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Strong sexual content He is thousands of years old, and the story of his origins is carved in the clay tablets of Ancient Sumer, for he was first known as Gilgamesh, King of Uruk. In today’s world, he is Damien the Eternal, master of illusion. The sexy, beguiling stage magician''s persona is that of a vampire. He closes each show by pretending to bite the neck of a lovely audience volunteer. Sometimes he really does so, later, in mutually desired sexual encounters that sate his needs and feed his hunger. Afterward, though, his eager partners will remember only an erotic dream, and the marks he leaves on their necks vanish with the first touch of sunlight. But the last two audience volunteers’ marks never went away, because they were dead long before the dawn—drained of their blood by a vampire. Has Damien become a harbinger of his lifelong enemy, Death? Or is someone messing with his mind? The illness that is slowly taking Shannon Mallory’s life is progressing fast, but she is determined to live long enough bring her best friend’s murderer to justice. Tawny was found dead of blood loss with two puncture wounds in her neck only hours after serving as an audience volunteer to magician, Damien the Eternal, who pretends to be a vampire onstage. Shannon doesn’t think it’s a coincidence. Shannon is fearless because she has nothing to lose. Even the most powerful vampire in existence is no match for her stubborn persistence. She breaches his security and his hard-won solitude. She gets into his house and under his skin. The desire that flares between them is as irresistible to her as it is risky. He might be a predator, after all. But an ancient evil has followed the once great king down through the ages, always anticipating the time when he could exact his sweet vengeance. And now that Gilgamesh has fallen in love, that time has come. BONUS! A never-before-published short story: Rhiannon in the Temple of Isis 3: The Wish-Granter Look for Book 4: Beyond Twilight

Lexi Stoltz''s break from life is interrupted one snowy December night when her isolated Adirondack cabin is invaded by killers, a group who try to take her captive, and one lone wolf with storm cloud eyes who takes a bullet to liberate her from the thugs, then forces her to leave with him. He claims to work for the government, says her father invented a biological weapon and he has to find it first before they do. It''s a dirty lie, so she doesn''t feel guilty leading him on a wild goose chase while awaiting a chance to escape. But he wasn''t lying when he said there would be others after them with deadly intent. And she soon learns that he has secret motives born of an unthinkable loss, that might just have been a lie.

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.

Journey to the world of the Carpathians with #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan—joined here by masters of vampire romance Maggie Shayne and Lori Herter—in an original anthology that takes dark fantasy to rapturous new heights. Dark Crime by Christine Feehan Blaze knows who killed her father and she has merciless plans for payback. Until a phone call from a seductive stranger pleads with her to wait. Retribution is in his blood, too. Now, he and Blaze will be united in the blood of the guilty. Tonight, vengeance is theirs. Dead by Twilight by Maggie Shayne Bloodsuckers may be an accepted minority but one of them is getting away with murder. Until a female vamp teams with a mortal detective to end the killing spree. Now the night belongs to them—and so does every pleasure and danger lurking in the shadows. Cimarron Spirit by Lori Herter While excavating an Anasazi ruin, archeologist Annie Carmichael uncovers the resting place of a centuries-old vampire who finds in Annie the liberating mate he has longed for. But how much is Annie expected—or willing—to surrender for the man she now desires?

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.

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.

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.

THE TEXAS BRAND Baby on his doorstep SURPRISE: IT''S A BOY! Sheriff Garrett Brand was shocked to find a baby on his doorstep. While his siblings joked that maybe he wasn''t such a responsible guy after all, Garrett knew he was nobody''s daddy. But the Texan was intent on discovering the identity of this little cowboy''s mama…. All Chelsea Brennan wanted when she arrived at the Brand ranch was her nephew…and answers about her sister''s mysterious death. But she never expected a rough and rugged lawman to act like a proud father and lavish the baby with love. Especially when Garrett claimed he didn''t have love to give. And now Chelsea wanted much more than she''d bargained for—to be a Brand herself…. THE TEXAS BRAND: This family was born, bred—and bound to be wed—in Texas!

