Secrets: Volume 8 the Best in Women's Sensual Fiction (Secrets (Red Sage)) [Paperback]

"Jared's Wolf" by Mary Janice Davidson. Jared Rocke lives for one thing only to revenge the death of his sister from werewolves. To his personal disgrace, Jared desires Moira, protector of the werewolf pack. Soon these sworn enemies will need to unite to stop a killer even as love flares between them.

"My Champion, My Love" by Alice Gaines. In 1888 Upstate New York Celeste wants the same sexual and other freedoms granted to males, but denied her gender. She seeks a hero and thinks she has found him in Robert, a mayor, but love makes both redefine her quest.

"Kiss or Kill" by Liz Maverick. In 2043 DC, the world has dramatically changed and not for the better. Military officer Camille must decide between destroying or allowing Meat the Robo to live based on whether her target can prove he is human. Though he makes her feel good about being a woman, she has doubts whether he is a man or a machine.

All four tales are well written and fun to read because even the sexiest scenes are not written for shock value, but interwoven into the plots. This quartet contains strong plots and solid lead characters, but then again what else would one expect from the no longer SECRETS anthologies.

Harriet Klausner

MaryJane Davidson returns with her werewolf series in Jared's Wolf. Jared's sister was killed by a werewolf and he is determined to kill the man that did it. He knows that only men can be werewolves (so much for reliable information) so when he sees a beautiful young woman roaming the werewolf compound he kidnaps her to keep her safe. Moira is more than capable of taking care of herself, but she is strongly attracted to Jared. She is convinced that he is an arrogrant and overbearing male that has a lot of wrong and potentially harmful information. She is determined to protect her pack and he is determine to avenge his sister.

Taming Kate is about a young women who inherits a botheral in Nevada. The botheral has been in her family for generations. The problem is that she didn't realize that she had a family. Having been raised to be prim and proper the passionate Kate can't bring herself to be a Madame of a brothel, especially when she is following the career her mother wanted for her. Trey Holliday is going to change Kate's mind and prove to her that passionate is not a bad thing.

My Champion, My Love is set in the Vistorian era when proper women were not suppose think that sex was wonderful. Celeste is committed to an asylum for her seual appetites by her stepchildren. Celeste's friend convinces the mayor, Robert Albright, to help Celeste. After an afternoon of passion they are torn apart by betrayal. Robert most not only face the betrayal but come to terms with his love for Celeste. Can he believe that she loves him.

This is a great collection of stories and worth adding to your collection of keepers.