VDay Wishes from Zenobia Renquist

Happy Valentine's Day!

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Check out my VDay story, A Valentine's Gift for Tori for an unorthodox look at the most romantic holiday of the year.

She wants a boyfriend for Valentine’s and her husband wants to deliver.

Tori has come to the realization that her marriage lacks the spark it had in the beginning. She and her husband argue more than anything else and she foresees a nasty break-up on the horizon if something doesn’t change. When he asks her what she wants for Valentine’s Day, her answer is scandalous and straightforward—a boyfriend.

Rather than be upset, her husband is intrigued by the idea and sets out to make it happen. Tori has set herself—and him—an impossible goal and her prospects aren’t that promising. But she’s determined to have a boyfriend in time for the most romantic holiday of the year.

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Another Review: A Valentine's Gift for Tori

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"Reading a Zenobia Renquist novel is a sure to guarantee to a different and unique experience... Ms. Renquist illustrates both sensitivity and humor... Regardless, of what each person takes away from the story, they will definitely take away hours of enjoyment."

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Title: A Valentine's Gift for Tori
Author: Zenobia Renquist

Publisher: Red Rose Publishing
Genre: Contemporary Mainstream Romance (IR)
Length: Short Story (15K words)
ISBN: 1-60435-099-7 (978-1-60435-099-9)
Price: $2.99

Blurb:
She wants a boyfriend for Valentine’s and her husband wants to deliver.

Tori has come to the realization that her marriage lacks the spark it had in the beginning. She and her husband argue more than anything else and she foresees a nasty break-up on the horizon if something doesn’t change. When he asks her what she wants for Valentine’s Day, her answer is scandalous and straightforward—a boyfriend.

Rather than be upset, her husband is intrigued by the idea and sets out to make it happen. Tori has set herself—and him—an impossible goal and her prospects aren’t that promising. But she’s determined to have a boyfriend in time for the most romantic holiday of the year.

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EXCERPT:
“What do you want for V-day, sweetheart?”

Tori regarded her husband. He didn’t even look at her when he’d asked the question. Instead, he lazed in his easy chair with his feet up, clicking through the channels. She shouldn’t be upset at his dismissive behavior. Unlike most husbands, he’d actually remembered days in advance of the holiday instead of the day of. Christian was good at remembering anniversaries, birthdays, and the like.

“I want a boyfriend.” Some wild hair made Tori say what was on her mind, the thing she really wanted and had kept to herself for the past two years.

Her marriage with Christian was lukewarm. She couldn’t remember when the last time they’d had sex, but Christian could tell her the exact date if she asked. He only remembered stuff that concerned him.

That wasn’t to say she didn’t love her husband. He was the only man who could put up with her and vice versa. They were the perfect complete-each-other’s-sentences couple. On the surface, they had the type of marriage every couple envied with three kids who were mature beyond their years and a stable income. A dream come true except one thing…

“Ha ha. Now what do you really want?” He continued flipping channels.

“I’m not joking. I want a boyfriend.”

Christian looked at her. His smile vanished when he saw she wasn’t smiling. “What are you saying?”

“I just told you twice. For the third time, I want a boyfriend.”

“Is this about Samantha? I apologized. You forgave me. You said it was in the past and not to worry about it. Why after two years of forgiveness do you suddenly want a divorce?”

“I didn’t say I wanted a divorce. I said I want a boyfriend.” She felt like a broken record.

Her gaze strayed to the clock. They had an hour before the kids were due back from school. She hoped whatever theatrics Christian threw her way ended before they came home.

Christian switched the television off then stood and faced Tori. “This isn’t a funny joke. Or is this payback?”

“It’s neither. When was the last time we had sex, Christian?”

“Two years and three months ago next Friday.”

She knew it. He’d been counting, which meant the lack of intimacy had bothered him. She crossed her arms. “We don’t have a relationship anymore—not the kind married couples should have.”

