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The Bordella
Have you ever imagined a place where women can experience their ultimate sexual fantasies with men who step right out of a dream? The Women’s Executive Club, fondly referred to by its patrons as The Bordella, is where your fantasies come to life. In Book One of Two, enjoy these six tempting stories from ladies of “the Club”: The Masque Ball If Music be the Food of Love The Workout Ghost of a Chance Ice Breaker Sweet Obsessions
Halloween Anthology
Layla Hunter's Story - Dark desires; forbidden pleasures; an unholy affection.
Lilura had been a solider, existing for the sole purpose of battle, her heart as cold and empty as her bed. Perhaps it was her blood lust that drew him to her in the first place, but her conquests had become a thorn in his side.
Asmodeus, the Demon Prince. Spellbound by the Warrior Witch, not with magic but with unearthly desire, his intent was to destroy her; hold her captive, break her will, and rid himself of her once and for all.
Neither one of them could have expected Lilura’s captivity would shift the boundaries of who was the captive and who was the master as they embarked on a journey of dark desires, only to discover an unholy affection.
Lemon Kisses
# of pages or word count: 230 pages
Genre: Yaoi BDSM M/M erotic romance anthology
Heat rating: 5 Novas
Lemon Kisses contains four tales of love, lust and passion between beautiful men. Two friends explore their darkest fantasies. A young man becomes a hero and finds true love in the most unexpected way. A wealthy record executive risks everything for a pair of soft lips. And a group of models with an ancient secret join together to realize their power and defeat a deadly enemy.
Includes "Your Fantasy or Mine" by A. Steele, "Amorela Veritath" by Eon de Beaumont, "Bitter Fruit" by Imari Jade, and "The Daemon Within" by B.J. Franklin
Reviewer: Daisiemae
Review: Aug 15, 2010
Genre(s): GLBTQ, Anthologies
Lemon Kisses is a multi-authored Yaoi themed anthology. There are four different stories in this book and every story is fresh and different from the other.
Your Fantasy Or Mine by A. Steele
Seth is in love with his best friend Kevin. But, unfortunately for Seth, Kevin is very straight and a self proclaimed womanizer as well. When both men get sloshed at the company New Year&
Orgasmic : Erotica for Women
This is Erotic Fiction...not a romance!
Orgasmic springs from a delicious idea — a book of erotica that explores every possible type of orgasm. This highly original concept could only have come from the delightfully dirty (and brilliant) mind of Rachel Kramer Bussel. Oral sensations, digital delights, tricks with toys, and the old bump and grind are all featured, along with many more imaginative ways to bring a lover to climax. By taking the reins, one woman finds pleasure on top; an experimental lover discovers ecstasy with a remote-controlled vibrator; body and soul merge in multiple orgasms through tantric sex. Orgasmic covers it all, from the familiar to the uncharted, opening up a Pandora’s Box of scenarios and techniques to bring readers to new heights of pleasure.
Reviewer: ELF
Review: Sep 22, 2010
Genre(s): Erotica / Pure Erotica
Orgasmic, edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel, is a series of stories about achieving sexual satisfaction, whether alone or with a partner. 25 sizzling hot short stories explore the use of toys and gadgets such as a very special chair or a naughty set of underwear in the control of someone else, the importance of adequate instruction and the idea of the perfect partner, whether present physically or just in
Lesbian Lust : Erotic Stories
This is Erotic Fiction...not a romance!
For readers who crave stories of uninhibited, unrepentant sex between women, Lesbian Lust delivers. This is real lesbian sex: sensual, inventive, and nothing less than breathtaking. Butches abound, baby dykes learn important life lessons, femmes and fatales bring each other to the brink. In "The Office Grind," by R. G. Emanuelle, a stressed-out businesswoman loses herself and her heart in the startling green eyes of a sleek butch in a bar. Gill McKnight's "Beach Moth" tells the tale of a tall, dark, and handsome stranger who offers her hand to a femme abandoned on vacation. The ultimate in eroticism, the relentless, raw stories of Lesbian Lust leave no fantasy is unfulfilled.
Reviewer: Cecile.Smith75
Review: Oct 4, 2010
Genre(s): GLBTQ, Anthologies, Erotica / Pure Erotica
I do not judge short stories on the rush of their relationships, because they are just that - short stories. So, yes the relationships always could have been drawn out more, yea it seems like they fall in love too fast and of course the story could have been made longer... but it is a short story. So with that said.... here goes...
Now this one will be a little different.. Why because these stories are very
Got a Minute? : 60 Second Erotica
This is Erotic Fiction...not a romance!
“Turn me on in 50 words or less and I’ll follow you home,” writes editor and erotica aficionado Alison Tyler about her collection Got a Minute? When it comes to a breathless, clothes-in-a-heap romp or a naughty tease before the elevator doors slide open, who hasn't fantasized about quickies? Readers join in the fun when the lovers in Marie Potoczny’s “The Other Side of Sleep” revel in the delicious pause between sleep and waking. Sharon Wachsler’s “Perfect” is a love story that happens to include ropes, rough play, and butterfly pillows. Proving that a slow hand is not always better, these intense encounters deliver scintillating thrills in as little as 75 words. Fast and ferocious, the 60 short and spicy stories in Got a Minute? rev readers’ motors and leave them aching for more. When it comes to hot sex, who doesn’t have a minute?
Reviewer: ArtWay
Review: Dec 6, 2010
Genre(s): Anthologies, Erotica / Pure Erotica
Got a minute? : 60 Second Erotica has 60 very short erotic encounters that steam up the pages of this book. There is something in this title for every reader, but not every story will be to the taste of every reader (scenes that include voyeurism, BDSM, gay/lesbian encounters). The best part of having a book that has so many hot intimate short stories is that the next sexual escapade is just a page turn away.
Girl Crush
"There is something irresistible about a crush, about wanting someone you can't have, seeing someone you can't touch; about unrequited desire and how it quickly grows..." —from the Introduction.
Even girls who prefer guys remember their first girl crush—that physical and emotional fascination with another woman. Who hasn't wondered, What if I acted on my desire, what if I flirted, what if I teased? What if I provoked?
In the steamy stories of Girl Crush, women satisfy their curiosity about the erotic possibilities of their infatuations. Delilah Devlin's "The Out-of-Towner" is a tale of attraction between total opposites. In Rachel Kramer Bussel's "Great Lengths," an unrequited crush on a fiery, flaming hot redhead finally evolves into something more. G.G. Royale's "An Introduction" follows a nice Indian girl on the eve of her arranged marriage as she wanders into a bondage bar. For some, a crush is a passing whim, for others it's just the beginning. In Girl Crush what happens next may take you by surprise.
With contributions by Rachel Kramer Bussel, Teresa Lamai, Shanna Germain, Gabrielle Foster, Angela Caperton, David Erlewine, Vanessa Vaughn, Heidi Champa, Kris Adams, Melissa Gira Grant, Julia Peters, Lori Selke, Delilah Devlin, Kirsty Logan, Geneva King, Carrie Cannon, Annabeth Leong, G.G. Royale, Evan Mora, Cheyenne Blue, Jennifer Geneva, Gina de Vries, and R. Gay.
Reviewer: Cecile.Smith75
Review: Oct 4, 2010
Genre(s): Erotica / Pure Erotica
Now this one will be a little different.. Why because these stories are very short stories... and there are a lot of them in here... So I will give you a thought or two (or three...) of my own! Now I will not have blurbs for any of them one.. Soooo just bear with me okay!!! Now take my hand for some f/f loving... Okay if you are uncomfortable.. you don't necessarily have to take my hand!
Some (or most) are w
Fast Girls
Edgy Erotica for Women
"These fast girls speak to me on many levels. I admire them, respect them, marvel at them, raise my eyebrows at them, want them." —from the Introduction
Fast girls don’t mind being the girl everyone is talking about, as long as all eyes are focused their way. They are wanton, daring, shameless, and bold. Fast Girls celebrates the girl with a reputation, the girl who goes all the way, and the girl who goes after what she wants–and gets it! Featuring writing by Kayla Perrin, Tristan Taormino, Donna George Storey, Saskia Walker, Kristina Wright, and others, Fast Girls is a racy, provocative collection of erotica by the cream of the crop of female erotica writers. They take readers on unexpected journeys...with explosive results.
Also includes contributed stories by Jacqueline Applebee, Angela Caperton, Suzanna V. Slate, Lolita Lopez, Andrea Dale, Susie Hara, Jennifer Peters, D.L.King, Cherry Bomb, Isabelle Gray, Charlotte Stein, Elizabeth Coldwell, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Tess Danesi, and Tenille Brown.
Reviewer: Tigger9
Review: Jul 30, 2010
Genre(s): Erotica / Pure Erotica
Fast Girls is an anthology with a lot of stories. They are all short, quick scenes because of this. The sex is very detailed and there are not any really deep feelings in most of the stories except for lust. The feelings are not what are focused on in these stories. It’s about the sex and the feelings that the sex gives them. In a few there are some feelings of love though they are from lasting relation
Fairy Tale Lust
Something Wicked and Wanton This Way Comes
Award-winning novelist and erotica writer Kristina Wright goes over the river and through the woods to find the sexiest fairy tales ever written. Playfully seductive, supernaturally sensual, and darkly erotic, Fairy Tale Lust showcases clever twists to classic tales and introduces new stories inspired by the ever-popular genre. Here, a walk in the forest is likely to lead to an erotic encounter with a mysterious stranger or the silver light of a full moon might illuminate an orgy of sensual delights. Top erotica contributors deliver sizzling work, including Janine Ashbless, Delilah Devlin, Shanna Germaine, and Saskia Walker.
Also includes stories by Andrea Dale, Craig Sorensen, Justine Elyot, Louisa Harte, Alegra Verde, Allison Wonderland, Kristina Wright, Jeremey Edwards, Aurelia T. Evans, Carol Hassler, Alana Nöel Voth, Michelle Augello-Page, Charlotte Stein, and A.D.R. Forte.
Reviewer: Tigger9
Review: Aug 3, 2010
Genre(s): Erotica / Pure Erotica
Fairy Tale Lust is a fun and sexy anthology. It is hot reading and there are a lot of stories and the stories are quick because of it. Some of the fairy tale stories are familar but with the sexual twists. Some of the stories I wasn't familiar with. Overall, I enjoyed the anthology and the twists on stories like The Princess and the Pea and The Gingerbread Man. The individual stories are interesting and flow
Apocalypse Sex
With their own demise staring them in the face, the characters in Apocalypse Sex decide to do one thing: have the best sex of their lives. These stories include a range of settings, tones, and sexualities, but they share the feeling of freedom that impending death can provide. And, of course, they share the desperately intense kind of sex that you can only have if you think it might be your last.
In J. Daniel Sawyer's “Buried Alive in the Blues,” a woman finds a speakeasy at the edge of the world, where she discovers the answer to her lover's mysterious death, she witnesses a stage show that no one will ever see again, and she finds a new lover and a hope for redemption.
Elizabeth Coldwell's “Expiry Date” imagines a world where debtors literally explode if they can't pay their debts. A woman has 24 hours to find money or die. She has one last chance to have the sex she's always been afraid to try.
Elizabeth Schechter writes “Darkest Night” from the perspective of a sentient ship's computer who watches her captain's love-making with curiosity and a little envy. When there's a problem with the air onboard, the captain runs a simulator that allows him and the computer to do what she's always wanted.
In the lighthearted “Invasion!” by Beverly Langland, Frank and Martha have always had a flirtatious relationship, but they've never gone further because Martha is married. When Martians attack Earth, Frank and Martha finally get their chance, and when they find a scared young girl, they get the chance to do what they've never imagined.
In “Fences,” by David Hubbard, a virus threatens the entire human race. The X virus can takes years to kill a person; it's already killed Jeremy's lover, and Jeremy himself might die any day now. Jeremy uses the time he has left to seduce the straight guy next door. It won't be easy, but he has nothing left to lose.
When the apocalypse looms, you can choose to die or you can choose to live. In these life-affirming erotic stories, inhibitions are cast aside and fantasies are fulfilled as the doomed desperately search for a way to forget the world, and for sex to remember forever.
Reviewer: Angibabi4
Review: Jul 16, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Erotica / Pure Erotica
Apocalypse Sex is a great collection of stories and each is very unique. It also definitely got juices flowing.
If you are a reader who likes things a bit different, not your run of the mill apocalyps story, but something different, hot and full of vibrancy then pick this collection up. The authors did a great job of bringing it all together and making it all work. I highly recommend these stories to anyone
Coffee Confessions
Coffee Confessions is an anthology featuring original short stories from JA Adams, LMBlakely, Darine Davis, Ja’Nese Dixon, Jean Holloway, TL James, and DeiIra Smith-Collard.
Coffee Confessions is a small fictitious coffee shop in Houston, TX. Owner Sandra James serves up coffee, books, music and good ole’ fashion customer service that keeps her shop full of eclectic patrons.
Readers will enjoy this page-turning read of seven stories ranging from inspirational to speculative fiction and just about everything in between.
Sit back, grab a cup of your favorite joe and prepare to be entertained by the authors of SIR Authors.
Featured Stories Include:
Caramel Surprise by Ja'Nese Dixon
Death by Espresso by TL James
Latte Lady by Jean Holloway
A Second Cup Please by Darine Davis
A Double Shot of Darkness by DeiIra Smith-Collard
More Than Coffee by JA Adams
Suite Mocha by LMBlakely
Reviewer: Terri
Review: Jul 23, 2010
Coffee Confessions is a wonderful short book that showcases seven Black female authors. The stories are centered around a coffee house located in Houston, TX. No two stories are alike.
You are introduced to the coffeehouse, Coffee Confessions and its owner, Sandra James in the opening story, Carmel Surprise by Ja’Nese Dixon. It’s there you learn the ins and outs of the coffeehouse and its hot own
Cougars and Cubs
Older Woman, Younger Man
Total-e-burning
Anthology
Scene of the Crime by Ashley Ladd
Robin didn't know whether to be relieved or appalled that the sexy man she'd fallen into bed with wasn't her ex-boyfriend, but his adult son.
When Robin returns to her alma mater as a professor of history, she can't believe her ex-boyfriend is still on campus, much less looking so young and buff after twenty years. The sexy-as-hell man she'd seen on her first day back, however, isn't her ex but his adult son. Although she wants nothing to do with either of them, they won't leave her head or her heart alone.
Singapore Sizzle by KS Augustin
Sophie Woodward is English, divorced, living in Singapore...and bored, bored, Bored! But is she ready for handsome, exotic, young Adrian Pereira?
Sophie Woodward moved to Singapore with her banker husband, Tim. But that was years ago. When they got divorced, Tim moved back to the UK and Sophie decided to craft a new life in the modern Asian metropolis.
The problem is, things haven't turned out the way she hoped. Although she has a rewarding career, she's restless, wondering if this is as good as life gets.
