Award-winning author Robin D. Owens returns to the futuristic world of Celta with four original romantic fantasies as four different couples find their HeartMates and their destinies on Celta.

    Forays into Parthonia's Underworld, treachery, encounters with gangsters and an old flame are just some of the challenges facing Major Bhaajan in pursuit of the missing aristocrat. "The City of Cries" novella will be included in the 2011 WindyCon collection of Catherine Asaro's writings called AURORA IN FOUR VOICES (see http://www.windycon.org/windy38) Begins Earth year ~2205 and tells story of when Major Bhaaj was hired by the Majdas to find Prince Dayj.

    But when she's called to take her mother's place as her father's social secretary on New Commonwealth, she finds her mother’s high heels much harder to fill. Fitting in isn't Brett's strong suit, but if she's to make a new life for herself with her ambassador father among New Commonwealth’s aristocracy, ball gowns and courtly manners will be her highest priority. Especially if she wants to fit in with the dashing Lord Stephen Brandon. That is, until intrigue, danger, and weapons of mass destruction get in the way...

    She gets that and more from Vampire Nikolai and ArchNaema Galen. The men have long been lovers and welcome her into their world of extraordinary sensuality. For one blissful night, Brooke believes she’s found her soul mates—but her happiness is short lived when she realizes she’s actually been kidnapped. The men hunted her down under the assumption she sold her crew and human cargo to Feral Vampires as blood slaves. After realizing her amnesia is real and of a paranormal nature, they find themselves at an impasse. To prevent a galaxy-wide war they must work together. The three discover their sensual partnership can heal her mind. But for a complete and successful union, Brooke has to decide if she can forgive the initial deception and open her heart to the two men who stir her blood.

    Lonely in her tall tower, she yearns for that someday when her knight in shining armour will come and rescue her and set her free.Battle-worn veteran, Brandon Shea lost everything after he came back from the war. He’s just starting over when he gets a job as Lillian's bodyguard. He certainly doesn't expect Lillian to beg him to free her when she’s forced to marry her father's colleague, Maxwell Stanford, a cunning billionaire who has a terrible temper and is also twice her age. Brandon swore he'd had enough of playing hero, but when he realises Lillian is just as lonely as he is, he can’t refuse her request.Hiding Lillian from Stanford's men is an easy job, but things get out of hand when she wants Brandon for more than just her bodyguard. Suddenly, playing the knight for his modern-day Rapunzel becomes much more physical than he’d planned.

    She was saved by a bounty hunter and he took her on a ride that ended with true love.

    and bring strange alien plants that have a mind of their own. Because of “mutant” powers, only Glyneth recognizes the threat these Venusian flowers pose not just to humans, but to Earth itself.AN HONORABLE DILEMMAMajor Lucas Jefferson reluctantly abducts Glyneth as a breeder for his country. But "Lady Bulldog" teaches him that might is not always right. Can he learn from this villager to fulfill the ancient prophecy of uniting the old ways with the new?

    Prey will conquer his quicksilver ShyBell thoroughly as the tough warrior that he is. But through the domination of his race ShybBell will entice him as much as he ravishes her. Discovery sex of two different races anatomically the same but culturally worlds apart. (hea)Favorite Lines: He desperately locked his knees before his Kimaree’s increasing power. “Now who is the conqueror and the conquered, my warrior lover,” Shybell purred, just before she sucked the head of his erection deeply inside of her mouth.Warning: This story contains m/f explicit sexual encounters, sexual piercing and a new way to wear emeralds, bondage on a circular bed, mischievous fellatio, carnal rituals, alpha warriors, and two different races coming together in an explosion of passion on all fronts.*Publishers Note: This short story is previously published in Future Fantasies Volume One.

    And she is convinced the exclusive BDSM club, Tawse, is the place to escape the haunting nightmare of being a Planetary Marshal. She just wants to get in and get off. And she's never met a Dom she couldn't walk away from.Until she meets this Sypricon Master...Vaughn is immediately captivated by Selene. There is a wildness about her that he yearns to tame. But he knows he'll have to break through her walls in order to get her on her knees. Determined, Vaughn pushes every limit she has with an authority no one else has been willing to give her. She'll just need the courage to accept his command...and his love.Impulse Control is an erotic romance short story previously published in 2011, has been extensively revised & is intended for mature audiences.

    With the universe hovering on war and at the mercy of those who are targeting non-earthen humanoids, more than just her linguistic skills will be put to the test. The Xihirian Prince, Admoncor Kael Braeden, is the head of Xihirian Military Elite Force. Fierce, dangerous, and intuitive, he demands the respect of those around him. Unmated, his dark moods affect those around him until he finds himself in the presence of his mate. But in the midst of danger, deceit, and treachery, how can Kael and Saleeya’s romance blossom? A Siren Erotic Romance