Title: Vortex of Desire

Genre: Science Fiction, Scifi Romance, Fantasy

Publisher: Black Velvet Seductions

Release Date: October 26, 2023

Authors:

Alice Renaud,  Angella O’Hanlon, Angelika Devlyn, Deborah Kelsey Lazaroff, Eileen Troemel, F. Burn, Nancy Golinski, Zia Westfield, Virginia Wallace, S.K. White, Viola Russell, Patricia Elliott

Blurb:

Vortex of Desire is Black Velvet Seductions’ latest Sci-fi Romance Anthology.

It contains an amazing group of authors who journey beyond space and time to prove love has no boundaries.

Join us as we venture into perilous worlds and explore hidden desires which lie beyond the wormhole; or discover a torrent of adventures here on earth and experience love that will not be denied.

Whether it’s a trek through the stars or an escape into new realities close to home, Vortex of Desire has something for everyone: mystery, humor, sweet to spicy romances, adventure and suspense.

These diverse writers will transport you to new realms and introduce you to intriguing life forms, aliens, exotic creatures, mad scientists, and monsters.

Buckle up and get ready to experience the twists and turns of Vortex of Desire.

We hope you enjoy the voyage.

Preorder / Buy Link

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Story Blurbs:

Repo My Heart

Zia Westfield

Blurb

Accused of selling company secrets, Kira Rikiyama begins a new career as a repo agent. But when her old flame tracks her down asking for help to rescue a trapped research team, she’ll have to put her heart and her life on the line. Jace Beaumont let Kira get away from him once. Now that she’s back in his life, can he persuade her that she’s the only woman in the universe for him?

Tagline

A feisty repo agent teams up with her take charge ex-lover on a risky rescue mission that puts everything on the line!

*****

Moon Colony

F Burn

Blurb

Raven is an inmate sentenced to mining rare earth minerals in a colony based on the Moon. She dreams of escaping and returning to Earth, but her plans are turned upside down when she falls for Fox, an attractive young guard. After she reveals her plan to him and her friend, Dahlia, disaster strikes in the mining tunnels. Fueled by grief, Raven is even more determined to escape. It’s a matter of life and death…

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It’s a matter of life and death…

*****

Stardust

S.K. White

Blurb

After Roger survives a tragic accident, Liddy keeps vigil at her critically injured twin brother’s side. While sitting beside Roger, she notices strange and unexplained things that cause her to question her vision. Meanwhile… Ethan Hunter has a secret. Will Liddy ever figure out the marshal’s secret, or will it remain hidden forever?

Tagline

Galactic Marshal Ethan Hunter tracks an escaped prisoner hiding on earth and discovers an irresistible woman who could change his life forever. Will Ethan stay or go?

*****

Eden Dome

Eileen Troemel

Blurb

Brenna must escape or submit to the rules of Eden Dome. Supervisor Mallow attempts to force her to be with him. He intends to teach her how to be submissive. Brenna has no intention of following the rule but she’s held back by her love for one person, Jet. He’s her only friend and the only one she wants to be with.

Jet has loved Brenna since he was ten though he’s never told her. The Dome rules forbid mixing between males and females until after a female has produced two children by different male. Jet will not let harm come to Brenna. But the only way to protect her may be deadly.

If Jet and Brenna defy the rules of Eden Dome, will they survive the outside world? Or is it as toxic as the elders say?

Tag line

Conform or leave. Brenna and Jet must choose.

*****

The Grey Mission

Angella O’Hanlon

Blurb

In the distant future, technology has evolved by leaps and bounds. Space exploration and colonization is now the norm, Earth equipped with an agency and crew for these missions.

Major Collins is assigned to what he thinks is a routine colonization of Mars, attending a quick briefing with the Admiral before he’s to board the ship. He assumes everything is business as usual, but things take a turn when the Admiral insists on Collins signing a confidentiality agreement before the briefing has even begun…

The real reason behind the mission is far more disturbing than Collins originally wagered. His crew is not to know the details, even his pretty second in command, Illyana Petrovich, who Collins finds more than intriguing, especially as he spends more time with her.

As their journey begins, their mission is plagued with complications, though this does nothing to distract Collins from his budding desire for the redheaded Commander, the real purpose of their mission also hanging over his head.

It becomes apparent that nothing about this mission is routine and danger lurks even in the deepest corners of space.

Tagline

The mission is confidential, but what of his budding desire?

*****

Somewhere with Trees

Alice Renaud

Blurb

Eric is an Admiral in the Interstellar Fleet, and a war hero, but he’s had enough of the sea. He intends to spend his retirement on a peaceful planet covered with forests. But when the trees turn out to be intelligent and telepathic, and they put him in touch with Jacinta, his long lost ex-girlfriend, he is forced to confront his past and the consequences of his actions. Can he find a way to atone for past mistakes, and get a second chance at love?

