New Releases by Maggie Shayne

He was the boy from the wrong side of the tracks, but that hadn''t stopped Wade Armstrong from wanting Edie Brand while they were in high school. Now she was back in town, and Wade felt compelled to keep her safe—even if it meant moving in with her. Edie''s pretty face had always gotten her noticed, but now it had earned the former model the admiration of a stalker. So she left L.A. for her Oklahoma hometown, hoping for a place to hide, and found shelter in the most unexpected place. But as the stalker got closer to home, independent Edie had to entrust her life to Wade''s protection—and found herself surrendering her heart, as well.

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The man had come to Jane Fortune from out of nowhere. Hecouldn''t explain who he was, but Jane''s young son could. Thelittle boy insisted Zach was his imaginary daddy come to life,the father he''d always wanted. And even Jane couldn''t denythat he was oddly familiar—and the husband she''d alwaysdreamed of. Yet the clock was ticking on the family they''dformed, because Jane had discovered exactly who Zach was.And only a twist of time could keep him home.…

A classic tale of love and laughter with a touch of the Undead from the New York Times bestselling author of the Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor novels. A vampire hunter gets the surprise of her life when the man she saves from a bloodthirsty vampire is so grateful for her service that he decides to become her sidekick—much to her dismay.

The second title in a new Wings in the Night trilogy finds vampire huntress Topaz determined to solve the mystery of her mother''s death. She suspects vampire Jack Heart has a stake in the truth, but her suspicions are at war with her desires. Original.

Who or what are the Extraordinary Five? For fans of "Heroes" and "The X-Files," delve into the mysteries of Family Secrets with books 1-4. This first collection contains Enemy Mind by Maggie Shayne, Pyramid of Lies by Anne Marie Winston, The Player by Evelyn Vaughn and The Bluewater Affair by Cindy Gerard.

Two enchanting tales of paranormal romance come together in a dual volume that features Destiny, in which Nidaba, a bitter immortal High Witch, is reunited with her former love, fellow High Witch Nathan King, after four millennia, and Immortality, in which Immortal High Witch Puabi is rescued by grieving millionaire Matthew Fairchild. Original.

No sooner had Selene Brand cast her love spell than dark, handsome--and freshly stabbed--Cory Forrester fell at her feet. She felt as destined to save this stranger as she was to love him, even if it meant exposing her secret life as a witch. But the injured amnesiac didn''t even know his own name, whether Selene was the cause of his injured state--or his salvation. Cory knew only that his attraction to Selene was as unworldly as her unusual pagan rituals...and that with killers now after both of them, they might be dead before nightfall....

Four of today''s hottest authors--Maggie Shayne, MaryJanice Davidson, Jacey Ford, and Angela Knight--present a quartet of sexy tales about bold women who take no prisoners, either in a fight or in love. Original.

A dangerous collection of sensual and supernatural romances includes Christine Feehan''s Dark Hunger, in which a beautiful activist unwittingly releases a caged, and insatiable, Carpathian, as well as other stories by Maggie Shayne, Emma Holly, and Angela Knight. Reprint.

For the first time in one volume, the New York Timesbestselling author presents three tales of paranormal romance. In "Everything She Does is Magick," a trio of matchmaking witches chooses unsuspecting little Nathan McBride as the perfect mate for their baby niece. The future looks rosy indeed, except for one little catch: they must keep him a virgin!...A lady private eye on the run from some dangerous gangsters invokes a spell of protection in a fit of desperation--and conjures up a dashing musketeer looking for his damsel in distress in "Musketeer By Moonlight."...And in "The Con and the Crusader," Jack McCain jumps into a well-and into the past. Mistaken for a criminal, he''s headed for prison, until he''s freed-with a wedding proposal!

Broken Silence by Maggie Shayne\Eileen Wilks\Anne Marie Winston released on Apr 24, 2003 is available now for purchase.

Featuring a Lieutenant Eve Dallas novella and an Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novella, this New York Times bestselling anthology of paranormal romance will transport you to a time and a place you’ve never been before… In J. D. Robb''s "Interlude in Death," Lieutenant Eve Dallas is forced to forsake duty to take down a rogue ex-cop at an off-planet police conference—and save the man she loves. In Laurell K. Hamilton''s "Magic Like Heat Across My Skin," a kidnapping brings vampire hunter Anita Blake and the two men in her life closer than a woman, a vampire, and a werewolf have ever been before. Searching the universe for a missing ship, two telepaths lose themselves in each other—mind, body, and soul in Susan Krinard''s "Kinsman." And in Maggie Shayne''s "Immortality," a man pulls a drowning woman out of the sea, a centuries-old witch with one last wish to share with him—and one last hope.

Million Dollar Marriage by Maggie Shayne released on Jul 25, 1999 is available now for purchase.

In a world of cars and shopping malls, Bridin sells New Age trinkets--and waits for the man who can help her return home to an enchanted kingdom called Rush. She meets a rugged stranger, who is actually Tristan, the usurper who stole her kingdom. Tristan, deposed by his brother, has escaped into the mortal realm determined to win and wed Bridin--for only the magic of their passion can save their enchanted homeland.

WINGS IN THE NIGHT Books 1, 2, and 3 —Three full-length novels in a special anniversary edition! TWILIGHT PHANTASIES In Tamara’s dreams she calls for him but when she wakes she can’t remember his name. Then she meets an enigmatic stranger and is overcome with a powerful longing. Eric is drawn to Tamara because of the rare Belladonna antigen in her blood. It connects them. From the shadows, he has watched over her, a vampiric guardian. But when he returns after years away, he finds her working for the organization devoted to the annihilation of vampire-kind. ———————————- TWILIGHT MEMORIES Queen of the dead, daughter of a pharaoh, goddess among mortals, Rhiannon is back in town, and Roland de Courtemanche doesn’t stand a chance. The powerful vampiress has driven him mad all his preternatural life. She is the one who made him, and he desires her like no other. Yet she’s an even bigger threat to him than the deadly forces on his trail. ———————————- TWILIGHT ILLUSIONS The story of his origins is carved in the clay tablets of Ancient Sumer, for he was first known as Gilgamesh. Today he is Damien the Eternal, master of illusion. The sexy stage magician''s persona is that of a vampire. He closes each show by pretending to bite the neck of a lovely audience volunteer. But the last two audience volunteers were dead long before the dawn—drained of their blood by a vampire.

She’s not from around here. Dr. Thomas Duffy blames his haunting childhood memories on a vivid imagination. The odd buzzing sensation in his head that would wake him from a sound sleep sometimes…that had never really happened. Or if it had, it was tinnitus. And that night--when he’d sneaked out to rescue a beautiful girl, lost in the woods behind his family’s farm—that had just been a vivid dream. He convinces himself of that for years…until it happens again. He’s not a little boy anymore, but the buzzing in his head is back, waking him from a sound sleep, drawing him out of his bed and into the woods, where he finds a grown-up version of the same girl. Beautiful Janella is stranded on a planet not her own. She’s being stalked by mysterious strangers and she’s completely alone in this world. What’s a simple country doctor to do?