Short Stories/Novellas

He came to her in a dream. He foretold to her of a husband. She would travel over a thousand years back through time to be claimed by a notorious Viking warrior. The warrior would give her pleasure she'd never dreamed possible. He would claim her. Brand her. Possess her. She could never leave him...But then again, whoever said she wanted to?

Neil Macalister, a conservative and oh-so-proper lecturer of mathematics at the University of Edinburgh, thought he was happy with his sensible, ordinary life. But from the moment he laid eyes on Valentina Jason–Elliot, a sexually liberated woman ten years his junior, he became obsessed with her. Neil quickly discovers there aren’t any lengths he won’t go to in order to capture the woman of his fantasies.

In the year 1052… Euan Donald rules the Highlands with an iron fist. When a rival clan chieftain fails to deliver his betrothed to him, Euan decides to take matters into his own hands and acquire a bride the old fashioned way—he’ll go steal one. Present day… Janet Duval is in Scotland on business. One minute she’s leaving the local pub after having dinner and drinks with a friend, and the next she finds herself being chased—1000 years in the past—by a heavily muscled, grim-faced warrior hell-bent on possessing her.

Marie Robb traveled to Europe to find herself, but ended up finding more than she'd bargained for in the process. When a flat tire on a deserted back road puts her at the mercy of a mysterious, reclusive man, she must decide between accepting his needed help or heeding the advice of the villagers... The same villagers that say Fredrik Sörebo is nothing but a monster.

Candy Morgan has always felt badly about the way her father swindled and fired his former protégée, James Douglas Mahoney III. Worse, she knows JD believes she took part in the conspiracy to get rid of him. When JD comes to power during a hostile takeover of Morgan Chemicals, Candy realizes he will want revenge against her family so she prepares herself to be ousted from the company. Much to her surprise, JD doesn't fire her. Instead, he wants his vendetta against the Morgans settled in an entirely different fashion, in a way Candy never could have imagined in her wildest, most wicked dreams...

Count Dario Giovanni swore he would do anything to save his sister from the evil countess who enslaved her. He couldn't have imagined in his most depraved nightmare just how hellish "anything" would become. Damned to walk the earth alone, his only comfort the dream woman who haunts him during slumber, he is the guardian between hell and earth.Four hundred years later, the evil vampire rises again. Dario vows to kill her at any cost. And to hunt down the human female who turns out to be more than an elusive dream.

Lynne Temple is driving through the Appalachian mountains toward her new life. She's made grand plans to start fresh after her divorce, including settling into a new town. An overturned semi on the West Virginia turnpike forces Lynne to use a temporary detour through a remote rural area high up in the mountains...A detour from which she will vanish without a trace.

Damon Clyde’s new client is exasperation personified: she's bossy, artsy, kooky, and believes she’s psychic. Unfortunately, she's also sexy as hell...

Julia Cameron wants to settle down with a sensitive, New Age soul of a man—one not afraid to show his emotions. Her father's protégé, the dominant and coldly calculating Samuel Ian Adam, is everything she doesn't want in a husband. When a plane crash leaves Julia stranded on a deserted island with the man her father wants her to marry, she discovers there's more to the business powerhouse than meets the eye.

The long-awaited sequel to The Possession...John Calder has everything most men would kill for—golden Adonis looks, endless money, a steely reputation as a savvy businessman, and beautiful women throwing themselves at his feet. When he meets Shelli Rodgers, a quirky, klutzy Ph.D. student, she takes John on an emotional and sensual journey, giving him the one thing he’s never attained— happiness.

Jake Chamberlin, star quarterback of the New York Bloods, has a dirty, not-so-little secret—he’s into chubby chicks. He does all he can to resist temptation, but when Jake bumps into the gorgeous Robyn DiMarco at a bistro in Little Italy, all bets are off.

Wai Ashley has dreamt of Jack Elliot ever since she was a little girl. She knows Jack isn't a real man, yet her dreams are becoming more persistent—and Jack more possessive. En route to a job assignment, a rainstorm forces Wai to seek shelter in a run-down motel. Soon she will discover that Jack is anything but imaginary: He lived over two hundred years ago—and he is demanding that Wai come home to him.

The wealthy and influential Hunter family never thought much of Trina Pittman. Born on the wrong side of the tracks, Trina wasn't considered a worthy choice of a friend for their daughter, Amy. Being disliked by Amy's parents had been tough on Trina while growing up, but putting up with Amy's older brother, Daniel, had been brutal. Those dark, brooding eyes of his had followed her around high school—judging her, reminding her she'd never be good enough for him. It was almost a relief when Amy was shipped off to boarding school, permanently forcing the two girls apart.Fifteen years later, Amy's tragic death reunites Trina with her past... and with Daniel.

Gaia Evans awoke from a coma and into a world she no longer recognizes. Unable to remember most of the five years leading up to her hospitalization, she doesn't know who she can trust—including the enigmatic man who claims to be her husband.