Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    The Wager: A Game Changer Novella
    The Wager: A Game Changer Novella
    The Wager: A Game Changer Novella
    Ebook68 pages1 hour

    The Wager: A Game Changer Novella

    By Rene Folsom

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    You’d think the masks would come off once the ball drops at the New Year’s masquerade but, tossing caution to the wind, Liam and Maci decide to have a bit of fun by continuing to keep their faces hidden from each other during a night full of games and passion.

    Get to know these two game-playing lovers before they even know each other in The Wager, a prequel to the new novel in the Playing Games series, Game Changer.

    Note: This contemporary romance novella is an optional read in the Playing Games series and contains adult situations meant for ages 18+.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRene Folsom
    Release dateDec 11, 2014
    ISBN9781502216670
    The Wager: A Game Changer Novella

    Read more from Rene Folsom

    Related to The Wager

    Related ebooks

    Romantic Comedy For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      A Perfect Wedding

      Apr 6, 2020

      A Perfect Wedding
      5 min read

    • Article

      Yellow Is the Color of Choices

      Dec 10, 2023

      For whatever reason, when she sees me each weekend, Megan still hugs me like when she was five. Her skinny arms wrap around my waist, and her eyes squeeze tight like she’s absorbing me into her skin. This is both heartening and heart-wrenching. I wan

      13 min read

    • Article

      LOVE, Virtually

      Feb 16, 2020

      LOVE, Virtually
      5 min read

    • Article

      When Naming Isn’t Enough

      Aug 31, 2018

      When Naming Isn’t Enough
      16 min read

    • Article

      You’ve Got A Friend In Me Author Allison Pearson On Real, Meaningful Friendship

      Oct 14, 2019

      The other day, my friend Karen turned down an invitation to lunch with a neighbour. The woman had lived across the road for years and, although they were chatty, they’d never got close. Recently, the woman started messaging daily, suggesting they mee

      3 min read

    • Article

      Now That I’ve Arrived

      Dec 30, 2020

      Now That I’ve Arrived
      5 min read

    • Article

      The Art Of Conversation

      Nov 1, 2023

      The Art Of Conversation
      4 min read

    • Article

      Gabriel & Holly

      Feb 8, 2021

      The first day was the most daunting. It helped that she’d arrived last night to settle herself in the cottage annexe before first contact this morning. Still, nerves attacked her as she stood before the door of the imposing but charming ivy-covered 1

      6 min read

    • Article

      Me & Davey Waters

      Jan 15, 2023

      Me & Davey Waters
      4 min read

    • Article

      Big Question

      Apr 7, 2020

      Big Question
      2 min read

    • Article

      Late Night Adventure

      Dec 28, 2022

      Late Night Adventure
      2 min read

    • Article

      My Best Friend

      Oct 1, 2020

      My Best Friend
      6 min read

    • Article

      A Gentle STIRRING

      Mar 13, 2024

      A Gentle STIRRING
      6 min read

    • Article

      The Birthday Party

      Dec 3, 2023

      The Birthday Party
      9 min read

    • Article

      ’Tis the SEASON

      Nov 11, 2020

      ’Tis the SEASON
      6 min read

    • Article

      A Perfect Wedding

      Aug 2, 2021

      The door bangs, the house trembles, I hold my breath: Bridezilla is home. My son coined the phrase and normally I try to minimise teasing between my children (a lifetime’s habit, a lifetime’s work) but frankly, I agree with him. A blood-curdling scre

      5 min read

    • Article

      Lil Spin

      May 17, 2019

      Lil Spin
      8 min read

    • Article

      Dawn Neesom Mind Of My Own

      Nov 28, 2023

      We should all take a moment to remember good – and bad – times Marley was dead: to begin with.’ Possibly one of the most famous opening lines from one of the most famous Christmas stories ever- Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. It doesn’t matter

      4 min read

    • Article

      Memo To Self: Don't Tell Bernard Manning Gags

      Nov 15, 2023

      ‘Do you reckon,’ I enquired on a visit to my wife in bucolic Dorset, ‘that this is an early sign of frontal-lobe dementia?’ Rebecca, who underscored her high intelligence and flawless judgement by vacating the marital home 13 years ago, pondered this

      3 min read

    • Article

      Australia Reads At Home

      May 18, 2020

      Australia Reads At Home
      7 min read

    • Article

      Three Poems

      Sep 1, 2023

      How thoughtlesslyI took it, this castiron Aunt Jemima doll hauled from the trunkof my whitefriend’s car. Another of T’s, her Jamaicanhusband’s, mementoshe collected as a joke. Not unlikethose figurinesI recall a college friend once exhibited, who’d b

      6 min read

    • Article

      Festival

      Sep 15, 2018

      My husband, who loved festivals, who was a great fan of festivals, wanted to get to the square in time for the first band at eleven o’clock. From bed, the dog and I watched him dress. He tried on various T-shirts, declaring some of them too tight and

