Best Selling Books by Susan Krinard

New York Times bestselling author Susan Krinard continues the thrilling urban fantasy series that began with Mist in Black Ice. Centuries ago, all was lost in the Last Battle when the Norse gods and goddesses went to war. The elves, the giants, and the gods and goddesses themselves were all destroyed, leaving the Valkyrie known as Mist one of the only survivors. Or so she thought. The trickster god Loki has reappeared in San Francisco, and he has big plans for modern-day Earth. With few allies and fewer resources—but the eyes of the gods and goddesses of an old world upon her—it''s up to Mist to stop him before history repeats itself. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Through with running from the past, Joelle Randall has come to the rugged Canadian Rockies determined to face her pain and begin anew. All she needs is a guide to lead her through the untamed mountain wilderness to the site where her parents’ plane crashed long ago. But the only guide Joelle can find is Luke Gévaudan, a magnetically attractive loner with the feral grace of a wolf and eyes that glitter with a savage intensity. She has no idea that Luke is the stuff of legends, one of the last survivors of an ancient race of werewolves, a man whose passion she will not be able to resist—no matter how terrible the price.

San Francisco psychologist Diana Ransom can’t take her eyes off the gorgeous, green-eyed stranger. But when she finally approaches him across the smoke-filled room, her reasons have little to do with the treacherous feelings he inspires. Diana suspects that this brooding, enigmatic man is responsible for the disappearance of her fragile young cousin. Desperate to find her and determined to plumb the mystery behind Nicholas Gale’s hypnotic charm, Diana will follow him into the velvety darkness—and awake to a haunting passion. For Nicholas is no mere human but a vampire with the power to steal into a woman’s dreams and fill her nights with untold rapture. And soon, blinded by an ecstasy sweeter than any she has ever known, Diana will find herself risking her eternal soul for a love that promises to be forever.

When she rescues Ronan VelKalevi, a telepathic Kinsman, from the shaauri, Captain Cyanara D''Accorso is unprepared for the powerful attraction that rages between them, plunging them into a world of danger where their true destinies are revealed.

Rowena, a werewolf, flees to nineteenth-century America to escape her supernatural heritage and finds love in the arms of an outlaw on the Western frontier. Original.

MacKenzie “Mac” Sinclair is cursed. So is the whole Sinclair family. Ever since her great-great-grandfather Peregrine returned from an expedition to the Maya ruins with half of a mysterious pendant–and without his partner, Liam O’Shea–they’ve been haunted by misfortune. That’s why Mac’s beloved grandfather wants her to undertake a solo expedition . . . to return the pendant to the ruins of Tikal and to find a way to atone for whatever part Peregrine played in Liam’s disappearance. But when Mac braves the hot, steamy, primitive jungle, something extraordinary happens: she blunders into the arms of an eerily familiar explorer. Now she’s in for more adventure than she bargained for. Because she’s found Liam O’Shea . . . alive, well, and seductively real. In the year 1884.

A rising star in the fantasy romance firmament, Susan Krinard returns to the land of the bestselling Prince of Wolves in this mesmerizing new love story.The legend of the werewolf is reborn in this thrilling tale from the author who "set(s) the standard for fantasy romance" (Affaire de Coeur). Wolf researcher Alexandra tries to help a gorgeous wolf she discovered in the wild, only to discover the unimaginable: that the animal has vanished and a man has taken its place. Following a grisly murder, the weight of suspicion falls heavily on Alexandra''s mysterious companion who wields legendary powers--and soon both are scrambling to escape.