“We can work at it.”

“I really don’t want to.”

That made Christian angry. His face contorted in rage and he paced away from her with an angry sound.

She wasn’t scared. Christian would never hurt her. He wasn’t the type of man to do that. That didn’t mean he wouldn’t put a hole through the wall or stab the couch with a kitchen knife.

“Christian, assuming I wanted to have sex, do you even want to?”

“Yes!”

“With me?”

“Of course! You’re my wife. We’ve been married ten years.”

“Then how come you were with Samantha on that Valentine’s Day two years ago?”

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4.5 Roses for Tori

"This is a book that is worth reading... It is the type of book that once you start you don’t stop reading until the very end."
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Title: A Valentine's Gift for Tori
Author: Zenobia Renquist

Publisher: Red Rose Publishing
Genre: Contemporary Mainstream Romance (IR)
Length: Short Story (15K words)
ISBN: 1-60435-099-7 (978-1-60435-099-9)

Price: $2.99

Blurb:
She wants a boyfriend for Valentine’s and her husband wants to deliver.

Tori has come to the realization that her marriage lacks the spark it had in the beginning. She and her husband argue more than anything else and she foresees a nasty break-up on the horizon if something doesn’t change. When he asks her what she wants for Valentine’s Day, her answer is scandalous and straightforward—a boyfriend.

Rather than be upset, her husband is intrigued by the idea and sets out to make it happen. Tori has set herself—and him—an impossible goal and her prospects aren’t that promising. But she’s determined to have a boyfriend in time for the most romantic holiday of the year.

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Blurb:
She wants a boyfriend for Valentine’s and her husband wants to deliver.

Tori has come to the realization that her marriage lacks the spark it had in the beginning. She and her husband argue more than anything else and she foresees a nasty break-up on the horizon if something doesn’t change. When he asks her what she wants for Valentine’s Day, her answer is scandalous and straightforward—a boyfriend.

Rather than be upset, her husband is intrigued by the idea and sets out to make it happen. Tori has set herself—and him—an impossible goal and her prospects aren’t that promising. But she’s determined to have a boyfriend in time for the most romantic holiday of the year.

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Feeling the Love...In Thirds!

Although Valentine's Day is over, you can still feel the love, in thirds...

Shara Azod and I have written another holiday anthology. This one is about Valentine's Day and love, but not your typical boy meets girl action.

These two stories are about an already established love, Tamika and Ron in "The Conceirge" have been married for ten years. Joaquin, Mikki, and Kaito in "Three of Hearts" have worked together for numerous years.

Love isn't stagnant. It grows, evolves, and shifts. In Menage a Valentine love soldifies and bends conventional thought to the tune of these hearts.

Get your copy today from Red Rose Publishing, and discover love in all its different phases.

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First Review: A Valentine's Gift for Tori

I've gotten my first review for 'A Valentine's Gift for Tori' and it's 4.5 delightful divas from Dark Diva Reviews.

"Zenobia give us well define character... Over all this was a very well written short."
~Jade from Dark Diva Reviews - Read full

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Good Reads for Valentine's Day

Married for 16 years, going steady for 5 years before that, friends for 3 years before that. That's 24 years, so we have to work pretty hard to make sure Valentine's Day still holds its magic.

Today, as I prepare for our special dinner, my thoughts turn to all the books that make romance happen for me:

• Jane Beckenham's "Hiring Cupid" (Now, all she had to do was play the part and keep her heart closed. She had no time for foolish love games. Love got you nowhere. Her family was a prime example of love’s undoing.)
• Erich Segal's "Love Story" (What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who died? That she was beautiful. And brilliant. That she loved Mozart and Bach. And the Beatles. And me. )
• Jenny Crusie's "Welcome to Temptation" (He looked like every glossy frat boy in every nerd movie ever made, like every popular town boy who'd ever looked right through her in high school, like every rotten rich kid who'd ever belonged where she hadn't.
  My mama warned me about guys like you.)
• Elizabeth Berg's "Say When" (Ellen, he thought, and the name seemed to him to hold everything he might possibly want to say to her.)

