After the business trip that ended her mortal life, Claire needs to get her freakish talents and blood-lust (and let's be honest, regular ol' lust too) under control, so that she can be a good mom, hide her fangs and maybe try to coax her stripper-turned-nanny into wearing some actual clothes that won't make the local biddies fire up the gossip chain. Thanks to her Vampire Disability Fund, Claire just might get the boring life she dreams of after all.So what if two brothers (one hot, one decidedly jerkish) have moved into the only other house in her remote neck of the woods? And so what if she hasn't heard a peep out of her maker Bette or the other two members of The Triad? No news is good news, right? Oh, how wrong she is... Views: 13
Changing on the Fly is a celebration of romance, featuring six M/M stories about hockey players falling in love on – and off – the ice. All proceeds from the anthology will be donated to a charity that supports inclusiveness in athletics.The anthology will be available starting in October, 2016, for a limited time only.It includes the following stories:Even Strength by Cherylanne CorneilleNext Season by Avon GaleGoing Home by Heather LireOn Broadway by V.L. LoceyThe Brother and the Retired Player by Mary SmithTake a Shot by Samantha Wayland Views: 13
Maggie Crozat is back home in bayou country during the most magical time of the year. In Pelican, Louisiana, Christmastime is a season of giant bonfires on the levee, zydeco carols, and pots of gumbo. Except, this year, the Grinch has come to stay at the family-run Crozat Plantation B&B. When he floods travel websites with vicious reviews, Maggie thinks she's identified him as rival businessman Donald Baxter. That is, until he's found stabbed to death at Maggie's workplace. And Maggie and her loved ones become top suspects.The Crozats quickly establish alibis, but Maggie's boyfriend, Detective Bo Durand, remains under suspicion. With Bo sidelined during the investigation, Maggie finds herself forced to work with an unlikely ally: longtime family enemy Rufus Durand. Her sleuthing uncovers more suspects than drummers drumming, and lands her in the crosshairs of the murderer.The sleigh bells are jingling, and the clock is ticking for Maggie and Rufus, who must catch the... Views: 13
Past crimes cause new murder in this tense and twisting psychological thrillerA few days before the summer solstice a 92-year-old woman is found burned to death in her home. On the same day, a man's mutilated corpse is discovered in a field, his arms ripped from their sockets, a Tarot card depicting The Fool inserted in his mouth.When the victim is identified as someone for whom the police have been looking for almost a year, detectives Anderson and Costello find themselves caught up in a case where nothing is as it seems. Was the dead man really responsible for three child murders? And what is the connection with the death of the elderly woman?The investigation leads to the tranquil shores of Loch Lomond where Anderson and Costello will finally uncover the shocking truth. Views: 13
Porter is a Slater, a name that holds great pride throughout the village. He is destined to become a man of the cloth, but he has one vice, lust. When he meets Laura he can't seem to resist her. She is the most beautiful angel he has ever seen. Laura feels a connection to Porter that causes her to lose all form of sensibility. She gives herself freely to him, but when she discovers him buried deep in another woman before he leaves for seminary her heart begins to break. What she doesn't realise is the depth of the hurt. After Porter leaves, Laura discovers she is carrying his child and her mother is dying. In her despair she turns to Porter's father to reach out to the man who holds her heart. With no word from Porter, her mother dead and her baby ripped from her body, her mind slips and Laura finds herself in an asylum for the mentally ill. It is here that Laura meets Alice. The woman who could save her, the woman who falls so deeply in love with Laura. Alice becomes obsessed with Laura, helping her to escape from the asylum, but Laura's heart is still Porters. The love triangle becomes a deadly one. This story isn't for the faint of heart. It isn't a typical love story, but a very dark one, with murder and hate. It is a stand alone story of just over 37,000 words. Language and scenes suitable for 18+.** Views: 13
Determined to establish a new life far from the ghosts of her past, twenty-two year old Sydney Paige is willing to try anything to launch her reporting career and quiet the painful memories of her family back home. Money-driven Mason Lachlan knows exactly what he wants in life and how to get it. Nothing stands in the way of the successful millionaire’s next deal, not even the deeply-buried anguish he feels from being abandoned by his father and tucked away as a dark family secret. When Sydney must report the biggest land deal to hit South Padre in years, Mason becomes the focus of her story. Problems surface when their undeniable attraction for each other compromises everything they both have worked for. Can love exist when bottom lines and deadlines collide? Views: 13
Ashtyn Moretti is ready for the best summer of her life. But her parents have other plans when they drop the bomb that her perfect summer will be spent… Away from home. Away from friends. Away from half her family. Armed with her Summer from Hell playlist and a Kindle full of book boyfriends, Ashtyn prepares to face what she is sure will be the worst summer of her life. Or will it be? Flynn James has one thing on his mind—the success of his band Marlowe. He’s focused and doesn’t have time for any distractions, and that includes facing his past. But then a petite brunette comes walking into the pub where he works. Neither Ashtyn or Flynn were looking for love but they can’t deny their obvious attraction. Ashtyn’s summer has been full of lies. The last thing she expects is for Flynn to be one of the liars too. Can she forgive his lies and turn her summer around? Can Flynn keep his secrets without losing everything? Or will this really be the Summer from Hell? Views: 13
Dead Sexy is erotica at its most thrilling. Nicola, writer of the 'Anabelle Says' column for a women's magazine, is cheating on her boyfriend Fox with Johnny B. Wright, a kinky-sex-loving architect who likes to 'christen' his newly constructed buildings. Things become complicated. Johnny is found dead, stark naked and handcuffed, with one of Nicola's favourite scarves tied around his neck. Investigating Detective Sergeant Damien Mann has a fetish for 'watching' and just happens to know the deceased. Linda Jaivin worked and studied in Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland China before settling in Sydney as a writer and translator. Her four novels include the international best-seller Eat Me, Rock n Roll Babes from Outer Space, Miles Walker, You’re Dead and Dead Sexy. She is co-editor of New Ghosts, Old Dreams: Chinese Rebel Voices, and the author of non-fiction titles Confessions of an S & M Virgin, and... Views: 13