"A fascinating tale of reincarnation and redemption" from the New York Times–bestselling author of the Midgard and Fane series ( Library Journal). Though mountain search-and-rescue worker Jesse Copeland is used to risking herself to save others, she must tap into all her reserves of bravery to solve the most haunting mystery of her life: her mother''s puzzling death. Little does Jesse know her investigation will make her the target of two men: a present-day threat and a centuries-old hero . . . Two hundred years ago, David Ventris, or Lord Ashthorpe, knew Jesse as a woman he had passionately desired—and then betrayed. Now he has a chance to right the wrongs of his past by protecting Jesse from the evil that stalks her. If only he can convince her of his corporeal existence and that he is a man she can love and trust, body and soul. Praise for Susan Krinard "Susan Krinard was born to write romance." —Amanda Quick, New York Times–bestselling author "The reading world would be a happier place if more paranormal romance writers wrote as well as Krinard." — Contra Costa Sunday Times "A vivid, talented author with a sparkling imagination." —Anne Stuart, New York Times–bestselling author

New York Times bestselling author SUSAN KRINARD launches her first urban fantasy series with MIST. Mist lives a normal life. She has a normal job, a normal boyfriend, and a normal apartment in San Francisco. She never thinks about her past if she can help it. She survived. That''s the end of it. But then a snowy winter descends upon San Francisco. In June. And in quick succession, Mist is attacked by a frost giant in a public park and runs into an elf disguised as a homeless person on the streets...and then the man Mist believed was her mortal boyfriend reveals himself to be the trickster god, Loki, alive and well after all these years. Mist''s normal world is falling apart. But thankfully, Mist isn''t quite so normal herself. She''s a Valkyrie, and she''s going to need all her skill to thwart Loki''s schemes and save modern Earth from the ravages of a battle of the gods.

"Centuries ago, the Norse gods and goddesses fought their Last Battle with the trickster god Loki and his frost giants. All were believed lost, except for a few survivors...including the Valkyrie Mist, forgotten daughter of the goddess Freya. But the battle isn''t over, and Mist--living a mortal life in San Francisco--is at the center of a new war, with the fate of the Earth hanging in the balance. As old enemies and allies reappear around the city, Mist must determine who to trust, while learning to control her own growing power. It will take all of Mist''s courage, determination, and newfound magical abilities to stop Loki before history repeats itself"--

The Great War has ended, and Gillian Maitland is to marry a werewolf of her father''s choosing. Still, she can''t forget Ross Kavanaugh, the American whose forbidden touch unleashed a passion she''d never known. Original.

The New York Times–bestselling author "takes readers to a realm where Faerie and mortal worlds intersect and spins a darkly magical story" ( Library Journal). After eloping with her mysterious cousin Cornelius, Eden Fleming discovers he is, in reality, a powerful, otherworldly being, a guardian of the forest, and she was "given" to him by her father in a bargain for the latter''s life. Though her feelings for the forest lord are real, Eden flees—only to learn she is pregnant with his halfling child. Years later, following a loveless marriage, Eden returns to the dilapidated estate where she last saw Cornelius. And when he finds her there, a devastating lie will be exposed—one that will reveal Cornelius''s true heart, heal Eden''s shattered soul, and save the magical realm they have both come to love. Based on the ancient English legend of Herne the Hunter, The Forest Lord is "sheer magic . . . utterly romantic and impossible to put down" (Mary Balogh). "Magical, mystical, and moving, Krinard''s book has a surprise villain and a nice twist at the end. Fans of Nora Roberts'' Irish trilogy [ Jewels of the Sun, Tears of the Moon, Heart of the Sea] and Karen Fox''s Buttercup Baby will be delighted by this fantasy and its underlying ecological message." — Booklist

Human/vampire relations are in turmoil in a stunning new series by New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Susan Krinard Tensions between human and vampire factions are escalating. Peace hangs in the balance. And like two ill-fated stars, Alexia Fox and Damon are destined to collide. She''s a seductive human operative on a mission to infiltrate an illegal vampire colony. He''s a vampire and represents everything she loathes-and all that she desires. Their attraction is scorching, immediate...and could explode like the fragile truce they''ve both been fighting independently to preserve. Now the world''s last hope hinges on their ability to work together. As enemies they are doomed, but as allies they just might save the world.

