Romance

This sequel to The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, the first of Anne Rice's elegantly written volumes of erotica, continues her explicit, teasing exploration of the psychology of human desire. Beauty, having indulged in a secret and forbidden infatuation with the rebellious slave Prince Tristan, is sent away from the Satyricon-like world of the castle. Once again Rice's fabulous tale of pleasure and pain dares to explore the most primal and well-hidden desires of the human heart.

Lora Leigh does it--in the lair of a strange breed, part man, part wolf, on the hunt for the woman he craves--and needs--to fulfill a hunger clawing at him from within.

Angela Knight does it--in the psychic realm of a woman attuned to the touch of strangers--and the powerful temptations of a seductive and mysterious protector.

Emma Holly does it--in the fantastic Demon World where a powerful Queen rules--until she commits the sin of falling in love with the handsome son of her worst enemy.

Diane Whiteside does it--in an alternate universe of Regency magic where two lovers are threatened by a vicious mage, and swept up in a turbulent war off the Cornish cliffs.

She was moments away from making the worst decision of her life.

He was moments away from saving himself when he saw her.

Saving her changed the course of both their lives.

Now, fifteen years later, she's about to lose her business. He's a self-made billionaire who's only interested in his bottom line. When their paths cross yet again, she has no idea who he is. He knows exactly who she is and vows that he's not saving her a second time. The first time he saved her almost cost him his life.

But when he takes a dare to stay at The Retreat for one week to help with his stress level, will she find out he's hidden his identity? And will he choose to do what's right for his business or finally act on what he's kept hidden in his heart all these years?

The Billionaire's Retreat is a clean, emotional romance and is a part of the Whiskey Ridge series. These books can be read in any order and are set in the Blue Ridge Mountains!

Ruined beyond repair and shunned by London society, lovely Miranda Rohan rebelliously embraces the freedom that comes from having nothing left to lose. However, this dangerous course throws her under the power of the darkly enigmatic Lucien de Malheur--known to many as the Scorpion.

Seeking to destroy the Rohans, Lucien traps Miranda in a marriage she thinks is based on friendship but instead is rooted in vengeance. Yet even when she realizes the truth, their enmity fuels a shocking passion--and perhaps even more.

Such a man might drive anyone to murder....