Showing results by author "Vi Keeland" in Literature & Fiction

The first time I met Chase Parker, I didn't exactly make a good impression. I was hiding in the bathroom hallway of a restaurant, leaving a message for my best friend to save me from my awful date. He overheard and told me I was a bitch, then proceeded to offer me some dating advice. So I told him to mind his own damn business and went back to my miserable date. I couldn't help but sneak hidden glances at the condescending jerk on the other side of the room. Of course, he caught me on more than one occasion, and winked.

It started out like any other morning on the train - until I became mesmerized by the guy sitting across the aisle. He was barking at someone on his phone like he ruled the world. Who did the stuck-up suit think he was...God? Actually, he looked like a god. That was about it.

Eight weeks ago I signed a contract. It seemed like a good idea at the time: a handsome bachelor, luxury accommodations, and a chance to win a prize my family desperately needed. There were some rules, though - lots of them actually. I had to follow the script and avoid dating, sex, or disclosing the terms of the deal. After my self-imposed moratorium on men last year, it wouldn't be hard to live up to my end of the bargain...or so I thought.

I’d never forgotten him - a man I’d yet to meet. Griffin Quinn was my childhood pen pal, the British boy who couldn’t have been more different from me. Over the years, through hundreds of letters, we became best friends, sharing our deepest, darkest secrets and forming a connection I never thought could break. Until one day, it did. Then, out of the blue, a new letter arrived. A scathing one - one with eight years of pent-up anger. I had no choice but to finally come clean as to why I stopped writing. Griffin forgave me, and we were able to rekindle our childhood connection.

It all started with a mysterious blue note sewn into a wedding dress. Something blue. I’d gone to sell my own unworn bridal gown at a vintage clothing store. That’s when I found another bride’s “something old". Stitched into the lining of a fabulously feathered design was the loveliest message I’d ever read: Thank you for making all of my dreams come true.

Money or love? Which would you choose? You probably just answered the question in your head, thinking it's an easy decision. For me, it's not. Did I mention it's a lot of money? A hell of a lot. I needed to go far away to think it through. As I embarked on an impulsive trip, I hit a detour when I met sexy Carter in the airport lounge. We struck up a heated conversation. Then, he left. I thought I'd never see him again. But fate had other plans. Surprise! He was the pilot of my flight.

I met Bianca in an elevator. She was on her way to interview me when we got stuck. The beautiful raven-haired reporter assumed I was a delivery guy because of the way I was dressed. She had no clue I was really Dex Truitt, the wealthy, successful businessman she'd dubbed "Mister Moneybags" - her afternoon appointment. Bianca told me how much she hated Dex's type - snobby, over-educated, silver-spooned men who didn't appreciate the simple things in life.

Terminated for inappropriate behavior. I couldn’t believe the letter in my hands. Nine years. Nine damn years I’d worked my butt off for one of the largest companies in America, and I was fired with a form letter when I returned home from a week in Aruba. All because of a video taken when I was on vacation with my friends - a private video made on my private time. Or so I thought.... I cracked open a bottle of wine and wrote my own letter to the gazillionaire CEO telling him what I thought of his company. I didn’t think he’d actually respond.

New York Times best-selling authors Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward bring you three sexy short stories to heat up your holidays: "Get Sleighed", "Lights Out Love", and "Hot Item".

Laurel Lake held the title America’s Friendliest Town for seventeen years running, and friendly was just what I needed right now. Unfortunately, friendly wasn’t the welcome I got when I arrived. Instead, I got Fox Cassidy. My tall, dark, and burly neighbor, who grunted at me instead of saying hello. Okay, so I might’ve had his mailbox in my hands the first time we met. And it might’ve been a little crushed after removing it from under my tire. And I might’ve needed his help breaking into the place I was staying in after the key broke off in the lock.

My relationship with Hunter Delucia started backwards. We met at a wedding. Stealing glances at each other throughout the night, there was no denying an intense, mutual attraction. I caught the bouquet; he caught the garter. Hunter held me tightly while we danced and suggested we explore the chemistry sparking between us. His blunt, dirty mouth should’ve turned me off. But for some crazy reason, it had the opposite effect on me. We ended up back in my hotel room. The next morning, I headed home to New York leaving him behind in California with the wrong number.

