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"Wonderful anthology that shows that skin color doesn't matter in love"
Reviewed by Patricia McGrew
Courtesy Sensual Romance Reviews
Posted February 25, 2004

"Hot Earth" by Vonna Harper Calina Rambo came back home to settle her mother's affairs. She is drawn to the orchard where her father had the accident that finally lead to his death. She blames the owner of the orchard for his treatment of his Mexican workers for his accident. Calina had worked hard to Read more...

"Love can overcome any prejudice"
Reviewed by Sensual Romance
Courtesy Sensual Romance Reviews
Posted April 1, 2004

Hot Earth by Vonna Harper Mexican Calina Rambo does not trust gringos. Her father died accidentally while working in a fruit orchard owned by a man who she feels mistreated her people. She believes this mistreatment is the reason her father had the accident that contributed to his death. So Read more...

Summary

Hot Earth by Vonna Harper
You can't always go back home. Calina Rambo knows this, but circumstances force her to return to the southern Oregon orchard where her Mexican migrant family had lived. Settling up her mother's estate was hard enough, but facing orchard owner Sayer Woods was even harder. The sexual heat between them is more than Calina can endure.

But will secrets of the past come between them and the love they find in each other's arms? Do they have the strength to break the racial barriers between Mexican and Gringo? Maybe you can go home again, if the love is hot enough to set the earth on fire.

Mostly Sunny With A Chance Of Belgian Chocolate By Elizabeth Jewell
Radio meteorologist Carter Allen has a voice that makes women's toes curl, so when journalist Alexa Walker goes to interview him, she's surprised to discover he has a body— and personality—to match. In fact, he's an African- American, Belgian-chocolate-colored hunk of yummy goodness. Interview leads to lunch which leads to dinner which leads to mostly drunken sex in his apartment—and suddenly Lex finds herself caught in what's starting to look suspiciously like the beginning of a relationship. But will Carter's mother ever get over the fact that Lex is an older woman?

Xavier By Stephanie Burke
Life is all about choices, right? So why do all their choices seem to end with confusion? Alena only wants to finish her college career and live life her way. Xavier wants a fresh start at a life unjustly stolen from him. When they first meet, sparks fly, passion ignites, and the choices suddenly become much clearer. But with the machinations of a best friend, a prejudice that can't be ignored, and a pain of betrayal surrounding them, will Xavier and Alena's passion burn hotter, or explode into emotional despair?

Sexual Content: 2 S-ensual / 1 E-rotic. Genre: Contemporary.