Secrets Volume 1 (Red Sage - Secrets Volumes) (Paperback)

by Alice Gaines (Author), Bonnie Hamre (Author), Ivy Landon (Author), Jeanie Legendre (Author), Alexandria Kendall (Editor)

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SECRETS VOLUME 1

A LADY'S QUEST - BONNIE HAMRE In A Lady's Quest, author Bonnie Hamre brings you a London historical where Lady Antonia Blair-Sutworth searches for a lover in a way that is sure to shock and please the reader.

THE SPINNER'S DREAM - ALICE GAINES The Spinner's Dream weaves a seductive fantasy that will leave every woman wishing for her own private love slave, desperate and running for his life.

THE GIFT - JEANIE LEGENDRE he Gift With The Gift you are immersed in the historic tale of exotic seduction and bondage of a concubine's surrender to the Sultan's desires.

THE PROPOSAL - IVY LANDON Take a read on the wild side of love. The Proposal will taunt you, tease you, and shock you. A contemporary erotica for the adventurous woman.

From the Publisher
Red Sage Publication presents the first anthology of eroticism for women. The stories come alive with characters finely drawn and fully fleshed. Each segment offers a set of lovers both fresh and unique, making the pages fairly steam with passion. For those addicted to romance these tales are a must. Reviewed by Kathee Card for Romancing the Web.

BOOKAHOLICS.COM I recommend the SECRETS book to those readers looking for more sensuality in their romances. The stories in this collection have such vivid descriptions that nothing is left to your imagination. You not only step behind the bedroom door, but you get into bed with the couples. BE WARNED: If you wear eyeglasses, keep a paper towel handy to wipe the lenses and mop the sweat from your brow. SECRETS, Volume One is HOT!!! -SUSAN - BOOKAHOLICS.COM

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Product Details

• Paperback: 209 pages
• Publisher: Red Sage Publishing, Inc. (December 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964894203
• ISBN-13: 978-0964894204
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #321,943 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Secrets Revealed, October 16, 2003

By	Ann (Knightdale, NC United States) - See all my reviews

A Lady's Quest by Bonnie Hamre*****
Historical Romance-London Society: Lady Antonia Blair-Sutworth is a widow enjoying her independence. Dougal MacDonald, seventh Duke of Sutherland returns to London to make her his mistress. The optimistic Duke laid his claim and very promptly got snubbed. Antonia is attracted to the Duke so she decides to get a new lover to distract her from the alluring Duke. With the help of her maid, Clarry she begins interviewing at a rooming house where she (in disguise) awaits the applicants. Applicants are required to pleasure her (forgoing their own), remain fully dressed and will be rewarded with a return visit only if the job is well done. Night after night the Duke pursues her, day after day Antonia accepts applicants but none can wash away her desire for the Duke. Now all applicants have left-except one and this "mysterious" applicant refuses to speak to her--but he's exactly what she's been waiting for. He returns for a second interview and a third for "their" unveiling.

The Spinner's Dream by Alice Gaines****
Magical Romance: Kareth sa-Damil is an outcast and is punishing herself for her wanton nature. Guided by Dendra, she lives deep in the forest in a one-room cabin seeking purification. Tired of whoredom, Thiele jumped out of his Lady Eria's window to escape. The sex slave storms into her solitude seeking a place to hide and she fakes sickness to prevent the churl captors from searching her wardrobe. Kareth is obligated to tend to his wounds-he thanks her the only way he can: he pleasures her. Now he refuses to leave until she uses her "magic" to remove his collar of ownership. How will her wanton nature ever resist such temptation?

The Gift by Jeanie LeGendre*****
An innocent French woman, niece of the Ambassador is sold into slavery and given to the Sultan Solimon as a harem "Gift". Solimon is instantly attracted to Alessandra de Got but she quickly makes it known that she's educated, was kidnapped and wants to go home! Solimon can't return her because it would insult his Sultan neighbor and start a war. What is a Sultan to do? He strikes a 3-day deal with the lady. She prepares to prove to him her diplomatic intelligence; he prepares a seduction.

The Proposal by Ivy Landon**
Contemporary Romance: Tracey Vennet is sleeping with the boss, Craig Logan. She loves him but the sex is not that great. Craig feels the same and stages a romantic evening to convince her to say yes by "spanking" up their sex life.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A GOOD INTRO TO EROTICA. HOT!, June 30, 2000

By	"virgie" (Manila) - See all my reviews

Bonnie Hamre's "A LADY'S QUEST" has great sexual tension but 'finishes' (& I use the term loosely) just when things get real interesting.....Dougal MacDonald, Duke of Sutherland rushed to London to make the lovely & newly-unattached widow Antonia his mistress. Determined to remain single, Antonia needs to find a completely satisfying lover in order to resist the Duke's charms.

Some scenes were kinda dragging & I also expected a lot more than was delivered in Alice Gaines's "A SPINNER'S DREAM".....Novice priestess of the goddess Dendra, Kareth sa-Damil was exiled to her forest cottage when the escaped churl Thiele burst in on her solitude. Grateful for her help in evading the slave hunters, Thiele thanks her his way--as the recipient of his considerable talents of a love slave.

My personal favorite, Jeanie LeGendre's "THE GIFT," is highly romantic yet positively scorching! Alessandra is the unwilling 'gift' bestowed upon Sultan Soliman. Determined to prove her unsuitability as an houri, she challenges him to 3 nights of erotic resistance.

Ivy Landon's "THE PROPOSAL" is rather shocking & kinky.....CEO Craig Logan is determined to bring his company president Tracey Vennet to a sexual climax! His plan includes a 'spanking' game of dominance/submission.

Don't miss the rest of the "Secrets" series: volumes 2, 3, 4, etc...You won't be disappointed!

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Secrets made me blush! and keep right on reading..., November 25, 2000

By A Customer

Wow! I was tracking down Bonnie Hamre's works and fell in love with the Secrets anthologies. They are provocative, heat-provoking fantasies and I enjoyed them all, but I rooted for the duke of Sutherland who wants Antonia, and he wants her now. I laughed at the idea of meeting as antagonists by night and as masked lovers during the afternoon... hot hot hot! Or am I giving too much away?