2. Passionate Ink Authors
Instinctive Bloodlines 6: Surge
By Cathryn Fox ISBN: 978-0451227942 By Mechelle Armstrong ISBN: 978-1-60737-453-4
In Fox's titillating new series we enter Se- Schizophrenic Cheyenne and first-
rene, a supernatural playground where made Marroc have something in com-
sexy shape shifters live behind the white mon besides vampirism: sex. Orgasms
picket fences... together give Marroc a surge of power
and make Cheyenne sane. But can
Free spirited Jaclyn Vasenty is about to they have enough of it to save Chey-
inherit a cosmetics empire, yet her scan- enne's friend from Roc's enemy?
dalous personal history may ruin her
chance for a corporate take-over. Saying
goodbye to her naughty ways, she
moves into a quaint gated community in
Serene, New Hampshire. But these
gates are locked at sunset... EXCERPT BUY
The town's dark sensuality rocks Jaclyn's
insatiable appetite to the core-and stirs
desires that are... inhuman. That's be-
cause Serene is home to demons, witches,
vampires, lycans, and panthers, for whom
primal exploration comes naturally. Espe-
cially for shape shifter Slyck, the cunning
panther who's pushing Jaclyn to the brink
of erotic possibilities and making her feel
wildly...feral. As tension between species
rises, Jaclyn learns she must draw on all Myths and Legends
her feminine wiles and join forces with
Slyck if she wants to make it out alive. By Judy Mays ISBN: 978-1-60521-230-2
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What is true? What isn’t?
In the Central American jungles, half hu-
man and half cat roam beings roam freely.
For three, a Balam, a jaguar, Karak, a
puma, and Raina, an ocelot, life is uncom-
Romance Writers of America plicated until humans cross their paths --
humans who will need their help, their pro-
The mission of the Romance Writers of America tection, their love.
is to advance the professional interests of
career-focused romance writers through The humans, Sanika, Mireya, and Hans,
networking and advocacy. must make a choice, one that hard and
uncertain. Can each of them find it in them-
selves to love a being that is more than hu-
man, that is half animal?
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3. Passionate Ink Authors
Assassin’s Kiss The One Nighter
By Paris Brandon ISBN: 9781419924088 By Shauna Hart ISBN: 978-1-60313-635-8
Ten years after escaping an exorcism One year ago, Melanie Brighton let her
that revealed her jaguar nature, Kira is wild side run free. But when the man she
still running. Looking for another jag- shared a one-night stand with shows up
uar shifter whose touch she won't as the new owner of her firm, she real-
fear. Her search leads her to Guate- izes that her dark side is about to be ex-
mala and into the arms of Sebastian, posed.
a lone Jaguar Council Assassin.
Connor Mason never expected to find
Neither is prepared for the explosive the woman he spent a passionate night
passion or the revelation that as a half with after she disappeared. But now that
human shifter, she's as much a rogue he has, he’s not about to let her go with-
as those he hunts. out a fight.
Caught in a treacherous web of de- There’s just one problem. She thinks
ceit, Kira becomes his only hope to he’s engaged.
save the same Jaguar People who
would condemn her. Her price? One In a desperate attempt to put things right,
kiss from an assassin who insists he's he breaks it off with his on-again, off-
nobody's hero. again girlfriend. But is it too late?
EXCERPT BUY When Melanie is attacked in the parking
lot, she turns to the one man she knows
she should stay away from. Will he be
able to save her? Or will giving in to him
turn out to be the biggest risk she’s ever
taken?
