The best presents are the ones you unwrap early... Callie isn't sure just how kinky anyone can get on a Tuesday before Christmas, but she's willing to find out. That is, assuming this first drink at a pool hall with her ex, Gabe, and his girl, Kate, doesn't send anyone screaming from the bar. Newly divorced after years of sleep-walking through occasional sex, she's hoping to find her way back to the fiery confidence of her youth, when she saw what, or who, she wanted and grabbed it with both hands. It's a Callie she barely remembers and that Gabe is convinced is buried somewhere deep inside her still. But when bystanders speculate about the trio, and Gabe and Kate make surprising demands that she be an active participant in this threesome, and not simply their plaything, Callie discovers that letting herself be sexually confident again is harder than she imagined. She'll need to bare both her body and her heart to find out if she can still reach fearlessly for adventure. "The simmering sexual tension blended with the poignant emotional conflict for a compelling, recommended read." ~ Anne Calhoun, author of Afternoon Delight and Liberating Lacey

If you can't stop thinking about one man, get under another. A scorching hot one-night stand with her ex Gabe and his current lover was just what Callie needed to start her recovery from a decade-long sexless marriage. One night only, because anything more than that with the man she'd never quite gotten over would be too dangerous. And the threesome was even more fun and filthy than she'd fantasized it would be. Now Callie's supposed to be moving onto new erotic adventures, without Gabe. Or thoughts of Gabe. No Gabe, damn it. But somehow her ex keeps getting caught up in her plans, and Callie can't make herself say no when Gabe offers to accompany her—strictly as her platonic safety-measure friend—to a BDSM club. Callie's trying to be smart, to protect herself and explore this fascinating new world at the same time. And she does actually feel safer knowing Gabe is close when Alejandro, the sexy Dom she meets, introduces her to her first experiences with submission. But when Ale picks up on the ever-present sexual tension between Callie and Gabe, Callie's going to learn just how far an experienced Dom can push two people who aren't sure where their boundaries lie.

Garden center manager Kate Rhee is on a mission. No more one-night hookups with women or second-guessing her recent break up with an unavailable man. Too bad the foxy, pink-haired bar owner she keeps running into around Chicago has sworn off girlfriends. Because Kate isn’t doing casual anymore. And she can totally resist that temptation. Totally. \\Previously published in the Exposed Anthology\\ Author's Note: Kate Unexpected was briefly available as "Kate Likes Girls" in the Exposed antho. The rerelease includes a slightly expanded ending, but not so much that you need to buy this new version if you were satisfied with that story.