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Midnight Fantasy

All her life, Veronica dreamed of a lover who would take her and thrill her to the very limits of her body and soul. Other men desired her, but none could match the overpowering figure who haunted her imagination...

David de Morrissey is everything she's waited for. Cultured, romantic, commanding. In his arms, she finds happiness and sensual fulfillment, surpassing her most fervent dreams.

But there is a dark side to David, an unholy secret that frightens her even as it draws her irresistilby closer.

Who--or what--is David de Morrissey? Veronica only knows that she cannot live without him, that she has gone beyond love, beyond passion, into an erotic and inescapable world of...

Obession

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For Veronica, David de Morrissey is the lover of whom she has always dreamed, but he has a dark side that attracts her as much as it frightens her

MILLION–DOLLAR MARRIAGES

Mr. & Mrs. for a week

Come see the couple living in the display window at Derring Brothers Department Store one week only!

As sidewalk shoppers stare, Jennifer Westgate's job is to be a blushing bride whips up meals on state–of–the–art appliances, models lacy lingerie and tests the comfiness of the store's best double bed with her gorgeous "groom" beside her. But her "husband" is hardly acting like a happy newlywed!

MILLION–DOLLAR Lori Herter's irresistible new miniseries about saying "I do!"

Lean, mean, and handsome, Dane Brander was the sexiest cowboy on the set of Gold Rush Days. Since his face had been splashed across the cover of magazines around the world, Hollywood's hottest bachelor was used to having women fall into his arms.

Until he met Marcie Raymond. As Darling Dora, beautiful Marcie played to a packed house nearly every night. But her stage experience had taught her one painful lesson about actors. They were the ultimate masters of deception -- never to be trusted.

The first time they met, Marcie turned him down cold. But Dane Brander thrived on challenge. As heavenly kisses gave way to tantalizing caresses. Dane began to discover the real Marcie, a sensual but frightened innocent. Could the heat of his desire melt away her fears, unleashing the passionate woman within? Dane knew only one thing for sure: He had. to possess this woman --body, heart, and soul!

Depuis son arrivée dans la société, Nellie est amoureuse de Kent, son collègue de travail. Or, celui-ci ne la considère que comme une sœur. Alors qu'elle espère secrètement que son amour se concrétise un jour, elle apprend que Kent va être promu chef de service et transféré à la section internationale, et ce dans deux semaines ! Ses rêves risquent de s'effondrer avant même qu'elle ait réussi à éveiller son intérêt. En désespoir de cause, Nellie décide de mettre de côté sa timidité et d'appliquer la méthode du livre Comment épouser l'homme de ses rêves, afin que Kent la remarque.※L’édition originale de cette œuvre est colorisée

L'auberge du diable - Carla Cassidy

A peine arrivée à l'auberge du Nid du Corbeau, Darlene Taylor éprouve une étrange impression de déjà-vu, et son trouble ne fait que croître quand elle rencontre les autres clients. Pourquoi la regardent-ils avec une telle convoitise ? Et ce nouvel arrivant, le ténébreux Quentin, pourquoi la suit-il partout comme un chasseur traquant sa proie ? Autour d'elle, la tension monte, toujours plus insoutenable à mesure qu'approche la fin de la semaine, et avec elle la nuit de Halloween...

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Le bal de halloween -Lori Herter

Dans la foule des invités costumés, Crystal vit s'avancer un inconnu. Une cape sur les épaules, le visage dissimulé par un masque blanc d'une beauté irréelle, il fixa sur elle le faisceau vert de son regard acéré et, subjuguée, elle se laissa entraîner dans une valse lente et romantique. Puis, quand il lui proposa de le suivre dans son repaire, elle obéit encore, sans se douter qu'elle allait se retrouver dans les entrailles de la terre...

Linda, jeune femme active et indépendante tient beaucoup à sa liberté. Aussi, quand Jack lui propose le mariage, sa première réaction est de refuser. Se lier à un homme pour la vie la terrorise !

