Mature Romance

Estate sales expert and widow Sydney Nash steps into a den of deception when she researches a stunning vase that’s part of a rare series of ancient tiger-adorned Asian artifacts. The vase draws a winning bid from an art curator who vanishes without paying, and Sydney’s mischievous black cat Jinx sniffs out clues that question the authenticity of the vase. Sydney is forced into the dark world of forged art, secrets, lies, and danger that shake her sense of security. Meanwhile, Sydney’s unexpected romance with Sam brings joy and prompts her to reconsider how she wants to spend her ...

It is midnight on the morning of Halloween, and Jen anxiously waits up for her 18-year-old son, Todd, to return home. But worries about his broken curfew transform into something much more dangerous when Todd finally emerges from the darkness. As Jen watches through the window, she sees her funny, seemingly happy teenage son stab a total stranger.

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Carlie Wilson is a young woman in her twenties who works for a temp agency that hires out her services to various companies who are in need of an experienced stenographer. In spite of being offered several permanent positions, she prefers to stay with the temp agency because it offers her the flexibility, she needs with her work hours in order to take care of her aging mother. Carlie's mother is concerned, that due to her aging challenges, Carlie will miss out on the best years of her life to find Mr. Right and get married. Mr. Right has discovered Carlie and has plans of his own to win her...

Can love last for decades? Can it survive even after you haven’t seen the person for over fifty years? Find out in this romantic short story about a man and woman’s relationship that lasted for decades. This short interracial romance is only 2,200 words, but it is full of emotion and love. Note that there are racial slurs in the story. Enjoy.

After a debilitating stroke, Balmy Knight moves in with her daughter’s family. As she begins to recover her health, she misses her independence. Finding her days full of tedious boredom, Balmy uses mischievous antics to add excitement to her life. Her only joy comes from disobeying her daughter’s rules, aggravating her son-in-law, and feeding buttermilk biscuits to Jake, the homeless guy who lives in a cardboard box. Life becomes complicated when Balmy’s old friend, Sunny Day—from her Broadway-performing days in the Sixties—arrives from Hollywood and invites her to share her ...

Passion and romance collide amidst a tempestuous storm, forever altering the lives of Elizabeth Bennet and the brooding Mr. Darcy. While touring the beautiful countryside with her beloved aunt and uncle, Elizabeth Bennet becomes lost in a sudden storm and stumbles upon a grand estate, seeking refuge from the raging tempest. To her surprise, the master of the house is none other than Mr. Darcy, the very man whose heart she once scorned. As the tempest rages outside, a fire ignites between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, their shared passion growing stronger with each passing moment. However, their ...

Caramel and Steel When Marlie meets Trunk, a charming and principled man with a voice as smooth as the jazz tunes he loves, sparks fly in ways she never expected. As they explore a love that feels like destiny. Marlie discovers that love isn’t just about passion, it’s about trust, patience, and understanding the weight of each other’s worlds. But Marlie’s journey is about more than romance. Enter the Ebony M. Elite a sisterhood of bold, brilliant women whose laughter, support, and camaraderie shine as brightly as the sequins on their jackets. Together, they navigate life’s ...

Shattered dreams. Distant hearts. Can love find a way back to them in the skies above a city of second chances? Julia and Edward (Ed) White's love story took an unexpected turn when Ed dismissed Julia's writing as mere 'romances,' shattering their bond. Now, with a ticking clock on revisions for her upcoming book, Julia boards a plane to New York City—only to find herself seated next to none other than Ed. In this poignant second short story of the Second Chances series, past and present collide at 30,000 feet. Ed's own unrealized aspirations and a newfound perspective lead him to ...

Deborah was 51 years old, and although she seemed rather plain on the outside—perhaps even boring and not at all memorable to most people who encountered her on a day-to-day basis—the truth was that she was extremely horny and had all kinds of intensely dirty desires. She had been married to her husband Wade for 25 years, but he really was boring and never wanted to do anything fun or exciting in the bedroom. That's why Deborah started secretly meeting up with men she met online for some very hot and very satisfying liaisons. She made sure that she conducted all of her filthy little ...

