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Because It's True

Sometimes there are only two choices. Love…or leave.

Jacob James falls for Rodney the moment the New York City cop crash lands into his far-too-predictable ranch life. The sexy city slicker is everything a lonely Wyoming cowboy could ever dream of. When Rodney is shot in the line of duty, however, their off-the-charts attraction turns unexpectedly cool. Jacob offers the only thing he has left—friendship.

All Rodney can think about—besides his cowboy lover—is getting back to his job. But what good is a cop who can’t fire a gun? While he’s grateful for Jacob’s support through months of grueling physical therapy, how can he offer anything more when his own future is so uncertain?

When he’s finally cleared to return to work in New York, Rodney thought it would be the happiest day of his life. Except reaching his goal means leaving Jacob behind…and a future he never thought he wanted. Until now…

Warning: New York City cop meets Wyoming cowboy. Come on. You know that’s going to be hot.


Screwdriver

When Jordan Lance isn’t poring over spreadsheets for Books and Brew, she’s fantasizing about the store’s landlord. Too bad she’s squarely in Gabriel’s “just friends” column. Jordan’s prepared to pine forever—until she meets Casey. The handyman is hot, handsome, charming…and Gabriel’s best friend. Suddenly her wicked fantasies are porntastic times two.

Casey has suspected his friend’s interest in Jordan. If he can push them together, he might get Gabriel off the bimbo train he’s been riding. The plan? Jealousy. And it’s working. It’s not long before Gabriel’s deeper feelings for Jordan emerge. Problem is…so do Casey’s. What happens when two friends want the same woman? Red-hot ménage, baby.

Two gorgeous men exploring every inch of her body? Um, yes please! Jordan doesn’t know if threesomes are considered acceptable, but she’s sure of one thing—being this bad feels far too good.

Reviewer: Terri
Review: Apr 3, 2012
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary
Jordan Lance is the bookkeeper for Books and Brew, a bookstore/bar that she and 3 of her friends jointly own. She’s happy working in her makeshift office on the second floor and prefers not dealing with the customers. However, when the air conditioner stops working during a heat wave, she needs to contact the landlord, Gabriel. Jordan has had a crush on Gabriel since they moved into his building and except

Because You Love Me

Safety in numbers? Depends on what you mean by safe…

Bridget Wilder’s life is shot to hell—literally—when she witnesses the murder of her best friend, Lyle. Protective custody? What a joke. Time after time, someone has leaked her whereabouts, forcing her to run from one safe house to the next.

Tired of cold, lonely beds and living in fear, Bridget convinces her guardian cop she’s safer off the grid, following Lyle’s trail of clues to a missing flash drive that could put the killer behind bars.

It doesn’t take twins Mark and Matt James long to figure out two things. Bridget’s not only in trouble, she is trouble—they both want her. When things get a little hot and heavy one night, though, they’re stunned to discover that they don’t mind sharing. And she loves being shared.

Between the James brothers’ hot, hard bodies, Bridget finally feels safe—and loved. When a hit man tracks her down, the last thing she wants is for them to place those bodies between her and danger. But those cowboys have other ideas. Like keeping her alive long enough to convince her she belongs with them. Forever.

Warning: Scary times ahead! An evil judge, a car chase, a hit man and more! Luckily, the rough times are soothed by lots and lots of ménage sex with two red-hot alpha cowboys.

Reviewer: Chris
Review: Feb 13, 2012
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, Romantic Suspense, Western, Menage / Multiple Partners
Bridget is going to be a cutting edge reporter in New York City. Just as soon as she gets of the weekend desk. Her best friend Lyle is determined to see her get there as well and when he stumbles upon a crooked judge in his job he gathers all the evidence he can and heads right to Bridget to break the story that will make her career. Unfortunately what happens is Bridget sees her best friends murder and is

Western Ties

How strong are the ties that bind?

Leah Hollister's sex life needs a swift kick in the pants. Small-town Compton Pass, though, isn't the place to explore her need for bondage. When she gets an invitation to a BDSM party out in LA, she wastes no time booking a flight.

Her plan to play anonymously is shot to hell when she runs into high-school crush Sawyer Compton-and he lays immediate claim to her.

Sawyer Compton commands total control, in and out of the bedroom. He never thought Leah could handle his darker urges, but one look at the white bracelet that marks her as a sub ripe for the picking, and he knows exactly how this night is going to end. With Leah in his bed.

