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The world has gone mad for Christian Grey in [amazon_link id="034580404X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Fifty Shades of Grey[/amazon_link]. But he is preceded by a long line of dark lovers in film and literature.

Wade Gotwals and Anastasia Blackwell in Scene HOBL trailer

ATTENTION READERS: New Romantic Fantasy, [amazon_link id="B07191NW8N" target="_blank" ]The Chamber of Curiosities [/amazon_link]is NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER. The e-book will be delivered to your Kindle on Sunday, May 14, 2017. Be the first to read, review, and start discussions on forums. The epic story, set in a carnival in an ancient land, features an obsessive, possessive romance hero and heroine, as well as supporting characters with intense love obsessions.

Nothing is more rewarding than delving into the psyche of an obsessive, possessive, romance hero. A sexy, powerful man possessed with love has undeniable allure.

Ramey Sandeley from [amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House on Black Lake[/amazon_link] is an obsessive, possessive male who has never heard the word "no".  Ramey first appears in the novel sweaty and burnt, fresh from branding animals with his custom tools. He believes his preternatural good looks, charm, wealth, and power afford him the right to own whatever and whomever he desires. But he meets his match with Alexandra Brighton, who, after having been possessed by her previous husband, and having made a vow at a shrine to be true to her manifest destiny, will no longer allow herself to be owned or controlled by anyone.

The night Alexandra arrives at Black Lake with her young son she is world weary from a brutal divorce, and in a highly vulnerable state. Soon after she is rowed out by Ramey and his wife to stay in a deserted Victorian in an island, with no way out. That night she dreams she is tied to a four poster, waiting for a burning brand to seal her wedding vows. Their battle of wills will lead them both to the brink of self destruction, and threaten the lives of those caught in their orbit.

To be adored to the point of obsession is truly a rare and beautiful thing.  Possessed film heroes can be found in - [amazon_link id="B001P5HRMI" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Twilight[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="B000BBOUD6" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Legends of the Fall[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="B0007TKNII" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Phantom of the Opera[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="B00001PE4D" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Cruel Intentions[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="B000TGJ80S" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Bram Stoker's Dracula[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="B00005JCAA" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Meet Joe Black[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="B00005JKKY" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Possession[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="B0002YLCFQ" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]King Arthur[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="B00005221M" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Last of the Mohicans[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="630469654X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Ladyhawke[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="B000EPFCPE" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Tristan and Isolde[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="6302150620" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Thorn Birds[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="0790729377" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]A Streetcar Named Desire[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="B00005R87R" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Man Who Cried[/amazon_link]  features Johnny Depp as a gypsy who rides a beautiful white horse, and [amazon_link id="B00005V4XV" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Original Sin[/amazon_link] offers some of the sexiest scenes on film as Antonio Banderas outplays Angelina Jolie at her own dangerous game, with her possessive brother played to perfection by Thomas Jane (of Hung).  There are also notable darkly seductive tortured souls in literature, and many of the aforementioned tales began as novels.

Following are a few novels that feature such brooding males:

[amazon_link id="0843955287" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Carpathian Series[/amazon_link] by Christine Freehan

[amazon_link id="155166500X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]An Independant Wife[/amazon_link] by Linda Howard

[amazon_link id="1416509879" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Immortals After Dark Series [/amazon_link]by Cresley Cole

[amazon_link id="0843960434" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Madness of Lord Ian McKenzie[/amazon_link], by Jennifer Ashley

[amazon_link id="0373802269" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Misted Cliffs[/amazon_link],by Catherine Asaro

[amazon_link id="0345289927" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] The Silver Devil [/amazon_link]and [amazon_link id="0312295839" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] The Flesh and the Devil[/amazon_link], by Teres Denys - Note: These are cult classics and can be expensive

[amazon_link id="0380007789" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Wolf and the Dove[/amazon_link], by Cathleen Woodiwess

[amazon_link id="0821776002" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]To Love an Earl[/amazon_link], by Elizabeth Thornton.

[amazon_link id="1568951450" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Devil's Embrace[/amazon_link] Catherine Coulter's first novel. Some have called it creepy, cruel, and disgusting, but everyone has their own tastes.

[amazon_link id="044021579X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Ground She Walks Upon[/amazon_link], by Meagan McKinney

[amazon_link id="B0046F1QJE" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House of Rohan[/amazon_link]- [amazon_link id="0778328481" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Ruthless[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="0778328503" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Breathless[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="077832849X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Reckless[/amazon_link], by Ann Stuart

[amazon_link id="B002HMOGLS" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Shadow Heart[/amazon_link], by Laura Kinsdale

[amazon_link id="0451210689" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Uncommon Vows[/amazon_link], by Mary Joe Putney

[amazon_link id="0671737600" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Double Standards[/amazon_link] by Judith McNaught

[amazon_link id="0373119178" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Gold Ring of Betrayal[/amazon_link], by Michelle Reed

[amazon_link id="0515145807" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Murder Game[/amazon_link], Ghostwalkers series 7, by Michelle Freehan

[amazon_link id="193210058X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Into the Dark Lands[/amazon_link], by Michelle Sagora

[amazon_link id="0451529014" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Dark Jewels Trilogy[/amazon_link], by Anne Bishop

[amazon_link id="0380773554" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Prince of Dreams[/amazon_link], by Lisa Kleypas

[amazon_link id="031613290X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Twilight Saga[/amazon_link], Stehanie Meyers.

[amazon_link id="0671670069" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Julie Garwood[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="0451229444" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]J.R. Ward[/amazon_link] , Fallen Angel and Black Dagger Brotherhood Series  [amazon_link id="0373774559" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Gena Showalter[/amazon_link]- are other notable  authors who specialize in the genre.

[amazon_link id="1936594293" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Pride and Prejudice[/amazon_link], by Jane Austen

 [amazon_link id="1936594285" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Wuthering Heights[/amazon_link], offers the supremely perfect, dark, brooding hero, Heathcliff,  Emily Bronte's masterpiece.

[amazon_link id="1416548890" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Gone with the Wind[/amazon_link]. gives us  Rhett Butler, who is in a class of his own.

For those who desire a darker, more erotic experience the following are well written in this genre:

[amazon_link id="B003370JA8" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Man in the Black Leather Mask[/amazon_link] follows a female attorney's transformation from powerful woman to submissive beneath the hands of a ten years younger dominent colleague

[amazon_link id="B00311JTYS" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Kidnapped for Christmas[/amazon_link] by Evangeline Anderson - Average, overweight woman's skinny sister plans her own kidnapping as a sexual lark, but man takes wrong woman and the more conservative sister finds herself a submissive to a very sexy man

[amazon_link id="0425236552" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Surrender To Me[/amazon_link], by Shayla Black - a woman's secret desire is met by her boyfriend in a Las Vegas trick where he consents to menage with friend, who also happens to be Navy Seal. An obsession is sparked between the woman and her new friend and nothing is the same for the two.

[amazon_link id="1607379163" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Master of the Mountain[/amazon_link] by Cherise Sinclair - an less than figure perfect ad agency artist complies with boyfriend's request to visit remote swinger's cabin. During her stay she sees boyfriend with other woman and realizes her relationship is over. However, she meets a man that is emotionally scarred and afraid of commitment who takes her on a journey into the underworld of dominence and submission.

[amazon_link id="1935152262" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Submissive Desires[/amazon_link] by Carolyn Faulker. Very severe story of a woman's five year journey to complete submission in the hands of a fiercely powerful and possessive ex Navy Seal.

What will it take to relieve him of his torture?

Obsessive, possessive, brooding romance hero

I was recently interviewed about obsessive possessive love and the character of Ramey Sandeley.  Here are my thoughts:

Thanks to Amazon Romance Community

The House on Black Lake has been adapted to screenplay. Go to Home Page to view provocative trailer featuring scenes from novel.

[amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House on Black Lake[/amazon_link]  has three powerful, dominant alpha men. Ramey Sandeley has never tasted failure and expects he will always win, whether in business or pleasure.  His uncle, Roger Sandeley, is a member of a group of international businessmen in Montreal that make up a nearly invincible power elite. Georgie La Pointe is the cousin to Ramey Sandeley, a spoiled rock god, born to great privilege. A supreme narcissist, Georgie has never slept with the same woman more than once,  grooms his hair in the eyes of his lovers, and makes love to himself while listening to his songs.

 Alphas are great fun to play with and when a woman wins in the game of love with an A - it is a triumphant battle indeed. Alexandra is lured by all three of powerful dominant alphas. A broken and world weary divorced mother when she journeys to Black Lake, she seems ill equipped for such a task. But as Alexandra is drawn into the underground and mentored by the mystics and gypsies dormant powers are unleashed, and she begins a dramatic transformation. Will the romantic beauty beat the dominant alphas at their games and tame each and every one? Perhaps not tame, but their lives will never be the same.

 I have taken a poll from the romance community, and the following have been voted the top ten most dominent Alpha men in romantic novels. Thanks to Amazon Romance Forum.

In no particular order, the winners are:

1. Domenico, [amazon_link id="0345289927" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Silver Devil[/amazon_link] by Teresa Denys - cult favorite  - dark historical romance set in renaissance Italy about Duke who sees peasant girl in window and buys her from her brother and forces her to be his mistress

2. Jamie, [amazon_link id="0440423201" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Outlander Series[/amazon_link], by Diana Gabledon - historical romance time travel 

3. Wrath [amazon_link id="0451947630" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series[/amazon_link] by J.R. Ward -leader of vampire warriors set in New York

4. Lucan, [amazon_link id="0553589377" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Midnight Breed Series[/amazon_link] by Laura Adraian - eight books in vampire series

5. Bones [amazon_link id="0061245089" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Night Huntress Series[/amazon_link] by Jeannine Frost - an urban vampire fantasy

6. Jericho [amazon_link id="0440240999" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Fever Series[/amazon_link] by Karen Marie Moning - fantasy/paranormal set in Ireland

7. Zadist, [amazon_link id="0451947630" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Black Dagger Brotherhood[/amazon_link] by J.R. Ward - six vampire warriors gravitate between turf battles and sensuous delights

8. Raphael, [amazon_link id="0425233367" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Guild Hunter Series[/amazon_link] by Nalili Singh -  female vampire hunter and powerful archangel

9. Rolfe the Relentless, [amazon_link id="044020609X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Conquerer[/amazon_link] by Brenda Joyce - romance set in England in 1069

10. Gregori, [amazon_link id="0312949596" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Dark Magic Series[/amazon_link] by Christine Ferham - heavy on romance and intimacy with vampire, magic, paranormal twist

Pamela Palmer's [amazon_link id="0061794716" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Hunger Untamed[/amazon_link] series follows feral warriors in all their glory. Looks like this alpha might must make it to the top ten very soon!! The model on the cover, international model/actor Tos Yanez  plays Andre Labat in the Trailer for 'The House on Black Lake' which can be viewed on Home Page.