Cajoled into attending a masquerade ball for charity, Sophie meets a charming stranger and spends the night with him in hot, steamy sex. The problem comes when he wants to see more of her, and Sophie has to confront her own insecurities. After all, she's almost ten years his senior! Is there any hope for a relationship between them? Or was the sizzle a mere flash in the pan?
Melting Melinda by Mia Watts
Melinda's ignored her attraction to best friend's son, Ethan, for years. Now he's grown and not taking no for an answer. Can she fight her attraction and his?
Melinda knows there are some lines you just don't cross. Having erotic thoughts about her best friend's son is one of those lines.
Ethan isn't a child and neither is his crush on the one woman who's been off limits. It only takes one look, one ragged breath, for Ethan to call her bluff.
Something Within Him by Elizabeth Coldwell
He was looking for work experience, but she taught him so much more...
Kate Mellanby has one rule on the magazine she edits? She never offers work placements to students. Then her best friend asks her to employ Stephen, a friend of her son, as a favour.
Wanting to turn the boy down, she discovers he is not only a talented writer, but very cute, too. She knows she shouldn't act on the attraction she feels for him as she is his boss and he is only half her age. But when they are thrown together on a press trip to Amsterdam, they can no longer ignore their mutual passion, and share a night of explosive sex.
Stephen's jealous friend believes this is nothing more than a fling. Kate is determined to prove him wrong, and as their liaison grows kinkier, so love begins to blossom between the high-flying cougar and her cub.
Reader Advisory: This story contains scenes of domination and strap-on play.
Lucky in Love by Catherine Chernow
She's a cougar, he's a cub, can they find happiness together and be...Lucky in Love?
Maddie Summers' friends nicknamed her 'Lucky'. The scratch-off lottery tickets she gives them for their birthdays are winners. There's only one place Maddie could use some of that good fortune – her love life. She's at that midpoint of her life - 50 - with grey hairs and a few inches added to her waistline. When her husband left her for a younger woman, a part of her died, but she bounced back, and now she's ready for...what? Maddie isn't sure what she wants to do with the rest of her life, but she's determined not to let it slip by.
Her dormant hormones spring to life the day six-feet, four-inches of drop-dead gorgeous man moves in to the vacant house next to hers. He's got her hot. He's got her panting. There's just one problem - he's thirty-five.
Jake Conroy's life changes the day he finds his sexy new neighbor standing on his doorstep. He's not looking for love, he's looking for a fresh start in a new town, with a new job. He never figured on meeting Maddie, an older woman with a new attitude.
Maddie is patient and forgiving, while most of Jake's peers are not. Her family has raised eyebrows and his job isn't working out. Is their cougar and cub relationship just a fling, or will they prove they are...
Lucky in Love.
Something to be Thankful For by Imari Jade
A middle-age paranoid manager and a bad boy rocker try to persuade each other that in a relationship age does not matter.
Music manager Julianne Richmond's life gets turned upside down when her musical prodigy Cameron Justice announces that he is in love with her. Normally she would be flattered but she's in her forties and he is just a babe which in her book has the making of a bad love song.
Bad boy rocker Cameron Justice has everything...money, a beautiful mansion, expensive cars, and the lead in an upcoming movie. He is admired by women from all over the world and the envy of men. Spoiled and rotten to a fault, Cameron is used to getting his way. So when he confesses his love to his manager Julianne he naturally thought she would accept.
Unfortunately, Julianne turns him down like a hot potato because he is too young for her and bruises his fragile little rock star ego. On one of his wild tirades Cameron packs up his things and leaves Hollywood.
Spurred by the mass hysteria of Cameron's fans Julianne hops in a car and drives halfway across the country to bring his psychotic butt home. But once she finds him back in the sleeping little mountain town where he was born, dressed in tight-fitting jeans and a plaid shirt she discovers maybe having a sexy young blond mountain man might not be a bad thing.
Reviewer: Tigger9
Review: Jul 1, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Anthologies, May-December / Age Gap
Cougars and Cubs is an interesting collection of different stories about older women and younger men. The characters in this anthology all had different personalities and felt real. The partnerships that were formed in the stories fit those personalities and situations. I enjoyed reading about the roads to love and the obstacles that were overcome by the characters. Of course I liked some of the stories more
Reviewer: Diana Coyle
Review: Jul 23, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Anthologies, May-December / Age Gap
This anthology contains six stories by six very talented authors.
Robyn Cattrall, a history professor, returns to her alma mater to begin teaching there and runs into her ex-boyfriend in Scene of the Crime by Ashley Ladd. Robyn can’t believe how good he looks even after twenty years have passed. What she finally realizes is that sexy guy isn’t her ex but his adult son and now she’s
Please, Ma'am : Erotic Stories of Male Submission
Men are the ones gifted with all sorts of power in our society, but a dirty little secret is that so many of them long to strip themselves of this power, to be tied down, gagged, spanked, taken, and owned. They want to ease the burdens of manliness, if only for a little while, to be "ordered" to do all the naughty things of which they've dreamed. Please, Ma'am shows some of the tantalizing possibilities out there for sniveling men and the women who love them. Best-selling erotica editor Rachel Kramer Bussel has gathered together top voices in the genre, including Stephen Elliott, Alison Tyler, Dominic Santi, and many more. In Please, Ma'am, men willingly submit to the deliciously dominant women who entertain their deepest desires and give them the treatment they crave.
Includes contributions by Teresa Noelle Roberts, Charlotte Stein, Isabelle Gray, Elizabeth Coldwell, Remittance Girl, Craig J. Sorensen, Madeline Elayne, A.D.R. Forte, Sommer Marsden, Dominic Santi, Michael Hemmingson, Heidi Champa, Giselle Renarde, Ariel Graham, D.L. King, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Lee Ash, and Graydancer.
Bad-Ass Faeries 3: In All Their Glory
# of pages: 366 pages
Genre: Fantasy
Think all faeries spend their days picking flowers and dancing in circles? Think again!
We bring you tales of urban conflict, of lurking assassins, of defenders of the home front. Eternal battles…between good and evil, right and wrong, Seelie and Unseelie…fought by timeless warriors whose battle cries echo throughout both history and legend.
Discover fae fighting the good fight with every turned page.
A WAC pilot and her leprechaun guardian get a bit of their own back in L. Jagi Lamplighter’s A Not-So-Silent Night.
Refugee recruits from Daemor defend the base camp from gators and mongers in Patrick Thomas’s The Size of the Fight in the Solider.
Elaine Corvidae treats us to a new glimpse of the realm of the Shadow Fae as an assassin stalks Pook, the Unseelie king on the Seelie throne, in Field of Honor.
And in David Sherman’s The Price of Friendship a simple Nix gives Viking warriors a lesson in unconventional warfare.
Each story in this collection follows a fine warrior—and fae—tradition. Protect your own, avenge your fallen, and put the bullies in their place. So get ready to declare your allegiance, because…
By Land, Air, or Sea, the battle lines are drawn…Which side are you on?
This book is part 3 of the Bad-Ass Faeries series
Reviewer: ELF
Review: Jun 24, 2010
Genre(s): Anthologies, Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Bad Ass Faeries: In All Their Glory is a collection of 21 short stories edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail divided into the different categories that fae-folk can occupy during times of conflict. The stories range from different struggles within fae society itself (War and Circuses, Brief Battle for the Throne, Field of Honor, Uddereek, Return of the Hero), personal struggles (Fae Fighters, Seeing Red), fighti
In Sleeping Beauty's Bed
Fairy tales are rich sources of sexual fantasy—sexy slippers, mattresses piled high, dominatrix witches, lustful princes, naked emporers... Seasoned erotica author Mitzi Szereto restores the sex in the 15 tales in this provocative book—and adds a few surprises of her own. Here the bawdy humor of French fable meets the sublime eroticism of ancient Chinese myth as a far-from-virginal damsel weds a Prince Charming with a shoe fetish. Little Rid Riding Hood discovers Grandma's bed is open to any stray wolf. And a Japanese monk stumbles onto an S/M scene behind a forbidden door.
MITZI SZERETO writes and edits across the genres. Her titles include Wicked: Sexy Tales of Legendary Lovers (Cleis), the Erotic Travel Tales anthologies (Cleis), Getting Even: Revenge Stories (Serpent's Tale), The New Black Lace Book of Women's Fantasies (Random House), and Dying For It: Tales of Sex and Death (Running Press). She's the pioneer of the erotic writing workshop in the UK and Europe, and lives in London.
Her blog, "Errant Ramblings: Mitzi Szereto's Weblog" is located at mitziszereto.com/blog. The creator and presenter of Mitzi TV, Mitzi can be seen on her own Web TV channel at mitziszereto.com/tv.
Reviewer: Sherylyn
Review: Jul 23, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Anthologies
In Sleeping Beauty's Bed, all I can say is what a rush!! This is for everyone who has always thought that the fairy tales were missing something spicy. This is the grown up fairy tales that you always knew existed. I had a hard time putting this book down. It was always one more page, one more chapter, one more story.
This book is definitely on my keeper shelf and will be keeping an eye out for more from thi
Sweet Love
Looking to keep the heat? In Sweet Love, bestselling editor Violet Blue creates a world of lusty and in-love couples who live out their fantasies with delicious results. These powerful scenarios are recipes for romance that real couples can use as inspiration for memorable explorations of their own. This delectable collection will have you wishing for role-playing, exhibitionism, spankings, surprise threesomes, and much much more. Sweet Love's expertly crafted, explicit stories will really take you there.
With stories by Thomas Roche, Janine Ashbless, N.T. Morley, D.L. King, Andrea Dale, Kristina Wright, Emilie Paris, Kat Black, Kay Jaybee, Allison Wonderland, Felix D'Angelo, Jan Darby, Jude Mason, Teresa Noelle Roberts, Amanda Fox, Vanessa Vaughn, Alison Tyler, Dylan Reed, and Zach Addams.
"If you ever get a chance to try out your number-one fantasies in real life—and I assue you, there will be more than one—say yes. It's well worth it. May this book, its adventurous authoers, and the daring and satisfied characters be your guiding inspiration." —Violet Blue, from the Introduction
VIOLET BLUE is the bestselling author of seven sex-instruction books: The Ultimate Guide to Fellatio, The Ultimate Guide to Cunnilingus, The Ultimate Guide to Adult Videos, The Smart Girl's Guide to the G-Spot, The Adventurous Couple's Guide to Sex Toys, and The Adventurous Couple's Guide to Strap-On Sex; the editor of the erotica collections: Sweet Life, Sweet Life 2, Taboo, Best Women's Erotica series, Lips Like Sugar, Lust, and Girls on Top; she also writes about erotica, pornography, and sexual pleasure and health for various magazines, and she is the creator of the popular podcast Open Source Sex. She reports on local issues on SFAppeal.com.
Violet is a trained sex educator and lectures to human sexuality students at San Francisco State University, UC Berkeley, and to trainees at the national sex crisis and information hotline San Francisco Sex Information. She lives in San Francisco. Visit her at tinynibbles.com.
Reviewer: Dreamweaver
Review: Aug 18, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Anthologies
If you are looking for new and exciting erotica to possibly try out in the privacy of your own love life, this book is for you. In this collection of 19 short stories by different authors, the reader is taken on a journey to explore the limits of their own sexual comfort level. Each story demonstrates a new technique or enticing love play, within the context of a short story, which can be tried at home as you
In Bed with Anthology
by Imogen Edwards-Jones ( Editor) , Kathy Lette ( Editor) , Jessica Adams ( Editor) , Maggie Alderson ( Editor)
"An unashamedly sexy collection" (Glamour) featuring today's top female writers hiding behind naughty pseudonyms.
A unique and sexy collection of bedtime stories by bestselling, award- winning, and well-known novelists delivering the goods under their X- rated pseudonyms. So who's who? We're not telling. After all, a woman should have at least one good secret.
Feturing Adele Parks, Ali Smith, Bella Pollen, Chris Manby, Daisy Waugh, Emma Darwin, Esther Freud, Fay Weldon, Jane Moore, Joan Smith, Joanne Harris, Justine Picardi, Louise Doughty, Rachel Johnson, Santa Montefiore, Stella Duffy, Imogen Edwards-Jones, Jessica Adams, Kathy Lette, and Maggie Alderson.
Reviewer: ELF
Review: Jul 4, 2010
In Bed With is a collection of 20 erotic short stories edited by Imogen Edwards-Jones, Jessica Adams, Kathy Lette and Maggie Alderson. Covering a wide variety of topics with a cosmopolitan flair, the stories remind the reader that desire can be rekindled by changing the partner, the environment or props in a relationship. Just Lie Back and Think of England and After the Funeral remind one that desire doesn&rs
Please, Sir
Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel
Experience the Breathtaking Thrills of Sexual Submission
From spanking to bondage, punishment to service, Please, Sir takes BDSM erotica to a new level with these explosive stories of female submissives and their male dominants. Featuring a kinky Krav Maga master, a brat who gets what is coming to her and much more, these stories explore enticing territory that will make your heart race. Spend "A Night in the Opera" and visit a "Masochist on Vacation," as eager couples play with power and get off on it every step of the way.
Rachel Kramer Bussel, editor of the best-sellers He's on Top and Yes, Sir, chose 22 kinky stories that celebrate the thrill of submission by women who know exactly what they want. The damsels in Please, Sir delight in the pleasures of taking risks to be rewarded by the men who know their deepest desires. Find out why nothing is as hot as the power of the words "Please, Sir."
With stories by Shanna Germain, Elizabeth Coldwell, Sommer Marsden, Mercy Loomis, Tess Danesi, Heidi Champa, Emerald, Yolanda West, Isabelle Gray, Remittance Girl, Evan Mora, Doug Harrison, Alison Tyler, Aimee Pearl, Kissa Starling, Charlotte Stein, Ariel Graham, Lisabet Sarai, Justine Elyot, Salome Wilde, Donna George Storey, and Rachel Kramer Bussel.
Reviewer: ELF
Review: Jun 19, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Anthologies
Please, Sir is a collection of 22 erotic short stories exploring various aspects of the delights of female submission. Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel, the stories range in topic from the joys of anticipation when miles separate the sub from her master to the unexpected thrills experienced by being taken out on a leash for a car ride, public walk and being commanded to fetch a stick without wearing any clothe
Dead History
The history of the walking dead is a long one.
Since before man walked the Earth, the dead have been with us.
Rotting, decrepit animated corpses have existed, and in many places, have helped create the evolution of the very history we all know as fact, but yet they have always remained hidden from mankind as the sands of time flowed through the hour glass.
From Egypt, to London, to the first moon landing, to the old West; zombies have been a part of our culture, our very lives, though each time it has been erased, eradicated from our history.
Perhaps in these lost tales of our past is the hope for our future.
In these stories might very well be the answers of what to do when the zombie apocalypse finally arrives. So read these tales quickly and learn from them.
