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A man with a life sentence has nothing to lose...

He can be very dangerous...

He’s devoted himself solely to pleasure and power...

Blood of the Sorceress (The Portal) Maggie Shayne Harlequin MIRA, 2013 Best Paranormal Romance book He’s devoted himself solely to pleasure and power... As an ancient king's favorite harem slave, Lilia committed the worst of all possible crimes: loving another man. More here on our website...

Fever Phoenix Rising, Book 1 Joan Swan Brava, 2012 Best Paranormal Romance, Hot A man with a life sentence has nothing to lose... When Dr. Alyssa Foster is taken hostage by a prison inmate, she knows she's in deep trouble. Not just because Teague Creek is desperate for freedom. But because the moment his fingers brush against her skin, Alyssa feels a razor-sharp pang of need... More here...

Rogue Rider (Lords of Deliverance, Book 4) Larissa Ione Grand Central Publishing, 2012 Best Paranormal Romance He can be Very Dangerous... Jillian Cardiff came to this remote mountain town to forget the demon attack that almost killed her. Instead, she rescues-and falls for-a gorgeous stranger who has no memory of anything other than his name.  More here...

Don't call him Dracula...

...she was born to save what he’s sworn to destroy...

Once Burned (Night Prince, Book 1) Jeaniene Frost Avon, 2012 Best Paranormal Romance novel Don't call him Dracula... After a tragic accident scarred her body and destroyed her dreams, Leila never imagined that the worst was still to come: terrifying powers that let her channel electricity and learn a person's darkest secrets through a single touch. Leila is doomed to a life of solitude...until creatures of the night kidnap her, forcing her to reach out with a telepathic distress call to the world's most infamous vampire... Read more about this book. . . Five Stars “...electric...” – Jillean , Once Upon a Romance …full book review Available at Amazon

Mark of the Witch (The Portal) Maggie Shayne Harlequin MIRA, 2012 Best Paranormal romance, Hot ...she was born to save what he’s sworn to destroy... A lapsed Wiccan, Indira Simon doesn't believe in magic anymore. But when strange dreams of being sacrificed to an ancient Babylonian god have her waking up with real rope burns on her wrists, she's forced to acknowledge that she may have been too hasty in her rejection of the unknown. Then she meets mysterious and handsome Father Thomas. Read more about this book. . . Top Pick “...superb story...” – Terri Dukes, RT Book Reviews …full book review Available at Amazon

Only she can see the man hiding behind the mask...

Their growing passion knows no bounds...

...when two worlds collide, sparks fly...

Firelight (Darkest London) Kristen Callihan Forever, 2012 Best Paranormal romance Best Historical romance Only she can see the man hiding behind the mask... London, 1881 Once the flames are ignited . . . Miranda Ellis is a woman tormented. Plagued since birth by a strange and powerful gift, she has spent her entire life struggling to control her exceptional abilities. Yet one innocent but irreversible mistake has left her family's fortune decimated and forced her to wed London's most nefarious nobleman. They will burn for eternity . . . Lord Benjamin Archer is no ordinary man. Doomed to hide his disfigured face behind masks, Archer knows it's selfish to take Miranda as his bride. Yet he can't help being drawn to the flame-haired beauty whose touch sparks a passion he hasn't felt in a lifetime. When Archer is accused of a series of gruesome murders, he gives in to the beastly nature he has fought so hard to hide from the world. But the curse that haunts him cannot be denied. Now, to save his soul, Miranda will enter a world of dark magic and darker intrigue.... Read more about this book. . . A Perfect 10 “Wow!” – Jani Brooks, Romance Reviews Today …full book review Top Pick Romance Reader at Heart Available at Amazon

Moonglow (Darkest London) Kristen Callihan Forever, 2012 Best Paranormal romance Historical romance, Hot Their growing passion knows no bounds . . . Finally free of her suffocating marriage, widow Daisy Ellis Craigmore is ready to embrace the pleasures of life that have long been denied her. Yet her new-found freedom is short lived. A string of unexplained murders has brought danger to Daisy's door, forcing her to turn to the most unlikely of saviors . . . Ian Ranulf, the Marquis of Northrup, has spent lifetimes hiding his primal nature from London society. But now a vicious killer threatens to expose his secrets. Ian must step out of the shadows and protect the beautiful, fearless Daisy, who awakens in him desires he thought long dead. As their quest to unmask the villain draws them closer together, Daisy has no choice but to reveal her own startling secret Read more about this book. . . Top Pick “...thrilling action...” – Kathe Robin, RT Book Reviews …full book review Available at Amazon

Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale (The Others, Book 5 ) Christine Warren St. Martin’s Paperbacks, 2011 Best Paranormal romance, Hot ...when two worlds collide, sparks fly... After her two best friends marry a blood-sucking vampire and furry-faced werewolf, Corinne D’Alessandro is making a vow of her own: NO interspecies dating. But when her editor asks her to investigate “leprechaun” sightings, the sassy New York reporter finds herself on the trail of the hottest story of the year—and the sexiest man alive… His name is Luc, and he’s as gorgeous as any Prince Charming in any bedtime story. There’s just one problem: He’s not human, he’s fae. A captain of the Fae Queen’s Guard, Luc is on a dangerous mission—and he could use the help of a certain leprechaun-hunting reporter. But when their two worlds collide, the sparks begin to fly. Read more about this book. . . Five Stars “...electric...” – Jillean Wallace, Once Upon a Romance …full book review Available at Amazon

Khalil comes as both guardian and counterpoint to Grace’s impudence...

...she tempts him to the razor’s edge of surrender.

...addiction beckons him toward eternal darkness...

...the sexual tension is enough to set her aflame...

Darker After Midnight (A Midnight Breed Novel) Lara Adrian Delacorte Press, 2012 Best Paranormal romance ...addiction beckons him toward eternal darkness... In the dark of night, a blood war escalates within the hidden world of the Breed. After existing in secret for many long centuries, maintaining a fragile peace with the humans who walk beside them unaware, a single act of retaliation has put the entire vampire nation at risk of discovery. It falls to the Order--a cadre of Breed warriors pledged to protect their own and humankind alike--to stop Dragos, the power-mad vampire at the center of the conflict, before his push for domination can explode into catastrophe. At the center of the Order's quest is Sterling Chase, once a morally rigid enforcer of Breed law, now a warrior fallen from grace, whose biggest battle is the one he wages against his own savage nature. With addiction beckoning him toward eternal darkness, Chase's path to redemption has never seemed more out of reach--until he finds himself drawn to a beautiful young woman who may be something much more than she seems . . . Read more about this book. . . Five Stars “... a cool book!” – Matilda, Coffee Time Romance and More …full book review Available at Amazon

The Darkest Surrender Gena Showalter HQN Books, 2011 Best Paranormal romance ...she tempts him to the razor’s edge of surrender. Possessed by the demon of Defeat, Strider cannot lose a challenge without suffering unimaginable pain. For him, nothing stands in the way of victory. Until Kaia, an enchanting Harpy, tempts him to the razor's edge of surrender. Known among her people as The Disappointment, Kaia must bring home the gold in the Harpy Games or die. Strider is a distraction she can't afford because he has an agenda of his own—steal first prize, an ancient godly artifact, before the winner can be named. But as the competition heats up, only one prize will matter—the love neither had thought possible.… Read more about this book. . . Best Book “...a great love story...” – Peppermint, Long and Short Reviews …full book review Available at Amazon

Master of Darkness (Mageverse Series) Angela Knight Berkley, 2012 Best Paranormal romance ...the sexual tension is enough to set her aflame... Miranda Drake is the daughter of Warlock, a werewolf sorcerer and sworn enemy of King Arthur. Like her father, she's a werewolf with magical abilities, but after years of abuse from the Alphas in her family, she is determined to stop Warlock from spreading his poison throughout the werewolf population. Born to a long line of cops, William Justice thinks that protecting Miranda is his chance to redeem himself for not being able to stop Warlock's manipulation of the werewolves into war. But despite Justice's insistence, Miranda has no interest in trusting another dominant Alpha, even if the sexual tension between them is enough to set her aflame. Read more about this book. . . Five Stars “...a great book!” – Sheila Griffen, Affaire de Coeur …full book review Available at Amazon

