The moment my husband died, I thought my life was over.

Left alone at forty-six with my daughter Stacy off at college, time seemed to freeze. Unsure of how to move forward, I watched others go on with their lives, keeping myself carefully tucked away where I wouldn't be forced to accept my new reality.

My life fell into further disarray when my landscaper retired suddenly, leaving my pool house apartment empty. When the heater in my beloved pool stopped working in the same week, I was forced to ask for help, and two much younger men came to my rescue.

Their presence in my once solitary life finally pushed me out of the bubble I'd placed myself in, and into a steamy journey of self-awakening that showed me life after tragedy didn't have to be done alone.

**A stand-alone, female POV only, spicy, taboo romance with an unexpected, but very happy ending loosely inspired by the song Stacy's Mom**

Tropes:
Reverse Age Gap
Love After Loss
MF, MFM, MM, FF, MF+MF
LGBTQ Rep
HEA
Single POV

TW: Death of a Spouse (past).

K!nks: Voyeurism, Dirty Talk, Spanking, Sword Crossing, Anal Play

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Foreplay on Words

Chase

When I started writing romance novels, I never imagined my rise up the bestseller’s list would be for destroying readers’ panties. So being called in by my editor to consult for the publishing house golden boy on a novel that can’t quite manage to get it up isn’t something I’m anxious to do when I’ve got my own deadline. But when I saw his face on the back of his latest book jacket, I jumped at the chance to work with reclusive mystery novelist Stone Evans.

Evan

My thriving career was built on carefully crafted, suspenseful thrillers and mystery novels, but I was completely clueless when it came to adding a little spice to my upcoming release. With my deadline barreling toward me, I had no other choice but to accept a helping hand from a pro. Chastity Rose was a stunning romance novelist who burst into my quiet life and made it hard (pun intended) to concentrate on learning from her expertise. Especially once we decided to collaborate on a book requiring specialized, hands-on investigation.

Mark my Words

Kristine

The world I grew up in didn’t have much room for girls with big dreams. Dreams that didn’t include stifling my ambitions as an editor to pursue a career my parents wanted. Despite their best efforts to marry me off to their friends’ horrible offspring, I left New York with the intention of never returning. Being fiercely independent ensured I didn’t make many friends on the way up the corporate ladder either. So, when Sam Langley stood in my path to a promotion, I wouldn’t let a pretty face get in my way.

Sam

Self-sufficient, spirited, smart, and seriously frustrating women didn’t scare me after growing up in a house with four older sisters. But having to edit a spicy thriller with the office ice queen would test my resolve to resist her fiery wit and sharp tongue. She thought her bristly exterior was a turn-off, but it only made it that much harder to keep her off my mind and out of my bed. Kristine Willard may have thought she could keep me away with her cutting remarks and terrible nicknames. She never expected my ability to read her in a way that showed her true character, and I wanted to explore her every page.

Bound by Words

Kelly

The first time I met Nathan Harrison I drunkenly exclaimed I was going to climb him like a mountain. But when I found out he lived halfway across the country I didn’t think I’d ever see him again. Until he found me crying at my brother’s wedding and showed me what it was like to be with a man who thrived on control. After an eye-opening weekend, I knew I didn’t want anyone else, but our lives were in different places. Fate had other plans when circumstances brought us back together for longer than a few steamy hours.

Nathan

Kelly Stineman was a temptation I found hard to deny. I tried to ignore my attraction, but when the obstacles keeping us apart fell away for a few stolen weeks at her brother’s house in rural Connecticut, I knew resisting her was futile. Introducing her to my world of forbidden desires, we both found solace and strength in one another. She was the one woman I’d ever felt truly comfortable submitting control to. Letting go of our fears brought new possibilities for a future that bound us together in a way neither of us ever imagined. When ghosts from our pasts threatened to drive us apart, would we be able to resist the pull?

More books to come in The Dirty Words Series universe:

More Than Words - The fourth installment of The Dirty Words series featuring editors Isobel and Adrian, navigating an unconventional pregnancy, a tumultuous love-hate relationship and being new parents together. (Spring 2024)

Louder Than Words - The fifth installment of The Dirty Words series following Adrian’s twin brother, Hutchins, and his unwanted fixation with his niece’s much younger nanny. (Summer 2024)

Much more to come… The Blogger and The Flogger spin-off should be out late 2024…

Burn Series on Galatea

Feelin’ the Burn is an age gap, slow burn, gym romance that follows Hannah on her journey to take back her health and the hunky personal trainer she meets along the way.

Meet Him at the Altar is written a bit like a romantic, coming of age mystery. Krista meets 4 men the first day of Freshman orientation at university, and throughout the story, she has romantic encounters with each one. You’re left guessing until the end of the book which one cheats on her, which one leaves her at the altar, and which one ultimately ends up marrying her.

Co-Parenting has a bit of a love triangle. Delia has just turned 35 and is worried that she’s running out of time to have a baby, and is tired of waiting for Mr. Right. When she decides she’s going to solicit a stranger for his ‘services’ and co-parent a child with a stranger, her best friend, Hank, steps up and offers to father a child. Little does Delia know, that Hank’s older step-brother, Rob is about to throw a wrench in the works.