[amazon_link id="B00486UF4S" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Hunger Untamed[/amazon_link]

THE HOUSE ON BlACK LAKE HIS BEEN ADAPTED TO SCREENPLAY. GO TO HOME PAGE TO VIEW PROVOCATIVE TRAILER.

In [amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House on Black Lake[/amazon_link] there is more than one female cheater. A mature lady in the story adds incest to her list of betrayals. The story's heroine, Alexandra Brighton is a woman of great integrity who fights terrible desire for friend Ruth's husband, the darkly alluring, Ramey Sandeley. Yet, she soon finds that Ruth is not the perfect wife she protrays.

Following is a list of some of the most popular romance fiction in which heroines cheat. Thanks for Amazon romance forum:

[amazon_link id="0446540293" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]A Hint of the Wicked[/amazon_link] by Jennifer Haymore

[amazon_link id="0312982631" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Deadly Desire[/amazon_link] (whole series) by Brenda Joyce

[amazon_link id="1568951450" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Devil's Embrace [/amazon_link] by Catherine Coulter

[amazon_link id="0060508108" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Dutchess in Love[/amazon_link] (1st book -Duchess Quartet) by Eloisa James

[amazon_link id="1451641788" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Educating Caroline[/amazon_link] by Patricia Cabot

[amazon_link id="0425239837" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Her Ladyship's Companion[/amazon_link] by Joanna Bourne

[amazon_link id="0451200705" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Lord Greywell's Dilemma [/amazon_link] by Laura Matthews

[amazon_link id="0759253994" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Love me Again[/amazon_link] by  Wendy Burge

[amazon_link id="0451202066" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Silk and Secrets [/amazon_link] by Mary Jo Putney

[amazon_link id="B000FCKL34" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Fulfillment[/amazon_link]  by LaVyrle Spencer

[amazon_link id="0425195805" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Hummingbird [/amazon_link] by LaVyrle Spencer

[amazon_link id="0340530340" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Imagination of the Heart [/amazon_link] by Judith Glover

[amazon_link id="1416588787" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Pride of Hannah Wade [/amazon_link] by Janet Dailey

[amazon_link id="0553587293" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Romantic[/amazon_link] by Madeleine Hunter

[amazon_link id="0449212343" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Rules of Marriage[/amazon_link] by Sheila Bishop

[amazon_link id="0821779346" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Shattered Rose[/amazon_link] by Jo Beverley

[amazon_link id="B001CKBKNI" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Venus [/amazon_link] by Jane Feather

 (Morla Gorrondona) catches her husband, Ramey Sandeley, and friend Alexandra in compromising position in their bedroom. Yet, she is not so innocent, and may desire Alexandra as much as her husband.

(scene from cinematic trailer for novel/screenplay)

Scene from "The House on Black Lake Trailer featuring Wade Gotwals, Anastasia Blackwell, and Morla Goronzola

Learn more about author Anastasia Blackwell's latest projects at http://anastasiablackwell.com

ATTENTION READERS: Seductive new Romantic Fantasy, [amazon_link id="B077LLJ1XN" target="_blank" ]The Chamber of Curiosities[/amazon_link] is now available. Be the first to read, review, and comment on the love story set in an ancient carnival.

Listed below are 325 novels that feature cheaters:

 Historical

 1.[amazon_link id="0451148827" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] A Counterfeit Betrothal[/amazon_link] by Mary Balogh - H drunk cheats w/ prostitute, while friends egg him on

2.[amazon_link id="1419956795" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Adora[/amazon_link] by Beatrice Small  - bodice ripper many spouses for H/h

3. [amazon_link id="0263770818" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]A Marriage Made on Earth[/amazon_link] by Sheila Bishop - H/h newlyweds, but H idealizes married OW, letting her direct h and such, H always visiting OW - no physical cheating

4. [amazon_link id="0709080883" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]A Matter of Duty[/amazon_link] by Sandra Heath - MOC, H cheats w/ married OW, H falls in love with h

5. [amazon_link id="0843934085" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Amber Flame AKA His Bonnie Bride[/amazon_link] by Hannah Howell - H kisses OW, h leaves; H goes after

6. [amazon_link id="B002T451DQ" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]A Passion Most Pure[/amazon_link] by  Julie Lessman  - H kisses h's sister; Christian

 7. [amazon_link id="0553578936" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]A Valentine Wedding [/amazon_link]by Jane Feather  -h jilted H at alter when discovers he had a mistress

 8. [amazon_link id="042524041X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Again and Again [/amazon_link]by Susan Johnson - H seduced his maid before story; erotic

9. [amazon_link id="0061040452" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Analise[/amazon_link] by Candace Camp - H makes h his mistress; H's family treats h poorly; H cheats

10. [amazon_link id="0821764012" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]An Arranged Marriage[/amazon_link] by Jo Beverly - h raped by H's brother, H marries her; H sleeps w/ mistress because he is a spy and trying to get information

11. [amazon_link id="0399129650" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]And Ladies of the Club[/amazon_link]  follows two women's lives, one husband cheats - not a true romance novel

12. [amazon_link id="0263758109" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]An Unquestionable Lady[/amazon_link] by Rosina Pyatt - h/H MOC w/ sex for heir,  H cheats w/ OW

13. [amazon_link id="0758209460" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]At her Service[/amazon_link] by Susan Johnson - H cheats, he is a spy; erotic

14. [amazon_link id="B0073P6PLS" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Beyond Scandal[/amazon_link] by Brenda Joyce - H/h forced to marry, unconsummated; H leaves and has mistresses

15. [amazon_link id="0867210052" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Blaze of Passion[/amazon_link] by Stephanie Blake  - h leaves fiancé for H, he cheats several times w/ several females

16. [amazon_link id="1250041392" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Bold Angel[/amazon_link] - H won't accept his feelings for h so cheats

17. [amazon_link id="B005578L04" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Bold Conquest[/amazon_link]  by Virginia Henley- H married, cheats w/ h,  marries her when she believes her husband dead, later she beds H's friend

18. [amazon_link id="0312956029" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Bride of the Lion[/amazon_link]by Elizabeth Stuart -  H won't accept feeling for h so cheats

19. [amazon_link id="0380763532" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Bride of the Wind[/amazon_link] by Shannon Drake - H/h estranged he loved OW, found dead, he thinks h turned him in

20. [amazon_link id="B005ME3EES" target="_blank" ]Cactus Flower (Gone-to-Texas Trilogy Book 1)[/amazon_link] by Shirl Henke- H defends former fiancée, won't trust h, H has affair w/ prostitute

21. [amazon_link id="0505523434" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Caress and Conquer[/amazon_link] by Connie Mason bodice ripper  -H cheats w/ OW

22. [amazon_link id="0821725246" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Captive Angel[/amazon_link] by  Deana James  - H tells h he is tired of land life, takes mistress and son and sails away

23. [amazon_link id="0345346831" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Captive Passions[/amazon_link] by Fern Michaels - H cheats many times

24. [amazon_link id="0345313534" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Captive Embraces[/amazon_link] by Fern Michaels - sequel to Captive Passions- H/h divorce because she pushed him away after loss of child, he engaged to new woman and, h marries new woman's dad

25.[amazon_link id="0451158814" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Chandra[/amazon_link] Catherine Coulter - H cheats w/ slave girl that belonged to him; later redone into Warrior's Song

26. [amazon_link id="0708933254" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Consequences [/amazon_link] Sheila Bishop - H/h married w/ children, H cheated w/ maid and got her pregnant as well as others

27.[amazon_link id="0451178734" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Dancing with Clara[/amazon_link] - Mary Balogh  - H cheats many times; MOC

28.[amazon_link id="044694050X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Duchess in Disguise[/amazon_link], by Caroline Courtney - MOC - h is left in the country w/out consummating the marriage, and and H spents time in town w/ his mistress

29. [amazon_link id="1586087835" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Emerald Knight[/amazon_link] by Michelle M. Pillow - H cheats w/ servant few times, h catches him

30. [amazon_link id="0451209281" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Fire Song[/amazon_link] by Catherine Coulter - H rapist and cheats on h w/ servant

31. [amazon_link id="1428511725" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]For Honor's Sake [/amazon_link]by Connie Mason - H cheats w/stepmom

32. [amazon_link id="0843944064" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Golden Lady[/amazon_link], by Shirl Henke - h worked in brothel, someone tells H, he breaks off with her,  cheats, then  goes back after h

33. [amazon_link id="0373244452" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Harrigan's Bride[/amazon_link], by Cheryl Reavis - H almost cheats but stopped by men walking in on them

34. [amazon_link id="0821758675" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Heaven Forbids[/amazon_link]by  Karen Ranney- H/h affair, H is married to h's niece

35. [amazon_link id="1420114816" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Highland Vow,[/amazon_link] by Hannah Howell Highland - H loves OW who is a serial "blackwidow"; h saved H when h younger, meet again, h sees H kiss OW and reaffirming his love for her, h leaves, then learns more

36. [amazon_link id="1420104624" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]If He's Wicked[/amazon_link] by Hannah Howell - H marries manipulative OW who is cheating w/ H's uncle, H cheats w/ h

37. [amazon_link id="1416503617" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]If you Deceive [/amazon_link] by Kresley Cole - H to cheat w/ h's mom but changes his mind at  last minute, escapades witth others,h gives him another chance

38. [amazon_link id="1402210779" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Lady of Quality[/amazon_link], by Rachelle Edwards - H cheats; H/h have kids, he falls in love w/mistress, h finds way to regain his interest

39. [amazon_link id="1599987880" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Last Chance My Love [/amazon_link] by Lynne Connolly - H contemplates taking a mistress because the H/h have been advised not to have relations because another pregnancy could be detrimental to her health

40. [amazon_link id="0451170652" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Lord Clayborne's Fancy[/amazon_link] by Laura Matthews -H shocked that h missing hymen doubts virginity, cheats w/ ex

41.[amazon_link id="B0055DZMI2" target="_blank" ]Love Once Again[/amazon_link] by Jo Ann Simon (sequel to Love Once in Passing) H cheats, after h returns to his time, with his former fiancée, historical 1st person

42. [amazon_link id="0345010191" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Love Remember Me[/amazon_link], by  Jessie For - H sleeps w/ any willing female, sleeps w/ one for sake of spying, then h same night. Bodice ripper w/ incest, cheating H, kidnappings, and h gets roughed up

43. [amazon_link id="0671662023" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Love Song[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="0727841122" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Wind Song[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="B0036EQTL6" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Nightsong,[/amazon_link] by Valerie Sherwood - h/H meet in the 1st book and get together near end; 2nd book H meets OW and cheats, although H says he loves wife.  H cheats w/ OW on voyage, h takes up w/ OM, lover of OW. 