Leah didn't expect to enjoy the comfort Sawyer's familiarity brings, even as his touch takes her to unimaginable heights of pleasure. When bad news from home sends him reeling, she's more than prepared to offer him anything he needs: her body, her friendship. Even her heart-if Sawyer can loosen the reins over his own to accept her love.

Warning: Invest in tissues. Lots and lots of tissues. Between spicy, set-the-sheets-on-fire bondage romps and the last Compass brother coming home, you'll need them.

Reviewer: Chris
Review: Feb 3, 2012
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, Western, BDSM
Leah and Sawyer grew up together, knew each other inside and out. Or so they thought. Years later they’ve maintained their friendship but both yearn for something more. Leah stayed in Compton Pass and became a kindergarten teacher. Sawyer went west and joined the Coast Guard. Years later they run into one another at a BDSM party. Sawyer is a Dom, Leah identified as a sub. He claims her for the weekend, bu

Wild Irish Christmas

"To Conall Brannagh."

Ewan took the bottle from his father. "Who?"

"Conall Brannagh," Patrick repeated. "If your mother had chosen him over me, none of us would be here tonight."

It's Christmas Eve, and the Collins siblings have given their father a precious gift. All seven have gathered together to spend the night in his apartment above the family pub, the warm, loving home where Patrick and Sunday raised their large brood.

You've witnessed each child find their happy-ever-after. Now gather 'round the tree and share a bottle of Jameson with the Collins family while Patrick shares the story of how he won the heart of Sunday, his true love, his soul mate.and the mother of his seven Wild Irish.

Blush sensuality level: This is a sensual romance (may have explicit love scenes, but not erotic in frequency or type)

Reviewer: Shnoogiepoo
Review: Jan 2, 2012
Genre(s): Contemporary, Romance, Seasonal / Holiday
Patrick and Sunday Collins had seven Wild Irish children. Each has had a story told of love lost and found and the sexy and sensual journey in between. While Wild Irish Christmas works as a stand-alone it’s really the eighth in the Wild Irish series, and in my opinion so much better read in order. After reading what incredible children they’ve raised it’s only natural to wonder how it all started. And that’s

White Knight

Shea Landon knows this is a bad idea. But when you're broke, tired and homeless, you do crazy things. She decides to crash in her new place of employment, a fetish club, borrowing the big, comfy bed that's used as a stage prop. She doesn't realize she's not alone.

Travis Knight knows this is a bad idea. As he views his new waitress sneaking around the club after hours, he realizes he should fire her, call the police. Instead, captivated, he watches her on the same security monitors that separate him from the world. Until watching isn't nearly enough.

Two people-one desperate, one broken, both hopelessly alone. Two people assuaging their needs through spanking and sex games, bondage and taboo fantasy. It's enough. It has to be-when the biggest secret between them might be a tragedy neither can overcome.

Reviewer: Chris
Review: Dec 26, 2011
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, BDSM
Shea packed her bags and left her abusive boyfriend with no more than a few hundred bucks in her pocket. Someone is looking out for her since she snagged a job the day after she ran out of money. Penniless she hides in the club she's working in to avoid sleeping on the streets. Little does she know that the club owner, who rather than arrest her allows her to stay, is watching her. Travis knows all abou

Party Naked

Stephanie Harper is perfectly happy co-owning Books and Brew, where she slings drinks and entertains her friends with cutting wit and a cynical take on love. She’s convinced she has no time for anything deeper than sex; she has a business to run, after all. And her thrice-married mother has proven happy ever after doesn’t exist.

Jarod Nolan begs to differ. Chance has him running into Steph—and giving her a ticket—one morning, but it’s fate that finds him in her place of business that same evening. A sizzling one-night stand ensues, and although Stephanie escapes before he wakes the next morning, Jarod is already sure she’s worth the chase.

Steph’s more than willing to party naked with the hot cop, but she’s adamant they’re driven by lust, not love. Jarod is prepared to prove otherwise, even if it means giving up one of the things he and Stephanie do best…

What’s that old saying? Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder? 

Reviewer: Terri
Review: Oct 23, 2011
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary
Stephanie, Steph, Harper is the proud and happy part owner of Books and Brew. Steph and three of her friends thought combining a bar and a bookstore would work and agreed to devote three years of their lives in making it work. Steph usually works the bar and working every day doesn't bother her. She never has been in a serious relationship because she doesn't really believe in love. On a particularly ba

Northern Exposure

All roads lead home when that’s where you’ve left your heart.