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Can alien telepathic trees bring healing and a second chance at love to a war-weary veteran?

*****

Prince Arawn and the Dawn

Viola Russell

Blurb

Arawn, the Teufelian Prince of Tyre, is a trained warrior and heir apparent to his mother, Queen Tishlyn. Unlike most of his race, he feels pity and compassion for those deemed inferior. When he commits an act of mercy on a female of an enslaved people, Arawn displeases his mother and is banished to earth, stripped of his Teufelian form. His mission is to seduce Dawn, the pure daughter of an evil dictator who rules over the country that was the United States. Through her, he is to gain her father’s trust, and convince him to make war on a defenseless country. Arawn is unprepared for the young woman’s beauty, her natural grace, and her kindness. He soon feels desire and burning love for Dawn, qualities absent from his own kind, but loving her would mean permanent banishment from his galaxy, his own race, and his privileged life. If he does not fulfill his mother’s command that he wreak havoc on earth, he will lose everything he has ever known.

Tagline

Love or Cruelty – not a simple choice for Prince Arawn

*****

Her Blue Treasure

Patricia Elliott

Blurb

Jasmine Waters isn’t new to the dating game, but she put it on the back burner after her last ex wound up in jail. Much to her displeasure, she quickly finds herself coerced into attending a dating event on planet Tangonope by her good friend Clara.

When the event goes awry and people go missing,

Jasmine must work together with a fellow attendee named Roanru Kestus to solve the mystery. As they work together, attraction sparks between them, but will they be able to find their way to a happily ever after or will the secrets Roanru is hiding get in the way?

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When Jasmine’s friend goes missing and secrets come calling, Jasmine must make a decision whether Roanru is friend or foe.

*****

Talitha

Virginia Wallace

Blurb

Near the end of the eighteenth century, a ship’s captain named Robert Walton penned a series of letters to his sister. Through those letters, he told the grisly tale of an evil scientist who chose to play God—Victor Frankenstein,the fiend who created a monster.

It is anyone’s guess as to how the mewling novelist Mary Shelley came to be in possession of these letters, but she nevertheless published them as her own ‘fiction.’ In so doing, she inadvertently destroyed the life of one Agatha DeLacey.

Now Agatha is sailing the high seas, safely hidden behind the pseudonym ‘Talitha de Morte.’ Only once did she ever encounter Frankenstein’s monster, but that encounter left her forever scarred. Should she ever meet him again, well … she carries a dagger strapped to her thigh, ready, and waiting. Creating a future—or finding love—in such a state of perpetual wariness seems almost impossible.

Almost …

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Frankenstein’s monster chased her to the very ends of the earth …

*****

Humanity

Nancy Golinski

Blurb

With Earth crumbling around her, Skye is suddenly thrust into a new world.  As part of an immortal team tasked with saving humanity, she must struggle to hide her skills, keep her wits about her, and not fall in love with soulmate, Jack.  Will she succeed?  More importantly, will she finally believe in something she gave up on years ago?

Tagline

An out-of-this-world romance.

*****

Cosmic Connection

Angelika Devlyn

Blurb

In a future where Earth is uninhabitable and humanity survives in biodomes, Aurora is a brilliant scientist working tirelessly to save her people from extinction. She’s used to being in control, but in her quiet moments, she yearns for something more. That’s where Leo comes in. He’s the perfect alien boyfriend she’s created in her imagination, and with him, she can let go of all her inhibitions.

As Aurora’s passion grows, her connection to Leo becomes more real than ever before. With each electric touch and pulsating sensation, she realizes that her imaginary lover might not be so imaginary after all. But when she finally meets Leo, she must navigate the challenges of their vastly different worlds and the secrets that threaten to tear them apart.

Cosmic Connection is a thrilling and steamy adventure that will take you to the furthest reaches of the galaxy and beyond. Join Aurora as she embarks on a cosmic journey to explore the vast depths of the universe, where she discovers the pleasures of letting go and giving in to the unknown. Follow her as she learns to surrender to her innermost yearnings, and discovers a world of ecstasy and fulfillment beyond her wildest dreams. Get ready for a wild ride that will leave you breathless and yearning for more.

Tagline

Explore the depths of the universe with Aurora and Leo in Cosmic Connection – where love transcends time and space!

*****

Aurelian Bliss

Deborah Kelsey Lazaroff

Blurb

What happens when sex between humans is outlawed except for breeding? Along come the Aurelians, an alien race that feeds off sexual contact! Centers are set up across the globe, and the problem seems solved, but then our heroine falls in love with her Aurelian, and he with her! Can they find happiness together?

Tagline

Imagine the perfect lover—but he happens to be an alien!