44.[amazon_link id="0553563289" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Love Storm[/amazon_link], by  Susan Johnson  -H rapes h, MOC, and H constantly cheats

45. [amazon_link id="0446323063" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Love Unwilling[/amazon_link], by Shirl Henke - H marries h then sleeps w/ servant who arranges to have wife kidnapped. H thinks she left him to cheat.

46. [amazon_link id="0380400308" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Love Wild and Fair[/amazon_link] by Bertrice Small - h raped several times, H cheats

47. [amazon_link id="050552550X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Marna[/amazon_link] by Norah Hess - MOC h is 15-16 and H is 35; H takes up with  OW

48. [amazon_link id="0451115562" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Margarita [/amazon_link]by Joan Wolf  -H cheats w/ 2 OW because of his distrust of a woman's love

49.[amazon_link id="0396067700" target="_blank" ]Masquerade in Venice[/amazon_link] by Velda Johnston  -H not married to h, cheats her cousin who is married; mystery

50. [amazon_link id="1416517219" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Miracles[/amazon_link] Judith McNaught - forced MOC. H cheats w/ OW

51. [amazon_link id="0446346446" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Moon Flower[/amazon_link] by  Shirl Henke - H cheats w/ mistress; h follows and confronts him, h leaves, H goes after h,  yet meets  w/ OW and mentions giving her another child

52. [amazon_link id="0451169395" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Mutual Consent[/amazon_link] Gayle Buck-  h/H MOC, H cheats w/ mistress

53. [amazon_link id="0451083431" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Never Call It Love[/amazon_link] Veronica Jason - true bodice ripper

54. [amazon_link id="0843935197" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Never Call It Loving [/amazon_link]Gail Link - H cheats w/ prostitute on wedding night and flirts with other women

55. [amazon_link id="B005MU9WVG" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Night Flower [/amazon_link]Shirl Henke -  h marries a friend of family who had crush on mom; H cheats w/ prostitute

56. [amazon_link id="0843945079" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Night Wind's Woman[/amazon_link] by  Shirl Henke- H thinks h cheated, so H does and throws it in her face

57. [amazon_image id="0553592432" link="true" target="_blank" size="medium" ]Not Quite a Husband[/amazon_image] by Sherry Thomas.  H cheated on the eve of his marriage, and h, a doctor, was called to the same house and saw H; she marries H despite transgression and is passive/aggressive for a year then asks for a divorce and goes to another country, story takes place 3 years after the divorce

58. [amazon_link id="0312041462" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Olivia and Jai[/amazon_link] by Rebecca Ryman. H warns h not to fall in love w/ him, yet she does. H sails off w/ OW, who is his cousin, h is a Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned type

59. [amazon_link id="0671737627" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Once and Always[/amazon_link] Judith McNaught - H cheats on wife

60. [amazon_link id="B004SICIE6" target="_blank" ]Once Upon A Scandal (Once Upon Scandal)[/amazon_link] Barbara Dawson Smith - h raped, H didn't know, h pregnant on wedding night, she tells him it could be one of many.  H leaves h destitute but returns to make a bargain

63. [amazon_link id="0380773554" target="_blank" ]Prince of Dreams[/amazon_link] by Lisa Kleypas - H cheats several times, fathers a child, thrown back in time to a previous life w/ h where he learns to love, then tossed back to present

64. [amazon_link id="B0013TPVHE" target="_blank" ]Private Arrangements[/amazon_link] by Sherry Thomas - h schemes to ensnare H, he finds out and abandons her after their wedding night; h/H estranged and both cheat, come back together when h wants a divorce and H agrees after she gives him an heir

65. [amazon_link id="0380778335" target="_blank" ]Promise Me[/amazon_link] by Kathleen Harrington - H engaged, cheats with h, his first wife whom he divorced 6 years before in a scandal

66. [amazon_link id="0380771403" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Promise of the Rose[/amazon_link] Brenda Joyce - H serviced by maid, h confronts, claims will not do again, H/h estranged , H w/ OW but unable to find satisfaction except to meet physical needs

67. [amazon_link id="0821778838" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Risk Everything[/amazon_link] H seduces h, then marries OW and intends to consummate the marriage, but doesn't

68.[amazon_link id="0373774567" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Sapphire [/amazon_link]by Rosemary Rogers - H cheats w/ neighbor in the same house w/h

69. [amazon_link id="0440221080" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Sea Fire [/amazon_link]Karen Robards - H repeatedly rapes h, H cheats w/ OW; bodice ripper; sequel to[amazon_link id="0440221072" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Island Flame[/amazon_link]

70. [amazon_link id="0451232364" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Seducing the Duchess[/amazon_link] by Ashley March  -H married h for revenge, keeps mistress, 3yrs later wants h, who is still celibate

71. [amazon_link id="B0036S4CDY" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Seized by Love[/amazon_link] Susan Johnson - H seduces h from her older husband, then cheats

72. [amazon_link id="0425230201" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Sexy as Hell[/amazon_link] Susan Johnson MOC but they can't keep their hands off each other, H cheats on h several times

73. [amazon_link id="044900516X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Silver Lining [/amazon_link]Maggie Osborne - H cheats on his fiancée w/h, h saved miners lives, one of which is H. They offer her anything and she wants a child, H's name drawn, they force them to marry

74.[amazon_link id="0373605439" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Sinful [/amazon_link]Charlotte Featherstone - H cheats w/ h; H marries OW

75. [amazon_link id="0060740744" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Still in My Heart[/amazon_link] by kathyrn Smith-  H/h engaged, he is an alcoholic and and one night mistakes h for sister

76. [amazon_link id="0380391236" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Tara's Song [/amazon_link]by Barbara Ferry Johnson - H has 2 wives, forces h to marry him, he cheats w/ servants,  rapes 2nd wife for refusing him: bodice ripper

77. [amazon_link id="0843941960" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Tender Fury[/amazon_link] by Connie Mason bodice ripper - H cheats throughout, h is raped and cheats too

78. [amazon_link id="0843942010" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Terms of Love [/amazon_link]by Shirl Henke - h marries stranger to get her inheritance and they fall in love. H tells her his secret (he's on run) before the law catches up with him, so he thinks she turned him in. He beats charges, then starts affair with her worst enemy. He comes home to divorce her and discovers a sad chain of events have occured since his departure.

79. [amazon_link id="0843934247" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Terms of Surrender[/amazon_link] Shirl Henke - H claims to love h, makes deal w/ h's father even though h engaged to OM, H seeing OW, H/h marry, h is cold to him and H continues to see OW

81. [amazon_link id="0843921145" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Captain's Doxy [/amazon_link]Lafayette Hammet - Bodice Ripper - h is 16, H is twice her age and a jealous cheating, abusive pirate who kidnaps and forces her; H cheats w/ OW, slave girl

82. [amazon_link id="0061082104" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Coming Home Place[/amazon_link] Mary Spencer  -H cheats w/ OW, his first love. She returns from dead and he leaves wife by herself on her birthday to sit and wait

83. [amazon_link id="044020609X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Conqueror [/amazon_link]Brenda Joyce - H cheats w/ h, he married her sister for property, then forces one of his men to marry h, but he takes the wedding night for self

84. [amazon_link id="0440114977" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Court of the Flowering Peach[/amazon_link] by Janette Radcliffe aka Rebecca Danton (Star Sapphire) - Emotional cheating and possibly physical by husband who wants his sister-in-law; cheating by wife who's neglected and unwanted by husband

85. [amazon_link id="0440226317" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Devil's Love[/amazon_link]  by Julia London - H/h forced and tricked into marriage, H cheats w/ OW

86. [amazon_link id="0373293518" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Duchess's Next Husband [/amazon_link]by Terri Brisbin- H has a mistress ,thinks he is dying ,and makes a list of husbands for his wife, h

87. [amazon_link id="0061350990" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Earl Claims his Wife[/amazon_link] by  Cathy Maxwell - Married H believes he loves OW. He goes away to war and returns to mistress.  h prepares to take a lover. H learned mistress cheated.

88. [amazon_link id="0515089109" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Fifth Kiss[/amazon_link] by Elizabeth Mansfield - H married to h's sister and has taken a mistress because of some physical problems between him and her sister; h condemns him for cheating on her sister

89. [amazon_link id="0451076834" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The French Bride [/amazon_link]by Evelyn Anthony - H cheats, set around French Revolution

90. [amazon_link id="0451210069" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Harem Bride[/amazon_link] by Blair Bancroft - H saves from a harem and he marries her. Their marriage is not consummated, and they are estranged for years - H has OW

91. [amazon_link id="0758234759" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Lady's Tutor[/amazon_link]  by Robin Schone - h cheats w/ H who is to tutor her so she can seduce her husband

92. [amazon_link id="0312956029" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Bride of the Lion[/amazon_link] by  Elizabeth Stuart - H cheats w/ OW doesn't want to love h

93. [amazon_link id="0804119856" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Lover[/amazon_link] by Nicole Jordon - H cheats and writes,  gives details w/ him and OW; rewrite H kisses the OW but takes no further

94. [amazon_link id="044022182X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Marriage Bed[/amazon_link] by  Laura Lee Ghurke - estranged H cheats a lot then h/H get back together

95. [amazon_link id="0451159624" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Obedient Bride[/amazon_link] by Mary Balogh - H keeps a mistress, h finds out and is devastated

96. [amazon_link id="0451208420" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Offer [/amazon_link]by Catherine Coulter H/h forced marriage, H cheats on h lots, h follows H to OW

97. [amazon_link id="055329864X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Painted Lady[/amazon_link] Lucia Grahame H sees h years before w/ her husband and he falls in love, they run into each other when h is widowed, she has had a recent traumatic event, H gets her to marry him but she is cold and shut off, he cheats w/ OW that remind him of h

99. [amazon_link id="0451186664" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Rake's Rainbow[/amazon_link] by Allison Lane - H obsessed w/ OW; h/H forced to marry, OW marries older man for title, H talks in his sleep about OW and h hears, h manages estate and is very independent, unlike dependent OW

100. [amazon_link id="0451153820" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Rebel and the Rose by Joan Wolf Vanessa[/amazon_link] H at war cheats w/ OW a widow who gets pregnant and gives child to H who sends the baby to h; H gives OW money to move away to start a new life

101. [amazon_link id="0758214758" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Stranger I Married[/amazon_link] - H/h MOC, unconsummated, agreed to have open relationship instead, H's married OW dies in childbirth(H's child) after he grieves, H comes to care for h via letters, H wants h's love, so H returns to win it, but later cheats again.