Licking Fire
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By Kate Hill ISBN: 9781419923685
Obsessed
Trapped in a nightmare world where By Delilah Devlin ISBN: 978-1-59309-230-6
only powerful emotions can set victims
free, Ethan and Latara use lust to liber-
ate themselves. During their heated On an uncharacteristic whim, an obsessive,
encounters, they uncover each uptight woman vacations at an island resort
other's darkest secrets, including where she learns to surrender to her disor-
the root of Latara's supernatural derly, capricious, and wanton inner self.
powers and the true identity of Briana’s pristine life has recently gone
Ethan's untamable twin, Sorrel downhill after she realized her perfect mar-
Baines. riage was a sham. Weighed down by the
burdens of her impending divorce, this
Sex for the hotter-than-hell fire spirit starter wife calls the number printed on a
and the ass-kicking pyrokinetic postcard for a limited-time offer at an ex-
grows in intensity until a final blaz- otic island retreat. Upon arriving at the
ing climax literally blows them back fantasy sex resort, Briana is confronted
to reality. Will it be in time to save with all of her old hang-ups. Desperately
their lives? wanting to change, she throws herself into
the wildly erotic pleasures presented to
her—freeing herself from her heartbreak-
ing past and the inhibitions that have al-
ways held her back in life.
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4. Passionate Ink Authors
Bound Odyssey Singapore Fling
By Michelle Polaris ISBN: 9781419924415 By Rhian Cahill ISBN: 978-1-60592-051-1
The year is 2067. Earth is self- Carly Simmons has lusted after her
destructing from cataclysms. A portal boss for six months. Throwing caution
to a new world is ripped open and ref- to the wind while on a business trip in
uge there is Earth's only hope. Enter Singapore, she suggests a fling.
Jace, cowboy diplomat, preparing for When Saxon takes her up on her of-
the negotiation of a lifetime. A sexually fer, Carly gets far more than the con-
conflicted alpha male, he hates every- servative businessman she's expect-
thing with a cock, especially himself. ing.
The last thing Jace expects is to fall in
love with both a woman and a man.His Saxon Grant is definitely up for a
dark history presents the ultimate chal- weekend of red-hot sex, but once he
lenge to Mira and Roman, the sexual gets his hands on Carly he knows a
Dominant team hired to prepare Jace couple of days will never be enough.
for the female-dominant culture of the Months of wanting her explode into a
new world. Tragedy has made Mira weekend of tangled sheets and
distrust her Mistress abilities. Survival twisted emotions.
is her priority, and she resists her deep
attraction to Jace's haunted eyes and
And after one wild weekend, these
sculpted body.Roman, however, falls
two hearts will never be the same.
hard and fast for Mira and Jace, ready
to honor Mira as his Mistress and force
Jace to recognize him as Master.
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The three must outrun sabotage and
conspiracy to find salvation.
Men on Fire
EXCERPT BUY By Susan Lyons, Rachelle Chase, Jodi Lynn Copeland
The Seeking Kiss ISBN: 9780758238016
By Eden Bradley ISBN:978-1-60504-807-9
Brave, bold, and dangerously sexy,
firefighters are every woman’s fantasy.
London, 2069: Nissa has known for
Meet three hot heroes who take
years about Midnight Playground, the
scorching desire to a whole new level -
most exclusive of the vampire sex
clubs. She has always yearned to be
there, to become one of them. When Men on Fire is a hotter than sin book!
she finally gains admittance to the This novel has sex that has emotional
club, she expects to discover a world levels that really heat you up! This is
unknown to most mortals, to be offered one novel that delivers on all fronts and
the sensual Seeking Kiss. should be on everyone’s keeper shelf-
Tina, TwoLips Reviews (5 kisses)
And when she meets Aleron and Hex,
they draw her into an intimate world of MEN ON FIRE is a wonderfully hot
sexâ and loveâ beyond anything anthology that you won’t want to miss.-
she has ever dreamed of. But when Chrissy Dionne, Romance Junkies (5
she falls for one of the powerful vam- blue ribbons)
pire duo, will it mean the end of her
deepest fantasies, or a new beginning
she's never dared to imagine?
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5. Passionate Ink Authors
ShadowPlay Birthday Girl
By Portia Da Costa ISBN: 0352345357 By Paisley Smith ISBN: 9781419924316
When wayward, sophisticated Christa- It's Gemma's thirty second birthday.
bel is forced to take an extended coun- She's not surprised when her sexy
try holiday she foresees only long days husband, Nate blindfolds her and or-
of bucolic boredom and sexual ennui. ders her to bend over for her birthday
But she has reckoned without the hid- spanking. What does surprise her is
den agenda of Nicholas, her deviously that Nate has enlisted the help of a
sensual husband, and the presence of friend. Another woman!
unexpected stimuli within the grounds of
a brooding old mansion house.
