PART ONE: When Robert found Ange bleeding in an alley, he employed him in his vintage toy store as an act of charity. Months later, as Christmas approaches, he still has many unanswered questions about Ange, but one thing is clear. The eccentric young dancer is determined to offer his thanks—and himself—to teach a brokenhearted Master how to open his heart to love again. PART TWO: Yet even as Robert embraces Ange’s eager submission to him, the mystery of Ange remains. Something nearly destroyed him and his ability to cope in the outside world, long before he arrived broken in Robert’s alley. Robert resolves he will find out the truth and help his sub heal. Ange brought light to Robert’s...

"The point wasn’t to win a war that had been lost, or to stop a death that had long turned bones to dust. It was to heal a broken heart." Special operator John "JP" Pierce has an embarrassing obsession. He’s in love with a myth—Medusa. “Mad Merlin” Maddock doesn’t think he’s crazy. He believes in powers stronger than men or gods. Healing a broken heart could create a ripple effect in the universe impacting all, even if that heart lives in the alternate dimension of folklore and myth. JP is the first Maddock plans to send across those lines to bond with the woman he’s always wanted. JP agrees to be his guinea pig for two reasons. One, Maddock is...

RT Book Reviews Top Pick! Athena is a widow and an accomplished businesswoman. She's the type of person who exceeds expectations in business, family--life in general. Since the death of her husband, she's had a desire to explore submissive cravings she's had for some time. The hitch is, Athena is known as a Mistress, because that's the role she played to her husband. Though she knew her submissive nature was strong enough to serve her husband as a Domme, because that's what he needed, it's when she meets Dale, a retired Navy SEAL, that she attempts to discover what her own submissive desires are. But letting go of that control is harder than she expected. Fortunately, Dale is an accomplished...

**AVAILABLE AS A STANDALONE EBOOK, OR IN THE PRINT ANTHOLOGY RITES OF PASSION, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES CHOICE OF MASTERS BY JOEY W. HILL.** PRINT VERSION PREVIOUSLY OFFERED IN A TWO-NOVELLA ANTHOLOGY, FAITH AND DREAMS, WHICH ALSO INCLUDED JOEY W. HILL'S STORY MAKE HER DREAMS COME TRUE. Marisa is a modern day witch, living at the edge of the woods and at the edge of society, dispensing potions to help lonely souls find their true loves. Because of her inability to live among others, she doesn’t believe love is for her, let alone sexual fulfillment. She gets both when Conlon Maguire shows up at her cottage. He wants a potion to win the heart of his true love, but the magic...

**Print version includes bonus story Snow Angel** It’s a night for adventure, for pushing the limits. Well, breaking them actually. Stacie can’t believe she’s stolen her escort’s Porsche to go back road joyriding. But damn, it feels good to cut loose from her life for one precious night. It’s just her lousy luck she catches the eye of an off duty cop. Just her luck, indeed. Being reprimanded by Lieutenant Jake Chance, the sexiest man she’s ever seen, makes her want to break a few more laws. She’s going to throw caution to the wind and see if she can seduce her cop to go over the limits with her. Way over. If Jake Chance is willing to hold her in...

Mark is a reclusive Dominant who confines his sexual interests strictly to the online world. On his routine afternoon ferry ride, he meets a woman who rouses the Master in him, and the line snaps between the virtual and real worlds. She begs for him to take her over, and bring them both fulfillment and healing. He wants to refuse her, but he finds himself agreeing to spend one day with her. It’s a mistake, because the anger he holds inside is fully capable of destroying a soul as rare and beautiful as Nicole’s. But no Master, not even one as strong and disciplined as Mark, can resist the offer of a submissive who wants only one thing – to...

PRINT VERSION PREVIOUSLY OFFERED IN A TWO-NOVELLA ANTHOLOGY, FAITH AND DREAMS, WHICH ALSO INCLUDED JOEY W. HILL'S STORY THREADS OF FAITH. In today's demanding world, the idea of relinquishing control to another has a dangerous appeal. Self-control becomes unnecessary, but so does free will. Can a stranger's condition of submission be the key to one woman finding her wings again? A fragile woman ventures forth into a mall one day to buy a card and stops to admire a dress. A sensual stranger convinces her to try it on... So begins a game of full seduction through the loss of free will. One afternoon in the life of Meg, a woman whose heart is so raw, she believes she can...

Sarah Wylde did not move from Chicago to a small town to get involved with a man. Particularly one like Justin Herne, a man too damn mesmerizing and dynamic to be in a rural town like Lilesville. To make matters worse, Herne runs a sex shop in the unincorporated limits of Lilesville, and Sarah is Lilesville’s new police chief. She doesn’t care that the locals call it a “women’s sensuality shop” or that Herne is considered a respectable citizen. She’s keeping her eye on him. The only problem is, Justin is more than happy to stay within viewing distance. When a ritual murder draws them together on a case, she finds that maintaining a professional distance isn’t going to be...

**AVAILABLE AS A STANDALONE EBOOK OR AS A BONUS STORY IN THE PRINT VERSION OF CHANCE OF A LIFETIME. ** ORIGINALLY AVAILABLE IN PRINT IN THE ELLORA'S CAVE ANTHOLOGY, THE TWELVE QUICKIES OF CHRISTMAS, VOL. 2. In her misspent youth, Constance used sex as a shallow substitute for the intimacy and love she craved. Fifteen years later, she whispers her deepest wish into Santa's ear at a Christmas benefit, only to discover he is someone who was part of that unfortunate and embarrassing time of her life. Mortified, she plans an early exit from the party, but Santa has different ideas. Sam Coble always wanted to get to know the girl behind the reputation, and now that she is an...

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE ENCHAINED ANTHOLOGY WITH JAID BLACK AND ANN JACOBS **Now available as a standalone ebook or in the print anthology Rites of Passion including Threads of Faith** Thomas has led his life according to the tenets of chivalry laid out by King Arthur. Now his deepest desires and his unshakable honor have joined in single purpose. His soulmate, Lilith, whom he has met only in dreams, is bespelled by a wizard. For five years she has been forced to exist as Lord Zorac's prisoner in a state of high arousal. She is not allowed to achieve fulfillment, or given any ease from the relentless lust in her body, a sword edge that has pushed her to the brink of madness....