The Zodiac Series Fire Author:Rebecca Williams, Susie Charles, Rae Monet, Jodi Lynn Copeland, Leigh Wyndfield, Blaise Kilgallen SLOW BURN by Rebecca Williams — Thirty is just around the corner and Aidan is waiting. With Leo as his star sign, Aidan has been happy to stalk his quarry, but now the time has come for closing the deal. Has he bitten off more than he can chew? Rebel is an Aries girl. A warrior by nature, she does nothing without a fight and as f... more »ar as she can see, Aidan, overconfident and arrogant as he is…looks like just another battle. In a fiery clash of wills the heat becomes intense. Both of them have a lot at stake…then again, everyone knows that heat and pressure make diamonds!
A RAM FOR SAM by Susie Charles
Just how desperate does a girl have to be to visit an astrologer to fix her love life? Pretty darn desperate, according to Sam. Fast approaching the big 3-0, when she’s informed the love of her life -- an Aries no less -- has been right under her nose the whole time, she takes it with a grain of salt and a healthy dose of cynicism. Anyone but an Aries! That’s until Ben -- childhood friend, now next-door neighbour and an Aries to boot -- hears all about it. She’s available, he’s free and it’s time he made his move on the woman he’s wanted for years. He knows what she wants and he’s more than ready to give it to her. But how to tell her? How to force her to see he’s no longer the geeky computer nerd she grew up with? “Putting the moves” on Sam takes on a whole new meaning with the plan Ben has in mind. So, watch out, Sam! Keep your eyes wide-open, girl. You’re about to get a birthday surprise you won’t be forgetting in a hurry…
CHANTILLY'S LACE by Rae Monet
Scott Chase assumed the boring annual Apparel Conference in New York would be just another routine event. Meeting eyes of Scott in the bar that night Chandra made a wanton decision. She decided to test her powers of seduction. One night was all she offered, then she disappeared. In an attempt to eliminate the competition Scott decided it was time to purchase it. Making some failing decisions over expanding line, Chantilly’s Lace was ripe for a takeover and Scott intended to acquire it. An negotiation meeting with the owner gave Scott the shock of his life when he comes face to face with the lover of his dreams. Now Scott takes on the most daunting task of his life, to convince Chandra that a multimillionaire, successful businessman wants her, not only in the business but also in his life.
EVE'S INTERLUDE by Jodi Lynn Copeland
Eve Jameson doesn’t get intimate with men she meets through her bar, Eve’s Interlude. But she can’t deny her sudden hunger for an old friend. Adrien Eberline, driver on the NASCAR circuit, is far from a saint when it comes to the ladies. Still, he doesn’t pick up women within minutes of arriving in the latest race town. Only when Eve approaches him, acting like he is an old friend she wants to get physical with, Adrien can’t say no. Eve treats Adrien in a way no other woman has, like he isn’t an icon to sleep with and brag to her friends about the next day, but an ordinary man that she wants. Sex between Adrien and Eve is stellar … until the truth is revealed. Adrien isn’t the man Eve thought he was, but that man’s estranged twin brother. Mistaken identity led Eve into Adrien’s arms, but it’s the man himself she can’t forget. Adrien wants nothing to do with a woman who slept with him believing he was his brother, only Eve won’t leave his mind. He wants Eve again. Despite her vow not to associate with him after the way he treated her upon learning of her mistake, Eve wants Adrien just as badly. Too badly to ignore another night.
THE HANGING MAN by Leigh Wyndfield
In another world, the Sagittarius and Taurus people are at war. The Taurean King spurns all things magical, including his own daughter’s hidden powers. An outcast, Gabriella Etall ghosts through the castle, forever alone, banned from going forth into the outside world so her magic will not be discovered by the kingdom’s magic-hating subjects. When she stumbles upon a captured Sagittarius hanging in the castle dungeon, she feels the hum of another’s magic on her skin for the first time. Now, she will have to decide if she will betray her family for one night of bliss or let her chance for fulfillment pass her by forever.
TAKING A CHANCE by Blaise Kilgallen
Joyce Winters always wanted to be a dancer/singer -- in Las Vegas or on the New York musical stage. When her “last chance” audition falls through, she decides to give it up. She dozes on the train ride back to New Jersey and winds up in 1870 Wyoming Territory. There she meets Peter “Chance” Rivers, a hunky, former gunslinger with enough male charisma to incite any female’s lust. He offers her a job singing in his Lady Luck saloon, and she agrees to stay on for the time being. Joy is determined to return to New Jersey and her own time although Chance’s lovemaking has her wishing she could bring him home with her for always. Born in the 20th century, used to every modern convenience, Joy feels herself falling for Chance, but before she gets too involved, she is wise enough to know she’d be miserable living in the wilds of Wyoming Territory during the late 1800’s. Joy is attacked by a drunken trapper on the second floor of the saloon. Chance, catching a trespasser invading his upstairs territory, he shoots the man in the back. The worst memories of his gunslinger days are back to haunt him, and Chance feels he must leave everything behind and disappear again -- without Joy Winters.« less