Bøger af Hildred Billings

A well-deserved date night goes south...It's the end of 2020, and all couple Jade Emerson and Stella Moore want is a belated anniversary celebration. Unfortunately for them, a crime occurs right outside their restaurant window, and private investigator Stella is on the case.Her job? To determine if the death of an investigative journalist was actually a murder... and what her relation to a designer drug making its way through the cold, rainy streets of Portland might be. A big coincidence becomes the second hand of fate...Jade's commitment to helping her partner stops when her own world is turned upside down. After losing her childhood home to the summer forest fires, Jade discovers that her parents have been lying to her about her lineage her whole life. Luckily for her she has Stella, who is more committed than ever to their long-term relationship. The year has been long, isolating, and hard on Jade's recovering body - but Stella is ready for the next step, the next phase of her relationship that finally exposes what she's subconsciously wanted her whole life.Right after this case is solved!CLASH & BANG is the sequel to CRASH & BURN. Both are standalone titles. This book contains a murder investigation that begins with a jumper situation. There is a also mention of animal cruelty that happened in the past.

Buckle your seatbelts and put your tray tables into the upright position, because this sexy plane is about to take off!From the diabolical minds that brought you lesbian romance hits like HARD TO GET and MENAGE A TROIS, come nine short stories that will take you back to your favorite couples... and everything naughty they get up to in private....And sometimes in public!YEARNING FOR MORE contains nine long short stories that are a mix of deleted scenes too hot for their plots and voyeurtastic looks into their current love lives. On the night of Jan. 31, 2020, these nine couples all have one thing in common. They may be in different parts of the world and dealing with their own personal dramas, but they all want to try new things - or revisit the old favorites.This compilation of hot and steamy short stories includes the following couples: Adrienne & Amber (On the Rocks)Eva & Nadia (Hard to Get)Caitlyn, Becca and Jane (Menage a Trois)Natalie & Erica (Bound)Victoria & Madison (Kiss & Tell)Maxine & Lydia (Stay Here Tonight)Leah & Sloan (Games We Play)Cindy & Rose (Don't Let Go)Mitch & Vanessa (Into the Fire)From the unbelievably kinky to the scorching hot vanilla, this compilation is sure to be the hottest thing you read all week

Not every rose is made of thorns... When Noelle walked away from her adult entertainment gig, she never thought she'd return. Not with a comfortable corporate career in her life. Yet shortly after being laid off, she's back to escorting the region's wealthiest women... and growing more tired by the night. An opportunity to take on a single patron opens Noelle to searching for full-time employment and dating again. Noelle wants to fall in love. Have a family. Remember what it's like to be with people who love her for who she is, not what she can provide. That's how she meets Claire on a dating site. And that's how her world quickly spirals out of control. ...but every flower has its chance to bloom. After being single for far too long, Claire is ready to date in the big city. Soon, she meets Noelle, who instantly captivates her imagination, beguiling her with a beauty only seen in magazines and movies. Noelle only asks one thing of Claire as they hook up over multiple nights: Don't fall in love with me. There are others. You're not the only one in my life. But Claire can't resist the lilac scent or the rosy picture Noelle paints with her aloof airs. Nor is she surprised to learn that she's not the only woman in Noelle's semi-charmed life. There's someone else. An older patron determined to take Noelle down with her, no matter how much it ruins their lives and shatters her dreams. Claire can handle Noelle's unconventional lifestyle. What she can't stand are people who think they own others. Especially when it's her beautiful night flower in question. NIGHT FLOWER is about a full-service escort and the romance she finds at a pivotal point in her life. Rest assured that this smoking hot story focuses on Noelle and Claire's mutual search for a happily ever after together.

Welcome to Paradise Valley, where the locals thrive on the rural landscape, the quirky Oregonian living, and the history of the lesbian commune that founded it. Mixing small town attitudes with lesbian dating? Sounds like another day in Paradise.Frankie Delacour has everything she could possibly want in life: a steady business, a supportive family, and townsfolk who don't give her too much flack. All right, so she doesn't have a girlfriend, let alone a wife. She swears she can live without one.But one of her online friends is talking more and more about finally meeting in real life. In fact, Z, aka Elaine Hadley of the teashop Tea & Thyme has been wanting to meet for years, but Frankie can't bring herself to consent. She hasn't told Elaine a few things. Such as who she actually is.Some things are left best on the internet. Like the endless possibilities of a girlfriend maybe, someday.

