barefoot books fireside stories

After declaring their love for each other on Christmas Day, Simon Peters and Mark Smith settle down to a cosy life of domestic togetherness.<br><br>A new year brings new joys and challenges. Sam, a neighbour boy comes to stay for a few days and adopts Simon and Mark as honorary dads.<br><br>A promotion at work gives Simon more responsibility. Mark finds employment at the local café. The purchase of a car allows the couple to get out and about to explore the Yorkshire countryside.<br><br>Snuggle up in an easy chair and toast your toes in front of the fire as you read Simon and Mark’s continuing romantic adventures.

Simon Peters and his partner Mark Smith face a number of challenging life events in the fourth and final volume of this heart-warming saga.<br><br>Because of his time working on the streets after being kicked out of home by his father, Mark worries he may have contracted HIV. Despite knowing the lack of treatment options if he were to test positive -- this is the late 1980’s before the age of retro-viral drugs -- Mark is determined to know his fate.<br><br>Things become complicated when Mark receives a letter from his father wanting to re-establish contact. Roy entering their lives presents further challenges, ones which ultimately threaten Simon and Mark’s continued happiness.<br><br>Gay teens Sam and Billy play an increasingly important part in Simon and Mark’s lives, often regarding the older men as surrogate fathers/big brothers. Can this unconventional family pull together and become stronger, despite all the world has thrown at them?

Twenty-four-year-old Storm Darlington, wealthy mogul of Darlington Securities, decides to remove himself from his heavy workload in New York City and spend a month in Barefoot Beach, Florida.<br><br>In Barefoot Beach, Trent Long is happy with his lifeguarding duties. He enjoys the sun, taking photos, and saving lives. But his world is turned upside down when Storm enters it. Sparks ignite the moment their two worlds collide. The only fly in the sunscreen ointment is Storm’s best friend, and retired Wall Street stock broker, Barbara Mullen.<br><br>Storm is forced to rethink his romantic feelings for the sexy lifeguard when Barbara reveals some of Trent’s secrets. But there’s very little time to think because Barefoot Beach is threatened by hurricane Edwin. Threats also come from Barbara, who insists she’ll end her friendship with Storm if he doesn’t dump Trent.<br><br>During the hurricane’s fury, Storm questions his relationship with Barbara, his busy life of finances in New York City, and the secrets he’s learned about Trent. Can Storm come to terms with all three? Will he be able to navigate the stormy waters of love, loss, and a possible future in Barefoot Beach?

Spy Julian Yardling must complete three tasks: find Marcos Tanzi, Julian’s nemesis; retrieve the Capac Mask from the thug; and bring back both mask and Marcos, dead or alive.<br><br>Julian's first attempt at the mission is an epic fail; however, on his second attempt, Julian bumps into Marcos wearing the Capac Mask at a masquerade ball at the Locke Mansion in Barefoot Beach. Can Julian obtain the mask and the man?<br><br>Join Julian and Marcos in a thrilling ride of life versus death, and the relentless passion between two sexy spies.

A gentle, cosy, and touching romance set in mid-1980's Yorkshire.<br><br>Simon Peters knows he’s Mr. Average. He works at the local library during the day and goes home to his modest and lonely house at night.<br><br>Mark Smith was kicked out of home by his drunken father for being gay. Buying a bus ticket, he travels as far as his meagre savings allow. He’s taken in by Jake, but soon realises the man’s darker, criminal side. Trapped, Mark is forced to work the streets.<br><br>One evening, when the loneliness becomes overwhelming, Simon gathers up his courage and goes to the red light district of the town to buy a little human companionship.<br><br>As the weeks pass and the weather turns colder outside, both Simon and Mark find warmth and friendship indoors.<br><br>When an explosion kills Jake and injures Mark, Simon has to make a decision. Can he offer Mark shelter and nurse him back to health without revealing his true feelings for the man?

A mysterious storyteller huddles by a campfire at the edge of a well trodden path. He waits as curious travellers gather by the fireside, the embers acting as a beacon in the night. Finally, he speaks. His voice is smooth, as if well used. His movements and words captivate the growing audience. He speaks omnisciently, sparing no details, as if he were there himself. Story after story, he weaves together. The audience loses track of where one ends and another begins. They soon come to understand, the stories are far more than they seem. Wild fragments, gathered by the storyteller; woven together to paint a vast tapestry. Unwittingly, you have already joined his audience.

Collection of Erotica based on married woman in unusual situation.

"I reject you." Three hundred wolves in the hall heard it, my stepsister stood beside my mate with her hand on his arm and a smile she'd practiced in the mirror that morning. My father, the Alpha, sat in his chair and let it happen. Grant said the words. Two years of his scent on my skin, two years of him promising he'd stand beside me no matter what, and he looked me in the eye and rejected me in front of everyone I'd ever known. I left that night, climbed the fence because nobody would open the gate, tore my collarbone open on the iron and didn't stop to bleed. Barefoot on a gravel road at 2 AM, with nothing but the clothes on my back and a secret I didn't know I was carrying yet. Four weeks pregnant. That was five years ago, now I go by Dara Lund, corner office, 34th floor, a view of the Hudson I bought with three years of four-hour nights, and a five-year-old son, the only reason I check the locks twice before bed. The pack that exiled me barefoot and pregnant? Now broke, bleeding money and begging me for a partnership they don't deserve. They sent Grant. He shook my hand and didn't recognize me. When it landed, he went white. "Dara?" "It's Ms. Lund in this building." That alone I could've handled, but there's a rival Alpha named Nico Brannick buying up my supply chain piece by piece, and the first time he walks into my office, my wolf, the one I haven't let off the leash in two years, claws her way out through my ribs. Second-chance bond, the kind I stopped believing in. He looks at me across the table and says, "You're going to be a problem." He has no idea what kind, though my stepsister is still sitting in the Luna seat she stole from me. So yeah, I left barefoot, I came back rich, though I haven't decided yet whether I'm here to save them, buy them, or burn them to the fucking ground. #Revenge #Betrayal #WeakToStrong #Romance #Dark #Werewolf #Billionaire #Pregnancy #StrongFemaleLead #EnemiesToLovers

walking past the dining,Mr Catter called out for his only child Barbara`why on earth doesn't she understand that her life is in danger' Barbara is a daughter of a vampire and a wear wolf. For her to stay a live she has to stay hidden. But will she survive after all her enemies are after her.read to find out

When she opened her eyes, she had inexplicably returned to twenty years ago, the first day of the apocalypse escape. "Classmate, you're a Superpower User, right? How about considering joining our special operations squad?" Looking at the man opposite her with sparkling, charming eyes, Xie Ning heartlessly refused: "Thanks, I have a team." "Ah, what team do you have?" "No team." "Right, you're beautiful, so whatever you say is right. How about this, you join our squad, and I will accompany you through wind and rain, and go through fire and water with you to clear dungeons and kill monsters." "Every single day, year after year?" "Mhm! I will work hard to make money, and only for you. How does that sound?" Xie Ning: ... After being reborn, her small Space has turned into a large, mobile villa, and she originally just wanted to live her own quiet little life in peace. Never did she expect to attract such a clingy, devilishly charming man. Question: How does one heartlessly and coldly reject a charmer? Waiting online for an answer, it's quite urgent...