Men in Shorts: An Erotic Anthology (15 page)

"Oh, no, you don't."

"Tyson."

"Only my mom calls me Tyson, Roxy."

"
Ty
," she said, her words heavy with saccharine, "please give me my notebook back now."

"Sure." He flipped to the elevator entry and tore out the two pages it covered.

She gaped and turned her hands to the ceiling. "Wha—?"

He could feel his lips twitch and he stuffed the pages into her upturned hands. "You can have that one back. The others you'll have to earn fantasy by fantasy."

She put her hands on her hips and narrowed her eyes, indignant. "You're blackmailing me into sleeping with you? Aren't you worried my dad will find out?"

"No, Rox. I think you're the only one who's worried about that." He hit the door open button. The ding sounded and the doors slid open. "I'm just giving you the opportunity you've been dying for." Then, with a wink, he grabbed his bag and backed out, letting the dare hang in the air between them and hoping like hell she'd accept.

Barbara Elsborg
lives in West Yorkshire in the north of England. She always wanted to be a spy, but having confessed that to everyone without them even resorting to torture, she decided it was not for her. Vulcanology scorched her feet. A morbid fear of sharks put paid to marine biology. Instead, she spent several years successfully selling cyanide to Sweden. Try saying that fast. After dragging up two rotten, ungrateful children and frustrating her sexy, devoted, wonderful husband (who can now stop twisting her arm), she finally has time to conduct an affair with an electrifying plugged-in male, her laptop. She has stories published with Ellora's Cave and Loose Id.

Dawn Jackson
is a member of RomVets and writes both science fiction romance and erotic romance. She can be reached at
[email protected]
or at my blog
http://takeittothestars.blogspot.com
.

Adam Carpenter
has written erotica, mystery, and general fiction under a variety of names. Look for his erotic serial novella, WONDERLAND, coming soon from Ravenous Romance.

Neve Black
has been writing since she can remember and opted for a degree in English literature. She mostly enjoys writing about subjects that scratch the underbelly of society; thus her love of erotica. Neve's stories have appeared in the online magazine
Oysters and Chocolate
and various print anthologies scheduled to come out in late 2008 and in 2009. Neve currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio, with three adopted pussycats. Please feel free to read Neve's blog site and or leave a comment at:
http://neveblacke.blogspot.com

C. Margery Kempe
was born in King's Lynn, Norfolk, but traveled extensively throughout the first years of her life, including trips to Jerusalem and the Holy Lands. She graduated with a degree in religious studies from a small Catholic college, but now lives a quiet life with her husband and children in upstate New York, where she runs a small bakery. This is her first professional publication

Lisa Lane
began writing at the tender age of seven, when she coauthored with her twin sister a heartwarming story about a good witch with a soft spot for stray cats. She decided the twelve-page behemoth was worthy of a hardbound publication and gave it a cardboard cover, complete with crayon drawings. From the moment she took on the endeavor, feeling the call of the muses and the flow of the words rushing through her, she knew writing was what she wanted to do with the rest of her life. By fourteen, she had her first novel under her belt, her influences shifting to science fiction, horror, and romance, her numerous influences ranging from Olaf Stapledon to Anne Rice. Nearly twenty years later, she has expanded her writing to cover several genres and formats, claiming over a dozen novels and screenplays to her name, as well as numerous short stories and essays. Her serialized vampire novel, THE DARNESS AND THE NIGHT will launch in December at Ravenous Romance.

Heidi Champa
is a typical last-born child. Snarky, attention-seeking and rebellious, she chooses to write dirty stories to keep herself out of real trouble. Her work appears in the anthologies
Tasting Him: Oral Sex Stories and Frenzy: 60 Stories of Sudden Sex
. She has also steamed up the pages of
Bust Magazine
. If you prefer your erotica in electronic form, she can be found online at
Oysters and Chocolate
and
The Erotic Woman
. In addition to her flair for the written word, she knows every last sentence of the movie
Clue
by heart. When she's not writing, she can be found reading or filling her iPod with more music. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband. Her greatest wish is that sarcasm would translate better in the written form. Find her online at
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and
myspace.com/heidichampa
.

Katy Sirls
lives in St. George, Utah, where she teaches English classes at Dixie College. She is currently working on her master's of fine arts in writing, with an emphasis in fiction. She has published one of her academic essays, and has had the opportunity to speak at two undergraduate research conferences. Ms. Sirls has a weakness for great literature of varying genres. When she's not reading and writing, she loves to spend time with her young son. This is her first piece of published fiction.

Brandi Woodlawn
was born and raised in an exclave of the Bible Belt. Her sexually repressed upbringing is partly to blame to for her overzealous imagination and her dominant desires. When Brandi's not dreaming up ways to take her characters their climax, that could mean she's conducting "research" of her own. Let no one say she was unwilling to make sacrifices for her craft. Brandi hopes you'll think the end result was worth it. Check out her Web site:
www.brandiwoodlawn.com

Karen Sutow'
s short story "Oopart" has been accepted for publication in the
Dark Distortions II
anthology (Scotopia Press 2009). She writes non-fiction for leading publications, including
Novel & Short Story Writer's Market
,
US Industry Today
,
Food & Drink Quarterly
,
Bucks
,
Wild River Review
and others. She wrote sidebars for Bram Stoker award-winning author Jonathan Maberry's upcoming book,
They Bite
(Citadel Press 2009), and her writing won multiple awards at the 2007 Philadelphia Writer's Conference.

Ryan Field
is a freelance writer who lives in New Hope, Pennsylvania. His short stories, though names have been changed, are all based on personal experience

Savannah Chase
is a member of Romance Writers of America, The Toronto Romance Writers, and Midnight Seductions Authors as well as the Erotic Authors Association. She has previously been published by Dark Eden Press, and currently has a book released by Lyrical Press Inc and Red Rose Publishing. Her story
Bid For Love
is currently number one on the erotic contemporary bestseller list at Lyrical Press. Her newest release is with Red Rose Publishing titled
Pleasure After The Pain
.

Lexi Ryan
lives with her family in small-town Indiana. When she's not chasing after her young son or cheering on the Colts with her husband, Lexi enjoys losing herself in fun, sexy stories featuring mouth-watering men, smart women, and happily ever after.