From the day he mistook Kathy for a burglar, Officer Jake Slaughter's daydreams focused on making her his wife. But Kathy's marital experience convinced her to never give another man control over her or her child, no matter how sexy or considerate he is. Convincing Kathy to change her mind takes every seduction skill Jake has.and one he has yet to learn. Contemporary Romance by Marilyn Campbell writing as Marina Palmieri. Daydreams has been substantially revised and updated since the original edition released by Meteor

“’Til death do us part,” Hope and Ryan vowed on their wedding day, and honeymooning at the Davenport Hotel on Crystal Island made it a dream come true. That dream was shattered by Ryan’s tragic death. However, not even death could break their bond or dampen desire that continued to burn.

To celebrate their anniversary, Hope returns to the hotel with her ghost lover. Under a magical full moon, they wish for one night together. In the middle of an erotic fantasy, Ryan becomes corporeal and they revel in the miracle.

But a night of pleasure is only one of the surprises in store for Hope. After all, on Crystal Island, anything can happen.

Maggie Harrison’s temp assignment sounds glamorous. As assistant to bestselling author Noah Nash, she’ll be staying in his penthouse suite at the legendary Davenport Hotel. However, Maggie is more interested in whether Noah will remember her from high school.

Tales of ghosts and paranormal activity enticed Noah to set his next book in the Davenport, but his reason for hiring Maggie is entirely personal. He hopes the old spark can be fanned into a new flame. What happens between them is more like a raging wildfire.

Their passionate reunion takes an even wilder turn when they’re suddenly transported to the Roaring Twenties, when the new hotel sparkled like champagne in a speakeasy…and several murders went unsolved. For Maggie and Noah to return home, they must prevent one of those deaths—but first they need to figure out which one. 

Cory knows she has an amazing boss. Jeff is considerate, generous and a true pleasure to work for. Unfortunately, he’s also the sexiest man she’s ever known, and being so close to him every day without being able to touch has turned into pure torture.

Jeff believes Cory is the ideal assistant, always willing to accommodate. For some time he’s been fantasizing about personal things he wishes Cory would do for him. Letting her know that, however, has been out of the question…until she turns in her resignation and admits it’s because she wants something more from him. The instant they realize they want the same thing, they don’t waste another second before acting out their office fantasies. 

Whether on a secluded Caribbean island or in the backyard, these sensual stories will transport readers to the greatest vacation spot of all, where passion burns hotter than the summer sun. Four of today's bestselling writers bring this fantasy to life as they prove that romance can blossom anywhere--often where you least expect it.

Quickie

Apple McGee has impatiently waited all year for the December auto show. She isn’t just an admirer. Jungle-cat-sleek sports cars are her fetish.

Erik Santana has been waiting as well. His wife finally divorced him over his “unnatural obsession” with cars, allowing him the freedom to pursue the woman he’d fantasized about for years.

Apple remembers noticing Erik and his powerful muscle car before but this year, instead of showing off his prized possession, his attention is focused on seducing her. When he introduces her to his private collection of vehicles, her arousal is uncontrollable. What they do in, on and around those super-hot rides fulfills every sexual fantasy Erik and Apple ever had.

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Anthropologist Spence Banning is researching the effects of primitive tribal music on the civilized human libido. Unfortunately, he lacks the perfect test subject to complete his work on sexual response.

When the primal beats pulse through the vents of her apartment in the middle of the night, Ivy Whitehall awakens in a state of intense arousal. Although she normally avoids confrontation, desperation drives her to seek out the source of the music and demand relief. Their initial sexual encounter is manic, mindless and nameless but afterward Spence convinces Ivy to be his test subject. Though his research is intriguing, Ivy’s willingness to help with his “experiments” is more about getting what she wants from him.

Metaphysical Fitness is the concept of developing and strengthening the body-mind-spirit interdependence by combining healthy behavior practices with an awakened spirituality, enhanced intuition and ancient metaphysical tools. The Ten Commandments were slowly channeled to Marilyn over the two decades after her visit into the light.

If you sense something vital is missing from your life, or you simply don't feel good, the search for the solution begins inside yourself.

Metaphysical Fitness is the theme of one of Marilyn Campbell's speaking engagements. The subject matter can be modified to accommodate a range of time frames from a lunch meeting to a weekend retreat.

The non-fiction book, Metaphysical Fitness, Ten Commandments for Spiritual Being, is available in Marilyn's Book Store.

Holly Kaufman's safe little world is disintegrating. She's falling in love with an entirely inappropriate, entirely irresistible man. And a recent encounter with a college acquaintance is forcing her to remember the violent abuse that darkened her life.

