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Strange things are happening behind the scenes in Tina Storm’s second adventure. She’s signed up to take part in her school’s annual musical, except the lead role has been taken over by a girl with no talent who overnight becomes a success. Suspecting magical involvement, will Tina solve the mystery before the curtain rises? This urban fantasy ultra-short story is 2500 words.<

SUMMARY: He's the sexy demon hunter who just saved her life. Now she's about to show him what salvation's "really" about. It's a mission that could cost him his career and his life. But the woman he just rescued--his lover for one unforgettable night--has something Dalton desperately needs. That's why the fearless demon hunter is risking everything to spirit Isabelle to a secret hideaway in the Louisiana bayou. Saving her is one thing. Banishing the demon inside her is another. Especially when this gorgeous seductress brings out the devil in "him." Isabelle can see the passion roaring inside Dalton--and it both frightens and arouses her. Is Dalton her enemy or her savior? All she knows is he's beyond seductive and igniting all sorts of conflicting feelings. All Dalton knows is that they're both in big trouble--hunted by demons and demon hunters alike in an all-out war for survival. As their pursuers close in and passion overtakes them both, Dalton must make a stunning choice.... Caught between sin and salvation, between darkness and light, will he make the ultimate sacrifice to save the woman he loves?<

In the tradition of Kathy Reichs and Jeffery Deaver, a talented novelist introduces a gutsy forensic investigator caught in the middle of an explosive crisis Early one Thursday morning, forensic scientist Theresa MacLean is called to the scene of a gruesome murder. The body of a man has been found on the front lawn of a house in suburban Cleveland, the back of his head bashed in. Although it's not the best start to her day, Theresa has been through worse. What unfolds during the next eight hours, though, is nothing she could ever have imagined. Downtown at the Federal Reserve Bank, her police detective fiancé is taken hostage with six others in a robbery masterminded by two clever criminals. When she arrives at the scene, Theresa discovers that the police have brought in the city's best hostage negotiator: handsome, high-profile Chris Cavanaugh. He hasn't lost a victim yet, but Theresa wonders if he might be too arrogant to save the day this time around. When her fiancé is...

When Alex was a child he lived to hear his grandfather's stories of his adventures in a mythical forest world. Now that he's older he has given up on believing in old faery tales. Too bad they didn't give up on him. Alex finds himself following in his grandfather's footsteps as he is swept away to the Green. Now to return home he must learn what it means to be a hero in a world where magic reigns.<

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Fresh out of a disciplinary that almost ruined her career and landed her in jail, Summer King is ready for a much needed night on the town...or at least a tour around the bar district in her local space station. But it seems this King girl can't stay out of trouble and causes a brawl within minutes of her arrival.

Roz Taren is a mercenary, leader of the Wildcats, and a man who knows what he wants. Right now, that's the pretty girl in the purple dress. Rescuing her from the unwanted attentions of a bunch of drunks lands her right in his bed for the hottest weekend he's ever experienced.

Then she's recalled and Roz discovers his little firebird is a fleet pilot (aka insane crazy with a side of total fruitloop). Fleet pilots live fast, die young and leave legends behind. When he receives word her ship is lost with all hands, Roz must bury her along with his heart.

Only this firebird isn't your garden variety. This bird is a Phoenix...one out to tame a Wildcat.

The sex is oh, so hot and there is a lot of it in this book. Ms. Carter and Ms. Barnes write very descriptively and erotically. They are also excellent crafters of character and plot.

I enjoyed Taming the Wildcat by Mina Carter & Bethany J. Barnes and recommend it to anyone who enjoys sci-fi, erotic romance, humor, a strong woman who is able to stand up for herself, alpha males, and dangerous situations.

Maggie B ~ Dark Divas Reviews ~ Rated 5 Delightful Divas

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Oprah Book Club® Selection, September 1999: Against all odds, two newlyweds manage to buy the house of their dreams. In 1982, property speculation is beginning to be a big, big thing in Dublin--and their street is very much in an up-and-coming part of town. "They laughed and hugged each other. Danny Lynch from the broken-down cottage in the back of beyond and Ria Johnson from the corner house in the big, shabby estate were not only living like gentry in a big Tara Road mansion, they were actually debating what style of dining table to buy." But for its various inhabitants, the street is to become a boulevard of dreams--some broken, others created anew. Maeve Binchy has long proved herself a secure hand at multiple story lines, and over the course of 500 satisfying pages she focuses on Ria; her best friend, Rosemary Ryan, a beautiful, endlessly selfish career woman; Gertie, the battered wife of a drunkard; and several other intriguing women, each of whom has secrets not to be shared. There is even an all-knowing fortune teller who early on hints that Ria will travel and start a successful business--two things she knows are definitely not in the offing.

Yet after our supposedly happy housewife and mother of two is confronted by some inexorable home truths, a chance phone call from America will change her life, forcing her to discard her illusions about men, women, and marriage and start all over again. At the same time, the Connecticut caller, Marilyn Vine, has her own lessons to learn when she and Ria swap houses for the summer. Yet there's nothing remotely preachy about this novel--even the bad guys (and yes, they're usually guys) and beautiful mistresses get to maintain some appeal. Instead, Tara Road is a stirring look at the reality behind our consuming fantasies, and a page-turner to boot. --Siobhan Carson

From Library Journal

Abandoned by her husband, a Dublin woman named Ria meets American Marilyn via the phone, and they end up swapping houses?with surprise results.
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