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CRESCENT MOON by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Lori Handeland…
A cryptozoologist travels to New Orleans to investigate whispers of a wolf in the Honey Island Swamp.
Unemployed. Again. A common occurrence in my life. I was
very good at looking for things, not so good at actually finding them. However,
I was one of the few cryptozoologists willing to travel on a whim for cash.
I wasn’t associated with a university—not anymore.
Not since my husband had gone over the edge, tarnishing both his reputation and
my own. I depended on the
kindness of strangers—hell, let’s be honest and
just call them strange—to fund my expeditions. Right now I was fresh out of
both expeditions and funds.
“Since you didn’t locate
Nessie—” Frank Tallient began.
“Nessie’s the Loch Ness Monster. I was
searching for Woody.”
People have no originality when naming lake beasts,
always opting for some variation of the body of water they supposedly resided
in.
As usual, the moment I’d arrived at Lake of the Woods with my cameras and recorders whatever
Rick might have seen had gone poof. If it had ever
been there in the first place. In
my expert opinion, an obscenely large muskie was responsible for the tales, not
a supernatural lake monster, but I hadn’t been able to prove that, either.
“I have a job for you,” Tallient continued.
“I’m listening.”
I had no choice. Though my parents were incredibly
wealthy, they thought I was nuts and had stopped speaking to me the instant I
married Simon. After
all, what could a handsome, brilliant, up-and- coming zoologist from Liverpool
see in a not-very-pretty, far too sturdy grad student unless it was her parents’ millions? He already had a green card. That Simon had told them exactly
what they could do with their money had only made me love him more.
In truth, I fit into Simon’s world better than I’d ever fit in my own. I stood
five-foot-ten in my bare feet; on a good day I weighed a hundred and sixty. I
liked the out-of-doors—didn’t mind dirt or sun, wind or rain. I’d joined the Girl Scouts just so I could camp. I’d done pretty much anything and everything I could think of to
emphasize my differences from the never-too-rich, never- too-thin lifestyle of
my mother.
“Can you access the Internet?” Tallient asked.
“Hold on.” I tapped my laptop, which sprang from asleep
to awake much quicker than I ever did. “Okay.”
Tallient recited a www-dot address. An instant later, a
newspaper article spilled across my screen.
“ ‘Man Found Dead in a Swamp,’” I read. “Not unusual.” Swamps were notorious dumping grounds for
bodies. If the muck didn’t take them, the alligators would.
“Keep going.”
“Throat torn. Feral dogs. Huh.” I accessed the next
page. “Child missing. Coyotes. No body. Seems straightforward.”
“Not really.”
Tallient recited a second address, and I read some more.
“Wolf sightings.”
My heart increased in tempo. Wolves had been Simon’s specialty; they’d turned into his obsession. Now they
were mine.
“Where is this?” I demanded.
“New Orleans.”
If possible, my heart beat even faster. “There aren’t any wolves in Louisiana."
“Precisely.”
“I’ll be on a plane in the morning.”
FOREVER FREED by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Laura Kaye…
A reclusive, empathic vampire falls in love with a woman he planned to kill, and must fight his ancient guilt, bloodlust, and an old vampire rival who threatens everything he holds dear.
EXCERPT FROM LAURA KAYE’S FOREVER
FREED, A BOOOK IN THE TALL, DARK, AND PARANORMAL BOX SET
About Forever Freed:
A heart can break, even one that no longer beats.
I stalk my new neighbors, a single mother and her child, drawn by the irresistible scent of their joy and love. I crave their blood, starved for some healing respite from my ancient guilt and grief. Now to lure them into my grasp.
But they surprise me. Little Olivia accepts me without fear--talking, smiling, offering innocent affection that tugs at my long-lost humanity. Her mother, Samantha, seeks me out when she should stay away, offering sweet friendship, and tempting the forgotten man within me. They lure me instead.
Ah, Dio, Lucien, run and spare them while you can...
