Katie MacAlister

Tough and sexy New York police detective Nikki Heat leads the investigation into the death of a New York real estate tycoon who plunged to his death on a Manhattan sidewalk. She's hit with an unexpected challenge when the commissioner assigns superstar magazine journalist Jameson Rook to ride along with her to research an article on New York's Finest.

Viva Las Vampires by Jennifer Ashley The appropriately named Meredith Black just wants to visit Vegas to do some research for her second non-fiction book on the history and myth of vampires. She is staying at the ultra popular hotel Transylvania Castle to hopefully get an interview with the owner, Stefan Erickson. Little does she know that she will be getting more than an interview from Stefan, a master vampire who has found his chosen blood slave in Meredith. An enemy vampire who also owns another vampire style hotel and casino, though, is out to put a snag in Stefan's plans for Meredith. If Meredith doesn’t choose to stay with Stefan and be his primary source of blood, he will die. Bring Out Your Dead by Katie Macalister Ysabelle is a Zombie counselor by day and an English history tutor by night. This sarcastic woman, who has a very very long and mysterious background, sets out on a dark London evening to find the home of her new pupil. She is saved from a stampede of imps when she runs into a handsome man who helps her get away. After a run in with a demon, she makes it to her pupil's house where everything continues to go down hill. She finds herself the temporary guardian of her devilish pupil, while her mysterious man, Sebastian, reappears at the door with a vendetta against her pupil's parents. A group of radical, hippie-like Zombies come by for some added counseling, and her demon friend from earlier in the night decides to blow up the house. Her saving grace is Sebastian: a Dark One (pseudo vampire) who convinces her that she is his Beloved, a soul mate type who can restore his soul while he protects her. Through the slapstick humor and sarcasm, the motley group takes on demons and demon lords in order to protect Ysabelle. Lucy and the Crypt Casanova by Minda Webber In a world where monsters have come out of the closet and into the main stream world, Lucy Campbell hosts a Jerry Springer-esque talk show with the trashiest of monsters. She's small town Texas girl who took the one shot given to her to gain a name in television. After being cheated on by her vampire boyfriend four years ago, she has struggled to find her niche in life. Val, said cheating vampire ex, is a top detective in New Orleans where Lucy also resides. The two are thrown together a few times when both are hunting an evil incubus who is turning young women into old ladies by draining their life force. Lucy wants the cred it would bring her in the journalism world and Val is the detective on the case. Lucy, who is more than a little clumsy, saves Val's partner from the incubus. Val is not appreciative. He’s still hurt because Lucy couldn’t trust him enough four years ago to hear his explanation of the compromising position in which she found him.

When the defiantly northern Wyverdale District Council fails to satisfy a government audit, a New Labour fixer, Alex Clifton, is despatched from the capital to formulate a robust recovery plan. But resources spent on websites, 'faith festivals' and council leaflets in Bengali seem beside the point to the Labour old guard, struggling as they are to provide basic services to an alienated and divided electorate. What's more, the reforms seem only to fan the flames of racial tension, and when riots break out, everyone starts looking for someone to blame.

Stranded in England without money or a ticket home, Mercy Starling takes a job working for a medieval reenactment company. After all, who wouldn't want to pretend to live in the past, wield swords and long bows, and dress up in armor? And the best part of her summer job is Bestwood Hall...or rather, its intriguing new owner. The painfully shy Alden Ainslie is overwhelmed by the medieval reenactors who invade the Tudor house he's renovating, but he's drawn to the bubbly Mercy. And he valiantly joins in the fun, dodging not just arrows, lances, and the odd sword thrust, but also some pretty suspicious -- and potentially deadly -- attacks on himself. Someone wants him to give up on the house. But Alden is desperate to prove himself -- and win the heart of his lady fair...

Return to the sensual worlds where the fierce desires of your heart keep you enthralled... Whether the feral passions of a werewolf; a steampunk fight against pirates; or a family curse that dooms a woman to kill the man she loves, these stories will captivate your senses, and keep you forever in their control...

