What do a homeless street performer and a jaded small buisness owner have in common? Nothing ... except 40 hours of community service. Take a journey with an extraordinary couple (Zara Dixon and Adam Cain) as they learn to see past their differences, casting aside stereotypes and misconceptions to find unexpected love and understanding waiting for them. * 2020 Watty Awards Entry

When Vanessa Garcia married Billionaire Business Man Jeremy Austin,it was her last desperate attempt to save her family from ruin. A year of pretending to be his wife,living in his home and playing a role in the luxury lifestyle that he lives. A marriage based on lies and full of hatred,the pair soon become closer than they had ever imagined. Within a year of marriage Vanessa and Jeremy will come to learn of the ties that bound them together long before the talk of the Arrangement ever began. *** "Jeremy,Why are we in here?"I asked, despite knowing the answer to my own question. I know what Jeremy Austin wants from me. His lips pressed against mine hot and passionate,tongues swirling yet again and hands wandering places.Jeremy pushed me back against the wall of the little room as he kissed me deeper. I played the bold move of moving my hands up his crisp white shirt that hugged his body. I could feel his every muscle along the way..That one little move that had my lace lilac panties a little damp. Damp for him,Damp for his touch and Damp for the possibilities of everything that he could do to me.

Get in, get out. Do your job, and live another day. No attachments. Those are the rules Gavin runs his life by. He spends every night with a different man, so he doesn't have time to be concerned about anything more. It's either be Adam's whore or survive the street. With Adam, Gavin has a place to sleep and occasionally food to eat. The streets are never that nice. Luke decides to break those rules. One night isn't good enough for this man. Gavin tries to end it, but even he end up stretching one of the rules. No attachments.

With the threat of Randall Scott now eliminated, Frank is cautiously hopeful that life with Alec-and Sheriff Dennis Hawkins-can be a comfortable life of love and relaxation. As things settle down, Frank contemplates resuming Alec's therapy, desperate to get to the core of Alec's origins. His plans are temporarily derailed when Ron and James make a surprise visit. As Frank struggles with the tension of having his observant best friend in close quarters with "Zeke"-new risks to their peace and safety are quietly building in and around the town of Coldbrook. Risks that Alec means to annihilate before they inflict harm upon the doc... or the sheriff.

For two years, Frank Harlan has kept the memory of Alec Strom hidden deep in his mind - behind a door with a broken lock. Troubled by his attraction to the disturbed and dangerous young man, Frank has left the asylum and now struggles with the daily reality that Alec is still out there somewhere -and that a part of Frank longs for the boy to return. One night, after sharing drinks with his longtime friend Warden Ron McNeil who urges him to let go of Alec's memory and move on with his life, Frank meets a young go-go dancer who ignites his long suppressed sexual desires. Frank takes the young man home and spends a passion-filled night with the boy -only to discover that not all things are as they first appear.

Having left Owen behind, Joey sets out in search of his next "fix". When rugged, sexy Link rescues him from a bad situation, Joey is hopeful that Link will provide the temporary distraction he needs to combat the pain trying to reclaim his heart. But when Link shows no sexual interest, Joey begins to lose heart - until a sleepover at Link's home takes an interesting turn, providing Joey "double" the pleasure and distraction he had been seeking.

Erick and Max are finally living the lives they have been dreaming of in New York and they are happy...genuinely happy. But for Max and Erick trouble seems to follow them everywhere. With devastating secrets exposed and one enemy determined to find happiness out of their sadness, finally be the last straw for Max and Erick Find out in the final story His Old Toy

*To be read AFTER volume 1 - "The Brokenhearted Necklace" Paul's backstory. If you don't know who 'Paul' is, then you haven't read 'The Brokenhearted Necklace'. Please go and do so now before reading this ;) With the death of his mother, 13-year-old Paul McNair is suddenly thrust into a hostile environment under the sole care of his abusive father. His only friend is Sophia, a young girl his own age who he soon learns is the victim of abuse herself. When Sophia's 16-year-old brother, Ivan, reveals a secret, forbidden interest in Paul and begins to coerce Paul into intimate acts, Paul is cast into confusion as what to feel. Ivan never hurts him and even displays affection for him, yet when around their fathers and the other adult men, he is critical of Paul. Sophia exhibits unexpected care for her abusive brother that Paul doesn't entirely understand until he learns that Ivan is as much of a victim as Sophia and Paul. *WARNING: Contains multiple forms of abuse that some readers may be sensitive to.

COMPLETED This is for mature audiences only. When Zander was thrown in jail for theft, he did not anticipate being stuck with a mafia boss as a cell-mate. And not just any mafia boss, the most well known in New Jersey, notorious for his cruel nature and murderous gang. It is not in his nature to submit to just anyone but the mafia boss with a Dragon tattoo along his back might just intimidate him into submission. He may just allow himself to be dominated by him in return for safety.