Fayrene Preston

For generations, the Cave family has been marked by scandal, madness, and violence. But after earning a reputation for bravery in the army, Horatio Cave, the new Viscount Darien, has come home to charm London society and restore the family name. He means to start with the lovely Lady Thea Debenham.The magnetism between them is immediate, but can Thea trust the dark, sexy "Vile Viscount"? And will Thea's brother Dare-the most dashing member of the Company of Rogues-believe that Horatio does not deserve the cursed Cave reputation?

A spellbinding sorcerer, he mesmerized her at first sight.... He had to be dreaming, Wyatt Damaron decided when the beautiful woman appeared out of the mist, all grace and intriguing femininity in her silken clothes. But the golden fire in her eyes and the heat of her touch proved she was as real as his sudden longing to possess her. Once he persuaded Annie Logan to accept his gift of fierce desire, would she surrender the dangerous secrets that threatened to keep them apart? Utterly sensual and fearlessly passionate, Fayrene Preston's sizzling novel powerfully explores the fate of kindred spirits destined to belong to each other. He'd vowed to move heaven and earth to protect the woman who'd ensnared his soul, but would this beguiling angel learn to trust him with her fragile heart?

The Pearls of Sharah: — A string of ancient, priceless pearls moves from person to person, exerting the profound effect on the life of each. — Raine Bennett quickened her steps. Someone was following her, cloaked by the fog of a London night -- and she was terrified! Threatened by one stranger, she ran straight into the arms of another -- but strangely felt no threat from him. Michael Carr radiated danger and mystery, yet she knew somehow she could trust him. The enchanting woman with the rain-colored eyes heated his blood, but the magnificent strands of perfect pearls draped across her exquisite body complicated his pursuit of the lady. What was she doing with the legendary Pearls of Sharah, when they'd been reported stolen to Interpol -- and what secrets lay beneath the silk she wore like sensual armor, warning him away? Seducing Raine into admitting her passion, Michael shattered her wall of cool reserve, tempting her, driving her mad with desire. But surrendering to Michael threatened the man who'd loved her first. Could she keep danger at a distance without sacrificing the hero she'd love forever?

Kathy Broderick gazed at the Dallas sky, but there wasn't a hint of snow in it. Then her bike hit the open door of a sleek limousine, and she fell into the lap of an outrageously sexy man! Paul Garth insisted on taking her to the hospital and replacing her mangled bike, though stubborn, independent Kathy kept saying no. Paul refused to listen to her proud protests - as long as he was trying to help out, he'd be sharing close quarters with the fiery redhead who made him want to be a hero in her dazzling eyes. When his lips finally seized hers, he tasted like everything she'd ever hungered for, but Kathy knew she was way out of her league. Men like Paul didn't fall for impoverished shop owners, yet Paul insisted she made him happy. Kathy had dreamed of someone to watch over her, but Paul's dark secrets shadowed the joy they'd found. Could she teach him that love was the true Christmas miracle, the star that lit up their sky?

The Brooding, Enigmatic Stranger... He'd watched her run on the beach at sunrise, and she'd haunted his nights ever since. But not until he heard the entrancing music of her guitar on a moonlit beach did he realize how deeply she'd made him desire her before he ever knew her name. Damien Averone felt that he was the music Ginnie Summers was playing, the embodiment of her longing for a man to awaken her to passion and soothe the fire in her blood. Ginnie felt unnerved, aroused, and excited by the ruggedly sexy man whose gaze burned her with its heat, but did she dare tangle with a lover who commanded her surrender with kisses of velvet flame? She'd always run from other people's expectations, but now she was overwhelmed by Damien's intensity. With a suddenness that frightened her, he'd drawn her into his arms... and into his life. Ginnie tasted like everything Damien had ever been hungry for, but once the powerful businessman betrayed the lovely sea siren, could she learn to forgive him for loving her too much?

CALEB -- A THOROUGHLY SEXY SCIENTIST WHO LIKED TO BREAK THE RULES... Seemingly unaware of his surroundings, Caleb McClintock stepped off the curb -- and was yanked out of the path of an oncoming car by a blue-eyed angel! Joy Williams felt his gaze like a force of nature, felt her body respond to the intensity in his eyes as if he'd touched her with fire. Intrigued, unsettled, she succumbed to his offbeat charm, stunned when his casual kisses ignited every nerve ending in her body. A MAN WHO COULD SHUT OUT ANYTHING -- EXCEPT HER Even though she'd been pretending to be her twin sister as part of a daredevil charade, he'd recognized her, known her when no one could tell them apart. His heated words stole her breath, his husky voice sent shivers up her spine, but once this mystery lover took her with primitive command, could his wickedly sensual experiments show a lady who'd adored variety that one man was all she'd ever need?

Skye Anderson knew about love -- its pain and aching loss. As executive secretary at the Hayes Corporation, she had found safety in a cocoon of hard-working days and lonely nights. James Steele threw her into turmoil. Elegant and impossibly virile, a legendary playboy he seeks to take her over as he has taken over the company. His fathomless dark eyes knowingly probe the very depths of her most secret heart, and his compelling maleness demands nothing less than total surrender...

The sweet warmth of the Texas night caressed her. He stood in the shadows, then moved toward her like quicksilver through the moonlight with a lean, hungry, cat-like grace. The silver-haired stranger whose ice-blue eyes pierced her private dream was Chase Colfax... a man who was used to possessing what he wanted. Overwhelmed by his desire for her, a real woman who gave shape to his fantasy, Chase engulfed her with his intensity. Overcome by her own needs, yet determined to have him on her own terms, Trinity Ann Warrenton struggled to keep from losing herself in Chase's passion.