I stalk my new neighbors, a single mother and her child, drawn by the irresistible scent of their joy and love. I crave their blood, starved for some healing respite from my ancient guilt and grief. Now to lure them into my grasp.
But they surprise me. Little Olivia accepts me without fear--talking, smiling, offering innocent affection that tugs at my long-lost humanity. Her mother, Samantha, seeks me out when she should stay away, offering sweet friendship, and tempting the forgotten man within me. They lure me instead.
Ah, Dio, Lucien, run and spare them while you can...
Excerpt
(Adult):
The
bedroom door had barely clicked behind me when Samantha grabbed and shoved me
toward the bed. I fell backward, and she was on top of me, clawing at my
clothes and ripping off her own. Whatever had been going on with her all day
was now clearly finding a release.
“Sam?”
She
kissed me roughly and shoved her tongue into my mouth. I groaned and pushed her
back.
Though
we french kissed all the time, I generally kept her out of my mouth.
“Sam?”
Finally,
she stilled. With her hands braced on my shoulders, her eyes burned down into
mine. Her anger squeezed my chest. Her voice was strained. “Lucien, we’ll talk
later. I promise. But right now I want you, and I need you. And I need you to
know it, feel it.” Her words clarified little, but I nodded.
She
unleashed herself on me, kissing and licking and roughly nipping at my upper
body all while
maintaining
eye contact. I thrust my hips into her when she lingered over my Blood Mark. I
finally had to grab her hair and tug her attention away from it.
With
a groan, she reached a hand down between her legs and worked herself as she
devoured me. When I realized what she was doing, I moaned and gripped her
shoulders and rolled on top of her.
I
grabbed her hand and pulled it to my mouth, then noisily sucked on her wet
fingers. I groaned at the sweet nectar of her arousal.
“You
see what you do to me, Lucien? What only you do to me?” she rasped.
“Take me, Lucien. I’m yours,” she offered as she planted her feet flat on the
mattress and pushed herself up forcefully against my erection.
Her
aggression spurred mine, and I grunted. “You want me?” I asked as I ground
myself against
her
wetness. She ran a hand over the bedspread and found the packet she’d
apparently laid out earlier. She slid herself against me as she opened it and
then rolled on the condom. “God, yes,” she whimpered.
I
plunged forward and filled her in one hard stroke. She screamed and wrapped
herself around
me.
Hard breaths and grunts and strained curses in two languages filled the room as
we battled through Samantha’s emotions with our bodies. She kissed me roughly
and dug her nails into my flesh. The physical pain mingled with her radiating
pleasure to coax what I was sure was going to be one of the most intense
orgasms I’d ever experienced.
She
came in a frenzy of screams and muscle contractions. And then bit against the
taut skin at
the
base of my neck. Hard.
My
fangs and release shot out at the same time. I growled and in a blur turned my
head in search of my biceps. I missed the tender skin of her shoulder by a hair
as the urge to bite down became irresistible.
Finally,
I willed my fangs to retract and licked at the wound I’d made on my arm, then
slid down a little and laid my head on her heaving breasts.
“I
love you,” I whispered breathlessly.
She
hugged my shoulders and combed her fingers through my hair. “I love you, too.”
We lay together, panting, for a long time. “Lucien?” I lifted my head off her
chest to look at her. “I’m ready to talk now.”
SINS OF THE FLESH by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Caridad Pineiro…
Mick Carrera is a mercenary hired to eliminate problems, but the genetically engineered woman with the superhuman powers is nothing like what he expected.
SINS OF THE
FLESH
By Caridad Pineiro
She never expected that she would
become someone’s lab rat . . .
World
renowned musician Caterina Shaw is losing her battle against an inoperable
brain tumor. Her one chance to beat the disease stealing her life is a risky
experimental gene therapy. It’s a risk Caterina is willing take to save her
life, but now she’s something she doesn’t understand. Extraordinary powers and abilities have made
her something other than human. As she
tries to understand what she has become, she finds herself accused of a vicious
murder and on the run for her life.
