Heart of Lust — Riley Ashford

Can't Buy Me Lust
Millionaire Chester P. Hiddles has never been married, but not for lack of trying. Five engagements have gone kaput. Forget love. At this point, the owner of GameGeek would settle for a committed relationship with a woman who enjoys his company -- not just his money. Robotic engineer Shannon Brown has never been interested in marriage. Her robots not only offer the ultimate in sexual gratification, but also perfect companionship for the lonely. Well, the lonely and the rich. When an interfering goddess decides two geeks need a shove toward love, all it takes is a couple of misbehavin' sex-bots for Chester and Shannon to end up in each other's arms.

Heart of Gold
Local “history” says Gilmore Tucker sold Paradise, the beautiful slave he loved, and murdered his wife. So why is Gilmore trapped in his old plantation house, lamenting his lost love and fending off the evil bitch he married? Enter Kylie Goldheart, looking for a place to belong and hoping the abandoned Tucker's Plantation will be it. After cracking her noggin by a push from a not-so-friendly ghost, she's rescued by Gil Baker, Gilmore's descendent, who has returned to honor his ancestors by reuniting Paradise with her soul mate...if sprinkling her ashes on Gilmores' grave can be considered an appropriate reunion. The attraction between Kylie and very sexy Gil is intense, but their instant romance riles the evil lingering among the crumbling ruins of the magnificent old house. Publisher Note: Previously published elsewhere under the title Tucker's Paradise, but has been expanded for EC.

All You Need is Lust
When Kira Maxwell decides to trade in her lousy sex life for a very expensive vibrator, she visits the classiest joint on the Las Vegas strip to make her purchase. She hopes to at least keep her body satisfied, because her heart has yet to find satisfaction from any man. However, The Great Smenkare vibrator isn't a regular sex toy. Cursed because his selfish behavior caused the death of Bastet's favorite priestess, Smenkare has paid the price over and over for his selfish use of women. He wants nothing more than to be freed from Bastet's service…until he meets the funny and sweet Kira. A spell is cast between two people who can heal each other -- but the magic holding Smenkare in Kira's arms only lasts thirty days.

Publisher's Note: You just can't keep a good story down. Previously published as The Lust Bastion in Ellora's Cave's Lighthearted Lust anthology, the story was rebirthed with another publisher under the title Wish Upon a Prince. But now, revised and expanded with lots more “lust”, it's back where it belongs under a new title and a new pen name. If you enjoyed Bastet, the mysterious character in Can't Buy Me Lust, she's back to her mischievousness in All You Need Is Lust.

Happy Howlidays
Five hundred years ago, Alexander Addington was the Golden Knight, a man who battled his own ruthless father to save the lands and life of his true love, Princess Elysabeth. But he lost -- both the war and his lady. A sorceress's magic turned him into an immortal Irish Wolfhound -- at least until he finds his reincarnated lover and breaks the spell. Survivor Bethany Knight has made a new life in the small town of Winterhaven, Colorado. She loves her job in a pagan specialty store, and she even adopts a stray dog. Then Beth begins having sensual dreams about a handsome knight who claims she is his lady love. And all her dream man wants is for her to believe in magic…and second chances. Publisher Note: Previously published elsewhere under the title Wolf in Santa's Clothing. It has been revised and expanded for Ellora's Cave.