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Haunting Embrace

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Nothing can stop him from finding the woman who betrayed and imprisoned him for millennia. Nothing but his heart.

He goes by the name of Áedán Brady, but for millennia he’s been known as an entity—the voice, the power, the corruption—of the ancient Book of Fennore. Something cruel. Something evil. He hasn’t thought of himself as human for centuries unending.

 
Until Meaghan Ballagh enters his world and pulls him out of the hell he’d thought never to escape. Now he questions what he is, what he wants to be. With her blue eyes and soft curves, Meaghan offers Áedán glimpses of a future that could be his…if he were a man again. She seems to see through him, to read his mind. And even though she scares the hell out of Áedán, he can’t stay away from her. His fascination with her compels him to touch her, hold her… possess her. Their passion pushes him forward when his survival instincts beg him to run.
Somehow she’s become the heart of him and Áedán will stand between her and the evil of the Book of Fennore until his last breath is gone.

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All four books in the Mists of Ireland are available now.

Erin Quinn is an award winning author who writes romance for the thinking reader. Her books have been called “riveting,” “brilliantly plotted” and “beautifully written” and have won, placed or showed in the Booksellers Best, WILLA Award for Historical fiction, the Orange Rose, Readers Crown, Golden Quill, Best Books, and Award of Excellence. Look for Erin’s new series to launch with book one, THE FIVE DEATHS OF ROXANNE LOVE from Pocket Books in Fall 2013. Go to www.erinquinnbooks.com for more information.

Read Chapter 1: The Devil's Thief by Samantha Kane

Read a short excerpt of Chapter 1 of The Devil's Theif by Samantha Kane

Release Date: Nov. 12, 2012

Format: Digital

Publisher: Bantam Loveswept (Random House)

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London, June 5, 1817

Chapter One

The faint, metallic screech sounded as loud as thunder in the oppressive silence of the dark bedroom. Julianna froze, silhouetted by the moonlight against the back wall, the sudden noise stealing her breath away.

“Unless you care to be shot this evening, I wouldn’t move from where you’re standing.” The deep voice was quiet but firm and it came from the shadows of the big bed.

Julianna remained still as a statue, her mind awhirl. For a moment all was silent, but then she heard the bedsheets rustle and the mattress groan. She cast her eyes toward the bed, afraid to move even an inch. She could see from the man’s outline that he was now leaning against the headboard. His arm appeared to be resting on his upraised knee, but it was too dark to tell whether or not he was actually holding a gun.

“You’re probably wondering if I do indeed have a gun,” he said nonchalantly, and Julianna had to suppress a gasp. How did he know? She closed her eyes and pursed her lips in annoyance at herself. Of course he knew. It’s what any halfway intelligent person would be thinking if they were discovered in her position.

“Let me reassure you that the answer is yes.”

His reassurance was hardly necessary, since she had already concluded that to be the case. In her experience, gentlemen were alarmingly odd, at least in most respects, so it was no surprise that this one apparently slept with a gun. Given his wild and reckless reputation, it would perhaps be more surprising if he did not.

He snorted inelegantly from the bed, which amused Julianna in spite of the dangerous situation she was in. In that moment he didn’t sound at all like the Honorable Mr. Alasdair Sharp to whom she’d recently been introduced, but very much like an annoyed schoolmaster.

“Stand up, for God’s sake,” Mr. Sharp ordered from the bed. “You look like a caricature of a thief, hunched over and creeping along the wall.”

Julianna started to straighten and she heard another rustle from the bed.

“Slowly,” Mr. Sharp admonished, and she froze again for a moment before straightening very, very slowly.

“And now you must tell me what you found so irresistible in my bedroom in the middle of the night.”

Julianna heard the amusement in his voice and it irritated her. So he found her amusing, did he?

The slight weight in the secret pocket of her shirt burned into her side like a brand as she faced him. “Let me reassure you that it was the Stewart Pearl I found irresistible,” she retorted, “and nothing else.”

As soon as she spoke she could have bitten off her tongue. Why, oh why did she always open her mouth before thinking things through? Surely he would recognize her now.

“You’re a woman,” Mr. Sharp exclaimed in shock.

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Interview with the hero of MATE CLAIMED by Jennifer Ashley (leave a comment for your chance to win...)

