Even with a net worth in the billions he couldn’t buy a peace of mind. What he needed was a filler—someone to pretend to be his other half and put a halt to all the gold diggers vying for his time. One look at the exotic features on the brown beauty and Christian knew she held the answers to all his problems. Egypt James was so broke she was merely days away from being evicted. It was a broke she’d gladly accept as long as it rid her of her cheating ex-husband. A fresh start is all she needed. The offer she received from her white dripping hot employer was something she never bargained for. Passion’s fly when Christian moves this enticing unknown woman into his home with the proposition of marriage. Though it was supposed to be for a short while, he starts to realize he can’t be without her.

    To give her life a bit of jolt she decided to get away for three days and two nights in Vegas. She planned to let her hair down, go with the flow and have a good time. She needed a vacation and was headed off to the City of Sinners to drink too much, be inappropriate and find some bruiser to lick her until she cried for her Mamma.She meets a mystery man that is exactly what she needs to help her regain focus. The trouble comes when the fantasy life steps into her real life.It is up to you, the reader to tell me where this story goes next. Grab a glass of wine, enjoy and I look forward to your input as you enjoy this novelette.

    He's seen despair and hunger in his life, but as a newly declared billionaire in Forbes magazine, he still doesn't feel like this is it. There's something missing, and the fact is, despite all his hard work, the past keeps rising to influence the present. He can't deny himself. To complicate matters, Creed's brothers, the irresponsible men that they are, have purchased a restaurant in New Orleans, and they want Creed to join them. Leave the corporate world that got them where they are to go work a failing restaurant without experience? But this just might be what Creed's been looking for. Now, all he needs to do is hire the chef, a sexy beauty with a smart mouth who almost killed him by serving him peanuts in his food. Well, Shada Howard did save his life while he was completely naked. Maybe New Orleans won't be so bad after all. Not if he can tame her and make her his!

    In Cormina, Louisiana a small town that was close to the swampland with a fragile ecosystem she was known for her visions. In her little house close to the river she was quite content to be in her garden, and she didn't much care what the small town people said about her. One night in the middle of a fierce storm her visions were brutal, and her second sight showed her a new path that her life was going to take with people she hardly knew. Instinct always told her that Alex Wakefield and Dominic Cross were more than just men, and she tried to stay a healthy distance away. That was going to be difficult now since she saw herself as their mate and her destiny was intertwined with theirs. Her mind's eyes had shown her that they were meant to be a party of three, and her visions were never wrong.

    She doesn't trust herself to spot him, but she won't quit looking. When the police are called again because Andrea's boyfriend decided to put his hands on her, her best friend also shows up to take her home with him. Chase has always been there, even if he's kind of a loser too. Her friend might be a middle school math teacher, but he can charm any woman into bed. All he dates are model types, unlike the pleasingly plump Andrea. Andrea and Chase have never denied the attraction they felt between them, but they never went beyond intimate kissing. One night together leaves Andrea pregnant, and she’s not sure who the daddy is. Chase claims her baby as his, but what happens when her ex starts making threats?

    To her shock, the man in the limo, Jason Rascone, is the same man she spent a tumultuous, sex-charged night with nearly a decade ago. Not only is he still that gorgeous, Alpha-Male hunk they called Bulldog Rascone, but he is also the mayor of their Florida city and a man many women would love to hold. Liz has had too many disappointments in her life to want to go down yet another dead end street with yet another bad news player, but she can’t stop thinking about him. . .Jason Rascone has many issues on his plate, not least of which is an upcoming re-election campaign. But when he sees Liz Morgan again, the woman whose virginity he stole years before, he knows he has to have her again. Not just for the hot sex he just knew she could provide, but because deep within him she has been able to penetrate a wall no other woman has been able to scale. And he has to have her in the worse way . . .Romancing the Bulldog is an interracial romance about two people who decides to cling to each other when so many forces conspire against them. In Jason and Liz we find two very different people who cannot get enough of each other sexually. But they quickly discover that their attraction is far more than a physical thing, but is a love thing, and when it matters the most they hold on for dear life and become even more determined to ride every tide that seeks to wash their newfound, yet profoundly heartfelt, love away.

     Heather Lovey’s almost thirty-five, and she wants a baby. Badly. With no prospects in sight, she turns to Sean Johnson, her BFF. His feelings for her are enduring… Sean has been in love with Heather since forever, but she's always kept him at arm's length. When she proposes he father her child, he jumps at the chance, hoping a baby will lead to lasting romance. He demands one favor in return: that they have a baby as a married couple. She's free to divorce him after a year. The time they have together is fleeting… Marriage is the last thing on Heather’s mind. She only wants the unconditional love a child can give, something she lacked during her years in foster homes. She agrees to give Sean a year in this sham-marriage, never thinking this could turn into a friends to lovers romance. Is one year enough time for Sean to change Heather’s way of thinking and make their marriage the kind that will last? Will Sean and Heather end up with more than they planned in this captivating interracial romance?