Silas Compton always had his eye on Lucy, the veterinarian’s daughter. He was even content to wait for the girl of his dreams to grow up before getting anywhere near her with his family’s double-edged legacy.

Waiting around led to fooling around with his best friend—and an impulsive eruption of desire that Lucy’s innocent eyes weren’t meant to see. Figuring Compton Pass wasn’t big enough for either the three of them or the pain he’d caused, Silas let loose his tightly reined wanderlust and headed for Alaska.

Ten years later, when an oil rig accident sends him home, he braces himself for the reopening of old wounds. Instead he finds himself in the care—and welcoming arms—of Lucy and Colby, whose marriage has plenty of room for the man they both still love. And forgive with all their hearts.

As things start to unravel at Compass Ranch, Silas must dig deep for the strength to assume his rightful place in the Compton family…and lay the foundation for a future with his lovers. If he can forgive himself.

Warning: This book is overflowing with sexy cowboys who like to saddle up and ride each other as well as the woman of their dreams. The likelihood of becoming addicted to their ranch family is high. With three more stories yet to come, beware. You won’t be able to read just one!

Reviewer: Chris
Review: Oct 21, 2011
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, Western, Menage / Multiple Partners
Encased in ice. That's how Silas Compton feels so he goes where he'll fit right in; Alaska. He's in love with two people and can't have them so he leaves them to each other. Removing himself from the equation will reduce the hurt. To everyone but himself. Or so he thinks. Ten years later he's home, injured, and being informed the error of his ways by those he left behind. Lucy and Colby married but hav

Southern Comfort

Caught between desire and a promise…

Seth Compton knew from the first that his boss’s daughter was all wrong for him. She was too feisty, too damned independent and, at seven years his junior, too damned young. When she comes home with a college diploma and fiancé on her arm, though, he can’t quite remember all the reasons he held her at arm’s length.

It’s not just his jeans-tightening reaction to her all-grown-up curves. Something doesn’t feel right about her impending marriage, and he won’t rest until he’s stopped her from making the biggest mistake of her life.

The morning after her wild bachelorette party, Jody expected a hangover. The surprise? Waking up tied to a bed with sexy-as-sin Seth. He’s got some wild idea about proving they belong together, but she’s not buying it. Besides, she has a promise to keep that’s too close to her heart to risk, especially not with a man who, until now, made his disinterest plain.

No one ever said Seth backed down from a challenge. She’s going to make him work for it? No problem. Luckily for him, he has plenty of rope…

Warning: This story contains a bondage lovin’ cowboy who kidnaps and hogties a cowgirl to his bed and does all sorts of naughty things to her. Fun, right?

Reviewer: Chris
Review: Oct 21, 2011
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, Western, BDSM
Seth couldn't get away from home fast enough when he was eighteen. It wasn't that it was an awful place, it just wasn't his to claim. His ancestors left him a legacy of being a trailblazer so he left to make his own way. He didn't go far really. Sure Texas was a long way from Wyoming but he was still working at a ranch as foreman. And something else kept him in Texas. Jody Kirkland had captured his inte

Eastern Ambitions

He’s lost everything. Can he win her heart?

Sam Compton never liked getting his hands dirty, at least not on Compass Ranch. Armed with a business degree, he’s about to become the youngest VP at an illustrious Wall Street investment firm. Until his partner in an office romance turns into an ultra-refined snake in the grass.

Staggering from the punch of betrayal, another blow threatens to level him. His father is dying. He races home to lend his brain to his brothers’ backs at the ranch, and finds something he never expected. A sophisticated yet playful woman stimulates his mind…and parts below the belt.

Compass Ranch gave Cindi Middleton’s wounded soul everything it needs: a home, acceptance, and respect—not to mention unlimited sex—from the ranch’s sexy cowboys. Despite their instant and intense sparks, Sam’s defection to the bright city lights she left behind is a big red flag. She’s been there, done that, burned the T-shirt.

Yet the heat of their attraction brings them circling back to each other’s arms…until a certain snake reappears, threatening to endanger the acquisition of the one thing Sam has realized is truly priceless.

Warning: Tissue alert! The authors recommend you have a few on hand while reading this book. To make up for any sniffles, a host of cowboys with open arms await to console you, distract you or make your wildest dreams come true.