Oracle's Moon (A Novel of the Elder Races) Thea Harrison Berkley, 2012 Best Paranormal romance Khalil comes as both guardian and counterpoint to Grace’s impudence... When Grace Andreas's sister, Petra, and her husband are both killed, Grace inherits the Power and responsibilities of the Oracle of Louisville, as well as her sister's two young children--neither of which she is prepared for. Then Khalil, Demonkind and Djinn Prince of House Marid, decides to make himself a part of the household both as guardian and counterpoint to Grace's impudence towards the Elder Races. Read more about this book. . . Top Pick “...thrilling action...” – Jill M. Smith, RT Book Reviews …full book review Available at Amazon

She has a gorgeous new neighbor...

She finds herself matching wits with a jack of all trades...

...all the demons in the world will not make him back down.

...bloodlust and torture have left him on the brink of madness...

Lothaire Kresley Cole Gallery Books, 2012 Best Paranormal romance, hot ...bloodlust and torture have left him on the brink of madness... ALL FEAR THE ENEMY OF OLD Driven by his insatiable need for revenge, Lothaire, the Lore’s most ruthless vampire, plots to seize the Horde’s crown. But bloodlust and torture have left him on the brink of madness— until he finds Elizabeth Peirce, the key to his victory. He captures the unique young mortal, intending to offer up her very soul in exchange for power, yet Elizabeth soothes his tormented mind and awakens within him emotions Lothaire believed he could no longer experience. A DEADLY FORCE DWELLS WITHIN HER Growing up in desperate poverty, Ellie Peirce yearned for a better life, never imagining she’d be convicted of murder—or that an evil immortal would abduct her from death row. But Lothaire is no savior, as he himself plans to sacrifice Ellie in one month’s time. Read more about this book. . . “... a standout in the series...” – Heather Brooks, All About Romance …full book review Available at Amazon

Within the Flames (Dirk & Steele Novels) Marjorie M. Liu Avon, 2011 Best Paranormal romance, hot ...all the demons in the world will not make him back down. Joining the Dirk & Steele Agency turned Eddie’s life around. A pyrokinetic and former car thief, he cannot refuse an assignment to cross the continent in order to rescue an extraordinary woman in peril . . . even though he fears losing control of the destructive power of flame at his fingertips. The last of her shape-shifting kind, Lyssa hides in the abandoned tunnels beneath Manhattan, seeking refuge from those who murdered her family a decade ago and would now destroy her as well. Like Eddie, fire is her weapon, her destiny . . . and her curse. Yet she wants nothing to do with this mesmerizing stranger who seeks her trust while enflaming her passion. For beneath Lyssa’s extraordinary beauty are dangerous secrets . . . and even darker, nearly irresistible urges. . . . Read more about this book. . . Top Pick “Amazing...” – Jill M. Smith, RT Book Reviews …full book review Available at Amazon

Fate's Edge (The Edge, Book 3) Ilona Andrews Ace, 2011 Best Paranormal romance She finds herself matching wits with a jack of all trades... Audrey Callahan left behind her life in the Edge, and she's determined to stay on the straight and narrow. But when her brother gets into hot water, the former thief takes on one last heist and finds herself matching wits with a jack of all trades... Read more about this book. . . Top Pick “...a great thrill ride...” – Jill M. Smith, RT Book Reviews …full book review Available at Amazon

Unleashed (The Amoveo Legend) Sara Humphreys Sourcebooks Casablanca, 2011 Best Paranormal romance What if you suddenly discovered your own powers were beyond anything you'd ever imagined... Samantha Logan's childhood home had always been a haven, but everything changed while she was away. She has a gorgeous new neighbor, Malcolm, who introduces her to the amazing world of the dream-walking, shapeshifting Amoveo clans...but what leaves her reeling with disbelief is when he tells her she's one of them... And shock turns to terror as Samantha falls prey to the deadly enemy determined to destroy the Amoveo... Read more about this book. . . Five Stars Best Book “...earned its Best Book rating in spades...” – Peppermint, Long and Short Reviews …full book review Available at Amazon

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