102. [amazon_link id="067174383X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Taming[/amazon_link] by Jude Devereau - H has a mistress for every day of the week, H/h is MOC; H is dirty, castle dirty and he needs h's money to fight an enemy; H sits the bed on fire when he is in it w/ OW

103. [amazon_link id="0312378025" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Tea Rose[/amazon_link] by Jennifer Donnelly H drunk cheats w/ OW who gets pregnant marries, h goes on to make a success of self and returns years later

106. [amazon_link id="0446365335" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Wives of Bowie Stone [/amazon_link]by Maggie Osborne - h knowing that she can save the life of a condemned man by offering to marry him, opts for a MOC to H, who promises to save her rundown farm as his part of the agreement. h doesn't know H is already married.(MOC ) H/h fall in love, H feels honor bound to his wife.

107. [amazon_link id="0061626821" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]This Duchess of Mine[/amazon_link] (Desperate Duchess #5) - Eloisa James series - h walks in on H with mistress; runs off has 2 affairs over 9 years; H remains celibate

108. [amazon_link id="157856512X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Thorn in my Heart[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="1578561272" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Fair is the Rose[/amazon_link], and [amazon_link id="1578561280" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Whence Came a Prince[/amazon_link] - Liz Curtis Higgs - H falls in love w/ pretty sister, ends up w/ OS falls in love w/ her, goes back and forth. Christian based on Biblical story of Jacob, Sarah, and Leah

109. [amazon_link id="0778322033" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]To the Castle[/amazon_link] by Joan Wolf - H cheats on h before they consummate the marriage

110[amazon_link id="0553560557" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]. Vixen[/amazon_link] Jane Feather - H is h's guardian who is 17, he sleeps w/ her, then brings back OW and sleeps w/ her practically in front of h

111. [amazon_link id="1451611145" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Wanton Angel [/amazon_link]by Linda Lael Miller h/H lost a child, H takes up with other women, then goes off to be a soldier.  h leaves H and gets a divorce and returns to hometown. She is dating OM when H returns for h

112. [amazon_link id="078621208X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Whitefire[/amazon_link] - Fern Michaels -H raped h while she was virgin, misses OW when with h

113. [amazon_link id="0553572148" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Wicked [/amazon_link]by Susan Johnson H cheats on h to end of the book; erotica

114. [amazon_link id="0451206398" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Wild Star [/amazon_link] by Catherine Coulter H cheats w/ stepmom, caught by father; h/H meet; h follows H to mistress' house

Contemporary Cheater Novels
H cheats w/ h or OW

117. [amazon_link id="1420106589" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]A Cowboy Christmas[/amazon_link] (Marry Me, Cowboy) Marin Thomas H/h together in highschool, h's friend sees H making out with another girl at drive-in

118. [amazon_link id="0373910029" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]A Father's Promise [/amazon_link]  -H cheats w/OW, marries, then seeks h out to help w/baby because wife took off

119. [amazon_link id="0373110642" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]A Late Loving[/amazon_link] by Robyn Donald - H had OW before marriage to h, OW pregnant, H won't give her up

120. [amazon_link id="0340657987" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]A Long Walk In Wintertime[/amazon_link] by  Libby Purves  -H cheats w/ student affair over before book starts, Christian

121.[amazon_link id="0446552410" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] A Morning like This[/amazon_link] by Deborah Bedford - H cheats w/ OW yrs ago, not one time; OW comes back w/ sick child; Christian

122. [amazon_link id="0778312895" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]A Slice of Heaven[/amazon_link] by Sherryl Woods - H cheats w/ OW 1 time, h/H forced to get back because daughter ill

123.[amazon_link id="0373613733" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] A Verdict of Love [/amazon_link]by  Jenna Mills - H cheats with h in college, tells h he'll be back but doesn't come back, and instead he marries girlfriend

124. [amazon_link id="0373247281" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Accidental Hero[/amazon_link] by Loralee Lillibridge - town believed h/H were to marry, H left town w/OW & married her; returns later from rodeo accident w/out OW

125.[amazon_link id="0380778084" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] All Our Lives[/amazon_link] by Nancy Wagner - H cheats wants to reunite w/ h(ex-wife)

126. [amazon_link id="B004CJ810Q" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]All She Wants for Christmas[/amazon_link] by Jaci Burton - h finds H in bed w/ her bf and takes off; returns yrs later

127.[amazon_link id="B003E3603Q" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Always a Bridesmaid [/amazon_link]by Elaine Hopper - H drunk got OW pregnant eloped w/ OW (h's bf) ret. 9yrs later

128. [amazon_link id="B000OK35R6" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]An Affair To Forget[/amazon_link] by Rachel Lindsay - h is engaged  to H, H cheats w/ OW ex-gf after encounter w/ h in which he loses cool prematurely, so H needs to prove not impotent, and OW still attract him

129. [amazon_link id="1551666774" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Substitute Wife [/amazon_link]by Dallas Schulze - H almost cheats w/ h's step-sister that he was expected to marry

130. [amazon_link id="0312997523" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]And Then Came You[/amazon_link] by Maureen Child - H/h married, H goes off to study, h writes-pregnant, divorce papers come back, H's mother POW gets granddaughter that h put up for adoption; H returns years later w/ daughter and OW fiancée, H cheats w/ h

131. [amazon_link id="0373126301" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Aristides' Convenient Wife[/amazon_link] by Jacqueline Baird - MOC, but a week before H had "sex" w/ OW

132. [amazon_link id="0373752954" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Baby Makes Six[/amazon_link] by  Shelley Galloway - H cheats with h ex-wife, divorced after loss of a child

133. [amazon_link id="1419958844" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Big Temptation [/amazon_link]by Robin L. Rotham (Ellora's Cave) H/h relationship, H pulls back, h pregnant, leaves and cheats; erotic

134. [amazon_link id="0425195791" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Bitter Sweet by LaVyrle Spencer [/amazon_link]- H/h were highschool sweethearts, H, who is married, cheats w/ h when they meet again, H and wife trying to conceive, h becomes pregnant w/ H's baby, H's wife says she pregnant (she lied), and there's more to come.

135. [amazon_link id="0553582550" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Blonde Heat[/amazon_link] by  Susan Johnson  - group of h's; one h's H cheats w/ client he claims would have lost a job if he didn't, h catches him, OW leaves,h takes OM home and H stalks them and makes OM leave

136. [amazon_link id="1402218958" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Breakfast in Bed[/amazon_link] by Sandra Brown - H cheats w/h who happens to be H's fiancée's best friend

137. [amazon_link id="1441453857" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Bring on the Rain[/amazon_link] by Eve Asbury, sequel to [amazon_link id="B003MQMR32" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]I Run to You[/amazon_link] -secondary characters cheating; they get their story in the sequel; H cheated on h with h's bf who gets pregnant; they come back together in the sequel

138. [amazon_link id="0307460096" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Brothers and Wives by Cydney Rax [/amazon_link]- sequel to [amazon_link id="1400082196" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]My Husband's Girlfriend [/amazon_link]- H leaves, brings OW back in this book, previous H and OW dance around despite both are married now, and OW is previous H's SIL;

139. [amazon_link id="1599983826" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Buying MacKenzie's Baby[/amazon_link] by Kim Rees - H cheats and is emotionally abusive

140. [amazon_link id="037311799X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Ultimate Betrayal[/amazon_link] by Michelle Reid - H emotionally cheats w/ OW

141. [amazon_link id="0373272146" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Cassidy Harte and the Comeback Kid[/amazon_link] by RaeAnne Thayne - part of a series that should be read in order but can stand alone as well, includes Taming Jesse James, The Valentine Two-Step

142. [amazon_link id="0515136263" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Chesapeake Blue [/amazon_link]by Nora Roberts-  h's fiancé cheats w/ ex, h gets back at him, later meets H

143. [amazon_link id="0373709765" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Count on Me[/amazon_link] by by Kathryn Shay-H cheats w/ ex-wife, dumps h to get back w/ ex then leaves ex for h

144. [amazon_link id="037316744X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Cowboy Come Home[/amazon_link] by Eve Graddy - H marries someone else while engaged to h

145. [amazon_link id="1451020104" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Daniel's Gift by Barbara Freeth [/amazon_link]- H gets h pregnant, then offers to pay for abortion

146. [amazon_link id="0821771310" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Day by Day[/amazon_link] by Sandra Steffen - H cheats w/ h's sis, comfort cheat, thought h was dying

147. [amazon_link id="0373075499" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Days Gone[/amazon_link] by Sally Tyler Hayes - H/h married; H cheats he believes h loves OM, H bargains w/ OM - makes h hate H,then OM marry h; h catches H w/ OW,H leaves, returns later to see his child and try to work things out

148. [amazon_link id="044640098X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Desire Unchained[/amazon_link] by  Larissa Ione - part of a series; H cheats w/ 2 women, h catches them, and he invites h to join, series, Demonica

149. [amazon_link id="0345450728" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Distant Shores[/amazon_link] by Kristin Hannah - H cheats several times over the course of their marriage, he is an ex-football star, latest because h wants to find herself

150. [amazon_link id="0977733505" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Dogism[/amazon_link] by Mark Anthony - H serial cheater, it's part of his lifestyle

151.[amazon_link id="B0034KC3VW" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Doing the Right Thing[/amazon_link] by Barbara Elsborg - H/h hook up, but his divorce not finalized and he keeps stringing h along while still with wife

152. [amazon_link id="0786239727" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]East of the Sun and West of the Moon [/amazon_link]by Carole Bellacera - Husband cheats, then h cheats

153. [amazon_link id="0986484903" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Escapades of Romantically Challenged Me[/amazon_link]by Maya Jax - 1st person chic lit, H cheated

154. [amazon_link id="B000OWV2GA" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Except my Love [/amazon_link]by Mary Burchill - h/H MOC, H cheats w/ OW who he loves, h leaves H , she is pregnant and moves w/ friend to have  baby, later reconcile w/ H

155. [amazon_link id="0373654049" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Fall from Grace[/amazon_link] by  Kristi Gold - H cheats because h took child when he kept putting work first

156. [amazon_link id="0373794010" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Fire in the Blood[/amazon_link] by Charlotte Lamb  H thinks h cheated, H cheats, then they divorce, H wants h back when finds out the truth

157. [amazon_link id="B000IOEQWG" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Firebird[/amazon_link] by Janice Graham - H cheats; h takes on characteristics of other woman

158. [amazon_link id="0373083742" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]First Love, Last Love [/amazon_link]by Ginna Gray - H cheats as he believe h cheated first and flaunts it to h 

159. [amazon_link id="B004RPPMNE" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Forgotten Lover [/amazon_link]by Carole Mortimer  -h/H cheat w/ each other; h engaged to be married, H is married

160. [amazon_link id="1551667517" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Forbidden Fruit[/amazon_link] by Erica Spindler - H involved w/ h's former bf when he slept w/ h, the bf loved H but could not handle his relationship  w/ h

