Stand Alone Titles

FLSO

For Love's Sake Only
ISBN: 1-59632-214-4
Publisher: Loose Id
Genre(s): Erotic Contemporary; BDSM; Multi-cultural

In Trade Paperback part of the THE BLACKER THE BERRY print combo
also including THE BLACKER THE BERRY by Lena Matthews
ISBN-13: 978-1596328235

The last thing Charlotte Sane expects to find at a Rodeo is her dream man, but even she can’t deny the instant attraction that leads her straight into the arms of a handsome cowboy named Ty Wilcox. The two have nothing in common. Nothing except insane, inexplicable, but undeniable desire.

Ty knows from the instant they first kiss that he and Charlotte are meant to be together. Proving it to strong-willed Charlotte? A whole different bull-ride. The headstrong beauty is running scared, but she's got another thought coming if she thinks Ty will let her walk away.

Charlotte’s finally met her match in Ty, because this cowboy knows it’ll take a firm hand to win her wild heart.

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Into Temptation

Into Temptation
Publisher: Loose Id
Genre(s): Multi-cultural

Themed parties are never a good idea, especially when they incur the wrath of a God.

All Billie Fowler wanted to do was spend a little extra time with her office crush, Tomas Mendez. And if it was after hours at a party, where she could wear a little slinky number, even better…or so she thought. The notion that a small Anti-Valentine Day’s party might turn into the craziest night of her life never entered her mind, but on the other hand, she had never been on Cupid’s bad side before.

Tired of being cast in the role of ‘just friends’ with Billie, Tomas couldn’t resist the opportunity to spend the day of love with the woman he’d fallen for. However, Tomas hadn’t counted on Cupid showing up and turning one misspoken wish into reality.

Now under a spell, Billie and Tomas are locked on a sensual roller coaster that’s been engineered by a sulking love deity who's gone missing. Giving into temptation might be their only saving grace …but then again, so might love.

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Temperature's Rising
Publisher: Ellora's Cave
Genre(s): Interracial Romance

Danner knows that falling for his best friend’s younger sister could ruin their friendship but he just can’t stop thinking about Breanna. With the city heating up, and Breanna’s migraines coming on strong, Danner insists on doing anything he can to help her stay cool, too bad she’s doing everything in her power to make it hotter than ever between them.

When Breanna’s brother ask her to house sit for him, she jumps on the opportunity just so she can be closer to Danner. She’s been in love with him for as long as she can remember, and she’s giving herself the three weeks she’s there, to get him to fall for her. Unfortunately, she didn’t factor in the heat wave and rolling blacks out into her grand plan of seduction.

The heat’s rising and Danner’s self-controlling is slipping. If he can keep his cool during the black out, everything will be fine. Now all he has to do is figure out how to keep his hands off Breanna once the lights go out

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Stud Muffin Wanted

Stud Muffin Wanted
Publisher: Ellora's Cave
Genre(s): Contemporary; Rubenesque

After taking a magazine sex quiz, Karon Bower is close to tears. Out of fifty questions, she could only say yes to experiencing five. Following her best friend Jacque’s advice, Karon decides to go through the quiz and list everything she wants to try.

Several glasses of wine and a plate of Alfredo later, Karon and Jacque come up with twenty-seven things she wants to do, thirteen things she might do and five things she wouldn’t do at gunpoint. Her quest for a Stud Muffin seems all in good fun until an acquaintance comes over to her table and offers to fulfill her list.

If anyone had ever told Tristan Dodson that sexy, full-figured Karon was in dire need of an orgasm, he wouldn’t have believed them. She’s one of the hottest and smartest women he knows, and the very thought of her never having experienced oral pleasure made him speechless not to mention choking on his ravioli. Tristan had been looking for a way to expand the boundaries of their friendship and Karon’s overheard little list seems just the ticket. Now all he needed to do was convince her he was her Stud Muffin.

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Something Borrowed, Something Blue

Something Borrowed, Something Blue
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Genre(s): Romance/Red Hot!/Contemporary

(Also look for Maggie Casper's book, Something Old, Something New and Liz Andrews' book, A Six Pence In Her Shoe)

As half owner of Something Borrowed, Something Blue, one of the hottest wedding consulting firms in Los Angeles, Azure Kerr has seen the best of what love has to offer. A true romantic at heart, Azure is surprised when love in the guise of one sexy stranger, Gavin Conner, comes knocking on her door.

