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Heart of Darkness

From the masters of paranormal romance, three brand-new tales of seduction...

The Darkest Angel by Gena Showalter

A Lords of the Underworld tale

An iron-willed demon assassin, angel Lysander has never known lust--until he meets Bianka. Spawned from the bloodline of Lucifer, the beautiful but deadly Harpy is determined to lead the pure-hearted Lysander into temptation....

Love Me to Death by Maggie Shayne

Twenty-two years ago four teenage boys were convicted of a young girl's murder. Now, in the form of a beautiful woman, the "victim" is seeking vengeance. And only one man dares to dig into the past to uncover its secrets...and set her free.

Lady of the Nile by Susan Krinard

Lady Tameri believes herself to be the reincarnation of an ancient Egyptian princess, and Leo Erskine has set out to prove her wrong...never dreaming that they are about to discover a prophecy that will bind them together forever.


Moon Fever

Spellbinding paranormal stories by four stellar authors that will send shivers of desire down your spine.

In "Tempting Fate" by Susan Sizemore, Desiree dreams she spent a passion-filled night with sexy rock star Jon Coyote...and that he told her he was a vampire. But when Desiree discovers she is mysteriously pregnant, her erotic fantasy takes a strangely realistic turn.

An angry ghost is haunting Caroline's house in "The Darkness Within" by award-winning author Maggie Shayne. But when sexy private investigator Jim Lipton offers to help discover what is going on, Caroline suspects that he has a personal interest in her ghost -- and in her.

In "Cobwebs Over the Moon" by Lori Handeland, Manhattanite Carly Kelly is pursued by werewolves across the wintry Alaskan wilderness, and only ruggedly handsome soldier Dylan Shepard stands between her and death.

Lycanthropy takes an exotic tropical twist in "Crazy for the Cat" by Caridad Pi?eiro. When scientist Jessica Morales travels to the Amazon jungle, she discovers that beneath the savage grace of her local guide, the handsome Javier da Costa, lurks a hidden wildness that is as tempting as it is dangerous.


Twilight Prophecy

Save the Vampire, Save the World.

According to ancient prophecy, there’s only one chance to avert the complete annihilation of the Undead. Twins James William and Brigit Poe, part human, part vampire, believe that they are that chance. In truth, the key lies with the reclusive—and mortal—scholar Lucy Lanfair.

As Armageddon approaches, antivampire sentiment fuels a war neither side can win, driving James to abandon his moral code and draw Lucy into a deadly battle she wants no part of. But Lucy soon realizes 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?

Twilight Fulfilled (October 2011) 

Reviewer: Ursshebear
Review: Mar 28, 2011
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Vampires
Once again I wish there were more than five stars to rate an Author's work. Maggie Shayne did not disappoint me. Her novel, "Twilight Prophecy / Children of Twilight Series" is fantastic!!!! Twins, James and Bridgit are the yin and yang of each other. Throughout the story, one complements and needs the other in order to achieve balance. Introduce Lucy, who happens to have a valuable roll and is conn

Reviewer: Melinda
Review: Jul 22, 2011
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Vampires
Lucy Lanfair is totally the opposite of what James imagined her to be. She calls herself a researcher and she doesn't find herself sexy. Far from that she is the first woman that has made James feel alive. That's hard to believe considering he's a vampire. He's not fully vampire like the others in his family or sister for that matter. For years he's tried to be different and not hurt people. People know vampi

The Heart of Winter

This trio of irresistible stories from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Maggie Shayne and USA TODAY bestselling authors Linda Winstead Jones and Day Leclaire touch the heart of who we are and what we desire….

Prepare to be…

Tempted

Melinda Terwilliger is a mild-mannered teacher—until she accidentally becomes The Toughest Girl in Town. But she meets her match in an undercover cop determined to get to know the real Melinda…with kisses hot enough to melt any woman's heart!

Sediced

When law secretary Nell Rose is snowbound with a handsome stranger, keeping her New Year's Resolution becomes nearly impossible. Why swear off men when a romantic weekend with a reclusive writer seems to be the ideal way to ring in the new year?

Swept Away

Plain Jayne Myleston seduced her office crush at a masked ball—and then found she'd turned up the heat with the wrong man! Even after the ball, she can't say no to her Mystery Lover. That is, until Jayne finds out who he really is!

Reviewer: Dreamweaver
Review: Feb 11, 2011
Genre(s): Anthologies, Romance, Seasonal / Holiday
Excellent trio of fantasies that will keep you coming back for more…I cannot wait to find more novels and books by these three amazing authors as I have become a fan of each one’s style as well as their unique and fun characters. The Toughest Girl in Town by Maggie Shayne Melinda Terwilliger is a teacher who is having a rough time in school with her students and with the local neighborhood ho

Kiss Me, Kill Me
She's protected him since the day he was born.
 
Since the day the lie began.
 
Since the day she claimed him as her own.
 
