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Lady Of Light And Shadows

2008-01-04T20:56:51Z

Heloise Abelard:

[[Category: Fantasy]][[Category: 2007 Releases]] 
* '''Author''': [[C.L. Wilson]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Leisure Books]]
* '''Year''': 2007
* '''Setting''': Fantasy romance set in new world.
* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0843959789/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 Tairen Soul: Lady of Light and Shadows]

BOOK DESCRIPTION
From Publishers Weekly

Wilson's sequel picks up, appropriately, right on the heels of the first title's denouement. Ellysetta Baristani and her betrothed Fey lord, returning hero Rain Tairen Soul, are days away from their wedding, but the wicked Eld lords are drawing ever closer to locating Ellysetta, whose magic they hope to use for their own ends. As the intrigues of the Eld plot ripple throughout the court, Ellysetta wrestles with personal demons and the mysterious power within her. Meanwhile, tensions on the country's borders mount as the specter of war draws nearer. Wilson jumps back into her tale without skipping a beat, expanding her world with finesse while boldly taking her story in entirely unexpected directions. As Ellysetta comes into her own as a proper heroine, driving the story toward its breath-taking conclusion, gratified fans may find their elation giving way to anxiety, as the wait for the next volume will be considerably longer. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

== Related Titles ==
* [[Tairen Soul: Lord of the Fading Lands]]
== Reviews ==
* [http://megromancereviews.blogspot.com/2007/12/cl-wilson-lady-of-light-and-shadow.html Bodice Ripper Reviews]

Lady Of Light And Shadows

2008-01-04T20:56:08Z

Heloise Abelard: /* Reviews */

[[Category: Fantasy]][[Category: 2007 Releases]] 
* '''Author''': [[C.L. Wilson]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Leisure Books]]
* '''Year''': 2007
* '''Setting''': Fantasy romance set in new world.
* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0843959789/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 Tairen Soul: Lady of Light and Shadows]

BOOK DESCRIPTION
From Publishers Weekly

Wilson's sequel picks up, appropriately, right on the heels of the first title's denouement. Ellysetta Baristani and her betrothed Fey lord, returning hero Rain Tairen Soul, are days away from their wedding, but the wicked Eld lords are drawing ever closer to locating Ellysetta, whose magic they hope to use for their own ends. As the intrigues of the Eld plot ripple throughout the court, Ellysetta wrestles with personal demons and the mysterious power within her. Meanwhile, tensions on the country's borders mount as the specter of war draws nearer. Wilson jumps back into her tale without skipping a beat, expanding her world with finesse while boldly taking her story in entirely unexpected directions. As Ellysetta comes into her own as a proper heroine, driving the story toward its breath-taking conclusion, gratified fans may find their elation giving way to anxiety, as the wait for the next volume will be considerably longer. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

== Awards ==
*
== Related Titles ==
* [[Tairen Soul: Lord of the Fading Lands]]
== Reviews ==
* [http://megromancereviews.blogspot.com/2007/12/cl-wilson-lady-of-light-and-shadow.html Bodice Ripper Reviews]

Lady Of Light And Shadows

2008-01-04T20:55:17Z

Heloise Abelard: New page: Category: FantasyCategory: 2007 Releases  * '''Author''': C.L. Wilson * '''Publisher''': Leisure Books * '''Year''': 2007 * '''Setting''': Fantas...

[[Category: Fantasy]][[Category: 2007 Releases]] 
* '''Author''': [[C.L. Wilson]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Leisure Books]]
* '''Year''': 2007
* '''Setting''': Fantasy romance set in new world.
* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0843959789/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 Tairen Soul: Lady of Light and Shadows]

BOOK DESCRIPTION
From Publishers Weekly

Wilson's sequel picks up, appropriately, right on the heels of the first title's denouement. Ellysetta Baristani and her betrothed Fey lord, returning hero Rain Tairen Soul, are days away from their wedding, but the wicked Eld lords are drawing ever closer to locating Ellysetta, whose magic they hope to use for their own ends. As the intrigues of the Eld plot ripple throughout the court, Ellysetta wrestles with personal demons and the mysterious power within her. Meanwhile, tensions on the country's borders mount as the specter of war draws nearer. Wilson jumps back into her tale without skipping a beat, expanding her world with finesse while boldly taking her story in entirely unexpected directions. As Ellysetta comes into her own as a proper heroine, driving the story toward its breath-taking conclusion, gratified fans may find their elation giving way to anxiety, as the wait for the next volume will be considerably longer. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

== Awards ==
*
== Related Titles ==
* [[Tairen Soul: Lord of the Fading Lands]]
== Reviews ==
* [http://megromancereviews.blogspot.com/2007/12/cl-wilson-lady-of-light-and-shadow.html

Lord Of The Fading Lands

2008-01-04T20:49:37Z

Heloise Abelard:

[[Category: Fantasy]][[Category: 2007 Releases]]
* '''Author''': [[C.L. Wilson]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Leisure Books]]
* '''Year''': 2007
* '''Setting''': Fantasy set in new world.
* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0843959770/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 Tairen Soul: Lord of the Fading Lands]

BOOK DESCRIPTION

From Publishers Weekly

This fantasy-romance debut features faerie king Rain Tairen Soul, a man tormented by age-old grief: a thousand years ago, the woman he loved was slain in battle, and in his rage he laid waste to half the world. Now his people are dying out and the evil mages of Eld are rising again. When Rain hears the call of his soul mate, Ellysetta, he journeys to the neighboring kingdom to find her; when he claims a woodcarver's daughter as his mate, he scandalizes the nobility of her country and rouses the interest of Eld's wicked wizards, who come seeking her in order to get at Rain. The first book in a series, much of this volume is devoted to establishing the characters and their world, at the expense of plot. Though the extended courtship between Rain and Ellysetta can grow tedious, the story moves well enough to hold readers' interest and draw them into the sequel (due in November), which should advance the plot significantly. A promising start, this series should have great appeal for fans of fantasy and will likely reward romance readers for whom patience is not a problem.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

== Related Titles ==
* [[Tairen Soul: Lady of Light and Shadows]]
== Reviews ==
* [http://megromancereviews.blogspot.com/2007/12/cl-wilson-lord-of-fading-lands.html Bodice Ripper Reviews]

Lord Of The Fading Lands

2008-01-04T20:48:20Z

Heloise Abelard: New page: Category: FantasyCategory: 2007 Releases * '''Author''': C.L. Wilson * '''Publisher''': Leisure Books * '''Year''': 2007 * '''Setting''': Fantasy set in new world. * '''Ama...

[[Category: Fantasy]][[Category: 2007 Releases]]
* '''Author''': [[C.L. Wilson]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Leisure Books]]
* '''Year''': 2007
* '''Setting''': Fantasy set in new world.
* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0843959770/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 Tairen Soul: Lord of the Fading Lands]

BOOK DESCRIPTION

From Publishers Weekly
This fantasy-romance debut features faerie king Rain Tairen Soul, a man tormented by age-old grief: a thousand years ago, the woman he loved was slain in battle, and in his rage he laid waste to half the world. Now his people are dying out and the evil mages of Eld are rising again. When Rain hears the call of his soul mate, Ellysetta, he journeys to the neighboring kingdom to find her; when he claims a woodcarver's daughter as his mate, he scandalizes the nobility of her country and rouses the interest of Eld's wicked wizards, who come seeking her in order to get at Rain. The first book in a series, much of this volume is devoted to establishing the characters and their world, at the expense of plot. Though the extended courtship between Rain and Ellysetta can grow tedious, the story moves well enough to hold readers' interest and draw them into the sequel (due in November), which should advance the plot significantly. A promising start, this series should have great appeal for fans of fantasy and will likely reward romance readers for whom patience is not a problem.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

== Related Titles ==
* [[Tairen Soul: Lady of Light and Shadows]]
== Reviews ==
* [http://megromancereviews.blogspot.com/2007/12/cl-wilson-lord-of-fading-lands.html Bodice Ripper Reviews]

C.L. Wilson

2008-01-04T20:32:56Z

Heloise Abelard: New page: {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, C.L.}} Category:Authors - W '''C.L. Wilson''' was born in Houston, TX and now lives outside Tampa, FL. She writes epic fantasy romance novels. ==On The Web== ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, C.L.}}
[[Category:Authors - W]]
'''C.L. Wilson''' was born in Houston, TX and now lives outside Tampa, FL. She writes epic fantasy romance novels.

==On The Web==
[http://www.clwilson.com/index.htm C.L. Wilson Home Page]

==Books==
*[[Tairen Soul: Lord of the Fading Lands]] Oct 2007 ([[Leisure Books]])
*[[Tairen Soul: Lady of Light and Shadows]] Nov 2007 ([[Leisure Books]])

Authors - W

2008-01-04T20:00:42Z

Heloise Abelard:

The Wicked Ways Of A Duke

2008-01-04T19:51:56Z

Heloise Abelard:

[[Category:Historical Romance]][[Category: 2008 Releases]][[Category:Victorian]][[Category:Publisher - Avon]][[Category:Boss/Secretary]]
* '''Author''': [[Laura Lee Guhrke]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Avon]]
* '''Year''': 2008
* '''Setting''': Late Victorian England.
* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/Wicked-Ways-Duke-Laura-Guhrke/dp/0061143618 The Wicked Ways of a Duke]

BOOK DESCRIPTION

Once upon a time, there was a seamstress named Prudence who lived in a lodging house, worked very hard, and dreamed of a better life. Then she inherited a fortune, met a handsome duke, and fell in love. Her life was wonderful, and it seemed as if she was destined to live happily ever after.

