Tag: short story

Feb 17, 2025| The Billionaire’s Second Chance :: Chapter One

Cross Innovations’ CEO can close billion-dollar deals… but can he survive preschool drop-off?

Rowan Hart has spent the last five years juggling single motherhood, disastrous jobs, and just enough caffeine to survive. She’s made peace with the chaos-until she lands the perfect job… and runs smack into the only man she ever loved.

Damien Cross.
Her first love.
Her biggest mistake.
And-oh yeah-the father of her child.

Now, Rowan has a choice: keep running or face the billionaire CEO who’s about to learn he has a very sassy five-year-old daughter. Damien isn’t just furious-he’s determined. He missed five years, and he won’t miss another second. Not with Nessa. Not with Rowan.

His solution? A deal. A temporary move into his penthouse. A little shared custody. A whole lot of unfinished business.

But living together means late nights, stolen looks, and one problem Rowan wasn’t prepared for:

Damien wants a second chance.

And this time? He’s not letting her go.

by Roxanne

Dec 23, 2024| Six Years Between Us: A New Year’s Short Story

Zara Novati and Lucern “Luce” Tallett were inseparable in high school—mischief-makers, confidants, and best friends who balanced each other in ways neither of them fully understood. But one impulsive night changed everything. A passionate kiss, a misunderstanding fueled by social expectations, and a painful silence drove them apart.

Six years later, Zara and Luce are brought face-to-face at a New Year’s Eve party neither wanted to attend. Zara’s fiery independence clashes with Luce’s polished charm as unresolved feelings and lingering hurt bubble to the surface. When a mischievous twist locks them in a room together, they’re forced to confront the past they’ve both tried to bury.

As the clock ticks toward midnight, tensions rise, secrets unravel, and sparks reignite. Can they untangle the pain of yesterday to find the love that was always meant to be? Or will they let another chance slip through their fingers?

by Roxanne

Dec 21, 2024| Fangs, Flour, and Fate: A Paranormal Romance

Corenne “Corie” Fernleigh has her hands full running her quaint little bakery, perfecting her petit fours, and keeping her life as drama-free as possible. She’s done with magic, monsters, and men who think “you’re mine” is a romantic opening line. So when her maddeningly handsome neighbor, Heath Lunestone, starts sniffing around her cookies—and her heart—Corie is ready to fight back with her trusty wooden spoon.

But Heath isn’t just any neighbor; he’s a werewolf. And when giant, fanged rabbits start attacking her kitchen, Heath leaps into action—literally. Now Corie’s quiet life is shattered, her skepticism in magic is crumbling, and Heath won’t stop insisting they’re *fated mates*.

Corie’s not ready to fall for the alpha next door, but Heath has other plans. Between baking catastrophes, monstrous bunny battles, and a snowy showdown that leaves her in his arms, Corie’s starting to wonder if there’s more to Heath—and to love—than she ever imagined.

In this laugh-out-loud paranormal romance, cookies fly, sparks ignite, and one wolf refuses to give up on the woman who’s destined to be his. *The Wolf Next Door* is a story of fate, feistiness, and finding love in the most unexpected places.

Perfect for readers who love humor, heart, and a dash of supernatural chaos.

by Roxanne

Dec 13, 2024| Bound by Blood: A Paranormal Romance

Chrysalis “Chrys” Storm thought she’d left the supernatural world behind when she traded monster hunts for the quiet life of running a bookstore. But when Zane Sterling, her stoic and dangerously sexy childhood friend, shows up at her door, he brings with him a dark secret that threatens his very existence. Zane, a dhampir—a half-human, half-vampire hybrid—has hit a deadly roadblock. His body rejects the blood of anyone but her, and without it, he won’t survive.

Caught between her lingering resentment from their heated, unexpected night together and the undeniable bond they share, Chrys is thrust into a dangerous world of forbidden desires and ancient secrets. As Zane’s need for her blood grows, so does the spark between them, reigniting feelings both of them had long tried to bury.

But a deadly shadow looms over their fragile truce. An ancient vampire clan, hellbent on destroying dhampirs, discovers Zane’s weakness—and Chrys may be the key to luring him into their deadly trap.

With time running out, Chrys must decide: Can she trust Zane with her life—and her heart? And can Zane protect the only woman who’s ever mattered to him before the past comes to claim them both?

by Roxanne