Brent shifted restlessly in bed. Lauren had been with the girls for over an hour now. While he knew how difficult it was to get Elise to settle, he had to admit he was getting more anxious by the moment. But they had agreed Lauren would do the nightly ritual this time since it might be a few days before she was back. He inhaled deeply and ran his hands thro...
"I'm serious, dude, one of these days, you're gonna realize that you're hopelessly behind my skill levels. One of these days, you might put out one piece, tops, thats gonna equal one of mine, but until then, you might just give it up and admit the truth." Alec Montane laughed as his best friend ranted over the phone. Through five years on the cage fighting c...
Lauren hovered in the doorway of the command center. The place was buzzing with activity. On the wall furthest from the door, three large screen television sets were playing the news; CNN, BBC, and Al-Jazeera in English. Faces seemed most intent upon BBC, which was covering the ongoing eruption in Iceland. Against one wall was a row of computers, several w...
Previously, on Happy Anniversary, Part 6... Lauren didn't so much close the door as let it slam shut behind her in her wake. Jack Mitchell could tell just by the set of her shoulders that she was not happy at this moment. But that was okay, Jack thought, cause neither was he. Jack glared at Tiffany, multiple expressions dueling for supremacy on his face....
***** Author's Notes: In these stories I'm attempting something somewhat new, darker, grittier, and going a little bit further down the proverbial rabbit hole than I've gone before. I'm putting all of the tag/trigger warnings (that I can think of) here in the beginning so that you can see some of the elements that are contained in this story so that if this...
My wife and I are both 50 and been married 27 years. We don't have kids due to issues with my wife's reproductive system. We made peace with it years ago and moved along with our lives. As we went through our early 30's, we were exposed to the swinging lifestyle, through a friend of ours. Since then, our sex lives have traveled in a multitude of directions....
Dusk had approached, when Rainer and Asmodea entered the palace. Rainer was tired from the day of exploring the city. Asmodea had told him that while this city may have been the capital of the Land of Lust, it was not the largest. Rainer had trouble believing that particular fact, though dismissed it until he saw the truth behind it himself. The palace is la...
Chapter 41 Josh's Welcome at the Bunker Patio Author's note: This will be the last chapter of Spreading Seeds. I have a follow on story, which will add to Josh's saga, but we'll leave that for later. When last we left our Intrepid Scout Trader he was in Topock Arizona. The trail back was long and dry in parts but with Josh Perkins as lead scout the trave...
They were stunned. Never had any one of them expected it. After Jamie was out of the room, Emma looked sharply at her mother. "You were quiet," she said in an accusatory tone. "You going to just let him get away with that?" Sally shot her daughter a stern expression. "You don't want to start in on me." "I'm sorry," Emma offered, realizing she'd let emo...
This is a rewrite of 'Vegas', combining both Books. While maintaining the theme, it offers a completely different and fresh take for the main characters. Grateful thanks go to the best editor in the world – thesoundandfury - not only for his editing, but also for the constant encouragement, suggestions, and for helping me to become a better writer....