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    Playing Easy to Get
    Playing Easy to Get
    Playing Easy to Get
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    Playing Easy to Get

    By Kresley Cole, Jaid Black and Sherrilyn Kenyon

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    New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon and rising stars Jaid Black and Kresley Cole unlock the pleasures and perils of embracing the boldest and most powerful of lovers -- 100% alpha males -- in three sensually erotic tales. Discover the physical rapture of his muscular arms.... Become a prisoner of passion, swept away by an encounter with his primal side.... And get lost in the all-consuming thrill of white-hot pursuit by a relentless stranger who may be your most dangerous foe, the best lover you've ever had -- or both.

    Let your fantasies run wild with these unforgettable novellas where bigger is most definitely better -- and playing easy-to-get is the only way to go!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPocket Books
    Release dateFeb 7, 2006
    ISBN9781416527244
    Playing Easy to Get
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    Kresley Cole

    Kresley Cole is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Immortals After Dark paranormal series and the young adult Arcana Chronicles. Her books have been translated into over twenty foreign languages, garnered three RITA awards, and consistently appear on the bestseller lists in the US and abroad. Before becoming a writer, Cole was a world-ranked athlete, coach, and graduate student. She has traveled over much of the world and draws from those experiences to create her memorable characters and settings. She lives in Florida with her family and “far too many animals,” and spends any free time traveling. You can learn more about her and her work at KresleyCole.com or Facebook.com/KresleyCole.

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    • 1/5
      Three short stories written in 2006. The first one by Sherrilyn Kenyon was the best of the three but even that one about a shy female taking a vacation to a be the star of a romance novel was only 93 pages and everything happened too quickly. The 2nd story was about a Viking living underground by Jaid Black and it wasn't too bad and I liked the characters but there wasn't time for the story to develop and the 3rd wasn't even worth reading.
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed reading these short stories and found them intriguing, romantic, and erotic.
    • 2/5
      I only read for the Kresley Cole novella and bypassed the others.
    • 4/5
      I loved Cole's book. However, I'm glad I read it after reading all of the other books in the series so far. Short stories are hard enough and there was a lot going on in this one. Having known the background and all of the characters already made it more enjoyable.
      Kenyon's book was cute. Black's book was good but would have been much better as a full book. There was so much more to the story that needed to be told to understand the final relationship. These last two definitely weren't that erotic and I don't think should have been sold as such.
      5 Star for Cole, 4 for Black & 3 for Kenyon.

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    • 3/5
      So the Sherrilyn Kenyon story Turn up the Heat? Not bad, Allison George wins a competition to live out a fantasy on an island and finds herself attracted to a man who on paper is the wrong man for her but makes her heart beat a bit faster. I loved Allison, determined, strong, but willing to concede when she needs help. I laughed a few times during it, I'd probably score this one 3.5 stars.However I'm not sure why it is bundled in with the other two. And the other two are forced seduction stories. The Jaid Black story, Hunter's Oath, made me think of John Norman's Gor stories. Woman kidnapped and sold on a block, naked, and also add in some sort of drug that makes her crave sex? That's sexy? That she comes to terms with her incarceration and "love" her owner? That's not love that's plain survival stuff. Not pushing my erotic buttons here, out of the framing story the sex would probably be erotic, inside it, no. It scores 2/5And then Kresley Cole adds The Warlord wants forever. Now what Myst did to Wroth wasn't good. Leaving him with a boner for five years, ouch. However, what he did was, in my book, unforgivable. Using her necklace to make her like sex with him? Overriding her wants? Threatening her with making her forget her family, her impulses, her own self in order to make her over to be the pliant sex toy he wants? I'm sorry, no, not sexy, not titilating, not attractive in the slightest. I've read a few of the stories in this series and this is making me want to stop. I have things that I really don't like in books and forced seduction is a no-no. To resolve this story he would need to do a lot more grovelling for me, honestly, I would have let him burn up in the sun, if I had been Myst. 1/5
    • 3/5
      Although Sherrilyn Kenyon is the big name on this trilogy, the reason I picked it up was for the original Immortals After Dark short story from Kresley Cole. The Warlord Wants Forever begins the creation of her Lore world. I also like the story from Jaid Black, Hunter's Oath. I've never read her work before now. The credibility of the character was a little shaky, for me, but still a good read. The third story (actually, it was the first in the book but I read it last) was the one by Kenyon. It didn't really have a paranormal vibe to it as the other two did. It did have the not-credible part in common with Black's story. Overall, it was an enjoyable story but I'm not sure if I'd pick up anything else written by her if this is what most of her writing is like. Well, put it this way, I can't even remember the title of her story - not memorable.
    • 4/5
      Only read Warlord Wants Forever. It was a good begining to the Immortals After Dark series. I liked both Myst and Wroth, individually and together. The only problem I had was the forced seduction, I had to put the book down for a day after reading that particular 'love' scene. Wroth chases down Myst, they beat each other up hard enough to leave behind bruises and blood, she says 'no' several times, and he forces her. It was stated they are like rough sex, but that was too much. For a novella the charactures were fully realized and their journey to love and trust complete.
    • 1/5
      Three short stories written in 2006. The first one by Sherrilyn Kenyon was the best of the three but even that one about a shy female taking a vacation to a be the star of a romance novel was only 93 pages and everything happened too quickly. The 2nd story was about a Viking living underground by Jaid Black and it wasn't too bad and I liked the characters but there wasn't time for the story to develop and the 3rd wasn't even worth reading.
    • 4/5
      "Immortals after Dark" series by K. Cole and the very first story she did in the series is in this anthology. Great story by Sherrilyn Kenyon as well. A quick but very entertaining read....
    • 3/5
      Kresley Cole's THE WARLORD WANTS FOREVER is the only story worth reading. The first story TURN UP THE HEAT by Sherrilyn Kenyon was okay but the second story HUNTERS OATH by Jaid Black was a mess. Not impressed with the overall book but Cole's story was great and you should definitely read it as it acts as a prelude to Cole's fabulously wicked Immortals After Dark series.
    • 2/5
      She's written better. I think I wasn't that impressed with this story because I felt it was way to short and I didn't believe any sane person would react the way the heroine did in that sitauation. As for Jaid and Kresley's stories. I liked Jaids, but I really liked Kresley's. I'll be looking for other books she's written.Which is why I gave the book a hire score then I had oringally intended from Sherrilyn's story.

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