18 stories
Cotswold Pub
Village pub landlady Penny has pulled pints for thirty years. When famous TV chef arrives for 'simple country cooking,' she gives him a proper education.
Tottenham Temptation
When Jay's landlady Mrs. Williams comes to collect the rent he doesn't have, the thick Trinidadian widow offers him an alternative payment plan that's strictly between them.
Midnight Resolution
When the ball drops, his curvy landlady makes a confession she's been holding back all year. Some resolutions are meant to be broken.
Christmas Blizzard
A blizzard traps him at his landlady's place on Christmas Eve, with only one way to stay warm. Some storms are meant to bring people together.
The Lease Renewal
His lease is up. She wants to discuss the new terms. But the meeting isn't in her office—it's in her apartment. And the terms she's offering have nothing to do with rent.
Emergency Call
2 AM. His phone rings. It's his landlady—something's wrong in her apartment. He rushes down to help. What he finds isn't an emergency. It's an invitation.
The Room
He rents a room in her house. Shared kitchen. Shared bathroom. Thin walls. After three months of hearing each other through the door, they stop pretending the walls exist.
The Inspection
Annual apartment inspection. He forgot to hide his browsing history—or close the tab. She finds exactly what he's been searching for. Women who look exactly like her.
Behind on Rent
Two months behind. Eviction looming. His landlady has a proposal—one that doesn't involve money. By the time he agrees, he realizes she's been planning this since he moved in.
The Arrangement
He can't make rent. She has an alternative in mind. Half her age, exactly her type — and completely at her mercy.
The Toronto Tango
Toronto's Somali community is massive. When he crashes on his cousin's couch, he doesn't expect to meet the thick Somali landlady who owns the building. She needs help collecting rent—and collecting something else entirely.
Rent Due
He's three months behind on rent. She's a landlady who knows exactly what she wants. When she offers an alternative payment plan, he discovers that some debts are meant to be paid in person.
House Rules
She owns the building. All six units. All young male tenants, all behind on rent, all paying the same way. Tonight she's making her rounds—apartment to apartment, collecting what's owed.
Past Due
He's three months behind on rent. His landlady has a proposal that doesn't involve money.
Nyumba ya Wageni
Stranded in Malindi, one room left at the guest house. Mama Aisha runs it alone—thick, widowed, starving for company. She brings dinner. Then breakfast. Then she stops leaving at all.
The Landlady
Rent's due. He can't pay. She has other arrangements in mind.
Landlady
He's three months behind on rent. She has alternative payment arrangements.
The Landlady of Stone Town
She owns half the rental rooms in Stone Town. When a young student can't pay his rent, she offers an alternative arrangement. Some debts are paid in currency. Others in service.