Happy Book Birthday to Me!

Yup! Every Breath is live early and that’s the first story done and dusted for 2019. Twelve more to go! Celebrations have so far included home-brewed coffee and breakfast that’s yet to be decided on. Toast or oatmeal… or bagel with cream cheese? Nothing too fancy because I have to get back to work onContinue reading “Happy Book Birthday to Me!”

No Commitments #TeaserTuesday

Tall and tanned from collecting samples by the San Juan River, it was a shock to the system to see him again. He’d cut his arm when the truck his colleague drove rolled off the embankment and broken glass from the side window cut through his bicep. I cleaned it and under the harried doctor’sContinue reading “No Commitments #TeaserTuesday”

Safe Word #TeaserTuesday

I hear him make his way upstairs, the sound of the central heating switching on, a whisper of a breeze inside the room. I don’t even feel the cold. All I feel is that deep want for something only he can give me. I catch my breath when Benny enters the room, still wearing hisContinue reading “Safe Word #TeaserTuesday”

Not Much Has Changed #TeaserTuesday

I feel Benny’s mouth on the back of my neck, his beard tickling my skin. I giggle, feeling his arms tighten around my waist as I playfully struggle to pull away. As I open my eyes, I see the time blinking from his bedside clock. “Isn’t your flight in two hours?” “Hmmm.” He nips theContinue reading “Not Much Has Changed #TeaserTuesday”