Recommendations based on "Taking Her Vikings"

The most excitement teacher Shannon Parker expected on her summer vacation was a little shopping. But then her latest purchase—a vase with the Celtic goddess Epona on it—somehow switches her into the world of Partholon, where she's treated like a goddess. A very temperamental goddess…It seems that Shannon has stepped into another's role as the Goddess Incarnate of Epona. And while it has some very appealing moments—what woman doesn't like a little pampering now and then?—it also comes with a ritual marriage to a centaur and the threat of war against the evil Fomorians. Oh, and everyone disliking her because they think she's her double.Somehow Shannon needs to figure out how to get back to Oklahoma without being killed, married to a horse or losing her mind….

Living among the virgin forests of frontier Michigan, Yvonne secretly admired the chieftain of a peaceful Ottawa tribe. A warrior with great mystical powers and many secrets. Silver Arrow tempted her with his hard body even as his dark, seductive eyes set her wary heart afire. But white men and Indians alike threatened to keep them forever apart. To fulfill the promise of thier passion, Yvonne and Silver Arrow would need more than mere magic: They'd need the strength of a love both breathtaking and bold.

Wild and free, she stands poised on the brink of womanhood as she promises her heart to a handsome young warrior. But the virile brave is of the Mohawk tribe, ancient enemies of her own Oneida people. And when her turtle clan abandons their peaceful village by the river, she has no choice but to follow. For ten years he has dreamed of the lovely girl with the crown of pink rosebuds in her flowing hair. She had mystically drawn him to her, and no woman since can compare. But when their canoes meet one night in midstream, he discovers a full-blown passion that he never imagined in the budding maiden. With the haunting sensuality of moonlight and the savage excitement of thunder, they come together in a forbidden love that can overcome even the fiercest blood feud.

This trio of stories explores romance with an otherworldly edge. In "Dark Descent," the newest installment of Feehan's mesmerizing "Carpathian (Dark)" series, an aggressive, multitalented professional body guard/secret service agent who never lets danger or the unknown stop her becomes the lifemate of a powerful immortal embroiled in a battle with the vampires. In "The Star Queen," Susan Grant's prequel to her popular Star books, a munitions developer/producer finds love with a rebel leader who begins the peace process in one corner of the galaxy. In "Sacrilege," a spinoff of Susan Squire's popular Sacrament, the vampire heroine (a recovering "addict") is quite strong but generally seeks to avoid rather than embrace adventure. This highly sensual, exceptionally well-done anthology by three of alternative reality's top writers will appeal to devoted fans and is well worth the notice of readers who have not experimented with this subgenre.

A lost princeBetween years surviving on the streets and an ill-advised stint with Kien’s group of half-blood fae, Fen has seen his fair share of darkness. Sure, he helped capture Kien and put an end to the trouble he caused, but his actions contributed to one of the greatest upheavals of all—the return of magic to Earth. Now Fen’s mother has named him the heir to the Unseelie throne, and he has discovered he has two mates he is unworthy to claim.A deadly healerThe daughter of a Seelie artisan and a human woman, Maddy can’t find anyone among her father’s people willing to teach her to heal without causing harm. But finally, she has hope—a healer on Moranaia has agreed to help her. The problem? Maddy will have to travel to their world, leaving her girlfriend Anna unprotected on Earth. For the return of magic has awakened Anna’s latent water abilities, and the temptation of the nearby river could prove too much without Maddy near.A canny enemyWhen a slip of the tongue reveals that Fen could share a mate bond with both Maddy and Anna, all three must come to terms with their insecurities—and quickly. The poison they believed eradicated has appeared again, and Meren, the traitorous Seelie noble who had once worked with Kien, has returned from hiding. Together, Anna, Fen, and Maddy might be able to defeat the rising threat. But first, they must conquer their pasts. 

"DARK, DANGEROUS, AND ABSOLUTELY ADDICTING."- Christina Dodd on Tempted Orpheus-To most he's an enigma, a devil-may-care rogue who does whatever he pleases whenever he wants. Now this loose cannon is part of the Eternal Guardians-elite warriors assigned to protect the human realm-whether he likes it or not. Orpheus has just one goal: to rescue his brother from the Underworld. He's not expecting a woman to get in the way. Especially not a Siren as gorgeous as Skyla. He has no idea she's an assassin sent by Zeus to seduce, entrap, and ultimately destroy him. Yet Skyla herself might have the most to lose. There's a reason Orpheus feels so familiar to her, a reason her body seems to crave him. Perhaps he's not the man everyone thinks... The truth could reveal a deadly secret as old as the Eternal Guardians themselves. Praise for Elisabeth Naughton: "The sensuality of Sherrilyn Kenyon and the intensity of Patricia Briggs."-New York Timesbestselling author Angie Fox "Elisabeth Naughton combines dynamic dialogue and sizzling romance with a wicked cool world. Do not miss this series."-New York Timesbestselling author Larissa Ione

