Rosanda was in another fit of crying when she heard a new knock on the door. Her brow furrowed. Didn't the investigators leave? Was this related to the weird sound she had heard earlier? She thought it was a gunshot, but she was in a large castle. Not every sound in every area of the place was crystal clear to her. "Who's knocking?" She wiped her eyes and...
NOTE: Sex cometh slowly in this romance novel. - - - - CHAPTER 1 The three Burke sisters were in the big house on the hill drinking wine, with their shoes off and feet up. Their parents were away at a conference on global coal reserves in India. "Fiona why can't you settle on a guy," asked Stacy, the elder of her two married sisters. "It's partly beca...
My name is Renee Dubois. I am a romance author. To be more precise, I write erotic paranormal fiction. My stories are full of werewolves, vampires, witches, wizards, ghosts, and, of course, sex. I am often asked if I believe in all the things I write about like magic, creatures of the night, and premonition. My answer? I absolutely do not. I also get, do you...
Chapter 1, Writer's Block Father Charles Dodson, the handsome young pastor of St Joseph's Catholic church, was sitting at the small writing desk in his upstairs bedroom, trying to work on his Sunday sermon, but he just sat quietly staring at the blank sheet of paper in front of him. He picked up a sharpened number two pencil and at the top of the paper wrot...
It has been almost four years ago you made your massive fortunes when you sold your technology company to Google. At the time you were married to your college sweetheart but she decided that she no longer needed to love you if she could get half of your billions after the sale of the company. When you had gotten married you never had thought of the need for...
All characters depicted in this story are over the age of 18. Chapter 4 -- School As I sat on Tracy's porch, I felt the sun bathe me in its warmth. For the first time in my life, I truly enjoyed the moment. I didn't have to worry anymore. I could get whatever I want, whenever I want—eliminating the stress of finding a job, a house, a partner, a meal, or an...
The life of a housemaid, Vivienne thought, was an odd one anywhere. But it was all the odder in the grand establishment she had found herself work at, tucked away in the countryside beside a river. It was one of the few estates in the far North that would consider hiring a human at all, let alone one of her reputation for sluttish behaviour, and sometimes sh...
To Jon and Quint my grateful thanks for matters editorial. To them also must go some of the credit if you enjoy my tale. The mistakes are purely my own. For Katherine "What am I to do, Mr. Hamilton? Do I take to the streets of Newcastle and work as a twopenny whore? I have no money, nothing at all. All I have is debts!" Emma Dodd sat down abruptly in the...
Chapter 1. SUSSEX POSSESSION The roast chicken is still raw in the middle and the tall, thin, elderly bewigged Judge, red of face and with a hooked beak for a nose, pushes the pewter plate away from him in disgust. Summoned hotfoot to Whitehall from the Quarterly Assizes in Bristol at Michaelmas 1688, he found the Privy Council were not yet ready for him, a...
Catherine (Kizzy) and Carolyn (Kissy) are twins. Catherine came into the world first, at 3:15 am. Her sister Carolyn followed 8 minutes later. Kim Soo Park cried. She had 2 children already that she could not afford to feed. How would she ever be able to care for 2 more babies, born premature and facing severe medical expenses growing up? --- "Ladies and g...