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New Releases 13 Feb

Acknowledging Meirion

Zenobia Renquist

Mainstream Romance – Science Fiction/MC/IR
ISBN: 978-1-60435-043-2
Cover Artist: Merris Hawk
Editor: Jean
Word Count: 19,500
Release: February 13th, 2008

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No acknowledgment—but is true love the exception?

Meirion Flatt is one of a handful of people participating in the human version of a nature show for an alien race known as the Fey. Kiar, one of the three men chosen to film her, has awakened emotions in her she hasn’t felt since her husband died. She can’t tell if the feelings are mutual or one-sided, but she’s willing to find out.

Kiar takes great pride in doing his job correctly and that pride means everything to him. The network he works for has a strict rule of no acknowledgment. He’s meant to observe, not interact—no matter what. When Meirion sets out to seduce him, his job becomes that much harder.

Love’s battlefield has gotten two new contenders and losing just isn’t an option.

Two of the universe's most stubborn people are about to clash in a new battle of the sexes. This competition has no rules and neither Meirion nor Kiar is willing to lose. It's her heart versus his pride. Will victory lead to joint happiness or both their defeats as Kiar struggles against... Acknowledging Meirion

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Steamed Desire

Fleur de Lis

Erotic Contemporary MC/IR
ISBN: 978-1-60435-088-3
Cover Artist: Marteeka Karland
Editor: Rachel D. Thompson
Word Count: 5,972
Release: February 13th, 2008

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Stalker, coffee lover or infatuated?

What happens when you fall for the guy behind the counter?

Callista is hot to trot for Cole, who happens to be the most sexiest man she has ever seen. She keeps coming back over and over again to Java Jitters to get something hot. Is it Cole or is it coffee she is interested in?

Do you take a chance?

Or do you let the steamed desire fade?

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Tzara’s Heart

Dréa Riley

Erotic Contemporary MC/IR
ISBN: 978-1-60435-131-6
Cover Artist: Shirley Burnett
Editor: Terri Morris
Word Count:8,142

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Oh! No! Alone for Valentine’s Day or is she?

Working on a special dessert order for a customer reminded Tzara Johnson that she would be spending Valentine's Day alone. It also rekindled daydreams about the one man whom Tzara thought was more delicious than any dessert on Earth.

Jason Martin is the contractor that revamped her house a year ago. And the man who has held the leading role in all of Tzara's fantasies every since then. Hearing from Jason on Valentine's Day was the perfect opportunity to make her heart’s wish comes true.

Can a fantasy turn into a real life experience or will it be all in her mind?

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Cory’s Salvation

Shara Azod

Mainstream Contemporary Romance/ Cowboy/ MC/IR
ISBN: 978-1-60435-129-3
Cover Artist: Kato Rain
Editor: Terri Morris
Word Count: 15,226
Release: February 13th, 2008


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Escape into another world!

Stephanie is a woman on the run with a horrible secret. But when her funds run out, she is forced to make a drastic decision.

Out of necessity, she had to take a job running the household of the sexy rancher, Cory Booker—just for a while. Just to save up enough money to keep running.

Cory never had much use for women. He didn’t know how to talk to them. He never wanted to be one of those love-‘em-and-leave-‘em types. After watching his father tear his mother’s heart out over and over again, he vows to live the rest of his life alone rather than to be the cause of
woman’s tears.

There was something vulnerable about Stephanie, something that called to Cory and he could not refuse. He had to make her see no matter what, he could protect her and would love her the way she deserved to be loved. He had to make her see she was the salvation to his bruised soul.

Can her salvation save his soul?

