Paranormal Romances...Magic, Mayhem, and Mage in February and March

Love your romances with a bit of the out-of-this-world reality? Then Paranormal Romance is for you. In February you'll find a new series by Vicki Lewis Thompson and a Steampunk by Katie MacAlister. Plus additions Alyssa Day, Dakota Cassidy and more. Check out the paranormal romances for your shopping list in February.

Vicki Lewis Thompson, BLONDE WITH A WAND (Eclipse, 02/02/10, $7.99, A Babes on Brooms) The first of two new back-to-back, light, and fun contemporary paranormal romances from the New York Times bestselling author of the Hex series. Sexy witch Anica Revere has one rule: never under any circumstances get involved with a man before telling him she’s a witch. Still, what’s one silly rule? Especially when the guy in question is as cute as Jasper Danes. But when Anica and Jasper have a spat, she breaks an even bigger rule of witchcraft and turns him into a cat. Bad news for him. Worse for her. The next book in the series, Chick with a Charm, will be published next month.

Katie MacAlister, STEAMED, (Signet, 02/02/10, $7.99, Steampunk Romance #1) From the New York Times bestselling author, an exciting new paranormal romance series set in a unique steampunk world. When one of Jack Fletcher’s nanoelectromechanical system experiments is jostled in his lab, the resulting explosion sends him into the world of his favorite novel, a seemingly Victorian-era world of steampower, aether guns, corsets, and goggles. A world where the lovely and intrepid Octavia Pye captains her airship straight into his heart. Vicky Gilpin says, "charts new territory with her foray into Steampunk romance."

Dakota Cassidy, ACCIDENTALLY DEMONIC (Berkley, 02/02/10, $14.00) The devilish new novel from the national bestselling author of THE ACCIDENTAL HUMAN. When mild-mannered Casey Schwartz wakes up in jail, she has no memory of how she got there. But after her sister, Wanda, bails her out, Casey has more to deal with than a foggy memory-like abrupt mood swings and fireballs shooting from her fingertips. But things really head south when a vampire shows up on her doorstep. Vampire Clayton Gunnersson is seriously hot. And seriously taken-by a demon. In a ritual gone wrong, Clayton tried to get rid of his unwanted bond, but spilled some demonic blood on Casey, getting her possessed in the process. Now, Casey has to share her body and manage to keep her growing attraction to Clayton in check, because falling for her demon's boyfriend just might get Casey killed-from the inside out. Kathy Boswell thinks Dakota needs to write faster, as she "impatiently await[s] each book!"

Alyssa Day, ATLANTIS REDEEMED (Berkley Sensation, 02/02/10, $7.99, Atlantis) Poseidon’s warriors have learned that the battle to protect humanity produces unexpected enemies and alliances. But none more unexpected than the bond between a cursed Atlantean warrior and a woman whose sight surpasses any lie.

Nalini Singh, ARCHANGEL’S KISS (Berkley Sensation, 02/02/10, Guild Hunters) Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux wakes from a year-long coma to find that she has become an angel and that her lover, the stunningly dangerous archangel Raphael, likes having her under his control. But almost immediately, Raphael must ready Elena for a flight to Beijing, to attend a ball thrown by the archangel Lijuan. Ancient and without conscience, Lijuan’s power lies with the dead. And she has organized the most perfect and most vicious of welcomes for Elena.

Lucy Monroe, MOON CRAVING (BERKLEY SENSATION, 02/02/10, Children of the Moon) When Talorc laird of the Sinclair clan and leader of his werewolf pack must wed an Englishwoman, he’s shocked to find that she is his mate. Deaf since childhood, Abigail hopes to keep her affliction from Talorc as long as possible, just as he has no intention of telling her that he’s a werewolf. But when Abigail learns that the husband she’s begun to love has deceived her, it will take all his warrior’s strength and his wolf’s cunning to win his wife back.

Eileen Wilks, BLOOD MAGIC (Berkley Sensation, 02/02/10, World of the Lupi) Lily Yu and Lupi prince Rule Turner have a bigger problem than their families not accepting their impending human/werewolf mixed marriage. A powerful ancient nemesis of Lily’s grandmother has come to San Diego to turn the city into a feeding ground.

Erin McCarthy, SUCKER BET (Berkley Sensation, 02/02/10, Vegas #4) A wild night with a stranger was not in the cards for vampiress Gwenna Carrick. But that’s just what happened when she met the ruggedly handsome detective Nate Thomas. But Gwenna’s ex-husband is determined to clean house, with Nate the first on his to-off list.

Jeaniene Frost, FIRST DROP OF CRIMSON (Avon, 2/9/2010, $7.99) From Jeaniene Frost, the author of the New York Times bestselling Night Huntress series, comes the first chapter of a sexy spinoff, in which Cat and Bones’ closest confidantes are confronted with heart-stopping lust, love, and danger of their own.

Joss Ware, EMBRACE THE NIGHT ETERNAL (Avon, 2/9/2010, $7.99) The second installment in debut author Joss Ware’s hot paranormal romance series about five men who survived the apocalypse with strange abilities and become humankind’s last hope.

Jennifer Ashley, PRIDE MATES (Dorchester , 02/10/10, $7.99) To most, they are animals even when in human form. They are to be collared and kept on the fringes of society, scorned because they are feared, hated for their extraordinary powers. And attorney Kim Fraser has to go right into the heart of their lair. there’s absolutely nothing defenseless about Liam Morrissey. His soft Irish lilt and feline grace can’t disguise his sheer strength. when a feral shifter begins to stalk them both, Liam is the only one she trusts with her life.

