She awakened something in me that I thought had long since died. With a single glance, she unraveled every certainty I had ever known. One smile stole the breath from my lungs. One touch became a memory I could never bear to live without. She was temptation wrapped in innocence... The one woman capable of bringing the strongest man to his knees. What began as admiration became longing. Longing became obsession. And before I could stop it... She became my greatest love. The very reason my heart still beat. But fate had bound me long before she ever entered my life. I already belonged to another. She was forbidden to me. To love her was to betray my vows, my honor, and everyone who had placed their faith in me. Every stolen glance was an act of treason. Every moment together carried the weight of a kingdom. Yet the heart does not obey duty. It does not bow to honor. And it refuses to surrender to fate. When the entire world demands that we remain apart... How much is a man willing to sacrifice for the one woman he can never have?

"You were all over me, Eunice! You stripped both of us of our clothes." She looked shocked, placing her hand against her chest, her eyes dazed as if she was trying to remember last night when his now serious tone interrupted her thoughts. "Did you take any drink from any stranger at the party last night?" She gave him a bewildered look. "...and where is this question coming from? Did I come home drunk?..." She then flashed a contented smile. "...because the party was so much fun." Richard continued glaring at her. "You're certainly too naïve to be out there on your own, especially a gathering." "Hey! Don't you call me naïve or lecture me on how to live my life, I'm not the one who brings sluts home!" She fired. "You were drugged goddamnit!" He spat. "Someone in the party drugged you, spiked your drink with two different stuffs, one to knock you out, the other to heighten your sexual libido." ©All Rights Reserved.

Veronica Cruz has been through hell and back. After disconnecting with the world two years ago to be at the side of her dying mother, she's left alone, unemployed, overweight, and feeling a decade older than her twenty-eight years. When her best friend coaxes her into joining the local gym to ditch her depression and rejuvenate her life, she meets Noah. Assigned to help Veronica lose weight, Noah is everything she expected a young trainer to be-perfectly chiseled, supportive and motivating. Add to that, he's incredibly sexy. He's everything she's ever looked for in a man. What she least expected was for him to fall for her, but he has. There's just one glaring problem: Noah is eight years younger. Noah Quintanilla has his eye on a boxing title-someday. Down for a few months with an injury, his maintenance-boy pay at 5th Street Gym won't cut it. He's finally given the opportunity to train. The catch? His trainee is an out-of-shape woman with a free week pass. Taking on the challenge, Noah stumbles into one of the closest friendships he's ever known, and before he knows it, he's in love. But Veronica's not having it-the age difference is too much. Their platonic relationship means having to watch her date other men-something that would make him crazy. Believing he's the man for her, Noah sets out to prove that age is but an illusion, and there's more to him than just a number. Adult Contemporary - The story you are about to read is intended for mature readers due to its sexual content and language. It may not be appropriate for all audiences. Please read at your own discretion. This is not an extended sample like all my others. This will be uploaded in it's a entirety a few chapters a day.

Meet Cameron Crawford: She smokes and considers sex a sport. She doesn't have sex with one man twice, but she engages in sexual activities more than twice a week. Meet Nathaniel Caine: He is Cameron's boss, and is disgusted by her promiscuity, but what can he do? The woman is good at her 'job'. Nathaniel later wants someone to pose as his fiancée for his family reunion and his only option is Cameron. A week can be a long time for a woman like Cameron to go without sex or her cigarette, but will she be tamed by Nathaniel? "NO sex with any of my family members, and if you ruin the plan, you won't get paid." Nate smiled wickedly. Cameron cocked a brow and smiled "What about sex with you?". Find out more in "Taming Cameron Highest rank: #17 in short story!