Nothing about Alice Wood's life is normal right now. Her fiance, Patrick, called off their wedding and relationship only days before their nonrefundable wedding trip. And though a luxurious European river cruise for one is just what she needs, it's not what she gets.... Due to a horrible misunderstanding, Alice is now cramped in her "romantic" suite with one of Patrick's friends. Instead of cruising along the Rhine, Main, and Danube rivers sipping champagne with the love of her life, she's navigating the waters with a strange--yet mysteriously handsome--British aristocrat. A baron of dubious wealth--and not-so-dubious debt--Elliot Ainslie is just looking forsome alone time to write the books that keep his large family afloat. But his stodgy, serious self is about to be sidetracked by a woman who seems to have jumped out of the pages of a fairy tale, one who is determined to shake up his life...and include him in her own happily ever after.

From Amazon's description: Their love will span the ages…and two very different worlds. Caught in a magical storm and deposited in modern-day Oregon, twin dragon princes Darius and Connor are looking for a way home. Instead, they find something most unexpected—their mate. The one woman who holds both their hearts in the palm of her healing hand—along with secrets about her origins that link their shared destinies. When Josie patches up the injured man on her doorstep, her snowcat instincts tell her he’s much more than a man. And so is his brother. She also knows her dragon lovers cannot fly free in the modern world. The only way to return them to their rightful place is to face the failures of her past, and leave the safety of her forest cabin to seek her estranged grandfather’s counsel. There she learns the painful truth: returning Darius and Connor to where they belong could mean giving up everything. Even her only chance for true love. But fate has other plans for the trio. Magic swirls all around them. Whether it is for good or ill, only time will tell… Note: Contains a fiery hot ménage a trois, a wild cat-woman and two hunky dragon studs in black leather. A little time travel makes everything more interesting, doesn’t it?

Sheltered by a strict father, Paulina Rostakova spends her time working for the family business and yearning for some grand adventure. So when contestants are needed for a reality show reenacting an historic 1908 car race across the US, Asia, Russia, and Europe, Paulie jumps at the chance to get behind the wheel of a vintage car. Dixon Ainslie has nothing to lose by entering the race, except the rut he's been in since the death of his girlfriend years ago. But as other racers begin to drop out, the producers want Dixon to join forces with Paulie -- on one condition: they have to pretend to fall in love and get married. And as their scripted courtship takes off, Dixon and Paulie will have to take a detour into reality to turn the sparks flying between them into a passion with staying power...

Alone and pushing 40, Pia Thomason heads to Europe on a singles tour, hoping to find romance. What she finds are two very handsome, very mysterious, and very undead men. And she learns that, where vampires are concerned, love isn't the only thing at stake.

Armed with only a wicked sense of humor and a bag of rune stones, an American woman untangles the threads involving a serial killer, vampires, and the handsome man who may or may not be what he appears.

"One moment, I was a normal (if somewhat germaphobic) math teacher getting ready for summer vacation. Then my sister died in a pile of black ash, leaving me with a sword ... and her destiny as dragon hunter. It turns out there's a whole other world out there filled with demons, dragons, and spirits. Now my job is to protect mortals - and I haven't got a clue what I'm doing. Then there's tattooed hotness Ian Iskander. Part dragon hunter and part demon, Ian's got some seriously creepy business associates and keeps trying to steal my sword. So why do we keep getting lost in hungry, crazy-hot kisses? Ian is the only person who can help me figure out who - and what - I am. But trusting a half-demon is dangerous ... because when you play with dragon fire, someone always gets burned."--Back cover.

When Alec Darwin, the vampire she was mated to in a past life, returns, Corazon Ferreira, who is caught up in the plans of a reanimated corpse and its master, discovers that Alec is the only one who can protect her.

A new Aisling Grey, Guardian, novel from the author of The Last of the Red-Hot VampiresDrake Vireo, the green dragon of Aisling's dreams, is finally ready to make an honest woman of her-if she can ever get him to the altar. Being stood up cools Aisling's jets, but not her passion, which is a good thing when Drake disappears and it's up to Aisling to find him. At least her doggie demon Jim is always at her side. Just call him a Guardian's best friend.