Chareh, a Master Bard, has been away from home for far too long. Recalling a broken promise to his beloved childhood friend Earan, he rushes home — only to find his friend committing ritual suicide. He stops Earan, and during the night they begin to repair their friendship and kindle a new kind of love...
In the magical Silverbeam Forest, Mivian is a red fairy whose politically subversive tea parties have drawn the ire of the Fairy King—so he secretly sells her to an unscrupulous wizard and his ally, a blue fairy named Frostcup. Stolen from her home, Mivian discovers pleasure she could never have imagined…
A wolf is chasing Autumn through a snowy forest, but when he catches her, she finds out he is not all he seems. He is an ancient, immortal werewolf, and it turns out that he’s the best lover she has ever had—even if the scars of his past leave him less than gentle.
Archaeologist Miralla has a new partner: a stunningly beautiful elf woman who she just can’t stand. Sent on a mission into a mysterious ancient elven city deep below the earth, Miralla and the elf Cloiralys find themselves in the clutches of a strange magical machine: a machine that seems programmed to wring every last bit of pleasure from its hapless victims…
Kez is ship’s cook on a stolen ship crewed by pirates. The pirates are on the run from the corrupt Ascendancy government, and they’ve just picked up two new passengers: ‘unicorn’ people, aliens also fleeing for their lives.
Between towering trees and deadly desert, Kez and xir crewmates explore the dangers and wonders of a new, unexplored planet. Kez finds xirself embroiled in an unwitting rivalry over the lovely alien Seely, even as the crew struggles to find a water source. But water and sex might be the least of their worries…
