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Love Me Still


Maya Banks - 2007
    Believing their mate betrayed them and was responsible for their father s death, Cael and Riyu cut Heather from their lives. But when they realize their terrible mistake, can they ever gain her forgiveness and win back her love?Warning: Warning, this title contains the following: References to m/f/m relationship."

Hunger Moon Rising


Evangeline Anderson - 2006
    Sorta. For the last three years, Ben has controlled his lycanthropy by avoiding team sports, meditating, and doing yoga. Because of his iron physical and mental control, he doesn't change into his less attractive form. Danielle Linden is a reporter, Ben's writing partner, and… a survivor. Five years ago, she divorced her abusive husband and never looked back. She learned her lesson about love and attraction though, and guards herself against both. The only guy able to crack her emotional walls is Ben, and he's just a good looking teddy bear who wouldn't hurt a fly… or so Dani thinks. When a frantic father bursts into the newsroom and claims that his daughter was kidnapped by a werewolf, Dani begins an investigation that soon plunges her and Ben into the dangerous world of the local wolf pack--a world filled with Pagan rituals and animalistic lusts. Ben fears for Dani's life and his own secret, but when Dani gains the perilous attention of the alpha wolf of the local pack, he realizes he must give in to the dark side of his soul…and in doing so, risk losing the woman he loves forever. ***Hunger Moon Rising contains the first 3 chapters of Alien Mate Index 4: Severed***

The X-Club


Anna Zaires - 2014
    An alien sex club. A Krinar who won’t take no for an answer. Amy Myers is tired of writing fluff. She wants to work on serious assignments—and what better way to prove herself than to uncover something new about the mysterious Krinar, the aliens who took over the Earth just two years earlier? But when she meets Vair, the dark and sexy owner of a Manhattan x-club, she may get more than she bargained for... The X-Club is a novelette/short story of approximately 10,000 words (56 print pages), set in the world of the Krinar Chronicles about three years before Mia & Korum’s trilogy. It’s an erotic story, not a romance. It can be read as a standalone or after the Krinar Chronicles trilogy.

Dirty Little Lies


Clare James - 2014
    (Yeah, she knows it’s stupid name, so don’t start.) But most importantly, Stevie’s lost herself. As she shuffles through her days in worn-out Hello Kitty PJs—eating ice cream, sipping wine, and contemplating her next move—a magazine article catches her attention. Blaring black letters read: "How to Get Your Sexy Back in Six Easy Steps."Stevie studies the article in the trashy magazine like the good student she is and immediately knows what she has to do. With the magazine article in hand, and a bottle of red in her bag, Stevie embarks on a journey to reclaim her life and win back her ex. Until she meets Gabe Shannon. Gorgeous, single, and on a quest of his own, Gabe introduces Stevie to a lifestyle that is sure to help get her sexy back and then some. If she doesn’t chicken out … (Oh, you know where this is going.)What follows is a story of self-discovery, romantic gestures, erotic encounters, and following one's heart--even if it leads in unexpected directions.Portions originally published online as The Club e-series, Dirty Little Lies now has 70% more content, chapters from Gabe's point of view, and a sizzling conclusion to this steamy tale.

Shifter Marked


Eliza Gayle - 2009
    A wicked hot and surly shifter guardian who is strictly off limits. Which means things are about to turn very bad...Lucas Gunn has been kidnapped, examined and tortured. His only remaining tie to the outside world is in his dreams and the incredible woman who appears in them nightly. He thought she was nothing more than a figment of his imagination. Then she came for him.Kira MacDonald is in trouble… Her psychic ability to “see” things has gone haywire. She’s being plagued by false visions and dreams of a man she’s never met. She’s desperate for a cure, which means finding and bonding with a mate. Something she fears more than losing her mind. Too bad fate has other plans for her. Plans that include her rescuing one dark, controlling shifter.Passion and Pride. Duty and Danger. In the end, there's really only one choice...

Whipped (Brought to his Knees anthology)


Sabrina York - 2014
    An irresistible passion. A pity she’s the one woman he can never have…Dane Coulter is mourning the loss of his best friend, fellow Special Ops buddy, Cody. Oh, Cody didn’t die. It’s worse. He’s getting married. Cody is, in Dane’s opinion, whipped.Dane swears he will never suffer the same fate. But when he meets a woman who can take all his dominant loving and beg for more, he realizes he may have met his match. It’s a damn shame she’s the one woman in the world his man-code deems untouchable…his best friend’s sister.

Taken by Passion


Jaymie Holland - 2003
    2015: the Wonderland series is back, better than ever. The award winning “Taken by Passion: King of Hearts” includes sixty pages of new and expanded, never before published scenes. After being cheated on yet again, full-figured Alice O'Brien no longer believes she’ll find her Prince Charming. She resolves to enjoy men, but refuses to involve her heart. When she literally tumbles down a rabbit hole, she finds she has left her familiar home city of San Francisco. She has landed in a strange and beautiful world, where she meets a powerful and dominant shapeshifter, Jarronn, and his equally fierce and irresistible brothers. By the draw of a card foretelling his kingdom’s future, Jarronn has deliberately lured Alice to his realm in hopes of averting a terrible danger threatening his people. He has every intention of saving his kingdom with his and Alice’s bond of passion, and nothing will stop him from making her his Queen of Hearts. St. Martin’s Press published the Wonderland series in trade paperback only, with the pseudonym Jaymie Holland. Ellora’s Cave published the series primarily in e-book, under the name Cheyenne McCray. Neither version had the new and expanded scenes. Taken by Passion/King of Hearts has won numerous awards and accolades, including the “RT Book Reviews Magazine Reviewers’ Choice Award!”

