A lovely young Mexican girl brought into the US by Coyotes paid for by her mother, finds herself confined to a small house because she has no papers. How can she survive; how can she live? Of all that she was in her small village before, all that remains now is her virtue and pride, She has no place or status in this strange new country. Would she exchange her soul for a chance to live again?EXCERPT:I thought for a moment and turned to Juanita. "I know this is not easy for y...

A walk in the mall leads to an unforgettable romantic encounter. Two people meet in the strangest way, learn about each other, know each other, the good and bad things leading to a May-December relationship with emotional highs and lows. The onset of adulthood inevitably brings the dawning awareness and the struggle to put it into proper perspective with internalized values For Tamara, the final passage into womanhood brings joy, not guilt; pleasure, not shame. For him, salvation.E...

DESCRIPTION:Everyone has a particular physical appearance they're attracted to. Some like dark hair, dark eyes; some taller than they, equal or shorter. Why would a tiny little girl, a cheerleader under five feet and a hundred pounds get all squirmy when she sees a really big guy. This football center is over six feet and two hundred pounds with muscles like a weightlifter. What could the real attraction be?EXCERPT:Sex. I like sex. It doesn't have to be all the way se...

DESCRIPTION:A grown woman goes back to her hometown and looks back to her time in high school when she was a loner, nerd, wallflower and virgin. She remembers the night that changed her life when a strange biker came roaring into town, whisked her away from the group of girls she hung with and made love to her beneath the stars. He saw in her something she didn't see and captures it in a photograph.EXCERPT:I dressed young that night, not sure why, felt like it. Thick ...

DESCRIPTION:Mandy is a barely legal girl caught in a mix of betrayal and confusion. Naïve and a bit too trusting, Mandy let a boy sexually experiment with her. Now, this innocent babysitter can't move past the things she's done. In this tale of teen angst and betrayal Mandy seeks to reconnect with her artistic talent and self-expression. Can her neighbor help Mandy move on to accept the things she's done?EXCERPT:"We were goofin' around with a couple other people, walk...

Harvest moon: a time of rejoicing after the crops have been harvested and the wood stored for the long winter ahead. At a harvest moon dance, a boy watches a spirited girl dancing and his life is forever changed by her grace and form. Afraid to ask her for a dance, he watches glumly as she dances away the night in the arms of others. The next year, he vows, will be different…EXCERPT:When I was a boy my father explained that the moon was full and that was how we determined th...

Happily marrieds experiment with BDSM to spice their sex life up and one night changes everything when a blindfolded and handcuffed wife gets more than she bargained for. Things don't seem quite right between them and Jeff shudders to think she has been with another man. Loni does indeed have a secret to reveal that is utterly off Jeff's radar. Can their relationship survive? Heat Level 2.EXCERPT:"Do you ever think about sleeping with someone else? I mean, there are a lot of...

When a rambunctious group of kids move next door to him, an old man complains about their loud music and noisy parties. On a hot August day, one of the girls collapses in front of him and he must tend to her heatstroke by bringing her into his air conditioned bedroom, undressing her and pouring water over her overheated body. They talk, argue and he finds an unusual way to assess her temperature.EXCERPT:"Hey, you got some color back in your face. That is a good sign!"

An artist travels to a remote but beloved spring to sketch the river and its verdant surrounds when he meets a lovely creature in sparkling pastel gauze wearing a crown of flowers who unexpectedly dances for him. Is it the heat or her allure? He has to have her. Together, they share something magical, something that transcends the marks on his sketchpad, an incendiary lust, that bind them forever.EXCERPT:"I knew it!"The sharp high pitched female voice startled me int...

I'm off to college all by myself, first time alone. I white-knuckled it on the plane ride, I did all the rest and here I'm up to my earrings in homework. There must be some fun to be had in the middle of all the work, right? There is this one guy, but he's older, not a professor but who is he, why are my eyes drawn, why do I keep seeing him and why won't he look at me? Is there something wrong with me?EXCERPT:He didn't look at me as he spoke. We took a couple more steps toge...

Maybe it's the novelty or maybe it's the growing feelings between Jack and Annie as they meet in the off-hours of their work project in Seattle. It's perfect, if only Annie's secret didn't threaten all the trust that's building between them. Telling him means losing the one thing she wants most in the world and telling him might mean losing him too. Heat Level 2 Romance.EXCERPT:"What's wrong? Is something wrong? Is it my clothes? I didn't bring anything nice to wear; I hadn'...

Jodie's nostril's flared as a scent made its way into her senses–spicy–masculine! What? She started to swing around to her left as a dark shadow crossed her vision and a hand, a soft leather gloved hand, covered her mouth squelching a scream still in her throat. In panic she saw a tanned arm covered with light golden hairs come around from behind, circle her waist and pin her arms to her sides.EXCERPT:"No! I won't!"She struggled against him but he held her up, reache...