At the ripe age of twenty-seven, Nokomis Reed's love life has come to a screeching halt -- which is why when her mother nominates her to be a contestant on a reality TV show, she reluctantly says yes. Nokomis soon finds herself in a strange new world, living in a house with twenty other women, each vying for the attention of the same man. But when it's one of the other contestants, and not the single man who catches her eye, Nokomis is thrown even further from her comfort zone. Smart, sexy, and fun, The Final Rose follows Nokomis as she navigates the Game in search of love. Now complete!

Jordan Lancaster is a writer with a story to tell. Question is, what is fact and what is fiction? ***COMPLETED

Courtney Calloway, a retired attorney, met Erin Tucker in Las Vegas where after a few drinks, they promptly wed. Courtney truly desires to stay married. However, are the reasons she gave to do so the only ones? Or is she keeping a secret from her new spouse? If you've read Blessings In Disguise, you'll notice a couple characters from that novella popping up in this one. Though both stories take place in the same universe, one doesn't have anything to do with the other. And yes, I played with the laws of marriage ;-)

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How long does it take for a person to change? A day? A week? A month? A year? For Jellane Ramos, it only took 30 days.

Do you believe in fairy tales and wishing wells? What if Snow White falls in love with Cinderella? And what if the coin being tossed in that deep wishing well has exactly the same two faces? Just. What. If. Jane Marie Salazar is a graduating student from an exclusive all-girls school. She is rich and the only daughter of an advertising executive and a successful business woman. Jane is smart, tough, out-going and risk-taker. She likes to gamble in life, no "ifs" and no "buts." "Auntie," a woman in her 40s, still awed by the beauty of Taal Volcano, spends most of her time just staring on it. She lives with her soon-to-wed niece named Yasmin, in a house that has a perfect view of the popular scenic spot in Tagaytay City. Broken and tormented by her past love, she literally shuts her door and opted not to marry. Marsha Julia Santos, on the other hand, is the exact opposite of Jane. She is a bank teller in one of the prestigious banks in our country. Marsha is prim and proper, raised in a strict Catholic household. A conformist and do whatever it takes to please others, especially for her family and boyfriend. Her long-time boyfriend, Rex is an abusive, possessive, and controlling boyfriend. The "Owner" of Tapsilog Haus, married to a successful real estate agent. She is a caring and loving mother to her only daughter, Nadine. Her life is almost complete - a loving family, a stable business. But there is a piece of her still missing...a closure from her one true love. Four women crossed paths, changed and fell helplessly in love in a world where relationship like theirs at that time were considered unacceptable and taboo. But will their love endure the pain, conflict, and surpass the test of time? And how will these four women reconnect and help each other find answers to one thing common and puzzling them...LOVE.

"Are you... lost?" Someone asked, her tone impatient. I stopped scanning the room to find the woman behind the voice. I blinked. She had the most luminous blue eyes I had ever seen. Even in the dim glow of the bar they glowed brightly, like her pupils were some type of smooth stone at the bottom of a clear blue ocean. Within her blue there flickered tiny speckles of silver, which gave her an icy, somewhat stony appeal. But it was her slight, lopsided smile that erased any signs of wanting to be alone. No wonder this bar was so popular. "Uh, no," I said, holding up the Help Wanted sign I had snagged from the front window. The woman's cool eyes flickered between the sign and me. She didn't say anything, only looked slightly thoughtful as slender fingers raked through her long blonde hair. "What can you do?" She finally asked, definitely not expecting me to be able to do much of anything at all. She'd be right. "Anything and everything," I answered-lied-instantly, hoping I didn't look too desperate, didn't sound too eager. To be perfectly honest, I hadn't worked a day in my life. My hands were used to weekly manicures not hard labor. But desperate times call for desperate measures. The blonde appeared thoughtful again. Those magnificent eyes gave me a once over, slow and steady. You could see the cogs turning in her head as she considered it. I decided to try and sound more convincing. "I have many skills," I added. Okay, so I stole that from Xena, but I was hoping it worked as well for me as it did for her. The blonde lifted a sculpted brow and the smile was, once again, back on her lips. She seemed amused. Maybe she was a Xena fan? "Alright... I'll start you off cleaning the bathrooms, sweeping the floors, doing the dishes..." Crap.

Detective Kim Hayden thought that switching from homicide to white collar would be the biggest career move she would make; she was wrong. When she's sent undercover to the epicenter of luxury, the eminent Shaw Manor, home of the city's resident multimillionaire, Kim is suddenly living a life she never knew. She leaves behind the familiar police force, her home, and her on-again-off-again girlfriend, all to become a housekeeper for a man she doesn't even respect. She's forced into an assortment of new relationships, including one with her impossibly straightforward and controlling partner, Allison Beckett, who always asserts her knowledge of what's best. But relationships go from messy to messier, when Kim makes the biggest mistake of all: falling for the boss's wife. This story is rated R for language and sexual content. A.K.A, all the good stuff. Read at your own discretion, and enjoy, friends. :) Trigger warning: DV/IPV, sexual violence Cover by @halieghk, I can't get over it, SO MUCH YES!

There is only one thing that we can never change, and that is the place from which we come. Though she tries to control everything else in her life, there are three things that Counselor Carrie Everett just can't tame: her growing caseload, her weakness for police personnel, and her increasingly serious relationship with Detective Jenn Carver. While trying and seemingly failing to manage her personal life, Carrie's work life takes a turn for the chaotic when a brand new case threatens the safety of a close friend and coworker, Detective Kim Hayden. A case this serious is mentally taxing for a prosecutor, but that's the least of Carrie's worries. Now, it's personal, and when the detectives of Green Falls seek legal help to solve their case, life becomes a ticking clock for all involved. This is the sequel to my last piece, Black Tie Event, taking place two years after the first story's conclusion. You definitely do not have to read the first one to understand the second, though it may help and make the second piece slightly more enjoyable. You could even read them backwards if you so chose, though it might give some plot away to do it that way. Some new characters are introduced, among the familiar faces, and the situations are brand new. Rated R, just because of its intensity. Enjoy! Cover art again by perfect human @halieghk

Baby hair with a woman's eyes I can feel you watching in the night All alone with me and we're waiting for the sunlight When I feel cold you warm me And when I feel I can't go on, you come and hold me It's you and me forever Sara, smile Smile awhile for me, Sara -- "Sara Smile" -- Hall & Oates