Angie Fox, A TALE OF TWO DEMON SLAYERS (Dorchester , 02/10/10, $7.99, Demon Slayer) Last month, Lizzie was a single preschool teacher whose greatest thrill consisted of color-coding her lesson plans. That was before she learned she was a slayer. Now, it’s up to Lizzie to face curse-hurling imps, vengeful demons, and any other supernatural uglies that crop up. And, to top it off, a hunk of a shape-shifting griffin has invited her to Greece to meet his family.But it’s not all sun, sand, and ouzo.

Bianca D'Arc, ONCE BITTEN, TWICE DEAD (Brava, 2/23/10, $14.00) When police officer Sarah Petit investigates a disturbance in an abandoned building, she expects to find a few underage drinkers. Instead, she’s attacked by creatures straight out of a horror movie. Waking a week later in a hospital, Sarah is visited by Special Forces soldier Captain Xavier Beauvoir. The zombies who attacked Sarah are the result of military research gone terrifyingly wrong, and Sarah’s immunity to the virus makes her the perfect person to help Xavier eradicate them. But his smooth Cajun accent, whiskey-colored eyes, and dizzying kiss are risky to her in a very different way.

Kresley Cole, PLEASURE OF A DARK PRINCE (Pocket, 02/16/10, $7.99, Immortals After Dark) Garreth MacRieve, Prince of the Lykae, the brutal Highland warrior who burns to finally claim this maddeningly sensual creature as his own, has long watched over Lucia the Huntress, who harbors secrets that threaten to destroy her and those she loves. Now, the only way to keep the proud huntress safe from harm is to convince her to accept him as her guardian. To do this, Garreth will ruthlessly exploit Lucia's greatest weakness -- her wanton desire for him.

Sherrill Quinn, TAMING THE MOON (Brava, 2/23/10, $14.00) Animal attraction is only half of the problem Olivia Felan has a wild side, all right. Even ignoring the fact that she turns furry and feral once a month, her natural style is take-no-prisoners, full-speed-ahead, come-what-may. But when it comes to her little girl, she doesn’t take chances. So when a big bad werewolf alpha steals her daughter, Olivia will do whatever it takes to get her baby back. And in this case, that means killing Rory Sullivan, which is too bad because he is one sexy beast. Sully is all man, all cop, and as of late, half wolf, who has to decide whether he can’t take his eyes off Olivia because she’s too beautiful or because she’s too dangerous.

Stacia Kane, DEMON POSSESSED (Pocket, 02/23/10, $7.99, Demon) Psychologist and psychic Megan Chase has grown remarkably comfortable hanging out with demons. The demon "family" she leads is happy, her solo practice is stabilizing, and she and her steamy demon lover, Greyson Dante, are closer than ever. But when the couple books a week at a luxury hotel to attend a meeting of demon leaders, some unanticipated problems appear.

Kate Douglas, DEMONFIRE (Zebra, 02/23/10, $6.99) Since time began, the Earth has served as a balance between the world of darkness that is the Abyss, and the paradise known as Eden. Now the battle between good and evil has reached a tipping point, and survival depends on one fallen demon— and the woman he can’t resist.

Angela Knight, MASTER OF FIRE (Berkley, 03/02/10, $7.99, Mageverse) A new Mageverse novel-from the New York Times bestselling author of Master of Dragons. A beautiful, brilliant chemist, Giada Shepherd is an immortal witch charged with saving the life of Logan MacRoy, the mortal son of a vampire. Passionately attracted to Giada, Logan has no idea that sex would turn him into a vampire. And no, as a killer sets deadly traps for them, the truth must come out, as must a weapon they never counted on: love.

Skyler White, AND FALLING, FLY (Berkley, 03/02/10, $15.00) An edgy, erotic blend of fantasy and romance-from a debut author whose star is on the rise. Olivia, vampire and fallen angel of desire, is hopeless...and damned. Since the fall from Eden, she has hungered for love, but fed only on desire. Dominic O'Shaughnessy is a neuroscientist plagued by impossible visions. When his research and her despair collide at L'OtelMathillide- a subterranean hell of beauty, demons, and dreams-rationalist and angel unite in a clash of desire and damnation that threatens to destroy them both.

Addison Fox, WARRIOR ASCENDED (Signet, 03/02/10, $7.99, The Sons of the Zodiac) First in the dark and sexy paranormal romance series starring the immortal warriors of the zodiac. Charming, proud, and impulsive, Leo Warrior Brody Talbot is fighting what may be his final battle. Enyo, the Goddess of War, plans to fulfill an ancient prophecy to destroy humanity by harnessing the dark power of the Summoning Stones of Egypt. There's only one person who knows enough about the stones to help Brody stop her-the beautiful museum curator Ava Harrison. Never in all his centuries has Brody met a woman who enthralls him like Ava. But, bound to protect her, he struggles to deny his passion as they are drawn into a dark and dangerous final reckoning between good and evil.

Vicki Lewis Thompson, CHICK WITH A CHARM (Signet, 03/02/10, $7.99, A Babes On Brooms Novel) From the New York Times bestselling author of Blonde with a Wand--another charming tale of love and witchcraft. Lily Revere is free-spirited and fun-loving-two dangerous qualities in a witch. Lily needs a date for her sister Anica's engagement party, and she's determined to bring hot Griffin Taylor. But the jaded divorce lawyer claims his job has warned him off romance. Slipping a love elixir into Griffin's drink may not be the noble thing to do-but it sure works! There's just one problem: Are Griffin's feelings the result of some truly good witchcraft-or could he really be in love?

Kerrelyn Sparks, THE VAMPIRE AND THE VIRGIN (Avon, 3/9/2010, $7.99, Love at Stake) New York Times bestselling author Kerrelyn Sparks continues her popular Love at Stake series with battle-weary vampire Robby MacKay, who finds love while on vacation.

So, you've got a full menu to choose from...choose wisely...get all of them!