Looking to add to your Christmas list? Check out some of these new paranormal
titles coming out this December. Perhaps Santa will put of them in your
stocking.
THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC by
Michelle
Rowen (Berkley, 12/6/2011, $7.99, Living in Eden)
When it comes to magic, sparks aren't the only thing that ignite in the latest
novel from national bestselling author Michelle Rowen. Reluctant witch Eden
Riley knows that codependent relationships aren't good, especially when you're
possessed by a sexy but troublemaking demon. Darrak's physical form makes good
girl Eden want to go bad, but the constant itch to use the soul-destroying
black magic she's recently acquired might force Eden to explore her dark side
in an entirely different way. And when her magic starts manifesting itself
without conscious effort, both Eden's life and the possibility of a future with
Darrak are threatened-since only one of them might be able to survive this.
BOUND BY DARKNESS by Alexandra
Ivy (Zebra, December 2011, $7.99)
New York Times bestselling author and rising paranormal star Alexandra Ivy will
impress readers with the eighth book in her highly-acclaimed Guardians of
Eternity series. The Sylvermyst have a reputation as sinister cousins to
the fey, and none are more mysterious than Ariyal and his tribe. To save his
people from banishment, he sold himself to the evil Morgana. Finally free, he
faces a new challenge: Jaelyn, an elite vampire warrior sent to capture him. By
rights, he should kill her on sight. Yet he cannot bring himself to hurt her-
or to resist her. Jaelyn is stunningly beautiful, utterly lethal- and always
alone. Until Ariyal. From their first encounter, she knows that what’s between
them is more dangerous than simple lust. And as they unite to thwart a
terrifying prophecy that will mean the end of his clan and of the world they
know, she will risk everything to fulfill her destiny by his side
DEVIL'S KISS by
Zoë
Archer (Zebra, December 2011, $6.99)
Award-winning author Zoë Archer follows up her beloved Blades of the Rose
series with a dark paranormal series about five men, the Hellraisers, who make
a deal with the Devil. In exchange for their souls, they each receive a power
of sorts, but love is their only chance at redemption and saving themselves
from Hell. James Sherbourne, Earl of Whitney, is a gambling man. Not for the
money. But for the thrill, the danger-and the company: Whit has become one of
the infamous Hellraisers, losing himself in the chase for adventure and
pleasure with his four closest friends. Which was how Whit found himself in a
gypsy encampment, betting against a lovely Romani girl. Zora Grey’s smoky voice
and sharp tongue entrance Whit nearly as much as her clever hands-watching them
handle cards inspires thoughts of another kind. Zora can’t explain her
attraction to the careless blue-eyed Whit. She also can’t stop him and his
Hellraisers from a fiendish curse: the power to grant their own hearts’
desires, to chase their pleasures from the merely debauched to the truly
diabolical. And if Zora can’t save Whit, she still has to escape him.
NIGHT REIGNS by Dianne
Duvall (Zebra, December 2011, $6.99)
This dazzling second book of an innovative paranormal romance series from
talented newcomer Dianne Duvall beckons readers into a world of vampires,
immortals, and humans with extraordinary gifts- a world where danger and desire
walk hand in hand. Ami isn’t much for trusting strangers. She has a hard time
trusting anyone. But she’s no coward, and she’s no pushover in the protection
department either. So when she comes across a mysterious warrior taking on
eight deranged vampires on his own, she doesn’t hesitate to save his bacon. Of
course, that was before she realized what one little rescue would get her into.
Marcus Graden has been an Immortal protector of humanity for eight hundred
years, and he’s not interested in backup. From the moment Ami arrives in his
life, he can’t deny that she’s strong, smart, and extremely skilled at watching
his back. But she’s also destroying his protective solitude and stirring
desires he can’t bear to awaken. After all, whatever her secrets-how can she
defeat death itself?
