About Taken, A BBA Menage Anthology

edited by KIL Kenny, with stories by ND Drake, JL Merrow, Josephine Myles, Giselle Renarde, and BA Tortuga
245 pages / 55600 words
ISBN: 978-1-61040-081-7
Ebook zipped file contains - html, lit, Adobe and Sony optimized pdf, prc, epub, also available in paperback

The thrill of romance is something not too far from fear. The unknown sends a shiver down our spines, much more so when it's truly otherworldly.

In Josephine Myles' "In the Greenwood", woodland spirit Mirabelle falls in love with lonely artist Jay, but they cannot touch. She sets out to find Jay a friend -- and if she is brave enough, she might find something for herself, too. "Said the Spider to the Fly," by ND Drake, is about Elijah and Jamie, vampires and soulmates. When a woman sitting in a café captures Elijah's attention, Jamie is jealous, but soon discovers there is joy in the hunt.

In "Jolene," Giselle Renarde's heroine throws a bash to show off her new lover. When Wesley shows up with a boyfriend, all three are sucked into a situation beyond imagining. "Changeling," by JL Merrow shows that identities are fluid when Meg sets her heart on a boy who isn't who he says he is. Will the faerie queen unravel the riddle for the humans in her clutches?

Finally, in BA Tortuga's "Moasi," Tom has only weeks to live unless he accepts the offer of the mysterious healer Pax to abandon everything and find a cure. When Tom's wife, Jenn, shows up with divorce papers and a gun in hand, only Pax can guess how this scorned woman will ravish them all.

In Taken, five authors explore what it means to lose yourself in love.

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Sample

From Moasi by BA Tortuga

Tom closed his eyes, his head automatically tilting back, his ears and nose working overtime to try and figure out what his eyes could no longer see.

"Thank you." The air around him moved, but nothing touched him. If this whole thing weren't so fucking sad, it would be sensual as hell.

Too bad everything sucked too hard for him to see anything as fun. Or sexy. Or at all.

The not-touches went on and on, then he heard a soft sigh. "It is eating you alive."

His heart dropped right down to his belly, making the tightness down there worse. He sighed, shoulders slumping a little. "Well, I had a feeling you'd say the same thing everyone else has."

"I didn't say I couldn't help, sweet one. I said it was eating you."

"Oh." Oh. Well... damn. "You can help?"

"Yes. I... It will not be an inexpensive choice, I will warn you."

What did that mean? "I'm willing to pay."

"Are you?" There was a touch to his neck. "Are you sure?"

"I am. I'm not ready." The tiny sensation of Ahiga's fingers on his nape made him shiver.

"It's a bigger price than you might think. Be very sure."

"What. I mean, can you tell me?" He really preferred to make informed decisions.

"You wouldn't believe me if I did. I can promise you that you'll live, be whole, healthy."

"Whole and healthy." It sounded like a miracle. "So, what's the catch?"

"You'll have to give everything up. No one can know you're cured."

What the hell? His eyes popped open.

"What? You mean I can't tell my wife? What good does that do me?"

"You'd be alive. It's your choice, of course, and I wouldn't blame you should you simply walk away, but..." Ahiga shrugged lazily.

"I'm not sure I understand." What was he supposed to do if he gave everything up?

"Let me explain." The man walked over to the door, locked it. "Or rather, allow me to demonstrate. You see, I have a unique talent that I can share..."

"A talent." Tom was starting to think he'd fallen down a rabbit hole or something. "What?"

"Watch." The man's body rippled, shuddered, the muscles jumping and twitching, the tanned skin growing... darker?

Tom backed up a step, his hands coming up instinctively to protect his face and chest. From what, he had no idea.

A low growl filled the air, Ahiga bending to the ground, shoulders rippling.

The sound raised the hair on the back of his neck, and Tom went stock still, his whole body freezing.

When Ahiga looked up at him, he saw that the face had flattered out, forehead broad. Ahiga looked like...

A cat.