The most important parts of the Christmas season are not the presents or the tree, baking or decorations. It's the people—family and friends—who enrich our lives and make the holidays so special.Christmas Quilt is actually a collection of people who will make you laugh and cry, remember and wish, and like good friends, you'll want to visit them every year.You'll meet Billy and Mrs. Clayborne, who have holiday ghosts to deal with; Megan and her siblings, orphaned just before the holiday.There's the children of the coal mining village of Snow and a group of lumberjacks, all of whom learn to believe in magic.Read one mother's need for holiday tradition, letters from friends full of holiday cheer, verses and rhymes about luminaries and Christmas Eve traditions.And meet all the people touched by The Christmas Quilt, made with love for a daughter's holiday wedding, as it appears at Christmas time throughout the century. Views: 25
Erotica. 25477 words long. First published in 2006 Views: 25
Twelve Archangels.Twelve couples.Twelve
months.Can they create the Holy Warriors needed to prevent the demon-spawned
abominations from destroying the world?Satan has found a loophole in the
rules that govern his battle against Good. The Archangel Uriel sends twelve
elite Warrior Archangels to Earth on a mission to even the odds against the
demon-spawned abominations being produced.Each Archangel has one month to
find two people, unite them in love, and use their union's power to create the
Holy Warriors needed to defend the world against Satan's unholy creations. And
they have to do it while staying out of the demons' clutches.But the mission
isn't so simple when inheriting Humanity comes with challenges beyond the
Angel's training, and every milestone in the couple's relationship affects the
triumvirate's strength. Who knew headaches and PMS could be such a pain in the
ass?Summon Kassern:How can Archangel Kassern get the World's Most
Unlikely Couple - a preacher and a stripper - to fall in love and help him form
the Holy Warrior? He's too busy dealing with annoying human traits he picks up
along the way. Since when do archangels get hungry?Desperate to save her
best friend, Karly, and herself from a life of prostitution, Devyn takes a
chance when the preacher, Troy, offers escape. But someone offers Karly's
boyfriend big money, and he can't let them go without a fight. Called by God
to minister to prostitutes, Troy is careful not to get too close to his flock,
though some of them would like to get close to him. Sworn to celibacy, he isn't
even tempted, until he saves Devyn from an attacker and becomes embroiled in her
desperate life.Can Kassern keep them all safe from Karly's psycho ex and
whichever demon horde is onto their scent at the moment? Especially with the
train wreck that is Karly along for the ride? Or will his new humanity put them
all in even more danger?Summon DornPerfectionist Archangel Dorn
confidently steps forward to form the second team in the Archangels' Holy
Warrior plan. Things go wrong from the beginning, but having Kassern witness his
mistakes is worse than being teased for choosing a nun as his human partner.
Fortunately, Archangels can learn from their mistakes.Jessie has the
unfortunate habit of making a fool of herself whenever a good looking man is
nearby. Devastatingly handsome Lucian seems able to look beyond that and puts
her at ease right away, but is he as good as he looks?After a lifetime of
pain, Lucian's heart is a closed door and he permits no one a peek inside, but
Jessie blows the locks away. Will she cause him even more pain?Dutifully
heading to the convent, Sally falls into a vipers' pit of evil. With no hope of
rescue, she sets out to destroy the horror on her own, even if it means her
death.Can Dorn put everything right again and snatch them all from the jaws
of the most devastating evil to ever stalk the earth?Kassern and Dorn
have finished forming their triumvirates—oh wait, back up a minute—make that
QUADumvirates. Kassern had some difficulty dealing with his new human appetites
and ended up taking a wife. Commander Uriel has determined Kassern’s
indiscretion upset the entire power balance. The only solution is for all the
archangels to find wives.And now it’s Toren’s turn. The formula: find
his couple, unite them, then join with his own selected wife. But true to his
mercurial nature, Toren does things his own way. In this instance,
reverse.With his sights set on a lady rancher, he has his hands full
studying to be a cowboy and hog-tying demons before he finds his human couple.
Once he does, he’s saddled with a Rodeo Queen that thinks all men are from the
devil and an arrogant foreign soldier that seems determined to prove her right.
All that’s left is to get them to fall in love without killing each other before
all hell breaks loose.He better pray for a miracle.*explicit sex,
violence* Views: 25
Nicole Harris, an heiress with an attitude, is fit to be tied. The contractor on her lakefront vacation house quit, and the local builder, a ruggedly handsome guy in a cowboy hat, has walked away after a mere glance at her half-built home.There’s no way Beau Chapman is going to work for the demanding potty-mouthed diva. He’s not just a builder, he also owns a ranch, and he’s not interested in putting up with a spoiled socialite in need of a sound spanking—even if she is a knock-out.The Devil Winds. They're marching across the mountains. It is said they blow in trouble…Click the link and hang on tight. This suspenseful page-turning, steamy cowboy romance will keep you in its grip until the very last page. Views: 25
It was supposed to be a good night, as Emily Johansson celebrated with her friends. She had just been accepted into The College of Charleston, and was about to begin the rest of her life. That’s when the past caught up with her. Vampires had descended on the town, and they were all searching for her. This episodic novelette is approximately 6,700 words in length. Views: 25
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Who says three’s a crowd? Entrepreneur, fashionista and submissive-in-training, Jane Porter is headed to New Orleans with her lovers, Antonio and Santos. Armed with an invitation to the exclusive Marché d’Esclave, a members-only pleasure club, Jane steps into a world where submissives are auctioned to new masters for training. Happy with her current masters, Jane has no intentions of going up on the block herself until she comes to face to face with a man she’d thought never to see again… Among the patrons is the mysterious Archer, a master from Europe with legendary skills in the art of training. His submissives command the highest prices at auction and for those in search of a master, he is the one they crave. Intrigued by the beautiful Jane, he employs his considerable talents in the hopes of seducing her away from her lovers and returning to his home for a little higher education. Will Jane resist temptation or will she accept Archer’s invitation to explore more of the pleasure she’s come to crave… Warning: Extreme bondage, spanking, sexy men doing very naughty things to themselves and others, more spanking and the creative misuse of fruit. Views: 25
Penny Robertson can remember the moment she fell for sexy businessman Xander Wade--and the look on his face when his ex showed up. She thought what they were building was real, but was it all a lie? Xander Wade knows that Penny is the one--then his ex appears and everything he's been building with Penny hangs in the balance. With secrets yet to be revealed and his heart on the line, can Xander convince Penny that what they have is forever? Because You Love Me (Falling For You, Book Three) is the conclusion of the Falling For You series.** Views: 25
Who’s on top? Matchmaker and stationery shop owner Matilda Davies brings people together. For those on her list, Tilda will find the man or woman of their dreams—whether it’s for an hour or a lifetime. But due to a painful past, the British expat has never put her own name on the list. Instead, she limits herself to emotionless and commitment-free hookups. Then she meets Daniel, who wants not just her body, but also her heart… Daniel Logan hides the soul of a poet under the suit and tie of an FBI agent. Specializing in financial crimes, he pieces together stories of greed and ensures justice is done. He plays by the rules—until he meets Tilda. He’s drawn in by her passion as well as her mysteriousness. Daniel knows that no matter her secrets, he’s the perfect match for Tilda. But even pleasure doesn’t come with a guarantee… Views: 25