161. [amazon_link id="1599980444" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Forever Again[/amazon_link] by Shannon Stacey- H emotionally cheats w/ h; they were previously married, he had gotten her pregnant but he sees some evidence that leads him to believe that she lied and he walks out on their marriage and gets a divorce, meet up again and he discovers how wrong he was

162. [amazon_link id="0373246870" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]For the Love of Pete [/amazon_link]by Sherryl Woods - H cheats on h, gets girl pregnant and they marry

163. [amazon_link id="0373832028" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Gypsy by Carole Mortimer [/amazon_link]-H cheats w/ h; H won't divorce wife so h marries H's brother, who dies later and she meets back up with H

164. [amazon_link id="1597059862" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Hearts Kept Waiting by Julianne Elliott [/amazon_link]- H/h fall in love while H is still married, H/h struggle then succumb; H was divorcing wife before h entered picture

165. [amazon_link id="0263200671" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Hearts of Fire series[/amazon_link] - Seduction and Sacrifice; Desire and Deception; Passion and the Past; Fantasies
and the Future; Sandals and Secrets; Marriage and Miracles by Miranda Lee

166. [amazon_link id="0312554176" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Heart of the Matter[/amazon_link] by Emily Giffin - H cheats; 1st person from h and OW chic lit

167. [amazon_link id="0373115199" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Heart of the Outback[/amazon_link]  byEmma Darcy - H cheats w/ h after ill wife tells him he can; h get pregnant and h/H meet up yrs later

168. [amazon_link id="B0031Y6BFA" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Hell Bent[/amazon_link] by Heather Killough-Walden  - H cheats emotionally w/ h

169.[amazon_link id="141995041X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Her Best Friend's Lover[/amazon_link] by Shiloh Walker - h loves H and they are best friend, H gets drunk, sleeps w/ h and gets her pregnant, doesn't realize he is father and is very jealous of OM

170. [amazon_link id="B004JU1TG6" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]His Other Lover[/amazon_link] by Lucy Dawson - H cheats

171. [amazon_link id="0373195281" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]His Secret Heir[/amazon_link] by  Elizabeth Harbison - H/h have affair, she thinks H a waiter, he's not. H cheated w/ h as he is engaged to be married to a woman of his class, h is pregnant, tries to contact him to tell him he doesn't respond; h/H meet again

172. [amazon_link id="0515069353" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Hold Fast 'til the Dawn by Mary Haskell [/amazon_link]- H emotionally and almost cheats w/ OW, believes he still has feelings for OW wants h to wait for him to decide

173. [amazon_link id="0373125747" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Hollywood Husband, Contract Wife[/amazon_link] by Jane Porter - H emotionally betrays h

174. [amazon_link id="0778327566" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Home in Carolina[/amazon_link] by Sheryl Woods - H cheats repeatedly while on road, has child w/ OW returns to
hometown and everyone urges h to forgive him and get back with him

184. [amazon_link id="037312452X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Forbidden Mistress[/amazon_link] by Anne Mather - H cheats, MOC

185. [amazon_link id="0373707606" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Just One Night[/amazon_link] by Kathryn Shay - H says he doesn't want kids, h thinks she is pregnant, he believes she did it on purpose, she later catches him w/ OW and he tries to talk to her and sugar coat; divorce, meet up later

187. [amazon_link id="0778328317" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Killer Heat[/amazon_link] by Brenda Novak - H had cheated w/ h's bf and got her pregnant. The baby was adopted.  H/h meet up years later on an investigation, they are both PI types, mystery

188. [amazon_link id="1451611757" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Last Night at Chateau Marmont[/amazon_link]  by Lauren Weisberger - author of "The Devil Wears Prada" offers up contemporary story set in legendary hotel of escapades.

190. [amazon_link id="0440221501" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Lightning [/amazon_link]by Danielle Steel-  h diagnosed w/ breast cancer, H doesn't support her in treatments or anything, instead he cheats, H falls in "love" w/ OW who runs off on him, so he wants h back, h gets OM who actually supports her through her ordeal, but H wants her back

191. [amazon_link id="0373107749" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Lingering Embers[/amazon_link] by Lynsey Stevens H cheated w/ h; left h to return to wife and child

192. [amazon_link id="B0046A9REU" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Lipstick on His Collar[/amazon_link] by Elizabeth Villars-  H cheats w/ h's bf, div., h moves on, H continues w/ OW; chic lit

193. [amazon_link id="0446504777" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Love and Other Natural Disasters[/amazon_link] by Holly Shumas - H emotional cheat w/ OW, separate, h cheats w/OM

194. [amazon_link id="1850578893" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Love Unspoken[/amazon_link] by Carole Mortimer  -H/h married, H cheats w/ OW (fiancée) not divorced from h; H rapes, beats h, and causes h to miscarry; h leaves H who later returns w/ OW, cheats w/ h , gets her pregnant

195. [amazon_link id="0380815559" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Love Will Find A Way[/amazon_link] by Barri Bryan - H cheats w/ OW, divorce, h sees OM, H wants h back

196. [amazon_link id="0451947630" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Lover Eternal[/amazon_link] by JR Ward, Black Dagger Brotherhood Series - H cheats because he thinks relations w/ h will kill her; para

197. [amazon_link id="0061042463" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Lovers and Strangers[/amazon_link] Diane Chamberlain - H/h both cheat after marriage falls apart after death of a child

198. [amazon_link id="0804112827" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Magnolia [/amazon_link]by Diana Palmer - (Emotional Cheat) H/h MOC to dissuade rumors of H and OW, boss's wife, H caught with OW; h catches H kissing OW, she leaves

199. [amazon_link id="0373167474" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Make Room for Baby [/amazon_link]by  Kristin Morgan - H cheats w/ OW one night stand, goes off to boot camp and returns to be w/ h but OW shows up pregnant and he marries her; years later his son and h's daughter fall in love at college and are expecting

200. [amazon_link id="0553562355" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Man, Woman & Child[/amazon_link] by Erich Segal - H cheats w/ OW; OW dies, leaves a child behind and h finds out

201. [amazon_link id="0373105673" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Mansion for My Love[/amazon_link] by Robyn Donald - H emotionally cheats w/ SIL, brother dies, h releases him to SIL

202. [amazon_link id="B000OQHDMS" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Marriage Meltdown[/amazon_link] by Emma Darcy - H comes close -

203. [amazon_link id="0552998729" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Marrying the Mistress [/amazon_link]by Joanna Trollope - H older man cheats w/ younger OW

204. [amazon_link id="B002VUAD72" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Mate to Order[/amazon_link] by Maddie James - H cheats w/ OW before book begins

205. [amazon_link id="037377446X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]McKettrick's of Texas[/amazon_link] by Austin Linda Lael Miller - H cheats on h w/ OW h's worst enemy

206. [amazon_link id="0373774362" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]McKettricks of Texas: Tate [/amazon_link]- sequel - H cheats w/ OW, marries-pregnant w/ twins, divorce and H/h meet up again

207. [amazon_link id="0373032285" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Meant for each Other [/amazon_link]by Lee Duran - H drugged and slept w/OW , h walks in

208. [amazon_link id="0743422449" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Mercy by Jodi Picoult [/amazon_link]- H cheats on h w/ her co-worker and believes he loves the OW

209. [amazon_link id="0373773641" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Montana Creeds: Tyler [/amazon_link]by Linda Lael Miller - H cheated when they were teenager w/ older OW

210. [amazon_link id="B003Z6QLIG" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Mr. and Mistress[/amazon_link] by Heidi Betts - H cheats w/ OW; h just one of H's mistresses

211. [amazon_link id="1425752268" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]My Heart Can't Tell You No[/amazon_link] by M.K. Heffner  H cheats w/ h, h raped by H; h marries OM; H comes back to rape again, OM beats her, chokes her; H/h free now, H discovers two kids, rapes h again

212.[amazon_link id="1400082196" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]My Husband's Girlfriend [/amazon_link]by Cydney Rax - h/H agree for H to have OW, but he gets OW pregnant

213. [amazon_link id="0758220391" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Nicholas: The Lords of Satyr[/amazon_link] by Elizabeth Ambe -r H cheats w/ OW; part of a series; paranormal

214. [amazon_link id="0821769839" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Night, Sea and Stars[/amazon_link] by Heather Graham - H cheats w/ h; crash on an island, H is married w/ a 20 year old son, and h has a BF back home

215. [amazon_link id="1599987449" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Nightswimming[/amazon_link] by Rebecca James - H cheats w/ OW; h walks in on him and OW in their bed

216. [amazon_link id="0373776284" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Night Watch[/amazon_link] - Suzanne Brockman - H believes he is in love w/ OW, h's ex-husband was a cheater; emotional cheating

217. [amazon_link id="1935407813" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]No Easy Way[/amazon_link] S.R. Claridge - H cheats, separated from h but wants her back, H cheats w/ a married woman abused by husband

218. [amazon_link id="1609280164" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]No Longer Mine[/amazon_link] - Shiloh Walker  -H cheats w/ OW when drunk, gets pregnant, marries her; h pregnant

219. [amazon_link id="0373115857" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Not His Kind [/amazon_link]of Woman by Roberta Leigh - H cheats w/ h while he had a girlfriend who is h's friend & roommate

220. [amazon_link id="037360520X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Obsession [/amazon_link] by Kayla Perrin - H cheats w/ OW, threatens sex harassment suit, h has fling w/ psycho OM

221. [amazon_link id="0061456713" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Oceans Apart[/amazon_link] Karen Kingsbury - H cheated w/ OW, she dies and child is sent to H/h; Christian

222. [amazon_link id="0373702302" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Once a Stranger[/amazon_link]  by Megan Alexander - H cheats w/ OW, divorced, yrs later H wants h back

223. [amazon_link id="0373271859" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Once Forbidden[/amazon_link] by  Carla Cassidy - H cheats w/ OW, comfort cheat; H/h break up, yrs later OW needs attorney, H wants h to defend OW

224. [amazon_link id="1551665239" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]One Summer Evening[/amazon_link] - Mary Lynn Baxter - young h loves older H (h's father's friend) H/h walk on beach and have passionate quickie. When they return to house H announces engagement to h's aunt.

