Maggie Shayne
Список книг автора Maggie ShayneInnocent Prey
To save innocent lives, they'll have to risk their own.Self-help superstar Rachel de Luca and Detective Mason Brown have finally given in to their overwhelming attraction to each other, but neither of them is ready to let physical passion turn into full-blown romance, so they carefully maintain an emotional distance. Then a judge's daughter disappears, and Mason has a terrible sense that it's connected to the most recent case they solved together: the abduction of Rachel's assistant.The discovery of a string of missing women – all young, all troubled – seems like a promising lead. But there's no clear connection between the missing girls and the high-profile young woman Mason is trying to find. He realizes that once again he'll have to rely on his own well-honed instincts and Rachel's uncanny capacity to see through people's lies in order to catch a predator and rescue his captives. But can they do it before Rachel becomes his next victim?
Embrace The Twilight
Her beauty is spellbinding. Her hunger is insatiable. Her power is immortal.A creature of the night, Sarafina lives only for pleasure, but love is an emotion she has deemed forbidden. Experience has taught her that love leads only to betrayal and pain, and she wants no more of pain. She cares for no one, tolerating only the presence of those she can control utterly. With her powers, she is convinced she can break anyone.Willem Stone cannot be broken. He is a challenge Sarafina cannot resist–a man as boldly alive as she is, a man with a will of iron, yet a mere mortal. And the only thing stronger than the clash of their wills is the power of their desire.But when vampire hunters take Amber Lily, the only child ever born to a vampire, Sarafina and Willem must put their struggle aside and combine their strengths in a rescue attempt that could cost them their very lives. And in the process, they find the most powerful force of all: love.
Return of the Light
Dori Stewart's six-figure Manhattan job has vanished, and her lover and friends have vanished with it. She's scraping by as a waitress and awaiting the day she can return to New York in triumph. Maybe a ritual on the winter solstice can renew her wavering faith. What she needs is just the right candle…and Jason Farrar, an old boyfriend, by her side.
A Husband in Time
The man had come to Jane Fortune from out of nowhere. He couldn't explain who he was, but Jane's young son could.The little boy insisted Zach was his imaginary daddy come to life, the father he'd always wanted. And even Jane couldn't deny that he was oddly familiar–and the husband she'd always dreamed of. Yet the clock was ticking on the family they'd formed, because Jane had discovered exactly who Zach was. And only a twist of time could keep him home….
Blood of the Sorceress
Their Love was destiny.Was a curse to be their undoing? As an ancient king’s favourite harem slave, Lilia committed the worst possible crime: loving another man. When the king discovered her treason, her beloved Demetrius was sentenced to lose his soul and linger in eternal imprisonment, and Lilia was executed.Lilia has been waiting for Demetrius to break free from his prison before she reincarnates, but without his soul he has become a demon. Somehow Lilia must convince him to reclaim his humanity – or both of them will be condemned to eternal damnation, their love lost forever.
Twilight Phantasies
In two centuries of living death, Eric Marquand had never once cried out against the cruel fate that had condemned him to walk forever in shadow.But then, he found the woman he knew was his chosen one–and understood that to possess her was to destroy her… Tamara Dey trembled at the aura of dread and despair that enshrouded this creature of the night.And yet, against all reason, she saw clearly that her destiny was eternally entwined with his, and that she must know–even welcome–the terror and the splendor of the vampire's kiss…For centuries, loneliness has haunted them from dusk till dawn. Yet now, from out of the darkness, shines the light of eternal life…eternal love.
Blue Twilight
They are drawn by his deception, then disappear into the darkness forever… Endover, New Hampshire, looks innocent. But below its surface an ancient powerful thirst lurks. And when two girls go missing, only one person can find them: private investigator Maxine Stuart. No other living mortal knows as much about the undead as Maxie.But the dark force controlling Endover will use that knowledge to strengthen his hold on the town – and on her. Not even Lou Malone, the man Maxie most desires, can convince her to abandon her crusade against a madman’s yearning for power…and resurrected love.
Twilight Prophecy
Save the Vampire, Save the World An ancient prophecy tells of one chance to prevent the annihilation of the Undead. Twins James and Brigit, part human-part vampire, believe that they are that chance. In truth, the key lies with reclusive – and mortal – Lucy. As Armageddon approaches, anti-vampire sentiment fuels a war neither side can win, driving James to abandon his moral code and draw Lucy into deadly battle.But Lucy soon realises that she holds this powerful immortal’s soul in her hands, and that it’s her destiny not only to stop a war but to save him from his inner darkness. If she fails, his race will die – and so will her heart. Is the power of love strong enough to save the world?
Daughter of the Spellcaster
Anything for their child… Lena Dunkirk is a witch, Ryan McNally a wealthy playboy. Their passion has always defied reason, as if they know each other from another time. Then Lena gets pregnant and runs for the safety of home. When Ryan appears months later, Lena doesn’t know whom to trust – particularly now that ‘guru to the stars’ Bahru is interested in her baby.Soon she and Ryan are sharing eerie dreams, while a vengeful demon plots to possess their child. As the birth approaches, love must decide the fate of a child’s soul – and the future of the world.Praise for Maggie Shayne ’Shayne crafts a convincing world, tweaking vampire legends just enough to draw fresh blood’ – Publishers Weekly on Demon’s Kiss ’Maggie Shayne is better than chocolate. She satisfies every wicked craving’ – – NYT bestselling author Suzanne Forster
Mark of the Witch
She was BORN to save what he is SWORN to DESTROY… Indira Simon doesn’t believe in magic any more. But when strange dreams of being sacrificed have her waking up with real injuries, she’s forced to acknowledge that she may have been too hasty in her rejection of the unknown.Then she meets mysterious and handsome Tomas. Emerging from the secrecy of an obscure sect, he arrives with stories of a demon, a trio of warrior witches – and Indira’s sacred calling. But Tomas’s sworn destiny haunts them and now he can’t escape a terrible choice: save the life of the woman he’s come to love – or save the world.Praise for Maggie Shayne ’Shayne crafts a convincing world, tweaking vampire legends just enough to draw fresh blood’ – Publishers Weekly on Demon’s Kiss ’Maggie Shayne is better than chocolate. She satisfies every wicked craving’ – – NYT bestselling author Suzanne Forster