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The owner of the ancient Irish Torque will always be an Irish lass. The wearer, the lover of her heart and soul. It's Angel Manning's legacy and has sparked dreams of an unknown lover who would fill her nights with heat. But when her father sells the Torque to Jack Riley against her wishes, destiny and fate are put in motion. Djinn's Wish When Tamric chose to become Djinn, he never imagined that he would be trapped in service to a magickal mirror for thousands of years, granting one wish to each woman who holds it. Tam is ready to do anything to obtain his freedom when he meets the human who will make him burn with a hunger he had long ago forgotten and yearn for a love unlike any he has ever imagined. Dream - Paying Up Christina Faulkner made a bet and now she owed him a kiss. If she's lucky, he's forgotten all about it. Shane Jacobs didn't just want the bet paid. He wanted a whole lot more. Christina is about to discover that Shane hasn't forgotten her. He's coming back to claim what is his. All of it.
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January 05, 2009:
"a Wish, a Kiss, a Dream" is a three for three home run for me with stories by three big names in erotica.
"Djinn's Wish" is Shiloh Walker's contribution about a ennui-filled genie trapped in a mirror who grants one wish with a kiss to each female owner before vanishing to his next 'job'. He's confused by Kat, his current 'owner', when she fails to make a wish after he appears...only to realize she is blind and can't see him or his magic. As he schemes to get her to 'gift' him with the mirror, he falls in love and wants to heal her. But once he grants his wish, he'll vanish...
***Fabulous and emotional read with a VERY happy ending!
"Paying Up" by Mary Wine provides the story of a hotter than Hades special psy ops soldier and the woman he's been craving ever since he saved her. Can she give up 'normal' for his special world?
***Major Alpha male plus major heat equals one devirgining with a great ending!
"Cowboy and the Thief" rounds out the anthology with one of Lora Leigh's scorchers. When Angel's father sells 'her' Torque to a sexy but infuriating American, Angel promptly heads to Texas to steal it back. Once Jack realizes who his cat burglar is, he has some very specific ideas on how she can 'earn' her freedom.
***It's Lora Leigh. Do I really need to say how hot and satisfying the story is?
All three stories were just different enough to please and all three made me want to read more by each author. Onto my keeper shelf it goes
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October 28, 2006: I enjoyed the first two short stories (The Wish and The Kiss). The last short story (The Dream)was abit RAUNCHY for my taste.