Novels by Claire Quinn

CHAPTER 1 The car door shut harder than it needed to.“You’re late,” Anna said.Benita slid into the back seat without looking at her. Her eyes were red. At thirty-six she still dressed like she had everything under control, but tonight the mask was slipping. The divorce had been finalized that afternoon. Anna had driven her for two years. She had seen the late nights, the silence and the way Benita stared out the window like she was already gone.“Just drive,” Benita said, her voice rough.Anna pulled into traffic, she kept glancing at the rearview mirror. Benita’s hands were clenched in her lap.After a few minutes Benita’s breath hitched. Anna’s hands tightened on the wheel. “You shouldn’t be alone tonight.”Benita met her eyes in the mirror. “Pull over.”Anna found a quiet side street and parked. She turned off the engine. Benita leaned forward and covered her face.“I gave him everything and he still walked away.” she whispered. Anna got out, opened the back door, and slid in

CHAPTER 2 Claire’s voice came again, closer this time.“Mom? Brielle? You guys up there?”My heart kicked hard. Alicia moved fast. She unlocked the cuff, shoved everything into the drawer, and threw my clothes at me. We dressed in silence, still sweaty, still smelling like sex. My hands wouldn’t stop shaking.We stepped out of the bedroom just as Claire reached the top of the stairs.She looked between us, a little confused. “There you are, I checked the attic but I was empty.”Alicia gave her that easy smile she always used. “We got caught up talking. Brielle was helping me decide what to keep.”Claire bought it. She hugged me quickly, completely unaware of what had just happened in her mother’s bed. The rest of the night was careful. We at, sat in the living room. Claire talked about her weekend while Alicia and I barely looked at each other. Every time our eyes met, I felt her fingers inside me all over again, the cuffs and how hard she had fucked me.When Claire finally went ups

CHAPTER 1 The front door closed behind me harder than I meant it to.I stood in the entryway, still damp from the rain, and tried to catch my breath. Claire had texted that she was gone for the weekend. Her mom asked me to come help with some boxes in the attic. It sounded normal but didn’t feel normal once I was standing there alone with her.Alicia looked at me the way she always did when Claire wasn’t around, like she already knew something I hadn’t said out loud. Forty-two, sharp, and still the woman I had been trying not to think about for years.“You’re soaked,” she said.“It’s raining,” I answered, my voice coming out quieter than I wanted.She took my jacket. Her fingers brushed my wrist and stayed there a second too long, heat shot straight between my legs and I hated how easy it was for her to do that to me.“Claire… Claire said you needed help,” I said with a broken voice.Alicia’s mouth curved slightly. “I don’t need help with boxes, Brielle.”She stepped closer that I co

CHAPTER 2The second the door closed, Chloe turned and grabbed Lila.There was no slow build this time. Chloe kissed her roughly, pushing her back against the table. Lila made a soft, needy sound against her mouth.Chloe yanked Lila’s jeans and underwear down in one pull. She pushed two fingers deep inside her. Lila gasped, her hips jerking. She was still wet from earlier.Chloe fucked her with short, rough thrusts, curling her fingers. “You’ve been driving me crazy,” she muttered against Lila’s neck.”Lila’s hands gripped Chloe’s shoulders. Soft, broken moans left her mouth. Chloe added a third finger, stretching her, thrusting harder. Lila came fast, body shaking, thighs clamping around Chloe’s hand as she came with a choked sound.Chloe didn’t give her time to recover. She pulled a strap-on from her bag, strapped it on quickly, and pushed Lila’s legs wider. She lined it up and thrust in deep.Lila cried out, back arching. “Chloe…fuck…”Chloe fucked her hard and steady, the wet soun

CHAPTER 1 The meeting room door shut harder than it needed to.Chloe didn’t look up right away. She kept her arms crossed,“You’re late.”Lila dropped into the chair across from her, the camera around her neck swinging forward. “Some of us were actually working instead of running meetings all day.”Lena let out a short laugh from the side of the room. Maya stayed quiet next to Lila, her notebook closed in her lap. The tension was already thick. The two groups had been forced into one project for the spring showcase, and nobody was happy about it.Chloe’s eyes kept drifting to Lila. She had been doing that for months now — noticing the way Lila moved, laughed with her friends and the way she looked when she thought no one was watching. Lena had noticed Chloe staring. Lena had her own problem. She couldn’t stop looking at Maya either.The meeting was nothing useful. Ideas overlapped, voices rose. When it finally ended, Lena and Maya left first, Chloe stayed to lock up and Lila didn’t l

CHAPTER 2 The knocking grew louder. "Ava, open the damn door. I know you’re in there.”My ex’s voice cut through the thin apartment walls like a blade. I sat up fast, my heart slamming against my ribs. The cheap wood of the door rattled with each hard knock. Sienna was already on her feet, pulling on her jeans, eyes sharp.“That’s him?” Her voice came out low and tight.I could only nod. My throat had closed up. The man who spent years making me feel worthless was standing right outside, and every old fear rushed back at once.Sienna’s jaw set, she didn’t look afraid. She looked ready for a fight.She walked to the door and opened it just enough to block the entrance with her body. I couldn’t see his face, but I heard the surprise in his voice when he realized it wasn’t me.“Who the hell are you?”“Someone who doesn’t like men who show up uninvited at midnight.” Sienna’s tone stayed calm, but there was ice underneath it. “She’s not coming out. Leave.”There was a short, ugly argument