Anya has had plenty of firsthand experience with the devastation of war…particularly the scent of blood as she laid her hands on fallen warriors, bringing them back to life. Resurrecting the dead is her gift, the special ability bestowed to every other generation of women in her family-and the reason Anya was taken from home to help her captors in battle. Now, they have brought Anya to a magical new land, intent on claiming it as they had claimed her. But their arrival is not unexpected, especially to warrior Gray Wolf.The men with pale skin and hair had come before, promising friendship and trade, only to kill his people…including his woman. Now a shaman has warned Gray Wolf of the invaders' return-and about the woman who can make them invincible. His must kill Anya in order to save his people-but once he touches the ethereal beauty, he feels a connection to her more powerful than anything he's ever felt before.Torn between loyalty and passion, Gray Wolf must choose: fulfill his mission to protect his people, or save the one woman who can make him feel alive?
Huntress Eve Williams had a personal—and painful—reason to want Andre Vossimer dead.The professor was devastatingly handsome, dangerously charismatic. . . and a member of the Secret Vampire Society. He was also the man who killed her sister. But when Andre unexpectedly kissed Eve, her need for revenge was replaced by desire. . . and the hope that Andre might not be a killer after all.Their passion was too strong to resist—even if being together put Eve in danger of being hunted by the very vampires she was trained to slay. . .
Alaina knows she’s lived before.And that a sinister secret lies behind her death. The gifted hands of a handsome lover. A gleaming knife and blood-curdling screams for help. That was all Alaina remembered from her past life and the reason she investigated serial murders for the FBI…including her own.Reclusive writer Trent was her prime suspect. An empath barricaded in a fortress-like home, Trent included details in his books that mirrored the murders…and that no one could possibly know. But one look at Trent and Alaina recalled their passionate embraces. Then the murders began anew…
He'll risk his life…just not his heartFiona O'Brien knows how to minimize risk…by never, ever falling for a guy in a hazardous job. And when her brother applies to become an elite Forest Service firefighter, Fiona hits the roof. She'll do anything to keep him safe—even if it means using every sexy tool in her arsenal to seduce the one firefighter who can change her brother's mind.Hotshot Wyatt Andrews swore to avoid controlling women like Fiona. And he has no intention of intervening in her family business. Still, he can't resist the fiery redhead with the deadly curves. Soon they're engulfed in a blaze of lust that incinerates their self-control. They’re playing each other, but if they’re not careful they may both get burned.
Hunter Liam McKiernan would do anything to lure vampire Jennifer Williams into his trap—even use her sister, Eve, against her. It was only fitting since he believed Jennifer killed his brother. But when he finally caught up with her, Jennifer was not the cold-hearted creature he expected. She was beautiful, warm. . . and lonely. Liam couldn't resist the urge to protect her—and the desire to make love to her. But a member of the Secret Vampire Society had killed Liam's brother—a vampire who also wanted Jennifer himself. . . .
When the sexy redhead approaches Conner West at Club Underground, haunting ground of the Secret Vampire Society, he knows making love to her would be a perfect distraction on the anniversary of his beloved's death.Conner doesn't realize that he has met Brandi before—and that she wants revenge for turning her into a vampire. But in order for her plan to succeed, she will first have to indulge her desire for her very naughty vampire. . .
Passion reborn…?Healing supernatural beings is Ben’s gift – and his curse. His power demands secrecy, a secrecy that once cost him his wife, Paige. But even she can’t deny the potent passion that continues to draw them together… When Paige takes over running nightspot Club Underground she learns that no one in her life is quite what they seem – not her customers, her ex-husband…not even herself.But when an unspeakable evil is unleashed, Paige gets more answers than she bargained for. Now she and Ben must reunite to save themselves and their hopes for the future…
A starter marriage hadn't been the first act Mary Ellen Black had meant to script for herself, but bowing out provided hard-won perspective: The most important things in life were not things at all, but the people she held dear.In her case, the lovable eccentrics she called family, the ones who were more than ready to support her leading role–if only she'd step into the spotlight. So now Mary Ellen's drafted act two–her return home–and she's pretty sure she's ready for the performance of Her Life, starring a strong, single mother of two.She's all dressed up and ready to take on the world…and take back the woman she was meant to be.
Being Strong Is a State of Mind…Everyone in town thinks Holly DeJong has handled her husband's death well, including her. Until the day she spots a cupcake display at Smiley's General Store and lets loose. Holly's husband is dead…because he cheated on her. He didn't have just one Kitty Cupcake on the side; he had boxes of them!Now everyone in town thinks she's lost it, except Holly. For the first time in months she feels as if she can handle anything, including her children, dating-minded family members and a certain deputy with more on his mind than the cupcake massacre. Just like the hula dancer on her husband's favorite lamp, Holly is learning that happiness comes from swaying with whatever possibilities life throws her way.