Author: marteekakarland

Ambrosia — When I went to the penthouse, I was expecting a playboy. I wasn’t even surprised when the playboy in question answered the door stark naked. The gun surprised me, but, hey. I just roll with it because it’s a job. Given my present circumstances, work is hard to come by. My crazy ex, Tyler, got put in prison, and his equally crazy father, Richmond, decided it was my fault. He’s managed … managed to get me fired from every job and kicked out of every apartment I’ve landed since. What I need is a hero. Unfortunately, those are…

Carol had never thought of life as particularly hard. She just did what she needed to survive. She and her sister, Persephone, were happy and healthy, if a bit poor. They had each other and that’s all that mattered. Then her world threatened to fold in on itself.Logan had been watching Carol for the better part of a year. She treated Persephone like a daughter so he naturally thought the child … the child was Carol’s daughter even though Carol was only currently eighteen. Which meant she’d been impossibly young when Persephone was born. Which made the father of Carol’s…

Who knew I’d find my destiny at Christmas? Not me. Or her daddy. Don’t mean I ain’t keeping her.Darcy: I didn’t run away from a sadistic stepfather and a mother who wouldn’t protect me just to be carted off by some strange man. I fought the son of a bitch. Woulda won, too, except the bastard had help.Viper’s rough around the edges and some kind of badass biker, so there’s no way this is going to … way this is going to work out well. Unfortunately, he calls to me on a purely sexual level. Makes my heart race and…

Angel: I’m a teacher. Or rather, I want to be. Fresh out of college, I went on a date with the wrong man and ended up drugged and helpless in a really bad place. The motorcycle club I was taken to was no place for a woman, as I found out the hard way. They thought I was helpless, but I managed to get away — only to stumble onto three kids who need me as a teacher. The problem? They’re with … another club. I can’t leave them until I’m convinced they’re safe. Unfortunately, the club president doesn’t like…