Archive for the 'Mardi Gras Publishing' Category

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Dream Lord Mardi Gras Publishing

March 18, 2007

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Author: Skylar Sinclair
Publisher: Mardi Gras Publishing

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Lana Thomas visits an old junk shop. Browsing the items for sale, an old leather-bound book claims her attention. She doesn’t know why she must buy it, but buy it she does…

Caleb had been the next in line to the throne. His brother, Zeek, didn’t want that to happen. Caleb found himself banished inside the leather book, to forever only feed from mortals sexual exploits. Caleb is able to manipulate dreams, so when Lana buys the book her nighttime frolics take on quite a different meaning…

Lana, unable to sleep, picked up the leather book for a little read in the hopes she would become sleepy. The very words touched her…and not in the way you would imagine. She finally falls asleep, and Caleb wakes up…

Some very hot action follows. Searing stuff.

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Pulling the old leather bound book from the stacks of so many other forgotten works, she blew a whispery billow of air across the front cover to lighten the film of dust that settled upon it from unwanted neglect.

To summarise: If you want a book that shows many forms of sexual gratification, that pulls no punches as to exactly what is happening, Dream Lord is the book for you. No purple prose in this book when the erotic scenes spark to life…

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Blessings of the Storm Mardi Gras Publishing

March 14, 2007

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Author: Stella and Audra Price
Publisher: Mardi Gras Publishing

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Nora’s Aunt Clara has died, leaving her with vast wealth. She is now the owner of a house and curio shop in Rhode Island. Nora spends the day checking out her new belongings. A rolled Persian rug catches her eye and she goes over to investigate. The rug moves, and Nora tells herself it’s rats. Maybe she has an infestation? (Best clear it up fast if it is, Nora!) She pokes at the rug and it unrolls. A naked man had been inside! Is he dead? Nora inches closer and the body moves! She isn’t too worried about this. Maybe she finds naked men in her rugs all the time? She’s at her ease with the man because he doesn’t appear to be threatening in any way.

I think I would have been just a tiny bit afraid here!

Sinclair is that naked guy. He’s an Ilfrit, and has been locked away in the carpet for years. As Aunt Clara died, it unlocked the spell that bound him to the dusty roll of carpet. Sinclair explains all about Ilfrits, and informs Nora she has three wishes, for she’s his new owner. He can gain freedom if the owner of the rug falls in love with him (I guess he didn’t float Aunt Clara’s boat then!).

The pair get to know one another and, after a month, Nora has to make a decision. Does she have the three wishes she’s entitled to, or does she pick Sinclair?

You’ll just have to find out!

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Blood on the Harvest Moon Mardi Gras Publishing

March 13, 2007

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Author: Stella and Audra Price
Publisher: Mardi Gras

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What an interesting short story. I enjoyed this quite a lot.

As a child, Danica broke all the rules. Grammy warned her not to do this, told her she shouldn’t do that. Sometimes she did do as directed, but her impulse to ignore warnings and go her own way wins out on the one thing she really mustn’t do…

Grammy never explains why Danica shouldn’t have anything to do with the little boy called Ethan that sits on the old oak tree branch. Danica has seen him since she was small. He looked about her age, and as she grew, so did he…

As the years roll by, Danica finds that she longs for the youth in the tree to notice her. Her body and emotions are drawn to him more than ever. Then he disappears. Danica involves herself with a local boy, Robby, resigning herself to the fact the youth has gone forever.

She couldn’t be more wrong, for he returns, with a price for his love. Will Danica do what Ethan asks?

With a twist that I didn’t expect, and an ending that is a little sad, Blood on the Harvest Moon is an enjoyable tale that you can enjoy on a tea break. Brew your coffee and crack open the cookie jar, readers!