For even in the past, the dead walk, and if they did once before, it's a fact they will do so again.
The only question is: When will that be and will you be prepared?
With stories by Tony Schaab, Jose Alfredo Vazquez, David Bernstein, Mark Rivett, T.W. Brown, Nickolas Cook, Mark M. Johnson, Spencer Wendleton, Eric S. Brown, Anthony Giangregorio, Kevin James Breaux, G.R. Mosca and Lee Clark Zumpe.
Erotic Brits
Length: novella (39,785 words)
Category: Anthology
Firebolt Level: 4
Excess Level: 3
Ending: Happily Ever After
Join a tour around the United Kingdom with Erotic Brits. In these eighteen tales, you will see a Britain you probably didn't know existed. There are no tea and crumpets on the lawn, no genteel romances or period pieces. Instead you can enjoy a scorching-hot rendezvous on an Irish ferry, where a woman happily submits to three men, letting each of them use her for their pleasure. In St. Albans, a choirmaster orchestrates a three-way in a cathedral, whilst disciplining his wayward chorister. They all know the drill-misbehave, and receive some very personal correction. However a sexy visitor who inadvertently breaks the rules doesn't know that correction means taking one man from the front and one from the rear.
Great Britain is a country full of history and tradition, steeped in ancient myths and legends. Your very special tour includes Pagan sexual rites held at Stonehenge, tales of vampires who feed on the inhabitants of Manchester, and a room full of ghostly men and women in a secret room in London, who take part in wild orgies that never end. These Brits are always looking for fresh meat. They won't turn down blood either.
If you ever thought the United Kingdom was a nation of stiff upper lips, then prepare to learn what really gets hard in the U.K. This unique collection celebrates all the naughty exploits that take place up and down the county, including women who love to have kinky fun in a queer London pub, and a threesome who enjoy outdoor sex at historic Edinburgh Castle. The locations don't only provide a backdrop to the lusty scenes-they become an integral part of every sizzling story. This tour is not in the guidebooks, but you can take it right now!
Warnings: This title contains f/f and m/m sex, multiple partners, menage, bisexuality, transgender themes, BDSM, and anal sex.
Reviewer: ELF
Review: Feb 24, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, GLBTQ, Anthologies
Erotic Brits by Jacqueline Applebee is a collection of tales describing the sexual exploits of a voluptuous woman of color. The main character participates in various erotic encounters involving up to three partners and exhibitionism as she explores her bisexual attractions to both dominants and submissives. It is difficult to determine where reality ends and fantasy begins as the settings change
Like Tooth and Claw
Werewolves have recently become popular figures in romance, especially the steamy subgenre of "paranormal romance." Independent publisher Circlet Press, known for specializing in blends of the erotic with the fantastic, pushes that mainstream idea one step further, beyond romance into the erotic, and beyond wolves to other were-creatures. With Like Tooth and Claw, Circlet looks into the fantasy potential of other intriguing animals.
The six stories in Like Tooth and Claw feature a wide variety of shapeshifters, from seal-like selkies to lions, but editor Joy Crelin says one theme remains constant, and it isn't just sex. "It's self-discovery. Through their transformations into animals that walk, crawl, swim, or fly, the characters always end up learning what it means to be human."
Like Tooth and Claw is available for purchase from Circlet.com, Amazon's Kindle Store, BarnesandNoble.com, Fictionwise, and other online retailers.
Reviewer: Asylumgirl
Review: Dec 13, 2010
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Anthologies
Like Tooth and Claw is an anthology of shapeshifter erotica edited by Joy Crelin and Cecilia Tan. It contains stories by Marie Carlson, Helen Dring, Lee Harrington, Alex Monagan, Julie Cox and Amanda Ferry. The introduction by Joy Crelin is exemplary writing that is both thought-provoking and successful at hooking the reader to explore the stories within. The tales are a mix of all kinds of shifters and the c
Cotillion Christmas Spirits
6-author anthology
A Christmas Spirit of Forgiveness
Carolynn Carey
A freak snowstorm and a mysterious lady in red combine to lure Anna Marshall away from her home and into an encounter with the notorious Earl of Ashington. Marooned on his country estate, the two discover a mutual attraction that both realize can lead nowhere. After all, he prefers life in London while she has reason to avoid the city and her aristocratic relatives who reside there. But Christmas is approaching and with help from the lady in red, the couple eventually find that by accepting love and forgiveness, they can possess the peace and joy that the season promises.
Dreams of Christmas
Barbara Miller
Sarah Pelham is led by the spirit of Christmas past to dream about her missing twin and sets out in a snowstorm to find her. Lord Vance is led by the same spirit to take shelter at the inn where Sarah arrives, and discovers she is the girl of his dreams. Vance is determined to help Sarah complete her mission so she can then marry him. The spirits of Christmases present and future also have a hand in ensuring the couple’s happy ending.
Bride of Belznickel
Kate Dolan
Hannah Brown is forced to spend the Christmas holidays far from home with cousins who ridicule her at every opportunity. To get revenge, she tries to scare them by making up stories about the Belznickel, the Christmas demon.
Then her stories start to come alive…
Jenna’s Eternal Lover
Jeanne Savery
The late Lord Everston’s lover wanted to join him in eternal bliss from the moment he died. But instead of achieving her own happiness, Jenna was required to help his lordship’s heirs find theirs.
Now Jacob, Sarah, Patrick and Roman have true love and it is Jenna’s time to join her deceased lover. It is also Christmas and all the families celebrate it together. Though grieving for Jenna, they still have reason to celebrate the season—the knowledge that true love can survive even death.
Miss Isabella Thaws a Frosty Lord
Larissa Lyons
Dominated by her father’s rigid ways since a twist of fate stole her sight, Isabella uses the magic of Christmas to steal away for an adventure of her own when invited to join friends for the holidays. Oh, how she adores Christmastime!
How he abhors Christmastime! Lord Frostwood lives up to his name, freezing out everyone since a childhood tragedy hardened his heart. Everyone, that is, until a spirited wench falls at his feet and proceeds to warm his cold existence, thanks to some strategically placed mistletoe and their resulting Christmas kisses.
Reviewer: Janean
Review: Jan 15, 2010
Genre(s): Anthologies, Regency
Author: Carolynn Carey
Subtitle: A Christmas Spirit of Forgiveness
Anna Marshall is a very sweet and kind young woman who loves living in the country, where she is close to nature. She would rather be in the country taking care of her neighbors, they way her Great Aunt Cora has shown her, than living in luxury among The Ton in London.
Phillip tenth Earl of Ashington would rather be in London
An American Rose Christmas
Historical American Bouquet
Rating: Sweet
Page Count: 330
Reclaimed by his wealthy uncle, former Shawnee captive Corwin Whitfield finds life with his adopted people at an end and reluctantly enters the social world of 1764. His one aim is to run back to the colonial frontier at his first opportunity–– until he meets Uncle Randolph’s ward, Dimity Scott
Tory captain Dr. Nicholas Clayton discovers stolen military secrets on a severely injured female spy. When her wounds heal, Holly Masters must decide if she can kill the man who saved her life.
While pretending to be a male soldier, farm girl Sara Brewster falls for a handsome Union army surgeon. When her secret is revealed, will a lavish Christmas Eve ball work in her favor--or will her heart be broken?
Southern belle Marybeth Dawson discovers Santa Claus can’t cross the Mason Dixon line--but handsome Union soldier, Trevor Sutton can.
When a strong willed upper class New York girl falls for a dashing, compassionate stable boy, it will take a Christmas miracle to bring them together. Thankfully, true love is on their side. All reformed prostitute Eva Baird wants for Christmas is to have her daughter back in her arms. But gun-toting outlaws, spiteful in-laws, and a sweet-talking stranger with arresting gray eyes threaten to turn her dream into a lump of coal.
Writers of the Future, Volume 23
For twenty-three years, the Writers of the Future contest and its sister competition, Illustrators of the Future, have been awarding prizes to new science fiction writing and drawing talent. The contest is judged by major science fiction writers and artists, creators who have proven to be gifted and successful. One must wonder, then, why the resulting anthology is so uninspired. Several titles have interesting premises, such as Aliette de Bodard's Obsidian Shards, a religion-steeped mystery set in the ancient Aztec empire, or The Sun God at Dawn, Rising from a Lotus Blossom by Andrea Kail, featuring a correspondence between Abraham Lincoln and Tutankhamen, which is intriguing but tries too hard to make a point at the end. Many pieces, however, are a little too reminiscent of older, better-crafted works of science fiction. The illustrations are likewise a disappointment, although their lackluster appearance might stem from being reprinted in black and white in a mass-market paperback format. They offer little to the stories they illuminate and are not even laid out before the story they accompany, even though the contest rules state that the illustrations are selected based on the judge's "personal opinion on the extent to which it makes the judge want to read the story it illustrates." Rules and submission information for both contests are included, so libraries with avid science fiction writers or artists might consider steering them toward this book, although they are the only likely readers. Reviewer: Snow Wildsmith
Season of Love
Mistletoe Fangs - Susan Blexrud
Dr. Laura Marsh, a pregnant vampire, seeks therapy to overcome a recent trauma -- but is her creepy doctor interested in more than her well-being? Will evil intercede, dashing the promise of a Christmas baby?
The Office Party - Bill Haworth
An office Christmas party is hijacked by the newly appointed manager, to celebrate his promotion. A blizzard traps the revellers in the freezing, dark office. An old cleaning lady intervenes -- but is she all she seems?
A Special Christmas Gift - Kate Hofman
Glenda has a very special Christmas gift for her lover, who has finally succeeded in finding her again.
Peace on New Earth - Miriam Newman
On the planet Megasta, colonists live in an uneasy peace with native tribes, until the advent of Terran fever threatens their tenuous coexistence. Can the efforts of a medical technician from old Earth and her love for a
Megasti man avert bloodshed between their 'people?
Bad-Ass Faeries 2: Just Plain Bad
# of pages: 288 pages
Genre: Fantasy
Do you like to Dance with Danger? Well now's your chance!
Don't worry about things that go bump in the night; count yourself lucky if these fae give you that much warning. In the finest tradition of the original Bad-Ass Faeries, the twenty tales in this collection delve into the darkest corners, exploring every tough and terrifying aspect the legends of faeries ever claimed...and then some.
Lose yourself in twisted tales of homicidal faerie clowns, one man's gladiatorial stand against Earth's overlords, and a desperate mother's confrontation with the fiercest pirates above the Seven Seas...not to mention dry land. Read on in fascinated horror as a faerwolf is born, and unwise parties-of-the-second-part come to rue deals made with a different kind of devil. Here is where you discover just how many faerie tales never even get a glimpse of Happily Ever After...
Forget about misunderstood; these faeries are Just Plain Bad!
This book is part 2 of the Bad-Ass Faeries series
Reviewer: Zollyanna
Review: Dec 7, 2009
Genre(s): Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Bad-Ass Faeries 2 gives us another 20 tales of faeries your mother wouldn’t want you to hang around or love. The Authors for the sequel of Bad-Ass Faeries 1 give us all the bad we can handle and then some. It was as much if not more as enjoyable a read as its predecessor, and I will enjoy reading any other books that come across from these authors.
Gorge was the best musical faerie in the Kingdoms and
Bad-Ass Faeries
# of pages: 220 pages
Genre: Fantasy
Clap Your Hands...NOW! Because you better believe the world is full of Bad-Ass Faeries!
Toss out your childhood notions of faeries that are all goodness and light. No golden pixies clothed in gossamer, dancing on the wind, here to make the rainbows shine and the birds sing. These tales are of faeries on the raw edge, battle-worn and in black leather, with a glimmer of darkness in their eyes, if not their very hearts.
From the meanest city streets to one dusty, disturbing saloon, on the wing or the back of a Harley, no matter where you look, they are headed your way, trailing attitude, bodies, and a dust devil of magic in their wake.
Good or bad or just plain rotten, you’ll never look at faeries the same way again.
This book is part 1 of the Bad-Ass Faeries series
Reviewer: Zollyanna
Review: Dec 4, 2009
Genre(s): Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Bad Ass Faeries is an Anthology of 20 stories by 21 authors about 5 types of faeries. Warrior, Outlaw, Wild, Street and Noir Faeries are explained in each story. You will find yourself thinking of a particular type of faerie as your favorite as you read the Anthology.
Each story is carefully written to show exactly what each type of faerie is like. I found it delightful and each story made me think more and
Hungry For Your Love
21 stories from NY Times best-selling authors to horror, romance and even YA stars.
Reviewer: Lexile
Review: Nov 4, 2009
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Anthologies, Zombies
I have been a fan of zombies since I was a toddler and George Romero was the Zombie Making God. The recent rise in Zombie Romance stories caught me by surprise since I honestly never saw them as anything but amusing shamblers with a vicious appetite. Some of these authors have changed my mind, given the Zombie Mythos a twist that doesn't make the romance so completely wrong, but others just reinfo
Taste Test: Scared Stiff
Gay Erotic Romance, Paranormal
39 pages / 15000 words
A good scary story can make a heart race, just like a sexy encounter can. That's the idea behind Scared Stiff. In Through a Western Door by JL Merrow, Sam thinks he's gotten a bad deal going to a party and an abandoned house. Then he meets James, and finds out that even legendary hauntings have an upside.
Summer in Canaan, by Sunny Moraine, finds Jacob trying to rekindle the muse in a cabin in the woods. Will Aaron be able to help him, or is it too late for both of them. Finally, in The House that Pip Built, but Mercy Loomis, Caleb wants desperately to be in the same fraternity as his longtime crush, Evan. Will he be able to spend enough time in a haunted house to get his wish?
Toy Box: Costumes
Gay Erotic Romance, Contemporary
38 pages / 14000 words
Playing dress up can be sexy, can rev up even the dullest sex life. In Julia Talbot's With or Without the Costume, Chaz isn’t sure he wants to take on the creepy costume thing at Mardi Gras, but he knows he likes cowboy trappings enough to make it work. In The Party by Vic Winter, Ricky's looking for love at the university's GLBT club's "Pairs Party". He's dressed up as Robin, the Boy Wonder. Will he find a Batman of his own or is he destined to be alone?
Syd McGinley gives us The Wrong Customs. After being trained by Dr. Fell, Tommy finally has an owner all to himself. Katashi Tanaka lets him design costumes and study their shared Japanese heritage, but Tommy keeps misunderstanding his intentions. Can Tommy figure out how to please his master, and make his new role fit right? See what the boys get into today!
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance 2
This exciting follow-up to the wildly successful Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance contains 30 short stories of hot blood, midnight pleasures, and inhuman passions. Containing the best names in the field, such as Eileen Wilks, Caitlin Kittredge, Jennifer Ashley, Dawn Cook, and Diane Whiteside, this compilation is sure to arouse attention.
