"Sam's gesture as they crossed the road was unexpected and very welcome."
I fell in love with Sam the first moment I saw her. She was in a bar, sitting on her boyfriend’s knee and looking like everything I ever wanted in a woman; beautiful, happy and very sexy. To this day...
"Kristen needs a sitter... but the situation turns into a wonderful opportunity"
I’d known Kristen for almost two years. Our nine year-old sons played soccer on the same team, so we spent many Saturday mornings alongside the field watching them run around after a white ball. We weren’t exactly “good friends”, but...
"Chris and Lindsay aren't the best workmates... but find common ground just the same"
Chris Stevens felt his face redden as Lindsay Briar’s tongue lashed him. Her face was already an angry crimson as she passionately denigrated Chris and his department.One of the Management Team rules was that its members should not interrupt each...
"The night it became more than a friendship with Stacia, there was something in the air…"
It’s such an enormous cliché, but there really was something in the air that night. There I was, sitting across from the woman I desired more than any other, in a romantic restaurant, enjoying the evening over good food and...
"Ryan and Lauren's revisit their first home, and their passion"
The house hadn’t been lived in for years and was one step away from derelict. It wasn’t boarded up, as there was no need this far to the edge of town.The chances were minuscule that both of them should return...
"Ashley's revenge for Brad's indiscretion with Gemma."
She timed her moment to perfection. Brad was idly sifting through a bunch of magazines looking for something to read while she watched a TV program he wasn’t interested in when she matter-of-factly delivered the bombshell.Ashley just grinned wickedly when...
"Gemma's dare leads to more fun than expected."
Brad looked at the girl in astonishment. She was in her early twenties, very pretty and, at that moment, looking shocked at what she had just asked him. They were in a busy bar, he didn’t know her and she...
"Away from home, Paul can't resist talking to this stranger..."
Paul smiled at the irony of it all. For so many years his parents had warned him away from talking to strangers, and now he wanted nothing more than to talk to a stranger. More than that, he...
"Evening classes turn out to be more interesting than Amy imagined"
Amy knew Steve’s face pretty well, in a “small town” kind of way. This wasn’t unusual; having lived there all of her life she recognized most of the town’s residents by sight and knew Steve from before High School,...
"Molly plans an exciting day that turns out just right"
Jamie was like most men and could be talked into almost anything by a pretty girl. That was never more evident than now—sitting in a small plane, looking at Molly with her beautiful, bushy brown hair sticking out under her...