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Torrid Teasers Vol. 46

Publisher: Whiskey Creek Press Torrid
ISBN: 978-1-60313-021-9
Length: Duology of short stories (c.16,000 words)
Formats: PDF, HTML, LIT, Mobi
Price: $3.99

1. The Thrill of the Chase
Chloe has enjoyed an open relationship with her fiancé, Ross. Now he wants them to become exclusive. Then she encounters her former lover, Luc, who suggests a game of chase. The winner gets to bed the loser—and with terms like those, who can possibly lose? Their game leads them all over an old English mansion—until she runs straight into Ross’s arms. She thinks that’ll be the end to her game with Luc, but Ross has other ideas…

A Game of Chance
Bored society widow Louise is intent on tracking down handsome Chinese gangster Si Hao, who managed to bribe her cousin, the aide to the British consul. When she finds him, they begin a game of mah jonng, a game at which Louise excels. But when Si Hao wins, Louise is in danger of losing much more than her pride…

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Night Moves

Publisher: Midnight Showcase
ISSN 1-1555-5496 Vol. 47-31ED
Length: Anthology of novellas (65,082 words)
Formats: PDF, HTML, Print
Price: $4.00 (ebook format); $12.80 (print)

1. Noai’de - Olivia Lorenz
Lady Suvi is fascinated by wolf-shaman Kari, but when her people are attacked, will Kari be revealed as beast or man?


2. Dark Gift - Ravyn Reccio
Erotic dreams bring to life Dianna's deepest, and darkest, desires. Will she give into the haunting man, and accept his immortal gift?

3. In The Dark - Lil Gibson
What happens when the man conjured up from her imagination—the star of every one of her fantasies—crashes her almost fiancés’ party? Sparks fly…

4. At The Edge Of Darkness - J H Wear
Can Rodney, a claustrophobic suffering vampire find romance? Rodney wants Irene. Her friend Shelly feels uneasy about him. And meet Sheldon, a whole other mystery.

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Spellfire Moons 2

Publisher: Midnight Showcase
ISSN 1-1555-5496 Vol. 47-31ED
Length: Anthology of novellas (50,440 words)
Formats: PDF, HTML, Print
Price: $4.00 (ebook format); $12.66 (print)

1. Jazzirina Moonbeam - Jewel Adams
Jazz is searching for a safe refuge, what she finds in the Oregon woods is more dangerous than the silver thieves tracking her down.

2. Outfoxed - Olivia Lorenz
Pearl Hu, a shape-shifting fox fairy, and immortal warrior Yin Quan must overcome ancient prejudices and modern dangers before they can find true love together.

3. House of Lavender Dreams - Megan Hussey
Laira, a Spellfire storeowner, seeks the perfect doll for her July Fourth display. Fireworks ignite when ‘living doll’ Roman comes magically to life.

4. Brother Luv's Salvation - Bridghid Parkinson
Dan bought the spooky ruins of the Labyrinthine Institution to build a church and shelter, while beautiful Jamie brings light and shadows to his work.

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Revenant

Publisher: Samhain Publishing
ISBN 1-59998-329-X
Length: Plus novel (96,531 words)
Formats: PDF, HTML, LIT, PRC
Price: $6.50

Would you sell your soul for the find of a lifetime? Could you give up your life for love?

On Santorini, vampires are more than folklore – and the workers on Jack Hunter’s archaeological dig know the body he’s found is meant to stay buried.

But Jack isn’t one for superstition. Despite the warnings, he takes the skeleton to his house for safekeeping. There, he finds a mysterious letter from a man named Belas, offering directions to a site of great importance in return for a small favour: his blood.

Belas is a vrykolakas, the most feared and dangerous of all Greek vampires. Millennia ago, the island’s high priest sacrificed his family to calm the rage of the volcano. Belas committed suicide to ensure that his spirit would remain restless, thereby cursing the high priest to suffer a similar fate. But the priest escaped to Crete, and as a vampire cannot cross salt water, Belas has been waiting four thousand years to exact his vengeance. Now he intends Jack to be the agent of his revenge.

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Son of Heaven

Publisher: Forbidden Publications
ISBN n/a
Length: Super-epic novel (104, 472 words)
Formats: PDF, HTML, LIT
Price: $7.99

A failed engagement has left Charlotte Freely an object of scandal. Her chances of finding a suitable husband are slim, but on a silk-buying trip, Charlotte meets a Chinese man who is far from bending to Western whims. Song Chao Ming, a descendant of an ancient imperial line, is used to being obeyed - and Charlotte finds herself helpless to resist such a masterful man.

