Unrequited

Agent provocateur Liz Maverick A deadly agent is assigned to prepare an exotic beauty to be the ultimate seductress and perfect spy . . . lessons that will require long hours of personal instruction to perfect her ability to pleasure a man . . . and, ultimately, conquer him. Unrequited Kimberly Dean After years of secret longing for his brother's wife, Tyler rejoices when she is set free and ripe for new lovethough it may take a prolonged seduction to convince wary Trista to open herself up to pleasure once more. Victim of Deception Lynn LaFleur When a woman moves into an old house, she is suddenly tantalized by erotic dreams that cause her to shed her every inhibition . . . leaving her vulnerable to the very real, very irresistible ministrations of the man who'd once broken her heart.

A trio of writers explores the allure of the deliciously wicked and brings us three tales of modern love and lust—stories guaranteed to turn up the heat!

Library Journal

The three novellas collected here feature a futuristic arms dealer auctioned out of prison to seduce a businessman's rival, a divorc e surprised by a declaration from her ex-brother-in-law, and a curator who gives a failed romance a second chance at the behest of her libidinous and ghostly great-great-grandparents. Contributors Maverick (What a Girl Wants), Kimberly Dean (High School Reunion), and Lynn LaFleur (Rent-a-Stud) are all previously published authors and their romance-writing experience shows. The character development and pacing are like those of traditional romance novels: sexual tension builds, bringing the characters closer together. Romance readers with an appetite for steamy sex scenes will find much to feast on here. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Agent provocateur Liz MaverickA deadly agent is assigned to prepare an exotic beauty to be the ultimate seductress and perfect spy . . . lessons that will require long hours of personal instruction to perfect her ability to pleasure a man . . . and, ultimately, conquer him.Unrequited Kimberly DeanAfter years of secret longing for his brother's wife, Tyler rejoices when she is set free and ripe for new love -- though it may take a prolonged seduction to convince wary Trista to open herself up to pleasure once more.Victim of Deception Lynn LaFleurWhen a woman moves into an old house, she is suddenly tantalized by erotic dreams that cause her to shed her every inhibition . . . leaving her vulnerable to the very real, very irresistible ministrations of the man who'd once broken her heart. After years of secret longing for his brother's wife, Tyler rejoices when she is set free and ripe for new love—though it may take a prolonged seduction to convince wary Trista to open herself up to pleasure once more.This short story originally appeared in the collection If This Bed Could Talk, also available from HarperCollins. Title from ebook title screen (viewed on May 30, 2006).