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Mate Claimed  by Jennifer Ashley

Book 4 of Shifters Unbound , Berkley, October 2012

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Eric Warden knows that half-Shifter wildcat Iona is passing for human, living without a Collar in the human world. He also knows that if she does not acknowledge her Shifter nature and her mating hunger, it could kill her. Iona finds the mysterious and dangerous Eric, a wildcat and leader of his Shiftertown, haunting her dreams, but she vows never to "come out" and take the Collar, fearing backlash against her mother and sister for hiding the fact that she's Shifter. But Eric is a compelling Shifter male, and Iona's hunger calls to him.

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Hi, and thanks for inviting me to your blog. To celebrate the release of Mate Claimed, I’ll interview its hero, Eric Warden.

JA: Eric—tell me a little about yourself.

Eric: What’s to tell? I’m a Shifter. A Feline—my family tends toward snow leopard.

JA: Tends toward? You mean you’re not really a snow leopard? Or what?

Eric (with patience): Shifters were bred from the best of all big cats, centuries ago, by the Fae. But families and clans have more of one cat than the other. Wardens are snow leopards, the Morrissey family in Austin are lions, and one of their trackers, Spike, is a jaguar.

JA: What about Iona? What is she?

Eric: Iona is a panther—a black leopard in this case. Rare, even for Shifters.

JA: What else can you tell me about Iona Duncan? I can be discreet.

Eric: She’s entering her fertile years, and her mating hunger is getting out of control. I worry about what will happen to her if she gets too wild. She might hurt herself, or her family, without meaning to. I want to bring her in, to mate-claim her, to help her out.

JA: I imagine she won’t like that.

Eric: No, she doesn’t. But once she’s met my sister and my son, and understands more about Shifters, I think she’ll get it.

JA: No other reason you want to bring her in? Not like—you think she’s hot?

Eric (smiling): OK, so that’s the other reason. I’ve never met anyone like her. I never thought I’d fall for anyone after losing my mate, but Iona’s making me change my mind. Her eyes—her eyes are this light blue, her hair is black—like the beautiful Celtic women from the Outer Hebrides or Ireland.

I’ve thought about backing off and letting other Shifter males have a chance with her, but every time I see her. Nope. Can’t do it.

JA: She’s the One, then.

Eric (quietly): Yes, she is.

JA: How’s your son going to take that?

Eric: Jace is amazing. He’s all for me finding another mate. He’s so grown up now. I can’t remember that happening.

JA: What about your sister and her husband?

Eric: Cassidy and Diego? They like Iona. She’s a strong-willed woman, and Cassidy likes that. But, you know Cass.

JA: Anything else going on in your life, Eric? What are you going to do about the new Shifters that have been forced to join your Shiftertown? And Graham, their leader?

Eric: Graham’s a complicated person. I get that he’s worried about the wolves under his leadership, but his pack has been isolated too long. He’s not getting that we’re going to have to do this together. He wants to take over. I’m not going to let him.

JA: Sounds like you have your hands full.

Eric: Yeah. But, you know, we’ll get there.

JA: With Iona?

Eric: With Iona. Definitely with Iona. I’m not doing it without her.

JA: Well, I wish you the best of luck.

Eric: I don’t need luck. I need a plan. And I have one.

JA: Learn Iona’s side of the story in Mate Claimed, Shifters Unbound Book 4, which is out now. I hope you all enjoy it!

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Book of the Month: ANGELIQUE by Helen A Rosburg

ANGELIQUE

 Click here to purchase!Told first in Helen A Rosburg's poem "Angelique," the story of Angelique and Vincent's undying love now comes to resplendent life in this novelette illustrated by Cherif Fortin and Lynn Sanders and offered in interactive e-book format. With its beautiful prose and breathtaking images, this instant classic vampire story will haunt and delight readers for eternity.

"Are you back, Angelique?"
He waits in his library, alone, drawing back curtains on memories of love so many years lost. Reports of dead men, bloodless, all eerily similar, tell Vincent the tale. Stalking in shadows, she seeks him.

Letter from Helen A Rosburg:

Dear Readers,

Welcome to the perpetually twilight world of Angelique. Angelique came to life, and death, for me in 1980 when I wrote the poem on which the novella is based.

After more than thirty years of enjoying great popularity as a poem, I was thrilled to be able to flesh out Angelique and her story. Victor was born as the narrator and Angelique's soul mate. The triumph and tragedy of their love story took shape and became a living, breathing entity to me. It is definitely one of my most favorite pieces I have ever written.

Enjoy the read. Love Victor and Angelique as I do and let them live in your hearts forever. Truly immortals.

Sincerely,

Helen

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