HEIR OF DANGER by Alix
Rickloff (Pocket, 12/05/11, $7.99)
After seven years outrunning enemies, friends, and his own soulcrushing
memories, Brendan Douglas is risking everything on a desperate mission. He has
vowed to thwart the evil mage Máelodor’s plans to unlock the past and reshape
the future; unfortunately, the precious treasure that is his key to success
lies with a woman Brendan jilted seven years before. When her golden-eyed
childhood hero abandoned her at the altar-disappearing in a storm of magic and
mayhem, destruction, betrayal, and disaster-Elisabeth Fitzgerald struggled to
put away her humiliation and loss. Finally, she has found a new fiancé and a
comfortable future. Then, the one man she thought she would never see again
appears-among her wedding guests. Brendan Douglas has returned. It’s not just
that Elisabeth is promised to another; Brendan knows he is drawing her into
terrible danger. But he cannot resist the bewitching, brave, wholly unexpected
woman his youthful nemesis has become. He promised to sacrifice everything, but
is he willing to sacrifice Elisabeth?
THE DEMON LOVER by Juliet
Dark (Random House, 12/27/11, $15.00)
Since accepting a teaching position at remote Fairwick College in upstate New
York, Callie McFay has experienced the same disturbingly erotic dream every
night: A mist enters her bedroom, then takes the shape of a virile, seductive
stranger who proceeds to ravish her in the most toe-curling, wholly satisfying
ways possible. Perhaps these dreams are the result of her having written the
bestselling book The Sex Lives of Demon Lovers. Callie’s lifelong passion is
the intersection of lurid fairy tales and Gothic literature-which is why she’s
found herself at Fairwick’s renowned folklore department, living in a once-
stately Victorian house that, at first sight, seemed to call her name. But
Callie soon realizes that her dreams are alarmingly real. She has a demon lover-
an incubus-and he will seduce her, pleasure her, and eventually suck the very
life from her. Then Callie makes another startling discovery: Her incubus is
not the only mythical creature in Fairwick. As the tenured witches of the
college and the resident fairies in the surrounding woods prepare to cast out
the demon, Callie must accomplish something infinitely more difficult-banishing
this supernatural lover from her heart.
HELLSBANE by Paige
Cuccaro (Entangled Publishing, 12/6/11 ,$15.99, Hellsbane)
Emma Jane Hellsbane always knew she was different, but she had no idea she
wasn't even human. Well, at least she's half-human. She's half-fallen angel,
too, and now dear ol' dad wants her dead. All the Fallen angels want all their
troublesome offspring removed from the mortal coil so she's trying not to take
it personally. Besides, she wants him dead just as much. Her father's death is
the only way she'll be forgiven for his sin, stop those pesky demons from
trying to hack off her head, and have any hope at all of getting back to a
normal life as a wicked slick Intuitive Consciousness Explorer. Of course,
first she'll have to figure out which fallen angel is her father, avoid
accidentally seducing her angelic mentor, help an old friend conquer his own
fallen sperm donor, and basically save the world from a cataclysmic divine
smack down. No problem. With a last name like Hellsbane, Emma Jane was
definitely born for the job.
BOUND BY THE VAMPIRE
QUEEN by Joey W. Hill (Berkley Trade, 12/6/12, $16.00)
His soul is hers for the asking, as this phenomenally arousing series
continues. Sworn to obedience, compelled by loyalty, and threatened with
damnation for betrayal, Jacob is Lady Lyssa's vampire servant. But as Lyssa
struggles with the powers that have come alive in her paternal Fae blood, she
is challenged by two deadly enemies.
SLADE by Sarah McCarty (Berkley Trade, 12/6/11, $15.00,Shadow
Wranglers)
Slade needs a cure, but what he finds is a savior in the latest paranormal
romance from the national bestselling author. As the backbone of The Renegades'
defense, vampire technological genius Slade Johnson hasn't met a problem he
couldn't solve. But when Slade is tasked with saving the life of his nephew, he
must get in bed with the one woman who has the power to destroy them all: his
enemy...his mate.
Enjoy- Sara Edmonds
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