Kyle Ryan’s office was ultramodern and part of a quadruplex. Ross and I walked into the building’s atrium filled with plants and fountains spewing water that emitted splashes meant to calm patients and their family members. If they were anything like me, they were anything but relaxed. &nbs...
Johnny at the rear, the soldiers marched in the direction of the pirate stronghold. Sure enough, about an hour into the hike, a storm struck. Fortunately for his companions, he’d marked a small cave formation in his study of the terrain and led them to shelter there, before a flash flood came alo...
It will. Her insides quaking, Meghan repeated the mantra to herself over and over. They would return to the fortune-teller’s tent and demand that she be sent back to her own time. Her stomach lurched, and her eyes stung. She’d seen her father bleeding—not an experience she ever wanted to repeat. ...
He grazed at her flesh, licking and biting her stomach. Taking off her bra she pushed him into her breasts, his tongue flicking at her nipples, taking one fully into his mouth. Throwing her head back she clutched him closer to him, running her fingernails through his hair. Standing, he held the b...
He walked along the bank, checking over his shoulder every now and then to make sure she had the hang of it. Her pretty lips were fixed in concentration as she tossed the line in the water. He chuckled to himself. He didn’t know why he gave in and let her stay, only that h...
Joel slept until mid-morning. Jessica had coffee, orange juice, and slices of watermelon ready for him. “You need to re-hydrate, Sweetheart.” She stroked his forehead, and he managed a pitiful crooked smile. The pair spent the day in their room watching TV. Joel nursed his hangover while h...
My phone, still lying at my feet, dinged with a new voicemail. I reached down to pick it up, my gaze never leaving the man entering the room. I slowly approached the conference room table. Keep focused, Jennifer. Cain, my recent mystery man, lover—and the person I now hat...
With silk drapes shaking as the windows and seats tremor to the murmurs of far off instruments being played by a four man band on a rooftop. Whose melodic sounds are as faintly visible as they are heard, appearing as asymmetric semispherical sound waves emanating from the their source. Growing as...
I am not permitted to state the nature of our business, but that has nothing to do with this story. In order to avoid observation we travelled under assumed names by one of the slower and unfashionable ships to Liverpool. There was a gentleman on board who became very attentive to my mistress. Po...
We hit the main road in this area and headed west. I was somewhere northwest of Freeport, but I had no clue as to exactly where. The road I was following was called Cedarville Road, but I hadn’t seen anything of Cedarville. Maybe it was behind me. I really didn’t care. Thi...
Harmonious and balanced, as though it had grown organically among the trees that sheltered it, the abbey with its wooden church and outbuildings radiated an aura of peace and serenity. "Is that a Catholic monastery?" "No, I don't think so. Not exactly. I guess it is for those who want it to be. F...
Mainly from Janice, but, hey, I didn’t give a fuck. Her ass better be marching to the beat of a different drum come morning time. I knew she didn’t care for me but I didn’t lose any sleep over it either. I left the building and made my way to Kardell’s car. I smiled when I opened the door and loo...
Suddenly I didn’t know who I was. Before the phone call, here’s what I knew: I was adopted. My real parents died in a car crash when I was four. Shelley was the only mother I’ve ever known. As soon as I could understand, she told me I was adopted. Shelley’s husband—I never thought of him as my fa...
They dropped Sir Lawrence at his bachelor’s quarters first. His rooms were in a good neighborhood just beyond Mayfair, a popular area for many of the ton’s young bucks. Truth be told, the neighborhood was nicer than the one Arthur lived in. Arthur helped Sir Lawrence to his rooms, with Vanessa...
Naturally, because this was his life, the door refused to open. Ben took a long time to answer, thinking that he wanted the fifty years with her, wanted what that old couple had; laughter, affection, love and a whole lot of damn good sex. Did it matter whether there was a licence attached to thei...