WORKING THE LODE (Going for the Gold 1) - released December 29, 2010 from Siren-Bookstrand, Inc.
Erotic Western Ménage a Trois Romance, M/M/F, voyeurism
Going to California. It’s three thousand miles nearer to hell.
Mountain man Cormack Bowmaker meets up with Zelnora Sparks on the eve of California’s great rush - the discovery of gold. Zelnora is fleeing from her mentor, the mighty businessman Brannagh. They are being shadowed by the most scandalous Spanish bandit in the frontier. Joaquin Valenzuela wants to rob them of their gold, but soon discovers a desire for much more. Californians call for the pickled head of Valenzuela in a jar, but his passion for the two Americans overpowers his zeal for mayhem.
They band together in their quest for riches, love, and the good life. Bowmaker is a sharpshooter, his aim true. Valenzuela will slit the throat of anyone who wanders by. Zelnora knows where to find the gold. And Brannagh will do everything it takes to stop them.
They are about to discover the frontier - within themselves.
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The STRANGELY WONDERFUL tale of Count Balashazy - published by Medallion Press
Historical Romance
It’s 1828, and life is good for the pirates of Madagascar…
Their Captain is the Hungarian Count Tomaj Balashazy, who rules the coast from his tropical plantation, a fortress built against enemies. When the American naturalist Dagny Ravenhurst falls into Tomaj’s lagoon, it’s the beginning of the end of arcadian bliss on the island.
The French industrialist Paul Boneaux commands his empire of factories. As the special pet of psychotic Malagasy Queen Ranavalona, Boneaux enjoys a monopoly over all manufacturing, commerce, and his mistress. Beholden to Boneaux, Dagny and her two brothers need his patronage to survive. Dagny’s heart melts for the Count’s poetic nature, pitting the two adversaries against each other. Boneaux yearns for progress and industry, Tomaj for liberty and peace.
When the King dies—or is he murdered?—the Queen gives free reign to her merciless anti-European impulses. The island boils with blood, and only one world can emerge triumphant.
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THE FOUR QUARTERS of the WORLD - published by Medallion Press
Historical Romance
One deranged Emperor unified a country. One fearless adventurer can destroy it.
Abyssinia, 1866. The crazed, dynamic King of Kings has taken power as Tewodros II. His vision: to reunite Ethiopia under one crown, one God. He moves his massive army from province to province. But rebellion is continuous and, in the end, he is Emperor of only the remote and inaccessible rock Magdala, where he holds political prisoners, spouses, and fifty Europeans.
Into this barbaric kingdom comes American adventurer and linguist, Captain Ravinger Howland. Becoming Tewodros' right-hand man, Ravi is allowed all the privileges of a royal son: concubines, armory, and all the raw beef he can eat.
American doctor Delphine Chambliss, Tewodros believes, is the reincarnation of Makeda from who all Abyssinian kings are descended. As Ravi begins to question Tewodros' sanity, he falls for the bitterly bereaved Dr. Chambliss. Now, as the kingdom crumbles, Ravi and Tewodros lock horns over the woman in a battle to the death.
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THE HINTERLANDS - published by Medallion Press
Historical Romance
From a land you’ve never heard of…comes a tale you’ll never forget.
1896. In the Niger Delta waterways, where palm oil and blood flow from the hinterlands, the ancient Kingdom of Benin is under siege. Legendary trader Brendan Donivan battles to protect his adopted homeland's sacred civilization from the colonial expansion of the British while balancing his commerce with the whiteman's world.
New York anthropologist Elle Bowie is drawn to Africa by a dream. Against everything her mind and heart has trained her for, she has it bad for the Brendan, the "Coast Gentleman."
Brendan cannot love a woman who is in cahoots with the British. Elle cannot love any man.
British forces bear down relentlessly upon them. They face the extinction of a way of life: trading hulks anchored in the rivers, advanced bronze artwork, colossal war canoes, and the supremacy of the Oba, King of Benin, second in command to the gods.