From bestselling author Karen Brooks comes a story of intrigue and deadly magic, when a gifted apprentice candlemaker, Tallow, morphs into an unwilling female courtesan and assassin.The second book in the epic romantasy series The Curse of the Bond Riders. The stakes are high for apprentice magical candlemaker Tallow when the powerful Maleovellis become her patrons. Realising the apprentice they thought was a boy is actually a girl, they clean her, dress her in gorgeous robes, change her name to Tarlo, and tell her she is to practise her candle making for them alone. Their patronage is not without advantage - they teach her to read, write, and give her lessons in history, science, politics, etiquette, and the ways of the aristocracy. But Tallow cannot know that they intend to use her to wipe out the royal bloodline and take the throne. Encouraged by the lovely and persuasive Giaconda, Tallow learns the arts of love, spying, disguise ... and assassination. Yet, as the Maleovellis' fortunes change, she finds that flickering inside her are vague memories, fleeting and unstable, that taunt and challenge her apparent acceptance of her new life. When an old love returns and an attempt is made on Tallow's life, she must enter The Limen to live. Unexpectedly, someone else also enters - a new Bond Rider whose pledge is set to change the face of the world forever.

 Book Seven of the award-winning series, THE PHOENIX ADVENTURES.For a limited time, you can get the Anna Hackett Action Romance Box Set (containing three action-packed romances), free. Visit here to find out more >bit.ly/annahackettbooks (just paste into your browser)His career plan never included becoming one of the galaxy's most infamous treasure hunters. And it certainly never included his one weakness: Nera Darc.Astro-archeologist Niklas Phoenix loved his job studying and safeguarding artifacts at the Institute of Historical Preservation...until he learned that it was all a lie. Forced out of the Institute, he joins his treasure hunter brothers, but now the Institute is trying to lure him back for the ultimate treasure hunt--a return to the planet that seeded life throughout the galaxy. But only one thing convinces him to go--his deadly, seductive rival has joined the expedition.Dangerous and enigmatic, Nera Darc has made a life for herself where she calls the shots and bows to no one. Niklas Phoenix has become her dark obsession and on the lethal mission to Earth, they are compelled to join forces to survive. But Niklas threatens to tear down Nera's internal walls and melt the ice around her heart...but she knows caring for someone is just a weakness others can exploit.As Nik and Nera strip away each other's secrets, a brilliant passion is unleashed, but the dangers of Earth strike from every side, and a darker enemy is closing in.Note to readers: This sci fi romance contains a lot of action (think rival treasure hunters, mutant vegetation and mysterious enemies), cool offsiders, and a steamy romance (between two people who've been dancing around each other for years). This is treasure hunting sci-fi style. So if you like it fast, and fun, and sexy, this is for you!

Unfathomable forces have always contested Genevieve Indiana Falcon, known as Indie. The curse of her cold touch entraps her just as the grief ignited in her past torments her. Yet, her mysterious ability to dream while awake saturates her in the belief that she was not always anguished. There is hope that one day a true peace in her soul can be found.Foolishly, Indie assumes she has contained her life in an odd balance, and she cherishes the visions she sees of the enigmatic boy that held her in a lost time, but can never reach. She grieves for a life she fears she'll never possess, and that grief is a weapon she uses against her aunt who stands between her and her inheritance.Weeks away from her twenty-first birthday, the date where she would assume control over her family legacy, a night terror robs Indie of the balance she was clinging to. Like the dream she had before she lost her family, it predicts a fatal catastrophe on the horizon. The fight between life and death, good and evil, began the moment her thundering heart awoke her.Everything changed after that dream. The one thing that keeps her curse at bay is stolen, and then the enigmatic boy arrives in the flesh. Face to face with her fiery born-again lover Indie realizes that the only way she can prevent the tragedy before her is to surrender everything she was, is, and could be.Can she bend the laws of nature and fight the improbability that fire and ice could ever be one? As far as Indie is concerned, there is not a myth, spoken fate, or curse that is stronger than her stubborn desire to have it all ... including him.

Even gods make mistakes. I managed to stop Drekvic and keep the realities safe, but unless I figure out how to actually be a goddess, they won't stay that way. The realities are blending together and if Fate can't show me how to connect to the balance, it's only going to get worse. It doesn't help that Rakshina's past love is on a hunt for revenge against my new roommate, and has somehow managed to turn ghosts into powerful shades that can affect the first reality. As the world falls apart around me, do I really have time to be entertaining these feelings for Chester? Love has no place in my life while I'm trying to save the world.