225. [amazon_link id="B002VFPS9A" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Only In My Dreams[/amazon_link] Halle Pumas series - h thinks H cheating, makes H jealous,  paranormal

226. [amazon_link id="0373772343" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Outsider[/amazon_link] by Diana Palmer- H in love w/ OW, H/h forced to marry, he leaves the next day, gets annulled, H marries OW; h/H meet up again

 227. [amazon_link id="0373219601" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Paper Husband[/amazon_link] by Diana Palmer  -H/h forced to marry, H's ex-wife shows up w/ dying husband,  OW kisses H in front of her dying husband, h walks in

228. [amazon_link id="0373076215" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Perfect Marriage[/amazon_link] by Laurey Bright  -MOC,  H cheats w/ OW, separate, thinks h moved on, h pregnant

229. [amazon_link id="0373795785" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Private Affairs [/amazon_link]by Judith Michael - H cheats w/ OW, h eventually does too; OW dumps H who goes back to h

230. [amazon_link id="0373187084" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Progress of Passion[/amazon_link] by Alison Kelley - H caught w/ OW, denies ever consummating his affair

231. [amazon_link id="037352739X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Proud Revenge, Passionate Wedlock[/amazon_link] by Janette Kenny - H believes h ran off w/ OM, cheats

232. [amazon_link id="B0030ZRM6C" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Ranch Christmas' Bah Humbug Cowboy[/amazon_link]-  Starla Kaye -26 yr old h catches H kissing her bf and he defends bf later,then spanks her for running off, her father spanks her as well

233. [amazon_link id="0380776332" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Reason to Believe[/amazon_link] by Kathleen Eagle -  H alcoholic and cheats w/ OW, divorce, before story begins

234. [amazon_link id="0778327167" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Red [/amazon_link]Erica Spindler - H cheats w/ OW, OW invites h to join, she runs off and marries H's half-brother, H wants h back;romantic suspense

235. [amazon_link id="0263205878" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Santangeli Marriage[/amazon_link] by Sara Craven  -H/h estranged, H cheats w/ OW who is married

236. [amazon_link id="0373106319" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Return to Yesterday [/amazon_link] by Robin Donald - H/h MOC, H cheats w/ OW before consummated, h catches them

237.  [amazon_link id="B0043XXIR2" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Castle in the Sand[/amazon_link] by Megan Hart  H cheats w/ OW, h finds out and drowns self, then returns to haunt cabin; H later dies and they are reunited; paranormal

238. [amazon_link id="0263172295" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Savage Innocence[/amazon_link] by Anne Mather - H cheats w/ h; H's wife paralyzed from car accident

239. [amazon_link id="0373783280" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Save the Last Dance[/amazon_link]  by Roxanne Rustand - H cheats w/ OW

240. [amazon_link id="0373872542" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Second Chance at Love[/amazon_link] by Irene Brand - h miscarries, H cheats w/ OW, divorce, H celibate 15 yrs, Christian

241. [amazon_link id="1935188135" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Second Chances by Kristie Leigh Maguire [/amazon_link] -H cheats w/ OW, marries, OW leaves, H wants h back

242. [amazon_link id="B003ZSIC40" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Sex With Your Ex[/amazon_link] by Dakota Cassidy - H cheats w/ OW before book starts; deseased MIL helps h to forgive H

243. [amazon_link id="1935152130" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Second Chances[/amazon_link] by Carolyn Faulkner - h catches H kissing OW, h kicks H out, time passes with promises, groveling, apologies by H

244. [amazon_link id="0312335407" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Second Thyme Around[/amazon_link] Katie Fforde  -H cheated, h didn't stand up for self; H wants h back, chic lit

245. [amazon_link id="1416514511" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Secrets Never Told[/amazon_link] by Rochelle Alers H cheats and has affairs, h has one and H claims they are even

246. [amazon_link id="0553587838" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Secrets of Paris[/amazon_link] by Luannce Rice -  H cheats w/ OW, leaves as he is in love with the OW. They later get back together

247. [amazon_link id="0778323706" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Secret Sins[/amazon_link] by Jasmine Kresswell -  H cheats w/ OW before story, mystery

248. [amazon_link id="0373470517" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Seducing Sullivan[/amazon_link]  byJulie Elizabeth Leto - H cheated w/ h's bf who dies,  h/H meet at reunion

249. [amazon_link id="0778329038" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Trust Me [/amazon_link]by Brenda Novak  H divorced but trying to reconcile w/ ex for child; H cheats w/ h while trying to get back w/ ex wife and continues see both women

250. [amazon_link id="0373834667" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Sheltered in his Arms [/amazon_link]Tara Taylor Quinn - H cheats w/, divorce, returns years later

251. [amazon_link id="037370500X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Silence of Midnight by [/amazon_link]- Karen Young H cheats w/ OW, she has baby, then dies. The offspring approaches H/h , after their own child is kidnapped

252. [amazon_link id="0373123442" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Sinful Truths[/amazon_link] by Anne Mather - H thinks h cheated and had OM's baby, takes up w/ OW

253. [amazon_link id="0385510292" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]So Long at the Fair [/amazon_link]by Christina Schwarz - H cheats w/ OW, h not aware

254. [amazon_link id="0446361739" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Slow Heat in Heaven[/amazon_link] by  Sandra Brown - H cheats w/ married OW; h catches sister w/ H in compromising position

255. [amazon_link id="0373111045" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Smoke in the Wind[/amazon_link] by Robyn Donald - H cheats w/ OW, h's cousin, marries, h pregnant, doesn't tell H

256. [amazon_link id="0747267456" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Solo[/amazon_link] Jill Mansell -  h gets pregnant, H tries to marry her, cheats w/ married OW when h giving birth; chic lit

257. [amazon_link id="0553579827" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Some Enchanted Season[/amazon_link] by Marilynn Pappano - H cheats w/ h's bf, h almost dies, suffers from amnesia, H takes care of h

258. [amazon_link id="037371517X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Stranger at the Door[/amazon_link] by Laura Abbot - H cheated w/ OW during war tour in Vietnam, grown son shows up

259. [amazon_link id="B0032UDUFC" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Spin Devil [/amazon_link]and[amazon_link id="B0032UDURA" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Spin it Again [/amazon_link]by Red Garnier  - in 1st book 6 alumni get drunk and have orgy; one is engaged, owns up to it in the second book; h dumps H who becomes ho, H blames h for not forgiving him; erotica

260. [amazon_link id="B000C4SKAQ" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Squeeze Play[/amazon_link] by  Kate Angell  - 3 stories in one that involve cheating

261. [amazon_link id="073226734X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Wilder Sisters[/amazon_link] by Jo-Ann Mapson - H cheats w/ OW ex-wife, H literally crawls for forgiveness at the end

262. [amazon_link id="0842342710" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Scarlet Thread[/amazon_link] Francine Rivers H/h move for H's job; h didn't want to move, H cheats w/ OW, H confesses, H/h split, H breaks up w/ OW, wants h back; Christian

263. [amazon_link id="0312648464" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Tell No Lies[/amazon_link]Julie Compton - H cheats w/ OW, wife finds out from reporters; mystery

264. [amazon_link id="0061136093" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Tempt Me Tonight[/amazon_link] by  Toni Blake - H cheated w/ OW; h returns and seeks revenge against H

265.[amazon_link id="B000P1JAK0" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Temptation [/amazon_link]H 39 crashes car on farm. He is taken in by a 17 year old girl and her father. H seduces h, then leaves. She attempts suicide, then proceeds to seek revenge. One day she meets his son -

266. [amazon_link id="055356045X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Temperatures Rising[/amazon_link] by Sandra Brown - H cheats w/ h

267. [amazon_link id="1551666774" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Substitute Wife[/amazon_link] by Dallas Schulze - H almost cheats w/ h's step-sister who he was supposed to marry

268. [amazon_link id="0263825167" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Boss's Virgin [/amazon_link]by Charlotte Lamb - H cheats w/ h, she leaves 5 yrs later, engaged h cheats w/ H

 269. [amazon_link id="B0042JSQBU" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Bride Said "Surprise"[/amazon_link] by  Cathy Gillen Thacker- H cheated w/h which resulted in a child, H doesn't know, years later they come back together

270. [amazon_link id="0061031127" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Bronze Horseman Trilogy [/amazon_link] by Paullina Simons - H meets h's sister first, h defers to sister although she is in love

271. [amazon_link id="0373762046" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Bride Means Business[/amazon_link]  by Anne Marie Winston - H thought h cheated, so he follows suit

272. [amazon_link id="0515129046" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Caleb Trees[/amazon_link] by Dee Holmes  -H cheats w/ OW, son sees (son in love w/OW) commits suicide

273. [amazon_link id="037383585X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The DeWilde Affair[/amazon_link] by Jasmine Cresswell series -  H cheats w/ OW, secondary characters cheat

274.[amazon_link id="1439154430" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] The Dollmaker[/amazon_link] by Amanda Stevens - H cheats w/OW, tragedy happens, divorce, H wants h back; thriller

275. [amazon_link id="082176568X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Dream [/amazon_link]by Kat Martin - H cheats, h has  dreams about a previous life involving her and H

276. [amazon_link id="0373106750" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Failed Marriage[/amazon_link] by Carole Mortimer - H/h child died, h thinks H cheated and going away w/ OW

277. [amazon_link id="1439108986" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The First Time [/amazon_link]by Joy Fielding-  H cheats w/ OW, plans to leave h, diagnosed w/ ALS, H returns to take care of h

278. [amazon_link id="037370917X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Fourth Child :9 Months Later [/amazon_link] by CJ Carmichael  - H thinks in love w/ OW; h pregnant

279. [amazon_link id="B003A02WKI" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The French Gardener[/amazon_link] by Santa Montefiore - H cheats w/ OW, H/h move, h reads journals

280. [amazon_link id="0345477758" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Goddess of Kitchen Avenue[/amazon_link] Barbara Samuel several stories, one husband cheats; 1st person chic lit

281.[amazon_link id="0373125208" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Sicilian's Defiant Mistress[/amazon_link] by Jane Porter H cheats w/ h; H's wife is in a coma and h didn't know

282. [amazon_link id="0373127790" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Greek Tycoon's Pregnant Bride[/amazon_link] by Anne Mather  - estranged H cheats; h thought he had child w/ OW

283. [amazon_link id="0615181473" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Heart Will Lead You Home[/amazon_link] by Kristi Leeds.  H hooks up w/ h's nemesis, h catches them and they break up. 10 yrs later H still loves h, wants her back, h engaged

284. [amazon_link id="0733561012" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Italian's Rightful Bride[/amazon_link] by Lucy Gordon - h/H set for MOC, H falls for OW, h catches H/OW kissing-hears confession of love, breaks engagement; H/OW marry on h/H wedding day.

