Kirjahaku

Three stories of love, seasoned with lust, and occasionally requiring lipstick. Join Dr Susanna Chalmers as she tries to live down her high school nickname. But when you've been known as "Sizzle", it's difficult to shed the image, especially with that special boy who's all grown up now but never outgrew his fascination with a certain redhead Meet Syndea Ellerby who runs a private BDSM club - not so ably assisted by a vile stepmother and two appalling stepsisters. She's convinced she's a pumpkin away from ruin until a mysterious message on her laptop begins a journey that will lead her to her handsome prince and a glass...well, let's just say it isn't a slipper... Hansell and Gretty - longtime friends and soon-to-be lovers Emma Hansell takes a new job at Enchanted Cottage Inc, with Michael Gretty, but all is not fairy dust and sunshine. There's a new CIO in town, and Ms Jasmine Wietsch, (rhymes with b*tch) has only one goal, which is purely personal. Her second-in-command, Max Wolfe, intends to help her with her plans, but the enterprising couple who stand in their way have a secret weapon...chocolate. And a whole lot of love to keep them going toward their happily ever after...

I am determined upon a course that will involve careful consideration, calculation, and actions that will be of benefit to me. Nobody else. For only by pursuing this course will I fully recover my life, my independence, my self-confidence - and my soul.I thought my life had ended when I was seventeen. It hadn't. I thought my life would end last year at the Dower House. It didn't. Now I have yet another chance at a brand new life. This time, I shall be the one to direct it. I will not open my heart to the risk of another betrayal by any man. For that would indeed be the death of me.The Journal of Gwyneth, Dowager Countess, Lady of Wolfbridge, March 1818 Weak and desperate, Gwyneth, Dowager Countess of Kilham, clings to what's left of her life, unaware that rescue is on the way. Awakening in a strange bed she struggles to recover, wondering about the handsome men who are nursing her back from the brink of death. Assuming the mantle of Lady of Wolfbridge, Gwyneth begins to improve not only her health, but her damaged soul, finding solace in the willing and loving arms of her four gentlemen. Daring to obey her desires and turn her back on convention, she learns that there are still men who believe in honour-and generous, selfless passion. In addition, she discovers herself to be a woman unafraid of those passions.The Whitsun f te is a grand occasion for the entire estate, but it also brings danger to Wolfbridge. The Lady will have to take a stand against those who would destroy her and seize everything she now holds dear. And she'll have to be brave enough to understand that she is no longer alone. This is the second novel in The Saga of Wolfbridge Manor and features characters who made their debut in Book 1 - Lady Adalyn. Your reading pleasure will be enhanced if these books are read in order. The story will be continued in Book 3.

Cora Standish is in desperate need of money to pay off an IRS bill. Through no fault of her own, she's in debt and a second job is the only answer. When she learns that a new private club is opening and needs waitresses, it seems like the answer to her prayers. The waitresses have to be able to sing and dance - and Cora's been dancing since she was a toddler. Jack Brandon, the owner of Goggles and Cogs, is thrilled with the success of his new club and fascinated by a certain blonde. After a few weeks he admits to himself he's got a major crush, but it isn't until a special event is booked that matters between him and Cora come to a head. The bachelor party requires something "special" in the way of entertainment. Best described as burlesque, it's something Cora and her friends aren't sure about...but damn, the extra money would really help. Grabbing her ostrich feather fans, Cora joins two other women and puts on a show that is guaranteed to keep a bachelor party smiling. But right before the final moment, a storm kills the power and Jack and Cora take advantage of the darkness and the heat between them. Cora lap dances her way into Jack's arms and Jack takes Cora beyond any physical sensations she's ever imagined. It's a night of storms, both outside and inside Goggles and Cogs. And the result might separate these two lovers for ever, unless Cora can learn to forgive Jack...and herself.

Three Steampunk Seductions, contemporary romances featuring everyday characters whose lives are touched by some mechanical Victorian fantasies This volume contains "Letting Off Steam", wherein a modern miss falls head over heels for an old-fashioned kind of guy with some delightfully sensual notions... "Stripping Her Gears", a tale of a beautiful blonde with a gift for dancing and the man who hires her to star in his restaurant - and more... "Winding Her Up", featuring an elegant heroine with an interesting collection of clocks. She doesn't realize it'll take two men to wind her up... In this lighthearted and sexy anthology, Sahara Kelly returns to her roots - the days when erotic romances were just that, hot, passionate and above all romantic, featuring characters we'd like to meet and take to dinner. Steampunk is a fascinating genre, although these are contemporary stories written around the idea rather than the reality. But should there ever be such a club in the area, you can bet Sahara will be one of the first members through the doors.

