Cupid our symbol and relic of love, that special one who controls our thoughts and emotions And massages the heart, evoking feelings of love We enjoy so much ecstasy and all that heavenly bliss The one who keeps time for the rhythmic beating of our hearts with the power to speed it up or slow it down The faster it throbs, the more hormones and juices produced The more blind irrational and careless we get Views: 68
Erotica/Romance. 18558 words long. First published in www.torquerepress.com, 2008 Views: 68
Welcome to Detroit, Michigan home of the grittiest, ill’est, hardcore, crime-infested, poverty-stricken neighborhoods in the country. Sometimes referred to as the Murder Capital for the huge murder rate that never ceases to surprise us, The Murder Mitten, or The Dirty Glove for the state’s shape on the U.S. map. Detroit is home to many; scholars, rappers, athletes, parents, and concerned citizens, but the streets belong to those in the underworld; addicts, dealers, and the women who help run the show from behind the scenes...The Real Hoodwives of Detroit! No! You won’t see these ladies on any television show, but you will see them make appearances in court for their mans’ hearing, or at the county jail on visiting day. You might even catch them riding shotgun, with a nine tucked in their Fendi bag...waiting to pop off and protect their men at any cost. And of course, they make appearances in the hood, twenty-four seven...three hundred and sixty-five days of the year! Follow Nikki, Tonya, Chloe, Mina, and Gucci as they ride you through Detroit, one city-block at a time. Watch as the tales of the black and dangerous unfold right before your eyes. In Detroit, only the raw and real survive - living to see another day. These streets are known for breaking the weak and leaving them helpless, they aren’t made for everybody! Scared? You should be....WELCOME TO DETROIT! Views: 68
A kiss from a cowboy...Be Mine, Cowboy by Jane PorterYears ago, Rachel James gave Cade King an ultimatum, and he walked. Heartbroken, Rachel moved on. Life is tough as a single mom, but Rachel is doing just fine.Now Cade's back after burning up the rodeo circuit, and things are different. He's sober, but with one burning regret. He has some work to do to show Rachel he's changed--but he's up to the challenge.Hill Country Cupid by Tanya MichaelsTess knows what young Bailey Calhoun wants: a mom. So when she sees shy cowboy Nick Calhoun giving someone the eye, Tess goes into full matchmaking mode.Nick is happy to have Tess's help...but her matchmaking backfires. How can he convince his cupid that she's the one he wants? Views: 68
Who were the first humans to inhabit North America? According to the now familiar story, mammal hunters entered the continent some 12,000 years ago via a land bridge that spanned the Bering Sea. The presence of these early New World people was established by distinctive stone tools belonging to the Clovis culture. But are the Clovis tools Asian in origin? Drawing from original archaeological analysis, paleoclimatic research, and genetic studies, noted archaeologists Dennis J. Stanford and Bruce A. Bradley challenge the old narrative and, in the process, counter traditional—and often subjective—approaches to archaeological testing for historical relatedness. The authors apply rigorous scholarship to a hypothesis that places the technological antecedents of Clovis in Europe and posits that the first Americans crossed the Atlantic by boat and arrived earlier than previously thought. Supplying archaeological and oceanographic evidence to support this assertion, the book... Views: 68
Waylaid is the story of a Chinese American boy who struggles to grow up in the grip of an overcharged sexual environment. With a daily routine that involves renting out rooms to johns and hookers at his parents' sleazy hotel, the narrator loses his grip on concepts of friendship, family and childhood. As he pursues his all-consuming quest to lose his virginity, issues of race, class and sex cripple his sense of self-worth. It is a story told with a Gen-X-style bleak humor that doesn't pander to conventional notions of immigrant narrative. Waylaid doesn't cut a wide swath through Asian American literature. It is a switchblade in the gut to stories of over-achievement and success in America that ignore the human cost.This is the eBook edition of Waylaid, originally published in print form in May 2002. Views: 68
Regency romantic adventure64 000 wordsMarianne Devenish arrives in Great Bentley expecting to find her great-uncle in residence. Instead she finds The Duke of Wister, Theodolphus Rickham pretending to be Sir Theodore Devenish, a tulip of the ton, more interested in the cut of his coat than in politics.Unable to stay in a bachelor establishment she moves to Frating Hall, with the permanently impecunious Lord and Lady Grierson. She discovers, to her horror, that Charles, and his younger brother, Edward are involved with the local smugglers. Theo's dissembling inevitably leads to misunderstandings and heartbreak and with her reputation in tatters Marianne flees to London. But she is ostracised by society and is obliged to find refuge at Drayton House, a small estate in Hertfordshire. Here her life turns into a nightmare. Can Theo catch his spy, save Edward and Charles from the gallows and rescue the woman he loves before she is lost to him for ever? Views: 68
Summer has it all—a hot-as-sin husband, two wonderful kids and a fantastic career. Unfortunately, her success in the business world has come at the cost of her marriage. Summer and Dave have been drifting apart, and in an effort to save their marriage they go to one of the best couples’ therapists in the country. Following their therapist’s unconventional advice, Summer and Dave embark on a sensual and emotional journey filled with moments of heartbreaking vulnerability and overwhelming desire. On the warm sands of the Outer Banks, Summer will have to confront her own self-doubt and trust her husband enough to open her heart to a pleasure unlike anything she’s ever imagined. Review5 StarsI fell in love with this story and its characters. Dave being such a devoted husband and father, and Summer such a strong woman who spreads herself way too thin...like a lot of mom's. I enjoyed the times that Dave took control to allow her to just be in the moment. The moral of the story is very profound though...we, as people spend too much time looking to the future that we miss the best things right under our noses. I was sad to see their story end, but loved it completely. Kudos to Ann for another lovely story.- Michelle RomaFan Reviews*5 StarsSummer's Need is one of the most heart-touching stories I have read. I laughed, I cried, and I felt very connected to Summer about how she let her job get in the way of the love she and her husband share. I really felt her pain and love jump across the pages.- Tina *TwoLipsReviews Views: 68
