Showing results for "The Unexpected" in Literature & Fiction

So, your gorgeous boss Maverick and his yummy husband Ari are letting you stay with them while you get back on your feet? Here are a few simple tips: Don’t call his husband "Daddy". I know it’ll be difficult, but seriously, don’t. Don’t leave a pair of red, lacy panties in their bed. If you hear interesting noises from their bedroom in the middle of the night, don’t peek in. Don’t. And most importantly, don’t fall in love.

Monica Morgan is off limits. One-hundred percent untouchable. Too bad I didn't know that when we first met. We were just two strangers in a club, drawn together by chemistry. Hot, sizzling chemistry. Imagine my surprise when I discover that she's my new boss. And now that we work together, she's determined to keep it professional. My problem? I can't forget the night we met. That searing kiss. The way she felt in my hands. Despite the risk to my job that comes with pursuing her, I can't seem to stay away. I want to forget about the rules and make her mine.

Straight guys don’t have crushes on other dudes, right? Except my roommate, Whit, is intriguing, and I find myself watching him constantly. He’s a mystery I can’t figure out and these feelings I’m having about him are confusing. Then, one night, I find myself wrapped around him, and after that, I can't get enough. But Whit has secrets. He doesn’t let people in, and the more I fall for him, the less I know. I can't let him go, though. Until I realize I’m going to be the one broken at the end of our story.

I've devoted my life to my son, always putting his needs first, and honestly, I wouldn't have it any other way. Becoming a father was the best decision I've ever made, but hell, single parenting is difficult. I'm so tired of holding everything together. I need a partner, someone to share my life with. I miss intimacy and passion. I want someone who will take charge and help me let go of all this control I cling to. But an endless string of bad dates and rejection has me feeling like maybe love will never come for me. Maybe a father is all I'm meant to be in this life.

While I've always known my infatuation with Cash and Ford was meant to remain an unfulfilled dream, I never really lost hope. Hope that the two men, twice my age, would ever see me as more than just a kid. As more than just their best friend's son. I'm not a kid anymore, and at twenty-one, they're about to see that little meek and quiet Ben is old enough for many things. Old enough to finally attract their attention. And frankly, old enough to know better. To know that these stolen touches and lustful trysts behind closed doors could never really amount to more.

After my honorable discharge from the Marine Corps, it only made sense to put my skills to good use as a personal bodyguard. The contracts keep me moving and traveling, and the money is good. All I've ever wanted was to make sure my mother and sister were taken care of after my father passed away. So when Anthony Costello, the notorious mob boss and my dad's ex-employer, asked me to take on a special job for his family, I couldn't say no. But not even my six-year stint as an elite Marine could have prepared me for the hellscape that is being trapped in a secluded safe house with his son.

Grit, determination, and a will of steel have propelled Hudson Stone through life. No case he faced as Chief Inspector at Scotland Yard went unsolved. But nothing could have prepared the implacable investigator for inheriting a dukedom. Even more maddening than his ducal obligations is Lady Elysande Collingwood, the previous Duke of Wycombe’s betrothed. Worst of all, the debts Hudson has been bequeathed along with the title mean he needs to marry an heiress to save his estates from ruin, and the cheerful, dazzling Lady Elysande is the only one he knows.

When TV commercial production coordinator Meg Curtis gets stood up by her longtime boyfriend, she vents her frustration by feverishly writing in a diary. At a time when she is unsure about all things romantic, she encounters fifth grade teacher Regina Baker at yoga class, a free-spirited single mom who is beautiful, playful, and impossibly intriguing.

My name is Mackenzie Locke, and I'm a loveaholic. I haven't got a handle on men. Not even a little bit. So I staged an intervention and booked me and my two best friends into Love Rehab, complete with a love shaman, horse therapy and a bunch of stones that promise to change my life. I'm not leaving until I'm cured. Lesson one: the first night of your stay, don't have a one-night stand with the hottest guy you've ever seen in your life. Fail.