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With All My Heart

Marie Rochelle

Mainstream MC/IR/ Contemporary
ISBN: 978-1-60435-126-2
Cover Artist: Merris Hawk
Editor: Terri Morris
Word Count: 46,626
Release: February 13th, 2008

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Can the dark rainy nights reveal more than the wet or will the steam of Jason and Rayne become fogged up?

Successful and charismatic Doctor Jason Tuck has been dating his girlfriend off and on for years because he didn’t think he would find the perfect woman for him. Lisa was safe and he wasn’t in danger of losing his heart to her. He wasn’t ready to give his heart completely until he was sure he had found his soul mate….and one rainy night the woman he had been waiting for literally ran right into him.

Tamika “Rayne” Yardley doesn’t remember anything about the night the gorgeous blue-eyed Jason Tuck found her during the downpour on a dark street, but she know she wants to be with him more than anything in the world. But how can she move forward when her past is a blank and his ex-girlfriend is doing everything in her power to keep with them apart.

Is she destined to live without the man she loves or will Jason’s undying love for her make her whole in…..With All My Heart?

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Marie Rochelle Valentine's Day release

Marie Rochelle fans,
I want to let everyone know that my V-day story With all my Heart will be released on Feb.13th from www.redrosepublishing.com

and for those of you who haven't read Pamper Me yet don't forget to pick up that wonderful V-day read too. What could be better than having two stories about Valentine's Day from me? Or buy Pamper Me and give it to a friend as a gift.
Marie Rochelle

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New Releases 01 Feb

A Valentine's Gift for Tori
Zenobia Renquist
Contemporary/Mainstream Romance/MC/IR/Romance
ISBN: 978-1-60435-099-7
Cover Artist: Marteeka Karland
Editor: Terri Morris
Word Count: 15,036
Release: February 1st, 2008

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Does a secret fantasy become a reality or is it like petals in the wind?

She wants a boyfriend for Valentine’s and her husband wants to deliver.
Tori has come to the realization that her marriage lacks the spark it had in the beginning. She and her husband argue more than anything else and she foresees a nasty break-up on the horizon if something doesn’t change. When he asks her what she wants for Valentine’s Day, her answer is scandalous and straightforward—a boyfriend.

Rather than be upset, her husband is intrigued by the idea and sets out to make it happen. Tori has set herself—and him—an impossible goal and her prospects aren’t that promising. But she’s determined to have a boyfriend in time for the most romantic holiday of the year.

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Zora's Chance
Aliyah Burke
MC/IR
ISBN: 978-1-60435-100-2
Cover Artist: Merris Hawk
Editor: Lea Schizas
Word Count: 35,478
Release: February 1st, 2008

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Zora Nicolette knew she was in trouble when the sensual Chance Jameson moved in next door. He was sin personified and she wanted to shatter his rigid control. She knew he had secrets but couldn't resist taking a chance for a walk on the wild side.

Chance Jameson knew the delectable Zora Nicolette would be his downfall from time she showed up at his house bearing a basket full of mouth-watering gifts. What he really wanted could not be found on any menu. At least none that wouldn't get him into the most decadent problems. Problems that would be worth any moment spent in Zora's arms.

She is his temptation and he is Zora's Chance.


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Ménage à Valentine
Shara Azod & RaeLynn Blue
MC/IRl Romance
ISBN: 978-1-60435-128-6
Cover Artist:
Editor: Jennifer Punkett
Word Count: 27,448
Release: February 1st, 2008

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“The Concierge” by Raelynn Blue

A little spice in life?

Are you up for it?

--After ten years of marriage, Tamika is excited about this year's Valentine's Day gift. Instead of the usual repetitive trinkets of roses, chocolates and lace, her husband, Ron, sweeps her away to Las Vegas. Anxious to indulge every delectable delight the city has to offer, Tamika pounces on the opportunities for fun. Yet she doesn't clear the hotel room before Vegas sets an offer upon her doorstep--the concierge.