He’s the kind of man who’s hired
to take care of problems . . .
Even if
it means eliminating them. Mick Carrera
is a mercenary and gifted at dealing with the most difficult of situations. He’s
been hired to hunt down a woman who is nothing like he expects: Caterina is vulnerable,
injured, and inhuman. But hidden beneath the weird powers she’s exhibiting is a
determined and strong woman whose beauty tempts Mick and makes him think about
things that can never be. As passion erupts between them, danger threatens from
those who would eliminate Caterina’s existence to safeguard their secrets.
The
home was one of welcome, filled with warm vibrant colors that reminded her of Mexico. Imbued with the touch of family which roused
more memories of other times.
Happy
times with her mother.
Caterina
ran her hand over the rough-hewn oak sideboard.
Regretted the roundish dents left behind by her fingers. She traced the rough edges of the cast iron
candelabras which were crudely elegant as they rested on the wooden surface.
They were beautiful even despite the lack of gloss or adornment. Simplistically
functional like the man who owned them.
Leaning
toward the fat pillar candle on one of them, she inhaled deeply, but only a
hint of the fragrance remained.
He
didn’t spend enough time in this place to use them or keep them fresh.
If
the house was well-maintained, it was by someone else’s hand, she suspected.
The
rumble of the garage door opening alerted her that he was back.
She
walked to the kitchen and stood just a few feet away from the side door that
led into the garage.
He
came through a moment later. The alarm
began its warning chirp, but he quickly shut it down and as he turned, she
realized he was hurt. A bloody slice of
skin was stark against the black of the clothes he wore. His face had a multitude of scrapes and
bruises as did his hands.
It
would have been too stupid to point out the obvious. Instead she grabbed the top rung of a kitchen
chair and swung it around. Pointed to it
and said, “Sit. I’ll go get something to
patch you up.”
His
eyes narrowed as he said, “Since I’m the one who knows where everything is,
shouldn't I go?”
“I’m
sure I can find the supplies.” She jabbed
her index finger at the chair again.
“Sit before you bleed all over the kitchen.”
He
stalked toward the oven, snagged one of the kitchen towels hanging from the
door handle, and wrapped it around the wound on his forearm. When he took two big strides toward her, she
controlled the urge to flinch, but miraculously, he obeyed her and plopped down
onto the kitchen chair.
“There’s
a small linen closet in the master bathroom.
Medical kit is in there,” he said and cradled his injured arm to his
midsection.
She
rushed upstairs and found the kit right where he said. Grabbing the plastic olive green box with the
red and white cross, she hurried back downstairs, but stopped short as she
entered the kitchen.
He
had pulled off his black sweater and the naked expanse of his shoulders was
leanly muscled. On the one shoulder he
bore a bruise in the shape of a hand – her hand.
Caterina
bit her lip and walked around him to the table where she laid the medical kit
on the table. While she opened the gear,
she glanced at him sideways, slowly inventorying the damage to his body.
On
his left shoulder, the vivid imprint of her hand from where she had grabbed him
earlier that day.
Further
down, a series of reddish blotches sure to turn into more bruises.
She
skipped over the sight of his lean sculpted abs, her hands shaky as she took
out some gauze and butterfly bandages from the medical supplies. As she removed the pre-packaged alcohol pads,
she said, “Let me see your arm.”
He
shifted the chair to better face her and it squeaked against the tile
floor. Laying his hand flat on the
table, he splayed his fingers against the thick wooden surface to allow her to
examine the wound.
She
winced as she noted the length and depth of the knife cut.
“That
looks like it’ll need stitches.”
He
grunted in agreement. “Lil can close it
later if we clean it up.”
She
nodded and ripped open a few alcohol pads.
