Former underwear model turned entrepreneur Clay Stryker has loved, tragically lost and vowed that he'll never risk his heart again. After making his fortune, the youngest of the rugged Stryker brothers returns to Fool's Gold, California, to put down roots on a ranch of his own. But he's frustrated to discover that even in his hometown, people see him only for his world-famous...assets.Firefighter Chantal (Charlie) Dixon grew up an ugly duckling beside her delicately beautiful mother, a feeling reinforced long ago by a man who left soul-deep scars. Now she has good friends, a solid job and the itch to start a family--yet she can't move toward the future while she's haunted by painful memories.Clay finds an unexpected ally, and unexpected temptation, in tomboyish Charlie, the only person who sees beyond his dazzling good looks to the real man beneath. But when Charlie comes to him with an indecent proposal, will they be able to overcome their pasts and... Views: 16
Discovered in her papers as a handwritten manuscript in 2008, Jane Rule's autobiography is a rich and culturally significant document that follows the first twenty-one years of her life.In writing about her formative years, she is indeed "taking" the measure of her life, assessing its contours of pleasure and pain, and accounting precisely for how it evolved, with great discretion and consideration for those who might have been affected by being represented in her work. She appreciated the ambiguity of the title she chose, with all its implications of suicide: at the end of her writing life, she was submitting herself as a person, not only to the literary and cultural, but also the moral and ethical critique of her readers.At turns deeply moving and witty, Taking My Life probes in emotional and intellectual terms the larger philosophical questions that were to preoccupy her throughout her literary career, and showcases the origins and contexts that gave shape... Views: 16
All good things have a beginning and with this story, it all begins with a call. Marcie Reynolds thought nothing of grabbing the phone that evening but she never thought that once she answered and heard the amazing voice on the other end that anything would happen, since the fact that the man had the wrong number.Jonathan Sutton thought he had the right number and after the second time he calls, he couldn't help but be enthralled after listening to the sweet voice on the other end. Soon he strikes up a conversation with the girl who calls herself 'Joan' and quickly sparks fly.Watch as Marcie and Jonathan make what seems like something as innocent as a phone call into something that neither one of them will never forget.NOTEThis story has a menage a trois....scenes with sex toys....and explicit sexual encounters between the characters. From the AuthorI have to admit that this story is probably the MOST INTENSE story that I have written to date.There are scenes in here that you honestly would never think would happen between two people that have never met in person.But I do have to say that it makes for a very interesting story! Views: 16
Everyone in their small Amish community expects Greta Goodloe to marry her
longtime sweetheart - Greta included. So when he publicly ends their engagement, in
front of newcomer Luke Starns no less, she is utterly humiliated. At least she can take
comfort in matchmaking between Luke and her quiet schoolmarm sister. Yet the more she
tries to throw them together, the more Luke fascinates her. A serious, no-nonsense
schoolmarm should be exactly what Luke wants in a wife. Still, he can't help but be
charmed by Greta's warm smile and impulsive ways. Does he dare to stray from the
sensible choice and take a chance on happiness?Love awaits these Amish
women! Views: 16
Broke, nerdy, and self-confessed wimp Misty Wall leads a ho-hum life as a Grammar Nazi intern, which of course earns her feelings of hate-at-first-sight from her colleagues at Ze Morgue, a.ka. Moretti Inc.'s Administration Department.Misty has always wished for something exciting to spice up her boring-with-a-capital-B existence, but she never thought it would come in the form of a gorgeous six-foot-plus billionaire. The world knows him as Domenico Moretti, the ruthless, cunning, and aloof CEO of Moretti, Inc, a.k.a. her boss.Gifts of (mis)fortune come in threes, they say, and it’s certainly the case with Misty, whose life is turned upside-down by Domenico Moretti’s three shocking revelations.One, he’s a werewolf (who’s also a prince).Two, he wants her in his bed – him, the guy who actually had to file a TRO against an obsessive supermodel.And three, he has a proposition she never – and she means never – ever sees coming.Warning: Contains scenes not suitable for very young readers.From the AuthorThis is a two-part book. The first part, My Werewolf Prince Commands, is a short that has been merged for publication with the rest of The Werewolf Prince and I. It has been an absolutely sizzling pleasure writing Misty and Domenico's story, and I do hope you had as much fun reading it. Note:This is Book 1 of the Moretti Werewolf series.Approximately 60,000 words.From the Inside FlapThey sat next to each other, Domenico relaxed, Misty tense."Are you all right?" he whispered, turning his head slightly to face her.Not daring to look at him, she croaked, "Yes."He did not speak again.The seatbelt sign flashed green ten minutes later.Ralph stepped forward with a smile. "Would you like to---"But Domenico was already reaching for her seatbelt.When he had it unlocked, she said breathlessly, "Thank you.""Thank me properly," he returned huskily, making her eyes widen."H-how?""With a kiss.""D-Domenico!" She blushed when she glanced at Ralph, who now stood ramrod straight with an expressionless face.With an unexpected flash of insight, Misty realized that the other man had actually liked her. With the exception of Domenico Moretti, no other guy had displayed an interest in her so early and quickly after meeting her for the first time. Was this because having someone like Domenico Moretti interested in her made Misty appear more attractive than usual?"Misty," the man next to her growled, and just like that she forgot all about Ralph. Domenico was looking at her with fierce hunger in his green eyes."Kiss me."Slowly, she moved close to him and touched his lips with hers.It seemed the signal he had been waiting for. In one swift move, Domenico lifted her off the seat and pulled Misty into his lap. She gasped against Domenico's lips but he didn't let go. Angling his head to the side, Domenico was able to push his tongue further inside her mouth and with it, he swept aside her remaining reservations. Her arms crept up on his chest before slowly curling around his neck. When he finally let her up to breathe, she looked around in bemusement for a moment. "The pilot?" "Don't think of another man while I'm kissing you," was all Domenico growled before kissing her again, more roughly this time as if he was punishing her. But Misty didn't mind. She was thrilled by his show of possessive jealousy, and her body immediately responded to the command. She moved closer, restlessly trying to find a way they could be one as quickly as possible.She sighed when he flipped her around so that she could lie against his chest, and she sighed again as he nudged her thighs apart. Views: 16
Poet and novelist Pablo Medina’s Cubop City fuses raw, passionate language and elegant lyricism to breathe life into a musically-disguised New York City shaped by jazz masters, refugees, and storytellers.Our guide into Cubop City is The Storyteller, born nearly blind and shrouded in his mother’s guilt. He’s homeschooled inside his parents’ crumbling apartment with a European housekeeper, and educated through Encyclopedia Britannica, The Bible, and Arabian Nights. When he's twenty-five, his mother and father are both diagnosed with cancer, and The Storyteller alone is left to care for them. He does so by telling them stories conceived from the prolific reading that allowed his imagination to flourish despite little contact with the outside world.Through his talesfull of magic, sorrow, longing, loveCubop City surges colorfully to life. Moving through myriad points of view, The Storyteller imagines a world... Views: 16
