Novels & Novella's
Below The Line
Business and pleasure don't mix, do they?
When confirmed bachelor Connor James arrived at work sporting the hangover from hell, the last person he expected to see was his most recent one-night stand. Despite Mr Tall Dark and Handsome being the hottest person he’s ever met, Connor isn’t looking for a relationship, but fate it seems has other plans.
When self-made businessman Jason Birch took ownership of the up and coming marketing firm, the only thing he expected to find was another addition to his expanding firm Ad-Venture. Coming face to face with his one and only random hook up from the previous night throws Jason a curveball. His every thought since he left their hotel room has been about hunting the sexy blond down, but a relationship with an employee isn’t going to happen.
One night was all either expected from the chance meeting, and an office affair is the last thing they need, but they’re unable to deny the passion which draws them together.
Strangers In The Night
A broken down car and a flat cell phone battery late at night. What could possibly go wrong? When you live in the town of Wicker Falls, the answer is just about anything.
After rowing with his boyfriend and storming out of their home, this is the position Dale finds himself in. When a mysterious stranger offers him a lift into town, Dale thinks his luck is changing. The only problem is, everything comes with a price.
Is Dale prepared for the cost of a stranger's kindness, or will he risk being left alone, in the woods, late at night where anything could happen?
**Please note - this is a short story of approx 9600 words**
Torn
Wicker Falls is a town with secrets, ones you uncover at your peril.
Logan’s boyfriend, Adam, goes missing on a romantic vacation in the town and still hasn’t been found a year later. Logan decides to return to try and uncover the truth behind his mysterious disappearance.
All the leads he thought would help are seemingly ignored by the police and locals, but something isn’t right in Wicker Falls, and as the anniversary approaches, Logan is determined to get answers and possibly even Adam back in his arms, but when he approaches a mysterious stranger, he gets more than he bargained for.
Will love prevail, or will they remain torn apart, forever?
Innocent Man
Just when it seems everything is going right, when it seems life can't get much better, fate intervenes and snatches it all away in the cruellest of ways.
Living with a man he loves, Theo Winters was happy until one night his life fell apart. Now he's living on borrowed time.
Each passing minute takes him closer to the day his life will end at the hands of the state.
Innocent of the crime he was convicted of, there is no way to avoid the inevitable.
Time is running out as he waits on death row for the day his life will be forfeit. Theo knows there’s no chance of a reprieve.
The innocent will be punished in the ultimate way while the guilty walk free. The only thing waiting for him are the open and waiting arms of death.
Destined to Fall
There are parts of our lives which are predestined, and no matter how hard we try, we can’t change what will happen — what must happen. Andrew Manners understood that better than most, but it didn’t change how he felt about his past or his desire to change it.
Even angels have regrets, and after living two mortal lifetimes in his angelic form, and with countless other years ahead, he would give it all up to be with the man he’d loved and lost for just one short lifetime together.
“Everything has a price. Every journey has an end.”
The price Andrew paid when his journey ended was immortality. A gift, some would say. A curse, others would whisper.
He’s walked the earth for almost one hundred years, putting aside all selfish needs while caring and offering comfort to others. When he finds a dying man on the streets of London, he’s unprepared for how it will change his life.
“I never knew how my life could change in such a short space of time, or how one decision would affect the outcome in such a monumental way.”
Josh is inconsolable after losing his partner, and as Andrew guides the grief-stricken man through his pain,
he’s forced to recall his own mortal life and the lover he left behind.
Looking back allows him to see what he could find with Josh, but such a strong bond shouldn’t exist between a mortal and an angel, and Andrew struggles with the demands of his angelic duties and what his heart needs.
“I found out it was possible to love, and be loved in return, only to face losing it all.”
Knowing a relationship can only bring them both heartache, and unable to explain his angelic form, Andrew believes he will spend an eternity mourning what could have been.
“The true measure of love is what you’re willing to give up for it.”
With the terrifying prospect of living forever without the man he loves weighing heavily on his soul, Andrew seeks out a different path, one which could lead him into the hands of the demonic creatures which now hide in the shadows around him, or lead him into the arms of his soulmate. The risks are great. Andrew’s very soul is in danger. But what good is a soul without its mate?
Falling in love was easy. Falling for love would be the hard part.
Say Yule Be Mine
Stephen hates Christmas with a passion. It’s one of those holidays he just wishes could be erased from the calendar, forever.
Especially after last year when he was looking forward to spending Christmas with the man he loved enjoying the festivities and exchanging gifts. Only Stephen was given a gift he wished he could return, but there was no receipt.
Fast forward a year, and so much has changed. Stephen is single and moving on with his life. One night while working at a Christmas Party in a swanky hotel, he gets a little more than he bargained for after an encounter with one of the guests, except he’s left with nothing other than the memory of the feeling of lips on his body and a man he desperately wants to know better.
Will their paths cross again? Maybe this year Santa Claus might just give him something he actually wants to open on Christmas morning.
Cover Model: Stephen Lewis Crowe
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Photographer: Thierry Boissard -https://www.instagram.com/ldnthierry/