Tales of the twisted, kinky path to unexpected love. La Bonne (The Maid) How do you get a playboy prince to take an arranged marriage seriously, especially when his fiancée is as innocent as fresh snow? Hire a maid, of course. Until the maid discovers she’s caught between her...  more

Tales of the twisted, kinky path to unexpected love. La Bonne (The Maid) How do you get a playboy prince to take an arranged marriage seriously, especially when his fiancée is as innocent as fresh snow? Hire a maid, of course. Until the maid discovers she’s caught between her mistress’s passion and a prince who’s decided to settle down?with the wrong woman! Now she must find a way to have her cake and eat it, too. La Ceinture (The Belt) It’s just a plain, ordinary strap of black leather, but not everything is as it seems. La Ceinture casts an erotic spell over two lonely people?a sailor estranged from the sea and a young woman in a tower of isolation. Bound by the belt, together they search for their true desires. La Queue de Cheval (The Pony Tail) Being sold as a pony-girl isn’t quite what Angie expected, even if it’s basically her goal?trading her body to a rich man for a lot of money. The kinky sex is an unexpected perk. Then Jack takes the reins. He’s part-time groomsman, full-time sexy?and big-time poor. But her heart has other ideas about the value of money?and love. Warning: Contains explicit sex, lesbian sex, anal sex, ménage à trois, strong BDSM themes, spankings, and corporal punishment and pony play.

A fabulous debut novel of sensual suspense and one woman's erotic liberation in Victorian England. Lady Georgiana Vernon, daughter of the Earl of Eastley, and Jeremy Staunton, youngest son of a viscount, have an unconventional relationship-at least for the upper crust in 1895. They...  more

A fabulous debut novel of sensual suspense and one woman's erotic liberation in Victorian England. Lady Georgiana Vernon, daughter of the Earl of Eastley, and Jeremy Staunton, youngest son of a viscount, have an unconventional relationship-at least for the upper crust in 1895. They meet publicly as friends, and privately as lovers. It's an arrangement that allows Georgiana the sexual freedom she desires-and continues to indulge in-as a guest at Penfield, where the most sought-after names in the country gather for Lord Laughlin's annual masquerade ball. Then Georgiana initiates a torrid affair with the sexy landscape architect working at Penfield. She sees it as nothing more than a harmless but pleasurable indulgence. But when the relationship is discovered she becomes the target of increasingly malicious threats. During the night of the masquerade ball, these intimidations will come to a dangerous head, as the men in Georgiana's life reveal their own secret desires.

A wounded cop. A frightened woman. A desperate race to save a child in danger…   In a single phone call, Lily Brent’s entire life -- past and future -- becomes foggy with confusion and danger. Her estranged sister is dead, and the body is lacking one definitive mark: a...  more

A wounded cop. A frightened woman. A desperate race to save a child in danger…   In a single phone call, Lily Brent’s entire life -- past and future -- becomes foggy with confusion and danger. Her estranged sister is dead, and the body is lacking one definitive mark: a surgery scar from the kidney Lily thought she’d donated to her sister long ago.   There’s more than a mystery on her hands. There’s a niece she never knew she had, and a madman on her trail who’s hell-bent on getting the child back.   When a beautiful woman crashes her car into his remote mountain gas station, followed closely by a man with a silencer-equipped pistol, three years of inactive duty fall away as Miles Goodwin springs into action. He saves Lily and her golden child, but nothing can save him from the painful reminder of the family he lost. Retreating to his emotional coma, however, isn’t an option; they’re far from safe.   There’s something strange about a six-year-old girl who’s never eaten a hamburger or heard of Tinkerbell -- and who seems to be the source of psychic phenomena so powerful, someone’s willing to kill to get her back.   

A panther. A prince. A promise. Can destiny tie the knot?   During a magical childhood summer, a gypsy woman gave Lady Amanda Cookeson a black panther statuette, promising that the man who came to claim it would also claim her heart. Amanda believes the Earl of Wynton is the prince she...  more

A panther. A prince. A promise. Can destiny tie the knot?   During a magical childhood summer, a gypsy woman gave Lady Amanda Cookeson a black panther statuette, promising that the man who came to claim it would also claim her heart. Amanda believes the Earl of Wynton is the prince she has awaited. Yet his reluctance to declare them anything more than friends leaves her wondering if she waited in vain.   If he wasn’t the last of his line, Jon Kenton, Earl of Wynton, wouldn’t marry at all. Since leaving his inheritance to the Crown is out of the question, however, he is compelled to search for the statuette his great-grandmother promised him. His quest leaves him empty handed -- and secretly relieved. Finding the statuette would mean embracing the gypsy roots he has long denied.   Amanda is perfect countess material: lovely, admirable and -- he thinks -- statueless. Their passion is unquenchable… until the gypsy magic Jon thought he’d buried nearly destroys his future with Amanda.   Warning: Trying to outrun your destiny is dangerous to your beloved’s health, but a little bit of the right drug goes a long way.

