Playing for Keeps

When Worlds Collide

by Michelle Houston

They might be deities, but they have to understand ... there's play and then there's Playing For Keeps.

Alicia has been burned by men in her life, specifically by an abusive ex-husband. So when she is invited to a mysterious party, she isn't sure just what to think. Only the knowledge that her friend Athena--whom she knows is a Goddess--arranged things prompts her to go. There she meets Pothos (God of Passion) and Himeros (God of Sexual Desire), who set about to seduce her; a seduction she is more than willing to let happen. After all, they're not men, they're Gods.

A Wish and a Nike loves Athena, and has been happy with her fellow Goddess and lover for centuries. Upon occasion, she has taken a male lover, with Athena's consent, but she always yearned for more--for Athena to join in. After doing Athena a favor by attending Aphrodite's Party and helping a young woman that Athena had taken under her wing, Nike meets Chris. She is instantly in lust with the handsome man, but thinks their meeting is happenstance. She quickly comes to find however, that Athena had a hand in his invitation to the party, using it as a perfect opportunity to fulfill Nike's greatest wish.

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First published October 27, 2008

About the author

Born to ride on the back of dragons, to journey among the stars in a ship traveling faster than light, or to dance the night away in the arms of a mysterious vampire, Michelle Houston willingly shares the worlds in her mind in an effort to bring them to life.

Writing everything from short and sweet stories, to hot and spicy tales of kink, from contemporary tales of erotic romance to erotica romances featuring Greek gods, vampires and were-creatures, she has crossed sexualities and has gone wherever her mental muse has guided her, a journey she has never regretted.

As for the more mundane details: Michelle is a Sagittarius, born in the Chinese zodiac Year of the Horse. She currently resides in the Midwest US with her husband and daughter. Michelle has a love of the natural world around us (except for insects, spiders, snakes, scorpions, and she reserves the right to add more at any time). She's one of those people that actually liked Biology in High School, and enjoys learning about all things science.

In other words, she is an ordinary woman with an imagination that is only held in bounds by how fast she can type.