FREEBIE
FREEBIE
Owen Marsh hasn't been touched in four years, and he's not expecting that to change tonight. He just wants his coffee, his cheeseburger, and the last two hours of highway between him and home. But there's a nineteen-year-old pacing the parking lot of a roadside diner with no phone, no wallet, and no ride — and she needs to get to the same small town in Maine where he lives. He does the decent thing. Gives her his phone. Drives her home. Drops...
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A Spicy New Adult College Romance
Every Tuesday. Same restaurant. Same table. Same girl doing homework by the kitchen door. Dave's been eating at Katsura since before he could hold chopsticks. He's been watching the owner's daughter since first grade—the way she solved equations two grades ahead, the way she drank juice without looking at the glass, the way she never once glanced up from her textbook even though he was staring hard enough to leave a mark. Two school dances with...
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A Sinful Age Gap Catholic Tale
Helen hasn't told her best friend about Carver. Not about the age gap. Not about the things he does to her. And definitely not about Bad Decision Friday — their weekly ritual of making choices they can't take back and don't want to. But wine has a way of loosening secrets, and by Thursday evening Megan knows everything. The confessions. The details. The old Catholic school uniform that doesn't fit anymore because Helen isn't seventeen — she's...
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An Age Gap OMYW Sleeping With Her Best Friend's Dad Tale
I was twenty-two when I made the decision that defined the rest of my life. The condom broke. Plan B failed. Her mother didn't want a kid — didn't want anything to do with the kid. So I kept my daughter, raised her alone, and built a life that made sense. Quiet. Steady. Mine. Twenty-one years later, Mia's in college, thriving, coming home every holiday with her best friend Wendy. Wendy, who makes herself at home in my kitchen. Wendy, who...
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
About the author
Melody Minstrel writes explicit romance about normal adults making delightfully questionable choices without detonating anyone’s marriage, friendships, or moral infrastructure.
Expect smart women, patient men, wine in kitchens, bookshelves, old crushes, slow burns, Catholic guilt, awkward laughter, careful consent, bad ideas with good aftercare, and people discovering that being grown does not mean being done.
This is the no-cheating lane. The decisions may be reckless, the outfits may be ill-advised, the candles may be burned down to nubs, and someone may need snacks, dry cleaning, or a CVS run afterward, but the relationships underneath are built on trust.
Melody’s stories are for readers who like heat with heart, desire with a safety net, and adults who can say, “This is probably a terrible idea,” while already opening the wine.
All characters are adults. Tags are lanterns. Read them, enjoy the glow, and remember: a bad decision is not the same thing as a bad man.