David Shea, a high powered Wall Street investment banker, has a past that wont be denied. As a teen, he led a group of four friends to beat a local bully to death and let someone else take the rap. David has managed to avoid every bad break, but in a life of big money payoffs, potentially lethal pitfalls, and legal wrangling, fate is bound to get the upper hand at least once. Views: 68
She was on the fantasy ride of her life... When her brother is betrayed by his own client, it's up to A.J., Justice Inc.'s ace investigator, to prove his innocence. But to do that, A.J. will have to live out another woman's fantasies..with Zane Coltrane, her sinfully sexy competitor, coming along for the ride. And Zane has his own special reasons for going undercover at the ultrasecret island kingdom of Fabulous Fantasies, a theme park that promises its patrons fulfillment of their every fantasy. But these two seasoned private investigators are about to learn that living someone else's fantasies can be a pretty risky business...especially when desire and danger become part of the program. Views: 68
After a mission in a South American jungle goes wrong, DEA Agent Elgin ‘Hud’ Huddleston returns to his boyhood home to lick his wounds. Despite his better judgment, Hud is drawn to the woman across the street, a petite Dominatrix with a freeze your balls off name. Mary Beth Winters packed away her toys and put the BDSM lifestyle behind her years ago when she realized the men she dominated didn’t need her as much as she needed them. But when a troubled bad-boy, Elgin ‘Hud’ Huddleston, moves in across the street, she dusts off her toy box and risks her heart to help him heal. Views: 68
Erotica/Romance. 34416 words long. First published in 2011 Views: 67
Dark, witty, and suspenseful, this literary crime thriller reminiscent of The Dinner and The Silent Wife follows a famous author whose wife—the brains behind his success—meets an untimely death, leaving him to deal with the consequences.“Evil is a matter of opinion…” On the surface, Henry Hayden seems like someone you could like, or even admire. A famous bestselling author who appears a modest everyman. A loving, devoted husband even though he could have any woman he desires. A generous friend and coworker. But Henry Hayden is a construction, a mask. His past is a secret, his methods more so. No one besides him and his wife know that she is the actual writer of the novels that made him famous. For most of Henry’s life, it hasn’t been a problem. But when his hidden-in-plain-sight mistress becomes pregnant and his carefully constructed facade is about to crumble, he tries to find a permanent solution,... Views: 67
Agent Kevin Durant of the National Intelligence Agency has been keeping close tabs on Ali, a Durban businessman corrupt to his core. Libyan terrorists are buying parts for weapons of mass destruction and Ali is their go-between. Into this shadowy world of hidden cameras and disguises enters beautiful and reckless Leila, a Libyan spy who flies to South Africa to clinch the deal with Ali. Leila doesn't travel alone. Her lover accompanies her, and so does trouble. For Durant – with the CIA fingering his investigation, a post-natal wife at home and a rat on his team – an 'ordinary day' means anything but. Views: 67
Annie Dawson’s attic in Grey Gables has divested itself of many treasures since the Texan inherited her grandmother’s home in Stony Point, Maine, but none as romantic and mysterious as the beautiful wedding dress she finds gracing an old mannequin concealed beneath a sheet along with a hand-crafted veil and pair of gloves. The dress carries an indelible link back to the first inhabitant of the Victorian mansion, a courageous seafaring captain whose name Annie has never heard until she uncovers the wedding dress in the attic. Captain Zacharias Grey built Grey Gables with the intent of making the house and Stony Point the home for his new bride and their family. At about the time Annie discovers the wedding dress, the youngest son of Gwendolyn Palmer, Annie’s Hook and Needle Club friend, returns home to Stony Point with a wedding-related surprise of his own— a stunning redhead from County Kerry in Ireland whom he introduces as his fiancée. Dervla O’Keefe swept Tony Palmer off his feet while he toured the British Isles after completing his MBA at Harvard. But the fairy-tale love story isn’t exactly the surprise that Gwendolyn had expected. Meanwhile, renowned artist Andrew Gareth has made Stony Point the latest subject of his quest to capture on canvas the character of all the states of the Union. Grey Gables is central to his plans for his Maine exhibition. But his interest seems to go much deeper than it should. Has his life’s path somehow intertwined with Stony Point and Grey Gables? Join Annie and her friends in the Hook and Needle Club as they join forces to connect all of the clues and solve the mystery of the wedding dress—and how it found its way into Annie’s attic. Views: 67
An ancient mogul has bought the power to live forever, but the strong young body he plans to inhabit has other ideas. The battle for immortal life begins.Immortal Life. A fantasy. An impossible dream. For now, maybe. But as we speak the moguls of Big Tech are pouring their mountain of wealth into finding a cure for death. Don't tell them they won't succeed. None of these titans is richer than Arthur Vogel. This inventor, tech tycoon, and all-round monster has amassed trillions (with a T) and rules over a corporate empire stretching all the way to Mars. The newest—and most expensive—life extension technology has allowed him to live to 127 years, but time is running out. His last hope to escape the inevitable lies with Gene, a human being specifically created for the purpose of housing Arthur's consciousness. The plan is to discard his used-up old carcass and come to a second life in a young, strong body with all appropriate working parts. But there's a... Views: 67
