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THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT 2004

Lorie O’Clare, J.C. Wilder, Ashleigh Raine

Ellora’s Cave ~ September 2004

ISBN # 1-4199-0040-4

Paranormal/Werewolf/ShapeShifter/Ménage Anthology

Rating by Publisher: S-ensous/E-rotic

Warning: Sexually explicit. M/F/M scenes in Twofold Desires

THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT 2004 anthology

BLUE MOON ~ LORIE O’CLARE
Widow, Sandy Parks has lived a quiet and unexciting life within her pack.  She has accepted her position in the pack, as Mom to the now “Queen Bitch” when her daughter Beth falls in love with the Pack Leader, Ethan.  But Sandy longs to feel the touch and warmth of a man again, to share the passion and vibrancy she keeps so carefully hidden within.  When Ralph Hipp finally shows Sandy that he is interested in her after watching her for along time from afar, but she is hesitant to grab onto him and enjoy the ride.  Ralph is relentless in his pursuit of her, but Sandy isn’t too sure she’s making the right decision.  She’s too old to let her libido lead her.  But Ralph throws down the gauntlet, he takes her, he claims her.  Will Sandy find it so easy to walk away from her second chance at love?

In the amazing O’Clare way, Lorie O’Clare pens another fantastic tale of werewolves and sensuality.  Sandy and Ralph, who we met in a previous tale, Full Moon Rising, are one of those couples that a reader can just feel oh so good about!  Sandy feels the uncontrollable need to mate, being a widowed woman she feels that maybe her time has past to be desirable to a man, but it doesn’t stop her from feeling the need to mate. Ralph shows exactly what it is like to be desired, hunted and mated. Ralph was a gorgeous man who could arrest me anytime!!  He brought out all that was sexual about Sandy that she tried to keep hidden and he brings it all out from inside his reader as well! Lorie O’Clare delights her reader with the high-voltage paranormal tale, Blue Moon.  All I can ask now is … when will she write another?!
Note: Blue Moon is a sequel to Full Moon Rising by this author.

SHADOW HUNTER – J.C. WILDER
He found her across the crowd and he wants her, but he has to protect her with his life when his past catches up with him…

With the threat of a werewolf with revenge his soul purpose, Ulrik the Fair (Rik) must keep Char safe and deal with this werewolf and the Council that he has always helped protect and honour.  Char has no idea what she has fallen into when she meets Rik, his touch and his passion leave the mark on her, but will she be caught in the cross-fire as werewolf and were-cat battle it out? 

Were-cats and werewolves prove to be a ‘wilder’ time this Halloween. J.C. Wilder pens a humourous and sexy tale of lust at first sight, which leads to love.  From their first meeting Rik and Char set New Orleans on fire with their heat and chemistry.  Rik’s protection of Char and his falling for her hard and fast was awesome to watch. This man who has walked the night, protected the Council to keep order and taken care of those wishing to cause chaos, he is a man who guards his heart, but all it takes is Char in a cat woman costume to make him feel things he had never experienced before in the arms of a woman. Ms. Wilder pens and electrifying and riveting tale with Shadow Hunter, where it’s never a dull moment and even the secondary characters – Steph and Bo – add a whole lot of excitement of their own.  I hope to see a story for each of these sexy men someday as well.  Be prepared to be the prey of this shadow hunter … surrendering has never been this fulfilling!
Note: Shadow Hunter is a short story in the Shadow Dweller series by this author.

TWOFOLD DESIRES – ASHLEIGH RAINE
They have mere days to change the curse that was put upon them by witches. If they do not find the one woman to complete them, they will lose their lives. Leo and Arden, are much more than they seem. They have been searching aimlessly for that one woman who will change their fates.  When Arden meets Jill at a Halloween party, he knows instantly that this woman is the one they have been searching for.  But Arden and Leo have secrets, things that they aren’t sure Jill will totally understand.  Can the passion that they will show Jill prove to her that they were meant to be together? For Jill, she finds herself in love with two men.  Will she have to choose only one? If so, who will she choose?

A downpour of ‘Raine’ sensuality and masterful storytelling can be found aplenty in Ashleigh Raine’s Twofold Desires.  Jill, Arden and Leo take readers on an incredibly high and thrilling flight in this story.  Two men need the love of the one woman who can complete them and ultimately save their lives.  Throughout this story, the reader can feel the true and delicate emotions which flow through each of the characters, which draw us in and hold us captive to them all Leo, I found was the more ‘fragile’ of the two men. He carried all his emotions close to his chest, and though he needed Jill’s love as much as Arden, the urgency we can feel within him while hoping for Jill’s love, made him seem more alive with energy and power.  Twofold Desires by Ashleigh Raine will take their readers to new and wonderful heights.  The love that can be found between two people is tripled and even more explosive within this tale. Readers must make note to read this one, they might just find that they are pleasantly satisfied not a mere twofold…but tenfold!
Note: Twofold Desires is loosely connected to the Talisman Bay series by this author.

 
Stay indoors this Halloween and curl up to enjoy the sensational shapeshifting characters and worlds created by three of todays hottest and most anticipated writers in the erotic fiction biz, Ashleigh Raine, J.C. Wilder and Lorie O’Clare.  Each of these stories is connected with the holiday of Halloween, they all smolder with passion, excitement, action and memorable characters, and each story also shows the exemplary writing skills of the authors.  Readers will savour this latest anthology which has three imaginative and powerful stories to make them feel alive and enjoy the Things That Go Bump In The Night…

Reviewed by Tracey West for The Road to Romance

September 25th, 2004

 

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