Through the corridors of the Windy City's criminal courts, single mother Libby Tucker knows exactly how far she'll go to save her cancer-stricken son's life. The undefeated defense attorney is prepared to fight, but the cost of this victory requires revisiting old heartaches. Seven years ago, Libby had a one night stand with Aidan Palowski that ended in a pregnancy and him deserting her at their college graduation. Libby has worked her backside bare for everything she's attained, while Aidan has been indulged since he landed in a pile of Gold Coast money. Libby fears asking Aidan to live up...

When times are darkest, some vampires desire more than blood ? England, 1465. Mortal men clash in the War of the Roses for the English crown, while vampire warriors? move undetected among their ranks, savoring the flow of blood that battlefields provide. Vampire prince, Severian Pearce, fears the revelation of the immortal clans to humankind should King Henry fall from power. While in pursuit of Henry's enemies, Severian comes to the aid of Meridian Neville, a human woman he craves?and not for the scent of her blood ? Meridian is torn between honoring her father's dying wish and her...

Sometimes, love is conceived in the mind of a man long before it is ever realized. 1990, Cardiff, Wales. Vampire prince, Sebastian Pearce, has waited six-hundred years for the right human mate. His own beloved mother was a mortal capable of carrying immortal offspring. While vampires no longer require live donors for sustenance, Mother Nature has played a cruel trick on them making breeders a rare commodity. As numbers in Sebastian's Imperial House continue to dwindle, his virgin bride eludes him. That is, until he happens upon a young woman searching for information about a sacred vampire...

One woman. One man. An eternity of love hammered into twenty-one pieces of silver. Marguerite is a victim of a vicious attack. The resulting brain damage causes amnesia and when she inexplicably appears in a tomb in Thebes, she insists she was coming to meet Robert Bruton. Disorientated, destitute, and alone, she senses that her necklace has led her to this familiar swashbuckler who takes her breath away; however, he claims he does not know her. Lord Robert Bruton, eminent Egyptologist, and possible spy for the crown, has never discovered anything as captivating as the young woman he recovers...

Work hard. Play hard. Love hard. That's the Southern way. Revell Marshall has built a life and career working with objects as fragile and damaged as Scarlett while reassembling the delicate stained glass windows that saved the small town of Crossroads, Alabama from ruin. He's determined to do whatever it takes to lure the one girl he's always loved back to Alabama, even if he has to rid the town of someone keeping her away. Once Scarlett returns, he'll do anything to win her heart. Even if he has to help her piece together the facts of her mother's past and expose old secrets he'd rather...

Revenge. Betrayal. Retribution. That's the Russian way. Seattle businessman Alexander Volkow arrives in Crossroads, Alabama and buys up half of Broad Street. Local residents think he's there to buy low and sell high, but he's really after information pointing to a hometown hero who's MIA. Alex is determined to get his vengeance, leading him to the missing man's fiancee. Although Polly Anna swears she doesn't know where Billy is, she might offer Alex the payback he's looking for with her sweet Southern charm and hot little body. The problem is her sexy snort might lure him back for more. He'll...

Locke embraces the magical legacy he wields, but it didn't help him save the girl he loved. Now he'll have to use everything he's learned since the Seer's death to safeguard Keleigh and find a magical object hidden and only whispered about for centuries. By the light of the next blue moon, the ShiningOnes plan to infiltrate this realm and retrieve the mighty relic. The Elders are prepared to sacrifice anyone to acquire it. The Sisters will manipulate anyone to safeguard it. While every other witch in the Order whispers and warns about the artifact's power, Locke and Keleigh follow clues from...