Black Lace (books)

Black Lace is an imprint of Virgin Books that specializes in erotica and erotic romance written by female authors specifically for female readers. The imprint does not publish novels written by men partly as a marketing scheme, partly to better appeal to their target demographic. The books explore women's sexuality as well as such themes as BDSM, group sex and bisexuality.

The imprint began publishing in 1993, has published over 250 titles and sold over three million books. In 2006, Black Lace developed three specific lines within the imprint: contemporary, historical and paranormal. Black Lace also publishes short story anthologies, novella collections and in 2007 launched its first trilogy, a series of werewolf erotica by Mathilde Madden. The imprint marked its fifteen year anniversary in 2008 with re-issues of several of its original novels.

Partial list of books

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
+ List of Black Lace Books! Title || Author || Year
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Odalisque || Fleur Reynolds || 1994
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The Ninety Days of Genevieve || Lucinda Carrington || 1995
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Moon of Desire || Sophia Danson || 1995
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Gemini Heat || Portia Da Costa || 1995
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Cassandra's Conflict || Fredrica Alleyn || 1995
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Virtuoso || Katrina Vincenzi-Thyne || 1995
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River of Secrets || Saskia Hope || 1995
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Path of the Tiger || Cleo Cordell || 1995
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Summer of Enlightenment || Cheryl Mildenhall || 1995
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Silken Cage || Sophie Danson || 1995
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Gift of Shame || Sarah Hope-Walker || 1995
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Wicked Work || Pamela Kyle || 1995
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Lure of Satyria || Cheryl Mildenhall || 1995
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Healing Passion || Sylvie Ouellette || 1995
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Crash Course || Juliet Hastings || 1995
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Private Collection || Sarah Fisher || 1995
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Conquered || Fleur Reynolds || 1995
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Led on by Compulsion || Leila James || 1995
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Opal Darkness || Cleo Cordell || 1995
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The Devil Inside || Portia Da Costa || 1995
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Bracelet || Fredrica Alleyn || 1996
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Gold Fever || Louisa Francis || 1996
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Eye of the Storm || Georgina Brown || 1996
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Sense of Entitlement || Cheryl Mildenhall || 1996
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Mistress || Vivienne La Fay || 1996
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Aria Appassionata || Juliet Hastings || 1996
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House of Gabriel || Rafaella || 1996
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Dreamers in Time || Sarah Copeland || 1996
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Jewel of Xanadu || Roxanne Carr || 1996
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Gothic Blue || Portia Da Costa || 1996
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Rude Awakening || Pamela Kyle || 1996
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Big Class || Angel Strand || 1996
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Forbidden Crusade || Juliet Hastings || 1996
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King's Girl || Sylvie Ouellette || 1996
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Houseshare || Pat O'Brien || 1996
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To Take A Queen || Jan Smith || 1996
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Dance of Obsession || Olivia Christie || 1996
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Runners and Riders || Georgina Brown || 1996
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Passion Flowers || Celia Parker || 1996
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Lord Wraxall’s Fancy || Anna Lieff Saxby || 1996
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Odyssey || Katrina Vincenzi-Thyme || 1997
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Continuum || Portia Da Costa || 1997
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Actress || Vivienne La Fay || 1997
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Nadya's Quest || Lisette Allen || 1997
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Desire Under Capricorn || Louisa Francis || 1997
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Pulling Power || Cheryl Mildenhall || 1997
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Hand of Amun || Juliet Hastings || 1997
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Silken Chains || Jodi Nicol || 1997
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Gallery || Fredrica Alleyn || 1997
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Avenging Angels || Roxanne Carr || 1997
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Palazzo || Jan Smith || 1997
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Jasmine Blossoms || Sylvie Ouellette || 1997
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Country Matters || Tesni Morgan || 1997
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Volcanic Affair || Xantha Rhodes || 1997
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The Name of an Angel || Laura Thornton || 1997
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Ginger Root || Robyn Russell || 1997
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The Lion Lover || Mercedes Kelly || 1997
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Silent Seduction || Tanya Bishop || 1997
