Nicki Bennett, een levenslange liefhebber van literatuur, bracht haar kindersamdagen door in de plaatselijke bibliotheek. Als gretige lezeres verlangde ze naar verhalen die niet gemakkelijk verkrijgbaar waren en begon ze ze daarom zelf te creëren. Haar schrijven wordt gekenmerkt door rijke proza en een diepe verkenning van de menselijke conditie.
Captured for piracy, privateer Blaise Risner faces Admiral Peter Keller, who offers a unique form of justice. Their undeniable chemistry ignites a passionate and tumultuous relationship, blurring the lines of captor and captive. As an interstellar war threatens to separate them, Blaise is determined to reach Keller's heart.
Alex can't think of himself as anything but a failure. In high school, he was on the fast track to a career in pro football when he forged an unlikely friendship with a half-Comanche boy from the wrong part of town, Ricky Lee Jennings. Their shared love of books could have grown into more--but a homophobic teammate attacked Ricky Lee, and Alex wouldn't risk his scholarship to defend him. Ricky Lee was kicked out of school, and Alex never heard from him again. Now Alex's glory days are nothing but a memory. An injury ended his football aspirations, his marriage fell apart, and his dreams of making a difference as an environmental lobbyist are as dead as his fantasies of sports stardom. But all that could change in one magical night, when Ricky Lee shows up at their high-school reunion.
All for Love: Book One When sword for hire Teodoro Ciéza de Vivar accepts a commission to "rescue" Lord Christian Blackwood from unsuitable influences, he has no idea he's landed himself in the middle of a plot to assassinate King Philip IV of Spain and blame the English ambassador for the deed. Nor does he expect the spoiled child he's sent to retrieve to be a handsome, engaging young man. As Teodoro and Christian face down enemies at every turn, they fall more and more in love, an emotion they can't safely indulge with the threat of the Inquisition looming over them. It will take all their combined guile and influence to outmaneuver the powerful men who would see them separated... or even killed.
The narrative explores the tension between perception and reality, highlighting a protagonist who grapples with the authenticity of his experiences in contrast to how they are perceived by his boss. This internal conflict drives the plot, as he navigates the complexities of his situation, revealing deeper themes of trust, deception, and the quest for truth in a world where appearances can be misleading. The story promises to delve into the emotional and psychological ramifications of living in a facade, making it a compelling read.
Police detective Patrick Flaherty has no illusions about Russian mobster Alexei Boczar, but that doesn't stop his fascination with the bodyguard to one of the most ruthless families in Chicago's growing Eastern European crime community. From the moment Patrick meets Alexei's eyes over the body of another Russian mobster, Alexei is a thorn in Patrick's side, refusing to cooperate with the police and turning all of Patrick's questions back on him. Alexei's hard-as-nails persona whets Patrick's professional determination to get the information he's sure the gangster is hiding, while personally Patrick just wants to get his hands on Alexei's hard body. The tattoos marking Alexei's skin tell the story of his criminal past, but the more Patrick learns about Alexei, the more he wants to know, until he finds himself over his head in a relationship that might cost him his job and could well cost Alexei his life. Alexei is equally fascinated by Patrick's willingness to overlook his past and even his present associations, but he has secrets of his own that could drive a wedge between them forever.
Alex hat mit Misserfolgen zu kämpfen: seine Footballkarriere ist vorbei, seine Ehe gescheitert und seine guten Absichten scheitern. Ein prägendes Ereignis aus der Highschool verfolgt ihn: der homophobe Angriff auf seinen Freund Ricky Lee, dem er nicht beistand. Nach Jahren treffen sie sich erneut bei einem Klassentreffen.
When actors Kit and Devon fail to capture the attention of their bicurious costar, Jonathan, they team up to seduce him, and the three men test their physical and emotional limits with a wide range of kinky sex.