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After sixteen years as a SEAL, I'd seen more than my share of sadness and horror, but I'd also helped save lives and protect innocent people from the evils in the world. Serving our country was something I was made to do. It was the only thing I knew. I was going to miss it so much, but the time had come for me to return home for good. The love of my life was pregnant. We were starting a family. I was going to be a father. Life was perfect. All of my years as a SEAL hadn't prepared me for the heartbreak that was coming. One second my love was right there with me, and the next I was alone, ...

It had been ten long years since Scott Reid, the man I thought would always protect and love me, had torn my heart apart. I'd watched from the sidelines during those years as he played ball for the Pittsburgh Pirates. When he came home, I applied for jobs in every state but Michigan. I needed to get away from everything that had to do with him. When I was offered a job at a sports equipment company in Pennsylvania, I jumped at it. He wasn't there anymore. I knew it was a good place to go. Working with numbers was my thing. I loved it. Working with anything sports related and numbers was ...

The emotional conclusion to the Reid, Smith, and Parker families. I was a mom, a grandma, and a great-grandma to the most amazing people in the world. Of course I was biased. They were mine, and I loved every single one of them. I'd started out with one daughter, and it broke my heart the day I watched her walk away from the one man I knew she was meant to be with. She went on to have a beautiful little boy with a complete loser, and just when I began to think she would never find the happiness she truly deserved, she found it, in the very same man she'd left all those years before. I knew ...

It had been two long years since I'd been to the only place that I'd ever called home. I was going to see my father. So much looked the same as we drove up the driveway to the two-story home I remembered loving so much. As I knocked on the door, I thought about how I couldn't wait to see Rosie. She was the housekeeper, the one who had raised me before the divorce, and the only one that ever truly cared about me. When the door swung open, I couldn't believe my eyes. In Rosie's place stood the most gorgeous guy I had ever seen in my life. He had dark brown hair, blue eyes, and huge muscles. I...

Warning: This story contains content which is intended for readers over the age of 18. Rachel walked into the Paris hotel in Las Vegas with her two closest friends. She had just been through a very lengthy divorce from a man she had caught in bed with his secretary. He was her high school sweetheart and the only man she had ever been with. Her friends convinced her that a night at the clubs followed by some meaningless sex was the perfect way to kick off her single life. When Rachel spotted Mr. Hottie working on his laptop by the pool, she couldn't help but look his way. It wasn't until her...

Keeping Love (Billionaire Romance #2) Approximate length: 27,522 words (a novella) Warning: This story contains content which is intended for readers over the age of 18. Chris was a handsome billionaire. Sarah was the love of his life. When she found out something about his past, she didn't know how to handle it. He knew he had to do whatever it would take to get her back. Would Chris be able to prove his love to Sarah, or would he just push her further away?

I was twenty when I received the most important call of my life. It was my brother, and he was saving me from a life he never knew existed. The four years leading up to that call had been horrible. The man my mom brought into our home, the one she thought could do no wrong, had pulled me deep into a life involving alcohol, drugs, and beatings, for both her and me, and I desperately wanted out. I offered for her to go with me, to take care of her, but she wouldn't leave him. When I walked out the door, away from that awful life, she told me never to come back, and I agreed. Nothing would ...

I thought we were going to make it. We were almost there. It was like I could feel the end right at my fingertips. We'd made it through the wedding and the reception. All we had to do was help my mom clean before making our escape. Then it happened. Jackson was the one that snapped. I was surprised. It all happened so fast. When my mouth opened, I couldn't stop it. I made myself look pathetic and took Jackson down with me. I'd confessed to having a fake boyfriend as well as sleeping with my brother's best friend. It was wrong. I knew it was. I felt horrible as soon as I'd done it, but there...

Warning: This story contains content which is intended for readers over the age of 18. Kyle was a sexy young software developer fresh out of college when he moved to be closer to his mom and sister. His new stepfather John's brother offered him a job with his company. Kyle had one goal, and that was to impress his new Uncle Ethan and prove that he was worth the risk of hiring him. Jenny was the assistant of Gavin, one of John's very good friends. She'd started working for Gavin's company right out of high school, and he'd quickly become dependent on her. Over the years, she'd also become ...

"I don't want to play anymore." Those six words coming out of James' mouth stopped the world around us. They were the most powerful words I'd heard since "It was all a mistake." He was really beginning to have a knack with changing lives one sentence at a time. Both of our dads began asking questions. Then they started telling him how wrong he was. They knew exactly what he needed, time. The more they told him, the more irritated I got. While I thought James was crazy, I totally understood where he was coming from and what he was about to go through. My dad was much worse than his. He was ...

