Bodyguard and actress, the two can’t see eye to eye… An up-and-coming actress, Lacey receives a threatening message. The message starting with “Vixen” in red begins to reach her at not only a fan meet, but also her bedroom, resulting in 24-hour security. Living in a world of spotlight, she resists her rigid bodyguard, Alec, at first, but she falls for him after learning who he is as a person in the midst of life-threatening incidents. She loves him, but the two live in different worlds. He’s someone who will be gone after his mission.

Bodyguard and actress, the two can’t see eye to eye… An up-and-coming actress, Lacey receives a threatening message. The message starting with “Vixen” in red begins to reach her at not only a fan meet, but also her bedroom, resulting in 24-hour security. Living in a world of spotlight, she resists her rigid bodyguard, Alec, at first, but she falls for him after learning who he is as a person in the midst of life-threatening incidents. She loves him, but the two live in different worlds. He’s someone who will be gone after his mission.

Twenty-eight-year-old struggling San Francisco artist Anne McFarland is determined to get a one-woman show, even though no one, including herself, believes she can do it. But when she buys a coat at a thrift shop with a key in its pocket, strange, even magical, occurrences begin to unfold, and she is inspired to create her best work ever. Fifty years earlier, it’s 1963, and the coat’s original owner, young heiress Sylvia Van Dam, is headed toward a disastrous marriage with a scoundrel. In a split-second reaction she does the unimaginable, which propels her on a trip of self-discovery to nature-filled Northern Arizona. When Anne and Sylvia’s lives intersect, they are both forced to face their fears―and, in the process, realize their true potential.

BLAZE Red–hot reads from Temptation! BLACK VELVET VALENTINES Three blazingly sexy stories to set the mood for the most romantic day of the year Secrets of the Heart Sensuous, arousing black velvet valentines sent by a stranger. At first Charlotte Colfax was shocked, then intrigued then determined to find her secret admirer. Two Hearts Valentine's Day. A full moon. A hot tub. And a love potion. Pansy Kingsmith had it all figured out except the part where the wrong twin succumbs to her seduction. Heart's Desire Angie Dubonnet had no idea that her Valentine cruise would give her the chance to live out all her fantasies. Or that Nikolas Dorian would make it a voyage of sensual discovery.

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Jesus, matadors, panthers, bandits, Native Americans, movie stars, waifs, and, of course, Elvis are recognized icons of the oft-despised, uber-kitsch art form of black velvet painting. In Black Velvet Art author Eric A. Eliason and photographer Scott Squire present a comprehensive overview of this covertly loved and overtly reviled tradition. In cooperation with a network of artists, collectors, importers, and gallery owners in Tijuana, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Calgary, this book draws from the largest survey of velvet painting ever undertaken. The book traces velvet's historical development as a folk art shaped by both Indigenous traditions as well as Western consumer expectations in such markets as the South Pacific, Southeast Asia, and particularly the US-Mexico border and the black velvet capital of Tijuana. In black velvet, class and taste challenge art as a consumer phenomenon, democratic spirit faces down elitism, reproduction questions originality, and sexuality seduces and provokes religiosity. What is most significant about black velvet art to many Americans is its signaling of the nadir of bad taste. Black velvet is the “anti-art” in many ways. Eliason seeks to explore how and why black velvet serves this function and to examine ways it deserves a glowing redemption.