Reviewer: Chris
Review: Nov 8, 2011
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, Western, Menage / Multiple Partners
Sam Compton is a wizard on Wall Street but made a bad investment when it came to a future wife. Raised on a ranch he always knew what he didn't want to do with his life. First chance he got he headed to a different life and has stayed in the big city ever since. Now with his personal life in a shambles and the fallout destroying his professional life as well, he's going home and his timing couldn't be bett

Three Reasons Why

Three Reasons Why is a sequel to Kiss Me, Kate.Wes wants Jill Harper in every possible way a man can want a woman. But she’s resisting. Hard. When he learns she needs a handyman for her diner, he decides fate is smiling upon him—until Jill offers three reasons why they can’t be together. Always up for a challenge, Wes decides to prove her ridiculous reasons unsound, one by one.Jill knows her reasons are total bull, but she’s sticking by them, come hell or high water. Unfortunately, Wes Robson is extremely persuasive. Especially in bed. If the sex gets any hotter they’ll likely burn down the town. Before long, Jill’s reasons begin falling away as fast as her clothing whenever Wes is around.But Jill knows exactly what Wes wants for his future, and she’s just prolonging the inevitable heartbreak. The real reason she can’t give herself to Wes, can’t allow herself to love him, can only lead to pain—the kind from which neither may ever recover.

Reviewer: Chris
Review: Aug 8, 2011
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary
Wes watched Kate and his best friend Rick fall in love. Now he's setting his sites on his own perfect mate. Jill, Kate's older sister, is the one for him. This is no quick decision; they've known each other for years. But now his life is in a place where he can settle down and begin building the future and family he wants with Jill. But she's suddenly backing off and he doesn't know why. The three pitifu

Black Jack

When pirate Black Jack captures a ship at sea, he considers the territorial governor’s haughty daughter part of the spoils of war. Tying the fiery beauty to his bed, Jack claims Emma as his…over and over again.

Jack has a secret. One he’s kept hidden from his best friend Emma…

When she calls in a favor, asking Jack to perform in a pirate fetish fantasy at the nightclub she manages, Emma inadvertently opens Pandora’s box—for both of them. As portraying a dominant pirate forces more of Jack’s secret desires to light, Emma finds herself enmeshed in sensual explorations of BDSM, wax play, bondage and sex in public that leave her questioning her vanilla existence.

When a second heated interlude on the stage finds her submitting to Jack, Emma suspects she’ll never find her way back to her simple missionary lifestyle. But with Jack in control…she’s not sure she wants to.

 

Reviewer: Chris
Review: Jul 12, 2011
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Historical Romance, Pirates, BDSM
Emma has been friends with Jack and Travis since elementary. They balance one another and push one another when needed. This balance is very important to Emma and though she has feelings beyond being friendly for Jack, she doesn't want to damage what they have. But what if they could have it all? Calling him in to pinch hit when an actor is too sick to act in an on-stage pirate fantasy Emma gets a real up

Inflamed

Stuck in a rut in every way possible, Keri decides her first step in a bid for change is moving back to the Texas home she left years ago. The second step? Spicing up her sex life with the crazy-hot cowboys she left behind. Too responsible (and smart) to touch her way back when, Max and Shaw filled Keri’s hottest teen dreams. Now she’s older, wiser—and more than ready to make up for lost time.

Max and Shaw were always fond of Keri, but the stunning woman strutting back into their lives is a far cry from the serious, studious teen they remember. She wants to take a walk on the racy side—with both of them—and the cowboys are only too happy to oblige. As they suspected, the sex is explosive, though Max and Shaw aren’t sure Keri can really handle everything they have to give.

Nor do they know if she can handle the sexy secret they’ve yet to divulge. 

Reviewer: Chris
Review: May 2, 2011
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Western, GLBTQ, Menage / Multiple Partners, M/M
Keri has been hurt but it serves as a wake-up call concerning her life. Deciding to abandon the city and move back to Texas, she also vows to no longer be the careful woman she's always been. Hot impulsive Keri is going to live life as it comes, to the fullest of her ability. Who says you can't go home again? Max and Shaw watched Keri grow up as they worked on her Uncle's ranch. Years later, they find Ke

Any Given Sunday

The child who is born on the Sabbath day, is bonny and blithe and good and gay.

Sean Collins is happy working at the family pub and sharing a house with the woman of his dreams. He and Lauren are equals in every way, including in bed, where they burn the sheets. Life is good. Even if he must hide a couple of secrets to keep it that way.

Lauren is madly in love with Sean. They share everything—almost. She can’t deny sensing…something. A certain feeling when she, Sean and their friend Chad are all together. But she doesn’t press. How can she when she’s not being completely forthright herself?

