Mesmerized

Rating:
Summary: five star review for Timeless Tales
Review: By TT reviewer Alex Taylor

Sahara Kelly-Sir Philip Ashton's Eyes
Sir Philip is a scientist and an advocate of Mesmerism in the early 1800s England. Mesmer was a noted scientist of the time. Philip gives a lecture to some friends of his sister and runs into Abigail. Abigail is an independent lady. She will marry for love, not duty. Her family is frustrated because she is a spinster. That won't last long when she meets Philip. At first, his eyes intrigue her, then he asks her to participate in his demonstration and they know that their lives will never be the same.

Ashleigh Raine-Magic In The Works
Elaine has been working hard to get her ground-breaking project off the ground. She knows her superior, who is also her ex-boyfriend, is out to get her. He sends someone to her to sabotage the project when it demos at a trade fair. Elaine likes Mark before she knows who he is. And when she finds out that they have to work together and that he is her superior, she is very stressed. He takes her to a hypnosis show in Vegas and that makes their connection stronger yet stranger. Their desire might cloak sabotage but it could be the prescription for a lifetime forever.

Jaci Burton-True Lies
In the future of America, Mia is a futuristic detective. She can hypnotize criminals into telling her what they want and make them much more docile. But she has finally failed and an alien criminal is on the loose.She needs help and that help comes to her as Ric, a space bounty hunter. Ric takes the Earth-loving Mia on an adventure of a lifetime. She wants him, but doesn't know how to have him without coercion.

This anthology is one of the best I have ever read. The stories are all over the spectrum. The uniting factor of hypnosis gives it extra depth and dimension. I thought the writing chemistries between these authors complemented each other in a way I haven't seen before in print or ebook.

Rating:
Summary: 4.5 Star review from Timeless Tales
Review: By TT reviewer Patricia McGrew

Sir Philip Ashton' Eyes Sahara Kelly
Miss Abigail Foxworth is very politely turning down the fifth suitor for her hand this season. It didn't take much to convince Lord Reginald that she was not good enough for him. Even if his mother had said otherwise. Abigail had just about given up on finding an intelligent man that could cause her to skip a beat. That night for the first time she is captivated by Sir Philip Ashton's blue eyes.

Phillip has spent most of time in the laboratory at his country estate working on science projects. When he first sees Abigail in the front row of his lecture,he decides she is one experiment he wants for himself.

I thought this was a delightful story. Abigail wanted a guy with brains. Philip thought he was happy with his life till he found someone who could love him for himself. A great addition to this anthology.

Magic in the Works Ashleigh Raine

Elaine Ridgley decided that she was not going to get involved with anyone even remotely connected to her work. After her last relationship with a co-worker went bad, he was still causing her trouble with work projects. So when leaving the airport for her hotel she offers to share her taxi with a very gorgeous man. It doesn't take long for her to realize that the stranger is really her new boss.

Mark Ranzetti was attracted to Elaine from the time he first laid eyes on her. He had taken this job thinking that Elaine's project was going to be a failure and he had been called in to save it. But he found everything to be in great shape. During a hypnotism show, they are both hypnotized. Elaine finds that she can't resist Marks charm. While Mark and Elaine share each other's bodies during the night, someone is messing up their project. Can they sell the project before something else happens? Will they attraction last after the conference?

Magic in the Works is a great story about two people with have to work hard to overcome past wrongs to get to a love better than either had ever hoped for. The end ties up everything great with the villain getting his just desserts.

True Lies Jaci Burton
URick Ric Lor is not happy first he has to go earth and recapture an M-Loran prisoner. Even worse he has to bring a human female with him. He doesn't find human females attractive and he needs to attain his sexual release. He had to miss his appointment with the M-Loran pleasure aides. So when he sees Mia, she is petite with hardly any breasts and hips. Not at all like M-Loran women. They have something to hold onto during sex.

Mia Logan, Police hypnotist was not thrilled that the prisoner had escaped, but to have to go with this M-Loran warrior was just too much. She had to admit that he is gorgeous it a huge sort of way. But everything about him irritates her, so how can she be so attracted to him at the same time. So she decided to try and hypnotize him to get what she wants.

Can Ric be hypnotized? Is he attracted to Mia in spite of her breasts and hips? Can they catch the escaped prisoner?

I love True Lies the best of all the stories. I don't think of have read anything by Jaci Burton before, but I can't want to read anything else she has. The relationship between Mia and Ric worked their way through all their differences. The little things that Ms. Burton added really made this story for me. I won't tell you what they are but you don't want to miss this story.

Mesmerized has something for everyone. Don't pass up the Mesmerizing collection of stories.