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#1 "New York Times" bestselling author Lora Leigh headlines an all-new paranormal romance anthology that turns up the holiday heat.

#1 "New York Times" bestselling author Lora Leigh features the Breeds in her story. "New York Times" bestselling author Virginia Kantra brings a haunting tale of a fallen angel. USA Today bestselling author Eileen Wilks returns to the shapeshifing Lupi for another magical tale. National bestselling author Kimberly Frost introduces a new paronormal world of muses and vampires.

Four favorite paranormal romance authors present their favorite characters in four tales of bloodlust, appetites that must be sated again and again, and the passion that feeds them... In the heat of the night, anything goes. Boundaries are crossed and secret yearnings take shape. Creatures stalk the shadows, surrendering to their wildest needs-and satisfying hungers that take their victims beyond fear to the dark edge of desire... Includes an Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter story from New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton.

On a faraway planet...
Jayne Ann Krentz writing as Jayne Castle, bestselling author of Zinnia, Amaryllis, and Orchid.

In a legendary time
Julie Beard, bestselling author of Romance of the Rose and The Maiden's Heart.

By a haunting presence...
Lori Foster, one of Harlequin's most popular and acclaimed authors.

With a dream of genie...
Eileen Wilks, bestselling author of many Silhouette romances.

FBI agent Lily Yu s mind is a dangerous place to be in the latest Novel of the Lupi Thanks to the mindspeech lessons she s receiving from the black dragon, Lily is temporarily benched from Unit Twelve until her brain acclimates and the risk of total burnout passes. At least she has her new husband, lupi Rule Turner, to keep her occupied. But when her mentor calls in a favor and sends Lily to a murder scene, she s suddenly back on active status despite the hallucinations she can t keep at bay. With one touch, Lily knows the man was killed by magic, but her senses don t warn her how far the conspiracy goes A shadowy force within the government wants to take Unit Twelve down, and they don't mind killing to achieve their goal. With none of her usual resources, Lily is up against impossible odds--because with her mind in disarray, she can t trust anything she sees."

Recovering from an attempt on his life by an FBI traitor, Lily Yu's boss forms a ghost unit that will operate in secret--and outside the law. Lily's conscience won't let her join. Her fianc, lupi Rule Turner, has no such reservations. But when a senator is killed, Lily's decision becomes a matter of life and death--and all the magic in between. Original.

Ex-cop Lily Yu and werewolf Rule Turner's engagement announcement is stirring up ugly passions in the Humans First Camp. There's hate mail, followed by death threats. And when a lupus in Tennessee goes on a killing spree, Lily realises that it's only the opening skirmish in an all-out war.

View our feature on Eileen Wilks's "Blood Magic."A new World of Lupi novel from "a true master of her craft" ("Eternal Night")
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.

View our feature on Eileen Wilks's "Mortal Sins." FBI Agent Lily Yu and her werewolf lover are embroiled in a series of murders, each linked to a form of dangerous "death magic."

Former cop Lily Yu has her sister's wedding to attend, a missing magical staff to find, and now must deal with her grandmother's decision to return to the old country. Lily could turn to the man she's involved with for advice, but for all the passion that flares between them, she doesn't really know Rule Turner--she's just bound to him for life. Rule happens to be a werewolf, and Lily wonders just how far she can trust him.

On her 57th birthday, FBI agent Lily Yu's mother suddenly loses all memory beyond the age of 12. Lily knows her mother was attacked by something more than magic. When Lily and Rule discover that others suffered the same, mysterious lossNat the same time on the same nightNtheir investigation into the darkness begins. Original.

FBI agent Lily Yu is living at Nokolai Clanhome with her fiance Lupi Rule Turner, when an intruder steals the prototype of a magical device the clan hopes will be worth a fortune, if a few bugs can be worked out. But the prototype can be dangerously erratic, discharging a bizarre form of mind magic."

In the third novel of the Moon Children series, FBI agent Cynna Weaver teams up with sorcerer Cullen Seabourne to help identify elected officials who have accepted demonic pacts. But the passion simmering between them--and their investigation--spirals out of control when an ancient prophecy is fulfilled. Original.

The USA Today bestselling author tempts success in this stunning debut novel. National bestselling author Eileen Wilks draws readers into a bold new world where the magical and mundane co-exist in an uneasy alliance--and a cop balanced on her own knife-edged struggle is their only hope against a cold-blooded killer.