Urban Short Stories

An unearthed magical stone that will change the world. A supernatural secret society prepared to defend it. And adversaries who want to burn civilization to the ground. In a job gone wrong, thief Meredith Stone, discovers the long-lost Pearl of Hell, thereby unleashing a magical awakening felt around the globe. When Tobias, a vampire member of a dark-artifact hunting secret society, finds Meredith, the Pearl is long gone.

Fall under the intoxicating spell of their hex appeal…In the magical world that lies hidden beneath our own, witches and conjurers play deadly games. They know just the right spell to kill a man with one kiss—or raise him back again. And they’re not afraid to exact sweet revenge on those who dare to cross them. But what if you’re the unlucky soul who falls victim to a conjurer’s curse? And if you had the power to cast a magic spell of your own, would you use it?

Veteran authors Ashley and JaQuavis offer up their first solo efforts, and they're hotter than ever! Along with Ayana Ellis, they introduce listeners to some "real sistas" who know how to get what they want at all costs. For these women, if it's dangerous it just means the payout will be that much sweeter.

What if they weren't what you prayed for? Do you stay? In the 1st book of The Twisted Lessons Collection, Nellie gets tired of her bible preaching, cheating husband and plots a twisted revenge. Oh, what a twisted lesson she will mend when first she practices to get revenge.

The Fogg River Seminary, a girls’ school in a small Illinois town, is supposed to be just another stop on Maryse and Vasyl’s endless travels. They’ve made lucrative use of Maryse’s “foreign” looks in their melodramatic séance act—and an act is all it is. Then, during their performance, a blizzard sweeps in and cuts them off from town completely. In the freezing halls, there’s a voice speaking the secrets of the dead, and Maryse has no choice but to listen…because this time, the voice is real.

After the alien virus struck humanity in the wake of World War II, a handful of the survivors found they possessed superhuman powers. The Wild Cards shared-world volumes tell their story. Here in book two, we trace these heroes and villains through the tumultuous 1980s, in stories from SF and fantasy giants such as George R. R. Martin, Roger Zelazny, Pat Cadigan, Lewis Shiner, Walter Jon Williams, and others.

It’s fate when a man accidentally drops his phone off the bridge. It’s fortune when it’s retrieved by a friendly shape sloshing in the muck underneath. From that day forward, as they share a coffee every morning, an unlikely friendship blooms. Considering the reality for the man above, where life seems perfect, and that of the sharp-witted creature below, how forever after can a happy ending be?

I was always missing something, I just didn't know it was him. My more slender younger sisters were all engaged or married and I couldn't have been more happy for them, until I overheard my family talking about how I was too big to ever find love. In my lowest moment, I stumbled right into Aiden, a handsome kind stranger. But when he reveals to me that he is something more, I realize our fates are entwined. Love sought me out. Desire found me. He won my heart. Warning: The erotic story contains sexual scenes between a handsome werebear and a curvy woman. Adult readers only.

Have you ever felt you were something in the bedroom? Maybe you were missing someone. Not just for you, but for your partner. Or why share when you could be the center of attention? Five explicitly hot tales of menage action bundled together will fill your thoughts with plenty of dirty images. Becoming The Married Couple's Plaything: MFF Menage With no dorm rooms available and sleeping on her best friend's couch, Grace Sherman is in desperate need for a place of her own. A local advertisement for a room for rent from a retired married couple catches her eye. The best part? It's entirely ...

Zach and his man of the house James don’t have the most typical relationship – in fact, it’s far from normal. Zach loves letting the man who raised him give it to him hard and rough, and James loves sharing his boy with all his hunky friends! Road tripping across America, the two of them stop at a roadside rest stop in the middle of nowhere. Instead of a quick bathroom break, the two step hunks get a taste of how long-haul truckers satisfy all their pent up primal urges while on the road – hard and nasty in the truck stop restroom! This smoking hot gay menage romance story will ...