He led her astray, and she never wanted to go back... Sheltered all her life, Eliza Hunter never imagined herself alone in the vast Utah plains, much less trailing a mysterious, rugged man hired to hunt down her beautiful younger sister. Unable to reveal the truth about her pursuit of him,...  more

He led her astray, and she never wanted to go back... Sheltered all her life, Eliza Hunter never imagined herself alone in the vast Utah plains, much less trailing a mysterious, rugged man hired to hunt down her beautiful younger sister. Unable to reveal the truth about her pursuit of him, Eliza plays student to his teacher, transforming herself in the process. And when she finds herself sharing the warmth of Grady's campfire, wrapped in his arms, hypnotized by his power, soon she is a naive spinster no more... Grady Wolfe is more than a loner, he's a man forever on the run. With a body and soul finely honed from living off the land, Grady knows he should leave the irresistible woman alone, but she stirs something in him he hasn't felt before. Now he's lost in the woods for the first time in his life -- with a dangerous job to do. And no one -- not even the luscious Eliza -- is going to stop him...

What if everything you knew about your past turns out to be wrong? Ten years after leaving home, the last thing Summer Thompson expects is to inherit her estranged father's half-renovated mansion. And the last thing she wants is to face the memories of the night her brother died, sketchy as...  more

What if everything you knew about your past turns out to be wrong? Ten years after leaving home, the last thing Summer Thompson expects is to inherit her estranged father's half-renovated mansion. And the last thing she wants is to face the memories of the night her brother died, sketchy as they may be. Now a San Francisco museum curator, she plans to stay east just long enough to settle the estate and get rid of the house. Until she finds it occupied by a hunky handyman who's strangely reluctant to talk about his past. Damian Knight has something to hide: his mother and sister from a brutal stalker. They've found a measure of peace and carefully guarded safety in Pine Point. Yet when the lonely, haunted Summer steals his heart, he finds himself opening up to her in ways he should never risk. Especially to a woman who's planning to return to the west coast after selling their refuge out from under them. Summer's mounting flashbacks leave her confused and more determined than ever to find out the truth behind her brother's death. But in a small town full of powerful secrets, confronting the past could cost her the man she loves. Even her life. Warning: This title contains a hunky hero who can do anything with his hands, a heroine desperate to discover the truth, tons of summer heat, and a small town with so much charm you’ll want to move there.

Lucia Wright needs a holiday. After years of caring for her "eccentric" younger brother and sister in the country, she accepts a friend's invitation to spend a few weeks enjoying the season in London only to find that life among the city's elite may be even crazier than at home. Lord Edmund...  more

Lucia Wright needs a holiday. After years of caring for her "eccentric" younger brother and sister in the country, she accepts a friend's invitation to spend a few weeks enjoying the season in London only to find that life among the city's elite may be even crazier than at home. Lord Edmund Rutherford needs an escape. Sworn since childhood to a woman he cannot abide, he finds himself trapped by the strictures of society and the expectations of those around him. The solution seems simple feign madness and be sent away for a short period, encouraging his intended bride to end their long engagement, thereby securing his freedom. Lucia and Edmund are thrown together by chance, and while he should be the last man on earth she would find appealing, Lucia becomes fascinated by the gentleman who seems rational to no one but her. Together they are forced to weather a madhouse, the vengeful scheming of a woman who wants Edmund's title at all costs and a world that appears to have lost all reason.

Seeing dead people is bad enough. Loving him could make her one of them. When the mother of all panic attacks prompts Erin Carter’s boss to pass her over for promotion, her mind doesn’t just crack. It explodes like an egg in a microwave, shattering her career along with the...  more

Seeing dead people is bad enough. Loving him could make her one of them. When the mother of all panic attacks prompts Erin Carter’s boss to pass her over for promotion, her mind doesn’t just crack. It explodes like an egg in a microwave, shattering her career along with the company car she crashes into the office building. The death grip she’s kept on her sanity slipping, she takes a friend’s advice and flees to Spain. There she finds comfort in the healing arms of surgeon Santiago Botello -- until a fifteenth-century ghost warns her that being with Santiago is dangerous, possibly even lethal. Santiago has his hands full protecting his sister from a dark curse and his family from a very modern-day psychotic killer. The last thing he needs added to his plate is a neurotic American. Yet something about Erin tugs at his heart so hard he wants to wrap her in his arms and never let go. No matter the risk. Erin’s attraction to Santiago makes her the killer’s next target. Survival means she must face her greatest fear, solve an ancient murder mystery -- and hang on tight to the one man she’s fallen crazy in love with.