A Shot of Magick


Rhyannon Byrd - 2004
    But when the Scottish Warlock’s elders decide it’s high time he stops sowing wild oats—and starts planting some family ones—Lach gets a load of magic unlike any he’s ever known. A curse is placed upon his head. One that has some rather surprising effects on his legendary sex life—and the only solution is to find his bith-bhuan gra, or soul mate. He should be out searching the world for her, but he’s not. Instead, he’s become obsessed with a feisty American who doesn’t even know what he is!It’s bad enough that Lachlan can’t get the blasted Yank out of his head, but she’s mortal—and he doesn’t do mortals. At least he never has before. But the Scottish stud soon discovers that Evan Hayes has a magic that’s all her own: a woman’s power to go after what she wants. And what she wants is a certain rugged, mouthwatering, danger-written-all-over-him badass.Look out, Lach. The little human is about to bring her A-game.* * * * * * *Author’s Note: A SHOT OF MAGICK is part of the McKendrick Warlocks series, but can be read as a standalone.(2nd Edition)

Crying Wolf


Rochelle Paige - 2014
    He's a cop and is willing to use police resources to track her down. So Grace comes up with a plan and tricks his fellow brothers in blue into thinking crying wolf a couple of times when he's reported her missing. Little does she know she'll go running into the arms of a real wolf when she finally makes her escape for real.She just wants to be left alone, but then she meets Hunter Tate - the alpha of the Black River Pack. Grace tries to hold Hunter at arm's length, but there's just no reasoning with an alpha male werewolf who insists she's his mate.This is book one in the Black River Pack series. Each novella will feature a different couple.

All Tied Up


Cathryn Fox - 2009
     Pleasure Inn, Book 1 Interior decorator Lindsay Bell jumped at the chance to help restore the old inn at Mason Creek. What could be more fun than letting her imagination run wild on an unlimited budget? Eagerly she plans to turn her assigned room into a fantasy BDSM playground. All she expected from her newly hired handyman was to help her tear down a support wall. She certainly didn-t expect Brad Caldwell to be so drop-dead gorgeous in a tool belt. When he proves to be a steady, hardworking, stand-up guy-unlike the men she-s dated-Lindsay has a new and wicked idea. To take her new creation on a test drive down the road of their deepest, darkest, most delicious desires-and seduce her way into his heart. Warning: Smokin- hot sex with creative use of toys, and a dash of magic.

Believe


Lauren Dane - 2010
    It's their first holiday season as a couple, and staying home, seeing friends and family, means they'll be surrounded by the memory of Rori's late husband. It's time for Jude and Rori to create their own traditions. Time for them to fully explore their most intimate desires to dominate and submit.Rori is thrilled when Jude whisks her away to a luxury resort in the mountains. Spending Christmas away, just the two of them, is the perfect time to show him she's ready to give herself to him completely...18,000 words

Pleasing Sir


Delilah Devlin - 2010
    When she gets the chance to fill in as Bryce Caldwell’s executive assistant, she decides some subtle seduction is needed to see if he dominates the bedroom the same way he does the office. Bryce can’t keep his mind off the sexy blonde sitting just outside his office. Especially not after the security cameras in the copier room catch Raelie “misappropriating” office property. A little disciplinary action leads to a whole lot of complication while he tries to find out whether she’s the right assistant to fulfill a special vacancy. Add a second round of interviews, and suddenly, Bryce is finding out he’s not the only one who’s not sure who’s really in charge.

Cataclysm Blues


Cari Silverwood - 2013
    Until the day she meets Talon, a bad-ass drifter on a motorcycle who shows her that being on the bottom can be loads of fun.But things get ugly.Part-demons, hot up-against-the-wall sex, and alpha men, are a deadly mix. Learning who you are, and what you are, can sure mess up your love life.Warning: BDSM themes

His Submissive


Reese Gabriel - 2007
    Straight-laced Linzee is suspicious, even when the breathtakingly handsome, blue-eyed Dom tells her things will be strictly platonic. He offers to give Linzee a demonstration and that's where things go terribly wrong. It turns out that Linzee is a natural submissive with an overpowering desire to serve as a love slave to a strong man. David is that man and he knows it. Too bad Linzee hates him. Passion and anger turn on a dime, with Linzee alternating between writhing with desire and screaming in anger. Can the seasoned Dom rein her in with the tenderness of his voice and the sting of his whip, or will both their hearts be broken in the struggle? Linzee is undoubtedly a submissive, but is she his submissive?

Naughty Little Secret


Shayla Black - 2006
    After divorcing her never-home husband, Lauren Southall plucked up her courage, dusted off her power suits, and returned to corporate life. Two years later, there's just one six-foot three, testosterone-packed problem: her ex-husband's good friend and her current boss, Noah Reeves. Lauren aches for him. No other man will do. But she cant possibly measure up to the silicone-packed professional cheerleaders he dates. So she hides her desire behind a professional persona and fantasizes. For ten years, Noah Reeves has waited to make Lauren his. Once her divorce was final, he tracked down and hired the brilliant, dedicated woman. But when he's with her, it isn't spreadsheets and profit margins on his brain. Problem is, she's never seen him as anything but her ex-husbands pal. Now that she's finally a free woman and with him 40+ hours a week, well... he'd love to persuade her to throw in her nights and weekends. Noah decides to romance her by day. By night, he becomes a mysterious stranger devoted only to her pleasureand discovers shes hiding a naughty little secret of her own. Warning, this title contains the following: explicit sex, graphic language