Reviewer: ELF
Review: Dec 23, 2009
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Anthologies
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance 2, edited by Trisha Telep, is a wonderful collection of 25 short stories written by some of the top authors of the paranormal genre. Each writer’s style is showcased as the subject of romance and erotic seduction vampire style is explored in diverse times and locations ranging from modern Paris to America’s Wild West to ancient Britain. The majority
Games in the Dark
m/m, contemporary, BDSM
Page Count: 304
Take a walk on the wild side with a serving of kink: restraints, blindfolds, spankings, threesomes, and more—just a taste of danger to whet your appetite. But these games are meant to do more than just tease. While these men are getting a thrill, they're exploring their emotions, making peace with their wants and needs, and sometimes finding love along the way. Through that lens, we can see the truth: it takes trust to play fair. Come with us and play some games in the dark.
Fit to Be Tied by Ashlyn Kane
While shopping for gag gifts at the local sex store, Tyler notices his boyfriend Jem scoping out a set of handcuffs. He raises an eyebrow, but doesn't forget. On their next anniversary, he surprises Jem with a very personal gift: himself bound to the headboard of their bed. Only it seems that Tyler misunderstood: Jem's the one who wants to be cuffed.
Silent Negotiations by Lyn Gala
Michael seems to have everything—looks, health, intelligence, and an experienced lover. But he's well aware that he's a bit of a dork when it comes to relationships. When he learns his lover has been exploring the kinky side of the Internet, Micheal's afraid he's not enough for Raahi—and also discovers he's more than a little interested himself in exploring the wilder side of passion and love.
The Perils of Tardiness and Telling Tall Tales by Sienna Bishop
Emery's on a tight deadline to ready his family's clothing store for the big fall open house. But as his precious time ticks away, he realizes he's allowed Theo, the hot young delivery boy, to get away with being late way too often. When Theo finally shows up two hours late with a very suspect excuse, Emery unleashes his temper... only to find that's what Theo wanted from his boss all along.
Eye Opener by Ariel Tachna
Takoda has worked at Metamorphosis, Las Vegas's premier gay leather bar, for four years, perfectly content to serve drinks and leave the patrons to their preferred fetishes... until the night the club's owner, Rhys, takes the stage for a celebratory exhibition. What Takoda sees helps him realize the lifestyle might be more appealing than he'd expected.
Maximum Exposure by Marguerite Labbe and Fae Sutherland
It’s been two weeks since Sebastian exposed Angel to a world of submission and domination that Angel never knew existed. Being so new to the scene, Angel's not sure he can give Sebastian what he wants when the Dom suggests the vulnerability and intimacy of erotic Japanese rope bondage. Understanding control is the key to Angel deciding whether to put an end to a relationship or to move forward and find his way to passion with Sebastian.
Remarkable Restraint by Devon Rhodes
When Chaz finds it impossible to hide his attraction for his straight roommate, he decides that avoiding Justin is the best answer. But Justin is not a man to be ignored, and he takes matters into his own hands by restraining Chaz's hands—and feet—until he gets some answers. It will take remarkable restraint from both to find a way to stay friends... and to grow into something more.
Learning As We Go Along by Ellen Whitehall
Jake and Matt are friends, colleagues, roommates, and lovers. But Matt wants more than just a simple relationship: he likes to be dominated. Now it's up to Jake to decide if he has the will and desire to learn what it takes to get them to the next level of love. Despite a few missteps, will they discover how to enjoy the games they play at night?
Bent by D.G. Parker
When Jack agreed to suit up and man the Hell Bent for Leather booth at the Big Gay Expo, the last thing he expected was to run into a straight man whose blush definitely aroused his interest. So when Sam begged him to keep his heterosexuality secret, Jack knew he had one chance to come up with a plan: a plan to make the now-curious Sam his and his alone.
All Kinds of Attention by H.J. Brues
Troy has always been bullied and pursued for his pretty, fragile appearance. It's made him cynical and too quick to use his sharp tongue or fists to prove he’s not as weak as he looks. When he enters a leather bar by mistake—hiding from yet another harasser—he meets Tom, who offers a new and freeing experience if Troy agrees to be his for the night. In spite of his fears, Troy is so intrigued that he accepts and discovers that Tom is like no other man he's ever met.
The Cub by Edward von Behrer
Helping out a friend who owns a fetish shop, I'm minding the store when a customer grabs my attention from the moment he steps in the door. Corey is on a quest for an outfit that will help him attract the Daddy he wants. Making a sale is taking a back burner... because I intend to help young Corey find just what—and who—it is he's searching for.
Black and Blue by Dar Mavison
It's love at first sight when Archer sees Freddie at a club. They seem compatible from the start—Freddie has a need to serve, and Archer likes to protect—but both men prize their privacy, and all they really know about each other is instinct and desire. It comes down to one night when Archer invites Freddie to his home for a private scene to convince Freddie how right they are for each other.
Seven Sins
SEVEN SINS is an anthology of the Seven Deadly Sins, written by seven of DCL's writers --
Susan Blexrud
Talia Hough
Annie Marshall
S.J. Ronayne
Pamela Seres
Veronica Towers
Kate Hofman
The Dragon Book
Never before published stories by New York Times bestselling authors Jonathan Stroud, Gregory Maguire, Garth Nix, Diana Gabaldon, and others.
Whether portrayed as fire-breathing reptilian beasts at war with humanity or as noble creatures capable of speech and mystically bonded to the warriors who ride them, dragons have been found in nearly every culture's mythology. In modern times, they can be found far from their medieval settings in locales as mundane as suburbia or as barren as post-apocalyptic landscapes-and in The Dragon Book, today's greatest fantasists reignite the fire with legendary tales that will consume readers' imaginations.
With original stories by New York Times bestselling authors Jonathan Stroud, Gregory Maguire, Garth Nix, Diana Gabaldon, Tamora Pierce, Harry Turtledove, Sean Williams, and Tad Williams as well as tales by Naomi Novik, Peter Beagle, Jane Yolen, Adam Stemple, Cecelia Holland, Kage Baker, Samuel Sykes, Diana Wynne Jones, Mary Rosenblum, Tanith Lee, Andy Duncan, and Bruce Coville.
Now in Hardback 2009 and Paperback 2010.
Reviewer: Zollyanna
Review: Aug 16, 2010
Genre(s): Anthologies, Sci-Fi / Fantasy
The Dragon Book is a collection of 19 stories all centered around Dragons. From Jonathan Stroud to Naomi Novik they fly us through the realms of magic and mystery with each story that is told. Every story was a joy to read right down to the last one. I would be happy to ready any stand-alone stories that are written by any of the authors in the Dragon Book. They all have such amazing talent.
A girl named Per
Never After
The bonds of love...
The bonds of matrimony...
The bonds between husband and wife...
Let's face it—some bonds are made to be broken.
Here, for the first time ever, are four stories from today's most provocative authors that take the classic idea of the "faerie tale wedding" and give it a swift kick in the bustle.
Reviewer: Leslee
Review: Nov 24, 2009
Genre(s): Urban Fantasy, Anthologies
I was really intrigued by this anthology as two of the authors were pretty new to me. I had heard of Yasmine Galenorn and Sharon Shinn but I don’t think I have read anything by them before. I also liked the skewed fairy tale theme. I will be reviewing in the order I read them.
First up was Laurell K. Hamilton’s entry, “Can He Bake A Cherry Pie”. A princess decides that the mar
Snowflake Secrets
Can a simple crocheted snowflake contain magic? The Sullivan sisters think so. On Christmas Eve, 1958, Great Aunt Maude gives a unique snowflake ornament to each of them: Allegra—thirteen, Sonata—twelve, Melody—nine, and Carole—eight. Years later, they learn she might have crocheted a little something extra—a bit of magic and wisdom—into their gifts. In Snowflake Secrets, each sister, now grown, uncovers the magic of her unique ornament. As they confide their revelations to each other and their dying mother, they discover the secret they all share. Every narrative is unique and told in a different voice by four authors: Allegra by Lorna Collins; Sonata by Christie Shary; Melody by Luanna Rugh and Carole by Sherry Derr-Wille. Yet all their stories are woven together into the tapestry of Snowflake Secrets, an inspirational tale of family, love and finding that special joy that makes life worth living.
Reviewer: Diana Coyle
Review: Nov 12, 2009
In this anthology, each author wrote the story of one of the four Sullivan sisters - Allegra, Sonata, Melody and Carole. These girls were never in need of anything because their parents provided for them the best way they could. They all grew up close to one another and as they got older, went their separate ways to fulfill their dreams.
The basis of all the stories revolves around the Christmas of 1958 when
Ellora's Cavemen: Flavors of Ecstasy III
Cherry Tart
Angelia Sparrow & Naomi Brooks
In 1896, disgraced Chastity is sent to the New Abilene Colony on Jupiter’s moon of Io. Resigned to a fast marriage in order to save her nonexistent virtue, she doesn’t count on falling hard and lustfully for handsome Ulysses. During the six-month trip, the virile Outrider, whose favorite part of his job is lassoing and riding asteroids away from the ship, meets his match in this petite redhead. Chastity teaches him in delicious detail exactly why her name fits her so badly.
Climbing the Corporate Ladder Without Panties
Courtney Bee
Kate’s plan to become editor at a male-dominated publishing house just suffered a major setback, and to make matters worse, the cocky but handsome IT guy is on his own quest—to make Kate his.
One night Kate succumbs to his brash charm, shocked as he loosens her prim bun and bends her over for a spanking. Ashamed to admit she’s just had the best sex of her life, Kate has to make a decision—keep control, forfeiting sexual bliss for a dream career, or embark on a sexual journey where she surrenders all power.
Eight Seconds
Sherry James
Erotic writer Taylor Westfall needs fresh inspiration. Who better to help her research sexual techniques than professional bull rider Devlin McCord? Devlin’s red-hot reputation proves his riding skills aren’t limited to the arena. Taylor’s sure he can get her juices—creative and otherwise—flowing if she can find the nerve to proposition him.
Devlin is tired of one-night stands and life on the road. He wants the girl he’s loved since high school. When Taylor tells him she needs to have sex with him, he’s ready…and he’s got more than eight seconds in him.
Pitch Black
Fiona Jayde
Breathless seduction in a glass elevator above a darkened Kiev covers up the deactivation of Katherine Belaya’s implanted GPS tracker. Nicholai Rostov may have just saved her life or led her into a trap set by the Russians. Her lust for him is simple nerves, adrenaline pumped high by the threat of bullets. As they fight for survival, Kate’s trust in Nick may be the only thing keeping them alive.
Shifting Sides
Cheryl Dragon
In spite of being held captive by sadistic scientists, shifters Kiren and Breman forged a relationship. The evacuation of Earth forced them apart but their mutual lust never died. Now Breman has the chance to bring Kiren back to the rebel colony with him.
Cat-shifter Kiren has missed her dragon-shifter mate and when Breman catches up with her on Old Earth, their lust gets the best of them—for once without limits or spectators. Finally sharing all their secrets, Breman has a plan. Freedom and passion are within reach if they can escape the assassins in orbit.
The Johnson Obsession
Lyla Sinclair
From her balcony, Vivian secretly sketches her sexy wet neighbor while he swims and lounges at the apartment pool each evening. When he shows up at her door one night, she’s sure he’s there to deliver some misdirected mail. But suddenly, Duke is dominating her, carrying out sexual plans that she could only dream of—exactly the one’s she’s dreamed of, in fact. He knows the contents of her dirty little fantasies. But will he see it through to the ending she’d never dared ask of any man?
Reviewer: Arianne
Review: Nov 13, 2009
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Anthologies
All the authors in this anthology, except for one, have created stories that leave you wanting more to read. Most are a thrill ride to read. A Page Turner that I would search for on the Internet.
Special Notes: *This needs an index*
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Author: Angelina Sparrow and Naomi Brooks
Book Title: Cherry Tart
Score: 3.50 / 5
In 1897, C
Zombie Raccoons and Killer Bunnies
From a farmer at war with Nature's creatures, to dangerous doings when the henhouse goes on-line, to the hazards of keeping company with a book wyrm, here are ingenious tales that will make readers laugh or cry—or double-check to make sure that their windows and doors are firmly locked against the things that prowl the night.
Reviewer: Lexile
Review: Nov 4, 2009
Genre(s): Sci-Fi / Fantasy, Zombies
Zombie Raccoons and Killer Bunnies is certainly true to its name. Both highly interesting animals have their own stories attached to them, though I found I enjoyed the Killer Bunnies one (BunRabs by Donald J. Bingle) the more entertaining (and darkly humorous) of the two. As in most anthologies you have your amusing stories (BunRabs or Ninja Rats on Harleys), to your sad wistful tale (for lizzie)
Four Seasons: Autumn 2009
Length: Super-Novel (72787)
Category: Anthology
Heat Level: eXcess 3
The autumn weather might be cooling things off, but you won’t need that sweater – we promise our erotica will warm you up! This time of year involves metamorphosis, from the changing of the fall colors to the places between, where the world wears thin and the strange and unusual happens. Join your favorite eXcessica authors in this sexy, sometimes spooky, seasonal anthology, bringing you the best of all things autumn! (Includes stories by Marshall Ian Key, Vivian Vincent, J.M. Snyder, Amicus, Varian Krylov, Giselle Renarde, Kenn Dahll, Sandra Fowke, Molly Wens, and Reno MacLeod and Jaye Valentine.)
Reviewer: Kyraninse
Review: Mar 4, 2010
I always find anthologies pretty hard to rate, and this one is no exception. I did enjoy most of the stories, although some much more than the others.
A Hallowed Tale was a fun spin-off from the classic "A Christmas Carol" and I really loved how sweet it was. The sex actually almost felt like it was tacked on and it didn't seem like it made quite that much sense in the context, but it wasn't gratin
Like a God's Kiss
Length: 100 pages
Heat Index: Erotic Romance
Like a God’s Kiss combines the epic and the erotic, the mythological and the real, to culminate in seven engaging and steamy short stories. With protagonists ranging from heroic Hercules to arrogant Arachne and plots ranging from the well-known to the never-before-seen, readers will discover all new aspects about their favorite mythological characters, and will be introduced to a few new ones as well.
Reviewer: Lexile
Review: Sep 15, 2009
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Erotic Romance, Sci-Fi / Fantasy Romance, Anthologies
I'm a great lover of all things mythological. I have scores of books about the subject, watched countless documentaries and read more then my fair share of fictional recountings. I don't think I've ever read anything quite like this anthology. I mean that in a good way mind you.
