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Private Property by Leah Braemel
Jodi Tyler has loved and lost too many times to believe in happily ever after. That’s what makes her no-strings affair with her boss so perfect—his power in bed matches his respect for her independence. Still, when he surprises her with a ménage for her birthday, her secret thrill wars with a nagging thought: Why would he so casually share her with another man?

Even though Mark Rodriguez holds Jodi at arm’s length from his heart, her self-confidence is a turn-on he can’t resist. Inviting old college buddy and future business partner Sam into their bed for one night was supposed to set free her wildest fantasy. Instead he finds the tables turned, forced to watch while Sam brings her to the height of ecstasy.

Now, Mark’s not so sure he wants to share his treasure…

ISBN# 978-1-60504-368-5
Available Formats - PDF, PDF for Sony Reader, HTML, Mobipocket, Microsoft Reader (LIT), Rocketbook (.rb)
Release Date
– January 27, 2009
Buy Links http://samhainpublishing.com/authors/leah-braemel

Personal Linkshttp://www.leahbraemel.com and http://leahbraemel.blogspot.com

What inspired you to write this book
?
I stayed in a lovely house on the shores of Lake Arlington where the story is set, and it set the wheels turning about the security and how hard it would be to break in to one. Especially when I saw the other mansions in the area. (No, I’m not in the habit of breaking and entering, LOL, but I love playing ‘what if’) As I was standing by the lake on a hot July night, the characters just appeared to me and I had fun torturing first Jodi, and then Mark – especially when Sam turns the tables on him and the game changes.

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Secret Wishes by Catherine Stang

Emma Hamilton has loved Ross Stanton, Earl Brynmor all her life, but only he sees her as Brock’s annoying little sister. It takes two bickering sibling ghosts, a dead rake and a live rake to finally make him take notice of her. But he better hurry before she is forced to marry the wrong man.

Coming this Month!

About the Author

Catherine Stang is a hopeless romantic, who has been reading and writing romances for as long as she can remember. She lives in a small town in Kansas with her husband, teenage son and three very active Papillons, and a tiny Yorkie who are therapy dogs. She and the dogs enjoy their weekly visits to the nursing home. She loves to hear from readers at catherinestang@cox.net Her website is www.catherinestang.com Join her MySpace page www.myspace.com/catherinestang and newsletter http://groups.yahoo.com/group/catherinestang



The Holiday Spirit by Dani Harper

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When is a ghost not a ghost?

Kerri Tollbrook counsels the newly departed, but what happens when the tall, dark and handsome spirit she meets at the shopping mall refuses to be counseled?

Firefighter Galen McAllister feels like The Invisible Man when a malicious spell separates him from his still-living body. Kerri is the first person he’s met who can actually see him. Now if only he can get her to listen to him…

Can they create enough magic in the nine days before Christmas to break the spell, or will Galen remain a ghost forever?

About the Author

DANI HARPER is a newspaper editor turned romance writer. A long-time fan of all things paranormal, it was only natural that werewolves, faeries, ghosts and pookas would turn up to populate her stories. Her first full-length novel, Heart of the Winter Wolf, was released in 2007. Other books and novellas have followed!

Dani lives on an island in southeast Alaska with her fisherman husband. Her stories are written on land or at sea, with the help of her Official Muse, Scooby the Pug.



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