Then she found out money can’t buy happiness, handsome dukes can also be wicked, lying scoundrels, and a broken heart hurts like hell. Will Prudence ever find true love and happiness? Will the wicked duke mend his ways? Will she take him back or kick him to the curb?

-from [http://www.lauraleeguhrke.com/bookshelf/andthen.htm Laura Lee Guhrke's website]

The Wicked Ways Of A Duke

2008-01-04T19:50:19Z

Heloise Abelard: New page: Category:Historical RomanceCategory: 2007 ReleasesCategory:VictorianCategory:Publisher - AvonCategory:Boss/Secretary * '''Author''': Laura Lee Guhrke * '''Publisher...

[[Category:Historical Romance]][[Category: 2007 Releases]][[Category:Victorian]][[Category:Publisher - Avon]][[Category:Boss/Secretary]]
* '''Author''': [[Laura Lee Guhrke]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Avon]]
* '''Year''': 2007
* '''Setting''': Late Victorian England.
* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/Wicked-Ways-Duke-Laura-Guhrke/dp/0061143618 The Wicked Ways of a Duke]

BOOK DESCRIPTION

Once upon a time, there was a seamstress named Prudence who lived in a lodging house, worked very hard, and dreamed of a better life. Then she inherited a fortune, met a handsome duke, and fell in love. Her life was wonderful, and it seemed as if she was destined to live happily ever after.

Then she found out money can’t buy happiness, handsome dukes can also be wicked, lying scoundrels, and a broken heart hurts like hell. Will Prudence ever find true love and happiness? Will the wicked duke mend his ways? Will she take him back or kick him to the curb?

-from [http://www.lauraleeguhrke.com/bookshelf/andthen.htm Laura Lee Guhrke's website]

Laura Lee Guhrke

2008-01-04T19:42:30Z

Heloise Abelard:

[[Category:RITA Winners|Guhrke]] [[Category:Authors - G]] [[Category:Historical Romance Authors]]
== On the Web ==
[http://www.lauraleeguhrke.com/ Guhrke's Website]

== Books ==
* ''Conor’s Way'' - [[Laura Lee Guhrke]], 1996 - won the [[1997 RITA® Winners|1997 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Long Historical Romance|Long Historical]] category.
* ''[[She's No Princess]]'' - [[Laura Lee Guhrke]], 2006 - was a [[2007 RITA® Winners|2007 RITA® finalist]] in the Short Historical category.
* ''[[And Then He Kissed Her]]'' - [[Laura Lee Guhrke]], 2007
* ''[[The Wicked Ways of a Duke]]'' - [[Laura Lee Guhrke]], 2008

Robin T. Popp

2007-09-09T03:53:04Z

Heloise Abelard: /* Series/Related Titles */

[[Category:Authors - P]] [[Category:Texas Authors]]
[[Robin T. Popp]] lives in Houston, TX

== On the Web ==
* [http://www.robintpopp.com/index Robin's Home Page]

== Books ==

* [[Too Close to the Sun]] - 2003 ([[Dorchester Books]])
* [[The Darkening: Immortals Book II]] - 2007 ([[Dorchester Books]])

== Series/Related Titles ==

NIGHT SLAYER series
* [[Out of the Night Popp|Out of the Night]] - 2005 ([[Warner Books]])
* [[Seduced by the Night]] - 2006 ([[Warner Books]])
* [[Tempted in the Night]] - 2007 ([[Warner Books]])
* [[Lord of the Night Popp|Lord of the Night]] - soon ([[Warner Books]])

Robin T. Popp

2007-09-09T03:51:25Z

Heloise Abelard: /* On the Web */

[[Category:Authors - P]] [[Category:Texas Authors]]
[[Robin T. Popp]] lives in Houston, TX

== On the Web ==
* [http://www.robintpopp.com/index Robin's Home Page]

== Books ==

* [[Too Close to the Sun]] - 2003 ([[Dorchester Books]])
* [[The Darkening: Immortals Book II]] - 2007 ([[Dorchester Books]])

== Series/Related Titles ==

NIGHT SLAYER series
* [[Out of the Night]] - 2005 ([[Warner Books]])
* [[Seduced by the Night]] - 2006 ([[Warner Books]])
* [[Tempted in the Night]] - 2007 ([[Warner Books]])
* [[Lord of the Night Popp|Lord of the Night]] - soon ([[Warner Books]])
This is a great place to aggregate the various series and related titles.

The Darkening: Immortals Book II

2007-09-08T00:13:16Z

Heloise Abelard: /* Related Titles */

[[Category:Futuristic]] [[Category:Paranormal]]
* '''Author''': [[Robin T. Popp]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Dorchester Books]]
* '''Year''': 2007
* '''Setting''': Futuristic New York City
* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/Darkening-Immortals-Book-2/dp/0505527022 The Darkening: Immortals Book II]

BOOK DESCRIPTION

Created at the dawn of time to protect humanity, the ancient warriors have been nearly forgotten, though magic lives on--in vampires, werewolves, the Celtic Sidhe, and other beings. But now one of their own has turned rogue, and the world is again in desperate need of the IMMORTALS.

A werewolf and bounty hunter, Lexi was badass to the bone. She had no problem protecting herself in the seedy underground vampire clubs of New York City. Until the Immortal she had tried to summon actually appeared. It wasn't the intricate tattoos around his well-defined muscles that intimidated her; it was the raw power she saw shimmering in his golden brown eyes, power mingled with lust. Though she longed to give in to the passion and pleasure he promised, they first had a curse to break, a brother to find, and a whole legion of vampires to prevent from joining ...THE DARKENING.

== Related Titles ==
* [[The Calling:Immortals Book I]]
* [[The Awakening:Immortals Book III]]

== Reviews ==
* [http://megromancereviews.blogspot.com/2007/09/robin-t-popp-immortals-darkening.html Bodice Ripper Reviews]

The Darkening: Immortals Book II

2007-09-08T00:12:21Z

Heloise Abelard: /* Related Titles */

[[Category:Futuristic]] [[Category:Paranormal]]
* '''Author''': [[Robin T. Popp]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Dorchester Books]]
* '''Year''': 2007
* '''Setting''': Futuristic New York City
* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/Darkening-Immortals-Book-2/dp/0505527022 The Darkening: Immortals Book II]

BOOK DESCRIPTION

Created at the dawn of time to protect humanity, the ancient warriors have been nearly forgotten, though magic lives on--in vampires, werewolves, the Celtic Sidhe, and other beings. But now one of their own has turned rogue, and the world is again in desperate need of the IMMORTALS.

A werewolf and bounty hunter, Lexi was badass to the bone. She had no problem protecting herself in the seedy underground vampire clubs of New York City. Until the Immortal she had tried to summon actually appeared. It wasn't the intricate tattoos around his well-defined muscles that intimidated her; it was the raw power she saw shimmering in his golden brown eyes, power mingled with lust. Though she longed to give in to the passion and pleasure he promised, they first had a curse to break, a brother to find, and a whole legion of vampires to prevent from joining ...THE DARKENING.

== Related Titles ==
* [[The Calling:Immortals Book I]]

== Reviews ==
* [http://megromancereviews.blogspot.com/2007/09/robin-t-popp-immortals-darkening.html Bodice Ripper Reviews]

The Darkening: Immortals Book II

2007-09-07T19:32:16Z

Heloise Abelard:

[[Category:Futuristic]] [[Category:Paranormal]]
* '''Author''': [[Robin T. Popp]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Dorchester Books]]
* '''Year''': 2007
* '''Setting''': Futuristic New York City
* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/Darkening-Immortals-Book-2/dp/0505527022 The Darkening: Immortals Book II]

BOOK DESCRIPTION

Created at the dawn of time to protect humanity, the ancient warriors have been nearly forgotten, though magic lives on--in vampires, werewolves, the Celtic Sidhe, and other beings. But now one of their own has turned rogue, and the world is again in desperate need of the IMMORTALS.

A werewolf and bounty hunter, Lexi was badass to the bone. She had no problem protecting herself in the seedy underground vampire clubs of New York City. Until the Immortal she had tried to summon actually appeared. It wasn't the intricate tattoos around his well-defined muscles that intimidated her; it was the raw power she saw shimmering in his golden brown eyes, power mingled with lust. Though she longed to give in to the passion and pleasure he promised, they first had a curse to break, a brother to find, and a whole legion of vampires to prevent from joining ...THE DARKENING.

