Vampire fiction with a twist-and a touch of Texas heat. First in an exciting new trilogy. Former Spanish knight Don Raphael Perez has been a vampire for seven centuries, and is now the leader of the largest vampire territory in North America, spanning Texas and Oklahoma. But a rival is challenging his rule. Then he meets veterinarian Grania O'Malley, who's never felt the touch of a man. Raphael has sworn never to initiate a woman into the eternal pleasures of the flesh, but now it may be the only way to save her from his bloodthirsty adversary...

Built like a Viking of old, modern day warrior Sean Lindstrom is a veteran of Panama, The Gulf War, Somalia, and countless other excursions. This powerful man, a widower for six years but celibate for twelve, is about to have his ultimate fantasy fulfilled—to be thoroughly dominated by a woman… A chance encounter at a bookstore has left businesswoman Beth Nakamura feeling hot and bothered. After a broken engagement tore her life into pieces, Beth is not looking for a commitment, just a night to remember. But seeing the untapped passions in Sean, she is helpless to resist such a lure and offers him a weekend in which to indulge their mutual desires.

His wicked desire could free her. . . Strikingly handsome, wealthy, and accomplished, Brian Donovan has succeeded in everything he puts his mind to--except marriage. Now, as a favor to his former military commander Teddy Roosevelt, Brian is investigating a powerful new weapon invented in the small European country of Eisengau. The task carries prestige, danger, and an enticing complication in the lithe form of Meredith Duncan. With her deliciously candid approach to all things sensual, Meredith is unlike any woman Brian has known. In fact, she wants him to ruin her reputation--and Brian eagerly obliges, initiating a passionate, playful, and wildly erotic affair. . . Or enslave her. . . A feminist who believes in free love, Meredith has always battled convention. When her parents urge her toward an odious marriage, Meredith turns to the dashing, thoroughly masculine American who could be her only hope of escape. But nothing is as simple...

Ever since they met centuries ago, vampires Jean-Marie St. Just and Hélène d'Agelet have loved each other. But their passion has always been thwarted by the demands of duty. Today, Jean-Marie has been enlisted to kill Hélène's sister, Madame Celeste-the evil vampire Queen of New Orleans. For Hélène, that means choosing between the love of her life or her own flesh and blood.

The national bestselling ?master of erotic prose?(Booklist) delivers the third and final novel in her acclaimed erotic vampire trilogy. For 150 years, Ethan Templeton has happily followed Don Rafael Perez, vampire patron of Texas. But now Ethan has fallen in love with Stephanie Darling?known as Steve?a Texas Ranger and mere mortal. Unfortunately, a future with Steve is impossible. Because if Ethan turns her into a vampire, the price is execution by Don Rafael?the only one allowed to create vampires in Texas. But working together to stop a serial killer makes Ethan reconsider the price of forever, especially with Steve?s life suddenly in danger. He can?t help but think it?s worth the gamble?especially if it means he?ll save the life of the woman he loves. But will Steve agree?or will she refuse her one chance at eternal life, lust, and love?

EDITORIAL REVIEW: Portia Townsend once nursed an intense crush on her childhood playmate, Gareth Lowell, until he shattered her hopes of a future together and blindly treated her like a child. Nine years later, her vengeful ex-husband has blackmailed her into helping him overthrow the Turkish sultan. Alone and desperate, Portia must turn to the only man who can help, even if it means risking heartbreak once again. Gareth learned all too young just how easily and brutally happiness could be destroyed. Portia is the last person he wants to see, but he can't refuse to help her, no matter how much that may cost him. And in the corrupt and deadly city of Constantinople, two damaged souls may find the ultimate treasure.

Even a perfect gentleman has a little devil in him. Once an orphaned, starving, Confederate war veteran, Morgan Evans is now a wealthy man respected for his business acumen and his Southern manners. The perfect catch for any woman, only Jessamyn Tyler Evans holds his constant attention--ever since she derailed one of his spy missions by holding him hostage in her bed for days. But once Jessamyn spurned Morgan for his cousin, Morgan vowed that someday he would get his revenge. Now Jessamyn has returned, and payback has begun. . . Jessamyn is on the hunt for a legendary family treasure in the hills of Colorado. To get what she wants, the spirited widow needs a husband, and Morgan Evans is only too happy to join her masquerade. . .for a price: she must submit to him, body and soul, surrendering herself to whatever he demands. It's a devil's bargain to be sure. . . Praise For The Novels Of Diane Whiteside "Very hot. . .Once...

The national bestselling mistress of erotica returns to the fantasy world of Captive Dreams—and she's raising the temperature even more.Danae Livingston is an author of scorching tales about a fantasy realm inhabited by her favorite hero, Alekhsiy. Now an obsessed fan wants her to rewrite her novels to his own twisted liking and have the legendary villain win. Little does she realize, but Alekhsiy is more real than she dreamed, and he's the only one who can save her as fantasy and reality merge, swords and sorcery cross, and the sensual world of her vivid imagination becomes the most impossible one of all to resist—or escape.

Every woman needs a devil by her side. Rachel Davis would rather risk death than remain a prisoner of the ruthless man intent on gaining her inheritance. Trapped on a private train with the villain, she makes a desperate bid for escape and runs into the arms of an unlikely savior. Aristocratic, arrogant, and deeply cynical about love, Lucas Grainger is her last choice for a husband—even a husband of convenience. But desperate times call for desperate measures: taking Lucas to bed and submitting to his tender, hungry desires may be her only hope. . . Lucas Grainger has sworn never to take a wife, but he's not about to let anyone else marry Rachel. He has his own reasons for marrying the gentle, quick-witted widow, reasons she need not know. But holding Rachel night after night awakens deeper hungers than he has ever known, and a calculated marriage soon yields to a blissful, blinding—and dangerous—passion. For if Rachel knew who Lucas really...

The Shadow Guard. They are the darkest of Black Ops. A force operating outside the sphere of the CIA or FBI. Taking their mandate not from the U.S. government, but from magic. And sex.SAHIR. Astrid Carlson is one of them, a mage on a mission. With her wispy blond hair and those long, long legs, she can make a man forget himself. Until it's way too late.KUBRI. Jake Hammond is the only thing she needs, the human conductor who can focus all her strength, bringing her to a peak of power, or shattering her completely. Yeah, she's got a hundred or so years on him, but who's counting when there's an unstoppable assassin to take down—and unstoppable chemistry to take on. . .

Two sisters are ushered into a world of sweltering carnal delights that only two strapping nightstalkers can offer... A female cat burglar—caught in the act—is subjected to the most sublime punishment... A party girl with a craving for midnight cocktails meets a stranger with an insatiable thirst of his own... A loving wife gives her husband the ultimate birthday present—a chance to indulge in his dangerous fantasy... A love-starved widow finds herself drawn to the intoxicating rhythms of a strangely compelling musician...

Their passion was beyond control. . . Hal Lindsay is a decorated Union Navy hero and a riverboat captain who has built an empire around his Missouri River steamboats. Yet deep inside him lurks the pain of a dark, vicious past—one that has him determined to live alone, finding carnal comfort in the arms of women who will do anything as long as the price is right—like the sensual innocent currently masquerading as an experienced gambler aboard his boat. For once, Hal finds himself wanting more—much more. . .and that is a very dangerous thing. . . Rosalind Schuyler is appalled to be unmasked by Hal—and frightened as well. The prominent New York railroad heiress is on the run to escape marriage to a man who would kill to gain her fortune. Now it seems she's in danger of a different kind. For Hal Lindsay is like no man she's met before. One minute, he's kind as a brother, hiding her from those searching night and day for her. The next, he's a...