I shouldn't... he's my best friend's DAD... When you’re an African American 18-year-old high school senior and track star with Christian parents, being gay isn’t allowed. For years, I didn’t partake in any form of intimacy because of my parent’s beliefs, but I was hoping that that changed the night I snuck out of the house to attend my best Friend Ben’s birthday party. When Ben’s dad picked me up, I didn’t expect to be drawn to Mark, an older, respected blond, curly-haired, green-eyed police officer with muscles bulging from beneath his well-fitted uniform. He's kind and ...

In the unforgiving streets of Detroit, loyalty and respect are earned the hard way, and nobody knows that better than Johnny “The Party Maker.” Known for his smooth-talking charm and sharp street smarts, Johnny runs his life like a well-oiled operation, from dodging red lights on 8 Mile to filling orders no ordinary man would dare. But when he brings his son, Jeffrey—better known as Detroit Black—on his latest scheme, things get complicated. With Shailene along to give them a low-key look and a stash of pills in tow, this ride to Southfield quickly turns into more than just a trip ...

Miranda and Charlie Clark are the power couple in charge of their own advertising firm. Charlie is the handsome head designer working under his beautiful, tough as nails wife Miranda who everyone is afraid of displeasing. What everyone in the office doesn't know is just how much the two of them get off on their power play dynamic. While Miranda is the ice queen boss of the office, Charlie is the master in the sheets and punishes his wife for her vile, berating abuses during the work hours. When Miranda takes a step too far with new employee Kyle, Charlie comes up with a new idea to both ...

Johnny, a seasoned player in the Detroit underworld, confronted his son, Detroit Black, over stolen goods, suspecting betrayal. Meanwhile, Sandy secretly manipulated Bobby, Shaylean’s love interest serving in Vietnam, to sway his loyalties away from Shaylean and toward herself. Through carefully planted doubts about Shaylean’s connections and hints of her own interest in him, Sandy cast herself as Bobby's ideal choice, intensifying the tension between loyalty, manipulation, and ambition in this complex family saga. Author: True Story.

Magic. It can get a guy killed. Return to the world of the Dresden Files with Harry Dresden (the only wizard in the Chicago phone book) and friends as they solve supernatural mysteries, protect the helpless, and fight evil. Brief Cases is a new collection of Dresden Files stories which includes an original novella, from international best seller Jim Butcher.

In the words of Alexander McCall Smith: "You feel the rocking of the train, you hear the sound of its wheels on the rails; you are in the world rather than suspended somewhere above it. And sometimes there are conversations to be had, which is what the overarching story in this collection is all about. It is a simple device: people brought together entertain one another with tales of what happened to them on trains. It takes place on a journey I frequently make myself and know well, the journey between Edinburgh and London. It is best read on a train, preferably that one."

Stranded on a desert island, a young man yearns for objects from his past. A local from a small coastal town in England is found dead as the tide goes out. A Norwegian whaling ship is stranded in the Arctic, its crew threatened by mysterious forces. In the nineteenth century, a ship drifts in becalmed waters in the Indian Ocean, those on it haunted by their evil deeds. A surfer turned diver discovers there are things worse than drowning under the sea. Something from the sea is creating monsters on land.

Sin’s Doorway and Other Ominous Entrances is the 4th volume of Night Shade Books’ five volume Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman....

UN forces have retreated to a moon base in the aftermath of early Soviet victories in a nuclear conflict. In response, the UN forces developed special robots, called "Claws", which feature spinning blades and rudimentary artificial intelligence. Six years later, the Soviet leadership asks for negotiations to end the war. A UN officer travels back to earth to discover that not only have the Claws learned to replicate themselves, they have also created a much deadlier cyborg that threatens humanity itself.

This book was previously published as “Hotel Spanking” by Reba Bale. This business trip is more painful than she expected… Trapped in a hotel room with her annoying coworker while working on an impossible project for their boss, Debbie can’t help but feel a little petulant and bratty. John is smug. Hot. Super annoying. And a secret alpha? Debbie had no idea her coworker had such a bossy side until he calmly informs her that he knows the perfect way to release her tension – a good old-fashioned over-the-knee spanking. When the spanking is over, they can’t help but explore the ...