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The Coyote Road

by Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling, Ellen & Windling, Ellen Datlow~Terri Windling, Terri (editors) Datlow

Coyote. Anansi. Brer Rabbit. Trickster characters have long been a staple of folk literature—and are a natural choice for the overarching subject of acclaimed editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling’s third "mythic" anthology. The Coyote Road features a remarkable range of authors, each with his or her fictional look at a trickster character. These authors include Holly Black ( The Spiderwick Chronicles ),... (more)

Demons Are Forever: Confessions of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom

Demons Are Forever: Confessions of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom

by Julie Kenner

Exciting new escapades for the demon-hunting stay-at-home mom-from the USA Today bestselling author of Carpe Demon . It isn't easy when your daughter's figured out that her mom's a demon hunter-and wants to grow up to be just like her. Or when you suspect your dead husband used the forces of darkness to filch the body of another human. And your living husband isn't the man you married anymore either. ... (more)

Broken Heart: Book 2

Don't Talk Back To Your Vampire

by Michele Bardsley

being a mother is never easy-especially when you're undead. Eva LeRoy, Broken Heart, Oklahoma's librarian, got "vampified" when everyone else did: during a rogue vampire's feeding frenzy. But books still make her undead heart beat-and, strangely enough, so does Lorcan the Loner, the vampire who killed her...

Dark Queen Saga: Book 4

The Huntress: A Novel

by Susan Carroll

In a time of intrigue and betrayal, the huntress is on a quest that could jeopardize two empires and two great queens: Catherine de Medici and Elizabeth I. The year is 1585–and prophecy has foretold the coming of a daughter of the Earth whose powers are so extraordinary they could usurp the very rule of the Dark Queen herself, Catherine de Medici. Dispatched from Brittany to London, Catriona O’Hanlon, known as... (more)

Jinx

by Meg Cabot

The only thing Jean Honeychurch hates more than her boring name (not Jean Marie, or Jeanette, just . . . Jean) is her all-too-appropriate nickname, Jinx. Misfor-tune seems to follow her everywhere she goes—which is why she's thrilled to be moving in with her aunt and uncle in New York City. Maybe when she's halfway across the country, Jinx can finally outrun her bad luck. Or at least escape the havoc she's caused... (more)

His Fantasies, Her Dreams: Ellora's Cave

His Fantasies, Her Dreams: Ellora's Cave

by Trista Ann Michaels

These three sensual tales prove that even the wildest, most erotic fantasies can come true.... Sherri L. King The Jewel After a night of drinking her lonely sorrows away, Samantha awakens the next morning to unfamiliar surroundings. It turns out she is in the foreign world of Valeo and has been chosen as a birthday gift for the King. The redheaded beauty is to be part of his exotic harem of women who are... (more)

Lost Continent: Book 4

The Fire Opal

by Catherine Asaro

Deep in the sun-drenched desert, priestess Ginger-Sun carries the power of shape mages. And whispers abound: Is she descended from the beloved Sunset Goddess, or are her nighttime rituals filled with wickedness? Ginger herself is uncertain, until a stranger is left for dead at her feet. Thence her magic begins to burn. Fate makes Ginger the stranger's wife and therefore a target for those who would murder... (more)

The Reinvented Miss Bluebeard

by Minda Webber

Darkness Chosen: Book 1

Scent of Darkness

by Christina Dodd

Ann Smith loves her handsome, dynamic boss, Jasha Wilder, but her daring plan to seduce him goes awry when she encounters a powerful wolf who-before her horrified eyes-changes into the man she adores. She soon discovers she can't escape her destiny, for she is the woman fated to break the curse that binds his soul.

Rogue Angel: Book 7

God Of Thunder

by Alex Archer

Archaeologist Annja Creed narrowly escapes an attack by unknown fi gures when she tries to collect a package near her loft. She later learns that the sender—an old colleague named Fellini—has been brutally murdered. Fellini had been researching the Hammer of Thor, the Norse god of thunder, and had linked it to a Viking warrior and a twelfth-century Latvian village. A coded message in Fellini's package leads... (more)

Chronicles of Elantra: Book 3

Cast In Secret

by Michelle Sagara West

Stolen goods are so much easier . . . Still avoiding her magic lessons -- yet using her powers when need be -- Corporal Kaylin Neya is relishing investigating a regular theft once again. That is, until she finds out the mysterious box was taken from Elani Street, where the mages and charlatans mingle and it's sometimes difficult to tell the difference between the two. Still, she hopes this might be a mundane... (more)