Azure knows that a relationship with Gavin will never work, because while she's completely drawn to him the last thing she needs in her life is a man with a 'once burnt, twice shy attitude'. But Gavin isn't giving up on the headstrong beauty, and before Azure knows it they're entangled in a passionate romance.

While browsing in an antique store, Azure comes across a rare find, an antique wedding dress in mint condition. The more she delves into the history of the dress, the more agitated Gavin becomes, but not for the reason Azure thinks. Instead of being upset because she's bought a wedding dress, Gavin is upset Azure purchased a wedding dress for her future groom.

Gavin may not want to get married, but if Azure thinks she's marrying someone else, she's got another thing coming.

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When Angels Fall

When Angels Fall
Publisher: Ellora's Cave
Genre(s): Rubenesque / Quickie / Light Bondage / Halloween / Contemporary

In Trade Paperback part of the TEMPTING TREATS multi-author anthology
ISBN-13: 9781419958335

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To Lauren, dressing up as a naughty angel for her father’s costume party seemed like a fun idea. That was until she saw her fiancé Evan’s reaction. Sure, the outfit didn’t compliment her full figure, but it wasn’t that bad.

Evan’s fed up with Lauren’s passive bedroom behavior. He’s tried to keep his sexual dominant side under wraps, but a man can only take so much. An angel costume shouldn’t look so sinful…or sexy.

He’ll play the devil to her angel and treat Lauren to a naughty night of loving she’ll never forget.

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Season of Love

Season of Love
ISBN: 978-1-59632-599-9
Publisher: Loose Id
Genre(s): Multicultural, Contemporary

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Clayton Phelps wants to master the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa in order to honor the holiday. Okay, actually to impress his live in love, Roselyn Bellamy’s father. Bishop Bellamy has never been too keen with his daughter living with a white man and if wasn’t for the fact he was madly in love with Roselyn, Clayton wouldn’t bother trying to win the closed minded man’s approval. But is he, so he does what any man would, he tries to persuade Bishop by taking on their family holiday tradition.

Roz could care less about Kwanzaa. Although she loves her family dearly, she’s ready to start a few traditions of her own. Imagine her surprise then, when she comes home to find all of her painstakingly hung Christmas decorations taken down and replaced instead with Kwanzaa ones.

She loves Clayton for trying, but his happiness is more important to her than her father’s. Despite the fact they’ve been seeing each other for three years and living together for one, her father still insists she’s making a huge mistake by being with him. And that’s his prerogative. Roz doesn’t need his approval nor does she want it.

Still, Clayton persists with his Kwanzaa plans. He knows how important family is to Roz and he’s going to do everything in his power to make this a holiday she doesn’t forget. There are seven principals and therefore seven days to convince Bishop of his devotion to Roz and her family, because on the seventh day he plans to ask for her hand in marriage.

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What White Boyz Want

What White Boyz Want
Publisher: Parker Publishing
Genre(s): Multi-cultural

The best laid plans don’t always involve mice and men. Sometimes the little antidote can be made about a woman, a new town and two flat tires. Georgia Rothe finds this out the hard way. At the time, moving to Arizona really seemed like a good idea. She and her best friend would get to reconnect and maybe just maybe she’d figure out how to control her reaction to her best friend’s brother, Sterling Kane. Then again, maybe she should have just stayed home.

Georgia’s accident-filled arrival doesn’t surprise Sterling at all. He’d named her Trouble when she was a little tyke and from what he’s seen that hasn’t changed one bit. Which is a good thing, because everything else about her sure has and he doesn’t like it one bit. This cowboy doesn’t need one more stubborn filly to wrestle, especially one that looks as gorgeous as Georgia.

Can she convince him she’s more than just his sister’s best friend?

