Ellora's Cavemen: Tales from the Temple IV

Love it. Body chemistry loveeeeeeeeeeeee that story thought it was so cute. Like the others even Jaid Black

This book contains six short stories, described below. 5 stars for NIGHT SCREAM by Denise A. Agnew. Wow! Very good. This is a fun story which ends with hot erotic sex. CIA-type agent meets girl who is in training to be an agent. They fight something evil together. Data: Story length: 46 pages. Sexual language: erotic. Number of sex scenes: two. Setting: current day top secret location. Genre: erotic paranormal romance. 5 stars for BODY CHEMISTRY by Tawny Taylor. Wow! Very well done. Wildly erotic. Allie is attracted to a nerd-type genius at work who usually bores women with talk of his laboratory work. He accidentally spills a formula on himself which is like catnip to women. Data: Story length: 41 pages. Sexual language: erotic. Number of sex scenes: three. Setting: present day unknown town. Genre: erotic contemporary romance. Other Books: To date, I've read one other story by Tawny Taylor. I gave 2 stars to "Siren's Dance," copyright 2005, which appears in the anthology "Veiled Pleasures." My 2 star review for the anthology was posted 12/19/08. 5 stars for GHOST OF A CHANCE by Shiloh Walker. Very good. Interesting story of ghosts and reincarnation. Nice ending. Chelsea inherits a house. She goes to live there for awhile to write. Ghosts are involved. Since the story is good, I won't give anything away through spoilers. Data: Story length: 54 pages. Sexual language: erotic. Number of sex scenes: six. Setting: current day Warren, Kentucky. Copyright: 2004. Genre: erotic paranormal romance. Other Books: For a list of my reviews of other Shiloh Walker books, see my 4 star review of The Missing posted 11/12/08. 4 stars for PAST RUNNING by Mlyn Hurn. Pretty good. Craig is excaped convict who forces his ex-wife Aeryn to help him escape. Data: Story length: 42 pages. Sexual language: erotic. Number of sex scenes: three plus. Setting: current day small U.S. city on the coast. Copyright: 2004. Genre: erotic contemporary romance. 4 stars for THE BECKONED by Jaid Black. Nice story. Somewhat surprise ending. Puawai is a New Zealand Indian living in present day America. She time travels back to 1776 and meets Major Jack Elliot a military man. They had been dreaming of each other for years. Data: Story length: 59 pages. Sexual language: erotic. Number of sex scenes: three. Setting: present day and 1776 rural Ohio. Copyright: 2004. Genre: erotic time travel romance. Other Books: For a list of my reviews of other Jaid Black books, see my 5 star review of "One Dark Night" posted 4/2/08. 3 stars for EARTHWORK by Annie Windsor. I liked it, but would have preferred a more defined ending. Keli and Dram join forces to fight an evil group. They have witch-type powers, which exist in some humans in the year 2800. The story ends after the first battle but the evil continues. I wanted to know more about the evil group and what was going to eventually happen. There is some bondage and sadism. Data: Sto

I bought this book because I'd been hearing about Ellora's Cave and wanted to see what their books were like. I figured an anthology would give me a general idea of how steamy the books are and what kinds of stories they produce. I was a little surprised when I first read Body Chemistry by Tawny Taylor. The heroine is a bit over-emphatic. But, the erotic material was fresh and funny and I liked how the hero became very bold and confident as the story went on. There is a little kink to this one, but I liked that part! I was impressed with and enjoyed Ghost of a Chance by Shiloh Walker. It is a story where past lives and present lives mix. It has a brilliant mix of the paranormal with strong sexual tension. Earthwork by Annie Windsor is definately sexy and erotic. There is certainly some steamy material here that will keep you warm on a cold night. I'm not used to reading male dominance/ S & M type stuff, so this was a change for me. I also usually don't read futuristic romances. But, I do love stories with strong psychic elements and this has all three. If you like alpha heroes with a strong dominant streak, you'll like Earthwork. I was less interested in Mlyn Hurn's tale, Past Running, and it is probably the only story I never re-read. Maybe because it's about an abusive ex-husband bent on kidnapping and more, I just wasn't really excited by it. There was little in the way of steamy scenes and the villain was repugnant, so I read it through and didn't look back. If you like romantic suspense or thriller type books, you might enjoy this tale. I think Mlyn Hurn is probably good as a full-length novel writer, I just wasn't titillated by this as a short tale. I thought there needed to be more about Aeryn and Devlin and less on the ex-husband. This story reads like it is an excerpt from a longer novel rather than a solid, stand alone erotic piece. I enjoyed Jaid Black's story, The Beckoned. She did a good job of creating a time travel romance in a very short format. I also loved the fact that the heroine was an Indian woman from New Zealand in love with a colonial American. The heroine's background added something special for me and made the story fresh and unique. The first story of the book is Denise A. Agnew's Nightscream. A vampire and a headstrung aspiring agent get caught together alone in the special investigation's office while attempting to get rid of a very determined banshee. Things heat up between them as agent Conall Tierney seems just as bent on seducing Evelyn as he is on capturing the banshee. It's a good story and there is something sexy about Conall. It would have been nice if this one was a little longer. Overall, this is a fun anthology. Certain stories stand out more than others, but it definately has a lot of variety!

Mainly bought this for the Jaid Black story. But was impressed by the Shiloh Walker story. This was my first story by her. Of course since it's a continuation of an established series, I didn't quite know what was going on. But that really didn't matter. It made me want to start on the series. Jaid Black and Lora Leigh are my all time favorites. But now, I have to add Shiloh to this list. Keep up the good work, Shiloh.