Legends and myths of all cultures tell of those possessing captivatingallure we are powerless to resist. Sirens, demon lovers, femme fatales, andothers compel our love, drawing us into realms of forbidden desire anduncontrollable passion. These seductions are not always supernatural, nor evensexual. We can be haunted by unrequited desire, ensnared by our own minds, orswept away by another's madness. Obsession overwhelms, takes us to irrationalextremes, involves us in dangerous liaisons and fatal attractions —obsession consumes! Introducing enticing, compulsively readable tales fromeighteen masterful storytellers.