Showing results for "awakenings" in Literature & Fiction

Angus grew up around the strange. With his mother able to see and speak to ghosts, he's grown up knowing there are things most people can't see or understand. When he accidentally catches Lance arguing with a ghost, he knows he has to step in before the man thinks he's going crazy. As Lance adjusts to his new ability, he also realizes seeing ghosts has its advantages. When several women are murdered in the area, it's up to Lance and Angus to work with the ghosts of the victims to catch the killer.

Doctor Myra O'Connell is researching myths and folklore. In a strange twist, she discovers that she is one of the legends she is researching. Then all hell breaks loose.

Cameron is a beloved member in his adoptive family, Evita is on cloud nine following a proposal, and Sebastien has a trust fund upwards of a hundred million dollars. But things aren't always as rosy as they appear on the surface: They're each keeping a secret.

Roan didn’t expect to be put in a jail cell by the man who was meant to be his mate. But it wasn’t as though his life had ever been easy. In his world Omega wolves were sold as soon as they became useful, and he’d been trained his whole life in the arts of keeping a clean house and a master happy. Unfortunately for him, being looked after was the last thing his mate seemed to want or need.

There’s my Sage, looking more beautiful than ever! What are the odds I’d run into her the first time I’m on a date—with a woman? My heart and body have always wanted her, but my faith led me to walk away 17 months ago. When she asks me to join her on a trip to France, my head spins. Is this God giving me a second chance? Will I be able to show up in the way Sage deserves if I say yes, or will my old demons and guilt come back to haunt me?

In this second straight to gay mm instalove, we continue with Timothy and his well-muscled boyfriends. The two weightlifters want to take it to the next level. They invite Timothy to their sumptuous apartment. With the expected results. Timothy is just a little dismayed at how he is treated—roughly—and seeks solace in the gym shower. In the back of his mind, he recalls a hot young twink from his volleyball team. Will the twink be in the shower today to help him forget the rough treatment he got from the weight-lifting duo?

Young Micah "Mike" Cordett's privileged life explodes when he is caught naked with a schoolmate. Running away from disgrace, he blunders into a trap in a seamy part of London and endures months of abuse before escaping. But with the help of the Andrews family, he's begun to climb out of his fear. Yet, when a reminder of his happier past erupts into his life in the form of Lucas Spring, Mike's not certain he's ready to face the remnants of the charmed life he'd once enjoyed. He's certainly not ready for love.

Various awakenings manifest themselves as Gen. Ygl of the Lorel Elves and the Party of the Jode battle evil forces trying to undermine continental Zaendara's peace. Some awakenings are mental flashbacks (memorials), forcing the afflicted to question their threatened existence and themselves. And so, the party is created in hopes to retrieve the elusive Jode that will stop Xurchon and Emperor Rondo's deranged plans and hopefully answer these reckonings, adding two unlikely members.

Nearly a year after being shot and left for dead, Sergeant Rose Booker returns to active duty with the Worcester Police Department, hoping to put the past behind her - except she's not sure it's her past that's haunting her. When hard-drinking hell-raiser Julie d'Aubigny enters Rose's life, she promises to reveal the truth behind Rose's nightmares - or are they memories - of her death at the end of a hangman's noose. But first Rose must stop the mysterious madman waging a bloody campaign of vengeance that threatens to turn the city's streets red.

A member of the Council of Paranormal Beings and leader of the Warriors of the Light, Ben has for centuries kept order in his world. Having been sent to destroy an evil vampire by the name of Malcolm, his mission gets diverted when he discovers the man Malcolm has been stalking is his destined mate. Miles lived a quiet life, but all that changes when he gets caught up in a tug-of-war between good and evil. Being the fated mate to Ben and Malcolm has put his life in danger.

Timothy's bisexual awakening came during his first week in college. Without thinking about what he is doing Timothy flirts with an older guy at the university gym. It all started in fun, but quickly got much more serious. Paul—a graduate student—flirts back with Timothy. When Paul brings his steady lover to the gym the next day, Timothy can't help but flirt with the two sexy men. Timothy tries to understand himself; What's come over me?' He wonders as he lays awake at night in his dormitory room. 'I've never thought like this before.'

Having not seen Sarah since they were girls, Anna is surprised to see what a beauty she blossomed into as a woman. Well educated but only having an academic understanding of sex, Anna introduces Sarah to the sensual aspects she has been unaware of and seduces her into lesbian exploration. Anna then explains that sex with a man is even more pleasurable, causing Sarah to crave what she has never experienced.

Lisa and Rebecca have been super close friends forever. Both are single freelancers in their early 30s and frequently meetup for lunch dates. One cold, winter afternoon, close to Christmas, they arrange to go out for evening cocktails. If they knew that afternoon what the night would bring, would they have gone? One might have...the other...I'm not so sure! Both were flustered with deep-seated questions. Neither were sure talking about it would bring the relationship back to what it once was or at least what they thought it was.

Flora heads for Mexico with a gorgeous man who came to clean her pool and left her breathless, exhausted, and with just a lingering guilty thought for her loyal husband. Now she embarks on an erotic adventure that tests the limits of her sexuality.

Charlotte’s Education tells the story of one friend helping another gain experience and confidence in the world of sex. Ashley, who isn’t really that experienced herself, gets a dramatic thrill from taking her friend Charlotte under her wing, so to speak, and teaching her all about the pleasures of the flesh. Charlotte is inquisitive, eager, and about as nervous as can be. This all works together to drive Ashley absolutely crazy. Charlotte will get a sexy education indeed, but it’s Ashley who really reaps the benefits!

Lately, I just can't seem to sit still. I squirm constantly in my seat as I wait at the doctor's office, unable to clear my head and feeling constantly as though I'm under scrutiny from those around me. For instance, there is this woman sitting across from me with her girlfriend, staring at me, and instantly my mind begins to reel, fantasizing about the three of us making love, even despite the fact that I've always considered myself as straight as a damn arrow.