Glory St. Claire: Book 2

Real Vampires Live Large

by Gerry Bartlett

It's not easy to keep a boyfriend, run a business, and survive for centuries as one of the immortal undead. Glory St. Clair knows-ever since a sexy Scottish vampire bit her while she was a tad...bloated. But when a frustrated vampire hunter firebombs her vintage clothing boutique, she's ready to pitch a fit. Then her long-time, part-time lover takes off in a rage to hunt the hunter and prove himself worthy of... (more)

Thursday Next: Book 5

First Among Sequels

by Jasper Fforde

Literary sleuth Thursday Next is out to save literature in the fifth installment of Jasper Fforde’s wildly popular series Beloved for his prodigious imagination, his satirical gifts, his literate humor, and sheer silliness, Jasper Fforde has delighted book lovers since Thursday Next first appeared in The Eyre Affair , a genre send-up hailed as an instant classic. Since the no-nonsense literary... (more)

Blood Rose

by Sharon Page

Rare Breed Serena Lark's erotic dreams of vampires are so vivid, so intense...could she be one? Drake Swift and Lord Sommersby, two daring vampire hunters, might know the truth about her past--and her future. The trio searches the dark streets of London for answers. She cannot say no when Sommersby and Drake introduce her to another existence entirely, one in which only extraordinary sensual pleasure... (more)

The Seven Deadly Sins: Book 7

Greed (Seven Deadly Sins)

by Robin Wasserman

The end of the year, the end of an era... Lucky Miranda 's finished strong. She has what she's always wanted: Kane . Reformed, relationship-ready, really boring. Harper has prom queen in the bag -- but sadly, her king has bailed. Adam 's busy tending to Beth , who is fully unable to move on. It means leaving Reed , who, let's admit, has no future anyway. Before they toss those caps in the air, there... (more)

Dangerous Lover

by Lisa Marie Rice

Caroline Lake is desperately in need of a boarder, as the recent death of her young brother has left her with massive medical debts. Then a tall stranger arrives in her shop, watching her with special intensity. Though Jack Prescott looks dangerous and awakens dark feelings, Caroline's soft heart melts when she see his rough, cheap clothes. Jack is down on his luck and she knows all about that. What... (more)

Lords of Satyr

Nicholas: Lord of Satyr

by Elizabeth Amber

In the heart of Tuscany's centuries-old wine country, three half-Satyr brothers receive a letter that sends them in search of three endangered half-Faerie brides. The daughters of a dying king, they present a unique opportunity for the wealthy, charismatic Lords of Satyr to beget heirs to inherit their Italian vineyard and ancient secrets.......... For not just any woman will do as a Satyr wife. Each month at... (more)

Built

by Jami Alden, Bonnie Edwards

Strong, sexy, and with a killer smile, he's the rock hard working man who always has the right tools for the job--especially where her pleasure is concerned... Kink Amie Stuart A manicurist by day, blond bombshell Cherise likes to walk on the wild side at night, where uninhibited sex comes in every style and flavor. And she's got the right moves to get gorgeous, green-eyed air-conditioner repairman... (more)

Erotic Alphabet: Book 8

H is for Hardcore

by Alison Tyler

“I don’t want nice and clean,” Alison Tyler writes, “I want hot and fast. Dark and dirty. I want hardcore.” These writers deliver with stories that locate that special intensity that elevates sex from ordinary to hardcore. In Radcylffe’s “Sweet No More” a young dyke visits a sex club for the first time hoping to finally live out her private fantasies, only to discover a playmate who offers possibilities she never... (more)

Erotic Alphabet: Book 5

E is for Exotic

by Alison Tyler

Exotic locations lend themselves to sexual exploration. Travelers are free from the mundane details of ordinary life, their senses filled with the sights, sounds, and aromas of faraway places. Here, Alison Tyler has collected twelve stories of lush, exotic sex. In “Spider” by Donna George Storey, an English teacher in Kyoto has always been afraid of spiders until she meets a man whose surprising ropework makes her... (more)

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Tags: publ: 07/2007

by Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling, Ellen & Windling, Ellen Datlow~Terri Windling, Terri (editors) Datlow

by Julie Kenner

by Michele Bardsley

by Susan Carroll

by Meg Cabot

by Trista Ann Michaels

by Catherine Asaro

by Minda Webber

by Christina Dodd

by Alex Archer

by Michelle Sagara West

by Gerry Bartlett

by Jasper Fforde

by Sharon Page

by Robin Wasserman

by Lisa Marie Rice

by Elizabeth Amber

by Jami Alden, Bonnie Edwards

by Alison Tyler

by Alison Tyler