A long-ago act of kindness to a desperate woman changed Dr. Carrie Overton's life forever. Before disappearing into the night, the grateful stranger left her newborn son for Carrie to raise.  When the woman is later found murdered, the secret becomes Carrie's alone.
 
She has kept both it and her son, Sam, safe for sixteen years.  But now a friend of Sam's has gone missing.  The police in quaint, quiet Shadow Falls, Vermont, believe he's a runaway - until he's found dead and another teen disappears, and talk turns to that long-ago murder.
 
Newcomer Gabriel Cain is asking too many questions, befriending Sam, getting too close.   Carrie distrusts him even as she finds herself falling for him.  But Gabriel has secrets, too, secrets to challenge the fierceness of a mother's love.
 
She's been lying about her son since the day he was born.
 
Lying to everyone who trusts her.
 
Can Gabriel's arrival mark the day the lie finally ends and real life begins?
Reviewer: Valerie
Review: Jun 24, 2010
Genre(s): Romantic Suspense
The third book in the Shadow Falls trilogy opens with a missing teenager and the sixteen year old mystery of the missing baby first revealed in book one. Dr. Carrie Overton is the only person alive that knows that her son Sam is that missing baby. With the search for the child heating up, Shadow Falls is once again thrown into turmoil. Sam’s best friend is missing, and the town has several suspicious vi

Reviewer: Melinda
Review: Oct 29, 2010
Genre(s): Romantic Suspense
Carrie Overton is a woman who loves children but fate changed her life forever. Knowing she cannot have children is not what any woman should hear but wishes are possible. Having little Sam in her life is a great job but knowing that somewhere out there someone is missing a son is hurting her. In her heart she knows she is a mom at heart but lately Gabriel Cain is making her feel less of a mom and more of a w

Kill Me Again

The more you run, the less you can hide in the brand-new Secrets of Shadow Falls trilogy from New York Times USA TODAYbestselling author Maggie Shayne.

Reviewer: Valerie
Review: Jun 24, 2010
Genre(s): Romantic Suspense
Shadow Falls used to be a quiet small town. Until the Nightcap Strangler resurfaced, terrorizing the town and started a series of events which unearthed some deep secrets. Now that the Nightcap Strangler case has been closed the residents are starting to get back to normal but for one resident, Olivia Dupree, her past is catching up. A mysterious stranger is about to enter her life and catapult her into the j

Reviewer: Melinda
Review: Oct 12, 2010
Genre(s): Romantic Suspense
Olivia Dupree has followed Aaron Westhaven work for many years and her dream is coming true. He’s coming to her town for an author signing. At least she thinks it is him. All she knows is that this man could be her author but there is a small problem. He doesn’t know who he is. Not only does she get this Aaron wannabe but her past is coming back to get her. She knew it wouldn’t be long but s

Killing Me Softly
The Nightcap Strangler, who terrorized the town of Shadow Falls fifteen years ago, has finally been executed.  Case closed.  Until Bryan Kendall's lover is murdered in the notorious killer's unique style and the rookie cop stands accused.  Has someone committed the perfect copy-cat crime...or was the wrong man put to death?
 
A continent away, Dawn Jones hears that her first love has been accused of murder and knows that only she can help him.  But to do so, she'll have to face the very fears that drove them apart.
 
Together, they'll work to uncover secrets someone's willing to kill to keep, and renew a love as dangerous as it is inevitable.  And their best lead is the girl found dead in Bryan's bed, reeking of the whiskey poured down her throat before her killer squeezed it shut.
 
A killer who thinks that Dawn, too, could use one last drink...
Reviewer: Valerie
Review: Jun 21, 2010
Genre(s): Romantic Suspense
It’s been five years since we’ve seen Dawn Jones in Darker than Midnight.  Maggie Shayne fans will not be disappointed after the wait though. Dawn’s story is packed with action and emotion. There are unexpected twists and turns, the characters so well-developed and seemingly real that the reader is drawn into the vivid story from the very first chapter. Maggie Shayne is a prolific autho

Reviewer: Melinda
Review: May 4, 2011
Genre(s): Romantic Suspense
There is death again, death that was supposedly to have ended when they arrested The Nightcap Strangler. The problem is that these deaths resemble the same deaths the Strangler did years ago. How is it possible when he's behind bars? Who's doing these killings? This is something that Bryan Kendall must figure out because whoever it is he or she just pinned the deaths on him. The only person who can help him i

Immortal Desire

Two enthralling paranormal romances in one volume from the New York Times bestselling author.

In Destiny, the Immortal High Witch Nidaba is captured by a madman. After endless torment, she escapes-but is deeply altered. Centuries later, she is found by Nathan King, who loved her long ago. But the beautiful woman he cherished has been replaced by a bitter, angry shell of her former self. If Nathan is to soothe her, he must face the horrors that she barely survived.

In Immortality, the Immortal High Witch Puabi thinks herself as good as dead-until she is rescued by millionaire Matthew Fairchild. Still grieving over his late wife, he is startled to encounter a bewitching woman who looks eerily like his lost love. But Puabi is like no one he's ever met before-and she may offer him the passion he needs to heal his heart.