The Kingdom of Benin is the land of ritualistic human sacrifice and juju religion. The lives and loves of many hang in the balance in... THE HINTERLANDS
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EITHER ORE (Going for the Gold 2) - released March 21, 2011 from Siren-Bookstrand, Inc.
Erotic Romance, Historical, Menage a Trois/Quatre, Western/Cowboys
They would form no brotherhood of virtue until driven to it by a brotherhood of vice.
1848 San Francisco. Lola Moreno has found a home at last, saved from destitution by businessman Gage Lassen. Gage is a withdrawn bachelor, and the most intimate subject he’s discussed with Lola is his preference in tea. Adventurer Harrison Bancroft arrives, fresh from years on the Plains living with Indians. Gage can only admit affection for another man, and things heat up when Harrison paints his portrait.
Harrison and Lola can find no way to allow Gage to participate in their love until Harrison unlocks the pain from Gage’s past, allowing him to emerge from his prison of cold restraint.
Corrupt enforcer Fowler threatens the trio with seeming knowledge of their private vices, harassing Harrison with his unwanted attentions, and a night of riots forces them to make a stand.
Three lovers, one destiny.
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A GOOD PROSPECT (Going for the Gold 3) - released August 3, 2011 from Siren-Bookstrand, Inc.
Erotic Romance, Historical, Menage a Trois/Quatre, Western/Cowboys
The story of one mining camp is the story of mankind.
Salvador Palomares, Don of a vast California rancho, saves the life of Ophir, a former slave pierced by an Indian arrow. Sal has wasted years in drunken cattle driving and horse racing, and is surprised when Ophir tells him gold has been discovered, his land invaded by a gang of ruffians determined to banish all Spanish “foreigners.”
Sal and Ophir rescue Tamasin, a downtrodden Irish refugee raised in a convent. Their passion for Tamasin creates rivalry between the two partners. Tamasin loves them equally, so the decision to form a ménage cements their bond.
But their empire is threatened by The League, lawless thieves closing in to starve them out of their own mines. The trio’s goal is to live in peace. And they fight to the bitter end to reclaim it.
Their love is…A GOOD PROSPECT
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SURE AS SHOOTING (Going for the Gold 4) - released October 24, 2011 from Siren-Bookstrand, Inc.
Erotic Romance, Historical, Menage a Trois/Quatre, Western/Cowboys
They’ll always have Yosemite.
California, 1851. The Sierras are ruled by a band of marauding Indians, and Major Huntley Ashbury is determined to corral them. Huntley’s solitary existence as the biggest trader in the foothills is destroyed when he runs into Whitman Whitney, a half-breed physician with a talented knack for curing hysterical women—and men. Together they rein in the most savage barbarian of them all. Belle Pennington emerges from the forest with nothing left to lose but her Chinese book that tells stories of ribald encounters.
As Huntley and Whit clash impressing Belle with their skills, their Battalion ventures into the wild to discover the Indians' stronghold. Whit has only known the touch of men before, and his peculiar medical expertise astonishes and unites the three in their journey. But it is Belle’s restless spirit the men must conquer in the deep grassy valley of the Yosemite.
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BLOWING OFF STEAM (Going for the Gold 5) - released March 8, 2012 from Siren-Bookstrand, Inc.
Erotic Romance, Historical, Menage a Trois/Quatre, Western/Cowboys
Everything they thought they knew is blown away.
When Field Trueworthy blackmails riverboat captain Rushy Wakeman into partnering up, they’re unstoppable in their sleek steamer, El Dorado. Their rivalry turns into deep love, and with the addition of high-spirited hooker Calliope, the trio outraces and outwits every shyster on the river.
They contract with cold-blooded river magnate Soquel Haight to transport opium, as Field’s son back east is dying and they need money fast. Accidentally stumbling over a few dead bodies earns them the reputation of well-respected outlaws.
But their fondness for public displays of affection and dangerous riverboat racing puts them in Haight’s bad books. They can’t keep their hands off each other and are rocketing hell-bent into perilous waters. These three hustlers are being hustled themselves, and what they learn will turn their whole boat upside down.
