Lady of the Night, Shelly died when she was a teenager, but found herself waking up after her funeral in her coffin as a vampire. She learns to fend for herself, and takes what she needs. Then she meets Tor…

Moon Madness Raffina gets less and less rational around the time of the full moon. This time, she has set her sights on a hermit that lives close to her cave. But the hermit has some secrets he doesn't want to share…

No More Lies Sidhe is a fairy elf that is attracted to human men. Her mother told her long ago that men only see what they want to see, but after 5-7 years they start to see through the glamour. Then she meets Duncan McGregor, and finds out not all men are the same…

Lady Valentine Christabel is stuck living with an abusive boyfriend because she has nowhere else to go. One day, after a particularly nasty scene with her boyfriend, she meets Kristos. Her life starts to change, but not necessarily for the better…

Procurator Royal Dickerson is desperate for money. While drinking in a bar, he finds out that the princess of the realm needs a consort to keep her sexually happy until she marries. Seeing a free ride, and an end to his debt, Dickerson maneuvers his way into the test. He gets a lot more than he bargained for…

The Seventh Chance Armaranath had been out of work for a year and needed a job; she didn't care what it was. When she saw an unusual ad for a PA, she thought her troubles were over. She found out that there are some jobs that shouldn't be taken…

A New Broom When a vacuum cleaner salesman named Tobias visits Fredricka's house to show her his product, Fredricka finds that she can't resist buying it. Especially since the payments are just what she can afford…

These short stories are all by the same author. Each one is very different from the others, and not all of them have happy endings. I thought these short stories had strong character development, and were very engaging to read. I don't usually read a lot of short stories, because I feel that they can't explore the characters enough, and the story never feels finished. These stories are the exception to the rule, because each one could have stood on it's own. All the stories had it's own personality and plot twist in the story. A definite keeper, I really enjoyed it. You can tell this author will be around for a long time. I am going to look for more of her work!

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Sensuality rating: Explicit

Reviewer: Julia
February 13, 2004