== Related Titles ==
* [[The Gathering:Immortals Book I]]

== Reviews ==
* [http://megromancereviews.blogspot.com/2007/09/robin-t-popp-immortals-darkening.html Bodice Ripper Reviews]

The Darkening: Immortals Book II

2007-09-07T19:31:18Z

Heloise Abelard:

The Darkening: Immortals Book II

2007-09-07T19:28:09Z

Heloise Abelard: New page: Category:Futuristic Category:Paranormal * '''Author''': Robin T. Popp * '''Publisher''': Dorchester Books * '''Year''': 2007 * '''Setting''': Futuristic New York City * '''...

Robin T. Popp

2007-09-07T19:26:20Z

Heloise Abelard: /* Books */

[[Category:Authors - P]] [[Category:Texas Authors]]
[[Robin T. Popp]] lives in Houston, TX

== On the Web ==
* [http://www.robintpopp.com/index Robin's Home Page] - this is an author's main website

== Books ==

* [[Too Close to the Sun]] - 2003 ([[Dorchester Books]])
* [[The Darkening: Immortals Book II]] - 2007 ([[Dorchester Books]])

== Series/Related Titles ==

NIGHT SLAYER series
* [[Out of the Night]] - 2005 ([[Warner Books]])
* [[Seduced by the Night]] - 2006 ([[Warner Books]])
* [[Tempted in the Night]] - 2007 ([[Warner Books]])
* [[Lord of the Night Popp|Lord of the Night]] - soon ([[Warner Books]])
This is a great place to aggregate the various series and related titles.

Robin T. Popp

2007-09-07T19:20:24Z

Heloise Abelard: /* Series/Related Titles */

[[Category:Authors - P]] [[Category:Texas Authors]]
[[Robin T. Popp]] lives in Houston, TX

== On the Web ==
* [http://www.robintpopp.com/index Robin's Home Page] - this is an author's main website

== Books ==

* [[Too Close to the Sun]] - 2003 ([[Dorchester Books]])
* [[The Immortals: The Darkening]] - 2007 ([[Dorchester Books]])

== Series/Related Titles ==

NIGHT SLAYER series
* [[Out of the Night]] - 2005 ([[Warner Books]])
* [[Seduced by the Night]] - 2006 ([[Warner Books]])
* [[Tempted in the Night]] - 2007 ([[Warner Books]])
* [[Lord of the Night Popp|Lord of the Night]] - soon ([[Warner Books]])
This is a great place to aggregate the various series and related titles.

Lord Of The Night - Cara Miles

2007-09-07T19:19:26Z

Heloise Abelard:

* '''Author''': [[Cara Miles]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Avon]]
* '''Year''': 1998

Lord of Darkness. After his father was wrongfully handed at the hands of the Greys and his birthright taken from him, Jaime Mortimer was forced into exile. Known only as the Lord of Darkness, he became a smuggler, vowing one day to avenge his father's death and reclaim all that belonged to him. So when news of Lord Evan Grey's imminent marriage reached the virile renegade, he knew he must halt the wedding at any cost and marry the bride himself. Yet Lady Aleta Somerset was no ordinary bride, and she was not about to bend to the will of this brazenly handsome rogue who dared claim her as his own. But despite the silver-haired beauty's fierce determination not to succumb to the pleasures of the marriage bed, her body betrayed her as Jaime took her to new heights of pleasure and ecstasy -- until she longed to surrender to her Lord of the Night.

Robin T. Popp

2007-09-07T19:13:35Z

Heloise Abelard:

[[Category:Authors - P]] [[Category:Texas Authors]]
[[Robin T. Popp]] lives in Houston, TX

== On the Web ==
* [http://www.robintpopp.com/index Robin's Home Page] - this is an author's main website

== Books ==

* [[Too Close to the Sun]] - 2003 ([[Dorchester Books]])
* [[The Immortals: The Darkening]] - 2007 ([[Dorchester Books]])

== Series/Related Titles ==

NIGHT SLAYER series
* [[Out of the Night]] - 2005 ([[Warner Books]])
* [[Seduced by the Night]] - 2006 ([[Warner Books]])
* [[Tempted in the Night]] - 2007 ([[Warner Books]])
* [[Lord of the Night]] - soon ([[Warner Books]])
This is a great place to aggregate the various series and related titles.

Robin T. Popp

2007-09-07T19:10:35Z

Heloise Abelard: /* See Also */

[[Category:]]
[[Robin T. Popp]] lives in Houston, TX

== On the Web ==
* [http://www.robintpopp.com/index Robin's Home Page] - this is an author's main website

== Books ==

* [[Too Close to the Sun]] - 2003 ([[Dorchester Books]])
* [[The Immortals: The Darkening]] - 2007 ([[Dorchester Books]])

== Series/Related Titles ==

NIGHT SLAYER series
* [[Out of the Night]] - 2005 ([[Warner Books]])
* [[Seduced by the Night]] - 2006 ([[Warner Books]])
* [[Tempted in the Night]] - 2007 ([[Warner Books]])
* [[Lord of the Night]] - soon ([[Warner Books]])
This is a great place to aggregate the various series and related titles.

Robin T. Popp

2007-09-07T19:10:11Z

Heloise Abelard: New page: Category: Robin T. Popp lives in Houston, TX == See Also == == On the Web == * [http://www.robintpopp.com/index Robin's Home Page] - this is an author's main website == Books ...

[[Category:]]
[[Robin T. Popp]] lives in Houston, TX

== See Also ==

== On the Web ==
* [http://www.robintpopp.com/index Robin's Home Page] - this is an author's main website

== Books ==

* [[Too Close to the Sun]] - 2003 ([[Dorchester Books]])
* [[The Immortals: The Darkening]] - 2007 ([[Dorchester Books]])

== Series/Related Titles ==

NIGHT SLAYER series
* [[Out of the Night]] - 2005 ([[Warner Books]])
* [[Seduced by the Night]] - 2006 ([[Warner Books]])
* [[Tempted in the Night]] - 2007 ([[Warner Books]])
* [[Lord of the Night]] - soon ([[Warner Books]])
This is a great place to aggregate the various series and related titles.

Authors - P

2007-09-07T18:49:28Z

Heloise Abelard:

Blood Son

2007-09-07T18:46:48Z

Heloise Abelard:

[[Category:2007 Releases]][[Category:Paranormal Romance]][[Category:Category Romance]][[Category:Vampire]]
* '''Author''': [[Erica Orloff]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Nocturne|Silhouette Nocturne]] [[Nocturne By The Numbers|# 9]]
* '''Year''': [[:Category:2007 Releases|2007]]
* '''Setting''':
* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0373617569/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 Blood Son]

== About The Book ==
Her brother had been abducted by vampires, and now Elizabeth Martin was on a wild-goose chase halfway around the world to save him from madness. She didn't believe a word of his cryptic e-mail about vampires and drinking blood. Nor did she believe the drunkard who spoke of vampires ruling the small Czech village where he was last seen. Until she was put in contact with a mysterious Dhampir-—the offspring of a vampire and a human. Reputed mercenaries who'll do anything—-or betray anyone—-for a price.

Elizabeth takes an instant disliking to Josef Darecky. He's too edgy, intense and moody…and he arouses desires that could compromise her mission. But he's also the only man who can save her brother, who is half-turned already. And, as she forms an unlikely bond with the half-blood mercenary, she senses that only by trusting him—-and winning his trust-—can the vampires be fully destroyed....

==Reviews==
[http://megromancereviews.blogspot.com/2007/09/erica-orloff-blood-son.html Bodice Ripper Reviews]

Erica Orloff

2007-09-07T18:44:27Z

Heloise Abelard: /* Books */

{{DEFAULTSORT:Orloff, Erica}}
[[Category:Authors - O]] 

''Erica Orloff''' Lives in South Florida, enjoys playing poker and is an avid boxing fan.

== On the Web ==
* [http://www.ericaorloff.com/ Erica Orloff]

== Books ==
* [[Urban Legend]] - 2004 ([[Bombshell|Silhouette Bombshell #8]])
* [[Knockout]] - 2004 ([[Bombshell|Silhouette Bombshell #19]])
* [[Blood Son]] - 2007 ([[Nocturne|Silhouette Nocturne]])

Authors - O

2007-09-07T18:42:32Z

Heloise Abelard:

Sophie Jordan

2007-08-27T22:53:32Z

Heloise Abelard:

[[Category:Authors - J]] [[Category: Texas Authors]] [[Category:Historical Romance Authors]]

==Biography==
[[Sophie Jordan]] resides in Houston, TX and writes historical romance novels for [[Avon]]. She recently signed with [[Pocket]] to write paranormal romances under the pen name [[Sharie Kohler]]

== On the Web ==
* [http://www.sophiejordan.net/index.html Sophie Jordan's Home Page]

== See Also ==
* [[Sharie Kohler]]

== Books ==
=== Fiction ===
* [[Once Upon A Wedding Night]] - 2006 ([[Avon]])
* [[Too Wicked To Tame]] - 2007 ([[Avon]])

== Awards/Honors ==
* ''USA Today'' Bestselling Author

Hamish Buchanan

2007-08-27T22:26:41Z

Heloise Abelard:

[[Category:2006 Releases]]
[[Category:Paranormal]]
[[Category:Shape Shifters]]
[[Category:BDSM]]
[[Category:Erotic Romance]]
* '''Author''': [[Tilly Greene]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Venus Press]]
* '''Year Published''': [[2006]]
* '''Setting''': The Highlands, Scotland and London, England

'''Road to Romance Recommended Read, May 2006'''

'''BOOK DESCRIPTION'''

On the surface Hamish Buchanan has it all. He is handsome, successful, and because of the horror that surrounded his birth, possesses the love and respect of a nation. But underneath, where few are allowed, lurks a dark secret. Although well hidden, the furtiveness has kept him from committing to another as fully as he would have wanted.

