Not all love is innocent. Some desires swallow you whole. . .There's more than meets the eye to the twenty twisted pleasures collected here, with death and desire lying in wait behind every corner.One goth girl finds the man whose love can make her beautiful and whose body can bring her ecstasy—if she can stomach the price. . .A zombie apocalypse destroys a man's family, but "til death do us part" is a vow his wife won't forget—even if she's now more on the undead side.A vampire hunter wakes up the morning after and has to discover what forbidden pleasures he indulged in the night before—he suspects they might involve the drop-dead gorgeous bloodsucker next door. . .These and many more tales of sinister passion lie inside—if you aren't afraid of the dark. . .. Views: 18
Joslyn is barely scratching out a life on the streets of Ly Ossia, constantly dodging Imperial soldiers and scrambling to steal enough to eat. When she’s recruited into the Temple of Somna the Creator as an oracular Dreamer, Joslyn thinks she’s scored the greatest treasure of all—comfort and safety for the rest of her life. That pleasant illusion is shattered when a strange man comes to the temple requesting an oracle—a man whose nightsoul, that part of him that is capable of entering dream, is missing. Once Joslyn discovers this terrible fact suddenly everyone in the Temple, including the kindly Dream Master who sought her out in the first place, wants her dead.
Rescued by the man who now calls himself Ghost, they go on the run from the city in a desperate search to for the missing piece of Ghost’s soul, the part that knows what the Temple is planning and how to stop it—before the goddess Somna’s dream that is the world comes to an abrupt and permanent end. With a huge bounty on their heads, the normal run of hired killers is the least of their worries, because the Temple also has access to a very special sort of assassin—one who can strike his victims in their sleep, and do it no matter where they are or how far they've run. Views: 18
Seattle investigator J. P. Beaumontuncovers a dark and deadlyconspiracy that reaches deep intothe halls of state government,in this latest thriller fromNew York Times bestsellingauthor J. A. JanceAt first glance, the video appears to be showing a childish game: a teenage girl with dark wavy hair smiles for the camera, a blue scarf tied around her neck. All of a sudden things turn murderous, and the girl ends up dead.It's as bad as a snuff film can get, and what's worse, the clip has been discovered on a phone that belongs to the grandson of Washington State's governor. However, the boy, who has a troubled background, swears that he's never seen the victim before.Fortunately, the governor is able to turn to an old friend, J. P. Beaumont, for help. The Seattle private investigator has witnessed many horrific acts over the years, but this one ranks near the top. Even more shocking is that the crime's multiple perpetrators could be minors.Along... Views: 18
Reesie Boone just knows that thirteen is going to be her best year yet-this will be the year she makes her very first fashion design on her Ma Maw's sewing machine. She'll skip down the streets of New Orleans with her best friends, Ayanna and Orlando, and everyone will look at her in admiration.But on Reesie's birthday, everything changes. Hurricane Katrina hits her city. Stranded at home alone, Reesie takes refuge with her elderly neighbor, Miss Martine. The waters rise. They escape in a boat. And soon Reesie is reunited with her family. But her journey back home has only begun.This is a story of a family putting itself back together, and a young girl learning to find herself.A Christy Ottaviano Book Views: 18
Anna J.'s riveting Hell's Diva series continues as Mecca Skyes returns to take her ultimate revenge on the only person she ever thought she could trust.... Beautiful Mecca was only a kid when her parents were killed, and she was saved from the rough streets of Brooklyn when her aunt, Ruby, "the godmother of crime," took her in. Ruby rubbed out the goons that murdered Mecca's parents and everything seemed fine—until Ruby betrayed Mecca by sleeping with her man, setting in motion a series of events that nearly leaves Mecca dead from a gunshot wound! Now Mecca's all healed, but her heart is cold, and she won't rest until she brings Ruby down.... But in the end, everything may not turn out the way Mecca thinks it will.... Views: 18
In Linda Cajio's sizzling romance, a boardroom hotshot discovers heavenly pleasures with an unlikely angel. Catherine Wagner is leading a double life as the mysterious, anonymous Earth Angel, the passionate activist out to make Wagner Oil--and her greedy uncle--face the consequences of their dirty deeds. The key to halting the company's devastation of the environment lies in the missing portion of her grandfather's will. But the ruthless heartbreaker who can help her recover it is the last man she needs in her life. Miles Kitterage has wanted Catherine for years, and his desire for the unattainable beauty can't be cooled--not even by her obvious disdain. He knows she sees him as just another soulless businessman on the wrong side of her cause. But now Catherine needs him. And Miles will take that as his cue to prove his loyalty--and his undying devotion. Includes a special message from the editor, as well as excerpts from other Loveswept... Views: 18
Time Slip Caroline McCall Blush sensuality level: This is a sensual romance (may have explicit love scenes, but not erotic in frequency or type). Shocked by the brutal murder of her colleague, curator Ingrid runs for her life through the dark exhibit halls of the museum where she works—straight into the arms of Temporal Agent Strom. He’s been sent back in time to stop a twenty-sixth-century criminal who is stealing artifacts from the past. Falling in love with Ingrid wasn’t part of the mission. Strom knows they can have no future together. Five hundred years separate them, but the attraction that flares between the couple is impossible to resist. Their brief, passionate affair has consequences. When Strom returns to his own century, Ingrid must find a way to send him a message across time. Views: 18
He thought he was a hero.
She showed him the truth.
Now he'll do anything to stop the man who made him a monster.
For twenty years Jaska Bavadi has faithfully served the Palymfar Order and its Grandmaster, the powerful wizard Salahn, but an encounter with Zyrella Anthari, last high priestess of the White Tigress, shatters the spell that chained Jaska’s mind.
Now faced with the horrors he unknowingly committed against people he swore to protect, Jaska must put Salahn's reign of cruelty to an end. Together, he and Zyrella race to save the White Tigress and stop Salahn from opening the Gates of the Underworld. An army of palymfar warriors stands in their way, but the dangerous secrets that cloud their destinies threaten to doom them first. Views: 18