Wadding them together, she faced him to start the clean up, but as she
did so she noticed the cuts, scrapes and bruises on his face. Once again she winced, earning an amused
chuckle from him.
“Don’t
worry. The other guy looks worse.”
His
comment, undeniably macho as it was, dragged a chuckle from her before she
dabbed at the areas around the wound.
Gently she wiped away the dried blood and smudges of dirt. Tossed aside the dirty pads and opened up new
ones.
As
she gingerly cleaned the knife slice in his arm, he sucked in a breath and his
fingers turned white as he pressed down on the table from the sting of the
alcohol against the open wound.
“I’m
sorry,” she said and guilt rose up even more sharply as she once again took
note of her handprint against his collarbone and shoulder.
SPELLBOUND by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Opal Carew…
What is Lucinda, a tenth level wizard, to do when Destiny pairs her with a man who is utterly domineering, overwhelmingly masculine, incredibly irresistible and, according to her most trusted friend, extremely dangerous?
SPELL BOUND by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Stephanie Julian…
A warrior born to defend. A young witch in need of protection. A dangerous desire neither of them expected.
HAUNTING A COWBOY - Brand New from USA Today Bestselling Author Randi Alexander…
When a ranch foreman hires a ghost whisperer to handle the spirit that’s haunting him, the attraction between them is…supernatural
HAUNTING A COWBOY - A Brand New Story from USA Today Bestselling Author
Randi Alexander When ranch foreman Thad McCade’s life is
disrupted by something supernatural, he hires a ghost whisperer to clear his
home. But Madam Ruby is not at all what he expected. She’s Cheyenne Redford,
she wears a business suit, drives an expensive SUV, and Thad would rather have
her whisper in his ear than whisper away his ghost.
Excerpt from Haunting a Cowboy: When Cheyenne finished her beer, she stood.
“Well, since there’s no one but you and me here tonight, I’d better get going.”
She looked out the window. Pitch black. “Could I borrow a flashlight? I didn’t
think of grabbing one before I walked down here.
Thad
got to his feet. “You walked?” Leaning over, he picked up his keys out of the
bowl by the door. “Let me drive you back.”
“No,
please.” She stepped to the screen door. “I don’t mind the walk. It’s so
beautiful here, with the stars and…” She rolled one hand around, trying to come
up with something else to add.
Thad
grabbed a rifle from behind the door. “And night critters that are prowling,
looking for their next meal.” He checked to see that it was loaded.
“Oh,
I didn’t think of that. In the city, night critters walk on two legs, and carry
knives.”
“I’ll
walk you.” He leaned close to her.
His
scent filled her mind with warm, naughty ideas as she blinked up at him,
parting her lips. Would he kiss her now?
He
frowned and flipped on the porch light. “After you, ma’am.”
Turning
her face away, she hid the warmth that flooded her cheeks. Crap, what an
imagination she had. Stepping outside, the cool night chilled her romantic
notions down to manageable proportions.
They
walked along the gravel drive in silence.
A
howl came from a distance. In the nearby woods, scurrying sounds startled her,
making her lurch a bit, and stumble into him.
Taking
her elbow in his hand, he got her straightened out, but kept his hold on her
arm.
The
heat racing through her, starting at her arm and running all the way up and
into her bloodstream, gave her chills.
“Cold?”
His voice came close to her ear.
Was
he making his move now? She could see the lights of Sayde’s house ahead. Would
he kiss her now, or wait until he dropped her off at the door? Oh lord, those
two beers had really hit her hard. She was wanting things she probably
shouldn’t even be thinking about.
But
if she was reading him right, and for some reason she was able to read him a
little too well, he was wanting her just as much.
They
stepped from the gravel road onto the concrete driveway at Sayde’s house.
He
released her. “Cheyenne.” In the low illumination from a faraway yard light,
his eyes glimmered.
Her
intuition told her he wanted her, but was too reserved to take what he desired.
“Thad.”