Two decades ago, innocent, young coeds were sexually violated by a group of fraternity brothers playing a cruel game. Unable to cope with the terrifying experience, the girls joined together in a support group. As mature women they are still meeting, only now, revenge is the first item on their agenda and the results have been most satisfactory.

Holly had never shared the secret of what those brothers had done to her, but when she's asked to join the group, she hesitates only briefly. However, when the former frat boys start turning up dead and minus a certain significant organ, Holly wants out. Unfortunately she's become a primary suspect and her only hope lies with the man who is reawakening her passion yet cannot be trusted. Somehow she must prove her innocence and discover the identity of the avenging angel of death before she becomes the next victim.

***This is a revised and updated version of the original (1994) released in hard cover by Villard and paperback by Penguin/Onyx.***

After nine years on the run, Barbara Johnson thought she was safe at last. Safe with her little boy, Matthew. Safe in a new city, with a new name. Safe from the abusive man she had run from. Safe from the wealthy family that had the power to take her child from her. More than anything Barbara wanted to raise her son with love and try to find affection and comfort for herself. She just wanted to feel safe.

But Barbara isn't safe. A savage twist of fate unexpectedly strips away her disguise. And now those who wanted to hurt her and steal her child are coming after her, with every trick of the law and every weapon of lawless terror. There is no one Barbara can trust to help her, not even the seemingly perfect lover who has entered her life and heart.especially not him.

As icy peril from the past converges with a burning passion in the present, a mother's greatest fear turns into a woman's ultimate nightmare.

***This is a revised and updated version of the original (1996) released by Penguin/Onyx.***

When her brutal husband, unlucky gambler Rico Gambini, turns up with his throat slashed, successful illustrator Teri Carmichael is relieved, until she finds herself the prime suspect in the crime and the unknown killer strikes again. Original."

A refugee from her own world, Aster is also an outcast in the passionate, futuristic world that Tomulus lives in, and while a formal joining seems to be out of the question, the passion they share is undeniable.

Denying his emotions for fear that they will compromise his strength, empath Falcon searches for a ring that threatens his futuristic world and encounters independent Stephanie Barbanell, who is searching for a missing scientist.

Struggling with her feelings for convicted murderer Logan McKay, army nurse Julie Evans is overwhelmed when they are both shifted into a parallel world that thrusts them together and by Logan's claim that he is innocent.

In a futuristic romance, Cherry Cochran, an actress in an alien fantasy theme park, witnesses a murder and is abducted by the dashing Gallant Voyager, who takes her on a wild and sensuous journey to prevent the destruction of Earth.

To prevent a horrible tragedy that will forever alter the course of Earth's history, Innerworld scientist Shara Lock and handsome archaeologist Gabriel Drumayne journey back in time, where their mutual opposition becomes transformed by love.

After visiting a gypsy fortuneteller who predicts she will save someone's life far in the future, young widow Beverly Newcastle finds herself transported from the fifties to the nineties, where she meets a dashing young motorcyclist.

Framed for murdering a married woman, a Yankee reporter in the deep South makes a bargain with the devil to clear his name, sending him thirty years into the future and into the arms of a sympathetic woman.

Are you ... Looking for love and finding only heartbreak? Seeking information about business or finances? Living from one crisis to another? Even if you have never seen a deck of Tarot cards before, TAROT OF THE LOTUS CIRCLE is so easy to learn, you ll be receiving answers to your questions and making predictions in no time at all. The Lotus Circle deck, layouts and interpretations are the result of a decade of messages and visions channeled by renowned medium, Marilyn Campbell. Her Spirit Guides directed her to share her knowledge of Tarot, insisting the material be simple enough for novices to get answers to their most perplexing questions. Under Their guidance, Marilyn modernized the images and interpretations, while maintaining respect for the basic meanings and symbolism of the individual cards. TAROT OF THE LOTUS CIRCLE walks you through the process of meeting your own Spirit Guides, enhancing your intuition and reading the cards to solve problems and see into the future.

In 1965, Mark Templeton is about to be executed for crimes he did not commit and offers his soul to the devil for a chance at vengeance. In 2010, author Kelly Kirkwood is researching an old murder case with a supernatural twist. A vividly erotic dream involving the accused sets the stage for that man to be miraculously transported into her life.

Mark is gorgeous, fun, sexy as hell and completely dependent on her help to resolve his past. Their attraction is so intense, it’s as though they’ve been together before. Assuming he will vanish at any moment, Kelly sheds her sexual inhibitions to try out some of the steamy scenes she’s written and he’s delighted to introduce her to a few things she never considered.

Given time, lust could turn to love, but their time together has been limited by a challenge between the powers of light and dark, and by a group of hate-filled men who will do anything to prevent the past from being resurrected.

Publisher’s Note: This story was previously published elsewhere under the title Out of Time, and has been revised for Ellora’s Cave.