The Pillars of Hercules (Lionel Bramble): This story centers around one of Hercules' 12 Labors, to be clear the e
Bite Me: A BBA Menage Anthology
165 pages / 62300 words
by edited by K.I.L. Kenny with stories by Sean Michael, Marie Carlson, Joyce Sully, Mercy Loomis, CC Bridges, Julia Talbot, Giselle Renarde, Vic Winter, J. Rocci, and BA Tortuga
Hidden in plain view, taboo lovers bond in ways mundane eyes cannot see. When two are not enough, "Bite Me" shows how three can seal their truest carnal connections. When Needed, by Sean Michael, starts off with Jen, whose two faithful canine companions might be more than they seem. In Like a Thousand Miles of Fire, Marie Carlson's half-demon Crystal Andraya finds strength in the arms of her vampire lovers as war between their races looms. In Joyce Sully's Roll Up, a joyless student falls for a sideshow huckster and a cannibal queen.
In Julia Talbot's Changing Shifts, Dave has to explain to his roommates why he's suddenly shunning sunlight. Mercy Loomis unmasks a vampire demon in Empusa, whose lovers don't usually live to tell the tale. A different kind of mystery hooks Monica in CC Bridges' Dog Days. Her best friend has disappeared, and the two strangers who show up in her life have secrets they want to keep.
In Giselle Renarde's Shadow People, PI Anna Fairclough is chosen to investigate the elusive Inuit Shadow People. Vic Winter's Owen thinks he might be crazy when he finds a strange woman in the park, but his lover Tommy knows what to do. In This Home We Defend, by J Rocci, Zev unwittingly brings his pack into danger when a new Alpha issues an unusual challenge. Finally, in A Family Business, by BA Tortuga, Kit has a hard time juggling the family demon hunting business with two vampire lovers.
Reviewer: Zollyanna
Review: Sep 24, 2009
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Erotic Romance, GLBTQ, Anthologies
Bite me is an Anthology of books written by ten authors. It encompasses romance, love, mythology, magic, mystery, paranormal and sexy love making all in one. Each author brings to the table their own style of writing that transitions into the next story cleanly. From Sean Michael’s When Needed to BA Tortuga’s A Family Business each story gives you their own vision of love with a bit of the paranor
Boys of the Bite
Vampires are ever young, ever beautiful, and ruled by the cravings of the flesh. In Boys of the Bite, the gay male side of the vampire's legend is explored in every erotic possibility. From historical settings where vampires move through high society to modern vamps you find at the all-night laundromat, these lusty men know how to hunt, whether for love or just a midnight snack.
Mixing stories by gay male authors like R. R. Angell and Bob Panadero with some of Ravenous Romance's stars of m/m romance like Keta Diablo and Ryan Field, Boys of the Bite gives every reader plenty to get his or her blood pumping.
Story titles and Authors:
Wanting Needing Having by R. R. Angell
To Be Beloved by Pepper Espinoza
Lost in Translation by TammyJo Eckhart
The Love of a Faithful Servant by Teresa Noelle Roberts
The Cold Color of the Heart by Eric Del Carlo & Amber Jayne Dodd
The Sin Eater’s Prince by Keta Diablo
The Conservative Dark by Connor McKay
The Last Brother by Ken Panadero
The Devil’s Half Acre by Ryan Field
VAMMP: Conquering Dissension by Bryl R. Tyne
Reviewer: Zollyanna
Review: Jan 13, 2010
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, GLBTQ, Anthologies
Boys of the Bite is an Anthology that explores the gay male side of vampire mythology. Stories from R.R. Angell to Bryl R. Tyne give us a different and alluring aspect to the sexy and beautiful vampires we know and crave. From modern vampires to vampires in our history you will be locked into these stories feeling as if you are there with them. Each one has its own alluring taste of blood and flesh but with a
Friction Anthology
Cruising by JP Bowie Adam Brenner is looking for a life change... Adam Brenner is looking for a life change when a long-time friend and associate, Tom Hathaway, offers him a position as casino manager aboard The Maid of the Seas, a luxury cruise ship out of Port Canaveral, Florida. Trying to leave behind haunting memories of an alcoholic boyfriend on a path to destruction, Adam succumbs to the Latin charm of Vittorio Borghese, the ship's architect. After a night of hot sex, Adam thinks he might have found the one to help him forget the misery of the past, but Adam soon discovers that life on board a floating resort has its drawbacks to go hand-in-hand with the perks. Maximum Exposure by Jenna Byrnes & Jude Mason A secret pleasure denied could be the end for long time lovers Rob and Max, or will mistrust do it first? Rob Jenkins is worried. The relationship he's been in for six years has become a little stale and not very intimate. He loves Max more than anything, but the man's sexual fetish of 'doing things' in public never interested him. While Max is away at a two-week business conference, Rob concludes that in order to save their relationship, he needs to make some choices. He surprises Max with a weekend visit and the offer to play a 'game'. Will the sexy scenarios be enough, or will they merely expose the flaws in their relationship? Yes! by Kim Dare Can Andrew really spend twelve hours saying no to everything Stephen offers him? It's not going to be easy, when all he wants to say is - Yes! Andrew likes sex. If someone he's attracted to wants to have sex with him, he's not going to say no to them. That's not a character flaw, it's just common sense. Stephen seems to think otherwise. He's sure Andrew is incapable of saying no to a cheap thrill. But, at the same time, he's more than happy to provide Andrew with the prefect opportunity to prove him wrong. Sorry Charlie by Ashley Ladd Charlie's dad wants to make up after a seventeen-year family feud... He's overjoyed, excited, and nervous as hell that his father is finally accepting his sexual orientation and speaking to him after a seventeen-year family feud but Charlie can't understand why his long-term partner Jonathan is acting jealous and clingy, when he should be happy for him or at least supportive. Jon's afraid Charlie's family will hurt him again and he doesn't know if he can mend Charlie's heart if it shatters a second time or stand by and watch while Charlie sets himself up for more heartbreak. Heat of the Night by SL Majors Bad boy Stephen Powell has finally met his match in Dakota Youngblood, a sexy Alpha and older man who shows Stephen a thing or two in the heat of a hot summer night. It was supposed to be punishment... Last week he'd been living the high life in Monte Carlo, and now, after yet another brush with trouble, ultimate bad boy Stephen Powell has been banished to Wyoming, which might as well be the middle of nowhere. Stephen wasn't expecting to fall in love with the wild land or with its untamed rancher, Dakota Youngblood, a man as rugged as the mountains he calls home. Youngblood sizzles with intensity and teaches the brash younger man a thing or two about life, about passion, about commitment... One Night Stand by Cassandra Gold Can a one-night stand lead to lasting love? Photographer Tom Garner is finally ready to date again after the death of his partner. On his first night out, he meets sexy Ian. Unfortunately for Tom, Ian isn't looking for a relationship. Ian Abernathy has been burned by love one too many times. His new rule, one-night stands only, seems to be working well—until he meets Tom.
Reviewer: Daisiemae
Review: Jul 30, 2010
Genre(s): GLBTQ, Anthologies, M/M
Friction is a multi-authored homoerotic anthology. I was happily surprised that I really liked all of the stories in it. Many times in the past, I’ve read other anthologies where there are usually at least two or more stories that I either disliked or it lost my interest. Admittedly, there are some stories I liked better than others, but all of them were interesting and very entertaining shor
Hot Summer Nights
Book Length: Novel
Heat Level: Hot
Contemporary, Werewolf, Fantasy Erotic Romance
Tempted by Lexie Davis
Word Count: 19,000
All Ali wanted was a vacation, and her best friend’s beach house seemed like the perfect getaway. Packing up for a week of nothing but fun in the sun, the last thing she expected to find was temptation, in the form of a sexy surfer dude. He was a younger man, twelve years her junior, and definitely awakened a desire inside. And he offered the perfect opportunity for this busy doctor to indulge in a no-strings affair and walk away unscathed. But simple lust gets complicated, and Ali soon finds her heart on the line. Can her long-awaited vacation be the beginning of something more?
Hazy, Hot, & Hunted by Crymsyn Hart (Interracial)
Word Count: 20,500
In the humid nights of a Georgia summer, a wounded man stumbles onto Louisa’s front lawn. She stashes him in her root cellar and shoos the bounty hunter away. Tending to his wounds, something about him isn’t quite… human.
For months, Bowen’s been tracking the werewolf that killed his wife. After making Louisa breakfast, he swears to leave, but he can’t get her off his mind. Instead of departing, he secretly remains. Then, one day, the bounty hunter returns and threatens Louisa.
Will Louisa turn him over? Will Bowen ever find love again? Or will the bounty hunter destroy Bowen for good?
A Midsummer's Eve Kiss by Dana Torrence
Word Count: 20,000
Fairies don’t exist. That’s what Gwen thought until a lithe fae stepped into her world, captured her heart with his searing kiss, and shattered her soul by leaving her on Midsummer’s Eve. Now something—or someone—is calling her back to that fateful place. Can she risk not answering it?
After seventy years of searching, Tey has found his ruhýana, and in the unlikeliest of places, the mortal world. But his reputation has caught up to him, and before claiming her, he is enslaved for his crimes. Five years later, Midsummer’s Eve, will he be given the chance to find her?
Reviewer: Zollyanna
Review: Sep 13, 2009
Hot Summer Nights is a compilation of three stories by Lexie Davis, Crymsyn Hart, and Dana Torrence. Each story is different from the other but all three are spicy and romantic. They bring together a perfect romantic blend of paranormal and the erotic.
In Tempted, Dr. Alessandria Aames has borrowed her friend Nina’s beach house for a week of R&R. Sean Graham a video game developer lives next door.
Sindustry
Pages: 332
Reluctant by Rhianne Aile & Madeleine Urban
Coming off twenty-five years of marriage, Gregory Callahan doesn't want to live the rest of his life without exploring the longings he's never dared to admit. At a friend's urging, he engages the discreet and exclusive services of Rossi Inc., only to find Rico Rossi is nothing he expected and everything he's dreamed of.
Stripped Bare by S. Blaise
Intrigued when a man calls to hire him for a bachelorette party, stripper Luca Briggs finds himself attracted to the sexy voice on the other end of the line. He wants to meet the caller, but Ethan is strangely reluctant, making Luca long to prove he is more than just a pretty face. Boomerang by Rachelle CochranChance is content with his life in Minneapolis, where he works as a waiter - and sometimes more - at a gay club. But things change the night Evan walks in. Chance and Evan grew up together in a small rural town, and Chance had always longed for them to be more than friends. Surprised when Evan invites him back to his hotel to catch up, Chance is stunned to find he's not the only one who's harbored a long-term crush.
Fun and Games by Lenore Black
Video game developer Patrick Sturtz has a huge deadline and no time to celebrate his 25th birthday. So his friends come up with the perfect surprise: Jack Whitaker, a beautiful, messy-haired, strangely endearing man of the evening. Jack sweeps Patrick away from his computer and into bed for a very private birthday bash. But the real surprise is that Jack keeps showing up - night after night - claiming it's all part of his present.
How Could I Not by Jamie Freeman
Employment opportunities for inexperienced MBAs in New York City are limited, but there's always a market for an attractive young Indian man who's willing to earn his pay in the bedroom. But Ben's having trouble maintaining his professional detachment with Joshua, a gorgeous and wealthy older man who requests that Ben fuck him while he watches a DVD of another man - a man who looks a lot like Ben.
The Frost Affair by Sasha Skye
Grayson Lennox wasn't looking for love when he accepted Senator Alexander Frost’s proposal to become his contract lover, but after five years as the senator’s personal rent boy, he's fallen in love with his benefactor. Grayson fears if he surrenders to his feelings he will lose Alexander forever - or can a gigolo dare to dream that a respected senator could love him back?
The Stripper and the Hairdresser by Bethany Brown
Jasper is a hairdresser with a small problem: his chronic blushing proves embarrassing when his coworkers drag him to a strip club, where he's captivated by one of the dancers. Scott is no stranger to people staring at him, but he just can't get the blushing man out of his mind. When he asks Jasper out, Scott hopes he will see beyond the stripper and like the man underneath.
A Muse by Zahra Owens
You call me a pervert, I call myself an artist. I'm a photographer, but I tend to stray off the safe path into the unknown. And for the right amount of money, you're more than willing to follow me there.
Fin de Siecle by S. Reesa Herberth
Paris at the close of the 19th century is a city ripe with opportunity, full of men trying to make a name with their talent. While Gabriel has put aside his dreams of a career in art, he's content with his practical, pleasure-driven life as a highly paid prostitute. He certainly never intends to act on his fascination with Jean, the young artist he meets on the banks of the Seine, even when he reluctantly agrees to model. For the right price, Jean can have Gabriel's body, but will his desire for more drive them apart forever?
Chat Line by Clare London
Bored, lonely and looking for a change, Jerry calls up the "Helping Hands" agency. But he gets rather more than he bargained for - and all of it in Sean's warm, uninhibited and seductive voice.
As Beauty Does by J.L. Merrow
Turning tricks just about pays enough for Nathan to share a flat while he pursues his A levels and a more promising career. But when his private life and his professional life overlap in the person of a teacher who's also a client, Nathan just about manages to cope – until disaster strikes and there’s no keeping them separate any longer.
The Four Seasons by Diana Copland
When struggling law student Michael Connelly meets Christian St. Clare in the upscale Four Seasons bar, he's captivated by his looks and sophistication. He strikes up a conversation, only to discover Christian is a professional escort, waiting for a client. Charmed by the earnest and idealistic Michael, Christian offers his card, telling him to call "when he makes partner." Michael is quite sure he'll never see the handsome man again... until five years later, when fate throws them together for a single night... and four years after that, at a meeting that changes everything for them forever.
Broadly Bound: Broad Horizons-Book 1
GLBT BDSM erotic multi-author anthology
# of pages or word count: 173 pages
Heat rating: 5 Novas
Welcome to Broad Horizons: the world's first and only strictly GLBTQ BDSM entertainment facility. It's opening night and the owners, Dani and Maryanne, want to invite you inside for a first hand look at what they've created. With ten themed bondage rooms, a main stage with several smaller performance areas, a second level observatory, two bars and a dance floor, plus a few extra surprises, your pleasures are only as limited as your desires. Tonight's event is invitation only so bring your RSVP, your proof that you're over twenty-one years of age, and your imagination because this evening almost anything goes.
Elements: scenes of intense BDSM of various GLBT pairings
Northern Roses and Southern Belles
Historical American Anthology
Rating: Sensual Page Count: 354
In a country torn asunder--from the Canadian border to Texas, from Maryland to Arkansas, from the battlefield of Antietam to the Red River Campaign--brave men and loyal women see their lives turned upside down. Peril lurks behind every tree and near every homestead, but the hard-fought love of a man and a woman surpasses all. Six talented writers provide stories of romance and danger centering on Union and Confederate soldiers, spies, blockade runners, renegades, and battlefield nurses during a period of corsets, hoopskirts, and gentlemen callers.
Reviewer: Vee
Review: Sep 9, 2009
Northern Roses ath Southern Belles is an Anthology of Six Short American Historical Stories
Angel of My Dreams by Susan Macatee
Kyle Dalton, an historical reenactor gets a real sense of the past when he has visions and moments when he seems to be living in another time. There is a woman there that feels like a sole mate. But why become smitten over a woman he can never hold...or can he?