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The Blacker the Berry

The Blacker the Berry        
ISBN: 978-1-59632-735-1
Publisher: Loose Id
Genre: BBW Multicultural Contemporary Western

In Trade Paperback part of the THE BLACKER THE BERRY print combo
also including FOR LOVE'S SAKE ONLY by Lena Matthews
ISBN-13: 978-1596328235

Tamara Holifield would never guess a little favor would change her entire world. When her best friend, Charlotte's husband Ty asks her to come out to visit to cheer up the homebound pregnant woman, she readily agrees. The only problem with Ty's plan is Tamara's lack of a car. Luckily for her, he has a solution, in the form of his best friend and lawyer, Russell Crichton.

Russell would have never thought doing a favor for Ty would alter his perception of beauty or disrupt his entire life, but it does. Tired of a job filled with money hungry thankless drones, Russell decides to ditch it all and follow his childhood dream, running his own ranch. Starting up a new venture is going to take time and focus and the last thing he needs is the distraction of his sexy carpooler.

Russell never believed he would be attracted to a plus size woman, nor did city slicker Tamara think she would ever have anything in common with a cowboy, but time spent together soon changes both their minds. If they can look past their obvious differences they might just find out that the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice.

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Full Exposure

Full Exposure (co-written with Evangeline Anderson)        
ISBN #9781419917707
Publisher: Ellora's Cave
Genre : Contemporary

Keeley Jackson has a problem. She's madly in love with her cousin's best friend, Sean Hastening, but the trouble is he doesn't know she exists. All he sees is the flat-chested little girl with the coke bottle glasses whom he has always called "Squints." With the help of her best friend they cook up a plan that will surely turn Sean's head.

Despite what she might think, Sean has definitely noticed Keeley is all grown up. The proof is right there every time he looks through the camera lens. He's just not sure if he's willing to risk losing his best friend in order to have her.

Keeley has come too far to back down now. In order to land her man she convinces Sean, a photographer, to take some boudoir photos of her. But will it be enough? Keeley can only hope so. Because in order to get Sean for herself she will have to risk nothing less than Full Exposure.

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Georgia Peach

Georgia Peach
ISBN: 9781419921704
Publisher: Ellora's Cave

Dissatisfied with his life, Thayne Gerling takes a trip back to California to see his former lover Harris Dayan in hopes of picking up where they left off. Unfortunately for him, Harris has already moved on with Shay Ramneil, a sexy, voluptuous Southern belle from Georgia who he calls his Peach.

For Harris, the visit not only allows him to see his friend, but he also gets to finally bury their past. Even though Harris still craves Thayne’s touch, he refuses to open his heart up to the other man again. However, as far as Shay is concerned, two is company and three is a party. Just imagining the three of them making love is enough to get her pulse pounding.
Thayne wasn’t sure why his relationship with Harris hadn’t been quite right, but he now realizes Shay might be the missing ingredient to turn their duo into a trio. All he has to do now is convince Harris to let him take a bite out of his Georgia Peach.

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You Can leave Your Hat On

You Can Leave Your Hat On  
ISBN: 978-1-60504-539-9
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Genre: Gay-Lesbian Romance, Red Hots!

To say Harlan Sheppard is hot for teacher would be the understatement of the year. Working closely with Professor Sawyer Addison as his TA has taught Harlan one thing. Persistence doesn’t always pay off. With graduation only a day away, Harlan is willing to do anything to get the object of his affection to see him as more than just another student.

Unbeknownst to Harlan, Sawyer sees his sexy TA for exactly what he is, an attractive, brilliant man, who just so happens to strip as a side job. A fact Sawyer discovered one night when he and a few of his friends stumbled into Harlan at Tricky Dix, a gay strip club. Ever since then he’s been avoiding the club and any talk of this attraction to Harlan like the plague. Sawyer refuses to allow his career to be overshadowed by his lust, but his career is only in jeopardy for a few hours more.

But Harlan has waited long enough. He’s ready to show Sawyer just what makes Harlan the hottest headliner around. And if Sawyer isn’t willing to watch him perform, Harlan is just going to have to bring his act to him.

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The Gift

The Gift
eISBN 9781419926754
Publisher: Ellora's Cave
Genre: Contemporary/IR Ménage

Ethan Neilson will do anything for his twin brother. Even father the child Benjamin is unable to with the woman they both love. All their lives, the brothers have shared everything—everything but the woman who matters most.

