Wake

I see Rory Walker coming from a mile away, literally, and as soon as I set eyes on her sashaying down the street, I know — I’ve got to have her.

And not just her body, although those curves are damned succulent. I’ve got the hots for her bright mind and thoughtful heart too.

Then I realize that she’s open to the social justice issues that weight heavily on me and I’m a goner.

I’m all hers, if she’ll have me.

But between her restrictive upbringing and the general unease that most folks seem to feel around activists like me, I’m not at all confident she will.

Then again, maybe I can wake her up to the kind of life we could share if we’re able to accept each other as we are . . .

Apollo and Rory’s mostly standalone story in the Once Upon a Happily Ever After series is very loosely inspired by the story of Sleeping Beauty and features:
• sexual awakenings

• over the top instalove at first sight
• a curvy librarian

• an exploration of social justice & activism

• ice cream!


The Once Upon a H.E.A. series is what happens when folktales and contemporary romance meet, fall madly in love, and have lots of little book babies. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and only consensual shenanigans await. Happily ever after guaranteed!