Urban Short Stories

Frank, a hedge fund manager, is head over heels in love with his young wife Lizzie, a beautiful, busty and petite young woman from a conservative religious background. Frank, who has been burned in the past by a cheating ex-wife, can’t shake his obsession with seeing his stunning wife shared and used by another man. When business takes him out of town for an extended period, Lizzie starts showing signs of being more adventurous with her sexuality. It starts innocently enough, but before either of them can understand what’s really happening, Lizzie is crossing lines that will change ...

Just dumped by his girlfriend, Joseph hits the bar to try to find a hookup to get his mind off things. When he’s approached at the counter by a friendly stranger, Joseph is shocked to discover that it’s his old college girlfriend, except with one big difference: they've had a sex change! The two go out on the town to catch up, but soon Joseph finds himself having some confusing and naughty desires for his hunky ex! Will they give each other a bro-hug and end the night as friends? Or will Joseph get intimately acquainted with his former lover’s brand new piece of hardware? Satisfy your...

In this dark and gritty collection - featuring short stories from Jim Butcher, Seanan McGuire, Kevin J. Anderson, and Rob Thurman - nothing is as simple as black and white, light and dark, good and evil.... Unfortunately, that's exactly what makes it so easy to cross the line.

This new release features a free bonus book included for your enjoyment. The path to happiness is full of struggle and obstacles. How we handle those obstacles is what defines us as a person. James' life was no exception to this... James was home for college gearing up for what was supposed to be a normal family vacation. If college wasn't stressful enough, James was dealing with the emotions of discovering his true sexuality. A trip to the mountains seemed like the perfect escape from his life. Unfortunately for him, the trip would only complicate his life further. While taking a hike in ...

With accomplished precision and gentle eloquence, Jhumpa Lahiri traces the crosscurrents set in motion when immigrants, expatriates, and their children arrive, quite literally, at a cultural divide. The nine stories in this stunning debut collection unerringly chart the emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the barriers of nations and generations.

Talia As Northridge's fiercest warrior, I've spent five years building walls around my heart after losing my partner. The clan's tech specialist should be the last person to break through my defenses—especially when we're assigned to track dangerous rogues together. Lucas may not have the brute strength of other bear shifters, but there's unexpected power in his quiet confidence. As our mission forces us into isolation, I find myself drawn to him in ways I never anticipated. But opening my heart means risking everything I've protected myself from since that tragic night. Lucas Everyone ...

This six-book box set contains Quick Reads published by Tanisha Stewart. This is a multi-genre collection, ranging from contemporary romance to urban drama. Kick back, relax, and get ready to watch as these page-turning reads unfold. YOU LEFT ME AT THE ALTAR Trina had spent the last three years in a perfect relationship with Brandon. Now after planning the perfect wedding with the man of her dreams, everything she had hoped for their lives together was on the brink of coming true. That is, until the day of the wedding when a very important guest didn’t arrive... the groom himself, Brandon...

A man becomes targeted by witches after he inherits some very special real estate.

Jim Luck is a covert scout trained to operate undetected within the verdant forests bordering enemy lines. Luck is assigned a new partner named Ken Loveall, a man with an unhuman-like ability for tracking down enemy targets. Deep in the forest with only each other as company, Luck is about to discover the passion that can brew between two soldiers – especially when one of them is a vigorous alpha werewolf! Satisfy your fantasy and get this standalone HEA shifter story now for FREE with Kindle Unlimited! And for a naughty preview of the book, make sure to Look Inside!

TITILLATING JOURNEYS INTO THE WORLD OF SPANKING Alison always has wanted to know more about spanking. Will her best friend’s boyfriend help her learn? Breanna knows what she is - a spanko. Can she find acceptance from her boyfriend? Caitlynn and her boyfriend break up because he won’t paddle her bottom. Can she find happiness over the knee of her best friend’s father? Nancy doesn’t have enough money for her divorce attorney. He’s willing to accept a unique form of payment though. AND THREE OTHER TALES! Emily Rooks writes erotic romance that sizzles with passion and tension. Her ...