At home, everything has changed... When vegan, organic food-loving Suz returns to her hometown amid the red rocks of Arizona, everything is different. Her mother has morphed from a wilting wallflower into a gun-wielding sharpshooter and the Frankenfood corporation she most loves to hate has built a processing plant on the edge of town. He''s changed, most of all... Her nerdy high school boyfriend Chuck has evolved into a card carrying hunk, making her plan to let him down easy a little harder to carry out. As a matter of fact, she might not want to break up, after all. Terror has moved into their hometown... But neither of them realize the biggest change of all—not until it starts clawing at Suz’s bedroom window in the middle of the night.

"My inspiration has always been Maggie Shayne and her Wings in the Night series!" - #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Christine Feehan Tamara''s dreams are tormented. She is lost, alone, and calling out for someone, but when she wakes she can never remember his name. Then she meets an enigmatic stranger during a midnight skate on a frozen pond, and is overcome with a sense of familiarity and powerful longing. Eric Marquand is a vampire, drawn to the beautiful Tamara because of the rare Belladonna antigen in her blood. It connects them. From the shadows, he has watched over her since childhood, a dark guardian. But when he returns after years away, he finds her living in the home of a man who''s devoted his life to the annihilation of vampire-kind. Tamara''s parents had died during Eric''s absence. Daniel St. Clair, a high-ranking agent of the secretive Division of Paranormal Investigations, had become her legal guardian, had raised her. Worse, she now works for the DPI too. Tamara soon finds herself torn between her love and devotion for the dear, aging man who raised her, and her passionate desire for Eric, the man whose touch she craves. Daniel insists that Eric is a vampire who will drain Tamara''s blood and leave her a lifeless husk, given the chance. Eric says Daniel is a vampire hunter who performs sick experiments on his kind to find their weaknesses. He says Daniel will kill him, given the chance. But she hasn''t much time to choose, because St. Clair''s protégé, DPI vampire-researcher Curtis Rogers, has his own nightmarish plans for them both. Strong sexual content BONUS! A never-before published short story: Rhiannon in the Temple of Isis, 1: Jewels of the Goddess Look for Book 2, Twilight Memories

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Where Law of Attraction Meets Natural Magic New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Maggie Shayne’s Bliss Blog is changing lives and raising vibrations everywhere. This is leading edge thought that empowers readers with a deeper understanding of the Universe and our place within it. Learn to super-charge your connection to Source, tune up your intuition, raise your vibe. With a little practice, you’ll soon see your fondest wishes popping into your your experience. It’s amazing, and far simpler than most are making it. Every single post speaks to, uplifts, and soothes the soul A YEAR OF BLISS, Volume 1 is the complete collection of BlissBlog.org posts from calendar year 2018 and a few from earlier. If you love it, look for A YEAR OF BLISS, Volume 2.

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?

One opening paragraph, six unique stories... What if you gave six authors the same opening paragraph and let their imagination fly? That’s what we’ve done in A Valentine from Harlequin: Six Degrees of Romance! Experience the variety Harlequin romance has to offer with this collection of novellas from six Harlequin series, including the passionate drama of Harlequin Presents, steamy encounters of Harlequin Blaze, spooky and sensual tales of Harlequin Nocturne, and more. Collection includes novellas by Nancy Warren, Catherine Spencer, Margaret Moore, Maggie Shayne, Michele Hauf and Christine Bell.

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....

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!

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.

TIME AFTER TIME… Esmeralda Montoya would never understand the strange magic that had saved her from certain death in the Old West. All she knew was that she had been swept through time, into a world unlike any she had ever imagined—and into the arms of a man unlike any she had ever known…. But she could not surrender to the wildfire passion that raced through her whenever this man from the future touched her. For Elliot Brand was her sworn enemy, and she must keep all the secrets of her heart from him—even the knowledge that she was carrying his child…. This family was born, bred—and bound to be wed—in Texas!

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.