"Mischief lights the spark, and anticipation does the rest."
Lynn gripped the armrest, staring out the small oval window as clouds scrolled by beneath the plane. The engines hummed steadily, the seat vibrating gently under her. She hated flying, always had, but here she was, thousands of feet in...
"When stone remembers how to feel, flesh remembers how to heal."
She had hardened into silence.Stone was not meant to sense the turning of seasons, and yet she did. She knew the warmth of summer by the way no one lingered in the air made heavy by heat. She knew the...
"When a magnetic startup founder and a powerful corporate negotiator collide, their quiet entanglement becomes a study in contrast - power and play, dominance and devotion, chaos and control."
Chapter 1 -- You Can Just Say He's BoringThe bar was one of those many places in New York City that tried to make people feel important. Everything glowed - gold-rimmed glasses, candlelight flickering through cut crystal, the faint, polished...
"It took twenty-four days to unravel. One to arrive."
I looked at her the way I always did every last Friday of the month, when payday beers had turned warm in my blood, and it was time to watch her walk the opposite direction from O’Malley’s.“You alright?” I asked...
"A Young Wife Discovers Her Neighbours Big, Dark Secret."
t was Malcolm’s idea.They sat on his patio just after dusk, the heat of the day slipping into cool evening. The stars had begun to pierce the velvet sky above, and the gentle bubbling of the hot tub filled the...
"A Young Wife Discovers Her Neighbour's Big, Dark Secret."
The Newlyweds And The Nudist Chapter 1 The sun drooped low, casting its final golden sigh across the stillness of the suburban street. Emma stood at the window of their new house, fingers lightly grazing the frame, her eyes tracing...
"A story about memory, desire, and the places we never really leave."
Ellie pulled the car off what used to be a gravel drive and let the engine idle for a moment before she turned the key. The sudden silence pressed around her like the stillness before a storm — thick, unmoving,...
"being on call spoils the party but could make the evening elsewhere"
"I think that's my nomination for hostess of the year in the bin," Fiona said, looking at her guests with a frown.Being on-call was easy money, but once in a while, Fiona was reminded of its perils. She had invited...
The snow had turned glassy and heavy flakes listlessly fell in the lamplight. Tired after a long, fun day in town, Azalea’s lungs stung, and she felt sluggish. Having a full belly after their dinner meeting with Mavis didn’t help...
"Aurelia finally gets her hands back on me."
The morning had started awkwardly. Marco was sheepish, trying to laugh off his drunken antics from the night before. Meanwhile, Bela hovered around, offering lingering glances and playful nudges that made my chest tighten with guilt. She deserved better than...
