"four supber spicy speculative romances"
"Affliction" by Elise Adams. Shane asks Holly what does
his friend Andrew offer her that he does not. She says
stability and safety; he says boredom as he begins to
understand she fears the fantasies he brings out in her
without revealing his most inner secret though the attacks
on her make that difficult. "Falling Stars" by Kathleen Scott. Primon Kingdom needs
the alliance so they send Daria as a royal daughter to
marry General Kristiano Raven. She does her duty but
fears will never live up to his previous betrothal her
late sister Lessia. He hides how much he desires Daria
and even pretends indifference until a threat endangers
both worlds. "Toys in the Attic" by E. Ellen Ferare. Her friend Rachel
asks Gabrielle to check out a vacation place in Santa Cruz
for her. She does and asks for the special attic as
Rachel told her to do. The place is dumpy and the rain
makes it worse except for the naked statue that comes to
life, Gavin the cursed hunk who gives her the best orgasm
of her life. These four speculative romances run the gamut from
supernatural to fantasy to sci fi to time travel with each
containing strong erotic story lines and powerful fully
developed lead couples. Fans will appreciate the latest
SECRETS anthology as these novellas make for an
entertaining read. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted July 24, 2007
SummaryWhat You Wish For by Saskia Walker
Lucy Chambers loves life in her historic house on the rugged
Cornish coast. In fact, the only thing that would make her
life better is if the sexy man who walked through her dreams
every night was real. Under the watchful eye of the local
white witch, Lucy is about to find out about the power of
wishes and the vagaries of time. When she is sent two
centuries into the past, she meets Cullen Thaine, the
strong, mysterious man who'd also made a wish, a wish to
spend one last night with an English wench before leaving
for the colonies to pay a debt of honour. When Cullen
confesses he longs to stay in his beloved Cornwall, will
Lucy be able to make all their dreams come true?
Falling Stars by Kathleen Scott
Daria is the fifth daughter of the Primon royal house and a
combat fighter pilot in the Primon fleet. Five years before,
her sister, Lessia, was betrothed to General Kristiano
Raven, the Hohn of Jevic, until a tragic shuttle accident
took her life and jeopardized the alliance between the two
worlds. Now, an unknown enemy threatens the galaxy and the
alliance must be strengthened through the bonds of marriage,
with Daria the only princess left to seal the bargain. But
even as she fights to balance familial duty with her career
goals, she cannot resist the potent pull of desire she feels
whenever Raven touches her.
Toys in the Attic by R. Ellen Ferare
When Gabrielle checks into the top floor of an old hotel,
she discovers an extra bonus in her room: a life-sized
statue of a nude man. Her unexpected roommate reveals
himself to be a talented lover caught by a witch's curse.
Can she help him break free of the spell that holds him,
without losing her heart along the way?
Affliction by Elisa Adams
Holly Aronson has experienced things that would give anyone
else nightmares. Sweet, caring Andrew is the first person to
make her feel whole again, but then his lifelong friend
Shane arrives and makes her doubt everything she thinks she
knows about the man she's trying hard to love. Shane was
drawn to Holly the second he saw her, but too many things
prevent them from being together—Shane's now-rocky
friendship with Andrew, her need to stay where she thinks
it's safe, and secrets so big that they threatens to tear
all three of them apart.
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