Lindsey is a sexy, Bohemian artist who
has starred in Gemma's fantasies for a
Almost immediately, she is drawn into a while. But as Gemma explores sex
web of transgressive eroticism, where with a female partner, she begins to
power and pleasure shift and change wonder if this little party for three might
like the shadows playing across Colling- possibly last longer than her birthday.
wood's secretive walls. Swept in with
her are the delusional but libidinous
Daniel, a prisoner of his own obsession
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sister, Augusta; and the golden, am-
biguous Jamie, personal assistant to the
all-controlling Nicholas.
As the summer passes, and ever darker
and more challenging liaisons unfold,
Christabel quickly comes to relish her
enforced sabbatical. The Beauty of Surrender
EXCERPT BUY By Eden Bradley ISBN: 978-0553385588
Crisscross
Shibari...The ancient art of erotic re-
straint...Its finely-knotted ropes are a
By Ericka Scott ISBN: 978-1-59431-774-3
turn-on, a sexual experience...and for
some, an absolute necessity...
Psychic Lia Morgan sees portents and
signs. Although estranged from her family, Part One:Serving the Master : Des-
Lia joins the search for her missing sister. mond and Ava
A simple case gets complicated fast when
Lia discovers her sister had a plethora of
secrets. Jared Trimble’s world has no Part Two: Soothing the Beast : Marina
room for paranormal mumbo-jumbo. and James
When asked to consult on a case involv-
ing a series of crossword puzzles, he’s
conflicted. Is he a suspect or an investiga- EXCERPT BUY
tor?
While Lia follows signs and portents, Ja-
red uses his wits and experience. When
the two collide, passions flare and the fi-
nal clue brings them both into the bull’s-
eye of a serial killer's target.
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6. Passionate Ink Authors
Hope in Love Possess Me at Midnight
By J. Hali Steele ISBN: 9781419924125 By Shayla Black ISBN: 978-1416578468
The world is changing. Hope is fading.
Darkness beckons. And one angel holds
the answer. Their attraction is forbidden...but their
love is forever.
Tired of death, destruction and man-
kind’s race to ruination, Ramiel, arch-
angel of hope, finds it harder and
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to help. Now, the Fates have decreed
that Ramiel must mate with Yael, an
exulted human. On his shoulders rides
the universe’s only hope for survival,
but the ties that bind him to Yael force
him to face his own unexpected reck-
oning. Yael, elevated to heaven to live
out her days in peace, recoils from the
sadness and shadows of death in
Ramiel’s eyes. Yet the need to ease
the despair haunting him is stronger.
During nights of searing sensuality, Yael
and Ramiel light an erotic fire between
Bound by Design
them that will not be extinguished. As the
combined forces of the heavens try to tear
By Natasha Moore ISBN: 978-1-60504-759-
them apart, Ramiel must find a way to hold
on to the love he finds with Yael, or an end Jenn spends her days crafting custom-
will come, so devastating that Heaven will designed slave jewelry, but wear a col-
drop to its knees. lar herself? Been there, done that,
burned the T-shirt. That whole Master/
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coaster ride. Then Scott, an architect
with a dominant side enters her life.
Something about him makes her body
come alive with longings for another
Must Love Cats taste of the lifestyle.
By Imari Jade ISBN: ISSN 1555-5495 Scott's life fell apart when he tried to
deny his dominant tendencies. He's
determined to convince Jenn that de-
Sportscaster Vince Carson found nying her submissive needs would be
Veterinarian Aubrey Whelan beauti- a big mistake. Her response is so
ful, but could he build a relationship strong, so sweet, he finds himself fal-
with a woman whose cat hated him ling for the smart and sexy sub.
and he was allergic to it?
Both healing from past mistakes, they'll
need to design a new relationship us-
ing ropes, chains, and a whole lot of
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