When you live forever, you’re bound to make a few mistakes. 1969 San Francisco. World-weary Conrad Quintano should have known better than to fall in love with a human—much less Suzanne Fischer, the barely legal, adventure-seeking hippie beauty known as Desert Rose. And the very...  more

When you live forever, you’re bound to make a few mistakes. 1969 San Francisco. World-weary Conrad Quintano should have known better than to fall in love with a human—much less Suzanne Fischer, the barely legal, adventure-seeking hippie beauty known as Desert Rose. And the very last thing he should have agreed to do was to raise her babies and protect them with his life. But even twelve-hundred-year-old master vampires can find it hard to reject a deathbed request—especially when issues of love, guilt and blood are involved.    Present day. Raised in virtual isolation, twins Marc and Julie Fischer have always known they are vampires. But they never knew their parentage—or their unique status in the vampire world—until their “uncle” Damian comes to fetch them home. The family reunion, however, isn’t what they expect. They’re thrust into a world for which they’re totally unprepared. And the father they expected to see, Conrad, is missing. How to find him…and whom to trust? Solving the mystery of betrayal and vampire family values will prove the Beatles had it right. All you need is love…and an occasional side of blood.  Warning: While reading this book you may experience any of the following, an increased desire to wear flowers in your hair, dress in tie-dye or nap during the day. Other symptoms may include an intolerance to sunlight, an aversion to garlic-flavored tofu and a pronounced urge to bake…or get baked.

There aren’t many rules that gorgeous glamour model Bella Steele hasn’t broken.  However, there is one she’s always observed: best friends should never compete for men, jobs, or real estate.  When Maya Lin, the stunning Asian beauty Bella took under her wing when she...  more

There aren’t many rules that gorgeous glamour model Bella Steele hasn’t broken.  However, there is one she’s always observed: best friends should never compete for men, jobs, or real estate.  When Maya Lin, the stunning Asian beauty Bella took under her wing when she began modeling, is named the Penthouse Pet of the Month, Bella’s rule is challenged: the two friends find themselves rivals for the title of ultimate sex bomb -- Pet of the Year.  It’s a trophy Bella’s always wanted, and she’s not about to take this challenge lying down.  Maya has a few tricks up her garter herself, and New York City will never be the same as these sultry sirens face off at its hottest clubs and photo ops. Meanwhile, Sophie Steele, Bella’s younger sister, leaves the world of professional poker to reclaim her dominance in the banking world -- a decision that threatens her relationship with her boyfriend, Tai.  And the only way into her dream job at a hot new hedge fund  is through former frenemy Regina Chase. Regina has spent most of her time since moving to New York looking for love in all the wrong places.  She longs for Sophie’s breezy, confident style -- can she unleash her own wild side by joining the erotic after-hours scene?

CLOSE ENCOUNTER OF THE CARNAL KIND by Delilah Devlin Cajun Etienne Lambert, ex-soldier fresh from the horrors of the war in Iraq, doesn't believe her when the alien woman on his doorstep says she's there to take him home. When he resists, she kidnaps him. He learns he is the last...  more