When I told my parents during my senior year that I wasn't going to college, they lost their minds. There was only one person that stood beside me, and that was my sister Sammie. I'd been working with computers since I was ten. Everyone laughed and joked about how much time I spent in my room. They had no idea that I'd been working on something great. Sammie listened when I told her I already knew more than I'd learn in college. She believed me when I told her what I was working on would make a difference, and she defended me every step of the way. I had big dreams, and nothing was going to...

Saving Love (Billionaire Romance #3) Approximate length: 37,173 words (a novella) Warning: This story contains content which is intended for readers over the age of 18. When Chris, a handsome billionaire, made an unforgivable mistake, and his beautiful fiance had no idea how to react. He vowed to do whatever it would take to prove his love and keep her in his life. Chris showed up unannounced and discovered something in Sarah's life that changed everything for him. He decided it was time to move on in his life without her. Would he be able to walk away and give up everything he had with her...

My life was spiraling out of control, and I couldn't stop it. My husband, the man who was supposed to love me, was doing everything he could to hurt me. My brother's wife thought I was a horrible mother and useless person. The wannabe baseball player was unbearable with his cocky attitude and sexy smile. Secrets were piling up, and tensions were worse than ever. I had no idea what I was going to do. Then I had a dream that rocked my world and brought me to my knees at the same time. Was it me? Was I a bad wife? Was I as bad as him? Was I to blame for everything? Just when the guilt and ...

Warning: This story contains content which is intended for readers over the age of 18. This is a 5,000 word story I wrote for Halloween. My day at work had been so long, and all I wanted to do was get home to rest and relax. I was so close I could feel it when I heard my phone buzz. Who could it be, I thought? I put the car in park and checked the message. It was from my best friend. Patty: I can't wait for the Halloween party tonight. I'm so excited to see Josh. Thank you for going with me, Maddie. I'll pick you up at six. Look sexy. It'll be fun, I promise. I let out a sigh, leaned my ...

I had no idea when I went to that Halloween party that my life would be changed forever. "Have a night of fun. It's a Halloween party. You need to enjoy it. Hook up with a hottie for one night. Can you imagine how fun it will be?" Those were my best friend's words not long before Batman walked up. Maybe she was right, I thought. What could it hurt? I'd been so wrapped up in work. There was nothing wrong with a little fun. One night, I told myself. I could give myself that much. We talked, we danced, and we ended up in his bed. There was something about him that felt safe and comfortable. He...

Warning: This story contains content which is intended for readers over the age of 18. Ethan was a cocky and very sexy billionaire bachelor. Out of the group of five friends, he was the biggest player of them all. With a different woman in his bed each night, he vowed never to give his heart away. There would never be a woman he would trust. He would never be anything like his father. Julie was a pediatrician who loved her job and helping children. She loved her family and friends even more. To her money wasn't everything. Taking care of herself and enjoying life was what mattered most. ...

I was eighteen when my world exploded around me, and I left the comfort and care of my mother's home. She said I'd never make it, that I'd come crawling back to her. Even her husband's son was sure I was going to fail. When I walked out her door, I never looked back. I was moving on with my life, and I was going to prove my mother and Jared wrong. There was only one problem with moving on with my life. I couldn't get him out of my mind. No matter how hard I tried, I could still hear Jared's annoying voice doubting me. When I turned twenty-two, I landed my first job out of college at a very ...

Julie was graduating from college, and since she was just a little girl, she'd known exactly where that day would lead her. It would take her back home to work at the company her father had built, the one she'd dreamt her whole life of taking over. There was only one problem with her plan. It wasn't her that he saw replacing him at the head of the company. It was her brother, the same brother that wanted nothing to do with the business. Julie was in her very last class when she met Cody for the first time. He was her father's biggest competition, the only one that could take her dad from ...

Warning: This story contains content which is intended for readers over the age of 18. When her Vegas one-night stand ended up being more connected to her life than she ever could have imagined, Rachel had no idea what she was going to do. She agreed to one date in their hometown. When that one date turned into so much more, there was no way she could let him go. When their relationship was put through every test imaginable, would Cliff stand by her side and fight for her, or would it be more than he was willing to take on? "It Happened in Vegas" (Unexpected Love #1) is available on Amazon

Lance took the news of my pregnancy much better than I thought he would. He was awesome and totally into the idea of being a dad. He'd even bought us a house and taken over my apartment. Everything our baby needed was bought. We were ready and still had a month to go. Don't get me wrong, we definitely had some ups and downs along the way. When I say ups and downs, I mean more like a roller coaster ride. Just when I thought things were getting back to normal, as normal as things ever were for us, something happened that changed everything. Our baby was in danger. Would everything be okay? ...