No Decorum by Mary
Out of the Light, Into the Shadows
The darkest hour is before the dawn... headlines a sinful new anthology where the dark and light sides of desire collide...
Embrace the darkness and experience the light in this all-new anthology filled with touching stories of happily ever after alongside smoldering tales of irresistibly dangerous, otherworldly passion. From bewitching emotions and untamed desire to dazzling romance and tantalizing sensuality, these novellas explore the complex facets of the human heart—both the light side and the dark.
Reviewer: Priscilla
Review: Aug 28, 2009
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Anthologies
HAVE MERCY BY LORI FOSTER
It’s only been six (6) months, but Mercy Jardine is already hopelessly in love with Wyatt Reyes. Every time he’s around she gets weak in the knees and knows she wants to spend the rest of her life with him. Having a family with Wyatt would be the best thing that’s ever happened to her, and she can’t wait to tell him about the baby that&rsquo
Oysters and Chocolate : Erotic Stories of Every Flavor
A mouth-watering anthology from the creators of the popular online destination for women's erotica
The naughty masterminds behind OystersandChocolate.com serve up a tasty anthology like no other.
It's for readers who crave the classic, creamy taste of smooth vanilla...for readers who like the sting of a bittersweet whip of black licorice...for readers who delight in a cocktail with a dirty twist...for readers who prefer the succulent taste of a sweet-scented oyster.
From the premier source of boundary-pushing erotica comes an anthology that dares to cross the spectrum of sexuality and sensuality—from the tenderly romantic to the totally taboo. Whatever you're craving, Oysters & Chocolate fulfills every desire, no matter how decadent, how wanton, or how delicious.
http://www.oystersandchocolate.com/erotica.aspx
Reviewer: Priscilla
Review: Jul 9, 2009
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Anthologies
Artfully constructed from page one with a four course menu Oysters & Chocolate is designed to tempt and titillate your taste buds with unexpected and decadent treats. Rarely have I read an anthology that is able to deliver not just one or two, but 20 well written stories that successfully unveil some of our deepest fantasies.
Readers will be entranced with tales of naughty restaurant trysts
Reviewer: Vee
Review: Jun 2, 2009
Four Seasons: Spring 2009 is an anthology of twelve short stories that share the Spring theme of birth, renewal and blossoming libidos. The anthology runs about 90,000 words (novel length) making the average tale a little over 7,500 words each which, in my opinion, is a good length for a short story. The stories run the erotic gamut from sex with Gods and other creatures to incest to new love and old flames,
Night of the Senses
An anthology of sensory delights, packed full of BDSM stories - one story for each sense: sight, smell, taste, touch, hearing, and extra-sensory!
Voyeur by Sierra Cartwright
Marnie Branning lives out her fantasies in a safe way, attending a bondage night at an elegant country estate strictly as a voyeur. But one man, strong, sexy, dominating Zachary Denning sees what she tries to keep hidden, that she's secretly a submissive, in need of a strong, firm hand...his hand.
Under his unyielding tutelage, Marnie learns about herself, about what it means to be submissive.
And now, instead of being a voyeur, she'll learn what it's like to be watched, as her Dom becomes the voyeur...
Carnal Caresses by Desiree Holt
When Bree Sullivan bid on one night at the House of Five Senses, little did she know that touching could be so erotic and carnal - not only what she touched, but the things that touched her.
Bree Sullivan bid on one night at the infamous House of Five Senses on a dares. Not that Bree didn't enjoy en erotic lifestyle, but the things that went on between the members of this exclusive club were beyond carnal. Approaching her experience with a mixture of trepidation and anticipation, before the night was out she learned exactly how stimulating the sense of touch is - and how many things could touch you and take you to a new world of carnal pleasures.
Welcome to Paradise by Ashley Ladd
Determined to live life by her own rules, Jordan's more than ready to devour two yummy men, what her religious father thinks, be damned.
Eager to escape the bitter cold of the frigid Northwest and especially her strict, overzealous religious father, Jordan seeks a new life in sunny Florida at a resort called Paradise. When she meets the proprietors, Evan and Chris, she's ready to try new, titillating things with the yummy pair, even blindfolded BDSM and especially ménage a trois. She reasons that if the men in her father's religion can have more than one wife, she certainly can have more than one husband.
Spiced Vanilla by Victoria Blisse
Chocolate, cakes and domination, what more could a girl want?
Emma hadn't stepped out of her flat in six months. When she did it was the smell of a local patisserie that lured her down the street. Every day she walked to Jacques to admire the cakes and enjoy their scent, then she discovered Jack.
Jack, the patisserie owner and baker is just the dominant, commanding man she wants, but can she learn to accept her submissive nature? Will she indulge her appetite for sexual spice and ignore her good girl guilt or will she resist the temptation and regret it forever?
Sweet Urges by Jessica Jarman
After lusting after her friend, Jace, for years, Carly summons up the nerve to seduce him. But what if the experience isn't what she imagined? Can she hang on to their friendship after a night in his arms?
Carly has a mission - seduce her friend Jace Thomas. For years, she has wanted him. His dominating ways in the bedroom don't deter her in any way. In fact, she craves discipline and punishment at his hands.
While attracted to Carly, Jace has vowed never to act on that attraction, certain she would want nothing to do with his preferences in the bedroom. When Carly sets out to seduce him, he gives in to temptation, but holds back. He is shocked when Carly is furious with him afterwards.
Unsure how to act after their night together, the two friends avoid each other. Can they repair their friendship and go back to the way things were? Will that be enough for Jace and Carly?
Whispers by Kim Dare
Charlotte is more than happy to offer her master her body, her blood and her submission. But her mind is her own, if he really is listening in on her thoughts, he has to stop - Right now!
As soon as Zachariah feeds from Charlotte's blood, he begins to hear her thoughts whispering into his mind. A rare blood bond forms between them and Zachariah is thrilled. He's sure the bond and his new insights into Charlotte's mind will solve all their problems.
Charlotte was ready for her master's bite to hurt - she was looking forward it. She thought she was ready for anything else too, but she wasn't ready to let her master into her mind. The bond isn't the solution to anything. The bond is the problem.
Zachariah has to solve a whole new set of problems if he's going to prove he's the master Charlotte's always wanted, and Charlotte has to learn to do something she's never done before - trust a master with her mind.
Reviewer: Priscilla
Review: Apr 7, 2009
Six prolific and talented authors tempt your senses in ways you could never imagine in this awesome anthology from Sierra Cartwright, Desiree Holt, Ashley Ladd, Victoria Blisse, Jessica Jarman and Kim Dare. Sit back and enjoy the bliss.
Voyeur – Sierra Cartwright
Finally, after begging for the past 6 months, Marnie stops looking at the BDSM world from the outside and gets an exclu
Shifting Them
When shapeshifters mix it up with threesomes, you can be sure that sparks are going to fly. That's the idea behind Shifting Them, a collection of ménage shapeshifter stories that mix the boys with the boys with the girls, from big cats to wolves and beyond.
From the glamorous world of modern-day magicians to a futuristic universe filled with danger, the stories in Shifting Them will sweep you away into a whole new universe, where wolves scrabble about on city streets, where snake shifters plot from their nests, where a seemingly innocuous dog helps to make sparks fly between humans. Whether it's fur or fangs, these very human creatures have a wild side, one that excites and amazes.
Mix the shifters' inherent sexiness with a threesome, and you've got a volatile, romantic combination. With stories from C.C. Bridges, Anah Crow, Dianne Fox, Kiernan Kelly, J Rocci, and BA Tortuga, the raw, animal magnetism of Shifting Them proves that adding a third person -- in life and in bed -- can make for a happy, and hot, ending.
Reviewer: Dee
Review: Mar 4, 2009
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Erotic Romance, Sci-Fi / Fantasy Romance, Anthologies, Menage / Multiple Partners
Here are six wonderfully imaginative short stories bound together with the shape shifting and an erotic ménage a trois theme. This is a wonderful compilation, which provides us with loving characters eager to share their affection with others.
Magic and Mimicry by Kiernan Kelly has characters making their living shape shifting in a somewhat public arena. The magic act consists of Bro
Flames Of Gold
Christmas . . .
A time for happiness...a time for joy.
A time to wish . . . a time to dream.
A time to remember . . . a time to love.
A time to hope for the love of your life . . . your soulmate.
The holidays makes love shine its brightest -
Like flames of Gold.
Reviewer: Angi
Review: Feb 3, 2009
A New Tradition by Leanne Burroughs (score 3.5): Abigail Sommers is helping out a friend, while on vacation with her mother and father in Saratoga Springs, NY. She is filling in as a waiter in one of the resorts hotel restaurants. She’s also trying to keep her identity secret under a top hat. The year is 1853 and women didn’t work as waiters. Morgan Leighton is visiting a friend in Saratoga Spring
Reviewer: Dee
Review: Mar 18, 2009
The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica 8 is sure to please and pleasure your senses with forty-two short novels from a variety of writers. The subject matter is obvious by the books’ title with submissions by well known and lesser known authors. Discovering books with a collection of works is a great way to experience many authors and choose a favorite two or twelve.
I enjoy anthologies
Romance Upon a Midnight Clear (anthology)
Holidays bring magical memories and open the heart to all things bright and beautiful...especially romance. There's no season like it...
o better time to find Love Under the Mistletoe.
But don't let it not being Christmas stop you from buying this exceptional book. The stories - though holiday themed - will delight you all through the year.
Deborah MacGillivray, Leanne Burroughs, Patty Howell, Rebecca Andrews, Isabel Mere, Amber Dawn Bell, Erin E.M. Hatton and Jill and Julia offer up eight tales of romance designed to please every taste.
Reviewer: Angi
Review: Jan 22, 2009
Johnny’s Fortune by Leanne Burroughs: Rosemary Traviata has had a crush on Johnny Fortunato since high school. But they aren’t in high school anymore, and Rosemary isn’t sure Johnny is serious when he asks her to dance. Johnny however is in love with Rosemary and is willing to do what it takes to prove to her he loves her and is worth her time.
The Way Home by Rebecca Andrews: Brody
Love and Silver Bells
Christmas!
A time of love. A time of miracles.
A time when children visit Santa and dreams come true.
A time when they can come true for adults, too.
If only they will believe.
Sleigh bells...jingle bells...silver bells.
Love and Silver Bells - what a magical combination.
Reviewer: Angi
Review: Jan 22, 2009
Act II, Scene I by Polly McCrillis: Leah Redmond was once an up and coming new star. 4 years ago tragedy struck and she hasn’t stepped foot on a stage since then. When Leah’s sister tosses a script for “A Christmas Carol” through her door, Leah is furious and plans to return the script the next day.
Dalton Bream is a carpenter, volunteering and building sets for the local comm
Make Me a Match Vol. 2
Stormy Weather By Chrissy Munder
Meteorologist Grant Singer is sick of dates who only want to bed the TV "weather guy". But the matches from the online dating service he signs up with are even worse. In fact, the only thing that makes the endless dinner dates bearable is Craig, the cute waiter at his favorite restaurant. Luckily for Grant, Craig never misses one of his forecasts...
Score Two For the Good Guys By Maria Albert
Cat is convinced her physical therapy client, civilian hero Jeremy Masterson, would be the perfect match for her big brother, Detective Rick McFarlan. The trick is hooking the tough cop up with the gentle social worker without arousing her wary brother’s suspicions that she’s matchmaking again. With the help of some friends, the two men are introduced at a party, and sparks fly. Unfortunately, instead of lighting a fire, Rick manages to go down in flames. Will Jeremy give Rick a second chance to prove that Cat was right after all and Jeremy is the soul mate Rick never expected to find?
Fragments of a Fiery Sun by M. Jules Aedin
Exiled from his native land for his politics - and his preference for men - Kelan is looking for a new start in America. The last thing he wants is to get entangled with a gang of thieves the minute he steps foot on the New York City docks. But pickpocket Midge thinks the handsome Irishman is just what the gang - and especially their leader, Toby - needs.
Some Delay Expected By Sean Kennedy
Kyle hates when his best friend Missy tries to set him up - which doesn't stop her from doing it anyway. So maybe he was less than fair in dismissing Sam as a loser after a single cup of coffee. When a winter storm strands the two college students on the Amtrak train on their way home for the holidays, the least he can do is give the guy a second chance, right?
Hot Property By S. Blaise
Robbie's mother has her heart set on a match between her son and his childhood playmate Jamie - who Rob can't even remember! He's far more interested in his new real estate client, the delectable Jay Grant. Is it possible that mom really does know best?
Waves of Love By John Simpson
Ken is so happy with his lover, Jack, that he wants his friends to be happy too. Setting up Jerry and Dale on a vacation cruise, he can't resist tagging along himself to give love a little push. He never dreamed he'd enjoy matchmaking so much!
Thirty By Zahra Owens
In Mallick's world, life begins at thirty - the age when he's through working and ready to meet his life mate. But even though Varr is a Matchmaker himself, they seem to have little in common. Could the match be a mistake, or is Varr the man he's ready to Bond with for life?
Reviewer: Sandra
Review: Jan 9, 2009
Stormy Weather By Chrissy Munder
To weatherman Grant Singer dating was a waste of time since every man he had dated used him for a springboard. That is until his waitress Amy fixes him up with her friend and fellow waiter Craig. The two hit it off.
Score Two for the Good Guys By Maria Albert
Jeremy Masterson is going thru physical therapy for being a hero. Cat his therapist thinks h
Unusual Suspects
All-new from the top names in mystery and fantasy- including a never-beforepublished Sookie Stackhouse story from Charlaine Harris!
This follow-up to Powers of Detection showcases bestselling and award-winning names from Simon Green to Laurie King to Sharon Shinn-with original stories featuring otherworldly investigators trailing uncanny criminals across fantastical realms. From video game characters seeking civil rights and a cave dragon loan shark pondering an investment, to Santa Claus's Australian vacation and an enemy of Sam Spade's out for revenge-plus visits to the Nightside and Sookie Stackhouse's hometown- these stories will take readers around the world on a magical mystery tour.
Reviewer: Wendy
Review: Jan 6, 2009
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Anthologies
This anthology includes twelve stories from well-known authors such as Charlaine Harris and Simon R. Green, two of my favorite authors. I have never read anything by the others - Carole Nelson Douglas, Laurie R. King, Michael A. Stackpole, Sharon Shinn, Mike Doogan, Donna Andrews, Michael Armstrong, John Straley, Anne Gilman, and lastly, Dana Stabenow. Charlaine's story, Lucky, features the heroine of her pop
Nectar of the Gods
Warrior Lover by Marianne LaCroix
June 6, 1944 - Belle is part of the French Resistance, fighting for freedom from the Nazis that have taken control of her country. She feels most comfortable with a rifle in hand, and earns the respect of the Allied Forces, always sure of her actions. That is until Lieutenant Colonel A. Riese appears on the French shores for the long awaited invasion.