She stepped close to him, ran her hands from his chest up to his neck and went
up on tiptoes, pressing her lips to his.
For
a second, he stiffened, then he opened his mouth, the hand not holding the
rifle wrapped around her waist and pulled her tight against him.
Amazing,
his lips felt so firm and hot, his breath laced with beer and sexy, pure man,
mingled with his woodsy scent and forced a shiver through her.
Where
their hips pressed together, she could feel a bulge. She touched her tongue to
his lips.
“Goddamnit.”
Thad released her, stepped back, and breathed hard.
The
loss of his heat against her cooled her as much as the look in his eyes. Pure
terror.
“Get
inside, Cheyenne. It’s not safe out here.” He growled the words and turned,
walking away.
HUNTRESS FOR HIRE by USA Today Bestselling Author Terry Spear…
He's bound to get her killed, so why does the huntress desire the vampire-turned hunter more than life itself?
DEAD SEXY by USA Today Bestselling Author Paige Tyler…
Can her love save him from a curse worse than death?
Excerpt
from Dead Sexy by Paige Tyler
“I had a great time tonight,” Simone said.
Drake grinned. “Me, too.”
She caught her bottom lip between her perfect white teeth and chewed on it thoughtfully as if unsure what she wanted to say next. It was probably an unconscious gesture, something she did whenever she was thinking, but to him, it was sexy as hell and all he could think about was kissing her.
Surely, one kiss couldn’t hurt. He desperately wanted to. He hadn’t kissed a woman in so long. It would be nice to see if he still remembered how.
Before he could stop himself, Drake tilted Simone’s face up to his and pressed his mouth to hers.
She tasted just as sweet and delicious as he thought she would. Her lips were soft and pliant under his as she kissed him back, her tongue eagerly seeking his out.
Drake groaned and slid his hand into her hair, deepening the kiss. Simone sighed into his mouth, running her hands up the front of his shirt to grasp his shoulders. The feel of her touch was like a tonic to his deprived soul and he let out another groan, deeper this time.
He ran his free hand up her side and around to her breast, cupping it through the soft material of her dress. He couldn’t stop himself and apparently, Simone didn’t want him to. She moaned and arched against him. He could feel the heat of her pussy through their clothes as she pressed up against his hard cock. Damn, she felt good.
Drake drew her bottom lip into his mouth and gently suckled on it before slowly kissing his way along the delicate curve of her jaw. Simone clutched his shoulders and tilted her head back. He eagerly trailed a path of hot kisses down her neck, then back up, his mouth finding hers again. Simone looped her arms around his neck, pulling him in even closer as their tongues met.
Down the hall, a door slammed, reminding him where they were.
Drake dragged his mouth away from hers, his breathing ragged as he tried to regain control. He had to get it together because he was about five seconds away from doing something really stupid. Like taking her to bed. “I should go.”
Her lips curved into a sexy, flirtatious smile. “Or you could stay.”
God, how he wanted to. But as much as he’d love to spend the rest of the night exploring every inch of her body, he couldn’t take the chance he might go zombie on her right in the middle of sex. Talk about coitus interruptus, And it had already been almost four days since he last turned, which meant he was already pushing his luck.
Drake grinned. “Me, too.”
She caught her bottom lip between her perfect white teeth and chewed on it thoughtfully as if unsure what she wanted to say next. It was probably an unconscious gesture, something she did whenever she was thinking, but to him, it was sexy as hell and all he could think about was kissing her.
Surely, one kiss couldn’t hurt. He desperately wanted to. He hadn’t kissed a woman in so long. It would be nice to see if he still remembered how.
Before he could stop himself, Drake tilted Simone’s face up to his and pressed his mouth to hers.
She tasted just as sweet and delicious as he thought she would. Her lips were soft and pliant under his as she kissed him back, her tongue eagerly seeking his out.
Drake groaned and slid his hand into her hair, deepening the kiss. Simone sighed into his mouth, running her hands up the front of his shirt to grasp his shoulders. The feel of her touch was like a tonic to his deprived soul and he let out another groan, deeper this time.