At Leah's 30th birthday party, she meets a woman whom she's convinced is paid to entertain her for the evening. But in the following days, she discovers that Ms. Margaret Sloan, one of the most cutthroat businesswomen in the world, thought Leah was the paid professional she hired while in Portland for the weekend. Sloan fears a lawsuit. Leah fears her only chance for a whirlwind romance is about to fly off to Thailand or Switzerland. Too bad they're both keeping dire secrets that could doom whatever feelings they have. Oh, the devilish games they're about to play...

Their love is too hot to touch.MITCHFormer Marine Michelle "Mitch" Cruise has already lived through the most harrowing moments of her life. Between a kidnapping in Iraq and losing her family's home to wildfires, she's convinced that there is nothing left to harm her.But there is also nothing to fill the void in her dissociative life.It makes her the perfect candidate for a golden opportunity. There is a woman - a rich woman - searching for a month-long girlfriend. Mitch isn't naïve. She knows what this woman wants. So happens that Mitch is in the position to endure it.She never, ever counts on falling in love with reclusive heiress Vanessa - to the point she'll lay down her life for her mistress.VANESSAOne by one, the members of Vanessa's family have disappeared into the afterlife. The man calling the hits has driven her into hiding, where her only friends are her cold-shoulder staff and the husband-wife security team who know everything about her life.Including who she invites into her home.When Mitch arrives, distant and aloof, Vanessa is instantly intrigued. She's never met such a strong woman before, and the electric attraction between them brings new meaning to the kind of domineering love Vanessa has been making. In Mitch she finds the other half she's been searching for. The woman who isn't afraid to face danger while understanding what trauma does to the heart.Too bad Vanessa's oldest threat is so close, it's bursting from within her own sanctuary.Too bad she's dragged the new love of her life into open fire.

There's Gold in Those Hills New girl in town Kayla Smith is determined to make Bend the location of her next big romance. But why this outdoorsy Central Oregonian Town? Because everyone knows that Bend is where the rich singles roam - and Kayla wants to marry one by the end of the year! But what this gold digger least suspects is finding herself on the other end of a BMW. While the driver is a formidable catch in his own right, it's his cousin Tove who goes ga-ga for Kayla when they inevitably meet. And They're Still Handing Out Shovels Tove Fredriksson's relationship with her wealthy extended family has always been fraught with favors, expectations, and the assumption that she remain a bachelorette for the rest of her life. But at fifty years old, Tove is ready to open her heart again - even after being out of practice for twenty years. Yet it's the young and vivacious Kayla who convinces Tove to cast off the steadfast life of the family accountant and to go all-in on love. The woman she initially assumes to be a gold digger chasing the Fredriksson men soon declares she only has eyes for Tove. Until the lies become too hot to handle, of course. It's the Boom Before the Bust As winter snowstorms give way to desert summer heat, Tove must decide if she's willing to go against her family for love. And Kayla must keep up the illusion long enough to put a ring on it. The sooner, the better. One rediscovers the youthful heart inside of her... and the other discovers that love and marriage aren't just about securing one's future. They're also about the ridiculous, pompous family that comes with it! JUST FOR HER is a steamy age gap romance. The happy ending may be a guarantee, but it doesn't always come easy!

THE SEQUEL TO "LOVE, YUMI" "The only person who should be reading this diary is me. My future self." Yumi Nishikawa has been through hell and back, all while watching her childhood dreams come true. Although she's achieved the title of Queen of Japanese Pop Music, it came at a price. Her youth, her innocence, and her happiness are far off distant memories that are only sometimes salvaged by her spouse and best friend Chiharu. One year after she came out to Japan - and the world - Yumi now searches for meaning in her work and life. With a daughter growing up in a world Yumi no longer understands, she's convinced that she'll never catch a true glimmer of happiness again. So she journals, almost daily, until she comes to understand more than the world - she now knows herself better as well. This is the diary of YUMI, the superstar sensation who charmed the world with her catchy songs and girl-next-door style. This is her heart, her soul, and her warped mind that thinks about only three things: hot men, great music... and the occasional hot woman too.