Ares wants to take part in this war, and he wants to win. When he encounters Belle, he can't resist this mortal woman with the face of a goddess and the heart of a warrior. Will the mighty Ares, Greek god of War, be defeated by love?
Oh My God by Ashlyn Chase
The Greek God of wine, women, and party, falls off a balcony during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Now he has amnesia. All he knows is that they call him ‘Big D,' and he's a party animal who drinks too much and ought to give up alcohol for Lent.
Mandy and Brandy flashed Dionysus right before he fell. They're nice enough to take him to an AA meeting, and then back to their homes until he recovers his memory. Fortunately, they're not too nice to be naughty. They all agree that replacing a bad habit with a healthy one is the key to sobriety, and what could be healthier than sex? Will he come between friends before they know who he is? Will Zeus separate all of them, forever?
Fate Unbound by Isabelle Drake
Forced to leave her homeland of ancient Greece, Taryn must search modern day LA for the one man who will tame her wild heart. The Oracle has dictated that she must submit to all men who approach her. In doing so, she will find the single man who desires submission to her, then, and only then, may she return to her beloved home.
Adrian, frustrated by being forced live as an unrecognized son of Zeus, seeks his fate from The Oracle. The Oracle has a dictate for him as well, he must be patient, accept what comes to him, and never act on his own desires—especially those of the flesh. In doing so, he will, when the time is right, receive the recognition as Zeus's son.
Apollo's Choice by Sascha Illyvich
After gaining in popularity to the point of causing the other gods fear on Olympus, Apollo is banished to a different time and world by Hera. Cursed to remain in 1990's in the body of a bass player for an up and coming grunge band, Apollo must figure out a way to return to Ancient Greece and restore his powers.
Only a beautiful redhead crosses his path and forces him to choose between his former home and his heart.
Possessing Poseidon by Annmarie Ortega
Her secret refuses to stay in the past.
The ancient Greek god Poseidon falls in love with Beth, a woman who is on the run from her dangerous past. Beth only knows her lover as Den, and it's not until the past collides with the present will she learn the secret truth of Den and his own mysterious past.
Reviewer: Arianne
Review: Nov 12, 2008
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Erotic Romance, Anthologies
All the stories in this anthology deal with Greek gods and the mortals who love them. You have interesting characters with entertaining story lines.
Author: Marianne LaCroix
Story Title: Warrior Lover
Score: 3.5
The time is World War 2 in France. Belle is in the French Resistance. She is about to blow up a bridge and be a part of D-Day. She is waiting for some
Reviewer: Roxanne
Review: Nov 11, 2008
The Kama Sutra has to be the most well known and well published sex manual ever (even though it is soo much more than just a sex manual).
There are so many translations, versions, and accounts of this book out there, as well as numerous movies. I have three versions in my own personal library: a text only book, a very graphic photo book without much written detail and now Maxim Jakubowski’s Mam
Unlaced
Four authors of erotic romance present wild and irresistibly dangerous fantasies in this sensational anthology of lust and lingerie…
Unwind with Jasmine Haynes…A woman arrives at the perfect solution for exploring sensual freedom: open herself up to an amateur photographer with no limits—and an uncensored appreciation for the female body.
Come undone with Jaci Burton…Sixteen years is a long time to carry a torch for your ex. It’s high time they act on long-dormant desires and reignite the flame that still burns inside them both.
Let loose with Joey Hill…What does a hiker do when he comes upon a girl wearing only ivory panties, and stretched out invitingly on the warm leather seat of a Harley? Anything she tells him.
Submit to Denise Rossetti…As the laces of a stunning ruby-trimmed corset tighten, so too does the grip of an inescapable sorceress’s curse—one with the power to transform any woman into a dominating femme fatale.
Reviewer: Chris
Review: Oct 20, 2008
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Anthologies
In the past when I’ve read an anthology, one story stands out as better than the others. Not in this anthology. All were fabulous to the extreme.
The Ties that Bind by Jaci Burton focused on two soul mates who found one another when young, but the challenges and stress of an unexpected teenage pregnancy broke apart their hasty marriage. But it didn’t separate them.&nb
One Dark Knight
The day he’d kissed Ava by the lake, almost yielded to his need for her and taken her as his woman, had haunted Con for years, but once he’d discovered what he truly was, the dark side of his nature, Con knew she could never be his. He couldn’t trust himself with her, and she, if she knew, could never accept what he was.
Rating: Spicy/Carnal. Dress-ripping. Dark, tortured hero.
Reviewer: Arianne
Review: Aug 24, 2008
This story starts off with Conahl (Con) and Avalyn (Ava) both being young kids. Con is at a river when Ava shows up riding a horse. Con starts to have very strong feelings to Ava and tries to contain himself from kissing Ava since she is his best friend sister. But he cannot contain himself and gives her a kiss that leaves them on the grass about to have sex when Con hears a man’s voice mentally in his
Mysteria Lane
Return to a town of bewitching seduction and sensual demons. There's a spellbinding witch of love who wants to make one man hers; a vegan having trouble adapting to vampirism; Satan's emissary, who is looking for steady work in Colorado; and angelic triplets feeling a wee touch of the devil.
Reviewer: Terri
Review: Aug 11, 2008
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Anthologies
Mysteria Lane is a set of four short stories written by four different authors with all the stories based in Mysteria, CO.
Mysteria was created by a demon in an accidental act of kindness. Many if not most of the residents are beings with some kind of difference like fairies, vampires, werewolves, witches, etc. As it’s a small town everyone pretty much knows everyone else or at least what the
Love Bites Anthology
One neck. Two sets of bites. Or bruises. Maybe hickeys. What more could a guy, or girl, ask for? Three lovers, three hot bodies; if you love ménage stories, then Love Bites has it all. From modern day working folks to werewolves and vampires to rock stars, the men and women of Love Bites generate enough heat to make us sweat, to keep us warm on even the coldest night.
Soap stars get busy in Camren August's Plus One. Erin O'Riordan's Oliver's Famous Clam Chowder sends a pair of werewolves to a vampire for the ultimate eating experience. C.C. Bridge sends grad students clubbing with hot results in Catseye, and in Birds of a Feather, by Dianne Fox, more than one unusual shapeshifter finds out that love comes in all shapes and sizes.
Tilt-A-Whirl Kisses, by Vic Winter proves that husbands and wives can have the same first love. Vampires play a hot game of one-upmanship in BA Tortuga's Marked. Quittin' Time, by BA Collins, has co-workers making nice in their time off, and Giselle Renard shows just how tempting it can be to find love in a coffee shop. Two hot guys and one smokin' girl will leave their mark on you! Read Love Bites today!
Reviewer: Dee
Review: Sep 3, 2008
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Anthologies
PLUS ONE’s Ritchie is the new actor on a NYC show set with Toni and Trey who were off and on again girl/boyfriend/lovers. Only now it’s Toni and Ritchie on and off the set until Trey has something to say about it. The writing is easy to follow with believable characters in comfortable settings.
OLIVER’S FAMOUS CLAM CHOWDER extols Matthew and Natalie visit to a B&B
Writing Romance
The Ultimate Guide on Craft, Creation and Industry Connections ú 50 Inspiring Articles The process, craft and business of writing by some of your favorite published romance authors, as well as a few of the industry's leading editors and agents. ú A Complete Resource List RWA chapters, SFA-RWA member authors, and RWA-approved publishers and literary agents. ú Success Secrets How to craft a compelling story, find a great agent, and more!
Reviewer: Danni
Review: Jun 11, 2008
Writing Romance: The Ultimate Guide on Craft, Creation and Industry Connections is one of the few craft of writing books I've read cover to cover. It is real talk from authors who have been in the industry and made a name for themselves. Writing Romance is not just for the newbie or novice writer but has something for everyone. As an author myself, I was pleasantly surprised at the information contained withi
Reviewer: Diana Coyle
Review: Jun 11, 2008
I must first commend all the published romance authors, editors and agents who wrote these 50 articles that inspired me more than you could imagine. The wealth of knowledge that is displayed within these articles and reference lists goes beyond anything I have seen in the industry thus far. Being an aspiring writer myself, I found that many of the articles brought points across to me that weren't ideas that
Reviewer: Sherylyn
Review: Jun 11, 2008
This book is just what the title says, erotica. It is not for the faint of heart, or someone who cannot stand to read anything sexual that is out of their realm of experiences, i.e., anal probing as foreplay, etc.
Overall I feel this book is a good read. If you are faint of heart you can easily skip over the stories that are too much for you to take.
If you are into reading erotica without the romanc
Brit Party
'Maggie's Menage' by Lacey Thorn Maggie had spent a lifetime trying to win the love and affection of her father, but nothing seemed to work. Now he was asking her to seduce and marry one of two men that he had selected for her...for the good of the family name and company. But Maggie has other plans. Plans that will leave both men thinking of her as something other than a wife, and leave her father's plans for marriage in ashes. Alex and Patrick were there to investigate Dom Houston and through the carelessness of his assistant managed to get in to see the man himself. But it was the blonde haired beauty that commanded their attention from the get go. And when she arrived at their hotel room later in the day, neither was willing to walk away. If Maggie wanted a m‚nage then they were more than willing to give it to her. But for two of them it would be more than they could have ever imagined. 'Boy Toys' by Brynn Paulin Dana's job title is scientist not babysitter. She's irritated when her boss slates her to accompany department bad boys, Christopher and Jason, to a meeting in London on her weekend off. Since her job transfer to England, she's hidden her attraction to the much younger men. Unfortunately, the attraction seems to be growing every day and every night she fantasises about them. Three days virtually alone with them will be no fantasy and might instead be an embarrassing disaster. But... Jason and Christopher have had their eyes on Dana since she joined their department. Through a little finagling they've arranged for her to be part of this trip. They're sure her project is a spot on compliment to theirs and her presence will be an ideal addition to their bed. Now all they have to do is convince her that the bad boys will make her perfect boy toys. Forever. 'Best Mates' by Ashley Ladd Lovers Alec Russert and Kevin Cosby feel horrible for their best mate, Jennica Chapman, when her current beau dumps her. And yet, they're glad he's out of her life. Unfortunately, thirty-six year old Jennica thought this was her last chance to have a baby, and she's much more upset about this than losing the boyfriend. As Alec is feeling his biological clock also, he suggests to Kevin that they help her out of her predicament. But, they're the ones in for a shock when Jennica tells them they may be too tame for her sexual likes. It turns out that Jennica is a submissive and she loves to be bound and spanked by her master. The shock wears off quickly when Alec and Kevin decide that Jennica will like two Dom masters much better than one. Soon they realise their best mate really is their best mate, and that she's always owned their hearts. 'The Wager' by Dakota Rebel Menage-a-Trios with a twist, and a vampire bite. A weekly game of Billiards between a couple becomes interesting when the stakes get raised to include a pair of friends in the payoff. Sadie and Will are vampires who have a wager based on a weekly billiards game they play. Their stakes are always sexual and this week will be no different. But for this week's wager they decide to include a couple of their friends, Dave and Tony, in the payoff. If Will wins, he gets to watch Sadie have sex with their friends while he watches and gives instructions as to what he wants to see. But if Sadie wins, she wants to instruct their friends on what to do to Will. The the game begin! 'Four Play' by Desiree Holt How many is too many, or is it not enough? She loved the m‚nage that her lover Michael Collins had introduced her to, but now here they were, spending a week at Duncan MacLaughlin's cottage in Scotland and Holly Martin wasn't sure she was ready for the surprise he promised her. No details, just a wide grin. The surprise turned out to be Jim Grainger, a friend of Michael and Duncan's, who was as much into a foursome as the other men. With all that testosterone flowing around her, and three very gorgeous and sexy men to play games with, Holly suddenly realises she loves a sexy numbers game. 'Monsoon Fever' by Lisabet Sarai Divine temptation lies in wait in an ancient and mysterious land. In their first years together, Priscilla and Jonathan enjoyed a marriage based as much on physical passion as on love. However, the travails of business and the tribulations of the Great War have taken their toll. When Jon's father dies in faraway India, the couple travels to the father's isolated Assamese tea plantation to settle his affairs. Far from the bustle and distraction of London, left alone to endure the monsoon rains while Jon struggles to complete the final harvest, Priscilla realises how much she misses Jon's touch. Anil Kumar arrives with business documents for Jon to examine. The charismatic native enchants both Priscilla and Jon with his god-like beauty and charm. In separate incidents, each of them succumbs to Anil's lustful attentions. Will the illicit desires excited by the handsome Indian be the final stroke that destroys their marriage? Or the route to saving it?
Reviewer: Priscilla
Review: May 29, 2008
All six of these writers are clearly talented, having written several stand-alone books throughout their career. They don’t disappoint this time around by giving expertly complied stories of romance filled with erotic pleasure that leaves us breathless and wanting more.
Maggie’s Ménage
Even though Dom Alexander Houston has been mistreating Maggie all her life, he has no probl
Wizards
Neil Gaiman, Eoin Colfer, and many more join "this magical brew [that] will enchant young adult readers and their elders as well." (Publishers Weekly) In Wizards, today's master fantasists turn their hands to tales of these magical beings, living in both ancient and modern times, as well as in fantasy realms that never were. Featuring stories by New York Times bestselling authors Neil Gaiman, Eoin Colfer and Garth Nix as well as tales from Kage Baker, Peter S. Beagle, Terry Bisson, Orson Scott Card, Terry Dowling, Andy Duncan, Jeffrey Ford, Elizabeth Hand, Nancy Kress, Tanith Lee, Patricia A. McKillip, Mary Rosenblum, Tad Williams, Gene Wolfe, and Jane Yolen.
Reviewer: Wendy
Review: May 28, 2008
Genre(s): Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Nineteen authors come together to form a collection of stories filled with wizards, and magical words in both ancient and modern times. The anthology kicks off with Neil Gaiman's "The Witch's Headstone" staring Bod, a boy being raised in a cemetery and ends with "Stonefather" by Orson Scott Card about a boy born in poverty with nothing but his abilities to survive in a hostile world. The main theme is, of co
Jewels of the Nile I
Earthly Pleasure By B.J. McCall
Renee Tremaine maintains a sanctuary, a place for celestial warriors to rest and recuperate on Earth. A late-night summons from a wounded warrior sends her rushing to his aid, but this wounded warrior demands more than medical assistance and his mission will change her life.
Chosen by the Celestial Council to seed the female called Renee, Itan intends to perform his task well and complete his mission. When his Earth duty transforms into heavenly pleasure this battle-hardened warrior is destined to lose his heart.
Erotic Sacrifice By Cynthia Rayne
As reparation for the Salem Witch Trials, the locals have made a pact with demons. The Dark Lord, the demon leader, demands a young woman. The Carnal Sacrifice will be used in a magical sex ritual that will bind the natural and supernatural worlds.
