone is messing with her bookstore, and there’s no way someone is going to get away with ruining the successful business she created. Her friends insist she report the issues to the police, but based on her history with the law, she knows they’ll be no help. When she meets the bossy and rigid police chief, she knows she’s right. Jake Wilson isn’t sure what’s going on at Boozy Books, but there’s one thing he does know:...

This collection of the best crime and mystery short fiction of 1999, gathered from around the globe and including more award-winners and stories than any other comparable volume, fills the void for those with a hunger for the best international mystery and suspense stories.

Frauen lieben Männer mit Sinn für Humor. Der Mann ist die Stimmungskanone, der im richtigen Moment das Richtige sagt, doch das Problem ist: Wo sind die guten Einzeiler, wenn man sie mal braucht?

Joe DeRozier sits at a big table in his bakery. The sheeter's over there. There are racks with trays of donuts. A police officer stops in. His kids come by. Someone up front wants a particular pastry--does he have it? His mother-in-law visits there. She's beautiful. Joe thinks a lot and writes it down. Those thoughts draw portraits of his mother-in-law, the police officer, and the town he loves. He says he just makes donuts, but he does more. Much more. Welcome to DeRozier's. Enjoy the visit.

In the South, we believe in being polite, even if it kills us. So, when we just can't fight the urge to say something nasty, we follow it up with a "bless her heart" just to make us feel better. "Look at that poor woman trying to jog around that track. Her rear-end is dragging a trail, bless her heart." Youngblood and Poole talk about the ins and outs of nosy neighbors, sibling rivalry, and why every Southerner worth her salt feels the need to offer advice.

This book contains numerous short stories as seen through the eyes of a dusty old baker. The stories are made up of observations, history, and imagination, as the author watches the world go by as he sits at the large table in the middle of his bakery.

A teacher in a poor South Florida school has an encounter with a student who changes her thinking about herself and the meaning of life.

ORGINAL STORY - WRITTEN BY A HUMAN This intriguing prequel novella introduces Detective Ange Watson, tracing her first steps into the world of crime-solving and revealing how she became the tenacious investigator readers will grow to love. A Routine Case… or the Start of Something Deadly? Constable Ange Watson’s policing career is fast unravelling. After calling out a superior for recklessly putting her life at risk, she’s been sidelined, labelled as a whinger, left questioning whether she even belongs in the force. With her resignation email drafted and her finger hovering over "send...

An expat living in South Korea is attracted to Korean farmer Dae-jin, because of his looks and his wealth. But a legendary trickster goblin, a dokkaebi, has its eyes set on the money-grabber to foil her plans. Will the girl get the money and tear Dae-jin away from his wife? Or, perhaps the dokkaebi has other plans....

Sharing a whole hell of a lot more than a cup of sugar with the boy next door. While Elliot's away, Brooke will play. Brooke and Matty should have been burning up the sheets 10 years ago. But we can’t always get what we want… Or can we? Brooke is out of excuses to not visit her family for Thanksgiving. There's an extra spot set at the table, a sexy stranger takes up residence. Except, the stranger’s not a stranger he's Matty Naverly. Strong and fit, filling out his jeans in just the right way, Matty looks more delectable than the big meal ever could. When Matty and Brooke end up in ...

Whiskey makes her frisky. Everyone's favorite couple, Brooke and Elliot, head to the bar on St Patrick's Day to find her a plaything. Ugh, the life of a hotwife. When she takes the Irishman's 'kiss me I'm Irish' shirt too literally, Brooke finds herself simulating sex in the middle of a crowded bar. Until she's no longer simulating. Taking their encounter to a more private location, Brooke ends the night the way she likes it, covered in the march madness of two men who couldn't be more different than each other. Shamrock surprise! The Irishman: Naughty To Do List is a standalone hotwife ...