Sideways Glance by Camille Anthony From Changeling Press site: A heated sideways glance from a handsome suntanned hunk sparks a desire in Cheryl to celebrate life. She's black, and doesn't mind that he's white. Together, they burn up the sheets, sharing a steamy, toe-curling afternoon before her job interferes and they go their separate ways.

Six months passes before Cheryl sees Paul again. This time, he's back with an angry father at his side. Seems Paul left something out of his introduction. He's an Apteran, a virgin alien whose sideways glance was a shy proposal of marriage. The results of their summer fun just pressed the perfect outline of a tiny foot against his daddy's belly.

Shocked, Cheryl discovers she's been cast as the "Playa" in this Baby's Mama Drama!

Again this year I got an early start on getting ready for the Christmas season by picking up one of Changeling Press' Christmas Cookies. I was excited to see Camille Anthony had contributed to the group and I was fortunate enough to get a sneak peek.

Ms. Anthony has always amazed me not only with her characters but also with the worlds she creates for them. She's done it again with this short, hot tale.

In Sideways Glance Ms. Anthony's characters really came to life for me. I found myself caught up in the sizzling connection between our characters when they met. The drama when they meet up again is fantastic and I loved discovering with Cheryl all about how Apterans are a very different sort of alien. I really enjoyed this story and I'm looking forward to hearing if Ms. Anthony is going to give us more stories set in this world with these interesting new aliens.

C.L.

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