Krystal A. Perkinson

"From Beyond" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was written in 1920 and was first published in The Fantasy Fan in June 1934 (Vol. 1, No. 10). The story is told from the first-person perspective of an unnamed narrator and details his experiences with a scientist named Crawford Tillinghast. Tillinghast creates an electronic device that emits a resonance wave, which stimulates an affected person's pineal gland, thereby allowing them to perceive planes of existence outside the scope of accepted reality.

What are a couple of hot studs supposed to do to keep warm on a cold night? The delivery truck is running late, and this is a terrible night to be out driving. Brandon is having a hard time keeping his eyes off the ripped, hunky delivery guy as he unloads the last of the boxes. The two hustle into the store for a little warmth - just in time to figure out they are going to be stranded for the night.

Sissy and her stepbrother, Dustin, are both in college now and their parents are finally letting them plan a trip to the family's cabin on their own. But when it turns out that Sissy's sometimes-boyfriend bails on her for the umpteenth time, and Dustin's on-again off-again girlfriend gets sick and can't go, the siblings end up precariously alone. This gives both of them an opportunity to reveal some taboo truths and forbidden fantasies they've kept secret from each other. For Sissy and Dustin, things are about to get real.

When his spring break plans fall through, Jordan's hope of showing off his tight, muscular body to all the ladies gets crushed. Fortunately, his best friend comes through with an intriguing invitation, to spend the week on a private island, enjoying secluded beaches and brilliant sun. There's just one problem: Brandon, the island's wealthy, domineering owner. Brandon sees anything on his island as belonging to him...and that includes Jordan.

Sasha's younger stepbrother, Gavin, is an exasperating little hottie - and he knows it. The two siblings enjoy teasing and tempting each other, just to see if they can push each other over the edge. The sexual tension between them is so thick you could cut it with a pair of scissors, and when Gavin agrees to be his stepsister's test subject, allowing her to give him a shave and a haircut so she can practice her new beautician skills, Sasha discovers just how much lust exists between them. But that isn't all they're feeling.

Innocent Allie's been saving herself for the right guy. The problem is, the right guy just happens to be her sexy, older stepbrother, Kit. Kit is funny, sweet, hot, has a panty-melting English accent - and he's completely off-limits. When everyone else abandons Allie on moving day, Kit is there to pick up the boxes - and the pieces of her heart. Deep down, she knows she wants her first time to be with her stepbrother, and when things finally go too far, neither of them can stop their overwhelming, unprotected need to be together.

She adores her bright, funny, handsome stepbrother's company, and even if her friend, Lisa, didn't tell her constantly what gorgeous, ripped hottie he turned out to be, she remembers what he looks like - because his was the last sweet face she saw before a high school case of meningitis left her blind. When Maddie comes back from the baby shower feeling sorry for herself - still a virgin at 22, afraid no man will ever come calling, and her just ripe for the plucking - Greg tells her he has a surprise.

Virginia hates him. Her stepbrother, Cameron is older, annoying, listens to crap music, borrows her stuff without asking, and teases the ever-loving life out of her. She hates him when she finds out he's taken her iPod again. She hates him even more when she finds out he's been spying on her, and not only that, he's been "sharing" his sexy discovery. And charging his friends admission!

Falling in love isn't a crime - but falling in love with a Russian mafia boss could be deadly. Competitive tennis player Carter Cook wants a taste of freedom. Her overprotective father monitors every aspect of her life, so when he becomes employed by Vladimir Ivanov - a sexy Russian with an array of tattoos and an accent that weakens her knees - a bit of danger is within Carter's grasp. Behind her father's back, she enjoys spending time with Vladimir at his lavish estate. But is he really the upstanding businessman she believes him to be?