      13 min read

    • Article

      Breaking POINT

      Nov 1, 2022

      Breaking POINT
      6 min read

    • Article

      After “The End”

      Oct 10, 2022

      I walked down the road with a hunched back and a wet cigarette in my mouth—the fire had died a while back. My hands were tucked into the pockets of my jacket, and my hair fell over my face, limiting my sight. But I wasn’t really seeing where I was go

      10 min read

    • Article

      Jason the Heat Guy

      Jan 11, 2021

      Jason the Heat Guy
      11 min read

    • Article

      The Idiots

      Feb 26, 2021

      The Idiots
      18 min read

    • Article

      Year Of The Rat

      Nov 24, 2020

      Year Of The Rat
      11 min read

    • Article

      The Last Friend on Earth

      May 4, 2023

      It was as if Doreen Saunders had been waiting for me, passing the time until my arrival. She might as well have been sitting in a rocking chair, knitting needles clicking, jam tarts cooling on the side, the door wide open, waiting for the next visito

      6 min read

    • Article

      Dawn Neesom Mind Of My Own

      Nov 1, 2022

      Emotions always run higher than usual at this time of year, which means for the lonely, lost and bereaved it’s also incredibly hard. My feisty and fearless friend Patsy is facing her first Christmas without her beloved husband Nobby. They got toget

      3 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for The Wager

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      The Wager - Rene Folsom

      Synopsis

      You’d think the masks would come off once the ball drops at the New Year’s masquerade but, tossing caution to the wind, Liam and Maci decide to have a bit of fun by continuing to keep their faces hidden from each other during a night full of games and passion.

      Get to know these two game-playing lovers before they even know each other in The Wager, a prequel to the new novel in the Playing Games series, Game Changer.

      Note: This contemporary romance novella is an optional read in the Playing Games series and contains adult situations meant for ages 18+.

      Find out more on Rene’s website at

      http://renefolsom.com/playing-games

      Copyright © 2014 Rene Folsom

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission from the authors, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

      This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      :::::Clients:Cynthia Shepp:Logo & Graphics:CynthiaSheppEditing-BW-logo.jpg

      Editing Services Provided by:

      Cynthia Shepp - www.CynthiaShepp.com

      :::::Clients:Phycel:2009Phycel.com:Web Files:base_logo2.jpg

      Cover Created by Phycel Designs

      www.Phycel.com

      ::Web Files:Newsletter-SoulSeers-ad1.jpg

      A special thanks to ML—

      thanks for keeping me in line and making sure my gaming references are spot on.

      Table of Contents

      Synopsis

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Chapter Four

      Chapter Five

      Chapter Six

      Chapter Seven

      Chapter Eight

      Chapter Nine

      Chapter Ten

      Thanks for Reading

      Books by Rene

      Chapter One

      Liam: Obligations

      Staring out at the thick blanket of snow, I continued to wonder why I was even here. My friend, Thad, insisted I tag along with him and his family this Christmas. Even though they’d always taken me in when my parents neglected to, I still felt like I was on the outside looking in—an intruder—especially on the holidays.

      Thad wouldn’t give up the fight, demanding I come with him to their vacation home in North Carolina. He blathered on about not having anyone to hang with when the family started their annual holiday traditions he seemed to loathe. Sometimes the man didn’t realize how good he had it. I didn’t even know a family had traditions, or bothered to spend time together, until I started hanging around his clan.

      Even though we were both grown men, spending time with family was always top priority in his household, even now. I could count on one hand the amount of times my own family sat around a dinner table together. Yet now, even as adults, his parents and their children all gathered around the table together at least once a week. Although I joined them for their Sunday dinners, I still felt a bit awkward crashing their trip this Christmas.

      I should’ve been home playing some lonely kid in an MMORPG so he would at least have a buddy when being ignored by his family like I was. Thad thought the idea was ridiculous though, and instead, dragged me along for the ride.

      I continued to watch the snow fall as I waited, a shiver running down my spine as little puffs of cotton covered the once-green lawn outside. Tonight was the big holiday party and, of course, since Thad was from the area, he insisted on setting me up with some chick he used to go to school with. Needless to say, I wasn’t stoked, but at least I had a chance of connecting with someone who wasn’t after my money or status. That was always a major issue back home.

      Being the lead game developer at nZone Studios, I had a knack for attracting women who either wanted a free ride in life or to get their foot in the door as a tester—neither of which were a good fit. For once, I wanted to meet a chick who just wanted to be with me for... well... me.

      The sound of jingle bells coming from the door to the cabin told me Thad was back, yet I had no desire to turn and look at who he had on his arm. I knew my crankiness would just ruin the night of others, so I took a deep breath and plastered a forced smile across my face before swiveling to see who walked in.

      There Thad stood, his head hung and hands in his pockets, defeat clear in his stance,

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1