Maxine Douglas writes in several genres, including historical romance and romantic suspense. She is a current member of the Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, Inc. and its affiliations, Central Region Oklahoma Writers, and Oklahoma Romance Writers Guild. A widow and Wisconsin native, Maxine now resides in Oklahoma.
Clar Turner quit the porn-star business, leaving behind her Kandi Kyses persona to return her hometown and open a candy store. Until her BFF, Levi, is beaten and left for dead during filming. Now, she must become Kandi once again to find who’s responsible, and why her candy wrappers were at the scene of the crime. She calls upon her mentor to help assist in finding answers.
Reporter Jimmy O'Brien finds out the woman he’s loved and protected for years is on the “porn star” killer’s hit list. After Levi’s assault, Jimmy is both surprised and happy to see Clar back in LA. What he’s not thrilled about is her becoming Kandi again or the fact that a dirty detective he’s had a run-in with before is on the case.
Danger and secrets lurk around every corner. Passion mounts, but can they uncover the killer before he takes his revenge?
Two women. One shop. A legacy of forbidden desire.
When Cassandra Jameson and her best friend, Paige Matteson, open Eternal Pleasures in the oldest quarter of town, they expect curiosity and adventure—but not the dark, sensual secrets that come with the name.
For Cassandra, passion has always been a private indulgence, until she discovers a weathered book of Victorian erotic tales. Within its pages lurks Garrett Alexander, a man of impossible desires who once owned a shop called Eternal Pleasures centuries ago. Now awakened by Cassandra’s longing, Garrett is determined to show her ecstasy beyond mortal imagining.
Passion is never without a price. Paige finds herself drawn to the enigmatic Russell Canterbury, a man who promises to unlock pleasures she never dreamed of. Yet Russell hides a darker purpose—vengeance for a friend’s death, or perhaps a jealous hunger for the woman Garrett has claimed.
As past and present collide, Cassandra and Paige must face the truth. Desire can awaken love, but it can also summon dangers that have waited in the shadows for centuries.