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Take the Heat
A Criminal Romance Anthology
2014
First Published
3.59
Average Rating
287
Number of Pages

The ultimate bad boys, criminals capture our attention and awaken our darkest desires. Celebrate the illicit in this romantic suspense anthology, where handcuffs are used for more than play. These stories are shocking, sexy, and thought-provoking. In New York Times Bestselling Author Skye Warren’s Magnolia Hotel, meet the heroine who pays her brother’s debt to a loan shark—who happens to be her childhood crush. Find out if the jury made the right decision in Acquitted by award-winning author Giselle Renarde. Explore a dark and sensual psychology with New York Times Bestselling Author Pam Godwin in Unlawful Seduction. Ride the edge of desire and see if you can TAKE THE HEAT… Skye Warren – Magnolia Hotel Cynthia Richards – Captivated Pam Godwin – Unlawful Seduction Sheri Savill – Slipknot Shoshanna Evers – This Might Hurt A Bit Candy Quinn – The Bombshell Tamsin Flowers – Playing with Fire Elizabeth Coldwell – Disposing of Donnie Audrey Lusk – Surprise Witness Trent Evans – Last Day Giselle Renarde – Acquitted

Avg Rating
3.59
Number of Ratings
671
5 STARS
26%
4 STARS
30%
3 STARS
26%
2 STARS
13%
1 STARS
5%
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Authors

Shoshanna Evers
Shoshanna Evers
Author · 23 books

New York Times and USA Today New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Shoshanna Evers has written dozens of sexy stories since her debut in 2010, including Beauty and the Beast (an erotic re-imagining), The Man Who Holds the Whip, and I Am Not Your Melody, all of which hit the bestseller lists in box sets. Among her most popular books are The Tycoon’s Convenient Bride...and Baby, Overheated, The Enslaved Trilogy, How to Write Hot Sex, and the controversial novella Held Captive by the Cavemen. Shoshanna Evers has been listed on Amazon as one of the "Most Popular Authors in Romance," as well as on the Contemporary Romance, and Erotica "Most Popular Authors" lists. Reviewers have called Shoshanna’s writing “fast paced, intense, and sexual…every naughty fantasy come to life for the reader” with stories where “the plot is fresh and the pacing excellent, the emotions…real and poignant.” Ms. Evers is also the cofounder of SelfPubBookCovers.com, the largest selection of instantly customizable, one-of-a-kind, premade book covers in the world. Shoshanna used to work as a syndicated advice columnist and a registered nurse, but now she’s a full-time smut writer and a home-schooling mom. She lives in the mountains of north Idaho with her family and three big dogs, and loves to connect with readers on Twitter @ShoshannaEvers, and Facebook at facebook.com/shoshanna.evers. Visit her on the web at ShoshannaEvers.com for excerpts, contests and updates! She welcomes emails from readers and writers, and loves to interact on Twitter and Facebook. Sexily *Evers* After... ShoshannaEvers.com Blogs: TheWritersChallenge.com ShoshannaEvers.com/blog @ShoshannaEvers Facebook

Pam Godwin
Pam Godwin
Author · 41 books

New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author, Pam Godwin, lives in the Midwest with her husband, their retired greyhounds, and a foulmouthed parrot. When she ran away, she traveled fourteen countries across five continents, attended three universities, and married the vocalist of her favorite rock band. Java, tobacco, and dark romance novels are her favorite indulgences, and might be considered more unhealthy than her aversion to sleeping, eating meat, and dolls with blinking eyes. SIGNED BOOKS and MERCH: pamgodwin.com/shop INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/pamgodwinauthor TIKTOK: tiktok.com/@pamgodwinauthor FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/pamgodwinbooks AMAZON: www.amazon.com/author/pamgodwin

Cynthia Rayne
Cynthia Rayne
Author · 37 books

Cynthia Rayne is a USA TODAY bestselling author of the Black Star Security, Kinky Security, Lone Star Mobster, and the Four Horsemen MC Series. While Cynthia was born and raised a damn Yankee in Ohio, her parents hail from Dixie, and she grew up on homemade buttermilk biscuits and southern wisdom. In her spare time, she enjoys shopping, reading way too many romance novels, and drinking a truly obscene amount of coffee. Get a monthly love letter ➜https://goo.gl/kTMM6g Website ➜ http://bit.ly/2b0YlJX Facebook➜http://bit.ly/2aC5fCq Bookbub➜ http://bit.ly/2xsBEqU Dixie Darlings FB group➜ http://bit.ly/2BnxGlk

Sheri Savill
Author · 4 books

Who was Sheri Savill? http://sherisavill.com <—- last word I'm the same person online as in person. I no longer write smut or trust anyone online as I was lied to and used. Buh-bye. Namaste! This entire "adventure" was a HUGE mistake and if I could purge my "books" I would. I never really felt "erotic romance" was a legitimate genre. "Books" my ass. You know? This is cheap formulaic crap that anyone can write, IMHO, and on top of that, it's mostly fake "BDSM" people writing it, IN MY OPINION, which I have the right to express. I mean, very few legit real players writing the FICTION in the "genre." Again: I have left the genre entirely. Too many horrific experiences. Learned things: 1) Never start a website with anyone else. 2) Don't invite that third person in. 3) Careful who ya trust online. 4) Don't give things to people for free (ever). It just teaches then to take advantage of you and then move on to the next person who can "help" the career. 5) Online? Before you trust or reveal, INSIST that you actually, physically MEET THEM, EARLY ON. No excuses accepted! If they keep saying that "you'll meet, REALLY," and you don't, sooner rather than later, RUN LIKE THE WIND. AVOID. You need to make sure you can look people in the eye. It is just way too easy to be a fake online. MEET IN PERSON. Slick words are easy—texts, emails, even the phone calls, can all be faked. Nest of vipers. Best, sincerely, to the few REAL playahs who happen to write the erotic fiction. Non-playahs, I know it's fiction for you, but don't BS the real people, eh? kthxbai,

Candy Quinn
Candy Quinn
Author · 66 books

For over a decade, I've been writing the hottest, naughtiest stories I can think of, and I'm addicted. I love to explore the forbidden, the taboo, and the over-the-top sexy. Each story starts off with a sizzle, giving you that nice build up, and that perfect release. Discover new, secret fantasies, or just indulge in those sticky-sweet guilty pleasures. I'll never judge 😉 Make sure to Follow me, and then sign up for my newsletter so you never miss a new adventure: http://candyquinn.com/newsletter

Trent Evans
Trent Evans
Author · 34 books

Trent Evans specializes in erotic romance featuring several flavors of unequal power dynamics. If you're looking for intense story lines, unyielding alpha males who can't get enough of the women they love, strong heroines, and HEAs...then you've come to the right place. If you'd like to be notified about new Trent Evans books, sign up for his New Release e-mail alerts: Copy and paste —-> http://eepurl.com/Lf42f Amazon US Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Trent-E...

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