Two stories so deeply intertwined, you'll think you know how they intersect... but you'll be wrong.... Zack Martin The day I met Emily Bennett my whole world changed. Sure, we were just kids, but I was old enough to know my life would never be the same. She was my best friend. My destiny. My fate. I wasn't wrong... I just didn't know how twisted fate could be.

Reese, jung, hübsch, ehrgeizig, durchlebt gerade das schlimmste Date ihres Lebens, als sie ihn zum ersten Mal sieht: Chase Parker. Immer wieder wandert ihr Blick zu dem unglaublich attraktiven Mann am anderen Ende des Restaurants. Plötzlich steht dieser auf, setzt sich an Reeses Tisch und tut so, als wären sie alte Freunde - das rettet für Reese nicht nur den Abend, sondern bringt sie auch völlig durcheinander.

Er ist sexy, smart, jung. Zu jung für sie - und damit absolut tabu?! Val ist Singlemom und noch viel zu jung, um nicht zu daten. Das findet zumindest ihre beste Freundin und meldet sie einfach bei einer Dating-Plattform an. Val, die ihren mittlerweile 19-jährigen Sohn an der Highschool bekommen hat und frisch von ihrer ersten Liebe geschieden ist, sträubt sich zunächst. Sie findet aber doch Gefallen am sexy Chat mit einem fast zehn Jahre jüngeren Mann.

Vier prickelnde und romantische Liebesgeschichten zu Weihnachten. "Lights out Love": Cole ist absolut genervt von der üppigen Weihnachtsdekoration seiner Nachbarin Josie. Als dann auch noch der Strom ausfällt, steht er vor ihrer Tür, um ihr seine Meinung zu sagen. Sie verbringen den Abend gemeinsam, und Cole merkt bald, dass er vielleicht doch mehr für das Fest der Liebe empfindet, als er immer dachte - und für Josie.

Für Nat Rossi ist die Hochzeit ihrer besten Freundin in Kalifornien eine willkommene Abwechslung. Ihre eigene Ehe ging kürzlich auf skandalöse Weise in die Brüche, der Ex sitzt im Knast und lässt seine Tochter in Nats Obhut - ein Mädchen im Teenageralter, das Nat für den Verlust ihres Zuhauses verantwortlich macht. Ein bisschen Spaß auf der Hochzeit kann also nicht schaden! Nicht geplant war allerdings, am nächsten Morgen im Hotelbett des unverschämt attraktiven Trauzeugen und schwerreichen Weiberhelden Hunter Delucia aufzuwachen - und sich an nichts erinnern zu können.

Die junge Paartherapeutin Emerie Rose kann ihr Glück kaum fassen. Sie hat ein Traumbüro mitten in New York ergattert! Dass sie einem Betrüger aufgesessen ist, erfährt sie erst, als eines Abends Drew Jagger in der Tür steht: attraktiver Starscheidungsanwalt und rechtmäßiger Besitzer des Park-Avenue-Büros. Während er im Urlaub war, hat Emerie mit ihren gesamten Ersparnissen Miete und Kaution bar an einen Schwindler gezahlt. Glücklicherweise erlaubt der arrogante Drew ihr, für ein paar Wochen zu bleiben. Doch Emerie und der Scheidungsexperte haben absolut nichts gemeinsam.

Die klare Regel im Office heißt: Klienten sind tabu. Soll Layla der Liebe trotzdem eine Chance geben? Layla ist eine junge, aufstrebende Anwältin bei einer großen New Yorker Kanzlei. Als sie beauftragt wird, einen neuen, schwerreichen Top-Klienten der Firma zu betreuen, kann sie ihr Glück kaum fassen. Wenn alles gut läuft, wird sie bestimmt endlich zur Partnerin ernannt. Doch dann betritt ihr neuer Mandant den Konferenzraum: Gray Westbrook. Gray Westbrook, den sie aus dem Gefängnis kennt, wo sie wegen eines Fehltritts Berufungsfälle betreuen musste.

Dos familias enfrentadas, un hotel en juego y un deseo tan fuerte como el odio. Sophia Sterling y Weston Lockwood se odian. Sus familias llevan cincuenta años en guerra, desde que sus abuelos se enamoraron de la misma mujer. Ahora, Sophia y Weston deben dirigir juntos un hotel de lujo y presentar su mejor oferta para adquirirlo. El problema es que cada vez que discuten, acaban en la cama. Cuando el deseo y la rivalidad libran una batalla, ¿quién saldrá vencedor?