285. [amazon_link id="037311592X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Last Grand Passion[/amazon_link] by Emma Darcy - H cheats w/ h; H's wife in coma on life support

286. [amazon_link id="0778328538" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Lies We Told[/amazon_link] by Diane Chamberlain - H cheat's w/ h's sis, believes h is dead, 1st person

287. [amazon_link id="0373820399" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Marriage Renewal [/amazon_link]by Maggie Cox  -H/h estranged, H lives w/ OW, still married

288. [amazon_link id="0263206890" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Marriage Truce[/amazon_link] by Sara Craven - H cheats w/ OW

289.[amazon_link id="0373119135" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Marriage War[/amazon_link] by Charlotte Lamb - H almost cheats w/ OW

290. [amazon_link id="0099502259" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Mill House [/amazon_link]by Susan Lewis - H cheats w/ OW bf; h leaves, cheats w/ OM, gets pregnant

291. [amazon_link id="0373124287" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Mistress Wife[/amazon_link] by Lynne Graham - h thinks H cheated, leaves, then H does cheat

292. [amazon_link id="0373654081" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Night we Met[/amazon_link] by Tara Taylor Quinn - H cheats w/OW

293. [amazon_link id="0373117795" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Unfaithful Wife [/amazon_link]Lynne Graham H/h forced to marry, unconsummated H cheats w/ OW

294. [amazon_link id="B000HWZ43O" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Opposite Shore[/amazon_link] by Maryanne Stahl - H meets sister first, they don't get together because he is her teacher, instead H marries h and they have a daughter, then years later h catches H and sister kissing

295. [amazon_link id="0425180654" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Other Woman[/amazon_link] by Patricia Kay - H cheats w/ h, H's wife schemes to keep them apart

296. [amazon_link id="1551665158" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Perfect Sinner[/amazon_link] by Penny Jordan - H serial cheater, emotional abuser,  changed by circumstance

297. [amazon_link id="0553381547" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Prince of Tides [/amazon_link]by Pat conroey - H falls in love with OW, may not be physical, but  his wife never knows.

298. [amazon_link id="1583145524" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Prodigal Husband[/amazon_link] by Jacquelin Thomas - H drunk cheats w/ OW, h sees and leaves, tragedy, H leaves, returns to get h back, OW still in picture.  Christian

299. [amazon_link id="0771041713" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Rancher Takes a Wife[/amazon_link] by Jackie Merritt- H cheats when they are in college

300. [amazon_link id="B002PNMMZG" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Sanchez Tradition [/amazon_link]by Anne Mather - h has miscarriage pushes H away, H cheats when estranged

301. [amazon_link id="0842342710" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Scarlet Thread[/amazon_link] by  Francine Rivers  -H/h move for H's job; h didn't want to move, H cheats w/ OW, H confesses, H/h split, H breaks up w/ OW, wants h back; Christian

302. [amazon_link id="0373715056" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Way Home[/amazon_link] by Jean Brashear - H cheats w/ OW, h leaves, accident, amnesia, H is searches for her

303. [amazon_link id="0373117256" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Wrong Kind of Wife[/amazon_link] by  Roberta Leigh - h catches H kissing OW, says means nothing tries to get h in bed, estranged h wants divorce eventually, H not celibate through years, but h is

304. [amazon_link id="0373117256" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Wrong Kind of Wife[/amazon_link] by Debbie Macomber - seems  that H cheats w/ ex-wife

304. [amazon_link id="0373795475" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Three Seductions and a Wedding[/amazon_link] by Julie Leto - H cheats w/ OW when drunk, anthology

305. [amazon_link id="B003MZ0OTM" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Ties that Bind[/amazon_link] by Kate Pearce  - H think h betrayed him, gets drunk and rapes her, leaves and cheats w/ OW; while H gone h cheats w/ OM; erotic

306. [amazon_link id="0373105363" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Tomorrow Began Yesterday[/amazon_link] by  Sarah Holland - H caught kissing OW right after marrying h ,separated for year

307. [amazon_link id="059301006X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Too Much Too Soon [/amazon_link] by Jacqueline Briskin - H marries h, impregnates sister, H/ wife split-rapes wife

308. [amazon_link id="0451224779" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Trial By Fire [/amazon_link]by Jo Davis - H almost cheats and h smacks him with a fishing pole

309. [amazon_link id="0553583980" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]True Blue[/amazon_link] by Luanne Rice - H cheats w/ OW, h's sis, gets pregnant, marry, divorce, returns 20 yrs later

310. [amazon_link id="0373099584" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Truly Married[/amazon_link] by Phyllis Halldorson  -H cheats w/ OW; divorce, H marries OW who later dies, back to defend h

311. [amazon_link id="0263876306" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Trust a Cowboy[/amazon_link] by Judy Christenberry - H cheated w/ OW

312. [amazon_link id="0373106696" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Trust in Summer Madness [/amazon_link]by Carole Mortimer - h/H engaged, h sees him kissing, ex, break up, comes back 3 yrs later, h is engaged to OM, h cheats w/ H, h's fiancée cheats w/ h's sister

313. [amazon_link id="0778329038" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Trust Me[/amazon_link] by Brenda Novak - H divorced but trying to reconcile w/ ex for child; H cheats w/ h while trying to get back w/ ex wife and continues to gravitate between the two

314. [amazon_link id="0821779443" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Twice Kissed[/amazon_link] by Lisa Jackson - H drunk and cheated w/ OW, twin sister of h, later marries, then divorce

315. [amazon_link id="0451208595" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Wedding Bliss[/amazon_link] by Barbara Metzgern - H cheated

316. [amazon_link id="1599984210" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]What Mattered Most[/amazon_link] by Linda Winfree - emotional cheating, H is in love w/ OW

317. [amazon_link id="1419954865" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]What Price Paradise[/amazon_link] by Katherine Allred - H's fiancée serial cheater, breaks up makes up, H sleeps w/ h when broken up from fiancée, but appears to put fiancée 1st

318. [amazon_link id="0373118694" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Wicked Caprice[/amazon_link] by  Anne Mather - H cheats w/ h

319. [amazon_link id="B003XRF5BG" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Wicked Night Before Christmas[/amazon_link] by  Tierney O'Malley - H/h together, H leaves, promises to return; H comes back with w/ OW,  h catches H kissing; erotic

320. [amazon_link id="B004G3GX7Q" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Wife for hire[/amazon_link] by Amy J. Fetzer - H cheated w/ OW, claimed to be pregnant, married her, h left town so H stayed w/ OW, eventually they have twins, OW dies; h comes back into H's life as H's wife for hire

321. [amazon_link id="0263722023" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Wife to Christopher[/amazon_link] by Mary Burchell  - h manipulates H to marry her, H in love w/ OW, h miscarriage, refuses divorce later, leaves H, finds illegitimate nephew, adopts him, h/H reconcile

322. [amazon_link id="1416598553" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Willow[/amazon_link] by Linda Lael Miller - 2nd characters cheat, h about to be married and H, who has a fiancée, stops ceremony, H and brother's were playing a joke on h, but joke is on H as h/H are married

323. [amazon_link id="0263216985" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]You Owe Me[/amazon_link] by Penny Jordan - H/h in love, h sees H w/ OW, OW pregnant, h made guardian after OW dies; another OW wants H, causes problems

324. [amazon_link id="B000HWZ3OO" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Switcheroo [/amazon_link]by Olivia Goldsmith - H cheating w/OW; h and OW switch places, they look alike

325. [amazon_link id="0373769520" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Taming the Texas Tycoon[/amazon_link] by Katherine Garbera  - H cheats on his fiancée w/ h

ATTENTION READERS: New Romantic Fantasy, [amazon_link id="B07191NW8N" target="_blank" ]The Chamber of Curiosities[/amazon_link], set in a carnival in an ancient land is now available. Be the first to read, review, and comment on the love story between a beautiful aerialist and a charismatic young giant. It is a tale filled with forced love, bondage, infidelity, betrayal, obsession, and self empowerment. 

Kidnapping and forced love are popular themes in romance literature. Like with [amazon_link id="1606208780" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Beauty and the Beast [/amazon_link]and [amazon_link id="B003XVYII8" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Hades and Persephone[/amazon_link]  there is an allure to be desired, and drawn to vulnerability by a powerful captor. [amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House on Black Lake[/amazon_link]  explores the provocative themes of confinement and forced love.

Following is a list of preeminent romance novels featuring forced love. Thanks to Amazon forum for input:

Regency:

[amazon_link id="0061733970" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]My Dangerous Duke [/amazon_link]by Gaelen Foley - she is kidnapped for him as a virginal "gift" - very much a Beauty in the Beast type plot

[amazon_link id="0821746898" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Captured by Love [/amazon_link] by Amber Kaye - he kidnaps her based on a revenge plot

[amazon_link id="B003UHUBGI" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Beguiled[/amazon_link] by Heather Graham - very tame kidnap tale, he's a highwayman type that takes her off into the woods briefly

[amazon_link id="0380752948" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Silver Angel[/amazon_link] by Johanna Lindsey - she is kidnapped, sold into slavery, and he is her purchaser

[amazon_link id="B00D7SI6N0" target="_blank" ]The Last Highwayman[/amazon_link] by Katherine O'Neal - he kidnaps her to get the ransom money but her family doesn't pay - they end up working together, very passionate

[amazon_link id="B000QRIHF2" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Devil Who Tamed Her[/amazon_link] by Johanna Lindsey - very tame kidnap tale, basically he absconds with her into the countryside to melt her heart of ice based on a bet

[amazon_link id="0380814714" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]So Speaks the Heart[/amazon_link] by Johanna Lindsey - he takes her from her home, thinking she's a slave

Western:

[amazon_link id="1419958291" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Lakota Love Song[/amazon_link] by Madeline Baker - he is an injured Indian that she rescues from death, only to be kidnapped by him when he's better

[amazon_link id="1599982099" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Bounty [/amazon_link]by Beth Williamson - he's hired by a psycho to find her for a bounty, so he finds her, kidnaps her and then falls for her

[amazon_link id="1420108506" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Diablo [/amazon_link]by Georgina Gentry - he kidnaps her based on a revenge plot but they fall for each other, very moving story

[amazon_link id="0671019724" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Touch of Fire[/amazon_link] by Linda Howard - he kidnaps her to help heal a gun shot wound, but loses his heart to her

Contemporary:

[amazon_link id="0446326925" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Wild Orchids [/amazon_link]by Karen Robards - he's on the run in Mexico and she's in the wrong place at the wrong time, he kidnaps her to use her as a means of escape

[amazon_link id="0671795538" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Perfect[/amazon_link]by Judith McNaught - he breaks out of jail and uses her and her car as a means of escape

[amazon_link id="0425217620" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Unlawful Contact[/amazon_link] by Pamela Clare - he uses her to break out of jail, then abducts her- very moving passionate story

American Historical:

[amazon_link id="0553578812" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Star Keeper[/amazon_link] by Patricia Potter - they're already falling in love but she learns the truth about him - that he is an enemy pirate- to keep her quiet her abducts her

[amazon_link id="0553562266" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Relentless [/amazon_link]by Patricia Potter - she is kidnapped for him as part of a revenge plot- very moving and passionate

[amazon_link id="0821734423" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Sweet Fire[/amazon_link] by Jo Goodman - he kidnaps her as part of a complex plot- she is unaware because she has amnesia - but very good passionate moving story