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Lake of Lost Love || Mercedes Kelly || 1998
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Contest of Wills || Louisa Francis || 1998
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Menage || Emma Holly || 1998
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Feminine Wiles || Karina Moore || 1998
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Act of Love || Ella Broussard || 1998
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Cooking Up a Storm || Emma Holly || 1998
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Dramatic Affairs || Fredrica Alleyn || 1998
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Dark Obsession || Fredrica Alleyn || 1998
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Searching for Venus || Ella Broussard || 1998
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Undercover Secrets || Zoe Le Verdier || 1998
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Darker Than Love || Kristina Lloyd || 1998
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Forbidden Fruit || Susie Raymond || 1998
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Seven Year List || Zoe Le Verdier || 1998
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Risky Business || Lisette Allen || 1998
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Private View || Crystalle Valentisno || 1999
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Transformation || Natasha Rostova || 1999
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Top of Her Game || Emma Holly || 1999
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Raw Silk || Lisabet Sarai || 1999
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Haunted Laura || Thornton || 1999
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Learning to Love It || Alison Tyler || 1999
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Insomnia || Zoe Le Verdier || 1999
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Taking Liberties || Susie Raymond || 1999
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Asking for Trouble || Kristina Lloyd || 1999
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Like Mother, Like Daughter || Georgina Brown || 1999
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In the Dark || Zoe Le Verdier || 1999
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Velvet Glove || Emma Holly || 1999
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Mixed Doubles || Zoe Le Verdier || 1999
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Village of Secrets || Mercedes Kelly || 1999
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Packing Heat || Karina Moore || 1999
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Confessional || Judith Roycroft || 1999
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Stripped to the Bone || Jasmine Stone || 2000
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Intense Blue || Lyn Wood || 2000
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In the Flesh || Emma Holly || 2000
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Primal Skin || Leona Benkt Rhys || 2000
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Animal Passions || Martine Marquand || 2000
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Sporting Chance || Susie Raymond || 2000
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Naked Flame || Crystalle Valentino || 2000
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On the Edge || Laura Hamilton || 2000
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Shameless || Stella Black || 2000
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Fire and Ice || Laura Hamilton || 2000
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Hard Corps || Claire Thompson || 2000
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Wild Kingdom || Deanna Ashford || 2000
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Hottest Place || Tabitha Flyte || 2000
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Earthy Delights || Tensi Morgan || 2000
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Sauce for the Goose || Mary Rose Maxwell || 2000
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Sin.net || Helena Ravenscroft || 2001
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Two Weeks in Tangier || Annabel Lee || 2001
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Up to No Good || Karen S. Smith || 2001
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Strictly Confidential || Alison Tyler || 2001
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A Secret Place || Ella Broussard || 2001
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Stella Does Hollywood || Stella Black || 2001
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Man Hunt || Cathleen Ross || 2001
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The Captive Flesh || Cleo Cordell || 2002
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Shadowplay || Portia Da Costa || 2002
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Handmaiden of Palmyra || Fleur Reynolds || 2002
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Stallion || Georgina Brown || 2002
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Odalisque || Fleur Reynolds || 2002
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Sweet Thing || Alison Tyler || 2002
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Captivation || Natasha Rostova || 2002
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Release Me || Suki Cunningham || 2002
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Juliet Rising || Cleo Cordell || 2002
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Intimate Eye || Georgia Angelis || 2002
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The Wicked Stepdaughter || Wendy Harris || 2003
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Evil’s Niece || Melissa MacNeal || 2003
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Drawn Together || Robyn Russell || 2003
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Valentina’s Rules || Monica Belle || 2003
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The Tutor || Portia Da Costa || 2003
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Liberty Hall || Kate Stewart || 2003
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Ace of Hearts || Lisette Allen || 2003
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Unknown Territory || Rosamund Trench || 2003
