Lily Hart is having the day from hell when she gets pulled over for speeding. Officer Vince Jordan gets a lot more than he bargained on when he tries to pull Lily in line. Little do they know that they both frequent the same little coffee shop and that chance will have them run into each other again... Completed short story for the #CoffeeShopsBrewStories contest.

Grace has been hurt in the past. She doesn't want to date again because dating leads to feelings and feelings will lead her to heartbreak. Grant lost what he thought was love and his future family, and uses sex and submission to keep from falling in love again. Can Grant get through to Grace and make her see that he isn't like the one that hurt her? Can Grace find her strength in submission? "Yes, my date and I would like a menu, please." He puts his arm around my shoulder as he smiles back at her. She finally looks at me like this is the first time that she notices I am even at the table. She hands me a menu and I open it and look at it right away, trying to avoid the conversation going on. "Sorry, ma'am," she stutters out. "No problem, I am sure he loves the attention." I smile at her. No use getting mad over it. He is gorgeous and we aren't an actual couple. So it should not matter to me, right? "Grace!" Sandra exclaims. She is clearly embarrassed at my comment to the waitress. Grant isn't He just laughs. I think he is enjoying it. "Sorry." Now Mitchell is laughing. "I think you may have just met your match, Grant." Grant smiles and winks at me. "This is going to be a lot of fun."

Sometimes you just need that spark, fireworks, that sizzle. When Bella Moore catches her long-time boyfriend, Noah James cheating, she and her best friend Harper take a summer trip to Montana. Where Bella meets the "bad boy", Jackson, who is perfect for a summer fling. She left her other best friend, Ben, behind in Tennessee pining for the girl he loves. Will Ben man up and tell Bella he has loved her for years or will he lose her forever, to Jackson?

Now available as ebook, paperback and on Kindle Unlimited on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KM7Y652 Dirty mouth. Cold heart. Bleeding soul. Fire in his blood. As the brooding lead singer of one of the world's biggest bands, Last to Leave, Luc Johns is one of the sexiest, most desired men on the planet. Since his last relationship ended - badly - Luc's heart has been as frozen as his soul. To make matters worse, he despises the trite, insubstantial lyrics of the band's hit songs. Allegra Reid loves her job working for SHE magazine, but dreams of leaving the beauty features desk behind. Fate intervenes and she is assigned to cover Last to Leave's European tour, but her editor demands a dirty, sexy scandal that will send magazine sales skyrocketing. When Luc and Allegra meet, the scorching chemistry between them is off the charts. Luc finds himself inspired as she awakens something within him that he thought had died along with his heart. Allegra finds herself in a serious conflict of interest as she falls head over heels for the handsome and charming leading man that she's meant to report on. Can Luc and Allegra defy all odds and last the distance? And most importantly, will Allegra choose her heart or her job? ****** Copyright & moral rights reserved (c) 2019 - Talita Lawrence. Cover Photography: Michelle Lancaster @lanefotograf Publisher: Cherry Publishing

When Alisha Bradley starts a new job, the last person she expects to run into, is her former college flame, Dean Hudson. Although Dean seems to be even more handsome than he was before, he gives her the cold shoulder, and soon sparks fly. Is there still unfinished business from their past, between them? Short story entry for the Five Years Since Collaboration Contest. Prompt: Exes Past (Romance) - It's been five years since your break up. You're finally meeting your nicest ex again as office partner and he's being such a jerk. How do you manage to cope?

She's a student teacher and he's her mentor for her senior year internship. She's ready to learn and he, to teach. But are they ready for the consequences of blurred lines?