Then he sees the woman that brings him to his knees, is she the one that will fully accept him?

After an auspicious beginning, Grace Strachan worked hard to make something of herself from nothing. An award winning milliner whose creations are in demand around the world, has her head is turned by a gorgeous Scotsmen. A confidence boosting moment quickly becomes a crushing blow when the beast manages to insult her at a formal charity event.

Despite the evidence otherwise, could this wild and untamed man be the one who will dominate her, gifting her with her greatest desire?

'''Part of the Mystical Signs: Aries series'''

== Reviews ==
* “Hamish Buchanan is a delightful short story about finding someone to love you for who you are but also about accepting who you are.” 5 Angels from Shayley, Fallen Angel Reviews

* “Hamish is a smooth operator and women will melt in their shoes just reading about him.” 4 Stars from Angel Brewer, Just Erotic Romance Reviews

* Dawn Says ~ "Ms. Greene weaves a sensual spell when you first start to read "Hamish Buchanan". Each page is a erotic dance between grace and Hamish as they connect in the most basic of levels and find out that the heart will lead you on a dance of untold delights. Ms. Greene out does herself with this new book and will keep the reader spellbound to the very last page as well as panting for more." Road to Romance Recommended Read

* “Hamish Buchanan has quite a few unexpected twists and turns, and plenty of hot and spicy sex...an interesting read.” Cassidy, Joyfully Reviewed

* “This premier author weaves a sensual spell around you from beginning to end and will knock the reader on their backs with her sexy and erotic love scenes between Hamish and Grace as well as their banter as they find themselves battling on a more primitive level, as man and woman.” Dawn, Love Romances

* “HAMISH BUCHANAN is a very interesting story that took some turns that I was not expecting, but I thoroughly enjoyed.” Marina, Cupid’s Library Reviews

* “Grace and Hamish are definitely a combustible couple just waiting to explode.” Matilda, Coffee Time Romances

* “HAMISH BUCHANAN is an intriguing erotic romance with a cool plot twist. I don't want to give it away, but it's quite a doozy.” Sinclair Reid, Romance Reviews Today

Turn-Of-The-Century Toughs

2007-08-27T22:25:19Z

Heloise Abelard:

Turn-of-the-Century Toughs is a cycle of [[Historical Romance Titles|historical]] [[fantasy]] novels by [[Dusk Peterson]] about disreputable men on the margins of society, and the men and women who love them. The novels are set in a world based on the late Victorian and Edwardian Eras.

The cycle is made up of three novel series: The Eternal Dungeon, Life Prison, and Michael's House. As the titles suggest, the first two series are set in prisons. The third is set in a house of male prostitution.

The stories focus primarily on male friendship and gay romance, although friendship and romance between men and women play a small role in the tales.

[[African-American|Black]], [[Multi-Cultural|multi-cultural]], and [[Interracial Romance|interracial]] storylines are important in the cycle. [[Inspirational|Religion]] also plays an important role in the cycle.

Michael's House is currently being serialized by the [[GLBT|gay]] [[Erotic Romance|erotic romance]] magazine [[MAS-Zine]], which has also published two stories from the Eternal Dungeon series. Several stories from the cycle are online. The first novel in the Eternal Dungeon series will be published in 2007.

==External Link==

* [http://duskpeterson.com/toughs Turn-of-the-Century Toughs]

[[Category:Gothic]]
[[Category:Friends Falling In Love]]
[[Category:Victorian]]
[[Category:Edwardian]]
[[Category: Tortured Heroes]]
[[Category:Secret]]
[[Category:Fantasy]]
[[Category:Enemies Falling In Love]]
[[Category:May/December Romance]]
[[Category:Virgin Heroes]]
[[Category:Multi-Cultural]]
[[Category:BDSM]]
[[Category:Abuse]]
[[Category: GLBT]]
[[Category:Characters with Mental Illness]]
[[Category:Torturers, prison-keepers, and guards]]
[[Category:Prostitutes]]

Incognito: Winning Angela

2007-08-27T22:23:36Z

Heloise Abelard:

Incognito: Seducing Olivia

2007-08-27T22:22:33Z

Heloise Abelard:

[[Category: BDSM]] [[Category:2006 Releases]]
*'''Author:''' [[Anna Leigh Keaton]] & [[Madison Layle]]
*'''Publisher:''' [[Cobblestone Press, LLC]] (2006)
*'''Genre:''' [[Contemporary]] Erotic Romance BDSM/Triad
*'''Series:''' [[Incognito]]

==Awards==
2006 [[The Romance Studio#CAPA|CAPA]] nominee for BDSM romance genre

== Back Cover Blurb ==

Distraught by her ex-fiancé’s criticism of her "controlling personality,” Olivia Chandler retreats to lick her wounds, only to meet a soft-spoken, yet commanding Spaniard. For one night, she lets go and finds ecstasy in his arms.

Dylan Montgomery has spent two years searching for the woman he knew only as Olivia. Now she's returned to his hotel room, but a case of mistaken identity lands the woman in his twin brother, Ryan's bed. They hatch a plan to seduce Olivia into a lifelong relationship of the heart, and convince her that she's the perfect woman...for both of them.

== Purchase ==

[http://www.cobblestone-press.com/catalog/books/seducingolivia.htm Cobblestone Press]

ISBN: 1-6088-029-0

== What the critics are saying ==

''Anna Leigh Keaton & Madison Layle have managed to craft one of the best BDSM books this reader has read and I assure you this reader has read a lot of them.

''This reader will find it difficult to wait patiently for the next installment to land in her hands. Seducing Olivia is definitely a book that readers will want to add to their permanent bookcase and grabbing each upcoming installment until they have the entire collection."
* 5 Angels & Recommended Read! - Fallen Angel Reviews

''"Seducing Olivia by Madison Layle and Anna Leigh Keaton soothed my D/s craving, ménage loving soul. Totally not expecting a twin brother, I was more than pleased to fall in love with both of them. For all of her controlling ways, I was able to see under Olivia’s exterior to the woman just wanting to be unconditionally loved. At the moment of her surrender, I had tears in my eyes it was such a sight to behold.

''To say I enjoyed Seducing Olivia would be as mundane as stating that I like chocolate; I was utterly and completely spellbound by Seducing Olivia. This book was so much more than the blurb led me to believe. So much more that I can’t wait to tell people about this extraordinary book. I feel it is a must read and I joyfully recommend it!"''
* Joyfully Recommended - Joyfully Reviewed

''"...the authors make the depth of Dylan’s and Ryan’s love for Olivia clear throughout the entire story, and the two constantly remind Olivia she may use her safe word whenever she wishes, reassuring both her and the reader that everything they ask of her is entirely consensual. Incognito: Seducing Olivia is a must read for anyone who is into BDSM Romances with Ménage content."''
* 4.5 Clovers - Kwips & Kritiques

== Teaser ==

Dylan Montgomery stepped from his limousine and ordered the driver to circle the block. He wanted—needed—to stretch his legs with a walk in the park after spending hours seated at conference tables, haggling with corporate executives and lawyers.

His proposed plan to expand the family business overseas, with a foothold on both coasts of the United States, was coming together. At least the first phase had been successful. It would still be months, if not a year or more, before he saw his dream become a reality.

He removed his tie and tucked it in a pants pocket, then loosened the top two buttons of his shirt. As he strolled along the paved paths, he inhaled the sweet scent of flowers and freshly mowed grass. The greenery of the city park helped him relax despite the constant hum of heavy traffic in the background.

He’d have to call his brother to let him know how things went, but... He glanced at the Rolex Cellini on his wrist and calculated the time adjustment to Eastern Standard Time. Yes, the call could wait.

A stifled sob and sniffle made him glance around to see a petite woman seated on a park bench, her head held in her hands. Her trim, nylon-encased legs led his gaze up from elegant black heels to a hip-hugging skirt that stopped about midthigh. She wore a jewel-toned burgundy blazer to match the skirt, which broadcast her as a woman of sophisticated taste and elegance, despite her current position. Ebony strands of long straight hair hung like a silken curtain about her bowed face.

“Perdón, señorita,” he said, pulling a silk handkerchief from his jacket pocket.

She startled and swept her hair aside to peer at him with aqua eyes as alluring as the Mediterranean Sea. For a moment he could do nothing more than stare into her sorrow-filled gaze.

