Secrets, Volume 11: The Best in Women's Erotic Romance by Jennifer Probst, Kimberly Dean, Jess Michaels

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MASQUERADE by Jennifer Probst

Hailey Ashton has lived a repressed life for her thirty years on earth but she is determined to change that in the coming weekend. She tells her best friend, Michael, about the weekend masquerade party that she has been invited to attend. They have heard the tales of their boss’s annual wild sex bash and Hailey has decided to let her inhibitions go by the wayside and go after what she wants. She wheedles Michael into finding out what costume her boss will wear little knowing that Michael has been in love with her for the past year and just may attend the party himself. Hailey is in for a little surprise as well as the weekend of her life. Jennifer Probst has chosen the perfect setting for this short erotic tale of sexual fantasy. What better way to lose your inhibitions than at a MASQUERADE party when everyone is in costume and concealed!

ANCIENT PLEASURES by Jess Michaels

In Egypt, 1897, Isabella Winslow and her entourage find the tomb that her late husband discovered and to their surprise, they find the tomb open and two treasure hunters inside. Jake Turner and his partner have been inside checking out the lost treasure as well as the stability of the tomb. When the stones start shaking and falling around them, Jake saves Isabella but in the process, they are separated from the rest of the party. Hearing sexual moans from another room, they discover a string of sexual paintings on the wall as well as Isabella’s maid being pleasured by two men. Isabella finds herself hungry for the handsome Jake. Could the ancient pleasure tomb cause them to partake of any and all sexual rapture and satisfaction?

MANHUNT by Kimberly Dean

He caught her as she was coming out of the shower, the handsome police officer that used to be her friend before he became a dope peddler. Taryn is an assistant district attorney hating all dope dealers and especially Michael Tucker whom she believed to be innocent until she saw all of the evidence against him. Now he has escaped from jail and is determined to prove his innocence with Taryn’s help. The attraction is as strong as ever and in-between lovemaking and more lovemaking, they go through her files and come up with a way to prove his innocence.

WAKE ME by Angela Knight

Chloe is enthralled with the handsome knight depicted in the painting even though she has no idea who sent it to her or where it came from. All she knows is that the huge knight is a welcome diversion after the desertion of her long time boyfriend and that night, she dreamed erotic dreams about the knight Radolf. Night after night more dreams followed giving her the most fantastic sexual experiences of her life and they always followed by Radolf saying "Wake me". The painting was truly magical and the handsome knight was in need of rescuing by a woman who truly loved him.

Romantic Times Bookclub - Faith V. Smith

Secrets Volume 11 delivers once again with storylines that include erotic masquerades, ancient curses, modern-day betrayal and a prince charming looking for a kiss. Scorching tales filled with humor, passion and love. 4 stars

THE BEST REVIEWS - Barb Hicks

Secrets 11 quite honestly is my favorite anthology from Red Sage so far.  All four novellas had me glued to their stories until the very end.  I was just disappointed that these talented ladies novellas weren't longer.

In Masquerade by Jennifer Probst, Hailey is tired of being a good girl, so when she gets the invitation to her boss' weekend party, where anything goes, she is determined to go and not only hook up with a guy, but her boss.  She figures
this will be the perfect opportunity to be with him and have
him realise she is the perfect woman for him.
Michael, is not only her best friend, but he has been in love with her for years.  He decides to go to the party and
show her that what she wants has been waiting for her all along.

Jess Michaels' Ancient Pleasures takes us to Egypt in the year 1897, where Isabella Winslow is investigating the tomb of a well known courtesan in the days of Ancient Egypt. She is there to find out why her conservative husband changed so much after his exploration of the tomb.  A change that lead to his death.  The last thing she expected to see is
an American.
Jake Turner has come to Egypt to explore the tomb, but he is surprisingly attracted to Isabella Winslow, the English widow who is trying to hide her passionate nature behind her Victorian attitudes.
Ancient Pleasures was one of my favorites in Secrets 11, and that surprised me considering historicals are not among my favorite things to read. You never knew what was going to happen at every turn as the curse takes over Isabella, Jake and their parties at inopportune times.

Manhunt by Kimberly Dean is going to be one of the most
talked about novellas in a long time. Manhunt is the highly anticipated sequel to her novella in Secrets 9 Wanted.
One minute Taryn was taking a long hot shower, when all of a sudden in comes when she heard a noise in her apartment. Going to investigate, the assistant D.A. finds herself grabbed from behind.  Her assailant turns out to be Michael Tucker, a police detective who she just charged with murder.

Michael needs to convince Taryn that he is innocent of the charges and to help him prove that innocence. He determines that the best way to do this is to seduce her, but will she let herself be seduced?

MANHUNT is the most erotic of the four novellas and will have you wishing that it was longer. I cannot wait to see what Ms Dean comes up with next.