Welcome to Paradise Valley, where the locals thrive on the rural landscape, the quirky Oregonian living, and the history of the lesbian commune that founded it.Mixing small town attitudes with lesbian dating? Sounds like another day in Paradise. City girl Mikaiya "Mik" Marcott returns to her hometown to help her ailing grandmother. But who does she see first when she's barely reached the city limits?Ariana Mura, the girl whose heart she broke ten years ago. Only Ari isn't a "girl" anymore. She's a grown woman who doesn't take crud from anyone. The lanky Ariana with a flower crown in her long hair is now the big and tough Ari, Paradise Valley's strongest EMT and all-around "native gal" the other townsfolk are prepared to defend.Locking eyes with her serves a grim reminder to Mik that coming home isn't always a small-town parade.It reminds them both of the worst night of their lives.In a small town like Paradise Valley, these two former lovebirds will never avoid one another. Do they make peace with their tumultuous past? Or do they acknowledge the embers of love that still simmer in their heartbroken shells? Who will stoke the fires first?

The sequel to the 2019 hit! One needs help... For over three years, girlfriends Jane, Caitlyn and Rebecca have been living together in domestic bliss. Punctured with productive days at work and hot nights at home, their idyllic relationship couldn't be better. Until there's an issue with Jane's visa. Now, armed with the best immigration lawyer in town, Jane is prepared to do whatever it takes to stay in America. Another doesn't want to rock the boat... When it's apparent that the answer is for Jane to marry one of her girlfriends, Caitlyn immediately absolves herself as a candidate. She and Jane have already been married before, and she knows she can't go on that roller coaster again. That leaves Rebecca, who is more than willing to marry Jane if that's what it takes to keep their family together. Yet as the big day draws closer, she worries that the unique closeness between her and Jane might once again chase Caitlyn away.And another yearns for them to always be together... In the midst of the legal chaos comes another challenge. Jane's sister is in town for mysterious reasons, and Caitlyn is the only one who can help. While everything crashes, burns, and grows again around her, will Caitlyn succumb to the pressure, or will she be the rock that everyone around her needs more than ever? Is love ever enough? MENAGE A L'AMOUR is a menage romance featuring three heroines in a relationship together and a HEA.

For two years Jun and Saya have slowly built a romantic relationship based on love and mutual respect. Although they come from vastly different backgrounds, their determination has helped them carve a home in Nagoya, the city in the heart of Japan. They assumed it would last forever. Then Jun's uncle Akihiro drops a surprise on them: they're moving back to Sapporo, where Jun will finally assume the title of heir to her family's hospitality empire. It's everything Jun has wanted since she began her career fifteen years ago. It's everything Saya has feared. Now back in Sapporo, Jun must navigate the anxious waters that will lead her to becoming chairman one day. And Saya must learn to cope with her new glamorous lifestyle, all while fighting back the loneliness that haunts Japan's northernmost city. Ex-lovers, new friends, and old drama all come together to put Jun and Saya through their biggest test yet. It's not enough for them to want to be together zutto, or forever. They must find the one thing that brings and keeps them together the most - a thing more precious than love itself.

My name is Fumika Oita. Japanese, lesbian, only child, blue-collar worker... Married to a man. You know. As you do. When my gay best friend Jiro Oita said he needed a wife to get his inheritance, I was the first one to sign up. But what I discovered is that life changes when you enter even a bearded marriage. Your friends at the bars and clubs suddenly want nothing to do with you. You've betrayed them. Good job. Dating? Forget about it! My name is Fuu, and this is the wind I've blown in on. My grandmother the Shinto elder says I need more spirituality. My ex who is now convinced she's straight says I need perspective. My friends say I need a kick to the head. The wind? It's laughing at me, blowing me here, there, and everywhere but into the arms of the perfect woman for me to spend the rest of my married life with. Is it the priestess at the local Shinto shrine? My embarrassing ex? Hell, is it my husband's boyfriend? I'm going to make a lot of dumb decisions and have the awakening of my life. If you're reading this, then the wind has blown you here too. Fate doesn't fool around. But I do. Let's pray. For whatever. BLOWN BY AN INCONVENIENT WIND features a young lesbian navigating her unconventional life in modern Tokyo, with a healthy dose of Shinto spirituality smacking her in the head.

