Linda Winstead Jones

Folklorist and illustrator Keira Sullivan pursues the mysterious Irish legend of an ancient Celtic stone angel and soon becomes the target of a killer that even search-and-rescue expert Simon Cahill cannot stop.

DOWN FROM THE TOWER Rachel Sommerville was captive. Not only was she practically imprisoned by her witch of an aunt in the Sommerville Towers, she was forced to sing for the San Franciscan hotel's guests. What was more, Roland Connor could see in her the repression of a wild sentiment, a savage desire that had yet to be released. He was counting on it--for it was in seducing the young woman that his vengeance would be complete. Rachel was pure sweetness, a real American princess. If he were to tarnish the golden-haired beauty before her wedding night, send her to her bridal bower with more tricks than a saloon girl, he would gain his revenge on the man she was being forced to marry. But to free Rachel from the constraints of decency, to knock her from the high pedestal of her virtue, Roland needed a foothold to her heart--and to harden his own. But that would happen soon enough . . . as soon as she let down her hair.

CLIMBING TO PASSION It wasn't a castle, but Cloudmont was close: The enormous estate housed everything Jacqueline Beresford needed to quit her life of crime. But climbing up to the window, Jackie got a shock. The gorgeous giant of an owner was awake -- and he was a greater treasure than she'd ever imagined. FALLING IN LOVE It hardly surprised Rory Donovan that the beautiful burglar was not what she'd claimed, but capturing the feisty felon offered an excellent opportunity. He'd been searching for a governess

Hurled into the Caribbean and swept back in time, Sabrina Steele finds herself abruptly aroused in the arms of pirate captain Antonio Rafael de Zamora. There, on his tropical island, Rafael teaches her to rest the waves of passion and sail the seas of ecstasy. But the handsome rogue has a tortured past, and in order to consummate a love that has called her through time, the headstrong beauty seeks to uncover the pirate's true buried treasure--his heart.

A Fairy Tale Romance Running from a frightening stagecoach robbery, Maddalyn Kelly flees straight up an imposing mountain, sure the bandits will not follow. She finds a charming cabin on that mountain, a cabin inhabited by the three imposing Barrett brothers. They're gruff and hairy and ultimately lovable. Especially the youngest of the three, Eric Barrett. For Maddalyn it's love at first sight, and she doesn't mind at all being snowed in for a few weeks. But Eric doesn't believe in love, and Maddalyn will settle for nothing else.

Beyond the boundaries of the everyday is an unseen realm where anything you imagine is possible. Your demon lover is waiting for you in the shadows, ready to fulfill your secret wishes and most dangerous fantasies. Here passion has a face and form both titillating and terrifying—and love has teeth and claws. Get ready to give in to your craving for something exquisitely dark...and different.Hotter Than Hell gathers together a baker's dozen of today's boldest and best authors of supernatural fiction and paranormal romance in a breathtaking anthology that blends black magic with red-hot desire. From the tantalizing tale of a conflicted psychic vampire driven by a powerful, savage love to the strange saga of a Greek warrior woman battling to save the world, these are stories outside the limits, as hypnotic as the full moon...and hotter than the sun.

he spirit of Elvis brings love to four Memphis belles in these stories of Christmas at Graceland, written by Sandra Hill, Linda Jones, Sharon Pisacreta, and Amy Elizabeth Saunders.

Disguised as a sentinel, the emperor of Columbyana is shocked that his next bridal candidate isn't interested in becoming an Empress. Determined to teach the haughty beauty a lesson, the Emperor strikes a bargain with her stepfather, and claims her as his bride.