But Charlotte’s brother has plans for her future. When she runs away to join Chao Ming, she gives up her Western life to belong to him - but both have a lot to learn about submission and control. Chao Ming gives Charlotte a Chinese name, Tianfu, but this isn’t enough to make her a Chinese woman.

Is lust enough to overcome two distinct cultural ideals, or will only the understanding of love allow the Son of Heaven to keep his precious Tianfu?

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Yaoime

Publisher: Midnight Showcase
ISSN 1-1555-5496 Vol. 47-31ED
Length: Anthology of novellas (56,860 words)
Formats: PDF, HTML, Print
Price: $4.00 (ebook format); $12.66 (print)

1. Heart & Mind - Olivia Lorenz
Street entertainer Yan Yue is out of his depth in his new life as the pampered guest of imperial minister Shuo Han, but he's certain of one thing: he can make Shuo Han fall in love with him. Ghostly poems, an old painting, and erotic compromise bring together two very different men, aligning hearts and minds.


2. Zinged! - Mae Powers
Can two Sky-Guards of different ranks push the boundaries of protocol in order to find love and passion, while on an alien planet?

3. Don't Ask - J.J. Massa
Falk Thayer and Captain Zack Smith have a policy. Don't ask, don't tell. It's not working.

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Melange

Publisher: Midnight Showcase
ISSN 1-1555-5496 Vol. 37/04
Length: Anthology of novellas (77,800 words)
Formats: PDF, HTML, Print
Price: $4.00 (ebook format); $13.70 (print)

1. Stir Fried Love - Nancy Pirri
Hayley Sook Park is instantly attracted to Mark Arcand. Can two people from very different worlds find love together and acceptance from their families?

2. An Itsy Bitsy Spider Tale - Alexis Ke
Breaking her rules of not getting involved with non-brothas, Nicole Baylor finds out passion and love have rules all of their own.

3. Nailed - J.J. Massa
Terry Lee Derby is a builder, a simple man with simple plans, until one small, hard working woman, Sida Zhou, nailed him down, permanently.

4. Tasty Temptations - Mae Powers
Earthwoman Thela meets two special men, Jarik and Adaren. Both find her earthly beauty appealing to their alien male passions. All discover surprising, out-of-this-world temptations.

5. Callin’ The Shots - Karen Rose
Vin desires Lanier; but will this hardcore baller follow his heart and call the shots that will bring him love?

6. Courting The Mountain God - Olivia Lorenz
Syrenen goes into the dreaded Qaxtin mountains, ruled over by the stone-hearted god Changbei Shan, who must learn that forgiveness – and love – is still possible.
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Blue Noir

Publisher: Midnight Showcase
ISSN 1-1555-5496 Vol. 07/02
Length: Anthology of novellas (80, 492 words)
Formats: PDF, HTML, Print
Price: $4.00 (ebook format); $13.96 (print)

1. Do You Believe in Magic? - Jewel Adams
When Ali plays a wishing game with her god-daughter nothing could have prepared her for the trip back in time, where arrows fly and men are as large and powerful as the great wild west!

2. Meanwhile Back at the Ranch - Bridghid Parkinson
Charlene's modern life hustle and bustle becomes the skirts and a bustle of a Wild West saloon girl. Wil can make her dreams come true.

3. Castleblanca - Mae Powers
Sila searches for her missing friend, but a strange ticket leaves her in a parallel realm, much like the alternate-world games she programs, only this place is very, very real.

4. Reel-to-Real - Mila Ramos
A curious invitation mystifies acclaimed movie critic Moira Castle as she returns home to face hidden memories and answers she's not ready to hear or feel.

5. Femme Fatale - Olivia Lorenz
When Sophie discovers her sister has been framed for murder, she hires PI Kit Renard – but will he prove to be help or hindrance?
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Ghosts

Publisher: Torquere Press
ISBN n/a
Length: Novelette (18,675 words)
Formats: PDF, HTML, LIT, PRC
Price: $1.95

Hua Mu Yun is a cynical ex-soldier emotionally damaged by the chaotic battles of China’s warlords era. After his capture and imprisonment by enemy troops, he can’t stand to touch anything – or anyone. Once a major, Mu Yun has drifted into life as a gangster, but he still longs to be a hero.