Wake Me by Angela Knight is a Sleeping Beauty tale with a twist.  In this version,  Radolf is trapped inside a painting and he is only there until a woman comes to him in the painting to release him from the spell.
Chloe is that person, but he has to convince her that the
dreams she has been having about her innermost fantasies are
real.

Angela Knight, is one of my personal favorite authors and I loved WAKE ME. It was so hot that you could see the steam come off the pages as, you wait to see what fantasy Chloe and Radolf will act out next.

SECRETS 11 should defnitely be on everyone's Christmas lists.

- Ballston Book House Review

Take the time to enjoy romantic erotica like you’ve never experienced. Romance that is so lusty, adventurous, and sinfully sinful that I challenge you to sit still in your seat while you read! Red Sage is the empress of erotic romance publishing, bringing you sizzling stories that will heat your blood and clench your thighs.

Secrets 11, the newest installment in this series of sexually charged romantic anthologies are, in my opinion, a work of literary erotic art. The four luscious stories in this volume have so much substance and the characters are so well defined, that they captivate you from the first page. The women are strong willed and intelligent, while the men are powerful, indulgent, and sexy as hell. With that heady combination, it’s no wonder that these special collections are as popular as they are.

Indulge yourself with this erotic treat and join the thousands of readers who just can’t get enough. Be forewarned that Secrets 11 will wet your appetite for more, but will offer you the ultimate in pleasurable erotic literature.

for The Road to Romance - Marilyn Heyman

If you enjoy erotica, you are sure to enjoy the four stories in SECRETS, VOLUME 11. They are filled with a lot of imagination and sexually arousing content. After reading these highly lusty stories, a cold shower is in order as they are well written and will satisfy most sexual fantasies. MANHUNT is the most realistic of the four novellas and all are sexually explicit. The SECRETS books published by Red Sage Publishing are well known for their excellent writing and highly erotic stories and SECRETS VOLUME 11 will not disappoint.

Romantic Times

Secrets Volume 11 delivers once again with storylines that include erotic masquerades, ancient curses, modern-day betrayal and a prince charming looking for a kiss. Scorching tales filled with humor, passion and love.

Romance Reviews

All of these stories are special and very good and hot, hot, hot! Sometimes the sex goes further than I am comfortable with, but usually it is just frequent and varied. Nice stories, also. Enjoyed each one. One of the best collection of Secrets.

The Best Reviews

Secrets 11 quite honestly is my favorite anthology from Red Sage so far. All four novellas had me glued to their stories until the very end.

Ballston Book House Review

Indulge yourself with this erotic treat and join the thousands of readers who just can't get enough. Be forewarned that Secrets 11 will wet your appetite for more, but will offer you the ultimate in pleasurable erotic literature.

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EXCERPT FROM MANHUNT
Chapter One
It was freezing! Taryn felt the bite in the air the moment she stepped out of the shower. Teeth clattering, she reached for her towel.

"The furnace." She sighed. With the fall air turning from crisp to bitter, she'd meant to turn it on, but with so many other, more important,
things on her mind she'd forgotten. She was tending to do that a lot these days-forgetting things, letting things slide, not caring...
Briskly, she rubbed the terrycloth over her skin, trying to generate some warmth. She felt cold from the inside out. Unfortunately, she knew that had little to do with the lack of heat in her house.

Betrayal could be bitter, too.

Water dripped from her hair, and she shuddered as it ran down her spine. She couldn't remember a worse day in her career. She'd told the Diazes that it wasn't necessary for them to show up at the arraignment, but they'd insisted. They'd wanted to look their son's accused killer in the face as he entered his plea. The entire family had sat in the front row, faces full of pain and fists clenched. Poor little Benny had looked like he could be sick all over his new tennis shoes at any moment.

She'd known how he felt.
Not guilty.

The words were still bouncing around in her head. They sounded right. They rang strong and true. It was what she'd wanted to believe, what she'd been desperate to believe when the accusations had first been made. Not guilty had been the only option . . .

Until the evidence had convinced her otherwise.

Not guilty. Now the words turned her stomach. She rubbed the towel almost viciously over her dripping hair. She hated drug dealers. Hated their cockiness, their power, their sliminess. They were amongthe vilest creatures she faced-especially those that targeted kids.

But this one . . . This one had been a coworker. And a friend.

Or so she'd thought.

Her shoulders slumped. She needed to forget about all that and accept that it was going to be a long, difficult trial. The only way she'd ever get through it was to distance herself emotionally. If she was going to be firm, decisive, and dispassionate, she had to pull back. Way back.

And she would, but tonight . . . Tonight she had to allow herself a little slack.

Dejectedly, she wrapped the towel around her body and opened the bathroom door. First thing, she was going to turn on that heat.
Then she was going to curl up on the couch with a weepy romance novel and a glass of wine.

Maybe a bottle.