EYE CANDY
by Tijan, J. Daniels,
Helena Hunting,
Bella Jewel, and Tara Sivec
SMP Swerve
Publication Date: September
5, 2017
ISBN: 9781250148230
Price: $3.99
Description
A
frightfully good time! Dive into these Halloween novellas from bestselling
authors Tijan, J. Daniels, Helena Hunting, Bella Jewel and Tara Sivec.
Featuring stories set in the worlds of their popular series.
Tijan’s Fallen Crest crew are back for a weekend of mischief that takes a
sinister turn; all four couples from J.
Daniels’ Alabama Summer series gear up for Halloween in their own sexy
ways, with a special surprise at the end; Helena
Hunting’s characters from Shacking Up plan a Halloween gala that features a
few ghouls and witches; Bella Jewel
brings the chills and thrills in her suspenseful take on Halloween night; and Tara Sivec gathers the Holiday family
together one last time as they try to make this ghostly holiday one to remember—or
one they’d rather forget…
Cozy up with
a mug of hot cider on a dark night and fall under the spell of this Halloween
anthology!
Excerpts from EYE CANDY
FALLEN CREST
NIGHTMARE by Tijan
“Mason was in Los Angeles for a
football game. He was playing tonight, and then he’d travel to Cain on Friday.
We’d have a full weekend together.
I almost groaned. It’d been two
weeks since I had last seen him, and I wanted him here now, but . . . one more
day. I kept telling myself that, trying not to count the hours on the clock.
One more day. Actually, half a day. Maybe I could get super drunk tonight and
that’d make the time go faster? No. Even as I half-entertained the thought, I
knew I couldn’t.
There’d be booze, Heather, Taylor,
Courtney, Grace, and me. Plus pumpkins and carving tools, and I knew Logan
would show up somehow. It wasn’t a recipe to get blitzed out of my mind. I’d
need to stay alert tonight.
“Sam!”
I looked back, realizing that
Heather had moved on without me. “Yeah?”
She waved to the wheelbarrow she
was holding, filled with pumpkins. “I got enough of these things for tonight
and the party tomorrow. Come on, let’s head out.”
We had been tasked with collecting
them not just for carving tonight, but also for a party that Logan was throwing
on Friday night. He was partially doing it in Mason’s honor, but also because
it was Halloween and it was our last year of college. Logan was finding any
excuse to throw a party this year. If I sneezed and the snot came out gold, he
would throw a party to celebrate it.
I shook my head, making my way down
the row to where Heather was paying for all the pumpkins. The penis one was on
top.
“Really?” I looked at it. The thick
root was sticking straight up. It had been pointing toward the air before, but
now it was curved back against the pumpkin.
She grinned. “He’s happy to see
you. I wanted to make you feel special.”
“A pumpkin has a boner for me. Special
doesn’t describe how I feel.” But I was grinning too.
SO MUCH MORE by J.
Daniels
“Oh my God, look at that.” She
points at what’s supposed to look like bodies wrapped in blood-stained sheets.
There’s a group of them stacked together on the ground near an overturned
wagon.
I think I hear something—a moan or
a word I can’t make out. When we get closer, the body on the bottom of the pile
begins to jerk and scream for help.
“Jesus,” I grunt.
Tessa gasps and squeezes my hand.
“Isn’t this supposed to be for kids?”
I ask, brow furrowed as I watch the guy’s legs smack against the dirt. “Nolan
would freak out seeing this.”
“Yeah, seriously. There were a lot
of kids in that line.” Looking over at me with wide eyes, she shrugs. “Maybe
this is the scariest thing we see?”
A chainsaw starts in the distance,
startling Tessa. She stops on the path as several women scream, and squeezes my
hand to the point of pain when a young boy runs toward us with his mother close
behind.”
“What the fuck?” I squint through
the fog.
When the boy gets closer, I can see
how frightened he looks—like Chase when he has those night terrors.
Eyes wide with panic, mouth open
and ready to scream, a steady stream of tears spilling down his face.
Jesus.
This could scar him for life.
“Sweetheart, it’s okay! It’s not
real!” the mother yells as the two of them run past us. “They aren’t really
burning people alive! I promise!”
Tessa and I share a look.
“Um, why don’t we walk a little
faster,” she suggests, tugging on my hand. “Come on.”
The path bends around a tree, and
we move quicker now, Tessa not even bothering to look at the haunted displays
around us. She clings to me with her arms squeezing my waist and her head
smashed against my ribs, keeping her eyes focused ahead”
GETTING DOWN by
Helena Hunting
One eyebrow quirks as he asks, “You
two playing dress-up?”
I grin. I assume it must look
incredibly evil considering the makeup I’m currently sporting but am not
allowed to see yet. “We’re practicing for Halloween.”
His mouth tilts in a smirk. “Fuck yes
you are.”
Oh yeah. I’m getting so lucky
later. I don’t think I’m changing out of this costume, as difficult as it might
be to sit in all night considering the massive wings attached to my back. I’ll
make it work. Bancroft is very well acquainted with my love of all things
Halloween and horror.
“What’s happening in there?”
Armstrong elbows Bancroft in the ribs so he can poke his head in the door.
He edges inside the bathroom and
his eyes go wide as they move over Amie. I suppose I can understand why. I’ve
managed to get her into a pair of red satin booty shorts and a tight T-shirt.