Welcome to Paradise Valley, where the locals thrive on the rural landscape, the quirky Oregonian living, and the history of the lesbian commune that founded it. Mixing small town attitudes with lesbian dating? Sounds like another day in Paradise.Doctor Brandelyn "Brandy" Meyer has dreamed of the picture-perfect wedding since she was a little girl. Now that fiancee Sunny Croker is ready to tie the knot? All hell breaks loose as Dr. Bridezilla is unleashed!Sunny is the embodiment of her name, with her blond hair and genial disposition. Yet even the owner of Paradise Valley's biggest B&B can't keep her cool when Brandy's vision overwrites who Sunny really is. Their previously unbreakable bond goes up against the ultimate test!Paradise Valley's wedding of the year will be the only thing residents talk about for months. But will it be the impeccable flowers and sweet vows they discuss? Or how a certain someone was left at the altar?

Jade Emerson didn't take up a job in private security to be paired with her worst nightmare. But that's what she gets when her boss sends her on assignments with former FBI agent Stella Moore, who is brash, forgetful... and dangerously hot. Their tenuous attraction is at times exactly what they need and at other times a detriment to their clients. That is until a frightened wife hires them to protect her and her infant... from her husband. The rainy city of Portland has seen its share of female couples, but these two are thornier than the City of Roses. Can they overcome their dating pasts to save a woman in need? Or are they doomed to crash and burn... taking half the city with them?

"If you don't know me, that's okay. There were many days I didn't know who I was either..." My name is Chiharu Morita. Of course, that is the name on this blog, so that is who I am. The Chiharu you know is only a shadow. Yes, I was in a group called Butterfly Tops. Now I am a composer, the person responsible for some of the pop songs you hear on the radio. Those aren't the reasons you know me, though. You know me because of YUMI. The woman who comes into your living room every night on dramas, music shows, and radio request lines. The most famous woman in the country. Yumi, as you may know, is my childhood friend. We graduated high school and went to audition for a new girl group they were creating. The rest is history. For you, anyway. For me, I still breathe this every day. Because I love Yumi. I have since I was a young girl too stupid to know the words for what I felt. This is my confession. This is the story of not only me, but Yumi too. Of how we left our town and became household names. Of how I fell in love with her and did everything in my power to protect her from the evil in this world. I did not always succeed. I will not rest until you know the truth. All the lies the agencies and labels tried to make us spew will be known. Maybe this will mean the end of what career I have left. But if I don't tell this story, I won't know who I am anymore. I want to be more than "the girl who loved Yumi," and yet it's the only identity I can ever remember having. For better or worse, let us begin. Set in contemporary Japan, "LOVE, YUMI" is the epic journey one woman embarks on to complete the impossible: to save her best friend and the woman she loves from a brutal, all-consuming pop culture world. Contains every situation that entails.

Welcome to Paradise Valley, where the locals thrive on the rural landscape, the quirky Oregonian living, and the history of the lesbian commune that founded it. Mixing small town attitudes with lesbian dating? Sounds like another day in Paradise.Heaven's Cafe is the social epicenter of Paradise Valley, but Heaven Mossberg doesn't have much of a social life to show for it. Between the demanding small business life and dealing with her ex-husband's pleas to get back together, there isn't a lot of time for one thirty-year-old to kick back and chill. Enter Salama Amari, one of the more recent newcomers to Paradise Valley. Author, blogger, and online columnist Salama spends her days typing away in Heaven's Cafe, partly because it's the only place to get a decent cup of decaf... and because she can't stop staring at the woman who seems to have her whole life figured out.Salama wants to be more like the loud and confident Heaven. Heaven wants someone who will bring her back down to Earth. When are they finally going to lock eyes from across the cafe?