Mais Jack, possessif et jaloux, ne peut comprendre et décide de rompre… Linda n’a alors qu’un recours : reconquérir sa confiance et son amour en acceptant ses conditions. Acceptera-t-il de revenir sur sa décision ? Rien n’est moins sûr…

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Real-estate agent Marla Rosetti thought she knew what she wanted--a no-strings lifestyle. When Jack Whiting, the celebrated artist, asked her to marry him, she'd just laughed--and said no. It wasn't until Jack's passionate attention suddenly turned to icy indifference that she realized her mistake. Still bewitched by his blazing blue eyes and gentle touch, she began to plot her strategy to win him back. But Jack was more stubborn than she'd bargained for. Commissioning him to paint her portrait seemed the perfect way to challenge his indifference. He might think he didn't love her anymore, but Marla knew otherwise. And she would stop at nothing to change his mind.

Meteorologist and college professor Jake is far too busy with his research for romance. So his father, worried for Jake’s future, decides to play matchmaker for him. Jasper makes a deal with a young waitress named Cheri, promising that if she stays married to Jake for a year while living on a private island with him, he’ll give her one million dollars. Dumbfounded as to why his father is so fond of Cheri, Jake resolves to expose her for the wolf in sheep’s clothing that she really is!

ARE YOU GETTING NOWHERE WITH MR. RIGHT?

The new self–help book How To Marry Your Dreamboat can fix that. It teaches you yes, you! how to win the man of your dreams. How? By turning yourself into the woman of his dreams .

It certainly worked for a young woman we'll call "Nellie B." She studied her Mr. Right "Kent H.," an up–and–coming executive at her office and faked an interest in everything he did .

Of course, now she doesn't know if he's falling for her, or the woman she's pretending to be. But that's not our problem...

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"Plain Jane" Nellie Brown has two weeks to win over handsome co-worker Kent Hastings. How to get him to take notice? According to her trusty little how-to book, show an interest in everything he does. But what the book failed to include was what to do after Mr. Tall, Dark and Dashingly Sexy has fallen head over heels in love with the woman you're only pretending to be! .

A DELICATE BALANCE

She'd worked hard to get to the top, and even harder to bury her love for Blake Rawlins. As acting controller of Chicago's Waterfront Imports, Pamela Westbrook had cultivated a dress-for-success look that worked-perhaps too well. She and Blake were colleagues now, nothing more. But why was he always needling her about her tailored suits, about the woman she'd been-and the no-frills executive she'd become? She tried to ignore him, until a business trip to Ireland threw them together. How could she let him get close to her...and risk betrayal again?

After years of hiding behind her work, earthquake research scientist Josie Gray is taking back her sexuality. And her sexy new boss, Peter Brennan, is the perfect man to help her. He's smart, he's charming...and he's confined to a wheelchair. Josie will be able to experiment with pleasure, to indulge her sensual side without fear. After all, it's not as if Peter can get up and chase her. Or can he...?

Peter Brennan isn't taking any chances. Someone tried to kill him, and Peter's not sure that person won't try again. So to buy some time, Peter's playing the invalid. Not even his sexy new assistant knows he can walk -- even though their sexual antics are definitely giving one part of his body a workout. Still, the circumstances around Josie's arrival are very suspicious. He knows Josie wants him. But does she want him...dead?

Whidbey, the lovely little island in Puget Sound, was a small world that could be quickly filled with cruel gossip or haunting memories. Yet Ginger Cowan had stayed on long after Deuin MacPherson had married her, confessed on their wedding night he'd been unfaithful, and left for Chicago. She'd gone away to college, come back to open an antique shop and to make a good life for herself, now it seemed only her family's bitterness over the "betrayal" remained, naggingly reminding her that Devin had come back to Seattle...that at any minute he might walk back into her life. Had she really forgiven him? Had she really forgotten? What would she do if he were to reappear, take her in his arms...ask her to trade the hurt and humiliation of yesterday for the joy and promise of tomorrow?

At twenty-six Lorelei Lawrence had achieved her dream. She had won the coveted seat of second violinist with the Chicago Philharmonic. But could she ever hope to win Peter Sutherland's approval—and love? Her success, her transformation from a shy, shrinking violet to stunning beauty only served to alienate the handsome young concertmaster more—until the day he suddenly kissed her!