The Sensual, Seductive Predator... Amarillo Smith was enigmatic, dangerous, the best private investigator in Boston next to her brother, Nico, his partner. Angelica DiFrenza was surprised and intrigued when he invited her to dinner-the broodingly handsome detective had seemed to be avoiding her deliberately... until now. Amarillo heated her skin with his gaze and made her wonder how his mouth would taste when it captured hers, but the fever in her blood was nothing compared to the savage ecstasy of their tumultuous kisses--and the seething passions that erupted without warning between them! Tantalized by her skin of silk and fire, caught in a maelstrom of uncivilized hunger, Amarillo possessed her with sweet madness, branded Angelica as only his-but he was desperate to protect her from the danger that threatened her life and the demons that menaced her soul. Once, joy had filled the grand ballroom at SwanSea; could the shadows be lifted by the healing power of love?

Wes McCord had charmed, cheated and lied his way through life, and nothing but blackmail would have drawn fragile, beautiful Anna Nilsen into his arms -- and into his bed. She fought him, rebelled against her own furious longing for this unprincipled empire builder but the treacherous ecstasy he taught her was unbearably exciting. She was silk and heat, he was thunder and lightning in this stormiest of passions, but when their bodies cooled, Wes was shocked to recognize his own surrender to a primal hunger Anna had awakened in him. Ravished in a moonlit forest by a destroyer who'd never known gentleness, Anna felt the seed of unexpected love blossoming within her. She doubted Wes would ever share her feelings. He was not a good man or a safe man, but he was hers -- and once he'd branded her flesh with the flames of his desire, could this impossible love endure the sunlight of all the days to come?

NOAH -His Voice Like Rough Velvet Caressed Her Everywhere... — Noah McKane never gave interviews, never let anyone get close to him until the powerfully sensual singer agreed to allow Cate Gallin to try to capture him on film! Nobody knew the secret they shared, the bonds of pain and emotion that went soul-deep, nor the risks they were taking more when Cate accepted the challenge to reveal his stunning talent without hurting the only man she'd ever loved. His Eyes Drew and Held Her Like a Force of Nature. His songs made her tremble with longing, his dangerously smoldering gaze was impossible to ignore, but could she resist this vital, masculine man whose spirit was as primitive, and compelling as the ocean? Once she'd needed promises he couldn't give her, vows to keep her safe and make her his forever. In his arms she was helpless to deny him anything, but was she brave enough to ask for his heart?

When Alexandra Sheldon turned to meet Damon Barand's mesmerizing eyes, she felt as if she'd waited her whole life for this man, for this moment -- and he found her infinitely desirable, a goddess of fire and innocence. But was it the woman he noticed first or the impossibly beautiful and extravagant pearls that draped her sensual body, he wondered... while coveting both. He was a connoisseur of beauty, and elegant predator who exuded menacing power and a seductive promise that thrilled her. Damon was enigmatic, mysterious, and the dark side of the moon beckoning Alex into the black satin night of his soul, and she could deny him nothing. Drawn to her heat, challenged by the cool luster of the legendary necklace, Damon was overwhelmed by madness, desperate to command the ecstatic surrender of the only woman he'd ever needed. But when ghosts of the past shadowed his love, would he risk everything he had to save her?

IN A SLOW, SEXY DRAWL, HE TEMPTED HER TO LOSE CONTROL.... — Rio Thornton's reputation as a high-tech warrior had intrigued Yasmine Damaron -- enough to persuade the golden-eyed corporate princess to make him an offer no man would refuse! But when she faced the fiercely masculine executive, it was the heat of his interest in her -- and not her millions -- that stunned and aroused her. Could she tame the powerful entrepreneur whose touch compelled her surrender? She insisted she wanted only his business, not the brilliant maverick whose heart gave it soul, but could she entice a rebel wizard to join his destiny to hers?

In the latest installment in the Damaron Dynasty saga, Jolie Lanier puts it all on the line when she meets Jonah Damaron, whose smile has the power to reveal all of her mysteries and unleash all of her passions.

BEN-He Looked Like a Man Who Could Keep a Woman Up All Night .... She was the kind of woman a man would always look at, even on his last day on earth, but when the lady in the barely there red dress suggested they make a baby together. Ben McGuire gazed at her with enough intensity to strip the varnish from the nightclub bar! Daisy Huntington regretted her impulsive words almost immediately but wondered if the man might just be worth the challenge. He Was Hard to Fight, Even Harder to Resist But when shy found an abandoned baby in her car minutes later, then quickly realized that violent men were searching for the child, Ben was her only hope for escape! Something in his cool gray eyes made her trust him-and the electricity that arced between them was too delicious to deny. He'd wanted her the moment he saw her and hungered to touch her everywhere, but could what they felt endure?

Morgan Saunders fled the Minnesota winter for a vacation in romantic Martinique, where she found the love of a lifetime in Jason Falco. His sensual caresses awakened her to passion, and promised a glorious future in his arms. But when a heartbreaking misunderstanding drove him away, Morgan knew she had to win him back. She steeled herself to act as a provocative seductress, to tempt him to return; she sent him brilliant tropical flowers to tantalize him with memories of fevered embraces; and when all seemed lost, she wrote her love in letters twenty feet high -- on a billboard that echoed the words in her heart.