Trapped in the clutches of a Zombie apocalypse, the City of Chicago, the murder capital of the U.S., unleashes the ultimate weapon, capitalism, by paying $1,000 for every Re-Killed Zombie brought to city hall, ushering in "The Great Zombie Gold Rush". Zombies never have a chance in a world where people realize 75 Zombies pays off their student loans, 40 Zombies buys them a Tesla, 5 Zombies wipes out their Visa debt...

I’ve just finished up my sophomore year in college and need to find a job for the summer. When my new neighbor who’s much older stops by to borrow some soap, I can hardly peel my eyes away from her hot body, delicious curves, and huge jugs. But she would never want someone young and inexperienced like me. When she offers me a job helping her around the house for the summer, I know I’d be a fool to turn her down. And I’d be an even bigger fool to tell her no when she says she has some “off the books” chores for me to do: chores that involve learning how to please an experienced ...

This compilation of spooky stories features original works and fascinating lore from haunted places all around the world. Professionally produced with cinematic music, rich sound effects, and a cast of talented narrators, "Ghost Stories: Volume 2" is designed to fright and delight.

Archdruid Owen Kennedy and his sloth, Slomo, are off to see the world when Coriander, Herald Extraordinary of the First among the Fae, interrupts to ask for the tiny favor of solving a supernatural murder. That sets the pair off on a trail that leads from Granada, Spain, to London, England and then to Austin, Texas. Owen and Slomo will have to outwit an Irish goddess of wisdom, some nasty spriggans, and streak across the Kew Gardens to find the culprit. They're going to see the world after all - just not the way they thought.

Once upon a time in a land far, far away, a wish-granting spirit rapidly approaches burnout. Meanwhile, a banished fairy answers a Craigslist ad, a Victorian orphan navigates an occult situationship, and a multiverse assassin contemplates the one who got away. With both iconic fan-favorite stories and entirely original pieces, Januaries features modified fairy tales, contemporary heists, absurdist poetry, and at least one set of actual wedding vows. Escape the slow trudge of mortality by diving into these enchanting new worlds with a master of imagination.

Exotic travel, expensive clothes, hot sex with five billionaires... who needs love? I couldn't decide which was worse, my lackluster sex life or my low-paying job. But after a chance meeting with a wealthy businessman who promised to change my life, I'm forced to choose between my old status quo and a new mysterious life as a playmate for five alpha billionaire executives—a job guaranteed to lead me into some exciting, unimaginably hot, and occasionally reckless situations. Ready or not, this is my new life. In The Billionaires' Executive Sweet, 26-year-old Chicago travel blogger Chelsea ...

Alaina was living her life just barely making it. Stuck at a job her ex helped her get, she was forced to work with him and his new wife. Unable to hold in her anger any longer, she reacted before thinking and it cost her to lose it all. With life taking a turn for the worse, Alaina was ready to give it all up, including her life. Hearing her name being called by the last person she expected, stopped her from making the worst decision ever. After meeting Isaiah, you would think he had it all together. Having his own problems to deal with, he met Alaina and realized maybe his problems ...

He's the ass-kicking, wise-cracking, hard-drinking demon hunter you never knew you needed. He's Quincy Harker, and he's here to save your ass whether you want it or not. The immortal magic-wielding son of Jonathan Harker and Mina Murray from the classic novel Dracula, Harker now lives in North Carolina hunting down demons and sending them back to Hell. This Omnibus Edition collects the first 12 novellas in the Quincy Harker series.

"Panhandler Tales" is a collection of five contemporary gay adventure short stories involving male panhandlers and men who are interested in them. The stories are set in Chicago neighborhoods, including Little Village, Pilsen, Lawndale, North Halsted, River North, and Chicago’s Loop. The lifelike characters include transient panhandling men as well as men who want to get to know them. In this 4th edition of “Panhandler Tales,” a story called "A Sunset to Sunrise Panhandler" has been added. The story is about Billy, who sees Santi selling bottled water along Cicero Avenue one afternoon...

In this striking and bleak, yet luminous debut collection, Nathan Ballingrud, winner of the inaugural Shirley Jackson Award, uses the trappings of the Gothic and the uncanny to investigate a distinctly American landscape: The loneliest and darkest corners of contemporary life. Ballingrud’s stories are love stories. They’re also monster stories. Sometimes the monsters collected here are vampires or werewolves.