About Brief Encounters

by Cassidy Ryan
266 pages / 76500 words
ISBN: 978-1-60370-905-7
Available file types - paperback

Best friends suddenly finding love, a secret affair between cousins, and a buttoned-down Sheriff fighting his feelings for a fiery chef. In these ten short stories by Cassidy Ryan, you'll find a vampire feuding with a sorcerer, a werewolf in hiding, and a chocolate maker with a crush on his handyman.

Stories include A Family Secret, featuring Sebastian and Roan, who have to hide their relationship to avoid a family and friend freak out. Can they survive all of the secrets that will be revealed? Cry Wolf is a story about Cade and Leandro, whose small village secrets may prove too much for them. And in Fortune's Favor, Cal isn't ready to come out of the closet, no matter what Hayden thinks. Can Hayden change his mind.

All this and more creates a diverse collection of stories about very different characters, but with the universal theme of falling in love.

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Sample

A Family Secret

Sharp winter sunshine spilled through the undressed windows and across my face.  I grimaced and turned over in bed, and in spite of the heat in the room, I snuggled closer to the body pressed against me.  I smiled when I felt an arm slide around my waist and settle at the base of my spine.

"Curtains."  My voice was muffled, my face tucked into the place where his neck met his shoulder.

"Hmm?"  He rubbed his cheek against the top of my head, the movement slow and languid, like a lazy cat.

"Curtains," I repeated.  "You need to get curtains on that window."

"Okay."  His hand dipped, cupped my buttock and massaged lightly. 

I pressed into the touch.  "You say that every time, and yet, still no curtains."

"So buy some."

I slapped at his arm, but it became more of a caress on his tight bicep.  "You say that every time too."

"And yet, still no curtains."  I heard the smile in his voice and couldn't resist pinching his arm.  He responded with a light slap to my rear.

"What time is it?" I asked, my hand resuming the stroking movement on his arm. 

He raised his head briefly before letting it fall back onto the pillow.  "Just after nine."  He sighed regretfully.  "We need to get up soon."

I smiled and slipped a hand between our bodies, wrapping my fingers around his morning hard-on, eliciting a rather satisfying gasp from him.  "Feels like you're already halfway there."

He laughed throatily.  "Hussy!"

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