CLOSE ENCOUNTER OF THE CARNAL KIND by Delilah Devlin Cajun Etienne Lambert, ex-soldier fresh from the horrors of the war in Iraq, doesn't believe her when the alien woman on his doorstep says she's there to take him home. When he resists, she kidnaps him. He learns he is the last potent male of the ruling class of their planets and it's his duty to sire the next generation of rulers. Mariska is a fightership commander who succeeded where all the mages and trackers have failed. She's found her race's last hope for salvation! When the future king demands he start work immediately on the primary mandate of his rule -- to sire children -- she can't refuse his command. HARD LESSONS by Nikki Soarde Kaley Carrone discovers that her wealthy husband has been cheating on her. She wants out of the marriage, but their prenuptial agreement will deny her the money -- as well as the revenge -- that she feels she is due. So she enlists the help of an old lover and his friend to stage a kidnapping that will net them a tidy sum of money, as well as make her husband suffer. The plan is good! However, spending three days alone with two handsome, dangerous, multi-talented men, a video camera and an assortment of Chinese takeout food has some consequences that Kaley didn't foresee. LICENSE TO THRILL by Sahara Kelly When a flu epidemic at her top-secret Agency office thrusts administrator Jane Bradford into the front-line world of the agents themselves, the last thing she expects is to get a major thrill from the sexy voice at the other end of her communications headset. Even less does she expect the owner of that voice to be the man of her dreams. Of course, he's not perfect. He's older than Jane, for a start. By about a thousand years or so … PLEASURE PORT 27 by Kate Douglas An alien construct designed for pleasure, Mira provides sexual services for the men who travel the galaxies. Her place of business is Pleasure Port 27, otherwise known as Earth. But someone is watching her, someone is keeping track of each act she performs, each man she f*cks. It is imperative the voyeur die before he discovers what she is … but once she sees him, understands him, Mira realizes there is more to life than one sex customer after another. There is Evan -- there is love, there is a chance to live as a real woman. If only she is willing to take the risk. THE LAST BITE by Melani Blazer Once the hunter… Laura hasn't seen her partner in six years -- when an easy bounty capture went horribly wrong. She's back with a secret that threatens the man she once loved, who still sets her blood on fire with little more than a look. Now the hunted … Elliot has his sights on one vamp -- his brother's killer. He's swayed from his mission only by the reappearance of his former partner. Their blistering passion makes him forget her cryptic warning, until he's forced to face it. Will Laura fare as well when his secret is revealed? TIGHT PLACES by Arianna Hart Savannah Malone has wanted to meet Carrick for months -- but not when she's soaking wet and trapped in an elevator. Now that she's close to him she can tell there's more to him than meets the eye. But she has no idea how much more is waiting to be discovered under his expensive suit. Little does she know his real secrets are buried deep under the clothes he's oh so willing to shed. Exploring tight places has never been so exciting before.

Ex-Marine and bar-owner Soren, the quiet loner of the Thorvald brothers, reluctantly offers himself at a "Take a Bachelor to Dinner" auction for charity. But when the minx who "won" him seems to be making a quick getaway under the table, a humiliated and angry Soren hoists...  more

Ex-Marine and bar-owner Soren, the quiet loner of the Thorvald brothers, reluctantly offers himself at a "Take a Bachelor to Dinner" auction for charity. But when the minx who "won" him seems to be making a quick getaway under the table, a humiliated and angry Soren hoists her over his shoulder and storms from the ballroom. So begins a rocky love affair between two unlikely people. But when thirty-year-old Crystal D'Angelo's talisman tells her that Soren is The One, she's ready to give the man she's been waiting for everything -- heart, soul...virginity. Soren, whose man-woman skills are almost non-existent, finds he is unable to stay away from the innocent but sensual Crystal who unleashes a sexual side of him he never knew existed. But convincing Soren -- who learned as a child that love hurts and no woman can be trusted with his heart -- that what she feels for him is more than magic, is a tough battle Crystal won't give up on. As things heat up between them, a psychotic stalker takes exception to Crystal's relationship with Soren and violently turns her world upside down.

GIA IN WONDERLAND by Dominique Adair Gia Conti, ex ballerina, was injured in a car accident caused by the man who'd been stalking her. Forced to leave the stage due to her injuries, she moves across the country to recuperate and begin a new life. Responding to a personal ad that seemed...  more

GIA IN WONDERLAND by Dominique Adair Gia Conti, ex ballerina, was injured in a car accident caused by the man who'd been stalking her. Forced to leave the stage due to her injuries, she moves across the country to recuperate and begin a new life. Responding to a personal ad that seemed written with her in mind, Gia makes a leap of faith and answers the ad to meet the handsome Drake Whelan. Just when she decides to take a chance with her heart, she finds shattering evidence that her lover might be the same man who'd ended her career. MUST LOVE MUSIC by Jennifer Dunne Possessing perfect pitch, a penchant for leather, and a predilection for gourmet cooking, Master Rikard is a Sub's dream. After answering his compelling personal ad, Gayle begins a relationship with the mysterious masked Dom. His hypnotic voice spins wicked erotic fantasies as he takes her to sexual heights she'd never believed possible, while glimpses of his tortured soul awaken her desire for more than just sex. Their mutual love of music could be the beginning of much more, but his tragic past presents a barrier. Then Gayle's innocent discovery forces them to face the truth. SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH MAC by Madeleine Oh Single white submissive ISO intelligent, inventive and creative Dominant. Perfection not necessary but common sense, wit and sense of humor are. I'm 27, employed and looking for someone to fulfill my fantasies of velvet manacles and silk scarves. Ginny Wallace places a personal ad, hoping to find the dominant of her dreams. Who she finds is Mac Brodie -- a man who will take her beyond her wildest imaginings to complete sexual fulfillment and love.

