The Agony! The Ecstasy! And Christmas!

Yippee! It's release day! Today half of the Vixens are represented in the Berkley Heat anthology Agony/Ecstasy.

J.K. Coi's "Caged" is an edgy paranormal whose ending will make you long for more. Margaret Rowe's(Maggie Robinson) historical short story, "Wicked Wedding Night"features a bridegroom who gets much more than he bargained for.

The book has its very own website where you can read excerpts of all twenty-one stories. The collection was edited by romance blogger Jane Litte of Dear Author, and it should keep you toasty on cold winter nights. Maggie and JK were super-excited to be part of this publishing project which is filled with fun stories, dark stories, and angsty stories. They’re all very different but have one thing incommon—hot sex and great writing!

JK is also celebrating the release of “Far From Broken” in the Clockwork Christmas anthology out this week from Carina Press! Far From Broken is a heart wrenching tale of a couple whose marriage has been torn asunder by devastating events brought on by secrets and lies. Here’s the blurb:

FAR FROM BROKEN

Soldier.Spymaster. Husband.

Colonel Jasper Carlisle was definedby his work until he met his wife. When the prima ballerina swept into his life with her affection, bright laughter and graceful movements, he knew that she was the reason for his existence, and that their love would be forever.

But their world is shattered when Callie is kidnapped and brutally tortured by the foes Jasper has been hunting. Mechanical parts have replaced her legs, her hand, her eye...and possibly her heart. Though she survived, her anger at Jasper consumes her, while Jasper's guilt drives him from the woman he loves. He longs for the chance to show her their love can withstand anything...including her new clockwork parts.

As the holiday season approaches, Jasper realizes he must fight not just for his wife's love and forgiveness...but also her life, as his enemy once again attempts to tear them apart.

Far From Broken is available separately or in the anthology entitled “A Clockwork Christmas”

We Wish You a Steampunk Christmas

Changed forever after tragedy, a woman must draw strength from her husband's love. A man learns that love isn't always what you expect. A thief steals the heart of a vengeful professor. And an American inventor finds love Down Under. Enjoy Victorian Christmas with a clockwork twist in these four steampunk novellas.

Anthology includes:
Crime Wave in a Corset by Stacy Gail
This Winter Heartby PG Forte
Wanted: One Scoundrel by Jenny Schwartz
Far From Broken by JK Coi