Attraction to the Chinese concierge is undeniable and--unattainable. For although it wouldn't be the first time she and Ron have shared their bed with someone else, Tamika knows a male wouldn't be welcomed--not by Ron.

So, she shoves her lustful longings down deep and struggles to hide her cravings for the concierge

Unbeknownst to Tamika, Ron has noticed her attraction to the other man, and soon sets about giving her a Valentine's Day gift so extraordinary, Tamika, nor he, will soon forget.


“Three of Hearts” by Shara Azod

Can you handle the truth or is it the attraction that Mikki is feeling you can't handle?

What happens when the object of your affection returns your secret yearnings, times two?

Mikki never imagined that the torch she had been carrying for both of her bosses was known by both. Never in her wildest dreams did she think that all she was feeling, they were feeling too. Now comes Mikki's moment of truth.

Will she let go of her fears and insecurities and make this Valentine's Day one to remember?

Or will she flee from the raging passion staring her in the face?

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Cover Model
Marie Rochelle
Mainstream/MC/IR
ISBN: 978-1-60435-066-1
Cover Artist: Rae Monet
Editor: Terri Morris
Word Count: 49,137
Release: February 1st, 2008

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Will the cop in him be more?

Romance writer Kissa “Bri” Collins tried not to notice how unbelievably handsome the model was the second he sauntered in horribly late to her model search. Dark brown hair with natural highlights brushed the collar of his white-t-shirt, compelling gray eyes held hers as she tried to keep her composure as his deep rich voice apologized for being late.

Never being involved with a case that he couldn't handle FBI agent Forbes Huntington takes risks for a living. In the fifteen years he has been an agent there hasn't been a job that he hadn't used his strength, charm or good looks to get solved.

So, he wasn't worried about this new case that his boss assigned him to. How hard could it be posing as a cover model for a romance novel to catch a banker robber? Forbes thought he had everything under control until he walked late into the modeling auditions and spotted the woman
of his dreams, his soul mate.

Now how could he pretend to be something he wasn't and arrest her only living family member?

When all he wanted to do was risk everything he had for a taste of her perfect mouth?

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Menage A Valentine Available Tomorrow @ Red Rose Publishing

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New Releases 24 Jan

Going Home Again
Raven Starr
Series: The Misadventures of Raine Matthews
Mainstream/MC/IR
ISBN: 978-1-60435-058-3
Cover Artist: Immortal Art Designs
Editor: Terri Morris
Word Count:12,958
Release: January 24th, 2008

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What would you do for an unexpected phone call?

Met Raine Matthews an ordinary fantasy writer with an overactive sexual imagination. In her office with her head constantly stuck in the clouds Raine comes up with the most tantalizing and teasing stories but its only in her writing does she ever receive sweet release. Orphaned at a young she bounced around from family member to foster home until she was old enough to take on the world on her own.

After writing a story about returning to her home state of Tennessee did something miraculous happen. She got a phone call.

Could the story she wrote come true?

What twists and turns await Raine, when she finally decides to try her luck at Going Home Again.

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Forever Yours
M.A. Gonzales
Erotic Romance/MC/IR
ISBN: 978-1-60435-062-3
Cover Artist: Immortal Art Designs
Editor: Jennifer Puckett
Word Count: 20,986

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**Warning** Strong sexual content and brief adult language

Can Maria do something that will free her from her life of bondage and what is expected of her?

Her whole life Maria has done what was expected of her. Her mother had certain rules for her and she had followed those rules. She had married the right man, gone to the right schools, and chose the right profession but when Maria's when divorce strikes the seemingly happy home no one is more shocked then Maria. Especially, when Mark tells her he never really loved her.

On impulse and wanting to break free from the chains that are binding her to a life she doesn't want, Maria quits school and her job. She goes to stay with her grandmother and her sister in Tuscany, Italy. She has no intention of coming back.

