Rick Diaz came to the hotel bar with two goals: to escape the tortured reality of his new existence and to find a woman.Over the last nine weeks both his body and personality have changed–he is stronger, more aggressive, and has an animal magnetism no woman could resist. But he's also afraid that once his transformation is complete, he can never have a real relationship again–giving him one more night to enjoy the pleasure of a woman's touch.Megan O'Neill turns out to be that woman. Rick used to star in her finest fantasies while they attended college together, though nothing could compare to the fierce passion she experiences during her night with Rick. But when Rick leaves the next morning without saying goodbye, Megan thinks she'll never set eyes on him again. . .Until Rick returns to tell her that he is a Guardian, destined to save the world from evil–and that Megan is the only woman who can help him. . .
FROM THE DESK OF COLLEEN MONTGOMERY Alessandro Donato–there's more to Lidia Vance's nephew than meets the eye. – Says he's an accountant for the European Union (but spends a lot of time here in Colorado Springs). – Pops up whenever anything bad happens…and then mysteriously disappears.Wonder if he knows anything about the troubles plaguing the Vance and Montgomery families, and/or if it's connected to the dismantled drug cartel? I'll have to stick close to the handsome Italian to find out what secrets he's keeping. It'll be tough, but this reporter is willing to do whatever it takes to uncover the truth.
THE DAVIS LANDING OBSERVER THE GOSSIP GURU …hears tough tycoon Tim Hamilton – the legitimate son currently running Hamilton Media for his ailing father – was seen squiring his assistant, Dawn Leroux, around town last week. Inside information is that Tim wrecked Dawn's car and offered to lend her a replacement, but her concern was with the people on her meal-delivery route.Only time will tell if the lovely Ms. Leroux's sweet nature can tame Tim's all-business beast and turn him into a human being.
Lieutenant Hal Carlow was a fine soldier, but he was also a flirt, a rake and a scoundrel! In general, he tried to steer clear of proper young ladies – no fun at all – and spend time with the sort of women who appreciated his finer qualities. . .Julia Tresilian’s duty was to find a husband, but her prospective suitors bored her to tears! Yet even talking to the incorrigible Hal Carlow was dangerous to marriage prospects, let alone anything more. . .
King John's summons to war in France may have taken Sir Thomas Addecker away from his beloved Lady Meriom before they could wed, but not before they shared one passionate night together on the eve of his departure.The memory of that love and desire helped Thomas survive, even after he was brutally scarred in battle. But nothing could be more painful than the thought of Meri, believing Thomas was killed, marrying another man. Can this warrior reawaken the passion they once shared before it is too late?
Kendra Morton has trained and worked side-by-side with Thor Kensington for years, hunting the demons who come to earth from the parallel world of Torlin.Despite his dark allure, she knows him to be a cold and unbending leader. So why does her heart still race with desire every time he's near? Half-demon Thor has always wanted to be Kendra's lover, even though she's off limits. If takes an attempt on her life by a traitorous saboteur to make him act on their hidden passion.But now that he has the woman of his dreams, can he protect her from the unknown assassin. . . and from his own inner demon?
Bounty hunters had wounded and abandoned him in the Mysts, a dark haven for the supernatural.But vampire Yuri Feodorovna thinks he has found the key to survival when he sees Ileana Tarasova, a beautiful servant of the Goddess. Yuri is filled with desire at the sight of her tantalizing body. . . though it is a desire with a dangerous undercurrent of hunger.He cannot resist his need to feed and possess Ileana, just as she cannot help the way her body responds with eagerness and lust at his touch. . . But will Yuri still want Ileana when he learns her deadly secret?
Saying ‘Oh, yes! ’ to the millionaire… When Celeste Prince discovers her beloved family business has been sold to millionaire Benton Scott, she’s determined to get it back. But gorgeous Benton sets her pulse racing, and her carefully laid plans lead her to just one place…his bed!Benton makes it clear right from the start that he can’t offer more than a steamy affair. The passion is scorching – but Ben’s emotions are still in the deep freeze, and Celeste knows that only a dramatic collision course with his troubled past can thaw them…
Even the most torrid couples have to keep the passion burning—so Mia is determined to give her husband, Evan, a birthday present that will blow his mind.And she's found just the thing: an erotic massage. . . for both of them. But while a touch of jealousy has always been a great aphrodisiac for Mia and Evan, will this gift go too far?