Mesmerized by the prospect of sexual pleasure and the chance to become better acquainted with the Dark Lord, Bronwyn volunteers to become his plaything for the night. But the bargain does not only involve her body but also her heart.
Note: This story contains group sex scenes.
Hot Under the Collar By Katie Blu
Emma Leeds can't get sexy Reverend Johns out of her mind since he appeared in her church a few months ago. If her bakery has upped the day-old bread donations, surely it's a coincidence.
Undercover cop Eric Johns has noticed the hot woman who gives donations selflessly. When the drug ring he's trailing uses the bakery as its hub, will Emma be able to prove her innocence while keeping the man she has come to love?
Incensed By Kate Hill
Cyril allegedly matches soul mates through the use of magical incense, but Cori doesn't believe it. When she challenges the handsome fraud to find her soul mate or admit his hoax, they're in for a surprise. Cori and Cyril are meant to be together, yet in spite of the pull between them, she is restrained by ghosts from her past. Only by allowing him to take control will she experience the pleasures she has denied herself. Cyril is willing to master his feisty mate and in doing so finally come to terms with his own tragic past.
Making the Madam By Delilah Devlin
Newly widowed Merry Winslow treks west to claim an unexpected inheritance. Upon arriving, she discovers she inherited a brothel! Rather than being dismayed, Merry's intrigued, thinking it the perfect way to shed the shackles of propriety that have subdued her wild and impulsive nature. Only problem is, she needs to learn to manage her new business. Nathan Boone is amused by Merry's determination and knows the perfect way to begin her instruction. When he opens the peephole for Merry to peer inside as one of the brothel's "soiled doves" pleasures a customer, he reveals the passion hidden beneath Merry's "widow's weeds".
The Emissary By Jenna Reynolds
In the far-distant future, Shina, a courtesan-in-training, is eagerly awaiting the ceremony whereby she will lose her virginity and become a full-fledged courtesan. But that ceremony may be delayed because the Hegemony has encountered its first alien race, the potentially hostile Kjartans.
The Kjartans send an Emissary to the Hegemony. Upon his arrival he requests the services of a courtesan. A virgin courtesan. Shina is chosen for the assignation. She will be the first human to have sex with an alien. Will she be able to please him? And, most importantly, just how inhuman will he prove to be?
Reviewer: Danni
Review: May 5, 2008
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Anthologies
One great thing about anthologies is they are a great way to get introduced to new authors. In Ellora's Cavemen: Jewels of the Nile I there were some stories I enjoyed more than others. Some of the authors seemed to struggle with the shorter length that is requisite with anthologies and their stories felt a bit rushed to me.
The anthology opens with Earthly Pleasure by B.J. McCall where Renee Tremaine's a
The Power of Love
Author(s): Lori Foster, Erin McCarthy, Rosemary Laurey, Kay Stockham, Toni Blake, Lucy Monroe, Dianne Castell, Patricia Sargeant, Luanne McLane, Karen Kelley, Janice Maynard and J.C. Wilder
Twelve all-new stories of women’s resilience, empowerment, and fulfillment, by bestselling and award-winning authors. In this engaging anthology of never-beforepublished stories, twelve authors are united by their unique visions of the female experience… A young woman is torn between the security of her fiancé and the excitement of an old flame…a desperate wife is forced into the workplace for the first time in her life…an ambitious professional woman finally finds the courage to take control of her career—and her man…an emotionally fragile divorcee finds resolve in the ethereal visitations of an archangel... These are just some of the women who discover and rediscover their own wonderfully fallible but ultimately strong selves in the shadow of love— romantic love, platonic love, new love, and lost love. Readers will be touched, inspired, charmed, and entertained by these original stories of disparate longings, unsettled lives, and the power of love.
Reviewer: Cindy_
Review: May 2, 2008
This anthology of twelve never before published stories in a wonderful collection of what each author's perception is on what makes a women strong.
There is a woman meeting her five year plan, one that has psychic {almost} abilities, another is what it takes to enter the workforce for the first time ever, one is torn between men.and so it goes. Each story has its own unique theme and I loved all of them.
Phoenix Rising II
Pleasure Master by Angelique Anjou (Futuristic Romance): The alien artifact that plows into their newly completed space station contains more than just the 'remains' of a dead alien. Legion is stirring and not even Medical/Science Officer Anya Rambo can resist the golden god, last survivor of an alien race. Debt of Honor by Elizabeth Batten-Carew (BDSM/Contemporary Romance): Angelica couldn't believe that hopping off a plane during a refueling stop to search for one-of-a-kind souvenirs could lead
Reviewer: Chris
Review: Apr 24, 2008
Genre(s): Anthologies, Romance
Pleasure Master by Angelique Anjou 3.5
Of the entire anthology, while all good stories, this was my least favorite. The storyline was really intriguing and spooky, but it kind of lost me at the end. I really didn't care for the ending at all.
Debt of Honor by Elizabeth Batten-Carou 4.25
This story really appealed to the helpless female in me. The storyline was classic fantasy fare, but really well writt
One Touch Beyond - Anthology
Believing in Dreams By Chris Grover
Nicole James has always believed in dreams. So after her mom dies and she dreams about a house she's seen in an old photo and an elderly woman who beckons to her and says "Nicole! Finally! I was so worried you wouldn't get here in time," she has to check it out.
Enigma By Sheryl Hames Torres
When Brace Adams stumbles upon a grisly murder scene, he never expects to doubt the guilt of the prime suspect, nor does he expect her to capture his heart. Blind Amy Cassidy has been waking up beside brutally murdered men since she was five years old, with no memory of how she got there or what has happened. Can Brace protect Amy from the force that is controlling her life or will he become the next victim?
Get Out or Die! By Kim Cox
Lana Malloy's Private Investigating-Mediator business is booming. Lana helps a widow communicate with her late husband and learns of a frightening ability she wasn't aware she possessed — an ability that could give the spirit the upper hand if she's not careful. Knowing this next case will be more difficult than anything she's ever faced, Lana struggles for control when she encounters an angry ghost who doesn't want to leave and who doesn't want the occupants of the house to stay. Does she have other abilities she can rely on to save her?
'Neath Hallowed Halls and Ivied Walls By Maureen McMahon
Stacey Christian and Peter Mansfield come together again to attend the funeral of their beloved Harvard history professor, Bertram Donelson. Stacey's emotional stint as a reporter in Afghanistan and Peter's exhausting high-profile business takeover make them even more vulnerable to the romantic chemistry that's always been between them.
Little do they know their old alma mater holds an evil and deadly secret that will propel them into a whirlwind of ghostly, shocking and even deadly experiences. Will this adventure be enough to finally bring their love to fruition?
Restless Spirit By Elizabeth Delisi
Laura St. Clair lost her eight-year-old son to a rare disease and lost her desire to live along with him. When she tries to reach the spirit of her son with a Ouija board, she makes contact with something…but what? Can the mysterious entity she's tapped into bring her news of her son, and if so, what will he expect from her in return?
Publisher Note: This anthology was previously published elsewhere.
Reviewer: Chris
Review: Apr 2, 2008
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Anthologies
This anthology has five stories to keep you up late at night. Of the five, my favorite was Restless Spirit by Elizabeth Delisi. At the end of this story, I had goose bumps on my arms. It was a reality skewer, and very well done.
My second favorite was Believing in Dreams by Chris Grover. This one had a more romantic bent to it, and focused on the power of belief in yourself and others.
Next was
Reviewer: Arianne
Review: Mar 27, 2008
All of these stories have to deal with Christmas Eve or Christmas Day and are good stories. You be glad to pick this anthology up to read. The book really needed a contents page, but that was missing.
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Author: Esmerelda Bishop
Book Title: A Christmas Intervention
Genre: Contemporary
Veronica gets a present on her desk from a “secret admirer”. She is
Phaze Fantasies VI
Six Phaze favorites guarantee to enthrall with this sizzling collection of erotic shorts. Featuring: To Have and To Hold by Yvette Hines: Kelli Delaney spent the last year planning for the perfect wedding. What she didn't plan for was getting to the altar and not having a groom there waiting for her. Dumped and pissed, Kelli decides she's still going to have her honeymoon and eat her cake too. When she meets up with her college crush, Will Robertson she finds herself submitting to a passionate weekend she couldn't have arranged for in her wildest dreams. Continuing Education by D. Musgrave: By day, Stephanie Barrett is a high school English Teacher. By night, she's the Grand Mistress of a dungeon club, without a submissive to call her own. When she spots Nicolas Adamson, back in town from college, she remembers the strong feelings she had for him, but never acted on. A plan forms in her mind, to lure him into her lair. Thus begins the realization of her longest held fantasy--to find a submissive of her own. Sam the Man by Jude Mason: Sammy Nicholson was the epitome of what we all might think of as 'flaming' gay. Small, well dressed in outrageous clothing, he loved to shock and tease. But Sammy was much more. A part time hospice worker, he fell for a client's husband and after some soul searching, the man tumbled for him as well. When the wife finally passes away, guilt sets in. Can Sammy's special kind of love break down the barriers Greg has set up for himself? Precious Things by Augusta Li: Yaoi/Fantasy/BDSM: Far in the future, civilization has collapsed and people have gathered in walled City-States for protection from the dangers lurking in the Wastelands outside. Leaf is content in his role as slave-boy to his beautiful and enigmatic Master, Leannan. But when an associate from Leannan's past arrives, the secure routine of Leannan and Leaf's life is disrupted, and Leaf must confront truths about his Master he'd rather not know. He must find the strength to do what he dreads most: act alone, without his Master's guidance. Statues by Jessie Verino: Alexandria Darnoud values her privacy as much as her art collection. Her living art collection. Rumors run wild throughout New Orleans about her hedonistic, invitation only, parties. Dante is a report working undercover as one of her statues in order to break the story of his career. Tough, take no prisoners Alexandria, has a secret she dares not even acknowledge to herself. She wants to surrender her hidden passion to a man who can take control, and Dante is her man of choice. But will Dante give up his story, his career, to keep Alexandria tied to his bed?iSUBmiT by N: A perfume might be bottled eroticism, but iSUBmiT is more. iSUBmiT is bottled darkness. And to learn how to sell the darkest of erotic promises Svetlana must first experience them. She must go to So-UnReal-Ism…
Reviewer: Kyraninse
Review: Mar 19, 2008
In To have and to Hold, Yvette Hines creates a steaming hot story with an endearingly strong heroine - Kelli. In the classic story of being jilted at the altar, Kelli's strong personality shines through with humor and fortitude. It is possible that she might have gotten over it a little too quickly, but the story doesn't fail to amuse and titillate regardless.
In Precious Things, Augusta Li spins a captiv
Beneath a Christmas Moon
Lander's Moon By Eden Robins
Free-spirited healer Selena Alvarez has a thing for bad boys. Yet she never imagined spending her Christmas vacation running through a snow-blanketed forest from a violent and abusive boyfriend, or being saved by recluse Lander Paletsos, a hunky shapeshifting immortal with an attitude. Snowbound in Lander's castle in the woods, they soon discover whether a beautiful healer's spirit is enough to mend the heart of a deadly beast.
Paradise Designs By Ariana Dupre
Tara Simms is determined to create a new beginning for herself this holiday season. She's purchased a new condo on Miami Beach in the ultrachic Paradise Designs Resort and Spa where there is no chance of paranormal activity. She's looking for a new man and thinks that David Blake, the lead realtor at the high-rise, is a good prospect.
When Tara sees the spirit of a murdered woman enter her condo she freaks out. David offers his protection and his apartment. Together Tara and David must solve the murder and help the spirit into the light.
Vampire's Christmas Carol By Karen McCullough
Can Christmas Eve be any more fun? On her way home, Carol's car slides into a ditch in a deserted area. The only available shelter is already occupied…by a vampire.
To Michael, Carol is the bait in a trap. In an effort to hold on to his soul, Michael has resisted the urge to drink human blood for almost a century. Now he hovers between human and vampire. If he doesn't drink human blood before the night ends, he'll die. Carol is pure temptation to him, the Christmas present from hell…or heaven.
Reviewer: Melinda
Review: Mar 17, 2008
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Anthologies
Lander's Moon by Eden Robins
Selena Alvarez has had her share of guys and this last one takes the cake. After one more hit on her face she has enough and sees what her boyfriend is really like. Alone and frozen she is about to give up when she see a gorgeous, gigantic lion the likes she has never seen before. Something about this lion scares her yet in a weird way comforts her. It appears he is trying to pro
My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon
What newly married couple doesn't dream of a romantic retreat where they can escape the world for a while—but what happens when supernatural forces intrude on their wedded bliss? Nine of today’s hottest paranormal authors answer that question in this all-star collection of supernatural stories. Can a vampire-hunter enjoy her honeymoon when she’s just learned that her new hubby is a werewolf? How can newlyweds focus on their wedding night when their honeymoon suite is haunted by feuding ghosts? And what’s a wizard to do when a gruesome monster kidnaps the bride on her way home from the wedding? With so much otherworldly mayhem awaiting our newlyweds, will they ever get around to the honeymoon itself? Find out in…My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon.
Reviewer: Danni
Review: Feb 27, 2008
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy
I enjoyed some of the short stories in this anthology but I suspect that may be because I have read the prequel My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding as well as being familiar with several of the authors in this collection works.
The stories are "Stalked" by Kelley Armstrong, "Heorot" by Jim Butcher, "Roman Holiday, or SPQ-arrrrrr" by Rachel Caine, "Her Mother's Daughter" by P.N. Elrod, "Newlydeads" by Caitlin
39 and Holding Him
Let's face it, 40 is the new sexy! And Phaze is celebrating with this sometimes hilarious, sometimes touching, and always passionate collection of mature heroines who set out to prove that once you crest the hill, you begin to pick up a little speed. Features stories by Robin Slick, Victoria Blisse, Fenner Jeckyll, Jalena Burke, N.L. Belardes, N, Missy Lyons, Shanna Germain, Rebecca Adamsi, and Belinda Franklin. Get ready for the second exciting volume in this series: 39 and Still Holding!
Reviewer: Chris
Review: Feb 20, 2008
39 and Holding Him intrigued me as a read due to my own age. As with any compilation of stories, some were better than others. I arrived at my rating by using an average.
While some stories left me completely cold, others had me laughing out loud. Based on the language and unfamiliar terms scattered throughout, this anthology is from British authors. I struggled a bit with phrasing that I am sure is
Reviewer: Angi
Review: Feb 3, 2009
Forever Love by Leanne Burroughs: Hank Beaumont fell fast and hard for Jessica Ashbury, when he rescued her after she had been kidnapped from the stagecoach. Jessica doesn’t correct Hank when he assumes her dead brother is her husband. When Jessica decides to follow through with the plans she and her brother made to buy Hank’s hotel, she’s in for a big surprise. She becomes half owner with H
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