Chad is feeling pretty miserable, and renting a room in Sean and Lauren’s home has only made it worse. In a house filled with secrets, Chad’s are doozies.

When an opportunity arises to explore their deep desires, the trio plunges into a sex-filled, emotionally charged ménage. Long-buried feelings are revealed, changing their lives irrevocably. Whether for better or worse, only Sean, Chad and Lauren can decide. 

Reviewer: Terri
Review: Jan 26, 2011
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, GLBTQ, Menage / Multiple Partners, M/M
Sean Collins has been best friends with Chad since kindergarten. They’ve had their fights but they’ve never last more than a couple of days. Sean can’t imagine his life without Chad in it which is why when he bought a house with his girlfriend, Lauren Chase; they moved Chad in with them. After all, Sean and Chad have been roommates since they graduated from high school! Lauren loves Sean

Do Over

Sometimes once is not enough…

After twenty-five years of marriage, Faith Wainwright wonders what she’ll do next. Her kids have moved out and sometimes she feels so distant from her husband, Troy.

Right before their anniversary, Troy gives Faith an unexpected gift: a journey through their hometown to reenact all their “firsts”. Their first date. Their first kiss. And especially the first time they made love—only better.

Each stop on their tour becomes an opportunity for Faith and Troy to rediscover how explosive their passion could be. Now Faith knows exactly what she’s going to do—Troy, over and over again….

Reviewer: Chris
Review: Oct 7, 2010
Genre(s): Contemporary
Feeling down and blue as the last of her babies leave home, Faith is at a loss. Her husband, whom she still adores and has been married to for twenty-five years, is busy with his life and career. When he suggests visiting her parents for the weekend, she jumps at the chance. Feeling and isolated and alone, Faith is touched and shocked when her husband surprises her with a trip down memory lane. Reconnecting

Reviewer: Terri
Review: Oct 5, 2010
Genre(s): Contemporary
As her 25th wedding anniversary looms, Faith Wainwright is feeling at loose ends. Her life is changing and she’s not sure where she’s going. Her two children have left home for college and while she still shares a terrific relationship with her husband, it has been feeling a bit hoe hum. They’ve come home for a visit as Faith is feeling a bit homesick which is kind of silly as she’s no

Saturday Night Special

Saturday’s child works hard for a living…

What do you get when you cross a gold-digging stripper, a down-on-her-luck hooker, an estranged husband, his knocked-up wife, a Wayne Newton lookalike taxi driver and one beleaguered Baltimore cop?

A typical night in the life of Riley Collins—Vegas style.

Riley’s always been the wildest of the Collins clan, but even she bites off more than she can chew during an impromptu trip to Sin City. Once again, it’s Aaron Young to the rescue. No surprise; Aaron’s been watching Riley’s ass forever—and he’s wanted to spank it for even longer. Tracking her down, Aaron finally gets his wish—after he drags a drunken Riley to a chapel and makes it legit, of course.

To say she’s shocked is putting it mildly. But Riley warms to Aaron’s seduction quicker than you can say “all-you-can-eat buffet!” Who knew her mild-mannered best friend was so hot in the sack? Of course, thanks to Riley’s penchant for picking up strays, the newlyweds will have to sneak in some honeymoon boom-boom whenever they can. But they’ll manage…

Reviewer: Terri
Review: Sep 24, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, Comedy / Humor
Riley Collins is the wild child of the Collins family which is why her taking an impromptu trip to Las Vegas shouldn’t have surprised anyone. However, her going with a married man has her sister calling Riley’s long time best friend, Aaron Young. Aaron has been friends with Riley since they were both 3 years old. He’s been pulling her out of trouble for years. As grown-ups, Riley is a cook

Friday I'm in Love

Friday’s child is loving and giving…

Ewan Collins has had the hots for Natalie for years but she continually rebuffs him, supposedly because of their age difference. When Natalie comes to stay with the Collins family for a week, Ewan decides it’s time to make his move in a serious way.

Natalie’s been in a funk since celebrating another birthday alone. When Ewan proposes to help her “get a life”—seven lessons in seven days—she figures, what the hell does she have to lose? Ewan’s plans include tequila shots, fishing, karaoke…and other, more erotic hands-on demonstrations.

But Nat’s loneliness isn’t Ewan’s only obstacle. Tragedy in her past continually takes Natalie to a dark place her mind can’t easily overcome. With support, tenderness and love, Ewan plans to win over Natalie one lesson at a time.

Starting with lessons of the heart.