Reviewer: Marta
Review: Oct 1, 2007
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance
Destiny Nadiba, High Priestess of Sumar, and an ancient immortal High Witch has spent over four thousand years convincing herself that Ennatum, the only man she's ever truly loved, was responsible for the death of her child. When Nadiba's picture appears in the newspaper, Ennatum cannot believe his eyes because the woman in the photo is the same woman he thought died so long ago. United again, the once

Eternal Love

Two passionate paranormal romances in one volume from the New York Times bestselling author.

In Eternity, readers will savor the story of Raven St. James, whose unearthly beauty brought accusations of witchcraft-and a sentence of death. Luckily Duncan, the town minister, saved her life. But Raven could not save him. Now, after three centuries, Raven has found Duncan in the body of a man who has no memory of their past. As Duncan slowly reawakens, they are once more endangered by the evil that tore them apart.

Infinity tells the enthralling tale of Nicodemus Lachlan, who lay dormant in the Scottish Highlands for five centuries after his one love betrayed him. The only thing he remembers is Arianna, the golden-haired lass who touched his soul-and her treachery, which cost him his life. But when Arianna finds a way to bring back her love, the dark power that reunited the two threatens all they hold dear.

Reviewer: Marta
Review: Oct 26, 2007
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance
Eternity Over 300 years ago in the New World, Raven St. James, an immortal witch, was accused of witchcraft and was sentenced to die. On that fateful night only one man, a minister by the name of Duncan Wallace challenges her accusers to stop this wrongful execution only to lose his life for the woman he loves. After three centuries of painfully waiting for her lost love, Duncan is back but his new body

An Enchanted Season

Give readers a gift-new stories from a bestselling lineup of romance authors.

It's the time of year when dreams come true, miracles happen every day, and love is the greatest gift of all...

The holidays always seem to bring out the best in everyone, with heartfelt hugs for long-missed friends, sincere smiles in the spirit of the season, and a feeling of magic in the air.

Here, for the first time, is a collection of paranormal romances celebrating the holidays as never before. From a shape-shifting leopardess who wants a packmate to be her soulmate to a snowstorm that brings a surprise gift, these all-new tales by Maggie Shayne, Erin McCarthy, Nalini Singh, and Jean Johnson will stir your spirit in all the right places.

Reviewer: Karla
Review: Sep 21, 2007
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance
An Enchanted Season is a Christmas season anthology containing the works of Maggie Shayne, Erin McCarthy, Nalini Singh, and Jean Johnson. The first story by Maggie Shayne, Melting Frosty, tells of Matthew and Holly. Matthew is a man haunted by painful memories of the past. Holly also has a painful past but chooses to embrace love and peace instead of anger. Charlotte is a witch in love with her best fr

Blue Twilight

The idyllic town of Endover, New Hampshire, looks innocent. But below its surface a thirst and a desire both powerful and ancient boil fiercely. When two girls go missing, only one person can delve deep enough to find them - Maxine Stuart, a private investigator who has finally started to believe.

"Mad Maxie" understands why she was asked to help - no living mortal knows as much about the undead as she. But the dark force controlling Endover can see all, and will use Maxine's knowledge against her to strengthen his hold on the town. Not even the influence of Lou Malone, the man Maxie most desires, can convince her to abandon the crusade against a madman's yearning for power...and resurrected love.

Reviewer: Marta
Review: Jul 20, 2007
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance
Women have been disappearing in and around the town of Endover, New Hampshire. Although they all eventually turn up unharmed none of them can recollect what happened to them. When two young girls go missing, Maxine Stuart, a private detective, along with her best friend Tempest "Stormy" Jones and retired ex-cop, Lou Malone, travel to Endover and are compelled to expose the cause of the disappearances. Up

Wild Thing Anthology

New York Times bestselling authors Maggie Shayne and Marjorie Liu join two hot talents in an anthology of all-new sexy paranormal romance.

New York Times bestselling authors Maggie Shayne and Marjorie M. Liu, and sizzling newcomers Alyssa Day and Meljean Brook discover the wild instinct in everyone with four all-new stories of feral heat. Fans will get swept away by the passions in the unfathomable depths of Atlantis; they'll follow the shadows that stalk both the living and the undead in a world of vampires and guardian angels; they'll enter the forbidden world of the demon horde and their willing victims; and they'll be privy to the secrets of a beautiful animal-whisperer who's drawn closer to the most suspect of all male animals-man.

Reviewer: Deidre
Review: Jun 19, 2007
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance
Animal Magnetism - Maggie Shayne Dr. Macy McNamara, a.k.a. the vet from hell, is definitely not maggies hayneson and is able to communicate with animals. She is a single woman with a love for animals and no real friends. Detective Jay Harris is investigating a serial rapist and brings in an injured dog to Macy. As Macy is able to "see" the rapist through the dog's memories, she has to try to let Jay kno

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