"Getting My Freak On" is about a young woman who knows what's right and wrong but in the heat of the moment, throws caution to the wind. "A New Year's Treat" is about Rachael and the guys in her office who are determined to show her a good time at the New Year office party. "The Bus Ride" is something Gavin will never forget. He's squeezed up with the woman of his dreams, and that's when the action begins. "Paranormal Taboo": Kate just lost the closest friend she ever knew. However, she's about to find out that death isn't the end, when he returns to show her how much he cared for her during his life. And much more!

A shocking fertility clinic mix-up has resulted in Luca Moretti fathering a child with a woman he's never met. There's no way the CEO will walk away from his baby girl. But he has 30 days to convince her distractingly beautiful mother to do exactly what he wants. Widow Claire Douglas is still reeling from the loss of her husband when she discovers a stranger has fathered her child. And the rich bachelor will stop at nothing to gain joint custody. How can she possibly fight a man with such money and power...and charm she can't resist?

This is a collection of stories of murder, ghosts, and magical mysteries mixed with various kinds of love and obsession, dreams, and other realities...and a bit of erotica.

Every family has a black sheep - even the royal ones. In the royal family of Denmark, that black sheep is me. Princess Stella, the scandalous divorcee, the only single mom in the family. It doesn't bother me what people say. It's always been me and my daughter against the world. Then that world of mine gets turned upside down. Prince Orlando of Monaco, whom the media has dubbed "The Royal Rogue" for many good reasons, comes to stay. The lewd words that leave his lips are inappropriate in any company. He seems to enjoy getting under my skin - and pretty soon, under my royal bedclothes as well.

One drunken night turned a joke into a life-changing moment. He warned me not to fall for him, and I should've listened. He intoxicated me. He made me crave him. He ruined me. In the end, I'll never be the same.

I am Luther Knight. Powerful. Businessman. I own everything and everyone around me. Until her. Lexi Adams challenges me in ways I never knew I needed. She’s defiant and stubborn, unwilling to show me her true submission. She turns my whole world upside down and no matter how much I ignore it, I can’t help but crave her. When she becomes desperate, The Club is all that she has, and I watch as she falls for her Master.

Veronica had been dating her girlfriend for two years and finally felt that it was time to take their relationship to the next level. She plans to surprise Melisa with a night she’ll never forget, whilst she enjoys watching. Little does Melisa know that when she gets off work at five, her life will never be the same. Because, Veronica introduces her to what it’s like to live a little risky.

Mike liked to peek and peer at the dark side. There was no question he, from the safe distance of his computer screen, found titillation and strange enjoyment in looking at a variety of strange and disturbing images. That is, until one dark night, there was a knock at his door, and an unseen force entered, unseen at first…but before long, it manifested itself in physical form, a powerful, dark demon with hypnotic, jewellike eyes, small horns, and a long, slithery tail ending in a spike. Mike’s mouth twitched at the thought of what torturous delights might be inflicted on him.

On the night Erin decides to give in to her boyfriend's increasingly pressured demands for sex, she discovers Chip has already moved on. Devastated by his cheating, she finds sympathy in an unlikely person - Chip's father. Jared comforts Erin, but his soothing caresses change to something more. She will lose her virginity as planned, but to an unexpected lover in an all-consuming tide of passion that allows no room for thinking about little things like condoms or consequences....

I don't trust any daddies anymore. I'm tired of always getting played and used, and I want to protect my heart from heartbreak. I still want a daddy, but who wants a used little? Nobody, that's who. That's when I met him. Tall, handsome, sexy as all can be. He's a true lady's man, but he never keeps his littles for long. Am I really willing to risk breaking my heart again?

Fresh back from his European tour, Dr. Hunter Cage prepares for what should be a relaxing trip in the great outdoors. While kayaking he encounters a random man in the showers, who while extremely hot, is definitely not someone Hunter plans to see again. So imagine the doctor's surprise when his quickie from the woods shows up at his office hungry for more. Dr. Cage wonders if he'll ever fulfill more than sexual desire with a partner when he intakes Austin, who looks even better in person than he does on paper. Their connection is DEEP.