Author: charlibrose
One sweltering night… and morning after. He set the tempo, and she matched him step for step. No strings. No hearts. BRITTANY ~ It was supposed to just be a one-night stand. I wasn’t supposed to catch feelings. He’s a rock star and having feelings for him would be devastating. And I’m already struggling — no job, no home, no love life. Besides, I don’t believe in love or happily ever after. Fun … in love or happily ever after. Fun and orgasms are much more concrete. BROOKS ~ Just one night. Usually just one round. That was all I…
Two souls bound by blood and love.TOVEN~I had no heart. At least not in the emotional sense. For over a century, the organ in my chest served one purpose—to pump venom through my veins. But once she crashed into my life, literally, she shocked life back into my dead heart. Life wasn’t something that I wanted. But after I found it with her, I didn’t want to let it go. Too bad we don’t always get a … Too bad we don’t always get a choice.CELESTA~I thought I’d lost everything that mattered. But I was wrong. Losing what I had…
Her heart beats for his.CELESTA ~Everyone I cared about was gone. Dead. Except him. Though he’d argue since he was a vampire he was dead too. I was still searching for the truth, but it was elusive. As elusive as Toven’s heart. I offered myself to him—my blood, my body, my heart—but just when I thought I was making progress, he pushed me away again. He was afraid he’d hurt or taint me. Time was … hurt or taint me. Time was running out to convince him that he was worthy of love.TOVEN ~Everything that was important to me would…
His blood sings for hers.TOVEN ~Musical genius. Bloodthirsty monster. I was both, sometimes one more than the other. The bloodthirst was my curse. Songwriting was my joy. I hated what I was, so I shut myself away from the world and embraced darkness. It worked fine for nearly a hundred years. But it seemed the world was no longer content to let me be a recluse selling my songs from the shadows. … my songs from the shadows. They demanded I step into the light and join the land of the living. CELESTA ~College student. Orphan. I was one, then…
Sometimes love’s song needs rewinding. Izzy ~ Best friends to soul mates to … nothing. Since we were six, Dawson was the most important person in my life. He was my first everything. First friend, first boyfriend, first kiss, first love, first heartbreak. For years our love was a masterpiece. Then two years ago, he ghosted me. Now my world is grey. I’m finally trying to start over, to add muted … to start over, to add muted colors back. Beckett has helped let the light back in. And he’s ready to paint our future. But I’m not sure if…
Their hearts were in harmony… until the music faded away.Izzy ~Since childhood, our relationship grew from a single note to a full symphony. Two years ago, when I needed him most, he went radio silent. Starting over and rearranging the lyrics with someone new just hasn’t been the same. Beckett has my trust and friendship, but not what he wants the most: my heart. I have a second chance at love, … have a second chance at love, if only my heart can change its tune. But before it can, that old song resurfaces… Dawson ~Falling in love with my…
Before they can have a second chance, they have to live through their first love… and heartbreak. Izzy ~We shouldn’t have taken the risk. We should’ve stayed just friends. Best friends. But only friends. But our hearts were foolish. I’d loved him forever. So, three years ago when he offered what I always longed for, I grabbed it with both hands. But I couldn’t hold on tight enough. The beauty of … tight enough. The beauty of love blinded me. I didn’t see it coming. Didn’t expect to lose everything. My friend. My heart. My art. My privacy. All of…