It was now just five short years after George Bailey had his first miraculous meeting with a saving angel in Bedford Falls, and a new Bailey had come into town with his own great challenge that needed a miraculous solution! It was a wonderful life indeed when John Bailey and Anabelle Smith first came to be that otherwise perfect “match made in Heaven” shortly after they first met at the traditional New Year’s Eve Dance of Bedford Falls. It seemed so perfect, when Anabelle tragically died, and then far more surprisingly returned on that very next Christmas saying that she had come back...

An inheritance. A hidden history. A chance for new love. Widowed and adrift, Grace Ashford's life changes when she inherits her grandmother's inn in charming Sandpiper Bay. Leaving her corporate job behind, she embraces the challenge of restoring the inn—and her heart. In Sandpiper Bay, Grace finds more than quaint streets and ocean breezes. She discovers a tight-knit community and forms deep friendships with three local women. Then there's Noah Blackwell, a ruggedly handsome widower whose quiet strength stirs feelings Grace thought were long buried. But time is against her. Grace must ...

It’s never too late to begin again… even after goodbye. Rae Whitmore isn’t looking for love. At fifty-two, she’s still piecing herself together after her husband’s death, pouring everything she has into launching her food truck and keeping her heart safely closed. But when her brakes fail and a quiet mechanic with kind eyes comes to her rescue, everything begins to shift. Eli Hart knows what it means to lose. After burying the love of his life, he’s kept the world at arm’s length—until Rae walks into his garage and quietly wrecks the silence he’s been clinging to. What ...

As the last boy left from the original crew of waiters at The Tap Tavern searching for his Daddy, Archie's filled with nervous excitement. And a little dread. Okay, he's scared to death. He's never been able to get past the kissing portion of a date before he tenses up and ruins everything. What man is going to want to deal with that? Maybe it's time to admit that what happened to him as a pre-teen has broken him forever.

In the mind-blowing and stunning finale, all will be revealed as Lucifer's forever with the woman he loves hangs in the balance.

My lovely wife Emma and I had been married for 24 years. I was 55 and Emma — who had just turned 50 — was more beautiful than ever, even though she was feeling like she was getting old despite all my reassurances how desirable she still was. But I was having a problem. Our sex life had been fantastic for much of our marriage, but recently I was having difficulty getting it up and keeping it up, even though I was taking those little pills. That’s when I came up with an idea. I suggested to my wife that she find another lover to give her the sexual pleasure and fulfillment she deserved....

She’s a good woman who’s about to do something very, very bad. Agnes Morris has always been the picture of propriety — a sweet, god-fearing widow with a killer pie recipe and a spotless reputation. But when Eddie Ross, the town’s bad boy-turned-judge of the annual pie contest, shows up on her doorstep demanding payment for “services rendered,” Agnes has two choices: cough up ten thousand dollars she doesn’t have… or give him exactly what he wants. Now, she’s trading her apron for a silk robe, her morals for a night of hot, filthy sin. Because Eddie’s been watching her ...

What are best friends for? A wild good time getting down and dirty with lots of men all at once, that's what! When Kailey reveals her fantasies and desires to get some naughty action hard and deep behind her husband's back, her bestie Greta decides she's going to invite Kailey over to the house and surprise her with the hottest sexual experience of her life! Since Kailey and Greta go both ways, getting the action started with each other for the very first time is just a warm-up for when all the guys come over to give Kailey everything she craves.

>>>READ FOR FREE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED<<< Twenty-three-year-old violinist Sasha James is a recent college grad, and she’s a little adrift. She was raised by her father and seriously dated only one guy, Stephen — someone she dated through most of college. When Stephen got accepted to a graduate program across the country, Sasha saw that as the end, and they broke up. She already knew she wanted something different, and was sick of feeling disconnected. Besides, Sasha now has opportunities elsewhere. She was trained in classical violin since she was a kid, and was a music major in college. ...

Courtney was 19 when she finally told Glen -- and Glen’s 49-year-old girlfriend Holly -- that she was into women. Glen and Holly were both extremely accepting of Courtney’s sexual orientation. Courtney also revealed to Holly that she’d never done anything more with another woman than kissing and some light touching. Holly told Courtney that if she ever needed to talk about relationships and sexual topics that she was always there for her. What Holly didn’t tell Courtney, at least not right away, was that she was bisexual and had enjoyed her own hot flings with women, although not ...