Scholar Venise Stewart has come to Norway to interview a retired professor who has interesting ideas on Scandinavian folk tales. When she arrives at the woman's house, though, she gets an odd feeling that something isn't quite right. When she's pushed into a chair, and lands in a snow bank, she's not sure what's going on except that some crazy bald man is now chasing her through a forest. Rugoff, the oldest son of the greedy King Gunnmarr, has been banished to another realm by a witch whom the king betrayed. Rugoff has spent hundreds of years by himself, and he's amazed when a woman lands outside his dwelling. Now all he has to do is capture her, convince her that he means her no harm, and then take her to his bed. How hard can it be to capture the willing?

Scientist Rhylie Dawson works hard, but when it comes to play she's pretty reserved. Until her friends take her to The Cave of Pleasure in New York City. She's there to celebrate her birthday, and maybe, just maybe, get lucky. What Rhylie doesn't know is The Cave of Pleasure is run by Djinn, and they're eager to show her that there's more to life than just work. On stage in front of a bevy of male dancers, Rhylie is told to choose one for her special birthday dance. She picks the fireman, and quickly learns that where there's smoke, there's fire, and a great deal of desire.

Newspaper editor Evelyn Barkley has isolated herself in the tiny Colorado town of Clearwater for three years, trying to get over a bad relationship. But one night at a collaring near Denver, she discovers Lieutenant Logan Hendricks, a Clearwater cop who has always pushed the wrong buttons for her, is a Dom without a sub. Despite her misgivings, Evelyn agrees to submit to Logan, who finds her “dungeon” solely lacking. But he has a solution: gifts of ropes, clips, clamps and other assorted toys that will make their holiday very happy indeed. Evelyn quickly discovers that she and Logan are a perfect fit, especially when she's tied up for their mutual pleasure. Now if they can just keep their toys a secret from nosy townspeople, oh, and find a murderer before he gets away, it'll be the best Christmas ever.

BBW Michelle Anderson is coming off a bad breakup. To help fuel her creative juices, the author accepts a friend's invitation to visit her new home in Florida. When she arrives she finds her friend gone, leaving Michelle to work and explore the old home and the beach. While taking an early morning swim, Michelle has an encounter with a gorgeous man she thinks is a new muse. But this muse is different than all her others. For one thing he'd not Charles, her current muse. For another, he's interested in Michelle, and not her heroine. Not that Michelle's complaining. This new muse provides powerful stimulation that make Michelle's senses roll. She's just sure exactly what's happening when he appears. Placed under a voodoo spell, Sebastian Maddox has been asleep for 186 years. He wakes for one hour each morning, in time to see the sunrise. He thinks the beautiful woman he fins on the beach is a figment of his imagination. Until he touches her and finds out she's very real. Once he convinces her he's not crazy, he's more than happy to share his morning sojourns with her. But he wants more, and he knows she does, too. Can Michelle help break the spell and wake Sebastian?