As the European tour swept them from one glamorous capital to the next, Peter's bursts of passion, his abrupt withdrawals and angry accusations, tore at her bewildered heart. How long would they play beautiful music together in secret discord?

“Baja California is no place for a woman alone,” said the arrogant stranger. Mark Chavira was too handsome by far. And far too self-assured. But Joey Scott pointedly ignored his disturbing stare and set out for La Paz, Mexico.

All too soon she would be forced to accept the shelter -- and protection -- of the very same man who had warned her about notorious, deserted Highway 1. Joey was afraid of Mark, but she was more afraid of herself. Was he uncomfortably close to the truth when he suggested that without him -- without love -- the very life of the beautiful young accountant would be on the losing side of the ledger?

Yes—she couldn't deny it—she still wanted him. But it could never be as it had been before.

A few short years ago Stacie Smythe had been his student at the university. Awed by his brilliance, overwhelmed by her own desire, she had become his wife. She had married him...then left him to make a life of her own. Now a professional photographer with a New York magazine, she had been assigned to Phoenix to do an article on Gray Pierce's archaeological work, forced to face the man who was still her husband. Once she had sat at his feet, now she was determined to stand on her own. And yet everything within her longed for his searing kiss, for the warm haven of his arms. Could she ever again be his wife?

Yours Truly is a celebration of the written word. The heroes and heroines will find love when they least expect it, through some form of written communication--a personal ad, lost letter, invitation, on-line, and etc. Confirmed bachelors make mistakes. But when they fall in love, they make a whole new set of bigger mistakes.

She was a true peach. Former Miss Georgia, first runner-up in the Miss America Pageant, Dale Chastain had parlayed her looks, talent, and brains into an education and the job of her dreams--movie reviewer for WNBS-TV Chicago. And he was Sloane Avery, the brilliant critic whose daily column she read avidly, whose work she revered.

But the man himself was another matter. He managed to insult her in private, then attacked her in print. Little did Dale realize that behind the sharp-tongued, cynical, unkempt critic lurked a shy, lonely man in love, a man who would patiently transform himself from frog to prince for her sake. From the Windy City to an embattled English movie set and back, he would astonish her with his tender passion, amaze her with his newfound "style" But could he really accept that she was beautiful and brainy? If she returned his love, could he believe she really cared?

Dark Crime – Christine Feehan

Blaze knows who killed her father and she has merciless plans for payback. Until a phone call from a seductive stranger pleads with her to wait. Retribution is in his blood, too. Now, he and Blaze will be united in the blood of the guilty. Tonight, vengeance is theirs.

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Dead by Twilight – Maggie Shayne

Bloodsuckers may be an accepted minority but one of them is getting away with murder. Until a female vamp teams with a mortal detective to end the killing spree. Now the night belongs to them—and so does every pleasure and danger lurking in the shadows.

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Cimarron Spirit – Lori Herter

(Cimarron #1)

While excavating an Anasazi ruin, archeologist Annie Carmichael uncovers the resting place of a centuries-old vampire who finds in Annie the liberating mate he has longed for. But how much is Annie expected—or willing—to surrender for the man she now desires?

Vampire Rafael de la Vega loves a mortal, but will his love destroy her?

Archeology professor Annie Carmichael encountered Rafael while excavating an Anasazi ruin in Arizona. A Spanish conquistador in 1540, Rafael died and rose as a vampire due to a gypsy curse. Though enthralled with Rafael, she finds dealing with a shapeshifting vampire who thrives on blood is a huge adjustment. When a competitive professor, Frank Florescu, discovers that her handsome and mysterious lover is one of the undead, he threatens to expose Annie and ruin her career. Knowing he’s damaged the lives of women in his past, Rafael fears that Annie would be better off without him. For Annie’s sake, should Rafael risk undergoing a secret arcane ritual to regain his mortality, a risk he might not survive?

Sensual immortal Maisie Flowerday craves only one thing besides blood—superhuman sex with the vampire who transformed her, Rafael de la Vega. Will she lure him away from his one great love, Annie Carmichael?