“May I be of some service?” he asked in Spanish.

“No, thank you,” she murmured in slightly accented Spanish.

Her thick lashes lowered to fan across her damp cheeks. She blinked, and another tear trailed down her face.

He lowered himself to the bench beside her and held out the handkerchief.

She studied it for a few seconds then slowly shook her head. “No, thank you,” she repeated, her hands fisted in her lap. She rubbed her thumb over her unadorned left ring finger.

He reclined against the back of the bench and silently watched her, although her hair blocked his view of her face.

“I’m not an icy bitch,” she blurted out, her fists striking her lap.

Surprised by her sudden change to flawless English, he smiled and said, “Of course you aren’t.”

Those aqua eyes widened and turned toward him as if she’d totally forgotten his presence, or hadn’t realized she’d spoken aloud.

Tilting her face with a finger under her chin, he wiped the tears from her cheeks. “You’re a very beautiful woman, and whoever caused these tears is an exceedingly unfortunate and foolish man.”

She caught her bottom lip between her teeth, and another tear slipped from her bottom lash.

“Allow me to introduce myself. I am Dylan Montgomery.”

Her gaze dropped, her lashes again shielding her tempting eyes. “Olivia.”

He let his thumb graze the lush curve of her bottom lip, released her chin, and pocketed his handkerchief. “Olivia, I know this is short notice, but would you do me a kind favor?”

Curiosity shone as she looked up.

“I have reservations at a restaurant, but I dislike eating alone. Would you do me the honor of dining with me?”

She shook her head and glanced away.

“A drink then?”

When she looked up again, her eyes were darker and...suspicious.

“Are you married?” she asked.

“No.”

“Engaged?”

“No.”

“Girlfriend?”

He smiled. “No.”

In a move so sudden it pulled him off balance, she grabbed his lapels and roughly pressed her lips to his. By the time he recovered enough to respond, she’d already pushed away with an angry murmur.

“God, I’m sorry. I can’t do anything right. Maybe I am too controlling, but I don’t mean to be.” She didn’t look at him as she continued to ramble. “I don’t want to be. I’m not heartless, you know. I can let go. For once in my life...”

Deciding he’d heard enough, he slipped both hands up to cradle her damp cheeks and turned her face toward him. His lips cut off her self-deprecating chatter in midsentence, his tongue diving inside to claim her honey-sweet mouth.

When her hands started to encircle his neck, he caught her wrists. Her nails scraped over his skin, sending flames of desire scorching through him, before he moved them behind her back and pinned her body against his. He swallowed her moan as he continued the kiss until they were both breathless. His cock throbbed and, surprised by the speed of his own response, he had to pause to regain composure.

His lips hovered over hers as he pulled back just enough to see her closed eyes. He held her wrists gently in one hand, while letting his other fingers lightly stroke the delicate curve of her neck, feeling excitement in her pulse’s heavy, erratic beat.

“If you wish to lose control, mi gatita, I can show you how.”

Her lashes fluttered, unveiling a confused but intrigued haze.

One side of his mouth curved.

“Wh-what do you mean, show me?”

“Let go. Submit. Have you ever played the role of a submissive lover?”

Her look turned to one of uncertainty and skepticism. However, she didn’t try to pull away. “No.” He felt her tremble but couldn’t tell whether it was from fear or arousal. “I don’t know y—”

“Trust is a vital part of such play. The submissive relinquishes control, gaining the freedom to truly feel cherished, desired, and pleasured. The master is really the one bound, as he must adhere to strict rules to ensure his sub’s experience is a memorable one.”

She bit her bottom lip, making him want to suck it into his mouth again. “I don’t know if I can.”

“You already have.” He smiled when her gaze shot to his. “I hold you in my arms, your wrists in my hand. Tell me, Olivia...” He let his fingers slide from her neck to the swell of her breasts barely visible in the V of her blouse. “...how did you feel when I captured them? How do you feel now?”

Her chest rose rapidly as her breath became unsteady. Her pulse pounded under his fingertips, reminding him that despite the blow someone gave her heart, it still beat with a need not unlike his own.

“Excited,” she whispered, as if she thought sirens would sound if she made such an admission aloud. “But a little scared, too.”

Incognito: Owning Rachel

2007-08-27T22:21:23Z

Heloise Abelard:

[[Category: BDSM]] [[Category:2007 Releases]][[category:Lawyers]]
*'''Author:''' [[Anna Leigh Keaton]] & [[Madison Layle]]
*'''Publisher:''' [[Cobblestone Press, LLC]] (2007)
*'''Genre:''' [[Contemporary]] Erotic Romance BDSM/Triad
*'''Series:''' [[Incognito]]

== Back Cover Blurb ==

As a professional sex therapist, Jonathon Sinclair has heard it all. As a master of sexual domination like his brother, Jackson, he’s done even more. Incognito. He’s never allowed his two lives to cross. Never wanted them to, until he listens to Rachel Morrissey relive her “orgasmic nightmares” that have turned her into an insomniac.

Rachel put her private life on hold to become a successful prosecuting attorney and a representative of female independence. Plagued by erotic dreams of submission that leave her confidence shaken, she’ll do anything to make them stop. Even if that means living out the dreams.

== Purchase ==

[http://www.cobblestone-press.com/catalog/books/owningrachel.htm Cobblestone Press]

: ISBN: 1-60088-047-0

== What the critics are saying ==

''"'''Owning Rachel''' is the second installment in the '''Incognito series''' and readers will once again find themselves fanning themselves one moment and sighing the next. ...Madison Layle crafted a story that truly blew this reader away. ...There were moments that I needed a tall glass of water and some moments where I was left feeling as if tears could fall at any moment. All I can say is WOW, Madison Layle has done it again. Readers grab this story, read it cover to cover without stopping, and store it in a very safe place for every cold winter night you need to be warmed up."''
* 5 Angels & Recommended Read!- Fallen Angel Reviews

'''"Not only was '''Owning Rachel''' naughty, it awakened my submissive soul and I found myself perched on the edge of my seat. When Rachel winced, I winced, and when she cried, I cried. That is how much this book affected me. ...Owning Rachel was erotic and highly intoxicating. I love when books make me feel the emotions of the characters and Owning Rachel did this and more. I highly and Joyfully recommend '''Owning Rachel'''. Congrats Ms. Layle for a story well told!'''

* Joyfully Recommended, Joyfully Reviewed

== Teaser ==

A month later Rachel sat in her office, staring at the number on the wrinkled slip of paper. She knew the number by heart, yet had not made the call.

With a brief rap on the door, Pamela poked her curly, red-haired head around the door. “So tell us, is the rumor true?”

Rachel set the paper upside-down on her desk. “Is what true?”

“That the ice queen is really, finally, taking a vacation.”

“Yes.”

“Ha! Pay up,” she said with a glance over her shoulder at someone behind the door. A few seconds later Pamela came in with a wide grin. “Whoo-hoo!”

Her enthusiasm made Rachel smile. “That glad to be rid of me for a few weeks?”

“Nope, but I did just win fifty bucks.”

“Against whom?”

“Carmichael.”

“That figures.”

“You have to admit, history was on his side. I mean, you haven’t taken a real vacation in... Who knows? At least since I met you as a legal intern.” She leaned over the desk to peek at the calendar. “So, where are you going for three long weeks? Got any hot plans? A sexy stud waiting in a closet somewhere?”

Rachel shook her head. “I just had a break between cases and thought I’d relax a little.”

Pamela snorted. “You, relax? You’ll go crazy within forty-eight hours.”

“Such a vote of confidence.” She laughed.

Pamela stood.

“Where are you headed to now?”

“I’m going to go catch up with Carmichael. Maybe I can convince him to go for double or nothing.”

“Going to bet against me, huh?”

Pamela paused at the door, gave her a considering look, and then said, “You make it three weeks, and I’ll split my winnings with you.”

“Rigging a bet’s illegal.”

“Yeah, well, I figure it’s worth jail time. It’s about time you took a break, don’t you think? Now, go get laid.” With a wink and a laugh, she dodged a flying wad of paper and retreated.

Rachel could still hear her best friend’s chuckles after the door closed.

Picking up the scrap with the phone number on it, Rachel pictured Dr. Sinclair. Seeing a psychiatrist hadn’t been her first choice. She’d always plowed over any obstacles in the past and considered herself fully capable of handling anything life threw her way. But when the minor wet dreams turned into full-blown erotic nightmares, she knew she had to do something. What sane woman got turned on by being bound hand and foot and then fucked into submission?

So what if her love life had never really measured up to her expectations? The men she’d slept with hadn’t all been that bad. They just seemed to rush toward completion, which often left her seeking climax later with her trusty vibrator.

She laid her head against the back of the high leather chair and closed her eyes.

She liked being in control, whether on the job or at home. Her life was well organized, even if a tad stressful. Okay, very stressful. Dr. Sinclair had been right about that. Sometimes she wished she could toss everything into the air and run. Let someone else pick up the pieces and struggle under the burden for a while. But as soon as the thought crossed her mind, she immediately discarded it as a sign of weakness.

