Synopsis: A super villain at the top of his game must choose between the world he wants and the woman he loves. If you believe the rumors you know that Doctor Charm, the wickedly sexy super villain, retired in shame seven years ago after his last fight with the super hero Zephyr Girl. The fact that the charming Evan Smith—father of four and husband of the too-beautiful-to-be-real Tabitha—bears a resemblance to the defeated Doctor is pure coincidence. And, please, ignore the minions. Everything is perfect in the Smith household, until Tabitha announces her return to work as a super hero. Evan was hoping to keep her distracted until after he rigged the 2012 presidential election, but—genius that he is—Evan has a backup plan. In his basement lab, Evan has a machine whose sole purpose is keeping Tabitha hungry for him. But children and labs don’t mix. The machine is broken, and Tabitha storms out, claiming she no longer knows him. World domination takes a back seat to meeting his daughters’ demands to get Mommy back right now. This time his genius isn’t going to be enough—he’s going to need both his evil alter-ego, and the blooming super abilities of his children to save his wife. But even his most charming self might not be enough to save their marriage.
~Tease~
I knew from the first
time I saw my wife that I wanted her naked. Of course, seven minutes later I
wanted revenge. It wasn’t that she had handed me my first defeat or ruined my
chances for world domination that year, it was the way she kissed me good-bye.
She sent my head spinning, then walked away as if I were the least important
person in the world. Once my arm healed, I stole some new equipment, cloned
some new minions, and I felt a little different. I wanted revenge, with a side
order of naked.
***
Across the dinner table, Tabitha devoured him with dark,
ocean-blue eyes. She put a bite of lettuce in her mouth, full lips pursing
around it. Eating salad never looked so good. Her tongue darted out to lick
away a stray drop of dressing. She winked at him, promising with every move to
do the same to him. “It’s almost bedtime,” she said, her voice husky and
luscious.
“I don’t wanna go to bed!” one of the quads screamed.
“What about cake? Don’t we get birthday cake?” another asked.
Evan winked back at his wife from the far side of the table,
separated by a few feet and four, precocious just-turned-five-year olds, all as
stunning as their mother with big, round eyes and honey-colored hair that fell
in loose curls meant to trap hairbrushes and sticky substances.
He had to peek at the eyes to see who was talking. Maria had
green eyes, Angela’s eyes were blue like Tabitha’s, Delila’s eyes were brown
like his, and Blessing—their stillborn who miraculously survived—had purple
eyes. The waif in question had blue eyes.
“Angela,” Evan said, “after dinner it’s pajama time, and then
story time.”
“Mommy doesn’t have a bedtime!” Angela wailed.
Tabitha winked at him again. “Tell you what, tonight Mommy
will go to bed the same time you do. Right after we eat cake.”
She leaned over to give Angela a hug.
All Evan could see was the deep V plunge of her tight blue
shirt. Oh, yeah. Crime didn’t always pay, but altering someone’s moral compass
sure put the O’s back in the bedroom.
The cake was split into fourths, equal parts purple, white,
green, and blue so each girl could have her favorite color in the cake. Baking
four cakes was unreasonable, there weren’t any grandparents left to celebrate
with, and neighbors had an annoying habit of asking uncomfortable questions.
Saying little things like, “You look just like Doctor Charm! Do you remember
him? Whatever happened to that guy? Do you know how hard it is to put together
a good Villains Vs. Heroes fantasy league without
him?” made for awkward evenings.
So they had a quiet family party. Cake, then presents, after
which he hurried the girls off to bed so he could read Dilly Duck’s ABCs in
record time before rushing to the bedroom, hoping to
catch Tabitha still in the shower.
She was already out and wearing a blue satin robe that caressed
her skin in exactly the way he wanted to. Rose-scented candles cast sensuous
shadows on the walls.
Tabitha turned, lips curved in an inviting smile. Long fingers
twined with the sash of her robe. She tossed her honey-blonde hair in the way
she always did when she was about to argue, posing with feet apart and one hand
casually resting on her waist. “Sweetie, we need to talk.”
Evan wiped grease-stained hands on his jeans as he forced a
smile. “Sure, babes, anything you want.”
“Really?” She slunk forward, all sinewy limbs and doe eyes.
“Promise?” Tabitha nuzzled his nose. One hand flirted up the
back of his neck to play with his hair. The other traveled downward, right to
his zipper.
Oh, yes, the little Morality Machine in the basement was
working just fine. Another thirty, maybe forty years of this and he’d consider
retiring. Or turning the machine down so his wife wasn’t quite a sex kitten
every day of the week. Maybe only days with Y in them.
“Sweetie?” She nibbled his ear. “I want to go back to work.”
“What?” Evan actually pushed himself away from her, something
he wasn’t sure was possible in any other circumstance.
Tabitha tucked her chin and pouted.
“Tabby-cat, I love you, but work? I’ve got my...stuff...in the
lab. I’m busy. And we can’t afford daycare for the girls. We’re barely making
ends meet as it is. Do you really want to go back to being Zephyr Girl? Crime
fighting is a game for the young, baby. You’re not nineteen anymore.”
“I’m twenty-nine. A very—” Her hips pressed against his tight
jeans just so”—very healthy twenty-nine.”
He shivered at her touch. “You’re cheating.”
“I want to do this, Evan.” She ground against the thick denim.
“You can do me all you want, baby.”
{End of Tease}
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Liana Brooks was born in San Diego, California. Years later she was disappointed to learn that The Shire was not some place she could move to, nor was Rider of Rohan an acceptable career choice. Studying marine biology so she could play with sharks seemed to be the only alternative. After college Liana settled down to work as a full-time author and mother because logical career progression is something that happens to other people. When she grows up, Liana wants to be an Evil Overlord and take over the world.
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~Maria
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