 

Reviewer: Terri
Review: Aug 15, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance
Ewan Collins has loved Natalie, or at least lusted after her, since Sky introduced them three years ago. It doesn’t matter to him that she is older than him. He just knows she‘s hot and he loves her personality. Ewan works in the pub side of his family’s business in Baltimore, MD. His family sees him as serious, hard-working and mild mannered. Ewan’s sister, Teagan is marrying Sky at

Rekindled

It’s been a year since her husband’s passing, and running the ranch is taking its toll on Claire Hutchins. Independent as the day is long, she concedes the need for help. She wants a foreman, an employee to run the day-to-day who can handle a woman calling the shots. Someone who won’t give her any trouble…

Who shows up at her door, first in line for the job? Jeb Carter. Ex-high-school sweetheart. Longtime rodeo star. And the one man capable of making Claire’s lust burn out of control…of making her surrender completely.

Trouble has finally come calling…and he’s as irresistible as ever. 

Reviewer: Chris
Review: Jul 27, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Western
Years ago in high school, Claire had the man of her dreams. Jeb was all she wanted, until he started to scare her with his intensity. Unable to process what he needed, or her reactions, she broke it off. Going on to marry another man and have a good life, she’s now been a widow for a year. Looking for a foreman, Jeb shows up on her doorstep demanding the job. As if! Jeb Carter has always regretted scar

Sweet Thursday
In high school, Lily was too shy to do anything about her feelings for her best friends, Justin and Killian. Now she’s ready to put to rest her regrets with a proposal that might shock even her oversexed friends—the three of them, together, one night, multiple positions.
 
K and J are more than a little surprised to see Lily at their ten-year reunion. The plain Jane they remember is now a stunning woman—who wants to have sex with both of them. Who are they to deny her? Even if Killian suspects they might be treading on dangerous emotional territory.
 
The night stretches into the weekend and, as K suspected, none of them want it to end. But he and Lily know people live in pairs, not trios, and they call a halt now, before it’s too late.
 
Justin, however, knows a good thing when he sees it. He’s ready to fight for what he wants…what they all need. He just has to convince Lilly and Killian that unconventional can also be extraordinary.
Reviewer: Terri
Review: Jun 1, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, Menage / Multiple Partners
Lilly, Killian and Justin were tight best friends all through high school.  They weren’t kids people would automatically put together as friends but it worked for them. Lilly was a brain and knew what she wanted to do with her life from the first day of high school.  She was smart but seen as a goody goody due to her strict parents and shy manner.  She became friends with Killian on the

Waiting for Wednesday
Length: Short Novel
 
Tristan Collins knows Lane Bryce is strictly hands-off. She’s smart, funny, kind…and married. But he still looks forward to her once-a-week visits to the family pub where he tends bar. When she fails to arrive one Wednesday, Tris is concerned. When he learns she’s in the hospital, brutally beaten after attempting to leave her unhappy marriage, he’s enraged. Tris vows to protect her, but doesn’t get the chance—Lane checks out of the hospital and disappears without a trace.
 
A year later, newly divorced Lane is back, and enjoying her independence too much to embark on a relationship. Tris intends to prove she can have freedom and love, and he’s not above using seduction to do it. The more she resists, the more he sets her body ablaze with pleasure the likes of which she’s never known.
 
After a lifetime of disappointment, trust doesn’t come easily for Lane. But when her ex-husband reenters her life, threatening her independence, her happiness, she could discover too late that Tristan is the one man worthy of not only her trust, but also her love.
Reviewer: Terri
Review: May 1, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance
Lane Bryce comes to the pub owned by the Collins family every Wednesday when she gets off work. She sits in the same spot and has developed a friendship with the bartender, Tristan or Tris. In fact, she considers him her best friend. That’s why when her husband beats her and she ends up at the hospital, she calls Tris.  Tris is livid. He vows to protect Lane. He cares deep

Ruby Tuesday

Length: Short Novel

Sky Mitchell is hiding out in Baltimore, seeking peace and solitude while he struggles with a career decision. Lead singer of popular rock group The Universe, he’s thinking of going it alone. Wandering into an Irish pub, he’s ecstatic to discover the breakout single for his solo album—but the songwriter doesn’t want to sell. One musical challenge later,  not only does he win the song, but also a writing partner to complete the rest of the album.

Teagan Collins has never aspired to fame and fortune. She’s content taking care of family, friends and neighbors, and singing in her family’s pub. Working on an album with Sky tests her patience…and her libido. The hot rocker plays her body like a fine instrument, their desire deepening with each song they write.

