JADE'S CHOICE (Book 3 of The Crystal Warriors Series)

A young woman, desperate to provide her chronically ill sister the care she needs, decides to sell herself. But who could have foreseen her first client would be the alien Crystal Warrior destined to be her life-mate? Or that this complex, compelling man who's captured her heart, plans to kill himself rather than risk being imprisoned in his crystal a third time. She'll fight to save him but it could be a losing battle… because he's still in love with the woman who refused to bond with him decades ago.

Jade's a talented painter, but was forced to give up her dreams of art school to care for her chronically ill sister. Faced with escalating medical bills, Jade lies to her sister and her best friend, and advertises herself as an escort. Her ad is answered by Peter Stone, aka Pieter, the Crystal Guardian. He gives Jade a malachite crystal and when she touches it, she shares the torment of the man trapped inside. The crystal breaks and a Crystal Warrior named Malach appears in the flesh.

Malach spent centuries imprisoned in his cursed crystal before he was released to bond with a woman named Francesca. He believed he would be put to death by the Crystal Guardian when the bonding failed. But far worse than death was being imprisoned again to suffer years of torment and sensory deprivation. He'd rather die than risk being imprisoned in his cursed crystal for a third time. He'll willingly bond with Jade, if that's what it takes to have another chance at freedom, but if he deems it likely they will fail the next stage of the bonding–the Testing–Malach's vowed to kill himself rather than risk imprisonment a third time.

Jade is horrified when she learns the true extent of Malach's suffering. She's determined to save him but it could be a losing battle… because he's still in love with Francesca, the woman who refused to bond with him decades ago. Her solution is to have her aunt cast a love-spell over them. But will a simple love-spell fool the Crystal Guardian? And how far is Jade prepared to go when Malach's first love, who'd believed him dead all these years, comes knocking on her door?

AWARDS FOR JADE'S CHOICE
Finalist: Romance Writers of New Zealand Clendon Award for full length romantic manuscript
GENRE: Paranormal romance

WORD COUNT: approx 71,000 words

READ AN EXCERPT at JadesChoice.com

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: please visit mareeanderson.com

OTHER BOOKS BY MAREE ANDERSON:
The Crystal Warrior, Book 1 of The Crystal Warrior Series (Chalcedony & Wulf's story)Ruby's Dream, Book 2 of The Crystal Warrior Series (Ruby & Kyan's story)Lightning RiderFreaks of Greenfield High

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These are the first of the Sherlock Holmes short stories, originally published as single stories in the Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. The book was published in England on 14 October 1892 by George Newnes Ltd and in a US Edition on 15 October by Harper. The initial combined print run was 14,500 copies.

The book was banned in the Soviet Union in 1929 for the occultism of its author, although the book shows few to no signs of such material. Later, the embargo was lifted.

The 12 stories in this collection are:

"A Scandal in Bohemia"
"The Adventure of the Red-Headed League"
"A Case of Identity"
"The Boscombe Valley Mystery"
"The Five Orange Pips"
"The Man with the Twisted Lip"
"The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle"
"The Adventure of the Speckled Band"
"The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb"
"The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor"
"The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet"
"The Adventure of the Copper Beeches"

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Lizzy's friendship with her older boss, Sarah, turns into something deeper and much more exciting one rainy day after work, and Lizzy finds herself drawn into a world she never knew existed. Sarah has a dominant streak, and as she leads Lizzy into the role of a submissive, the two women become closer than they ever thought possible. But while Sarah, hurt too many times, wears a ring, and tells guys she's "taken," Lizzy knows she secretly longs for a man. Determined to find one for them both to share, Lizzy is just about to give up when a dark, handsome, virile answer shows up right under her nose. Lizzy may think she and Sarah are going to seduce David–but she underestimates their handsome co-worker, and David turns the tables on them both. But will he be able to tame the untameable Sarah?

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Warnings: This title contains erotic situations, graphic language, BDSM elements (domination, submission) and a sexy menage a trois (MFF threesome) that gives new meaning to the word "sandwich."

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EXCERPT:

We found our way to her apartment, which was as familiar to me as home now. Sarah told David to make himself comfortable and we went to change. Her work clothes gave way to a pair of blue sweats and a U of M t-shirt. I noticed she wasn’t wearing a bra, and her nipples were still hard from her run through the rain.

She offered me her robe while my clothes dried. I was struck with an eerie sense of déjà vu as I slipped on her old terrycloth robe, pale pink and fraying at the edges, the most un-sexy thing I could imagine. I sighed as I tossed my blouse and skirt—which I’d been so sure would entice home some young hottie tonight—into the dryer.

Sarah slipped her hands under my robe before I tied it, one hand kneading the sensitive flesh of my belly just above my pubic hair, the other slipping behind me to my lower back. I knew everything I was feeling showed in my eyes because I could see it reflected in her own, and she kissed my eyelids closed and then kissed my mouth, a gentle, tender and reassuring kiss.

I breathed a shaky sigh and she spent a moment feathering kisses on the sweet spot on my neck, just below and behind my ear, which she knew made me instantly wet. Her hand on my belly kneaded lower, slipping under the elastic of my panties and through my pubic hair.

I heard and felt her breath quicken with my own when she found and parted my pussy lips, slipping two fingers through my slit, one on each side of my already swollen clit. I moaned when she wiggled her fingers and she stopped the sound with her mouth against mine. I wondered at her boldness, and glanced toward the door, which was open, but out of the line of sight of the living room where we’d left David.

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“He’s got a big, hard cock for you, Lizzie,” she whispered, stretching me open even further with both fingers, and then slowly sliding in a third. My eyes flew open at the sensation and the thought. “Do you want it?”

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