Dorian Black is a vampire mob enforcer in 1920''s New York who saves reporter Gwen Murphy from drowning and now must decide between his growing love for her and stopping her from uncovering the secrets of New York''s vampire underground.

The bestselling author of Prince of Shadows and Twice a Hero again displays her incredible talent and imagination in an enchanting new romance about a love so deep it will bring a man and a woman together...in another century, another life. Jesse Copeland, an expert in mountain rescues, has returned to Manzanita after years in the Peace Corps. Despite an indomitable courage that sent her rappelling down cliffs, she is haunted by the nightmares and shadowy half-memories surrounding her mother''s mysterious death. Now she is determined to find out if her mother''s "accident" was murder. What she finds instead is a man as transparent as air--sensual, muscular, his blue eyes burning into hers as she cries out one word from a place deep within her: David. David Ventris, Lord Ashthorpe, late of His Majesty''s Light Dragoons, is, simply put, a ghost. He''s waited two centuries to be called back to earth by the woman he wronged. He knew her as "Sophie," a wondrous lady who sparked a passion so blazing that time could not dim the flames. Now he is being given the chance to guard her from danger and get back his soul--if only she will believe him real and not madness. If only she will love him enough to create a miracle...and give him life again.

His heart could be captured--but his passion could never be tamed.... From the acclaimed author of Prince of Shadows and Body and Soul comes the first novel in a powerful new trilogy, the story of a noble clan whose elegance belies a savage secret--and a man who will stop at nothing to preserve his family''s dynasty forevermore--. Braden Forster, Earl of Greyburn, has devoted his life to restoring the purity of his clan''s werewolf blood. He spent years searching in vain for a distant American cousin, a woman whose pure wolf bloodline is a vital link in his family''s heritage. Braden had thought Cassidy Holt was lost forever--until she appeared one rainy night on the steps of his London mansion...her raven hair in disarray, her skin scented with sunlight and sagebrush. As Braden whisks young Cassidy to his family''s secluded country estate, both can sense their undeniable attraction. But Cassidy soon learns that they can never satisfy their mutual passion; Braden has already betrothed her to another. Her only hope of claiming the one man she''ll always love is to unravel the dark and lustful secrets of his past--.

BLOOD ENEMIES, BOUND LOVERS He''d loved a vampire once, only to have her murdered by vengeful Freebloods. Now to save his son, Garret Fox must look to another Freeblood for help. Garret knows the empathic vampire Artemis can''t deny his request once she reluctantly drinks his human blood. But although their connection runs deep, their attraction hot, Garret can never forget what Artemis truly is. Sharing Garret''s thoughts and feelings has wreaked havoc on Artemis''s emotions. But when she discovers a malevolent force bent on destroying them, she finds herself drawn even closer to the human. Dare she ever hope to find a home with a man who hates her very kind if they can first survive the evil allied against them?

As a nearly immortal Valkyrie, Mist is the guardian of the greatest of the Norse god''s Treasures—Odin''s spear Gungnir. But Mist believes all the gods are dead, and she''s slowly settling into a normal life in San Francisco. Just when Mist is ready to give up the duty the All-father laid on her, she meets a mysterious woman, Bella Stratus, and a man who helps her save Bella''s life: Eric Larsson, the perfect embodiment of a Viking warrior. He''s charming, good-natured, and nearly her equal in strength; and for the first time in centuries Mist has found someone she might be able to love... and trust. But even as Mist remembers the past she left behind and contemplates a new future with Eric, Bella warns her that she can''t fight her fate. No matter what happens, no matter how hard she tries, she''ll never be able to escape the destiny that awaits her. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Haunted in her dreams by the mysterious and exotic man she once worshipped, Lady Ariane arranges to visit Rook Galloway, now sentenced to life on the harshest prison planet in the League. But the beautiful Ariane never suspects that she is soon to become her lover''s unwitting pawn in his desperate plot for revenge--and a hostage to his searing passion.