When Maven, the eldest daughter of Caralon's mighty ruler, is given in marriage to the fearsome Dane of Rawley, she's horrified. Bad enough that she should be any man's possession, but she's heard the dreadful tales about Dane, tales of force and brutality. She goes into the...  more

When Maven, the eldest daughter of Caralon's mighty ruler, is given in marriage to the fearsome Dane of Rawley, she's horrified. Bad enough that she should be any man's possession, but she's heard the dreadful tales about Dane, tales of force and brutality. She goes into the marriage refusing to submit to him in any way -- the only problem is, the sensuously forceful Dane demands her submission, especially in his bed, and he's determined to get it. As Maven begins to clash with the Beast of Rawley, she needs all her wits about her to win their erotic battle for control.

Immovable object? Meet the irresistible force. Paramedic Aaron Chase doesn't have anything against love. It just comes with a lot of responsibility, like when he had to raise his sister and brothers after their drug-addicted mom took off for good. Now that the last one is off to college,...  more

Immovable object? Meet the irresistible force. Paramedic Aaron Chase doesn't have anything against love. It just comes with a lot of responsibility, like when he had to raise his sister and brothers after their drug-addicted mom took off for good. Now that the last one is off to college, Aaron's anticipating enjoying life on his own terms. He certainly wasn't expecting Joey Miller to accidentally drop into his life. Joey's sexy, funny and annoyingly optimistic, and his tendency to get into trouble keeps sending him Aaron's way. Even the fact that Joey works for the hated social work system isn't reason enough to keep him out of Aaron's bed. Joey knows all about love. He's fallen in it ten times he thinks. It's not that he can't tell the difference between sex and love. All that experience has to count for something, right? With Aaron it's different. Maybe because there's something to fight for. This time Joey's fallen for good. He's not going to let number eleven get away.

Detective James "Jim" Shea is a Seattle homicide detective who has never taken his work home with him -- until now. A case has gotten under his skin and though it's "over," it isn't for Jim. The emotional toll has left him vulnerable and tied to the victim's dying...  more

Detective James "Jim" Shea is a Seattle homicide detective who has never taken his work home with him -- until now. A case has gotten under his skin and though it's "over," it isn't for Jim. The emotional toll has left him vulnerable and tied to the victim's dying father. Meanwhile, Hollywood comes calling for a hot story, and screenwriter Griffin Drake sees the tragic case as his ticket to more serious fare than his usual action blockbusters. But to get the whole story he needs to win over the stoic and protective Detective Shea. Neither man has had much luck when it comes to romance or long-term relationships and neither is particularly looking, but there's an attraction from their first meeting that can't be denied. Their impromptu first date seems to have no end in sight -- quickly becoming a barreling freight train of romance. Looming problems outside threaten their relationship -- death, secrets, and broken trust. They'll have to learn loyalty to save their newfound love.

Red-hot romance and danger from a fabulous new voice in erotic fiction. Chicago Special Agent Shane Dominic was in love with Laura Vasquez until the day she left him and married another man. Thirteen years may have passed, but Laura'’s never disappeared from his fantasies, or destroyed...  more

Red-hot romance and danger from a fabulous new voice in erotic fiction. Chicago Special Agent Shane Dominic was in love with Laura Vasquez until the day she left him and married another man. Thirteen years may have passed, but Laura'’s never disappeared from his fantasies, or destroyed his desire to learn the truth about why she left him. When Laura’'s husband, the criminal mastermind behind an international ring of thieves, is murdered, Shane knows this is his one last desperate chance to learn Laura'’s secrets. And he’'s not above using their scorching hot passion to do it.

The highly anticipated sequel to the successful underground classic which won praise from feminists and erotica collectors alike for giving voice to the wide range of women's sexual experience. Here are 28 new raunchy and romantic tales to spark the libido -- something for every taste.

The Best American Erotica 1995 is the ideal collection for all lovers of first-rate erotic literature. Edited by Susie Bright, whom the Utne Reader calls "one of the leading thinkers and visionaries of our time," this third annual edition of a best-selling series brings together the most...  more

The Best American Erotica 1995 is the ideal collection for all lovers of first-rate erotic literature. Edited by Susie Bright, whom the Utne Reader calls "one of the leading thinkers and visionaries of our time," this third annual edition of a best-selling series brings together the most outstanding erotic writing of the year.Contributors:Susan St. AubinJay MichaelsonNicholson BakerSusan MusgraveRobert Olen ButlerAnna NymusTom CaffreyLisa PalacRenee CharlesPaul ReedCorwin EricksonAnnie RegretsScarlett FeverRaye SharpeTsaurah LitzkyLe ShaunAl LujanTrac VuMary MalmrosAnne WallaceJames Williams