Love Notes — Ellora's Cave

Rhythm and motion at its most sensual...

Songbirds By KJ Reed
Seduction in a song is twice as sweet…
Cross Strickland is the king of his empire. As the CEO of a major record label, his life is work and he leaves room for little else. Women are for stress relief and plus ones at events. Emotional attachments are for the weak. Ava Monroe and Knight McKay are former lovers who remained best friends because they both realized the truth about their relationship -- it was missing an extra spark. They turned their passions to music, and the duo is being granted the break of a lifetime when Imperial Records offers them a chance to land a contract. The sexual tension climbs and Cross finds himself drawn into a threesome he didn't see coming. It's one thing to share a woman, but his attraction to Knight is over the line…isn't it? The depth of feeling for these two scares him in more ways than one, and he makes a break for it. But when tragedy strikes, the two songbirds have to make a choice. Move on, or fight for their man.

Primal Beat By Marilyn Campbell
Anthropologist Spence Banning is researching the effects of primitive tribal music on the civilized human libido. Unfortunately, he lacks the perfect test subject to complete his work on sexual response. When the primal beats pulse through the vents of her apartment in the middle of the night, Ivy Whitehall awakens in a state of intense arousal. Although she normally avoids confrontation, desperation drives her to seek out the source of the music and demand relief. Their initial sexual encounter is manic, mindless and nameless but afterward Spence convinces Ivy to be his test subject. Though the research is intriguing, Ivy finds her willingness to help is less for the sake of science…and more about strengthening a certain sexual syncopation.

Song from the Abyss By Margaret L. Carter
Alyce always spent her summer break at her aunt's beach house. It was there that she met Dean -- her first love. She thought Dean loved her as much as she loved him. Until the summer when they were eighteen and he vanished from her life. Just gone. No explanation, not even an email. Alyce tucked away her memories of Dean, though she never forgot him. Three years later, her aunt did something that destroyed their relationship as well. She drugged and used Alyce in an arcane ritual that opened a portal into another dimension. Now Alyce has inherited the house where she endured that terrifying night. She finds a recording of the eerie music from the dark rite. When she plays it, the portal opens again, and Dean returns. Their passion ignites, more intense than anything Alyce has ever known, but he's no longer quite human. Dean has spent years in another dimension. Sinuous tentacles are only the most visible mark of his alien transformation. Who is he now? What is he?

After the Music By Allie Standifer
Willow Madison is country music's reigning princess, but she's handing in her crown. Tired of all work and no play, Willow retires from singing for her supper. The first thing on her To-Do list is Deacon Travers. Deacon's out of the Navy and ready to start the rest of his life. Only he needs to get a few things off his chest, like being in love with America's sweetheart. Even if Willow remembers her old high-school pal, does he stand a chance of stealing her heart? Having history together does not promise they will have a future. Although the passion is very definitely there…