But someone doesn’t want Sky to go solo, and is repeatedly trying to sabotage the couple’s efforts. Undaunted, Sky wants Teagan to join him onstage at his farewell concert to sing her original, “Maybe Tomorrow”…

If they make it through today.

Reviewer: Tigger9
Review: Jun 17, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary
Ruby Tuesday is an amazing story. I absolutely loved it. The characters were awesome and touched my heart. Teagan and Sky have a spark from the very beginning. Teagan is feisty and makes Sky work for all they share. Sky sees Teagan as the most giving person and sees beyond the outside, to the real Teagan. Teagan and Sky have their disagreements about the way things should be done but they have such a deep co

Assume the Positions
Damn Cougar Challenge!
 
Rachel’s thankful for the new friends she met while attending an erotica-book convention. They instantly connected and began sharing the relationship woes unique to older single women on their Tempt the Cougar blog. Then Monica issues that challenge… How is Rachel going to convince a younger man to have sex with her? Hell, even she doesn’t want to look at herself naked. To control her growing angst, she makes a list of eligible men then… Nothing. It’s been too long and her divorce was too painful. She’ll never be able to do this.
 
Ethan, one of Rachel’s physical therapy patients, is pissed when he learns of the challenge. Not because he finds it silly—because he’s not on Rachel’s list! So he does what any self-assured young stud would do. The luscious police officer gives her a copy of the Kama Sutra then asks her to make a new list.
 
And assume the positions…
Reviewer: Melinda
Review: Jan 4, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance
Rachel is tired of working. All her day is spent on helping patients get the strength to recover. Normally she loves working but lately one patient has made her all wet and horny. A patient who she cannot do anything about because of policy.  It is all her and the women of “Tempt the Cougar” blogs fault. Seeing naked men and reading about their successful stories in getting young men has made

Come Monday
Monday’s child is fair of face…
 
After the death of her mother years prior, Keira Collins became a surrogate parent to her six younger brothers and sisters, her own dreams put on hold. At twenty-seven, she’s finally pursuing a college degree. Between classes, working at the family pub and still tending to siblings, she’s no time for romance. So why is she spending all her rare free time fantasizing about hot Professor Wallace bending her over his desk?
 
Will Wallace recognizes Keira’s unfulfilled desires, her habit of hiding her beauty, her obsessive need to command every aspect of her life. But Will has needs of his own—and they run far darker than Keira’s. As he initiates her into his lifestyle, offering sweet punishments and sweeter rewards, Will’s sexual authority slowly strips away some of her precious control. The one thing Keira’s not ready to relinquish…
Reviewer: Tigger9
Review: Jun 17, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary
Come Monday was an amazing story. I absolutely loved it. It had an amazing amount of emotion that encompasses the entire story. Keira loves her family so much that she has given them everything they have ever needed and has taken away from herself because of it. But Keira does not realize that she has taken away from herself, it has been done subconsciously for the most part and she has no regrets. Her famil

Spitfire
Quickie:
 
Rem Bradley has loved Liv Carter forever. After his father’s sudden death, Rem comes home for good—ready to reclaim his family’s ranch and his woman. Problem is, the spitfire he finds brawling in the roughest bar in town is not the girl he left behind.
 
Liv recognizes trouble when she sees it, but she’d be a fool to resist Rem’s seductive demands. Starting in the barn where they’d left off years ago, they use every available body part, plus a toy or two, to bring each other maximum pleasure. To make up for past mistakes, Rem will have to do a hell of a lot more than just satisfy her body—but that’s a damn good start.
Reviewer: Chris
Review: Aug 17, 2009
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary
Liv was off limits.  Why?  She was three years younger than him, and lived in his home after her parents were killed.  His attraction caused a rift between him and his Dad, and he left before his attraction to Liv became too much to resist. Liv always seems to be left behind.  When Rem left, he took her heart with him.  Now that he’s back, he seems to think he can just make pro

No Regrets

Tori Hamilton's two friends have disappeared without a trace. Mysterious clues lead to their possible whereabouts, but is she willing do what it takes to find them? Even if it means traveling back in time?

Returning to the old oak tree at the edge of her parent’s estate, she is transported back in time to regency England where she is discovered by Lord Benjamin Sinclair. When Tori awakes and cannot remember who she is or where she is from, Ben offers her a place to stay and a job as governess to his young ward and self-imposed mute, Chelsea. But trouble is afoot in jolly old England, and soon Tori is fighting to protect Chelsea from a villain determined to silence the child once and for all. As she fights this foe, she struggles to regain her memories while resisting her undeniable attraction to Ben, the son of a duke, who has captured her heart.