After several failed attempts to conceive a child, Hannah desperately wants a break. A weekend getaway to celebrate the birthdays of the two men she loves seems like the perfect opportunity to relax and unwind.

Benjamin knows Ethan and Hannah love one another, just as he knows the three of them together forever is the way it always should have been. Now the only thing he has to do is convince his brother and wife. Having a child would be wonderful, but sharing his wife's heart and body with his brother is the gift Benjamin wants most of all.

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The Good, The Bad and The Naughty

The Good, The Bad and The Naughty
eISBN 9781607375647
Publisher: Loose Id
Genre: Contemporary/IR

Maryam James is a hard taskmaster. A balls to the walls type of woman who started her company with nothing more than a strong idea and a loan and turned it into one of the Top Fortune 500 companies in America. There's only one person she trusts implicitly and that's her personal assistant Xavier Sun, who much to her dismay has just turned in his resignation.

To Xavier, Maryam is the one woman he can't live without. She may be in command in the boardroom, but he's in control in the bedroom and if he learned anything from being by her side for the last seven years it was Maryam doesn't know how to take 'no' for an answer. So it's no surprise to him she's basically forbid him to quit. Leaving is the last thing on Xavier mind, however. He's willing to put his job on the line, if it will get Maryam to realize the depths of her feelings for him.

But Maryam hasn't gotten where she is by sitting back and letting the chips fall where they may. She's fought hard for everything she has and if Xavier thinks he's getting away from her, he has another think coming.

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Something Worth Fighting For

Something Worth Fighting For
eISBN 9781419928307
Publisher: Ellora's Cave
Genre: Contemporary/IR

No good deed goes unpunished... And no one knows that better than Tisha Nichols, who, out of the kindness of her heart, agrees to style the hair of her nine-year-old neighbor Cami, so the little girl can look good for picture day. Unfortunately, Cami's adoptive Uncle is far from grateful. In fact he's down right livid...and far too attractive for Tisha's peace of mind.

Love thy neighbor... Is easier said than done, especially when the neighbor in question is a sexy little spitfire who gives even better than she gets. Although Jonah is not the type to say he's sorry, even he can admit when he's wrong. But the ongoing fight to win custody of Cami has made him cautious and mistrustful of people, even those as desirable as Tisha.

What starts out as a misunderstanding turns out to be one of the best things to ever happen to them. Unfortunately, not everyone is as thrilled, and Jonah and Tisha must decide if their newly formed family is something worth fighting for.

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Sleepless Beauty

Sleepless Beauty
eISBN 9781611185720
Publisher: Loose Id
Genre: Contemporary Multi-Cultural

To say Nicole Torres is having a hard time sleeping would have been putting it lightly. After months of wide-awake late nights, the Puerto Rican beauty is finally at her wits end. That is until she stumbles over a little article on the Internet on how the best cure for insomnia is sex. So what's a sleep and penis deprived girl to do? Run straight into the arms of the man who broke her heart a few months earlier.

One doesn't get more jaded than prize fighter Cyrus Gallagher. After winning a few matches and making a little money, he's sure he's heard every hard luck story in the book from people looking for a hand out. But a favor for sex, well that's a new one. If the request had come from anyone else he wouldn't have believed it, but Nicole wasn't just anyone. She was the one that got away.

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Going Up

Going Up
eISBN 9781419936616
Publisher: Ellora's Cave
Genre: Contemporary I/R

Watching Koko Brown's kinky elevator exhibitions has become the best thing about Reese Desoto's Tuesdays and Thursdays. As head of security of Sarraf Enterprises, he's been keeping two very attentive eyes on the dark skinned beauty and her naughty habits, but he's over sharing her performances with all the other men in security. He's ready for a private show.

Koko always feared that one day her elevator fetish would get her in trouble, but she never thought her comeuppance would appear in the form of a man as devastatingly handsome and commanding as Reese. To her delight though, instead of reprimanding her, Reese offers her access to a private elevator, one in which she can be as wicked as she pleases for an attentive audience of one. All she as to do is step in, strip down and enjoy the ride.

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Rock You Like A Hurricane

Rock You Like A Hurricane
co-written with Liz Andrews
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Release Date: April 2012

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