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Room With a Screw
Peyton and Wade are rivals in every sense of the word—especially when it comes to their jobs. They’re both sneaky too, which can make for some very heated and intense confrontations. After both sneak into the office after hours, their boss’s unexpected arrival has them hiding together in the small supply closet—very close and very warm quarters for two people embroiled in intense emotions.
More Than Neighborly
How does a woman get past the shock of her fiancé leaving her at the altar—for a man? For Kristen Carter, it involves throwing herself into her job as a journalist and convincing herself that her life is much better without a man in it. That is, until sexy and seductive construction worker Austin McKenzie moves in next door. From the first time she spies him through his bedroom window making love to another woman, she is instantly drawn to him and her voyeuristic tendencies make her crave him in every way.
But Austin’s been around the block—several times. Now he wants the stability that a steady relationship can bring, and once he meets his next-door neighbor he feels he’s finally met the woman for him. The problem lies in turning Kristen into a believer—even after an unexpected visitor turns their world upside down.
Publisher’s Note: This story was previously published elsewhere under the title Breathing Shallow.
Reviewer: Terrihawk
Review: Mar 16, 2011
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary
More Than Neighborly by Stephanie Adkins is the story of two people coming together after each has been disappointed with past relationships. There is certainly heat, as this is a very sexy story, but I am not convinced that Kristen and Austin have the necessary ingredients for a long-lasting relationship. Each character wants to have a family and sees a potential mate in the other, but it all feels a bit too
Devin's Undoing
What’s the best form of revenge? After her husband of nineteen years leaves her for a woman half her age, Devin Malone is left with half his fortune, but also a huge chip on her shoulder. Determined to make him suffer, she goes after his best friend.
Yet after a month, she realizes that although revenge may be sweet, there’s got to be a better way than mind-numbing conversation and even worse sex. When she hears that David has proposed to the tramp he left her for, Devin retreats into her misery. But intervention comes from an unexpected source—the muscular form of Sam Braxton, her much younger friend and chauffeur. Sam proves to Devin that life—and great sex—does go on after David Malone. Devin just hadn’t looked in the right place or at the right man.
Publisher's Note: Previously published elsewhere under the title Driving Miss Devin.
Reviewer: Chris
Review: Oct 20, 2011
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, May-December / Age Gap
Devin Malone totally rearranged what she wanted out of life for her husband. Her payment? He divorces her for a younger woman after years of marriage. Hurt in ways she never imagined, she retreats and nurses her wounds. Totally not like her. And her friend and chauffeur Sam Braxton notices. He notices a lot more than that as well. Always has. He's been besotted with his employer since he first started working
Fool Me Twice
Combine an art gallery in need of funding and a woman who’s willing to do anything for her “owner” after being bought in a charity auction, and you’ve got one hell of a night to remember. But what happens when you end up owned by two men instead of just one? For Katelyn Davis, that makes a perfect situation even better.
Uninhibited and driven by lust, the three of them make it a night that none of them will soon forget.
Enough
When does "too much" become "enough"? As far as Morgan Shay is concerned, the sex and the parties can never be enough. Determined to live her life to the extreme, she never once blinks an eye when it comes to romps in the sack with men, women...anyone who strikes her fancy or makes her panties wet. But when faced with a psychotic ex-lover, Morgan soon realizes that "too much" has dire consequences she never dreamed possible. Best friend and partner in all things wicked, Dalton watches from the sidelines as Morgan slowly descends into a lifestyle that, for him, has become monotonous and lonely. Can his love for her save her from the dangers of a life on the edge? How do you even go about being "enough" for the one you love when all that person wants is "too much"? Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Exhibitionism, menage (m/f/m), voyeurism.
Seducing Reagan
Length: Quickie
After three years of mediocre sex (he always wore white socks to bed!), Reagan breaks up with her boyfriend. Her best friend says she needs to experience some great sex—and helps out by making a call to the gorgeous guy who runs the local coffee shop. She places an order of coffee and beignets to be delivered to Reagan’s house the next day. She just doesn’t know that Brett’s two brothers co-own the shop with him, and the three of them believe in personal service.
Much to Reagan’s surprise, Brett, Derrick and Dane all show up on her doorstep with a lot more than just coffee. What happens next is wild and passionate sex, unlike anything Reagan has ever experienced.
Reviewer: Chris
Review: Mar 10, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Menage / Multiple Partners
Stifled in her current relationship, not to mention bored, Reagan breaks up with her boyfriend of three years. The consensus is she needs to experience some phenomenal sex and all she needs is a volunteer. How about three volunteers?
When her best friend makes a suggestive phone call to the owner of her favorite coffee shop, Reagan is mortified. Surely he won’t take her up on it and show up at her door
Soul Seduction
Elaina Richmond just barely survived her abusive ex-lover, Jeff Brooks. Now, several years later, Jeff's ex-wife summons Elaina to be a character witness against him in court. Not only does Elaina have to contend with facing Jeff again, but she also has to deal with the horrific nightmares that come from being forced to confront a past she had fought hard to forget. After the trial, on a visit to the family vineyard where she spent childhood summers, she is unexpectedly reunited with her first love, Jackson Arender. In his strong embrace, Elaina succumbs to seduction-body, heart and soul. A fiery passion is rekindled, giving Elaina the strength to move forward and put the past behind her-until her nightmares become reality. Publisher Note: This book was previously published elsewhere under the title Between Heaven and Hell.
Reviewer: Chris
Review: Dec 9, 2011
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary
Plagued by horrific nightmares that are a result of a romance gone horribly wrong, Elaina Richmond is staying with her aunt and uncle in the vineyard she grew up in as a child.ÿ She needs to sleep and heal, both things she has been unable to do so far.ÿ When she arrives and his confronted by Jackson Arender, her first love and lover, the old flame between them in re-ignited.ÿ Can Jackson's arms keep the night
Resisting Kane
Heat rating: 4 Novas
# of pages or word count: 71 pages
Genre: Contemporary erotic romantic suspense
Past inequities are hard to forget...and harder still to forgive. After fifteen years, high school classmates Madison Carey and Terence Kane are forced to work together to stop a madman whose sole purpose is to seek revenge...with her life as the prize.
Reviewer: Chris
Review: Sep 13, 2009
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Romantic Suspense
Who doesn’t have a few issues from high school? Madison’s is Terence Kane. Drawn to him like no other, he always rebuffed her. Like she didn’t have enough issues having a Dad who was chief of police. But years later and Madison is a mature woman who takes what she wants. When threatened by a former lover, Terence comes back in her life as a bodyguard assigned by
Breathing Shallow
How does a woman get past the shock of her fiancé leaving her at the altar -- for a man? For Kristen Carter, it involves throwing herself into her job as a journalist, and justifying that her life is much better without a man in it. Period. That is, until sexy and seductive construction worker Ayden McKenzie moves in next door. From the first moment she spies him naked through his bedroom window, she is instantly drawn to him like a moth to a flame.
But Ayden’s been around the block -- several times. Now he's craving the stability that a steady relationship can bring, and once he meets his next-door neighbor he feels he's finally met his equal. The problem lies in turning Kristen into a believer … even after an unexpected visitor turns their world upside down.
Reviewer: Chris
Review: May 3, 2009
Getting jilted at the altar is enough to jar any woman’s confidence. But jilted for another man? That hurts to the bone. To deal with the ramifications, Kristen Carter moves away from the scene of her humiliation, immerses herself in her journalism job and convinces herself she has all she needs with the occasional booty call. All is well, until Ayden McKenzie moves in next door.&nbs
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