Reviewer: ELF
Review: Aug 17, 2009
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Erotic Romance, Historical Romance
No Regrets by Mari Carr tells the story of Victoria Hamilton who is searching for the answer to the mysterious disappearance of her friends Hayley and Erin.  The three of them are called the June girls because they share a birth-month.  Both of Victoria’s friends have gone missing over the past two years on June 21, inexplicably from the same vicinity, a home near Dover that Victoria’s p

Everything Nice
Charlie wants Allie. Allie and Alex want each other—and Charlie. But does Charlie want Alex? Plunging headfirst into a ménage is one way to find out…
 
After Alex confesses to Allie that he wants both her and his best friend Charlie in his bed, Allie skips town like a thief in the night. Now, six years later, Allie is back in their lives, all grown up and more alluring than ever. What starts as a night of three friends catching up turns into intimate explorations in Charlie’s truck…and Alex’s shower…and his king-size bed…
 
While Alex and Allie are thrilled with the threesome, Charlie struggles with the idea of sharing Allie and with his newfound feelings for his best friend. A hot encounter at the office—with Alex bent over his desk—only confuses Charlie further. It’s up to Alex and Allie to convince him that two plus one can equal love.
Reviewer: Liberty
Review: Aug 11, 2009
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, GLBTQ, Menage / Multiple Partners
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Retreat

Jon Walker and Night Thomas lived their childhood in a cult. They embraced the lifestyle, and it was there that they were trained as BDSM Masters. Only when the cult was infiltrated by undercover agent Reilly did the boys learn of the cult’s seedy underside, and help to destroy it.

Nearly fifteen years later, Jon’s job as a high school teacher—and his lust for the school’s gorgeous secretary, Carly—bring him close to the normal life he’s always craved. Just when that life is within his grasp, Reilly returns. An incarnation of the cult has resurfaced with Jon’s evil mother at the helm, and Reilly wants Jon and Night to go undercover to stop Cassandra Walker once and for all.

Shocked by his mother’s return and his BDSM past come back to haunt him, Jon is terrified of Carly discovering his dark secrets. Including the darkest of all—his complex relationship with Night, and his unrelenting urge to share Carly with his best friend.
 

Reviewer: Heather
Review: Feb 19, 2009
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Menage / Multiple Partners
Mari Carr’s book, Retreat is an intelligent and scorching hot read that I couldn’t seem to put down. Ms. Carr has penned a complex and enthralling story that will keep readers captivated. Her characters are entertaining and intelligent and the sexual tension she has woven between them is red hot. The story she has created hooked me right from the beginning and I couldn’t put it down until I

Kiss Me, Kate

Kate is blindsided when her husband cleans out their house and bank account before skipping town with another woman. Desperate to get out of her sister’s apartment, Kate jumps at the chance to help Rick and Wes, DEA agents whose latest case finds them in urgent need of a house-sitter.

Taking care of the old farmhouse is just what she needed. As the months pass, a stronger Kate emerges. She’s also developed an email friendship with Rick, and it isn’t long before they secretly begin starring in each other’s lust-filled fantasies. Problem is, after her failed marriage, Kate wants only a physical relationship. She’s terrified of losing her heart—which is exactly what Rick intends to capture upon his return.

They reach a compromise. One that involves explosive no-strings sex—for now. Rick patiently deflects her fears and willingly slakes her passion while keeping his darker fantasies in check, afraid of scaring his shy, innocent lover. But unbeknownst to Rick, Kate has a few untapped fantasies of her own.
 

Reviewer: Heather
Review: Dec 7, 2008
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary
Mari Carr’s latest release, Kiss me, Kate, is a scorching darkly erotic contemporary romance and one that I greatly enjoyed.   Kate is a woman looking to out her life back together after she finds out that her no-account, scumbag of a husband is a cheater, when he cleans out their house and back account before leaving town with another woman. She get the opportunity to find herself taking care of

Reviewer: Chris
Review: Dec 7, 2008
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary
After meeting Rick just one time, to interview to take care of his farmhouse, Kate is intrigued. Fresh from a horribly messy situation with her soon-to-be ex-husband, Kate is lacking confidence and self-esteem. But as she starts corresponding with Rick via e-mail, she starts to think of him as a friend. And could he be more? After eight months of self-healing, Kate takes charge of herself

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