Five older men who should know better. Five younger women who make absolutely sure they don’t.One small town. One tangled friend group. Five forbidden first times:The Mechanic’s Forbidden Fix — Her car dies three blocks from her brother’s best friend’s shop. It’s Sunday. He’s supposed to be closed. Two years of crushing, and now they’re alone.The Welder’s Secret Spark — Her best friend’s brother—scarred, silent, fif...

hey sry not feeling it tn. rain check?That's the text I get at eight o'clock on Valentine's Day, stood up at the best table at the restaurant in a red dress I can't afford.But really, I never cared about the blind date. I booked this table because my brother's best friend owns this restaurant. I want him to finally notice I grew up.He notices and gives me a choice.I can get in my rideshare, and we both pretend he didn't just kiss me breathle...

She thought she'd find one nice guy in town. Fate doubled the order.I drove four hundred miles to my late grandmother's lake cabin with no degree, no plan, and one stubborn secret—at twenty-one, I've never been touched and still waiting for my life to start.Then two trucks pull up at dawn.Theo is the lean, silver-templed ranger with a smile that undoes me. Mose is the quiet carpenter who looks at me like he already knows I'm his. They were Grandma's...

He's thirty-four. I'm twenty-one and untouched. The treehouse never stood a chance.I climbed into his tree to save it — protest sign, three donuts, and a foolproof plan. He climbed up to talk me down.Nobody got talked down.Now the man who was supposed to demolish my childhood treehouse is teaching me everything I waited twenty-one years to learn, his beard against my sensitive skin and babygirl in my ear.And when I let slip how fert...

When he's off-limits but impossible to resist5 standalone stories featuring commanding older men who can't resist the allure of determined younger women.Each story delivers a filthy-sweet happily ever that includes baby-making themes, possessive older men, and the college-aged women who will do anything to get what they want.Includes:No One but HimOnly a Little WrongHer Wild Night with an Older ManSecret I...

The off-limits man just got under my hood…and under my skin.My car dies three blocks from Jax's shop. It's Sunday. He's supposed to be closed. But there he is—all greasy forearms, stubbled jaw, and the kind of hands that make a girl forget how engines work.I've been crushing on him for two years, and today we're alone. When I trip and he catches me falling off a stool, he holds on a little too long.So I do something crazy. I tell him I want him to b...

When I move in with a handsome family friend, I don't expect the temptation that awaits me under his roof.No one told me that my new landlord was so freaking attractive. He's a chiseled Adonis with piercing green eyes that see right through me. His dominance thrills me and makes me crave all sorts of things I shouldn't.One night, a power outage ignites the spark we've been trying to resist, and his touch awakens a hunger I never knew existed. I want more, a...

He's been watching her for two years. She's been hiding. Not anymore.I've spent two years dressing around my body, standing behind people in photos, and avoiding the one man who makes my heart race.He’s my brother’s best friend and fifteen years older than me. Off-limits in every way that matters.Then a mix-up at my brother’s wedding puts us in the same suite, and Mason unzips my dress—and everything I've been hiding spills out along with the truth....

I rented a bouncy castle for my stream. I didn't expect the man delivering it to wreck me for everyone else.Trevor's has been my secret fantasy for two years—older, and completely off-limits as my dad's best friend. When he shows up in my backyard to deliver a bouncy castle I rented, I have a very professional plan. I'm going to bounce for my subs and collect my tips.The plan lasts approximately four minutes.Because when he agrees to hold the camera...

He was supposed to rescue me…not claim me forever.I called for a ride, desperate to escape the party after catching my boyfriend cheating—just a little help from my best friend's brother. But when David shows up...everything changes.He's older, gorgeous, and all man. He sets my body on fire with just a glance. I'm drawn to him, desperate to feel something real after my heartbreak. I want him to be my first.And when I make a reckless offer, he's unab...

She has plans for Christmas, and it doesn't include two men.My family is away for the holidays so I'm spending it with a family friend. He's an older, wealthy, and attractive man - just the type of guy I want to give myself to for the first time.But when I get there, I'm surprised to find he has company. Now I have two incredibly attractive men to spend the evening with. What's a girl to do?This Christmas is shaping up to be even more exciting than ...

He came to fix her faucet on Valentine's Day. She had other plans.I've been sabotaging my apartment for months—just for an excuse to text him to help. Austin is ten years older, impossibly hot, and completely off-limits. But it's Valentine's Day, and I'm done pretending I don't want him. I want him to be my first.So I put on red lace, texted about another "emergency," and answered the door in a silk robe.The sink wasn't broken, but his rest...