The Best of Ellora's Cave Volume I [Paperback]

Marly Chance (Author), Diane Whiteside (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2003

THE SWITCH Built like a Viking of old, modern day warrior Sean Lindstrom is a veteran of The Gulf War and countless other excursions. This powerful man, a widower for six years but celibate for twelve, is about to have his ultimate fantasy fulfilled. A chance encounter at a bookstore has left businesswoman Beth Nakamura feeling hot and bothered. After a broken engagement tore her life into pieces, Beth is not looking for a commitment, just a night to remember. But seeing the untapped passions in Sean, she is helpless to resist such a lure and offers him a weekend in which to indulge their mutual desires. "Author Diane Whiteside grabs your attention and keeps it to the very last page in THE SWITCH." - Michelle Gann, The Word on Romance "I loved this book. Whiteside has created a hero and a heroine with believable pasts and motivations... Whiteside has captured the volcanic passion that a scene can arouse, and the amazing tenderness between Dom and sub." - Gillian Fitzgerald for Sensual Romance OATH OF SEDUCTION: SEDUCING SHARON Sharon took an oath at the idealistic age of eighteen to mate with an unknown alien from another planet, never expecting the alien to actually show up and invoke it eleven years later. A librarian with a love for the orderly and ordinary, she prefers a calm, quiet existence. Surprises are life's way of indicating you did not plan well enough. Liken is a warrior cop from Shimeria. He is six feet seven inches of walking, talking sex personified. Having been inside Sharon's head he knows her deepest fantasies, and knows that she is the perfect mate for him. But first he has to seduce her... "I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys their romance hot. A 6'7" psychic alien cop with black hair and piercing blue eyes who wants to make all your fantasies come true...what's not to like?" - B. Small, Paranormal Romance "...a sizzling read guaranteed to raise your temperature." - Terri Figueroa, Romance Reviews Today

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Ellora's Cave (February 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972437711
• ISBN-13: 978-0972437714
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,062,612 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The SWITCH sizzles!, August 18, 2004

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Angela Knight "Angela Knight" (South Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best of Ellora's Cave Volume I (Paperback)

Sean is a handsome Alpha male, a former Special Forces warrior, and the father of a teenaged son. He also has a secret: He's a Switch, a man with fantasies about submitting to a beautiful woman -- or, conversely, dominating her. When he meets beautiful Beth, he realizes she's the woman of his dreams. Despite her Asian heritage, Beth loves to play dominant in the bedroom. When the two get together, the result is steamy passion-- but more than that, their relationship quickly blooms into a sweetly passionate romance.

Whiteside's writing shines in this story. You'll love it!

7 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Split Between the two Stories, June 20, 2004

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S. Brown "tinkkytone" (La Mesa, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of Ellora's Cave Volume I (Paperback)

I give this book three stars because the two stories featured are vastly different, and one is better then the other.

"The Switch"

Well, I read this book a long time ago, so I don't remember the characters names, but I do remember the details.

It begins with a woman feeling the anguish of lost love. Her partner was killed in the terrorist attacks of 9/11, and she is longing to find a new partner. In a bookstore, she meets a kindred spirit who calls to her lonliness.

Now, this is where the story gets real interesting. The hero and the heroine are both fascinated with the world of BDSM. So, the growth of their love really takes place over one weekend, where the two spend...and interesting time learning and discovering about what fascinates them sexually. But, although the heroine feels for the hero, she is looking for something different. She is looking for a man who can be both dominate and submissive, which I suppose in the underground world of BDSM is called a 'switch'. Is the hero the person she is looking for?

Well, you'll have to read that for yourself.

Personally, I thought the book was okay. The writing wasn't bad, and for the first half of the story I was a bit intrigued. Yet, the more I read, the more I became bored with the story. I just couldn't get into the whole 'switch' thing going on. It really broke the flow of the read for me, and made me question rather the heroine was really in love with the hero.

I give this first part of the book two stars.

"Oath of Seduction" is the best of the two. I remember this book a lot better because it was actually good.

Sharon is an earth woman bound by a contract the planet has with a neighboring race of aliens. The have a pact that exchanges woman for technology and the such. Of course, this may sound a bit archaic, but it's not like the woman aren't given a chance to resist. To make it fair, the woman can choose to be seduced, challenged, or conquerored.

Sharon chooses to be seduced, so Liken, the hero, has a month to seduce her into saying. What you find out later, is that the aliens aren't just picking women at random. They spend years looking for their soulmate, a woman who can bond with their mind and body. Sharon is Liken's mate, so now he has a month to seduce her into knowing it. Yet, there is a catch, and...well...it's a different kind of catch. You'll just have to read it too find out what I mean.

There are some elements of the paranormal because Liken has the ability to look into Sharon's mind. But, the author doesn't focus on that. Sharon's inability to deal with the changes in her life, and her problems with totally accepting all the changes taking place are really fascinating. The story is totally believable, even though it is a sci-fi/paranormal.

I enjoyed the story, so I give it 4 stars