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TRAINING IVY (How the West was Done 1) - released May 11, 2012 from Siren-Bookstrand, Inc.
Erotic Romance, Menage a Trois, Romance with Paranormal Elements, M/M/F, Light Bondage, Sex Toys
The railroad thunders into the open wilds of Laramie City, Wyoming, ushering in chaos and psychic upheaval for Deputy Neil Tempest who is attempting to bring order to the lawless Hell on Wheels town.
Ivy is the first of four Hudson daughters to break away from her dull life back East. A spinster after caring for her dying mother, she arrives amidst a flurry of strange murders. When the spirit of a rancher’s murdered wife sets her sights on Neil, no one can tell if her clues are a help or a hindrance.
They team up with Captain Harland Park, a dashing and adventurous surveyor. Booted from the British Army for writing a scandalous report on male brothels, Harley seduces the couple with tales from an Arabian love manual. They take spirit photographs and engage in lively séances, and a whirlwind of prophecies guides them into intrigue and love.
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COLD STEEL AND HOT LEAD (How the West was Done 3)
released August 1, 2012 from Siren-Bookstrand, Inc.
Erotic Western Menage a Trois Romance , M/M/F, with M/M elements, light BDSM, Pegging, Sex Toys, paranormal elements
Stuck on a snowbound train in Laramie, Wyoming, is Senator Derrick Spiro, traveling to introduce a measure giving women the right to vote. While watching a magician making a girl vanish, Derrick meets Rudy Dunraven, escape artist. When the girl fails to materialize again, the men flee from the unruly lynch mob.
They are assisted in their quest to find the real kidnapper by Alameda Hudson, bolting from a disastrous engagement to a serial cheater. A helpful and mischievous spirit instructs Alameda to join the play the circus is putting on in town. All three, tortured by past failed loves, are reluctant to love again. But they have no one to trust but each other, and they can’t clear their names until Alameda puts herself in danger during the final act of the play.
Alameda hopes she lives long enough to be the first woman voter in America.
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MANIFESTED DESTINY (How the West was Done 4)
released August 9, 2012 from Siren-Bookstrand, Inc.
Erotic Western Menage a Trois, Romance with Paranormal Elements, M/M/F, with M/M, Consensual BDSM, Pegging, Sex Toys
Army scout Foster Richmond has struck Black Hills gold, but his partner, photographer Worth Ludlow, fears it’s hexed by a Sioux curse. This seems evident when Foster’s witchy old flame Orianna pops back into Laramie, Wyoming, and throws a monkey wrench into their courtship of the stunning widow, Miss Tabitha Hudson.
Orianna drops the bomb that their little son needs Foster back in San Francisco. Tabitha can’t give up all she’s worked for—her new journalism career or the two rough-and-ready men she’s fallen in love with.
A séance held by local psychic—some say crackpot—Caleb reveals a traitorous web of sorcery, ghost dogs, and poisoned gloves. The trio refuses to accept they are the victims of the ex-flame from hell, and fights back with every weapon in their arsenal - including the crafty spirit of a dead miner - to protect their love.
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DISORDER IN THE HOUSE (How the West was Done 2)
released July 1, 2012 from Siren-Bookstrand, Inc.
Erotic Western Menage a Trois Romance with paranormal elements, M/M/F with M/M elements, Sex Toys,
The first train hurtles into Laramie City. Liberty Hudson is so full of exhilaration to be independent that when rowdy passengers thrust her into a stranger’s arms, she freely necks with him, but flees in a panic when the train reaches Laramie.
The stranger is Levi Colter, the new Indian Agent at the nearby fort. His predecessor Shady has left him in the lurch, having sold all the supplies meant for Indians to settlers. The fort’s cook, Private Garrett O’Rourke, seems to know too much—that Shady has killed an Indian chief.
Garrett realizes Liberty is the one Levi seeks—unfortunately, not before he kisses her and has fallen irretrievably in love with her, too. The men unite when a “talking board” warns them to protect Liberty from cold waters. Their love is cemented by prophecies and their practice of daily lessons from an Oriental love manual they discover.
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