The hopeless romantic believes that a soulmate exists for each of us. That there is one person who makes us feel how good it is to love them. For some couples, things trigger them to push that love away. They find out too late they’ve lost true-love. Sometimes genuine love deserves a second-chance at the happy ending that eluded them the first time.
Desire Me Again is an eclectic assortment of short stories exploring a second-chance at love. The collection is as diverse as the authors who wrote them. Here’s a chance to read the work of talented writers you may not have read before. Within these pages, there are blends of tender, often moving and thought-provoking stories.
Adam fell for surfer girl Rowena the second he saw her. But just as their summer fling was becoming serious, she left him without any explanation. Now, with Christmas just a few days away, she’s back… and Adam discovers that she’s a shape-shifting mermaid, from a Clan that hates humans. Can he love her as she is? Can she brave her family to be with Adam for good, not just for Christmas?
"I adored this book! I'm giving Desire Me Again a 5-star rating.
Adam is stunned when a gorgeous, bikini-clad wonder comes up to him on the beach and invites him to take her for a drink. That moment leads to a month of heaven, and then he wakes one morning to find her gone. Now, at Christmas, Rowena has returned. She hasn't been able to forget him, despite knowing that love between a mermaid and a human can't be. When Adam finds her, she's injured. He cares for her and they rediscover their love. But let's face it, love is hard enough to negotiate without throwing in the complication of a different species! She has to return to the Morvann Islands once more, to ask for advice and help, but then she hopes to come back to Adam for good. Can they find their way to a second chance? This delightful story is the end (maybe!) to Alice's Sea of Love series. I've enjoyed each and every book, and this story of a mermaid finding love while on holiday is a fitting tribute and great ending!"--Dee S. Knight, author
Rowena’s eyes shone. “These are gorgeous!” She pulled out a pink bauble and hung it on the lowest branch. “Is it OK like that?” The blanket fell off completely, pooling around her hips.
Adam scraped the words out of his dry throat. “Beautiful.” But he wasn’t looking at the bauble. He was looking at her shapely arms and delicate webbed fingers. What would her fingers feel like under his lips… in his mouth? Would she taste salty like the sea?
He really had to squash these fantasies. They would only increase the hunger inside him… a hunger that would never be satisfied. He rummaged in the box to give himself something to do. “This one was a present from my nan.” He held up the glittering fairy.
Rowena’s eyes widened. “You put an image of a Fae on your tree?”
“Fae?” Adam was confused for a moment. “You mean fairy? Yes… Does that surprise you?”
Rowena took the little figure from him. The tips of her fingers brushed his. The fleeting contact was enough to send a current of awareness into his skin.
Rowena turned the fairy this way and that, studying her blonde hair and gauzy wings. “Even my uncle is afraid of the Faes. But this is a very pretty image, so they probably wouldn’t take offense. They might even be flattered.”
Adam stared at her to see if she was joking. “Are you saying that fairies are real?”
Rowena smiled. For the first time he noticed that her teeth were a little sharper than a human woman’s. He wondered what her mouth would look like, in full aquatic shape. And what it would be like to kiss it. The current in his body grew stronger, heating him until he wished he could open a window and let the icy wind cool him down.
Rowena hung the fairy on the tree. “Of course Faes are real. As real as me.”
“But I bet they’re not as beautiful.” The words jumped out of Adam’s mouth without going through his brain first. He bit his lip, wishing he could take them back. He’d had no intention of flirting with her. He’d spoken what was in his heart, without thinking.
Rowena’s face darkened. “Don’t mock me. You wouldn’t think I’m pretty if you saw me in my full aquatic shape… without my human head.”
Adam’s brain lit up with intense curiosity. He’d love to see what Rowena’s mermaid face looked like. “I wasn’t making fun of you.” She could have tentacles instead of hair and horns sprouting out of her ears, for all he cared. He’d still want her, in his life and his bed.
