In addition to the sixteen free ebooks Harlequin is offering five free short stories for you to read, in one of three formats (all with DRM, it appears). You might not be able to read them on your Kindle, but they are short enough to read on your netbook or iphone without any eyestrain. I believe the Adobe PDF versions can be read on the newer Sony Readers and some of the other planned ebook readers coming out. It remains to be seen if Amazon's New Kindle DX
will support DRM'd PDF books, but they are licensing the reader technology directly from Adobe, so it is a possibility.The first of these is by a single author, under their Harlequin Mini label, while the last four are collaborative efforts, where a single published author works with one or more unpublished authors to write a single story (the Harlequin Mini Round Robin label).
Cherokee Christmas by Sheri WhiteFeather. Traci Calhoun, the bright-spirited daughter of a pastor, believes in extending goodwill. But when her son, Parker, convinces her to visit the elusive Daniel Crow, she finds herself falling in love with a moody stranger—a man who needs to face his past and embrace the heritage he left behind.
Stolen by the Sheikh by Kate Walker, et al. Lucy Mannion has traveled with her uncle to the desert kingdom of Dahman to negotiate some vital oil leases. But she awakens to find herself in a different place than she was the evening before -- and the prisoner of the arrogant Sheikh Hakim Bin Taimur Al Fulani.
Bedfellows by Kristi Gold. Lainey Sims Kilgore has returned to her hometown to recover from a painful divorce. To take her mind off the past, she throws herself into opening her own lingerie and swimwear boutique, as well as managing her mother’s mayoral campaign. When she learns her high school crush, Dr. Grant Morgan, is managing the opposing campaign of her mother’s lifelong enemy, Cleatus Ringo, she convinces him to help her uncover the secret behind her mother’s bitter rivalry with Ringo.
Night Magic by Mia Zachary. Lauryn Meade is far too practical to believe in magic -- until a gorgeous genie offers to take her to the heights of sensual pleasure!
The Rancher and the Rose by Carolyn Zane. He wanted a stay-at-home wife; she wanted a high-powered career. What happens when these ex-lovers meet up again?