HISTORICAL/PARANORMAL

[amazon_link id="0449002470" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Pirate Prince[/amazon_link](Ascension Trilogy), historical pirate romance, by Gaelen Foley

[amazon_link id="1416509879" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]A Hunger Like No Other[/amazon_link] (Immortals after Dark, Book1) paranormal vampire intrigue, by Kresley Cole

[amazon_link id="143915788X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Devil Wears Plaid[/amazon_link] by Teresa Medeiros

[amazon_link id="B003F76XCO" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Bodacious [/amazon_link]by Sharon Ervin

[amazon_link id="0449006379" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Lord of Fire [/amazon_link] by Gaelen Foley
[amazon_link id="0425219607" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Spymaster’s Lady[/amazon_link] by Johanna Bourne

[amazon_link id="0778328481" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Ruthless[/amazon_link], (The House of Rohan), by Anne Steward

[amazon_link id="0440223725" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]All Through the Night[/amazon_link]by Connie Brockway

[amazon_link id="B007PU0882" target="_blank" ]Honor Bound[/amazon_link] by Sandra Brown

[amazon_link id="B006YGD8J4" target="_blank" ]Some Kind of Magic[/amazon_link] by Theresa Weir

[amazon_link id="1402588216" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Hawk O’Toole’s Hostage [/amazon_link]by Sandra Brown

Thanks to the Amazon romance forum for their input

Fear of the future

Love runs cold

Love grows old

Time to weep

Time to grow bold

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Star burned out

A black hole

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Vim and brimstone

Swagger and sweat

Fight and claw for

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There's no glory

In Love's battelefield

Who will sin?

Who will win?

Fallen lovers

Alone on the field

None dare face

The broken pair

Stripped of all honor

Integrity dead

Alone at last

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Musician Collaborator Peter Busboom set out with camera in hand to find outdoor areas of San Francisco that had haunted feeling. He succeeded in finding paranormal energy in two areas - the shore near Golden Gate Bridge on Marin side, and Muir Woods. He added sound effects to visuals and I provided voice over, with actual  words from novel and some improv. The result is a a very provocative piece, with depth, and a mournful feeling that souls were indeed trapped in these areas.

Both areas were inhabited by Native Americans and early settlers. Clearly there are stories in the filmy air, nearly visible, palpable. And, I see 8's showing up - or is it just my imagination?

Check it out for yourself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WfJ7Kaqd2Q

To view film trailer for [amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House on Black Lake[/amazon_link] go to website home page.

Ramey Sandeley, the alpha male antagonist in [amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House on Black Lake [/amazon_link]has it all. It has been said that “God gave him too much, as so he has a price to pay”. Born with astonishing good looks and enormous wealth, he proceeds to become educated at the finest universities, to learn how to ride a horse like a native, hunt wild game all over the world,  and become a highly successful international entrepreneur. He has never known failure, and that is what makes him highly vulnerable. His power and wealth do not protect him from personal tragedy.  Eventually his gilded life becomes a claustrophobic prison, and he, in turn, becomes little more than the animals he brands with his hand-made tools.

When he first meets Alexandra Brighton he realizes she is his soul mate, yet he is married with a wife carrying his child, and she is also committed. Their union would carry great sacrifice, and so they proceed with their lives. However, a vow at a shrine leads Alexandra back to confront the attraction that brought them together, and the battle for their souls to unite creates a struggle that threatens to destroy them and all they hold dear. This is the nature of the alpha spirit.

There is also a gamma male in the mix. Ramey’s first cousin, the supremely narcissistic rock god, Georgie La Pointe. A sociopathic master of seduction, he is a master class in why this kind of male needs to be avoided at all costs, no matter the level of social status and desirability. 

I have compiled a list of the 30 top alpha male heroes taken from romance novel communities. Add your own, and submit to forums and book clubs for your pleasure.

1. Alexander Belov, from [amazon_link id="0060199261" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] The Bronze Horseman[/amazon_link] by Paulina Simons

2. John Medina,  from “[amazon_link id="B0028P5T24" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] All The Queen's Men[/amazon_link] by Linda Howard

3. Jerico, from  [amazon_link id="0440240980" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Fever Series[/amazon_link] by Karin Marie Moning

4. Domenico, from [amazon_link id="0345289927" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] The Silver Devil[/amazon_link] by Teresa Denys

5. Lucan,  from [amazon_link id="034553087X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Midnight Breed Series[/amazon_link] by Lara Adrian

6. Jaime, from [amazon_link id="0440423201" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Outlander Series[/amazon_link] by Diana Gabaldon

7. Wolf Mackenzie, from[amazon_link id="0373302266" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Mackenzie's Mountain[/amazon_link] by Linda Howard

8. Wrath, from [amazon_link id="0451947630" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Dark Dagger Brotherhood[/amazon_link] by J.R. Ward

9. Lucas Hunter, from [amazon_link id="B002WJODFU" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Slave to Sensation[/amazon_link] by Nalini Singh

10. Raphael, [amazon_link id="0425240134" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Guild Hunters Series[/amazon_link] by Nalini Singh

11. Hohn Huntington, from [amazon_link id="1419950509" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Midnight Man[/amazon_link] by Lisa Marie Rice

12. Iain sinclair, from [amazon_link id="0671670069" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Guardian Angel[/amazon_link] by Julie Garwood

13. Ian Mackinnon,  from [amazon_link id="0425244946" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Surrender[/amazon_link] Book One of Mackinnon's Rangers, by Pamela Clare

14. Hunter of the Wolf, [amazon_link id="0451224183" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Comanche Moon[/amazon_link] by Catherine Anderson

15. Lachlain,  from [amazon_link id="1416509879" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] A Hunger Like No Other, Immortals After Dark Series[/amazon_link] by Kresley cole

16. Darius, Lucian, from  [amazon_link id="1439136807" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Immortals After Dark Series[/amazon_link]", by Christine Feehan

17. Bones, from [amazon_link id="1441768416" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Night Huntress series[/amazon_link] by Jeaninne Frost

18. Adam from  [amazon_link id="B000OCXHTK" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Mercy Thompson Series[/amazon_link] by Patricia Briggs

19. Lucky Douchet, from [amazon_link id="0553385712" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Lucky's Lady[/amazon_link]by Tami Hoag

20. Drustan, Dageus, Cian,  from [amazon_link id="0440236525" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Kiss of the Highlander Series[/amazon_link] by Karen Marie Moning

21.  Zadist,  from [amazon_link id="B004GJ43ZE" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Black Dagger Brotherhood Series[/amazon_link] , by JD Ward

22. Julian Darcagelo,  from  [amazon_link id="0425212602" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Hard Evidence[/amazon_link] by Pamela Clare

23. Damion de Jarnoc, from [amazon_link id="0804119309" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] The Last Knight[/amazon_link],  by Pamela Proctor

24. James Diaz, from [amazon_link id="0345453425" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Cry No More[/amazon_link] by Linda Howard

25. Takashi O’Brien,  from [amazon_link id="0778324788" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Ice Blue[/amazon_link] by Anne Straight

26. Drake, from [amazon_link id="0061208612" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Dangerous Passion[/amazon_link] by Lisa Marie Rice

27. Rolfe the Relentless,  from [amazon_link id="044020609X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] The Conquerer[/amazon_link] by Brenda Joyce

28. Tegan, from [amazon_link id="034553087X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Midnight Breed Series[/amazon_link] by Lara Adrian

29. Gregori Daratrazanoff,  from “[amazon_link id="0505523892" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Dark Magic [/amazon_link], book 4 of the Carpathian Series, by Christine Feehan

30. Sean Culhane, [amazon_link id="038087668X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Stormfire[/amazon_link] by Christine Monson

It is well acknowledged that JR Ward and Linda Howard are masters of creating provocative alphas. It’s generally better to read about one than to have a serious relationship with an alpha. But then again . . . . They are fun to play with, as their egos make them highly vulnerable, and that’s why they make great romantic heroes. Dominance makes the game all the more fun, as it raises the stakes for the woman and creates an exciting emotional adventure. Also, they're usually wildly physical in all aspects of their lives.

And, of course, one must not foget the number one, most alpha male – Rhett Butler, from [amazon_link id="1416548890" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Gone With the Wind[/amazon_link] But the story ended before she twisted him around her finger one more time.

What would it take to tame his hunger, and take him as your own?

[amazon_link id="0061794716" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Hunger Untamed[/amazon_link] from Pamela Palmer's Feral Warriors Series.

Recently, I met a woman who asked me what my novel was about. I explained it was the tale of a woman who had become disfigured after childbirth, and made a vow at a shrine, Truth for Beauty - a promise to fulfill her manifest destiny in return for an unmarked face.  Her beauty is restored, but as she begins to seek a  rightful path her "perfect" life falls apart. The woman's marriage ends in a devastating divorce, and her life, she has known it, is destroyed. The novel explores her transformation as she is lured into the Montreal underground, educated by the mystics and gypsies, and through self discovery begins a dramatic transformation.

"Why should I care about a spoiled woman who gives up a perfect life, destroys a marriage, and uproots her children to seek her own selfish destiny? she replied with vehemence.

"But", I explained, "she made a vow at St. Joseph's Shrine, Truth for Beauty - a promise to seek her truthful destiny in return for unparalyzed face."

The woman shook her head and looked disgusted, as though I was one of the tawdry, spoiled women the media parades out, like witches deserving a good sacrifice at the stake. Of couse, I realized she was from a country with a strong caste system and different values than my own. Yet, I knew her thoughts were shared by many, if not most women in the world  To walk away from wealth and power and the oppression it carries is hard for many woman to understand, or find any degree of empathy.

In the prelude of the novel my protagonist Alexandra describes how her husband removes her long white coat and smoothes the wrinkles from her dress, a sign of control over her image. When she leaves him he uses his wealth to destroy her finacially and take their children. She eventually becomes an outcast, with no possibility of creating a new life in the old system. She has no choice but to seek the destiny she promised at the shrine, and take the heroine's journey. There is no selfishness in her motives, rather a sacred quest to be true to herself, and by doing so help to illuminate others.

Our forefathers did the same thing, as do all revolutionaries, yet their causes are not generally deemed "selfish". So, why then is a woman to be distained when she seeks the same kind of freedom from oppression and desire for illumination?

We must believe in freedom at any cost if we are to live in the land of the free.  How can we live free is we are slaves to a man or a lifestyle, chained by money and greed. Each woman must ask the same question of herself, whether rich or poor. The blood  men shed as they fight for their freedom is also shed by woman, but invisible to the eye.

Would you chose TRUTH or BEAUTY? If you answered the former you will find beauty. If you answered the latter, there will be no truth, and your beauty will fade as your destiny is lost to time.