He ran his free hand up her side and around to her breast, cupping it through the soft material of her dress. He couldn’t stop himself and apparently, Simone didn’t want him to. She moaned and arched against him. He could feel the heat of her pussy through their clothes as she pressed up against his hard cock. Damn, she felt good.
Drake drew her bottom lip into his mouth and gently suckled on it before slowly kissing his way along the delicate curve of her jaw. Simone clutched his shoulders and tilted her head back. He eagerly trailed a path of hot kisses down her neck, then back up, his mouth finding hers again. Simone looped her arms around his neck, pulling him in even closer as their tongues met.
Down the hall, a door slammed, reminding him where they were.
Drake dragged his mouth away from hers, his breathing ragged as he tried to regain control. He had to get it together because he was about five seconds away from doing something really stupid. Like taking her to bed. “I should go.”
Her lips curved into a sexy, flirtatious smile. “Or you could stay.”
God, how he wanted to. But as much as he’d love to spend the rest of the night exploring every inch of her body, he couldn’t take the chance he might go zombie on her right in the middle of sex. Talk about coitus interruptus, And it had already been almost four days since he last turned, which meant he was already pushing his luck.
ASMODEUS: DEMON OF LUST by Bestselling Author Sara Humphreys…
When Kai Kelly discovers an unusual ring in the attic it leads to much more than she bargained for. She may not realize what she has in her possession, but the boys in Hell sure got the message.
BEAUTY AND THE BEST by Bestselling Author Judi Fennell…
Reclusive artist Todd Best hasn't produced anything since the death of his wife…until aspiring romance novelist Jolie Gardener enters his life and turns it upside down.
About The Authors:
Lori Handeland is a two time RITA Award winner and the New York Times bestselling author of the paranormal romance series, The Nightcreature Novels, as well as the urban fantasy series, The Phoenix Chronicles and the historical fantasy series, Shakespeare Undead. She also writes western historical romance under the name Lori Austin.
Laura Kaye is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of nearly twenty books in contemporary and paranormal romance and romantic suspense, including the Hard Ink, Heroes, and Hearts of the Anemoi series.
New York Times and USA Today bestseller Caridad Pineiro is a Jersey Girl who just wants to write, travel, and spend more time with family and friends. Caridad is the author of over 40 novels/novellas and loves romance novels, super heroes, TV and cooking.
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Opal Carew is the author of erotic romance stories in which she makes offerings of hope, success, and love to her readers. As Amber Carew, she writes futuristic, urban fantasy, science fiction, paranormal, and contemporary romance.
New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Julian writes sophisticated, sultry romance for adventurous readers. She is happily married to a Springsteen fanatic and the mother of two sons who introduced her to the joys of Slipknot, Warped Tour and never-ending headaches.
USA Today bestselling author Randi Alexander writes smokin' hot romance with heroes who'll have you begging to ride off into the sunset with them. Her emotional love stories sweep you off your feet, so prepare yourself to be rode hard and put up satisfied on the sexier side of happily ever-after!
USA Today bestselling Terry Spear has written over fifty paranormal romance novels and a medieval Highland romances series. Heart of the Wolf was named a 2008 Publishers Weekly's Best Book of the Year.
Paige Tyler is a USA Today Bestselling Author of more than fifty books, including the new action-packed paranormal/romantic-suspense X-OPS and SWAT (Special Wolf Alpha Team) Series, both from Sourcebooks.
Sara Humphreys is an award-winning bestselling novelist of paranormal and contemporary romance. The mother of four teenage boys, Sara has been married to her college sweetie for twenty years. She believes in true love, great sex, and happily ever afters.
Award-winning, best-selling author Judi Fennell loves to laugh and loves love, so it's no surprise there's a little bit of each in every book she writes. Check out her fairy tales with a twist.
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