If there was one thing she refused to be, it was weak.

Unfortunately, the dreams no longer hid in the darkness of the night. As the months passed, kinky ideas and risqué images plagued her mind day and night until she wanted to scream her frustration to the world. They left her body on edge and her mind exhausted. So she’d spilled her feelings of guilt, embarrassment, and need to a psychiatrist.

Pamela suggested the good doctor after going to him herself for what she called a temporary anxiety disorder. Rachel had thought of it as on-the-rebound depression. But after seeing the melancholy Pamela transform into the vivacious friend she remembered from their college days, Rachel decided to give the man a chance.

Now he was suggesting she submit her body to some sexual deviant to exorcise unwanted fantasies. Only she didn’t understand how replacing the fantasies with a potentially worse reality could possibly help.

What if someone in the legal community got wind of what she did on her one and only vacation?

What if the memories of real sexual encounters disrupted her life more than the imagined ones?

What if she took the risk and discovered a sensual utopia?

She laughed at her own wishful thinking.

You’ll never know until you try. His words challenged her as the memory of his chiseled features haunted her.

The doctor may know her fantasies, but there was one aspect she’d kept from him. Before she first met him, the dominant man in her dreams was faceless. A masked man of mystery. But as she shared her thoughts with him, hearing his deep voice encourage her to open up her mind and soul at each consultation, the mysterious Dom morphed into the face of Dr. Sinclair, with his black-as-sin hair and mesmerizing blue eyes.

Could she do what he suggested and go to another man? Let a stranger lead her into an exploration of submission and bondage? Then again, he was the psychiatrist, trained and licensed to give unprejudiced clinical diagnoses. What could a little adventure hurt if that’s what the doctor ordered? Maybe the solution was as simple as Pamela’s earlier command. It had been a long time since she’d gotten laid.

She picked up her phone and, before she could talk herself out of it, dialed the number. A commanding baritone answered on the second ring.

“Hello?”

“Hi. This is Rachel. I’m ready.”

“We’ll be in touch. Soon.” The line went dead.

She stared at the phone, dumbfounded.

What the hell did he mean by that? And who were we? Trepidation and exhilaration raced along her nervous system. How soon was soon?

She found out as she headed to her car that night. She’d left later than usual since she had a lot of loose ends to tie up before taking her vacation. Besides, until they—whoever they were—got in touch with her, she didn’t really have any plans to speak of, so she needn’t hurry. She’d pick up a DVD from the video rental store and scarf down a bowl of popcorn if they stood her up.

When she stepped off the elevator into the parking garage, a prickly sensation erupted across the nape of her neck. She glanced at the security camera in the corner and waved, reciting a silent prayer that George was watching from the guard booth.

Cautiously walking to her car, she noticed brake lights come on; they belonged to a midnight blue Suburban parked several spaces away. With no one else in sight she relaxed, knowing there was at least one witness should a mugger leap at her from the darkness.

The Suburban’s engine turned over, and the driver backed the vehicle out of the slot. Rachel hurried to her car before the only other human in sight could vanish around the corner. She reached her Jag just as the Suburban halted behind her car.

Thinking the driver meant to ask for directions, she paused and looked up. The last thing she remembered was thinking that the large truck blocked her view of the security camera near the elevator doors.

Incognito: Healing Heather

2007-08-27T22:20:26Z

Heloise Abelard:

[[Category: BDSM]] [[Category:2007 Releases]]
*'''Author:''' [[Anna Leigh Keaton]] & [[Madison Layle]]
*'''Publisher:''' [[Cobblestone Press, LLC]] (2007)
*'''Genre:''' [[Contemporary]] Erotic Romance BDSM/Triad
*'''Series:''' [[Incognito]]

== Back Cover Blurb ==

Heather Gilpatrick, a young Irish widow, seeks new happiness in the U.S. She longs for the same loving, Dominant-submissive relationship once shared with her husband. However, when she tries, she pays dearly at the hands of an abusive Dom.

When Detective Paul Baxter meets her in the hospital, he realizes her scars are more than physical. Although Heather’s given up on that lifestyle, Paul offers to reintroduce her to the joys and pleasures available from a true master, with hopes of healing her heart.

But the abusive Dom wants what’s his, and is willing to kill to get it.

== Purchase ==

Coming soon to [[http://www.cobblestone-press.com Cobblestone Press]]

== What the critics are saying ==

== Teaser ==

With a secret grin for her naughty indulgence, she kicked off her sandals and hauled her summer dress over her head. Her bra came off with a quick flip of the front clasp, and she shimmied out of her panties. She cast one more glance over her shoulder before she ran into the ocean and dove into the next wave.

The rush of the cool water over her skin revitalized her. The sound of tiny bubbles and sand rubbing against sand soothed her even more. Her lungs burning, she shot to the surface and gulped in air. Floating on her back, staring up at the twinkling stars, she let out a breath she felt she'd been holding for weeks.

She could stay here forever, trapped between the peaceful pitch blackness of space and ocean. Her ears below the water, she felt isolated from everything. Every fear, anger, and hurt she'd ever experienced vanquished by the steady water lapping around her body, rocking her as if she were a child being soothed.

The waves slowly propelled her toward the beach, and when she felt the sandy bottom against her butt, she sat up, wrapped her arms around her knees and stared out at the distance horizon. So dark was the night, the ocean looked like a shimmering sea of onyx. Only the soft waves licking the shore, the little breakers tickling her toes, were as pale as her skin.

"Public nudity is an indictable offence."

Startled, she bit her lip to stifle the yelp, but didn't move. And when her heart settled its cadence, she grinned. Somewhere in the back of her mind she'd known--hoped--Paul would show up here. She knew he watched her every move. Deep in her heart it thrilled her, even though her mind insisted she should be pissed he'd disturbed her solitary peace and quiet.

Slowly, she rose to her feet and faced him. He was little more than a silhouette against the backlight of her bungalow. "Are you here to arrest me, Detective?" She felt his gaze as if he'd stroked her, even though she couldn't see his eyes.

"I could." He stepped closer, but stayed far enough back that the water didn't touch his feet. "I should."

She'd told herself to avoid him. Stay away and don't give in to his dominance. He was too powerful, and her heart would be shattered in the end. But what her logical mind said couldn't compete with what her heart and body kept yelling at her. Let him in. Let him in.

Let him in.

She stepped toward him, each step measured, calculated to emphasize the sway of her hips, the thrust of her breasts. When she was but inches from his big, hard body, she whispered, "You wouldn't dare."

He moved like lightening, as she knew he would. No Dom worthy of his title would let such a blatant statement go without punishment. He spun her around and before she could even suck in a surprised gasp, her hands were cuffed behind her, his arms around her middle, and her wet back was molded against his heated front.

"You have the right to remain silent--"

The cuffs were cold, hard metal. Beneath her fingers was the hot, hard bulge of his cock in his jeans. She tingled from head to toe. "And if I give up that right?"

He turned her again, slower this time, and cupped her face in his big, gentle palms. "Then you will be punished." His voice was as dark as the night. As seductive as the ocean.

Her heart pounding in excitement, her breaths ragged with anticipation, she challenged, "You don't scare me."

Cooking Up A Storm - Emma Holly

2007-08-27T22:17:06Z

Heloise Abelard:

[[Category:Erotic/Erotica]][[Category: 1998 Releases]] [[category:BDSM]][[category:food]] [[Category:Re-Issued Titles]] [[Category:Massachusetts]]
* '''Author''': [[Emma Holly]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Black Lace]]
* '''Year''': 1998, reissued in 2004
* '''Setting''': Cape Cod
* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0352338970/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 Cooking Up A Storm]

Abby Coates and her sisters own the Coates Inn, a Cape Cod restaurant that is in financial trouble. Abby advertises for a chef she hopes will help the Inn to success. Storm Dupre is a bored master chef in Los Angeles, and when he sees the ad he believes that he has found an opportunity to fulfill his dream of taking over a struggling restaurant. After Abby hires him, Storm assumes command over the cooking at the restaurant and begins cooking foods that have an aphrodisiacal effect that bring the customers back for more. In the meantime, Abby is struggling with boredom and dissatisfaction with her long-time boyfriend Bill. The arrival of Storm coincides with various sexual opportunities for Abby - with her lesbian best friend Marissa, with an older man, Jack, and with a variety of characters from the small town. Of course, Storm is the best opportunity of all.

== Reviews ==
* [http://www.likesbooks.com/cgi-bin/bookReview.pl?BookReviewId=5061 All About Romance Review]

Cooking Up A Storm - Emma Holly

2007-08-27T22:16:19Z

Heloise Abelard:

Come, Sweet Creature

2007-08-27T22:15:36Z

Heloise Abelard:

[[Category:2006 Releases]]
[[Category:Contemporary]]
[[Category:Fairy Tale]]
[[Category:BDSM]]
[[Category:Erotic Romance]]
* '''Title''': [[Come, Sweet Creature]]
* '''Author''': [[Tilly Greene]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Whiskey Creek Press Torrid]]
* '''Year Published''': 2006
* '''Setting''': New York City, New York [fictional]
* '''Awards''': [[eCataNetwork 2006 Reviewers Choice Nominee]]

'''#1 Bestseller at Whiskey Creek Press Torrid, March, April and May 2006'''

'''#1 Bestseller at Fictionwise - Erotica, April 2006'''

'''BOOK DESCRIPTION'''

“Will you walk into my playroom?” said the Spider to the Fly,
“‘Tis the naughtiest little playroom that ever you did spy;
The way into my playroom is up my winding stair,
I’ve many curious toys and things to show you once you’re there.”

