Free Haunted by Stephanie Brother Page A

made my mark, as weird and ephemeral as reality television is. I made a difference, however small, in the way the People were treated. Their burial grounds remain untouched.
    And, I finally found the love of my life.
    Kim and I are happy now.
    I remember the times when we were kids, and the way things were.
    I remember the terrible things my father did to us.
    Now I have some understanding of how hard he battled his own inner demons. I found the strength to forgive him, even though I know he’s probably long gone.
    Now, all of that is behind us.
    I love Kim, and we are getting ready for our next big adventure together. It’s no real mystery at all.
    Kim is strong, but sometimes I catch her a bit misty-eyed.
    She made me promise that, when the boy is born, we are naming him Randall Brian Cox.
    I agreed totally.
    It’s great being in love.
    *****
    KIM
    I’m sitting on the beach, making meaningless designs in the sand of Playa El Médano, in Cabo San Lucas.
    Brian’s assistant, Candice, wasn’t able to join us.
    Turns out she her new boyfriend and she decided they had enough of Cabo, and wanted to travel to Europe for a romantic weekend. In Paris…
    … where they ended up texting Brian that they had gotten married.
    Brian’s not too surprised, and he wished her well.
    She did say something pointed about Cabo, but maybe she was just commenting on how lucky we were. Or something…
    I’m not showing yet, and the sun on my bare belly feels wonderful. I can’t believe we’re having a baby! And it’s a boy!
    The unsweetened iced tea I’m sipping feels lovely since the bright, hot sun is just now getting to the point where the rest of the day will slide into a delicious, romantic evening.
    Brian and I are making love every day. Sometimes, I can’t believe how in love we are.
    I am so lucky!
    I found my soul-mate, after almost losing him forever.
    It’s really great being in love!
     
    THE END

SPECIAL BONUS EXCERPT ONE: GRIPPED : A Stepbrother Romance
     
    He's back, and he's brought all the old feelings I buried with him.

I thought I was over him.
I thought I'd gotten past my stupid teenage crush for my stepbrother.
But now Reid's back to take care of his sick mother and I've been slapped with a rude reminder:
I still love him.
I still want him.
Even if I know it's wrong.
I have to forget him.
There's too much at stake.
But the way he looks at me...
The way he touches me...
I'm not sure I'll ever come back from this.

I'm back, but the moment I see her again it's like I never left.

She's off-limits. Not only because she's my stepsister.
But she's with someone else.
I need to stand back.
I need to get the hell away from her.
I've got more important things to deal with than figure out what I feel for her.
But it's a lot harder than I thought.
Because the way she feels in my arms...
The sweet sounds she makes when my hands are all over her...
It's all proof she was meant to be mine .

Gripped is a grittier, slow burn stepbrother romance based in the beautiful Seattle, WA area.
    No cliffhangers.
    HEA guaranteed.
     
     
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“Well, congratulations,” I said as I turned back to my suitcase. I spread out the mountain of clothing so it lay flat in a haphazard mess. “I’m glad I didn’t have to ruin my hands punching this one in the face too.”

“You still can.” She chuckled. “Wait, why are you packing?”

“I’m going to a hotel.” I zipped up the suitcase, lifting it to sit on its wheels.

She advanced into the room, her features a mixture of anger and disbelief.

“You’re leaving? Reid, Dad invited you to stay here. How do you think he’d feel if you left just like that?”

“How do you think he’d feel if he found out what we did?”

A long and heavy silence followed that statement. My words and the memories they inspired hung there between us, taking up too much space, overwhelming us. This complicated mess was way