The Mammoth Book of Regency Romance

Author: Trisha Telep
Publisher: Robinson
ISBN: 1849014434
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 889

Book Description
From some of the biggest names in Regency historical romance, 25 wickedly witty, lusciously romantic and sublimely sensual short stories. Stories replete with oversexed aristocrats, posturing courtesans and feuding dukes and duchesses tell of a beautiful lady awakened by a passion more powerful than anything she has ever known, one that could doom or save her; a disgraced rake who, given a final chance to redeem himself, discovers love has rules of its own; and a luscious young beauty fed up with proper tea parties and elegant balls who disguises herself to enjoy a soirée of uninhibited pleasure. As the passion mounts, so do the complications... Includes big name contributors such as Anna Campbell, Lorraine Heath, Barbara Metzger, Deborah Raleigh and Elizabeth Boyle.

The Mammoth Book of Irish Romance

Author: Trisha Telep
Publisher: Robinson
ISBN: 1849014221
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 699

Book Description
What happens when an Irish god finds himself smitten by a beautiful mortal woman? When the Celtic gods dream of romance trouble abounds! Visit an Irish king tempted by the poetry of a sensuous wraith who blends the mythological and the historical so seamlessly he finds himself transported to a myth-laden Ireland of beasts and warriors-and entirely at her mercy. A forbidden love cursed by the saints causes two young lovers to magically shape-shift to freedom in an underground fairy Otherworld with disastrous results. A Celtic hero sets out on a treacherous sea journey to claim a dream woman. The rekindled ashes of an ancient desire between a fierce clansman and his lady find new light with a pair of young, secret lovers. The volume contains stories by: Jenna Maclaine, Jennifer Ashley, Roberta Gellis, Claire Delacroix, Sue-Ellen Welfonder, Cindy Miles, Ciar Cullen, Helen Scott Taylor, Shirley Kennedy, Margo Maguire, Susan Krinard, Pat McDermott, Nadia Williams, Dara England, Kathleen Givens, Sandra Newgent, Cindy Holby, Cat Adams, Penelope Neri, Patricia Rice.

Like None Other

Author: Caroline Linden
Publisher: Caroline Linden
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
Lady Emma Bowen loves her snug little house in London. Captain Phineas Quentin hates his—except that it's near hers. Because he feels ever so much more than neighborly toward the pretty widow next door… A short story.

A Suitable Gentleman

Author: Sara Bennett
Publisher: Dobbie Enterprises
ISBN: 0648591190
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 45

Book Description
A Regency Novella set in Bath. Clarinda believed her life would remain humdrum forever, until one rainy day James Quentin stepped in to it. 11,000 words. Previously published in the Mammoth Book of Regency Romance, this story has been expanded and rewritten.

The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance: Volumes 1 and 2

Author: Trisha Telep
Publisher: Robinson
ISBN: 1472105079
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 892

Book Description
Paranormal romance was never going to be content with just vampires and werewolves - and the fantastic stories within this collection lay claim to much, much more. Here you will find well-loved, bestselling authors writing under pseudonyms, fresh stars, and steadfast favourites, together offering an assorted feast of mythical beasts, magical creatures of all shapes and sizes, heart-stoppingly handsome ghosts, angels and mortals with extra-sensitive sensory perception play out the themes of extraordinary desires. If love transcends all boundaries, then paranormal romance is its logical conclusion. From the biggest names around, here are 41 tales to take you to another time and place.

The Mammoth Book of Hot Romance

Author: Sonia Florens
Publisher: Robinson
ISBN: 1849017662
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 604

Book Description
Twenty-five unashamedly modern short romances which don't shy away at the bedroom door from the crème de la crème of contemporary romance writers, including Lilith Saintcrow, Louisa Burton, Anna Windsor, Susan Sizemore, Michelle M. Pillow, Rebecca York, Charlotte Stein, Shiloh Walker, Victoria Janssen, Saskia Walker and Cathy Clamp. This is writing which is more direct, less euphemistic, and frankly accepting of sexuality - fiercely hot stories of flesh and blood and feelings which will entrance and beguile romance readers.

The Mammoth Book of Weird News

Author: Geoff Tibballs
Publisher: Robinson
ISBN: 1849019592
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 713

Book Description
A humorous collection of hundreds of funny news stories, whacky phenomena, and hilarious blunders and gaffes from around the world, such as: the woman who smuggled 75 live snakes in her bra; the man who held a funeral for his amputated foot; the radioactive cat which got mistaken for a bomb; the human tongue that got served up in a hospital; the X-ray that revealed E.T.'s face in a duck; the youth who woke to find a bullet in his tongue; the tortoise that set a house on fire; and many more.

Wages of Sin

Author: Jenna Maclaine
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312946166
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356

Book Description
Dulcinea "Cin" Craven, having inherited magical powers and become the target of a vampire and a demon who want them for themselves, teams up with the warriors of the Righteous, meeting and falling in love with Michael who gives her the option to remain human or become immortal like him.

The Mammoth Book of ER Romance

Author: Trisha Telep
Publisher: Robinson
ISBN: 1780330421
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417

Book Description
Thrilling tales of romantic suspense set in the emergency room and the hospital as a whole. These are romances which go beyond the classic doctor-nurse romances of yesteryear, having more in common with popular contemporary TV dramas such as House, ER, and Scrubs. This is 'medical romance', reinvented for today with an invigorating injection of edgy modern romantic suspense by Janice Lynn, Dianne Drake, Wendy S. Marcus, Fiona Lowe, Jacqueline Diamond and many more.

The Flame and the Flower

Author: Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061743690
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 410

Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Kathleen E. Woodiwiss debut romance… The Flower Doomed to a life of unending toil, Heather Simmons fears for her innocence—until a shocking, desperate act forces her to flee. . . and to seek refuge in the arms of a virile and dangerous stranger. The Flame A lusty adventurer married to the sea, Captain Brandon Birmingham courts scorn and peril when he abducts the beautiful fugitive from the tumultuous London dockside. But no power on Earth can compel him to relinquish his exquisite prize. For he is determined to make the sapphire-eyed lovely his woman. . .and to carry her off to far, uncharted realms of sensuous, passionate love.