Charles Waters has 30 days to live. Those days pass in a blur and he dies a quiet, unnoticed death.He opens his eyes back in the doctor's office as he is told, "I'm sorry to say, but you have 30 days to live."Thus begins The Many Short Lives of Charles Waters, who has to live the same 30 days over and over while he finds out what it is to be alive.The Many Short Lives of Charles Waters is the 12th book in the Middle Falls Time Trav...

I’m drowning in myself, ripping apart.Torn from my life, I’m in a world I don’t understand. There are no masters, no kneeling, and no loving punishments to keep me grounded.Despite the smiles and care Jiao provides, I’m not his priority. I believe his concern is genuine, but his interest is professional. Casting my world into history is his aim, and for that I can’t trust him. The voices are getting louder; I’m losing time. I need to hold on, need to stay loyal. Master will...

No more limits. No more safe words. No more nice guy.I’m done with her. I’m sticking with simpler women. Women who don’t overthink things, who don’t challenge my lack of morals, and who sure as hell don’t dare to pull a disappearing act on me.But before I leave her to her fate, I’m going to make the most of what’s mine. I’m going to use her body till she can’t move a limb. I’m going to blow past her limits, even the hard ones, because limits—and safe words—...

“Gladiator or toy?” Kaspar asks, as if it’s the easiest choice in the world.It might be an easy answer for someone branded, brainwashed, and who remembers no other life. But that’s not me, not yet anyway. I’m a cop—or at least I was until my cover got blown.Now, I’m a captive on a ship; one of the trafficked people I vowed to save.Kaspar’s a toy —a pleasure slave— content to warm our sadistic owner’s bed; he laps up the abuse he’s conditioned to associate with affec...

Note to self: don’t fall in love with a gangster.I’m the good girl: a college student who studies hard, wants to do good, and plays by the rules.I shouldn’t be falling for a guy like Darren Lee, the bad boy owner of an exclusive nightclub that, unbeknownst to me, caters to an international triad.We’re absolutely wrong for each other. Maybe that’s why the heat between us is so sizzling hot…But Darren’s desires run dark and wicked. Should I ...

Three dragon princes have no time to find mates, but fate has other ideas!When the Dragon King commands Crux find a mate, his days of carefree bachelorhood are over. One trip to a psychic matchmaker and he's on the path to his destiny. But it all comes screeching to a halt when he meets a human woman who lights his inner fire and makes him yearn.When Sidney discovers Ranger imprisoned on her ship, it throws her world into upheaval. She's no slaver. She'll do what it takes t...

Two alpha males, too busy saving humans, to be romantic.Eryn brings aboard a stranger, an eight-foot-tall, mysterious male with golden Khopesh blades and the strangest yellow eyes. He may or may not be a friend, but Cian isn't wasting his time on him. He wants his mate with webbed toes, and he wants the ache in his chest to disappear. But now Cian has his hands full and must save a group of humans from the moon before he can finally woo his oblivious mate....

"Hmmm, an alien, an angel, and a dead prophet. Welcome. We've been expecting you. Please come in."Operating a piece of heavy machinery, for example, a time machine under the influence of tainted human blood, is never a good idea, especially if my oldest friend and onboard computer, Lasitor, vowed to protect not only me but my bloodline for eternity.This is my story. If you haven't figured that out by now, I feel sorry for you and your parents. Anyh...

A woman driven to marry out of desperation. A billionaire who cannot stand gold diggers. The heat between them will lead to one or both of them getting burned.For richer, for poorer...in bondage and submission.In Episode 3, Alena questions Chen's financial situation, and Chen pushes Alena's comfort zone--in the men's room.Advisory: This is a single short story episode that is part of a longer story told in serial format. Be advised this story ...

He's supposed to be a prince, not a prisoner...Things are as bad as they can get for Ranger when he's thrown in a cell and told he's about to be sold for a profit. But his captors don't know he's a dragon, and he's ready to rain fire on them all in payback.Until he meets Sidney.She's stronger than she looks...When Sidney discovers Ranger on the ship, it throws her world into upheaval. She's no slaver. She'll do what it takes to free him, even if it means cro...

Don’t fall in love with a gangster. And don’t have his baby.Of course, I didn’t know that Darren Lee was part of an international triad until it was too late. All I knew was that my body couldn’t resist his touch.Even when what he does to me scares me, I burn for him. And he knows it.He’s on a mission to push my limits, but how much can I take? A baby changes everything. I can’t have mine growing up with a gangster for a father. I’ve got to keep my ...

Join the Pickwick Club for a comical and truly unforgettable trip through the English countryside.This motley crew of “Pickwickians” is led by Samuel Pickwick, the philosopher without any great ideas. He is joined by Tracy Tupman, the romantic who cannot hold down a relationship; Augustus Snodgrass, the poet who has never written poetry; and Nathaniel Winkle, the sportsman without any skill. Together, they encounter a series of misadventures that will leave listeners laughing out l...