The cabin had seemed like such a good idea three months ago.That was when Mason had sent the group text, six friends, too long since they'd all been together, why not rent a place in the mountains for a week? No cell service, no distractions, just old friends and good wine and the kind of con...
Read MoreThe first thing she said was, "Teach me."He looked up from the book he was reading, the word hanging between them like an offering. Tess stood in the doorway of his study, her hair still damp from the shower, wearing nothing but one of his old shirts and an expression he couldn't qu...
Read MoreThe wedding was beautiful in the way that weddings are when people have waited a long time for them.Flowers spilled from every surface, cream and blush and the palest gold. Candles flickered on tables draped in linen. The string quartet played something timeless while the bride walked down the ai...
Read MoreThe first thing Sasha noticed about him were his hands.They were beautiful hands, though he'd probably hate hearing that. Broad palms, thick fingers, knuckles crossed with scars and calluses. Nails always clean but never quite free of the dark crescents of grease that seemed permanently worke...
Read MoreThe apartment was smaller than the pictures had suggested.This was, Tessa thought as she stood in the doorway with her single suitcase and a rapidly dwindling sense of optimism, the universal experience of renting in this city. Pictures lied. Square footage was a suggestion. And "cozy" ...
Read MoreThe sea had given her many things over the years.Shells like coiled secrets. Driftwood smoothed to the texture of skin. Once, a bottle with a message so waterlogged the words had dissolved into blue-gray ghosts. She'd held it anyway, pressing her fingers to the glass where someone's hope ...
Read MorePart One: The DescentThe research vessel Theseus had fallen silent seventeen hours ago.Commander Reyes checked the seal on her helmet for the fifth time, her gloved fingers tracing the reinforced polymer collar. Behind her, the landing craft's interior hummed with artificial gravity and recyc...
Read MoreThe last thing Rebecca remembered was rain.She'd been walking home from yet another disastrous Tinder date, a man who'd spent two hours explaining why crypto was the future of romance, when the sky opened. She'd taken shelter in a doorway, pulled out her phone to text her best friend ...
Read MoreSophie had always been an early adopter.When smart watches appeared, she wore one. When smart homes became a thing, she named her thermostat. So when she saw an ad for the "PleasurePal 3000" - a vibrator that connected to an app, tracked usage patterns, and offered "personalised pl...
Read MoreBeth had been on Tinder for three years.Three years of carefully curated photos (the one with the puppy, the one that made her look outdoorsy, the one where her arm looked toned). Three years of opening lines that ranged from "hey" to the occasional creative attempt that still somehow e...
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