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Sheer Pleasure
February 2007
Berkley Trade
ISBN 0-425-21458-3
Includes Daydream Believer, Leather and Lace and Awaiting
Moonrise.
For the first time in one volume, USA Today
bestselling author Maggie Shayne—whose romances have been hailed as
“rich, sensual, and bewitching”*— presents three tales you’ll devour for
the sheer pleasure of it…
In “Daydream Believer,” a clairvoyant
haunted by visions of a mysterious stranger finds herself drawn to a
lawman with a psychic gift of his own. But it will take more than a
glimpse of the future to save her from a killer—it will take the man of
her dreams…
Though she’s the model of modesty, a young
entrepreneur is reluctantly transformed into a runway model for her
burgeoning lingerie business—so much so that her own roguish boss
doesn’t even recognize her! And she’s about show him that flowers and
candy just can’t compare to a little “Leather and Lace.”
In “Awaiting Moonrise,” a science professor
enters the steamy bayou to find a new species of animal, convinced that
her quarry has sparked the rumors of a werewolf in the region. Instead,
she finds temptation in the form of a creature straight out of her most
sensual nightmares…
Daydream Believer originally
published in Man of My Dreams
Leather and Lace originally published in
Sinful
Awaiting Moonrise originally published in
Hot Blooded
Reviews
"But I intend to ...buy more of Maggie Shayne’s books
ASAP. Not only is she at the top of my book wish
list, but I’ve already bought a few of her other books
based on how much I enjoyed Sheer Pleasure. And
I’m scouring all of those overlooked stories in other anthologies in my
library, looking for other jewels I’ve missed… [Leather
and Lace] was probably my
favorite story in the anthology. For anyone who has ever harbored a
secret infatuation for their boss, Leather and Lace
will stoke the fires of fantasy a little hotter than before… And if you
haven’t ever had such desires about an employer, you’ll wish you had a
boss like Richard Gable, no doubt!
I confess
that I am a sucker for a hot shape shifter tale (no pun intended, lol),
and Awaiting Moonrise did not disappoint me in the
least! Double up my love of sexy werewolves with my love of hotter than
hot Cajun men, and this one sent my temperature up a couple of degrees,
I’m sure! As if that weren’t enough, Shayne spins this story with a
great bit of suspense, and peppers it with a little Voodoo mojo for good
measure… Out of the three stories in Sheer Pleasure,
Daydream Believer is the one that tugged at my heart strings the
most. Megan is tortured by her visions, desperate
to help someone, and aches for someone to believe her,
just once. Her loneliness is palpable, as is the
heat between her and Detective Sam…"
-- Jennifer,
CK2S Kwips and Kritiques
"Maggie Shayne's
single author anthology, Sheer Pleasure combines three
stories previously published in other anthologies in one
new volume. Leather and Lace (originally
published in Sinful), Awaiting Moonrise (originally
published in Hot Blooded), and Daydream Believer
(originally published in Man of My Dreams) comprise a
wonderful introduction for this reviewer to Maggie
Shayne's considerable talent." -- Jennifer Ray,
Wild on Books
"This was an awesome book.
I give it 5 out of 5 stars. It is a book with three
short stories. I read this for my erotic reading
challenge. It wasn't overly erotic, but the stories were
great and quick to read." --
The Books I Read
"These three well written
fun novellas are reprints from previous anthologies in
which Maggie Shayne was one of the contributors. Though
two are supernatural romances and the other a
traditional contemporary, the entries are fun to read as
each one stars an interesting female protagonist and the
hunk salivating over them." --
Harriet Klausner
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