Her bra is very, very visible through the thin fabric. Her amazing legs are on
display. Her hair is pulled up into two pigtails. If I wasn’t 100 percent sure
she wasn’t even close to Bancroft’s type, I might be inclined to make her cover
up. But he’s not into leggy blondes. He’s into somewhat petite brunettes. He
also likes the sass, which I have an abundance of.
“What’re you wearing?” Armstrong
asks. He sounds very much like he’s sucked on a helium balloon for shits and
giggles.
Amie looks down at herself, as if
she doesn’t understand his concern. She does. Fully. We talked about how he
wouldn’t approve of this costume at all before they arrived. Which is the exact
reason I suggested she continue to wear it.
I’m not actively trying to
interfere in my best friend’s relationship, but I’m not fully convinced he’s
the perfect fit for her, either. He’s far too trust - fund - pickle - up - ass.
UNSAFE HAVEN by Bella
Jewel
“Oh my,” Kaity says when I pull the
black and purple dress over my head. “That’s . . . sexy.”
I look down, realizing it must have
shrunk in the last year, or I must have grown, because it’s a lot shorter than
I remember. The purple satin just covers my backside. Oh my God. I tug at it,
trying to get it down further, but it isn’t going to move. “It was longer than
this last time, I swear.”
“Well,” Marlie says, raising her
brows, “Oliver is going to be a happy man tonight.”
“I should change? Right?” I say
frantically, tugging the dress.
“Absolutely not!” Marlie cries.
“You’re going to wear that dress with pride and knock the socks off that man.”
I tug again, but to no avail. The
dress is not moving.
I have nothing else to change into,
so I have no choice but to wear it. Sighing, I pull on the long black tights,
thanking God they’ll stop my panties from flashing, at the very least. I put on
a pair of slim boots, pull on my black, tattered wings, and then let my hair
down to flow around my shoulders and down my back. Then I get to work applying
dark makeup. When I’m done, I spin around.
Kaity is wearing her sheet, which
makes me grin. And Marlie is all decked out in a super cool witch costume. Both
their eyes fall on me and widen. “Holy crap. I knew you were pretty, woman, but
I didn’t know you could do hot, too. Oliver is going to lose his mind when he
lays eyes on you,” Marlie says.
I look down and then back up again.
“Is it too much?”
“Hell to the no,” Kaity says,
coming over and grabbing my arm. “Let’s go before you change your mind.”
THE PUMPKIN WAS
STUFFED by Tara Sivec
“It’s a Halloween wedding, and
you’re wearing a costume,” Scheva growls.
“You said this was a meeting to
discuss any final changes to the outfits. Well, I’m making a final change. I’m
NOT wearing the costume you picked out for me,” Noel argues.
“You will wear it and you will like
it!”
“You made me a cardboard box you
expect me to wear, painted like an oven, with a picture of a baby inside that
rests right over my stomach. YOU’RE COOKING A BABY!” Noel screams.
“IT’S A BUN IN THE OVEN, AND IT’S
CUTE!”
“IT’S NOT A BUN IN THE OVEN. IT’S
AN ACTUAL BABY IN THE OVEN. BABIES DO NOT GO IN OVENS!”
“DON’T PISS ME OFF OR I’LL MAKE YOU
WEAR THAT FLUORESCENT-GREEN TAFFETA MATERNITY PROM DRESS WITH THE GIANT PUFFY
SLEEVES I FOUND AT GOODWILL!”
“You wouldn’t!” Noel fires back,
attempting to push herself up from the couch, her belly getting in the way and
making her fall back to the cushions five times. I sit next to her and do
nothing but watch.
I could be a gentleman and help her
up from the couch, but then I’d just be convicted of aiding and abetting when
Noel finally gets to her feet, charges Scheva, and chokes her to death.
Noel finally manages to push
herself up from the couch and waddles over to Scheva, getting right in her
face.
“I’m NOT dressing up as an oven.”
“Yes, you are. I already bought
Sam’s chef costume so you two match, and it’s too late to change the entire
theme of your matching costumes,” Scheva argues.
“I’m dressing up as a slutty witch,
or a slutty kitten, or a slutty devil, just like I do every year, and you’re not
going to stop me!”
About the Authors
Bella Jewel is a USA Today bestselling author of over 18 e-books, including the
popular Alphas Heart eOriginal series with St. Martin's Press. She lives in
North Queensland where she's working on her next novel.
Website: http://bellajewelbooks.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BellaJewel73
Tijan is a New York Times Bestselling author of the Carter Reed Series, the
Fallen Crest Series, and the Broken and Screwed Series among others. She lives
in north Minnesota.
Website: http://www.tijansbooks.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Tijansbooks/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TijansBooks
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tijansbooks/
New
York Times and USA Today bestselling
author of PUCKED, Helena Hunting lives on the outskirts of Toronto. She
writes contemporary romance ranging from new adult angst to romantic sports
comedy.
Website: http://helenahunting.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/helenahunting
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/helenahunting/
Tara Sivec is a USA Today best-selling author and the Best Indie Author in the
Indie Romance Convention Reader's Choice Awards in 2014. She lives in Ohio with
her husband and two children.
Website: http://tarasivec.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tarasivec
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authortarasivec/
J. Daniels is the New York Times and USA Today
bestselling author of the Sweet Addiction series, the Alabama Summer series,
and the Dirty Deeds series. J grew up in Baltimore and resides in Maryland with
her family.
Website: http://authorjdaniels.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jdanielsauthor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JDanielsBooks
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorjdaniels/
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