When she was nineteen, beautiful, free-spirited, and amoral Maisie begged Rafael to turn her into a vampire. Afterwards, she quickly abandoned him. Decades later, she returns to Rancho de la Noche to seduce him again because she misses their vampire sex. When she finds Rafael is in love with Annie, a mere mortal, Maisie is confident she can break them apart. Maisie learns Annie was to marry rancher Brent Logan, but the bride-to-be ran off with Rafael instead. Maisie’s plan to inspire Annie’s former fiancé to win her back goes haywire when Brent falls prey to Maisie’s ultra-feminine charms.

Meanwhile, would-be vampire hunter Dr. Frank Florescu has made destroying Rafael de la Vega and other vampires his life’s mission. The lives of everyone at Rancho de la Noche and at the Logan ranch are changed forever by Florescu’s obsession and Maisie’s seductive schemes.

For more than 40 years, the Orange County Fictionaires has been a creative home to dozens of professional writers including bestselling authors Elizabeth George, T. Jefferson Parker, Debra Holland, and National Book Award winner Neal Shusterman.

In this book, you will discover a collection of fine fiction crafted by some of Orange County's finest authors. There's talent, yes, as well as skilled storytelling. But there's also something more: A spark of exhilaration that comes from the encouragement and enthusiasm of our fellow Fictionaires.

Ten twisted tales guaranteed to keep your night-light on and the pages turning, including:

** Die Laughing – Terry Black **

If he laughs, he’ll die.

** Gesundheit – Beth Black **

Cancer’s been cured, and tobacco’s safe to sell. But these sexy cigarettes can still send a man to hell.

** Strong Armed – Rhondi Ann **

Is a human more or less than the sum of his parts?

** That Twin Thing – Lisanne Harrington **

During a zombie apocalypse, 1950s teenager Patty and her twin brother exact revenge on the girl who stole Patty’s beau.

** The Postmortem – Cary Christopher **

When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. Or at least dispose of the bodies.

** Last of the Skip Jack – Michelle Knowlden **

Can a pound of smoked fish change history? Stay tuna-ed.

** Fat—A Ghost Story – Greta Boris **

What happens when fat takes on a life of its own?

** A Study in Sorrel – Michael H. Payne **

If there’s one thing the “many worlds” theory of quantum mechanics assures us, it’s that somewhere in the cosmos, a universe exists that’s a cross between My Little Pony and Sherlock Holmes.

** A Murder Brewing – Lori Herter **

A picturesque church hides secrets, lies, and intrigue.

** Seadrift – Kristy Tate **

Laguna Beach, a place of perpetual blue summer skies, artist enclaves, and lazy sandy shores, has another side fused with scandal, the counterculture and something called Orange Sunshine.

Est-ce un caprice ? – Rita Rainville

Série "Here Come the Grooms, Western Weddings"

Merveilleuse Shanda St James… Pour la première fois de sa vie, Jake McCade, le célèbre milliardaire, est amoureux. Jaloux de sa vie privée, fuyant comme la peste journalistes et reporters, il a curieusement choisi de s’éprendre d’une jeune cinéaste ! Qu’importe ! Cette femme, il la veut et il saura bien la conquérir.

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Qu’as-tu fait de notre amour ? – Lori Herter

Pamela se jette à corps perdu dans le travail pour oublier Blake, mais un voyage d’affaires en Irlande le met de nouveau sur sa route. Face à cet homme au charme dévastateur, la belle indifférence de la jeune femme s’effrite. Elle s’émeut et se trouble… au risque de se perdre.

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McCade's Woman – Rita Rainville

(Here Comes the Grooms, Western Weddings #8)

A WEDDING MADE IN HEAVEN...?

A trip to Oklahoma's sprawling oil country offered an intriguing -- and personal -- story for filmmaker Shanda St. James. Until she ran smack dab into the extremely attractive, but rather hard head of a real Wild West cowboy. — Jake McCade was heir to the McCade family name, as well as its oil and ranching fortune. And he was determined to keep his family secrets in the family. So when California socialite Shanda St. James came snooping around, he did the only thing a self-respecting cowboy could do -- he tried to seduce her. And when that didn't work, he decided to marry her!

Western Weddings: The cowboy takes a wife...