Restraint
Debra Glass
Ellora’s Cave, 2008
ISBN: 9781419915840
Reviewed by Anne Boling for ReviewYourBook.com
5 Stars
Deliciously wicked…
Catherine was turning out to be a delightful pupil. Thomas had never cared for the Duke of Wallingford, but agreed to train the man’s fiancé. Could he return her to the Duke?
This is a deliciously sensual story. The plot is hot and steamy. The characters are well- developed. Fans of romantica will love this Restraint.
Once renowned for training frigid wives and shy mistresses in the art of love making, Thomas Collins has been approached by the Duke of Wallingford to train his bashful fiancée. The Duke has but one request. Thomas is to save the cherry for him.
Much to an unwitting Catherine's surprise, she finds herself blindfolded and bound to a bed, bound to a stranger she knows only by touch and bound for the love of a lifetime.
But when Thomas sets out to train Catherine to respond to any and everything the sadistic Duke might have in store for her, he discovers he must employ every ounce of restraint he possesses to keep from bedding the lovely captive who has stolen his heart.
Gatekeeper was listed as one of the top 13 Favorite Paranormal Romances on the Redlines And Deadlines Blog!!!!
Roxanne Rhoads of Nightowl Romance says of Gatekeeper, "Glass mixes a captivating plot with an attention getting romance. The author does a great job at combining suspense, mystery and the paranormal into a complex tale of history; deceit, reincarnation and ghosts peppered with hot and steamy sex scenes... Gatekeeper is an absorbing tale you won’t want to stop reading until the book is finished."
When the evil shadow ghosts known as soul collectors haunted her childhood nightmares, Nashville PD criminal profiler Jillian Drew did everything possible to turn her back on her psychic abilities. But now her eccentric sister has been abducted, and nothing in her criminology background has prepared Jillian for that tragedy—or for Benton Smith, the powerful and devastatingly attractive ghost of a Civil War officer and the only witness to Amy’s abduction.
Fearful of the brazen specter, Jillian nevertheless needs him. Benton is her Gatekeeper, a spirit sworn to protect her from the soul collectors, who attack each time she unleashes her long-dormant psychic senses in an attempt to find her sister.
Yet she must somehow keep the devilishly seductive spirit at arm’s length, for Benton’s soul is at stake—and succumbing to his desires could have dangerous consequences for them both.
"A very sexy read," says Kimberly Bea of ParaNormalRomance Reviews. "It was full of surprises right up until the end, and those who love ghostly love stories should enjoy this fun and sexy read."
The Duke of Wallingford wants his fiancé to learn to respond to him so he seeks out Thomas Collins who was once renowned for training frigid wives and shy mistresses in the art of love making. The Duke has but one request: Thomas is to save the cherry for him.
Reluctantly, Thomas agrees to come out of retirement and take the beautiful Catherine on to be trained, but with one stipulation; She must not know his identity.
Much to an unwitting Catherine's surprise, she finds herself blindfolded and bound to a bed, bound to a stranger she knows only by touch and bound for the love of a lifetime.
But when Thomas sets out to train Catherine to respond to any and everything the sadistic Duke might have in store for her, he discovers he must employ every ounce of restraint he possesses to keep from bedding the lovely captive who has stolen his heart.
Shadowkeeper .
Book Two in the Phantom Lovers Series.
Amy Drew was once a damn good psychic. Not now. Catastrophic events in her life have stripped her of her psychic powers so she has moved to a quaint, quiet southern town to help her brother restore a decaying plantation house. Amy quickly realizes the house is hauntingly familiar and when the skeleton of a Native American is discovered behind a false wall in the cellar Amy senses danger—and much more.
From her very first meeting with the ghost of William Red Feather, Amy sizzles with desire for the sexy spirit but mysterious past life secrets separate them.
Sex with the beguiling spirit is out of this world and she just might be falling in love but as more past life secrets become known to Amy, she realizes mysterious deaths at the plantation all point to William. Can she trust this beguiling spirit with her life the way she does with her pleasure? Or will giving him her heart result in her death—all over again?
Watchkeeper .
Book three in the Phantom Lovers series.
When Gwendolyn Wyse booked a room at a bed and breakfast in romantic Charleston, South Carolina, she’d hoped to rekindle the flame in her cold, unresponsive husband. What she didn’t expect were divorce papers—or her husband’s untimely death.
Shocked and desperate, Gwen relies on her background as a witch and her knowledge of magic, invoking the rite of twilight to bring her husband’s soul back from the dead. But nothing prepares her for the swashbuckling spirit who answers her call—Stede Bonnet, the gentleman pirate, who died on that very spot three centuries prior and who now possesses her husband’s body.
Stede offers Gwen all the passion she never had with her husband. But when the pirate lays claim to her heart, Gwen must choose between the man she loves and the demands of Stede’s mortal enemy, a villainous spirit with the power to take away everything Gwen holds most dear—including her pirate lover.
Debra Glass’ previous experience as a medium inspired her interest in writing Alabama ghost stories although she’s also got a passion for spine tingling paranormal romance. Since 2002, Debra has written several books on regional folklore and has had numerous articles published in Fate Magazine and various Civil War magazines. Now, she’s delving into steamy erotic romance with her Phantom Lovers series which debuted in April 2008.
She holds an MAed with emphasis in history from the University of North Alabama.
She conducts the Haunted History of the Shoals and the Civil War History of Florence Walking Tours.
Debra is published by Ellora's Cave. For more information about Debra's tours or regional ghost story books, visit
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Check out my magickal blog with fellow published author Elissa Wilds. You can find us blogging about all things paranormal at Writing Magick
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My article about becoming a medium is featured in the September issue of Ellora's Cave's, Lady Jaided Magazine. Click here to view Lady Jaided
I met one of my favorite artists, Billy Bob Thornton, at the George Lindsey Festival in Florence, Alabama, March 7, 2008.
Just stopping by to say hello, Debra. :-) It’s been unusually hot in Portland this last week, but that’s given me an excellent excuse to feed my face with ice cream. Mmmm! (Actually, just about any excuse will do. LOL) Enjoy the rest of your summer!