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October Reads Worth Falling For

Danger, desire, second chances, and unexpected romanceβ€”discover this month’s Fresh Fiction Featured Books.

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A poisoned cousin, a five-year-old's life, and a family with too many secrets.


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Supernatural sparks fly
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She found a body. Then she started asking the wrong questions.


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He ghosted her ten years ago. Now she’s stuck with him for Christmas.


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She’s the lady everyone overlooks. He’s the prince who can’t look away.

MAGIC AND DESIRE

Magic and Desire, July 2008
by Portia Da Costa, Janine Ashbless, Olivia Knight

Virgin Publishing Black Lace
272 pages
ISBN: 0352341831
EAN: 9780352341839
Paperback
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"Three stories of magic and romance that will ignite your passion"

Fresh Fiction Review

MAGIC AND DESIRE
Portia Da Costa, Janine Ashbless, Olivia Knight

Reviewed by Sherri Lee
Posted June 28, 2008

Erotic Anthology

MAGIC & DESIRE contains three distinct voices in fantasy. Each is a unique reading escape into the imagination and erotic romance. A well thought out collection of short stories sure to keep you turning the pages.

In The House of Dust, the King of Uruk is dead, and Ishara, high priestess of Inanna, knows who killed him. Ishara must travel through the seven gates of the Land of the Dead to retrieve King Tamuz so that he may reclaim his rightful place and overthrow the evil that now sits upon his throne. In the process, Ishara learns that she is more than the vessel of Inanna and where her heart truly lies.

And in Met by Moonlight, Lois is reluctantly on holiday. When an unusually cold May sends her under the covers of the duvet at night, Lois never thought she would meet the man of her dreams and the perfect dream lover. But when her dream lover makes a sudden appearance in the flesh, Lois thinks she has lost her mind.

Robin can only become a human male during the month of May, but when he spots Lois, he wishes his time as a man wasn't about to end. He's been watching her, and for the first time, Robin decides to experience pleasure in human form. The trouble is, now that he's tasted the sensations and emotions of love with Lois, how can he let go?

Finally, in The Dragon Lord Princess Nina has lived with a curse all her life. The only way she can be cured is to wed, and take her place in the marriage bed. But on the eve of her wedding, Lord Drake, a stranger from a land of fairy tales, steps into her life, setting her flesh to burn as never before. How can she allow her husband to claim his right when her body yearns for another? She must choose between her heart and her loyalties to her family and tradition.

Lord Drake of Kao is on a mission. He must find a new queen before the current queen dies. If the Lords and Ladies of Kao do not succeed in time, the dragons will destroy all who inhabitant the land, purging the cities of lies and deceit. When he finds the engaged Princess Nina, his body responds to her as it should to the queen he's been looking for. But she can't possibly be the one when she is pledged to another. The code he lives by is Honesty and Honor, but for the first time, he's pushed to test the boundaries of his beliefs by a flame haired beauty who ignites his dreams.

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SUMMARY

Where the romantic, erotic, and magical intertwine Ill Met by Moonlight: Could a handsome stranger met by moonlight be a mischievous fairy out to sample a taste of human love and passion?

The House of Dust: Ishara must descend into the Underworld and brave its challenges in order to bring her lover back from the dead.

The Dragon Lord: In Navarone, the Princess is being married. Her parents hope this will cure her lustfulness and tendency to play with fire.

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