    It has 'heavy' sexual content, adult themes and language and is not intended for readers under the age of eighteen. BLURB: Ace Blackstone is an extraordinary man with a passion for finding the secrets of others, the hidden and long forgotten. He is a professional private investigator who has a reputation of among the best in his field, despite his loner lifestyle. Adopted by an eccentric mother and laid-back father, he grows up struggling to find out exactly who he is, and why he is the person he has become. His world completely changes once a tall Texan walks into his Chicagoan office and hands him a case that forces him to examine his mind, heart and spirit in ways he never dreamt possible. Then, the unthinkable happens. He falls in love with his case subject, an intelligent and beautiful archeologist with deep, dark secrets of her own. Brooklyn Greene may appear sweet and demure on the outside, but she is waging a war within herself that creates havoc in her life in ways she never dreamed imaginable. Once the two meet, their lives become entangled in a web of lies, deceit, but above all else, an all-consuming passion and love. Ace refuses to let her go and will do anything to protect her from the life she left behind. He soon discovers, nothing in this life comes easy, and there is always a price to pay. Facing his inner demons, he takes on a new challenge, one that changes his life forever. Can he hold onto the love he has found, and still discover the truth about himself? It’s all in a day’s work for a P.I. on the search for his own heart…

    Constantine's not on the market for a mate. But when he meets Sarah, that all changes in a heartbeat. Too bad someone wants her dead.

    It seemed that the day only brought up sad memories and bad realities. His thirty-fifth birthday was going to be no exception. Tyler woke the day of his birthday faced with a dilemma. Stay on the track he was going, or try something new. Always the planner, Tyler hesitantly decided to follow the calculated plans, which included a marriage he certainly was still unsure of. That of course was until he met Willow. Then suddenly his birthday and the path less traveled didn’t seem so scary. Willow McBride prided herself on being unconventional. She lived for the beauty and the thrill of a free uninhibited life. However, her bohemian spirit was starting to play havoc with her love life. After dumping another talented but self-absorbed artist, Willow went looking for a new love. However, she wasn’t expecting to find Tyler. Not only was Tyler older, but the straight-laced businessman was the complete opposite of the men she normally dated. Yet Willow couldn’t deny the attraction. Maybe Tyler was just what she needed. Love never comes without challenges. As Tyler explores a fresh new love and life with Willow, he finds himself faced with some challenges from his past. One of those challenges being a not so happy ex who can’t let go, and the other being the limitations he can’t seem to let go of. Will Tyler be able to open himself to a new and exciting love with Willow, or will old hang-ups and past relationships stand in his way.

    He fought on the streets as a kid, he fought in business as a man, he fought in the ring as a world champion. As his gift graduated, so did his way of thinking. His fighting never stopped, just his methods. Twenty odd years later and he’s found himself fighting for something entirely different - the heart of a woman he’s wanted from the first moment he heard her voice. The second opportunity knocks, he takes a leap composed from faith and bravado, succeeding. Perhaps a little too much. Now he’s thinking up lullabies and trying to determine how to convince radio star Samara Blackwell that he wants her for more than just the life they've created resting on the inside of her ever growing belly. Is this one battle where he’ll have to call a draw? If the behavior of his obstinate little media queen is any indication than it just might be. But he’d never backed down from stepping in the ring with anyone. And he’s not about to start now.

    Her long time, live-in boyfriend is lazy, trifling and a cheat. She keeps telling herself that one day she is going to leave, that one day her future will start. But as the years fly by that one day never comes. There is never enough money, never an opportunity. Trudging along her depressing existence, she runs headfirst into her one day in the form of one seriously fine former Marine and hometown hero.Emory couldn’t explain it. There was something about Kennedy that touched down to his core. It wasn’t just her beauty, but the woman haunting his every thought. It killed him to see her working her fingers to the bone for a man that didn’t deserve her. All he wanted to do was gather her in his arms and make it all better. But how could he if she refused to lean on him, even just a little?

     Tamara Crichton is determined to spend the holidays with her best friend, Charlotte Wilcox and she’s not going to let little things like being nine-months pregnant, her husband Russell’s ire, or a few snow flurries stand in the way. Of course she’s not exactly planning on mentioning these things to her husband ahead of time. She’s devious not stupid. There’s going to be hell to pay when Ty and Russell find out Tamara snuck over during the storm and even though Charlotte knows she should feel a little bit bad about it she doesn’t. Charlotte loves spending time with her family and friends, and if she and Tamara had to be a somewhat devious to make it happen this year, so be it. There’s nothing wrong with the house being filled with both mischief and mistletoe, besides it’s just a slight snow storm, what’s the worst that could happen? Tamara’s water breaking, that’s what! Now it’s a race to see who is going to show up first, Santa or the baby.

    Often we forget who we really are under the guise of what the world expects us to be. And then we learn the secret of the rose. No one is who they appear to be. – The Knights of GaylorDestini is an erotic romance author. She lives a double life. She teaches and molds young impressionable lives minds during the day and explores forbidden desires through her saucy tales at night. Until her best friend introduces her to a club and a mysterious man behind the mask who promises to give her a lesson of the secrets behind the rose. After a night of inexplicable passion and pain she is forced to decide who she wants to be. When Destini tries to put distance between herself and the memory of the man behind the mask she comes face to face with another hard lesson. Once a Knight of Gaylor chooses you, there is no escape for the rose.