Dominique Sinclair, Jess Michaels, Leigh Wynfield, Secrets 12

Secrets 12

Dominique Sinclair, Jess Michaels, Leigh Wynfield, and Saskia Walker

Red Sage, Jul 2005, $12.99

ISBN: 0975451626

"Good Girl Gone Bad" by Dominique Sinclair. "Glimmer" magazine staff writer Reagan is assigned one shot to succeed or fail at writing an article "Relationship - Independent Women" although she has no practical experience with men. She visits the bookstore to browse through bad girl titles. Noticing her taste in literature, Luke offers to provide her real world experience insisting action speaks louder than words.

"Aphrodite's Passion" by Jess Michaels. Colonel Kelsey died saving Major Gavin Fletcher's life. In 1885 London, Kelsey's adult children demand Gavin "repay" his debt by finding their missing stepmother Selena; they want her committed for "hysteria". Gavin traces Selena to Cyprus worshipping Aphrodite; he prefers worshipping Selena.

"White Heat" by Leigh Wynfield. Three years ago Malachi's goons killed Raine's team; she survived. Seeking revenge, Raine has devastated Malachi's wealth, but fled to an isolated icy planet to hide from her enemy. Walker refused to expose his people to death when he was betrayed so he is imprisoned in "Hell Frozen Over". Walker escapes and Raine saves his life.

"Summer Lightning" by Saskia Walker. Businesswoman Sally is on vacation idling her time with the sun, nature walks, and sculpting. On the beach, she observes a man strip before swimming like a fish. Sally returns to her cottage overheated to sculpt her God of the cove only to have her model Julian arrive at her place.

Secrets 12 is a torrid, erotic anthology that keeps the bar of excellence readers expect from the series at high quality levels. Though the sub-genre varies, each tale is fun to follow as the lead couples seem real in this excellent book.

Harriet Klausner