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Dance of Desire (1001 Dark Nights)

Dance of Desire

By Christopher Rice

1001 Dark Nights

Dance of Desire

By Christopher Rice

1001 Dark Nights

ISBN: 978-1-942299-24-0

Published by Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated

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This is a work of fiction. Names, places, characters and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination and are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or establishments is solely coincidental.

Book Description

Dance of Desire

By Christopher Rice

When Amber Watson walks in on her husband in the throes of extramarital passion with one of his employees, her comfortable, passion-free life is shattered in an instant. Worse, the fate of the successful country music bar that bears her family's name suddenly hangs in the balance. Her soon to be ex-husband is one of the bar's official owners; his mistress, one of its employees. Will her divorce destroy her late father's legacy?

Not if Amber's adopted brother Caleb has anything to do with it. The wandering cowboy has picked the perfect time for a homecoming. Better yet, he's determined to use his brains and his fists to put Amber's ex in his place and keep the family business intact. But Caleb's long absence has done nothing to dim the forbidden desire between him and the woman the State of Texas considers to be his sister.

Years ago, when they were just teenagers, Caleb and Amber shared a passionate first kiss beside a moonlit lake. But that same night, tragedy claimed the life of Caleb's parents and the handsome young man went from being a family friend to Amber's adopted brother. Has enough time passed for the two of them to throw off the roles Amber's father picked for them all those years ago? Will their desire for each other save the family business or put it in greater danger?

DANCE OF DESIRE is the first contemporary romance from award-winning,
New York Times
bestselling author Christopher Rice, told with the author's trademark humor and heart. It also introduces readers to a quirky and beautiful town in the Texas Hill Country called Chapel Springs.

READER ADVISORY. DANCE OF DESIRE contains fantasies of dubious consent, acted on by consenting adults. Readers with sensitivities to those issues should be advised.

About Christopher Rice

New York Times bestselling author Christopher Rice’s first foray into erotic romance,
THE FLAME
, earned accolades from some of the genre’s most beloved authors. “Sensual, passionate and intelligent,” wrote Lexi Blake, “it’s everything an erotic romance should be.” J. Kenner called it “absolutely delicious,” Cherise Sinclair hailed it as “beautifully lyrical” and Lorelei James announced, “I look forward to reading more!” He went on to publish two more installments in The Desire Exchange Series,
THE SURRENDER GATE
and
KISS THE FLAME
. Prior to his erotic romance debut, Christopher published four
New York Times
bestselling thrillers before the age of 30, received a Lambda Literary Award and was declared one of People Magazine’s Sexiest Men Alive. His supernatural thrillers,
THE HEAVENS RISE and THE VINES
, were both nominated for Bram Stoker Awards. Aside from authoring eight works of dark suspense, Christopher is also the co-host and executive producer of THE DINNER PARTY SHOW WITH CHRISTOPHER RICE & ERIC SHAW QUINN, all the episodes of which can be downloaded and streamed at
www.TheDinnerPartyShow.com
and from iTunes. Subscribe to The Dinner Party Show's You Tube channel to receive the newest content.

Also from Christopher Rice

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Thrillers

Supernatural Thrillers

THE HEAVENS RISE

THE VINES

Paranormal Romance

THE FLAME
: A Desire Exchange Novella

THE SURRENDER GATE
: A Desire Exchange Novel

KISS THE FLAME
: A Desire Exchange Novella

Contemporary Romance

DANCE OF DESIRE

DESIRE & ICE
: A MacKenzie Family Novella

Acknowledgments

Once again, a huge thanks to both Liz Berry and M.J Rose for inviting me to be part of this special project. (And Steve Berry for being the instigator.) Another huge thanks to Jillian Stein for making romanceland a better place with her personality, humor and social media saavy.

Kimberly Guidroz and "Shy" Pam Jamison did a wonderful job of editing this one, as always. But Kim, in particular, deserves more thanks than one page can accommodate, for more reasons than I can list here. As always, Asha Hossain does a wonderful job with the Dark Nights covers. Two more big rounds of thanks to cover model Jamison Murphy and photographer Cathryn Farnsworth.

For her friendship and general support of my romantic endeavors, I will always be grateful for the fact that Lexi Blake lives and breathes and is so generous with her knowledge and talent. And in the case of this particular novella, I'm eternally indebted to Liliana Hart, who not only invited me to write a story set in the world of her MacKenzie Family, she allowed me to crossover some of its characters into DANCE OF DESIRE.

And I'd be remiss if I didn't also give shout outs to my good friends and general support network, Eric Shaw Quinn, Becket Ghiotto, Christina Barnett, Karen O'Brien and my mother. And of course, all my Texas relatives who inspired the finer parts of this story.

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FOREVER WICKED
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CRIMSON TWILIGHT
by Heather Graham

CAPTURED IN SURRENDER
by Liliana Hart

SILENT BITE: A SCANGUARDS WEDDING
by Tina Folsom

DUNGEON GAMES
by Lexi Blake

AZAGOTH
by Larissa Ione

NEED YOU NOW
by Lisa Renee Jones

SHOW ME, BABY
by Cherise Sinclair

ROPED IN
by Lorelei James

TEMPTED BY MIDNIGHT
by Lara Adrian