Gallant Knights and Lovely Ladies - Here There Be Merriment Three Renaissance Faires provide the settings for three contemporary romances, featuring love reclaimed, love shared, and love - er - forged. (There is a blacksmith involved so forging works.)Three linked novellas together in one volume, bringing you laughter and mayhem, jousting and drinking, sword-making and various kinds of sword-wielding. Meet Drina the Medieval Fae, Slash the Maiden Fair, and Sophie the Brave. They're in for their very own Medieval Festivals, complete with the appropriate brave Knights, and they're going to party like it's 1749

It is the Victorian age and England is thriving with astounding mechanical inventions. The ongoing war overseas seems a very long airship flight away from the idyllic country estate, Harbury Hall. But beneath the stately edifice lurks a place of darkness and unspeakable horrors. Seven underground levels lie below the Hall, occupied at the moment by scientists, doing experiments that cannot be imagined by any rational mind. It's a place where life means little, humanity is an abstract concept, and for those who cannot escape - it is a living death. Dr. Matthew Henderson and his assistant Emily are working down on Level Six, where they are creating a bizarre creature from their unique inventions. Only one thing is needed to complete their project - Beauty. But this beauty comes at a terrible price...(Horror content may offend some readers)

Two outrageous tales from the off-center imagination of Sahara Kelly. If you're a fan of the Fae, then you must come visit Faerieland and meet Persephone - a human struggling with a whole bunch of new ideas (including having really hot sex while growing wings), and Ripple - a New York City smartass Fae struggling with a serious case of the hots for one French wine Monsiegneur. Will these gals get their wings/guy? Will Oberon and Titania manage to go a full twelve hours without doing the deed? (Probably not). Will you ever forget these insanely funny wee folk? Who knows. But with luck they'll leave you laughing (And sweating a bit as well )

Abigail Foxworth is an independently-minded young lady who refuses to wed just anyone. He has to be the right one, if there is such a man. Abby has high standards and thus far her suitors have failed to meet any of them. Then one night she attends a lecture on mesmerism and looks into the speaker's eyes...For committed bachelor and scientist Philip Ashton, a certain woman in the front row is giving him chills of desire. He has to wonder who is doing the mesmerizing...and if there's a way to find out

Sir Lucius Gordon is down to his last sixpence and facing the debtor's gaol He needs to marry money, but his reputation is damaged, so he needs to look outside Society for a bride.He finds one in widowed Julia Willoughby, who has her own reasons for needing a husband. She's not enthusiastic about wedding a dissolute aristocrat but her choices are limited as well.Neither Lucius nor Julia expected the heat of passion to flare between them, or to find themselves in the midst of adventures that will take them from London to Lucius's country home - and into a bout of fisticuffs in a cold and snowy field. Will trust bloom? And can love steer these mis-matched newlyweds onto the right path?

Chillendale traditions are well-loved and long-lived...as is the ale they've been brewing for generations. The Christmas one, however, where unmarried men are crowned the Mistletoe Marquess - and matched with a suitable bride - is not to Reid Chillendale's liking. The candidate is not a woman he wants to spend the rest of his life with - but there seems no other suitable alternative.Until an accident with a snow covered branch brings an alluring stranger into his life - and everything changes. Reid may have found his consort in Lady Prudence Eldridge, but will she agree? Getting his way isn't as easy as stealing passionate and erotic moments on snowy nights, but Reid isn't about to give up. This Mistletoe Marquess will fight for what he wants. And it's a lot more than a simple Christmas kiss beneath those white berries...

"This is Brussels and we are on the verge of war. There is no time." Lord Angleford leaned back. "So I must ask, Mr. Ridlington, how do you plan on settling up this debt? And when may I and my colleagues expect payment in full?" Take a young woman caught in a scandal, a city readying for battle, a murder and an impossible choice. Mix well and you have Richard Ridlington's current situation.It's 1815-so he has a lot of company in town, including the Duke of Wellington, vast numbers of the military, and his current employer, the Earl of Perrenporth. Richard is his aide-de-camp, an important role at this time and in this place. But Fate is breathing down his neck and he finds himself in the worst kind of mess, with only one way out. Marriage.Cressida Branscombe's situation is not dissimilar; there's only one way to save her family's reputation, and she finds the alternative unthinkable. Reluctantly, with no other options left, she agrees to become the wife of a man she's never met. The newlywed couple, who have known each other all of four hours or so, set sail for England, determined to sort out their future as best they can, given the circumstances.What they find in the gloriously wild countryside of North Devon is something quite out of the ordinary, especially when secrets from the past reveal a grave injustice. Richard and Cressy will have to face a ghostly mystery, eccentric household staff, and their growing desire for one another-all without forgetting to walk the dog.