These books may not be set in sprawling worlds, but they’re worlds above the rest with their depth. A range of genres and styles, all from one mind.
Neil
“Call me Bunny.”
Those were the last words I heard before I passed out in a pool of blood—not all of it my own. Now I’m stuck in a rundown old factory called the Burrow, being stitched up by a guy named Doc (who I suspect doesn’t really have a medical degree), and she tells me the leader of the Summer City Vipers has a price on my head. I can stay here, lay low in the Burrow with Bunny and her friends, or I can risk it on my own … but what can a gamer nerd like me do against the toughest gang in the city? I’m not tough like Kendrick, I’m not tech-savvy like Keys, and Bunny? Well, there’s no one quite like Bunny.
Maybe it’s a bit of a survivor’s crush, or maybe it’s something more, but I find myself drawn to Bunny. Sure, she dresses weird, the unhinged look in her eyes when she’s swinging that baseball bat through someone’s skull is a bit unnerving, and she’s kinda already hooking up with Kendrick, Doc, and Keys, but what relationship doesn’t have a few hiccups at the start?
Bunny
The new guy’s kinda cute, in a geeky sort of way. He doesn’t have the skills that Kendrick, Doc, and Keys have, but I’m sure we could find a use for him around here. Besides, I can’t exactly kick him out of the Burrow when Samson Ramsey wants him dead. The Cobra won’t rest until Neil is lying on a slab in the morgue, so it’s up to me and my guys to protect him.
Of course, now the Cobra’s after me, too, though this viper’s about to learn that he’s picked the wrong Bunny to mess with. My body count’s just as high as his, and I have no qualms about racking up those numbers.
Go ahead, Cobra. Send your goons. I’ll be waiting for ‘em.
Iris
If I have to listen to the neighborhood Karen gripe about her HOA rules one more time, I’m going to lose it. It doesn’t help that she’s trying to push me out because she has a thing against singles. In her opinion, the neighborhood should be filled with cookie cutter couples who have two point five children and a purebred dog. No cats, and certainly no single women. I’d move, but I’m too stubborn to back down now. Besides, there’s a new neighbor joining the HOA. Maybe we can team up against Karen …
Micah
With Lisa gone, it’s up to me to raise Hailey. I manage to find a nice place that I can afford in a good school system, but the head of the HOA is arguing with me at every turn. She’s constantly accusing me of bringing strange women home. I don’t know where she got the idea that I’m some kind of gigolo, but all I want is a good home for Hailey. I can barely handle one four-year-old girl, let alone the throngs of adult women Karen expects at my door! At least my new neighbor seems to sympathize …
Formerly found in the Strip Tease anthology—now a solo novella!
Rexie Banks is thrilled to have a date to the exclusive SinSations strip club, but when her date turns to disaster, she’s forced to stand in for a sick dancer to cover an outrageous tab. Thankfully, a kind bouncer takes her under his wing, protecting her from the handsy crowd. Little does Rexie know, however, that her former date has nefarious plans for her. Will her one night stand-in be her last?
There’s something in Hunting Woods …
… something hungry.
Kit’s sister Cassie met her end in Hunting Woods, along with several of her friends. Now, three years later, something in the woods is killing teens again—and stalking Kit. With no evidence and no leads, the nearby Carlton Heights police are baffled as to who or what is slaughtering the residents of the sleepy New England town.
Determined to avenge Cassie’s death and get to the bottom of things, Kit dives into the disturbing history of Carlton Heights and Hunting Woods, bringing her closer and closer to the killer.
No one knows what’s murdering people in the woods. No one knows what danger lurks.
No one knows how close Kit is to the truth.
Sera Miller has woken up straddling a corpse more times than she can count. During her blackouts she leaves a mounting trail of mutilated, dismembered bodies in her wake. Inventing an alter ego to cope with the destruction she causes, Sera struggles with the knowledge that any tryst she engages in will ultimately end in her date’s gruesome death. It doesn’t help that men constantly seek her out; her inhuman charm and beauty draw them to her no matter how hard she tries to avoid it.
Sera is perplexed to learn that the FBI is seeking two individuals in the serial murders. Does she have a stalker, or is her alter ego working with someone? It’s as much a mystery to her as it is to the authorities. Complicating matters further, Sera’s best friend and roommate begins dating FBI agent Jeff Robertson, who suspects something supernatural at work in the killings.
Can Sera stop her inner killer before the FBI closes in, or will her demons take over?
For enchantress Karrye Gibbons, being committed for nymphomania isn’t too bad. The facility is coed, at least, and offers plenty of eligible mages for her to choose from…until, that is, a patient is admitted who’s immune to her charms.
Enter Whittaker Franklin, an ex-military interrogator who happens to be an anti-mage. No magic can work within twenty feet of Whit, but that’s not going to stop Karrye. She’s determined to win him over, but when strange new therapies begin in the basement, things get complicated. Can Karrye and Whit find out what’s going on at Palmore’s and stop it before everything goes to hell?
Alice is sick of the dating scene. Men only want one thing, anyway–well, make that two things. She’s desperate to do something to fend off unwanted advances, but her drunken solution starts her on an unexpected journey that begins and ends in a tattoo parlor.
