Taboo

Graduating from college is exciting, except for the part where you have to go back home. I had it all planned out–I’d take the long, cross-country route so it would be a whole week before I have to face the inevitable. Then home decided to come to me. My mom remarried unbeknownst to me and her new husband says he’s flying all the way out here to drive back with me, because he’s concerned for my safety. With every night we spend together on this trip, I begin to wonder if maybe that ring on his finger should match one on mine instead.

When I started my first year of college, I had one goal in mind and it had nothing to do with school. I wanted to earn a spot on the U.S. National Water Polo Team. I never imagined that my new coach would be someone I looked up to. Someone whose entire career I meticulously followed... and someone I had a misguided crush on. The first moment I lock eyes with Fallon Harris is the moment everything changed. The Olympics weren’t the only thing on my mind anymore. He doesn't feel the same because everything that comes out of his mouth is anything but admiration.

Disclaimer: This individual is no longer an author. The story contains mature content that may not be suitable for all readers. Therefore, please take note of all the information provided. There’s who I’m supposed to be, and there’s who I am…. Everything changed at the Halloween party sponsored by the millionaire my mother is seeing. I was not supposed to be attracted to his unhinged son, Damon Northwood. I was not supposed to react the way I did when he taunted and teased me. Maybe his dark past can match the wretchedness of my own. Maybe I’m just as bad as him…

Since Joe’s wife passed away, he’s gotten a lot closer to Bella and Charlie. The two most important women in his life now are interested in getting a whole lot closer, but with college kicking off in two short weeks, their window to convince the stern police sheriff that their love for him is authentic is rapidly closing. Time to turn up the heat and finally make Joe give into their charms…and they’re nothing if not determined.

When your new house has a laundry list of problems to tend to, the last thing you need is a literal laundry machine creature looming over you...or is it? Enjoy this Quickie from Holly Wilde about a lint trap monster who is freed from the dryer, and repays the kindness with a fresh load of warm laundry.

It’s hard to feed a ghost. That’s me, Emma the ghost, but I won’t be one for much longer. My jerk of a stepbrother Max is supposed to feed me but he’s been missing for months. Months I’ve been eating a stockpile of frozen…parts he left me. When he finally shows up with no explanation of where he’s been or why he left, I want to be angry—but that isn’t what has me so tense when we’re alone. It seems like he’s always trying to get up in my space—and what’s worse, I want him to be. But that’s so wrong. Besides, I haven’t even gotten over my dead ex-boyfriend, Jake. How can I feel things for one guy, let alone two—especially when one is surely dead? I have bigger things to think about anyway, like going up against the biggest baddies in science and magic. And if they catch us, I might be Dead Emma for real. Dead Emma is meant for adult readers only. For questions or concerns about content please visit the author's website.

Desperate to be seen by him, I wish my boss into a tight situation. The moment I take a seat at his desk, I know he is far closer than anyone realizes. Sometimes, the hardest lessons are taken sitting down. This erotica contains triggering content. Reader's discretion is advised.