Leng Ruo Fei is the spoiled and beautiful darling of the Peking Opera. Trained as a dan, his voice brings people to their knees. Adored by many but loved by none, Ruo Fei desperately wants to believe that real heroes – and not stage heroes – exist.

Thrown together during a Triad attack on an opium den, Mu Yun and Ruo Fei must face their own demons as they endeavour to untangle their emotions. In a world torn apart by war, can opera offer Mu Yun the escape from reality he craves, or is a relationship between a gangster and a dan doomed to fail in a tragedy worthy of the stage?
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Egyptian Realms

Publisher: Midnight Showcase
ISSN 1-1555-5496 Vol.06/32
Length: Anthology of novellas
Formats: Print, PDF, HTML
Price: $12.72 (print); $4.00 (all other formats)

1. The Soul-Jar - Olivia Lorenz
Ceramics artist Lucy Tomlinson goes to Egypt to mend her broken heart and to find inspiration. Her salvation comes from an unlikely source - Khnum, the potter-god of creation. Khnum needs Lucy's help to fashion a new soul-jar for the ba of Osiris, king of the Underworld, but Seth, Lord of Darkness, is determined to stop them from their task - and to prevent them from falling in love...


2. Never Say Die - Anna Fallon
Imagine year 2150, spiritually enlightened, demons common as mud. Violet and Tyler wake up dead, apparently trapped in a tomb...but are they?

3. Ancient Jems - Bridghid Parkinson
Jemmie discovers a hidden cavern at a student archeology dig when the cavern collapses beneath her feet. Can she resist the heated temptations of Egypt?

4. Entombed - Mae Powers
While searching for a rare type of marshmallow plant, Callie Owens comes across an ancient underground tomb, complete with a cursed mummy, who puts a delightful hex on her heart and body and entombing her within his immoral crypt.
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Jaded Beasts V: Monkey & Rooster

Publisher: Midnight Showcase
ISSN 1-1555-5496 Vol. 06/25
Length: Anthology of novellas
Formats: Print, PDF, HTML
Price: $12.75 (print); $4.00 (all other formats)

1. Softly, Softly, Catchee Monkey - Olivia Lorenz
Xinran steals Konstantinos' priceless monkey statue and his beleaguered heart. Which will she choose - him or the other jaded beast?


2. Gorilla Tactics - Marguerite Turnley
Anthony escapes from a zoo. Tamsin is lost in the desert. A Jade pendant is the key to her alien heritage. Together they will survive.

3. Smoke & Mirrors - Mila Ramos
Ana Fiore and Dakota Hastings are rival doctors vying for Chief of Staff position. Snowed-in at a conference, the doctors must face their pasts and feelings.

4. Crow Like Me - Bridghid Parkinson
Tommie thought The Guardians were just bedtime stories. Her modern Guardian cannot stop the destiny that brings them together, but they will avenge her murder.

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Trail of Feathers

Publisher: Silk's Vault Press
ISBN 1-934055-05-0
Length: Epic novel (112,000 words)
Formats: LIT, PDF, HTML
Price: $6.50

Amy O'Brien had little love for her father, an eminent but absent anthropologist. His student Karl certainly makes her crazy with lust, but he too proves less than perfect when he uses her to further his work. Soon she is stuck in the Amazon on the trail of lost Inca treasure with Karl and his ruthless and fame-hungry partner Dominic.

As she dreams of ancient and erotic tribal ceremonies, Amy is captured by Richard, a pirate, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the man who disturbs her sleep. Richard is keeping even more secrets than everyone else in her life: he killed her father and fell in love with her from diary entries. Even as they both fight to save themselves from Inca sacrifice, they find themselves drawn even deeper into love.

Trail of Feathers is an Indiana Jones-style adventure, with romantic and erotic action spanning both sides of the Atlantic.

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The Lady & the Highwayman

Publisher: Ocean's Mist Press
ISBN 1-934057-35-5
Length: Short story (5,150 words)
Formats: LIT, PDF, HTML
Price: $2.99
Georgina, a mercenary highwaywoman who goes by the guise of a society lady, is warned by an innkeeper not to travel the roads at dusk. There are brigands who will attack any carriage they see.

But Georgina is unafraid, even when she sees a couple who've been robbed earlier in the day... by herself and her faithful coachman! But as she continues on her journey home, she meets her match when her coach is held up by a rival highwayman who has a bone to pick with her…

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