When Jaxon Castille attempts to get closer to his mark and
former lover, Libby Jamieson, he is surprised to discover
that she is not the maliciously cold-hearted woman on whom
he had planned to exact revenge. Instead, Jaxon realizes
that Libby has no memory of herself, a woman he Read more...
The latest installment of the Anita Blake series will leave
new readers intrigued and long-time fans panting for more.
The bite-size novella depicts what happens when out of town
shapeshifters are hired to kidnap Anita Blake for some
decidedly non-shapeshifter business. In one minute, the
professionals wish Read more...
Rachel has a hard time with men: if she falls in love with
them, they betray, leave or die on her. She even has a
difficult time with non-humans in male packages: her
business partner, Jenks, keeps telling her what to do, her
gargoyle, Bis, is still so young Read more...
One never knows what the next instant will bring. For
Michael Knight, a meal with his best friend John McKedrick
should have been a happy occasion. Instead, it leads to
death, injury, close associations with mobsters and new
realizations about his mentor, Lex Devlin.
Although Mr. Devlin is the one Read more...
People can gain "sylphs" from another world or dimension to
serve their families for generations. Most people fortunate
to be connected to a sylph has connections to a gentle
creature of the elements.
However, other people enact darker activities to weld
a "battle sylph" to their desires. Battle sylphs are Read more...
One of the primary rules for the supernatural community is
for each faction not to get involved in the affairs of
other groups. Therefore, when vampire PI Felix Gomez is
called in on a case by a werewolf alpha, he refers to the
code. However, he discovers that a war Read more...
After the fecal matter in the makeup Necrophilique
disaster, Amanda Feral is desperate to make some money; in
her business, show business, her company and her image are
interchangeable. Therefore, she's going to brave the world
of reality television in order to keep her image fresher
than her zombie Read more...
Although Lily Revere is excited to be helping her sister
plan her engagement party, she still wants a rockin' date
on her arm. She's been giving broad hints to the sexy
lawyer, Griffin Taylor, who often comes into the bar where
she works, but he has made it clear Read more...
Being the only female air corps captain on an international
route can be difficult enough to do with the normal rigors
of piloting while having one's mettle tested by the crew,
but the discovery of two unconscious stowaways creates its
own problems.
When Captain Octavia Pye learns that her Read more...
Gabriel had always been told of legends about his family's
involvement in a supernatural war of chosen Knights versus
Demons, but he had never believed them. Now that a mystical
weapon has physically and psychically bonded itself to him,
leaving power-bludgeoned victims in its wake, Gabriel is
more Read more...
Jasper Danes is handsome, but as they say, "pretty is as
pretty does," and Jasper uses manipulation to "cat" around.
When Anica Revere discovers what kind of man he is, she
accidentally turns him into a cat. The results of her
unintentional magic would seem to be a fair response Read more...
Cocky with the thought that shifters are "safe" when
contained behind their magically-crafted collars, DA Kim
Fraser wants to force the barely tolerated minority of
Shifters to accept her as a representative for one of their
own, one it seems their leader wants to throw to the dogs.
After Read more...
Some might feel Rabbit was ineptly named: no trembling
bunny, Rabbit is a powerful figure with diverse and
powerful friends. Although it might seem like right after
quashing a rebellion, he and his king would be able to rest
and recoup. Instead, as the king's heir, Rabbit is told Read more...
After the sudden death of his father, Reese Campbell found
himself taking care of his company, his grieving mother and
his tormented siblings. When his great-aunt Jean challenges
him to find his inner-rebel, Reese can barely remember what
it is like to have fun.
Amanda Bauer has carefully Read more...
At first, TEMPT ME TWICE seems erroneously named in that it
contains three, not two, novellas of erotic intrigue.
However, the stories are connected by the thread of second
chances at love and lust.
Jaci Burton's DREAM ON, Susie Charles' VELVET
STROKES and Beverly Read more...
Marius Dumont is eager to take the plunge into marriage in
order to create a stronger base for the vampires and
werewolves in Crimson City and to stop all-out human,
werewolf, mech and vampire war. However, he has to get the
support of the other leading vampires to marry Read more...
Erin Jerome feels that she has finally found a place to
escape her tortured past. As a new ADA, she can fight for
justice, while being appreciated for her intellectual
skills and verbal prowess rather than being feared for her
differences. However, her cover is blown immediately when
she runs Read more...
Following Camille D'Artigo's vantage point can be
exhausting, as she has three lovers, an active devotion to
the Moon Mother, responsibilities to many magical beings on
this plane, as well as Otherworld, wields the Black
Unicorn's horn, and is learning death magic on the side.
Warned to Read more...
When Jaimie left Mack McKinley, she knew she had decided to
leave her "family," an assortment of psychics who had been
genetically mutated to become GhostWalkers. However, she
continued to use her computer prowess, as well as her fine-
tuned, almost supernatural, danger-alerting senses to bait
those who would Read more...
Danielle's first reaction to seeing two old friends from
college, Trey and Jake, is to want to explore the fantasies
she always had about being with them together. However,
after reconnecting with them mentally and physically, she
realizes Trey and Jake would be happier if they were still
a Read more...
Vicky Gilpin
Dr. Vicky Gilpin teaches Composition,
Literature, and other courses at Cerro
Gordo High School, Millikin University,
and Richland Community College. She
recently took the course Vampires in
Literature and Film through Harvard
University Extension School and teaches
an English 101 course with the theme of
vampires. When she's not teaching,
reading, writing, and taking courses,
she spends time with her husband and
their six animals.
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