Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down [Kindle Edition]

Melanie George (Author), Sherrilyn Kenyon (Author), Jaid Black (Author)

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Product Description

In this sexy erotica anthology, three hot authors reel you in with sizzling novellas about alpha heroes who will do anything to get the women they want -- even kidnap them!

Bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon presents "'Captivated' by You," the second sexy story in her series featuring the Bureau of American Defense. Rhea Stevenson is a "BAD" agent who has just been handed her most challenging assignment. She must go undercover as a dominatrix to bring in a deadly terrorist. The only upside is that her fellow agent, "Ace" Krux, whom she has long desired, is her training partner. Almost immediately the roles of master and slave are wonderfully blurred and Rhea and Ace unleash a wealth of hidden desire.

From bestselling romance author Melanie George comes "Promise Me Forever," the story of Savannah Harper, who has finally put her breakup with pro-football player Donovan Jerricho behind her. But when Tristan comes home to Mississippi on the eve of Savannah's wedding, he still wants her. And when he carries her off and holds her hostage, Savannah's surprised to find that the desire's deliciously mutual....

From Jaid Black comes "Hunter's Right," the fantastical story of Corporal Ronda Tipton of the U.S. Army, whose chopper goes down in the Arctic Circle. The only survivor of the crash, Ronda happens upon a hidden civilization of Vikings -- where she must face the bridal auction block. Only Nikolas Ericsson, the man who found Ronda, can save her by claiming her as his own according to sacred rights. But will she and this primitive brute give in to the sparks made when their worlds collide?

Sensual and playful, these three novellas will carry you away!

About the Author

Sherrilyn Kenyon, who also writes under the name Kinley MacGregor, is the international and New York Times bestselling author of several series, including The Dark-Hunters, Brotherhood of the Sword, The MacAllisters, and Sex Camp Diaries. She is also the creator of the BAD series, featuring the sexy agents of the Bureau of American Defense, found in the story collections Born to Be BAD, Big Guns Out of Uniform, and Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down, as well as in her first full-length BAD novel, BAD Attitude. Also an award-winning web designer, she lives with her husband and sons near Nashville, Tennessee. Visit her on the web at www.sherrilynkenyon.com.

Before she discovered romantic fiction, Melanie George was the CEO of an executive-search consulting firm. Her most important job, however, has always been that of mother, to both a much-adored son and two precious dogs. When she is not writing, she is trying to restore her hundred-year-old house and has come to the conclusion that paint speckles will more than likely be a permanent part of her person. Melanie enjoys hearing from readers, and you can visit her website at www.melanie-george.com.

Jaid Black is the founder and driving force of Ellora's Cave Publishing, the award-winning online source for erotic literature. She is also the founder and publisher of Lady Jaided, a sexy new magazine for women. Her novella "Hunter's Right" appears in the collection Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down, and her novel Deep, Dark & Dangerous is forthcoming from Pocket Books in March 2006. Vistit her on the web at www.jaidblack.com.

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 384 KB
• Print Length: 293 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1416501592
• Publisher: Pocket Books (February 1, 2005)
• Sold by: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000FCJYZ0
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #120,356 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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31 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I only liked Jaid Black's novella..., February 9, 2005

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This review is from: Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down: Three Tales of Erotic Romance: Captivated by You / Promise Me Forever / Hunter's Right (Paperback)

Reading Jaid Black's novella, Hunter's Right, was a real treat. In fact, it is the only good novella in the Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down anthology. I am a big Black fan since I read The Possession and I admit that am partial to her work, but her scrumptious tale stands out among the three stories in this book. Ronda Tipton is a Corporal of the US Army. The chopper she is in crashes, leaving her as the only survivor in the collision. Alone in the middle of the Arctic Circle, she discovers a secret civilization of Vikings. The men in this alternate place sell women in auction blocks, branding them properties of the men who buy them. Ronda could not go back to normal civilization. And she may not want to after she meets Nikolas Ericsson. Sherrilyn Kenyon's Captivated by You is the second part of a series. I thought the story of a female undercover agent and her feelings for her fellow partner wasn't all that hot. I did not like Melanie George's Promise Me Forever at all. I thought the heroine was quite pathetic and too much of a conformist.

As said earlier, and as another reviewer pointed out, Jaid Black's novella is the only saving grace in this anthology. The others have little or no heat. I think Pocket Books has exaggerated the whole erotica concept of this book. The stories were not that erotic. Even Jaid Black's novella read like a toned down The Empress' New Clothes (her hot Ellora's Cave novel). All in all, if you are in the bargain for some steamy romantica, check out the Ellora's Cave anthologies. I'd suggest you skip this one unless you're a big fan of one or all of the authors here.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as exciting as I expected, February 23, 2006

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alicya6523 (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down: Three Tales of Erotic Romance: Captivated by You / Promise Me Forever / Hunter's Right (Paperback)

"Captivated" By You: Sherrilyn Kenyon-- focuses on 2 agents from a secret government agency, Bureau of American Defense (BAD), who have long been attracted to each other, but never acted on their feelings. Our heroine, Rhea Stevenson is assigned as a dominatrix to capture a terrorist, but first needs practice to perfect her technique. Fellow agent "Ace" Krux volunteers to be her training slave, and their attraction takes over from there.

I thought this story was the best in this series. It had a lot of humor, some exciting action sequences, and steamy romance. The characters were pretty well developed, and the story probably would've been better in novel form, but was just too rushed in short form.

Both the other stories in the book were a big disappointment. Promise Me Forever: Melanie George was about as exciting as a trip through the car wash. It was about a ex-pro football player who returns home to a small town after an injury ends his career. He tries to reignite the flame with his high school sweetheart, who is engaged to another man... No big surprises here.

Hunter's Right: Jaid Black-- also really disappointed me. Ronda Tipton is a US Army Corporal who, after a helicopter crash in the Arctic, stumbles on an underground civilization of Vikings. There's a marriage auction... and a revolt... a little too far fetched for me to become involved with the story.

If you're looking for something along these lines, but a little more intriguing, try BOUND AND DETERMINED by Shelley Bradley, THE POSSESSION by Jaid Black or her "Best of" anthology.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money - This is not Erotica, September 7, 2005

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NewGirl05 (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down: Three Tales of Erotic Romance: Captivated by You / Promise Me Forever / Hunter's Right (Paperback)

Or at least it doesn't compare at all to what I've previously read. The first two stories are like any Harlequin short story. The handcuffs added a touch of humor to the stories and the abduction, if it can be called that, was pretty mild mannered.

The biggest disappointment was the Jaid Black story. The first few chapters were good, the plot, the leading lady, but after the Hunter claimed his "rights" to marry, it turned into a disaster. The dialogue was crude and uninspired. It felt like being catapulted into a bad parody of an x-rated movie. Before trying to sell this anthology as Erotica, the publishers should have researched the subject by reading an Emma Holly book, or a Black Lace novel.