She is reacquainted with her childhood friend, Gabriel who also runs his family's vineyard. The passion is hot and the heat scorching as Gabriel brings an intense passion from Maria. A passion she didn't know she had.

Come with journey and me with Maria as she comes into her own. Be with her as she discovers love, passion, and lust for life. Come with her in, as she discovers life and love in Forever Yours.

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My Weeping Willow
Sarah Rainwater Tanner
Erotic Romantic Suspense/ Romantic Adventure
ISBN:978-1-60435-055-5
Cover Artist: Immortal Art Designs
Editor: Melissa Glisan
Word Count: 73,000
Release: January 24th, 2008

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***Warning*** warning contents: strong language, sex toys, and some anal play

Three tales in one, what more can you ask for?

What more for fun?

My Weeping Willow follows the lives of three very different women who all become involved in a story of love, hate, murder and mystery.

Willow is a writer struggling with alcoholism and a past that has left her with an antisocial attitude. She lives in solitude in a castle in Maine, but when her life is threatened, her new bodyguard, Gabe, forces her to change her habits and face her fears.

Hollis is a middle-aged detective for the Las Vegas police. She and her young FBI partner, Jace, are following a killer who has copied the spree of Jack the Ripper. Hollis is forced to fight the temptation of the attraction she feels for the very unprofessional Jace while chasing a killer across the US.

Charlotte, or Charlee as everyone calls her, is a young girl struggling to grow up in Savannah Georgia. She quickly changes from an overweight, shy teenager to a troubled young woman, and not even her best friend knows why.

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Candy Man
Sage Burnett
Erotic/Holiday
ISBN: 978-1-60435-127-9
Cover Artist: Shirley Burnett
Editor: Jennifer Puckett
Word Count: 11,474
Release: January 24th , 2008

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Want some sweet dark chocolate to tempt you like Scott came across?

Scott Barnes is railroaded by his buddy, Dean, into delivering candy and flowers to Dean's girlfriend, Annie Chandler.

Not liking his mission, Scott figures he'll be in and out in a New York minute. That is, until Annie opens her door dressed provocatively for a romantic Valentine's evening.

Suddenly Scott doesn't mind his job as a delivery guy. He wants to get to know the woman standing across the threshold from him stuffing chocolate candy past those sexy, kissable lips of hers.

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Jonathan's Bite of the Apple
Dana Littlejohn
The Dioni Chronicles Series Book 2
Erotic/Paranormal/MC/IR
ISBN: 978-1-60435-127-9
Cover Artist: Kato Rain
Editor: Terri Morris
Word Count: 9,828
Release: January 24th , 2008

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Will the warrior be able to rebuild his clan or will he just get a taste of temptation?

Jonathan Destori is a warrior with exceptional skill and was chosen as one of the first few to rebuild his clan. He is happy with his circumstances, but worries that his different sexual appetites will hinder him in finding a suitable mate in this century. On the advice of a clan brother he travels to New York for a change of atmosphere. During his stay in the fast paced city he befriends the beautiful Kenya.

Will The Big Apple offer him everything he's looking for and all that he needs?

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A Tangled Web
Skyler Grey
Erotic Valentine Comtemporary Contemporary Romance
ISBN: 978-1-60435-109-5
Cover Artist: Merris Hawk
Editor: Brissa Ryan
Word Count: 15,298
Release: January 24th , 2008

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Will Steve be able to move past it all or will the growl of the cougar take over?

Shelby and Steve are crazy about each other going on two years now. So why is it, when a sexy blonde cougar named Mindy comes into the picture, Steve's blood starts to heat? Not only that, but Shelby's old man suddenly shows up with shocking news, putting a black cloud over Steve's surprise for Shelby.

Can Steve forget the wild romp he had in the woods with Mindy and continue his life with Shelby, taking their relationship to another level? He hoped so and plans the ultimate Valentine's surprise.

Will they take it up a notch or will ultimate surprise be what cools the fire of their desire?

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