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Fighting Over You || Laura Hamilton || 2003
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Driven by Desire || Savannah Smythe || 2003
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The Reluctant Princess || Patty Glenn || 2003
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Country Pleasures || Primula Bond || 2003
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Sticky Fingers || Alison Tyler || 2003
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Wild in the Country || Monica Belle || 2003
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Sexual Strategy || Felice de Vere || 2003
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Artistic License || Vivienne Lafay || 2003
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Something About Workmen || Alison Tyler || 2003
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The Name of an Angel || Laura Thornton || 2003
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Hard Blue Midnight || Alaine Hood || 2003
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Always the Bridegroom || Tesni Morgan || 2004
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Coming Round the Mountain || Tabitha Flyte || 2004
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Going Deep || Kimberly Dean || 2004
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Switching Hands || Alaine Hood || 2004
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Bedding the Burglar || Gabrielle Marcola || 2004
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Doctor’s Orders || Deanna Ashford || 2004
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Hot Gossip || Savannah Smythe || 2004
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Black Lipstick Kisses || Monica Belle || 2004
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Mixed Signals || Anna Clare || 2004
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Club Crème || Primula Bond || 2004
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Bonded || Fleur Reynolds || 2004
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Eden's Flesh || Robyn Russell || 2004
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Up to No Good || Karen S. Smith || 2004
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Wild By Nature || Monica Belle || 2004
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La Basquaise || Angel Strand || 2004
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White Rose Ensnared || Juliet Hastings || 2004
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Nicole’s Revenge || Lisette Allen || 2005
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Undressing the Devil || Angel Strand || 2005
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French Manners || Olivia Christie || 2005
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Barbarian Geisha || Charlotte Royal || 2005
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The Stranger || Portia Da Costa || 2005
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Tongue in Cheek || Tabitha Flyte || 2005
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Cruel Enchantment || Janine Ashbless || 2005
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Elena’s Destiny || Lisette Allen || 2005
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Mad About the Boy || Mathilde Madden || 2005
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Make You a Man || Anna Clare || 2005
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The Pride || Edie Bingham || 2005
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Passion of Isis || Madelynne Ellis || 2005
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Power Game || Carrera Devonshire || 2005
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Pagan Heat || Monica Belle || 2005
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Village of Secrets || Mercedes Kelly || 2005
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Sleazy Rider || Karen S. Smith || 2005
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Campaign Heat || Gabrielle Marcola || 2005
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Office Perks || Monica Belle || 2005
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Peep Show || Mathilde Madden || 2005
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Elena’s Conquest || Lisette Allen || 2006
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Angel’s Share || Maya Hess || 2006
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Barbarian Prize || Deanna Ashford || 2006
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Cat Scratch Fever || Sophie Mouette || 2006
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Bound in Blue || Monica Belle || 2006
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Entertaining Mr Stone || Portia Da Costa || 2006
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Circus Excite || Nikki Magennis || 2006
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Wild Card || Madeline Moore || 2006
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In Pursuit of Anna || Natasha Rostova || 2006
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The Dance of Obsession || Olivia Christie || 2006
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The Private Undoing of a Public Servant || Leoni Martell || 2006
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Equal Opportunities || Mathilde Madden || 2006
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Dark Designs || Madelynne Ellis || 2006
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The Society of Sin || Sian Lacey Taylder || 2007
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The Boss || Monica Belle || 2007
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Wing of Madness || Mae Nixon || 2007
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Split || Kristina Lloyd || 2007
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External links

* [http://www.blacklace-books.co.uk Black Lace website]
* [http://www.eros-london.com/articles/2003-01-07/virgin/ Virgin Erotica article]
* [http://www.virginbooks.com Virgin Books]

Authors

* [http://www.portiadacosta.com Portia Da Costa]
* [http://www.mninter.net/~emmah Emma Holly]
* [http://kristinalloyd.wordpress.com Kristina Lloyd]
* [http://www.mathildemadden.co.uk Mathilde Madden]
* [http://www.alisontyler.com Alison Tyler] Madeline Moore Madeline Moore