Jena Flyno works for Tilton Spidermach, CEO of TS Properties. As PR Director she’s got her hands full cleaning up after his debauched peccadilloes. She’s heard about his playroom and she’s not about to become his latest prey.

Spider has been watching his lovely, but oh, so prim and proper PR lady for months. Jena is elusive and unattainable, and he has just figured out a way to ensnare her. All he needs is one little sign of weakness and she’ll be caught up in his web.

'''A Torrid Twisted Tale of The Spider and the Fly by Mary Howitt'''

== Reviews ==
* “Come, Sweet Creature flowed smoothly and kept my interest…I would recommend this story as a good first book to anyone intrigued by the idea of the BDSM genre. It has a great love story that will appeal to anyone that enjoys romance.” Chilly McIntyre, Just Erotic Romance Reviews

* “The love scenes are hot and readers will find themselves running for the ice. Tilly Greene has penned a unique story that readers will love and I can’t wait to see what her next book will bring.” Angel Brewer, The Romance Studio

* “When Jena and Tilton come together, their passion explodes like TNT. Make sure to wear protective gear or you will also be caught in the explosion. Ms. Greene has written a wonderful story that you will thoroughly enjoy reading.” Candy Cay, Coffee Time Romance

* “Seduction at its' finest, Come Sweet Creature will have you gasping for breath one moment and leave you breathless in the next.” Sheryl, EcataRomance

* “…will draw you into the spiders’ web and wishing you didn’t have to leave.” Pam, A Romance Review

* “Ms Greene has written a great love story with a bold sexual twist.” Christy, May Reviews

* “Tilly Greene has crafted a sizzling hot and entertaining tale about two characters that are meant to be together.” Tallyn, Fallen Angel Reviews

Come, Sweet Creature

2007-08-27T22:15:07Z

Heloise Abelard:

[[Category:2006 Releases]]
[[Category:Contemporary]]
[[Category:Fairy Tale]]
[[Category:BDSM]]
[[Category:Erotic Romance]]
* '''Title''': [[Come, Sweet Creature]]
* '''Author''': [[Tilly Greene]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Whiskey Creek Press Torrid]]
* '''Year Published''': [[2006]]
* '''Setting''': New York City, New York [fictional]
* '''Awards''': [[eCataNetwork 2006 Reviewers Choice Nominee]]

'''#1 Bestseller at Whiskey Creek Press Torrid, March, April and May 2006'''

'''#1 Bestseller at Fictionwise - Erotica, April 2006'''

'''BOOK DESCRIPTION'''

“Will you walk into my playroom?” said the Spider to the Fly,
“‘Tis the naughtiest little playroom that ever you did spy;
The way into my playroom is up my winding stair,
I’ve many curious toys and things to show you once you’re there.”

Jena Flyno works for Tilton Spidermach, CEO of TS Properties. As PR Director she’s got her hands full cleaning up after his debauched peccadilloes. She’s heard about his playroom and she’s not about to become his latest prey.

Spider has been watching his lovely, but oh, so prim and proper PR lady for months. Jena is elusive and unattainable, and he has just figured out a way to ensnare her. All he needs is one little sign of weakness and she’ll be caught up in his web.

'''A Torrid Twisted Tale of The Spider and the Fly by Mary Howitt'''

== Reviews ==
* “Come, Sweet Creature flowed smoothly and kept my interest…I would recommend this story as a good first book to anyone intrigued by the idea of the BDSM genre. It has a great love story that will appeal to anyone that enjoys romance.” Chilly McIntyre, Just Erotic Romance Reviews

* “The love scenes are hot and readers will find themselves running for the ice. Tilly Greene has penned a unique story that readers will love and I can’t wait to see what her next book will bring.” Angel Brewer, The Romance Studio

* “When Jena and Tilton come together, their passion explodes like TNT. Make sure to wear protective gear or you will also be caught in the explosion. Ms. Greene has written a wonderful story that you will thoroughly enjoy reading.” Candy Cay, Coffee Time Romance

* “Seduction at its' finest, Come Sweet Creature will have you gasping for breath one moment and leave you breathless in the next.” Sheryl, EcataRomance

* “…will draw you into the spiders’ web and wishing you didn’t have to leave.” Pam, A Romance Review

* “Ms Greene has written a great love story with a bold sexual twist.” Christy, May Reviews

* “Tilly Greene has crafted a sizzling hot and entertaining tale about two characters that are meant to be together.” Tallyn, Fallen Angel Reviews

Dragon Lust

2007-08-27T22:05:32Z

Heloise Abelard:

[[Category:2006 Releases]]
[[Category:Contemporary]]
[[Category:Menage a trois]]
[[Category:Domination]]
[[Category:Exhibitionism]]
[[Category:Erotic Romance]]
* '''Title''': [[Dragon Lust]]
* '''Author''': [[Tilly Greene]]
* '''Publisher''': [[loveyoudivine]]
* '''Year Published''': [[2007]]
* '''Setting''': Big City, USA

'''BOOK DESCRIPTION'''

Ryder Smythe and Taylor Andersen, homegrown boys now in the big city, want to start the weekend with a night of wicked indulgences.

Alice Jones comes in search of a way to release the tension of the week, only she finds so much more.

O'Reilly's is an average bar where people went to find their personal pleasures, no matter how odd or different they may sound and on one particular Friday night, a dragon reigns supreme.

Shaded Leaves Of Destiny

2007-08-27T22:02:00Z

Heloise Abelard:

[[Category:Category Romance]][[Category:Paranormal Romance]][[Category:1994 Releases]]
* '''Author''': [[Sally Carleen]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Shadows|Silhouette Shadows]] [[Shadows By The Numbers|# 46]]
* '''Year''': 1994
* '''Setting''':
* '''Amazon Listing''' -
[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0373270461/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 Shaded Leaves Of Destiny]

A menacing silhouette at the top of the stairs waited for the woman to approach--and then it struck! When she woke from her near-deadly fall, Amanda struggled to merge two sets of memories separated by decades. One set she recognized, but where had the other come from? Was she really divorcee Amanda Parrish--or abused wife Elizabeth Dupard? And in either life, what part did the mysterious Dylan Forrest play?

As Amanda's present became more real, her fascination--or obsession--with the handsome stranger whose consuming touch felt hauntingly familiar--hauntingly terrifying--grew even more powerful. Had Dylan loved Amanda before? Would he love her in this lifetime? Or did Dylan simply want Amanda...dead?

Lover Awakened

2007-08-27T22:00:17Z

Heloise Abelard:

[[Category:Vampire]][[Category: 2006 Releases]]
* '''Author''': [[J.R. Ward]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Signet]]
* '''Year''': 2006
* '''Setting''': Fictional Caldwell, New York.
* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451219368/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 Lover Awakened]

Zadist is a member of The Black Dagger Brotherhood, a revered warrior group whose goal is to protect the vampire race. However, he was kidnapped as a child and abused as a blood slave, leaving him perpetually angry. Bella is a member of the glymerra, the vampire elite, and has also been through a kidnapping by a member of the Lessening Society, group of humans dedicated to the evil Omega.

== Related Titles ==
* [[Dark Lover]]
* [[Lover Eternal]]
* [[Lover Revealed]]
* [[Lover Unbound]]

Lover Awakened

2007-08-27T21:59:42Z

Heloise Abelard:

[[Category:Vampire]][[Category: 2007 Releases]] 
* '''Author''': [[J.R. Ward]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Signet]]
* '''Year''': 2006
* '''Setting''': Fictional Caldwell, New York.
* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451219368/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 Lover Awakened]

Zadist is a member of The Black Dagger Brotherhood, a revered warrior group whose goal is to protect the vampire race. However, he was kidnapped as a child and abused as a blood slave, leaving him perpetually angry. Bella is a member of the glymerra, the vampire elite, and has also been through a kidnapping by a member of the Lessening Society, group of humans dedicated to the evil Omega.

== Related Titles ==
* [[Dark Lover]]
* [[Lover Eternal]]
* [[Lover Revealed]]
* [[Lover Unbound]]

Dark Lover

2007-08-27T21:58:00Z

Heloise Abelard:

[[Category: 2005 Releases]] [[Category:Vampire]] [[Category:Paranormal Romance]] [[Category:Contemporary]]
* '''Author''': [[J.R. Ward]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Signet]]
* '''Year''': 2005
* '''Setting''': East Coast, USA.
* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451216954/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 Dark Lover]

BOOK DESCRIPTION

n the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there's a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers. There exists a secret band of brothers like no other-six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Yet none of them relishes killing more than Wrath, the leader of The Black Dagger Brotherhood.

