# deluxe romantic short stories collection from up and coming authors!
Cowboy's Cocoa Desire by Cathleen Roxanne Ever since the age of fourteen, Jacob Ryan has stood alone as the protector of a small Western town called Franklin. He never stays, but always returns to keep its citizens safe from evil. This allows him to care, to love his town passionately, but keeps him safe from emotional pain. On one such trip to Franklin, Ryan saves the life of Cassandra, a beautiful, voluptuous black woman who goes by the name “Cassie.” Cassie incites his passion, his desire, his admiration, but will she be able to incite in him a reason to stay? Desired By The Werewolf by Bethanie Hella Diamond Ennis is a woman who knows what she wants. She wants a life that is filled with happiness. Her life in the meantime has begun to spiral downhill. Life is not how she expected. After a day from hell she meets Brian Montgomery. He is a breath of fresh air until she finds out who he is. He is the one man she has been cursing. After he saves her from a mountain of trouble she feels indebt to him and finds out things she would never imagine possible. Brian Montgomery is successful, rich and happy in his own skin. He thinks he has everything until he meets Diamond Ennis. She is a woman that he feels drawn to and unlike any woman he has ever known. After saving her from some hoodlums in the apartment building where she stays, he feels himself even more inclined to protect her. Not just from them bur from everything. He wants her and nothing will stop him from having her. The problem is he has a secret that he doesn't think he could ever tell her. When she finds out will it make them stronger or tear them apart even more. The Soldier's Bride Dearly by Laure Bisson Twenty-four year old, College student Haven Thompson was not one to be asked for dates from the boys her age. Therefore, after finding an online dating site, she meets a military who seemed to be interested in her. So after spending months of flirting back and forth with the man from the other side of the world, she was finally given the opportunity to meet him in person after he was granted with a three months holiday back in the country. Intent and eager, she decided to meet up with him finally, but what would happen if he were more than she bargained for? Would she be able to accept the darkest side that lurked in the corner? Werebear Tamed by Bethanie Hella Blake's secret from the world is one of the things Tasha loves about him most. In their quiet, mountain town, he is allowed to be himself with a woman who loves everything about him, especially his protective nature and ability to transform into another animal. Can their relationship stand the test of time? Will they be able to make it, despite his condition? Contains sexually explicit scenes. Readers 18+ only.
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