The only purebred vampire left on earth, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who murdered his parents centuries ago. But, when one of his most trusted fighters is killed-leaving his half-breed daughter unaware of his existence or her fate-Wrath must usher her into the world of the undead-a world of sensuality beyond her wildest dreams.

== Awards ==

== Related Titles ==
'''The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series'''
* [[Dark Lover|''Dark Lover'']] - 2005 ([[Signet]])
* [[Lover Eternal|''Lover Eternal'']] - 2006 ([[Signet]])
* [[Lover Awakened|''Lover Awakened'']] - 2006 ([[Signet]])
* [[Lover Revealed|''Lover Revealed'']] - 2007 ([[Signet]])

== Reviews ==
[http://megromancereviews.blogspot.com/2007/07/jr-ward-dark-lover.html Bodice Ripper Reviews]

Dark Lover

2007-08-27T21:55:13Z

Heloise Abelard:

[[Category: 2005 Releases]] [[Category:Vampire]] [[Category:Paranormal Romance]] [[Category:Contemporary]]
* '''Author''': [[J.R. Ward]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Signet]]
* '''Year''': 2005
* '''Setting''': East Coast, USA.
* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451216954/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155
Dark Lover]

BOOK DESCRIPTION

n the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there's a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers. There exists a secret band of brothers like no other-six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Yet none of them relishes killing more than Wrath, the leader of The Black Dagger Brotherhood.

The only purebred vampire left on earth, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who murdered his parents centuries ago. But, when one of his most trusted fighters is killed-leaving his half-breed daughter unaware of his existence or her fate-Wrath must usher her into the world of the undead-a world of sensuality beyond her wildest dreams.

== Awards ==

== Related Titles ==
'''The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series'''
* [[Dark Lover|''Dark Lover'']] - 2005 ([[Signet]])
* [[Lover Eternal|''Lover Eternal'']] - 2006 ([[Signet]])
* [[Lover Awakened|''Lover Awakened'']] - 2006 ([[Signet]])
* [[Lover Revealed|''Lover Revealed'']] - 2007 ([[Signet]])

== Reviews ==
[http://megromancereviews.blogspot.com/2007/07/jr-ward-dark-lover.html Bodice Ripper Reviews]

Dark Lover

2007-08-27T21:52:58Z

Heloise Abelard: New page: Category: 2005 Releases Category:Vampire Category:Paranormal Romance Category:Contemporary * '''Author''': J.R. Ward * '''Publisher''': Signet * '''Year''': 2005 * ...

[[Category: 2005 Releases]] [[Category:Vampire]] [[Category:Paranormal Romance]] [[Category:Contemporary]]
* '''Author''': [[J.R. Ward]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Signet]]
* '''Year''': 2005
* '''Setting''': East Coast, USA.
* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451216954/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155
Dark Lover]

BOOK DESCRIPTION

n the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there's a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers. There exists a secret band of brothers like no other-six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Yet none of them relishes killing more than Wrath, the leader of The Black Dagger Brotherhood.

The only purebred vampire left on earth, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who murdered his parents centuries ago. But, when one of his most trusted fighters is killed-leaving his half-breed daughter unaware of his existence or her fate-Wrath must usher her into the world of the undead-a world of sensuality beyond her wildest dreams.

== Awards ==

== Related Titles ==
*

== Reviews ==
[http://megromancereviews.blogspot.com/2007/07/jr-ward-dark-lover.html Bodice Ripper Reviews]

Too Wicked To Tame

2007-08-27T21:39:22Z

Heloise Abelard: /* Reviews */

[[Category:2007 Releases]] [[Category:Historical Romance]]
* '''Author''': [[Sophie Jordan]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Avon]]
* '''Year''': 2007
* '''Setting''': England.
* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061122262/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 Too Wicked To Tame]

BOOK DESCRIPTION

The reluctant bride ...

Lady Portia Derring has an impeccable pedigree ... and not a penny to her name. Sister to a duke, this impoverished bluestocking reluctantly travels to Yorkshire to meet the wealthy earl her family insists she wed. Meeting him, however, is as far as she will go. Refusing to be a sacrificial lamb on the altar of matrimony to satisfy her brother's debts, this determined lady will do everything in her power not to gain a proposal. After all, she has plans of her own ... and they don't involve matrimony.

The unwilling groom ...

Known as Mad Moreton to everyone in Yorkshire, Heath lives a life as untamed and wild as the moors. After all, he has a family reputation to live down. The bad blood that runs in his veins is more than enough reason to swear off matrimony. Not even the outspoken, infuriating Lady Portia will succeed in trapping him. Bright eyes and tempting smile aside, he will resist the chit ... even if it kills him.

== Awards ==

== Related Titles ==

== Reviews ==
[http://megromancereviews.blogspot.com/2007/08/sophie-jordan-too-wicked-to-tame.html Bodice Ripper Reviews]

Too Wicked To Tame

2007-08-27T21:38:48Z

Heloise Abelard:

Too Wicked To Tame

2007-08-27T21:37:54Z

Heloise Abelard:

[[Category:2007 Releases]] [[Category:Historical Romance]]
* '''Author''': [[Sophie Jordan]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Avon]]
* '''Year''': 2007
* '''Setting''': England.
* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061122262/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 Too Wicked To Tame]

BOOK DESCRIPTION

The reluctant bride ...

Lady Portia Derring has an impeccable pedigree ... and not a penny to her name. Sister to a duke, this impoverished bluestocking reluctantly travels to Yorkshire to meet the wealthy earl her family insists she wed. Meeting him, however, is as far as she will go. Refusing to be a sacrificial lamb on the altar of matrimony to satisfy her brother's debts, this determined lady will do everything in her power not to gain a proposal. After all, she has plans of her own ... and they don't involve matrimony.

The unwilling groom ...

Known as Mad Moreton to everyone in Yorkshire, Heath lives a life as untamed and wild as the moors. After all, he has a family reputation to live down. The bad blood that runs in his veins is more than enough reason to swear off matrimony. Not even the outspoken, infuriating Lady Portia will succeed in trapping him. Bright eyes and tempting smile aside, he will resist the chit ... even if it kills him.

== Awards ==

== Related Titles ==

== Reviews == [http://megromancereviews.blogspot.com/2007/08/sophie-jordan-too-wicked-to-tame.html Bodice Ripper Reviews]

Too Wicked To Tame

2007-08-27T21:36:25Z

Heloise Abelard: New page: Category:2007 Releases Category:Historical Romance * '''Author''': Sophie Jordan * '''Publisher''': Avon * '''Year''': 2007 * '''Setting''': England. * '''Amazon Listin...

[[Category:2007 Releases]] [[Category:Historical Romance]]
* '''Author''': [[Sophie Jordan]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Avon]]
* '''Year''': [[2007]]
* '''Setting''': England.
* '''Amazon Listing''' -
[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061122262/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 Too Wicked To Tame]

BOOK DESCRIPTION

The reluctant bride ...

Lady Portia Derring has an impeccable pedigree ... and not a penny to her name. Sister to a duke, this impoverished bluestocking reluctantly travels to Yorkshire to meet the wealthy earl her family insists she wed. Meeting him, however, is as far as she will go. Refusing to be a sacrificial lamb on the altar of matrimony to satisfy her brother's debts, this determined lady will do everything in her power not to gain a proposal. After all, she has plans of her own ... and they don't involve matrimony.

The unwilling groom ...

Known as Mad Moreton to everyone in Yorkshire, Heath lives a life as untamed and wild as the moors. After all, he has a family reputation to live down. The bad blood that runs in his veins is more than enough reason to swear off matrimony. Not even the outspoken, infuriating Lady Portia will succeed in trapping him. Bright eyes and tempting smile aside, he will resist the chit ... even if it kills him.

== Awards ==

== Related Titles ==

== Reviews == [http://megromancereviews.blogspot.com/2007/08/sophie-jordan-too-wicked-to-tame.html Bodice Ripper Reviews]

Sophie Jordan

2007-08-27T21:26:59Z

Heloise Abelard: New page: Category:Authors - J Category: Southern Authors Category:Historical Romance Authors ==Biography== Sophie Jordan resides in Houston, TX and writes historical romance novel...

[[Category:Authors - J]] [[Category: Southern Authors]] [[Category:Historical Romance Authors]]

==Biography==
[[Sophie Jordan]] resides in Houston, TX and writes historical romance novels for [[Avon]]. She recently signed with [[Pocket]] to write paranormal romances under the pen name [[Sharie Kohler]]

== On the Web ==
* [http://www.sophiejordan.net/index.html Sophie Jordan's Home Page]

== See Also ==
* [[Sharie Kohler]]

== Books ==
=== Fiction ===
* [[Once Upon A Wedding Night]] - 2006 ([[Avon]])
* [[Too Wicked To Tame]] - 2007 ([[Avon]])

== Awards/Honors ==
* ''USA Today'' Bestselling Author