Her entire life had come down to this moment. Tessa stepped into the time-travel chamber and closed the booth's curved door. Deep silence surrounded her. The lab staff stood outside, watching her through the clear quartz panels, holding their collective breath as she settled into the comfortable recliner chair. Outside the booth, Dr. Athena Carswell did the same. Tessa watched the professor sink deep into her chair and don the crownlike brain-wave amplifier that would allow her to fling Tessa back in time more than two thousand years.
Calm suffused Tessa. Profound relief. Finally, an end to it all. A goodbye to this life one way or another—either by succeeding and leaping into a far-removed past or by failure of the jump and death. But either way, Tessa Marconi, weird kid turned psychic adult, was done with the mortal coil of the twenty-first century.
The hair on her arms stood up a moment before her skin began to tingle. The sensation built from mildly uncomfortable to an annoying itch to tongues of agony. It might have made a lesser person scream, but she embraced the pain.
by Linda Winstead Jones and Lisa Childs and Bonnie Vanak
The underlying thrum of heartbeats. Tempting scents and primitive urges denied. It was a night like thousands—tens of thousands—of others.
Abby stood behind the long, polished bar of her place, wiping down a beer mug until it shone like the row of gleaming glasses lined up behind her. She studied the customers, subtly keeping an eye on them much in the way a mother hen might, though no one who knew her well would mistake her for such a caring creature. On the other side of the room a number of round tables arranged around a small dance floor were populated by a mixture of vampires and humans, regulars for the most part. Things were quiet tonight, as Tuesdays often were. Friday and Saturday would be another story; weekends around here were rarely what anyone would call quiet.
The vampires here were, of course, acutely aware of the humans in their midst. Thirsty as they were, tempted as they might be by the scent of fresh blood and living flesh and the gentle, steady thudding of a dozen heartbeats beneath warm skin, they were not allowed to hunt within ten miles of Abby's place, and they were expressly forbidden to ever take the life of one of her customers. She was the oldest in town, and they respected— and even feared—the strength that came with centuries of survival in an unfriendly world. There was no official hierarchy, no appointed position. She was the strongest among those who gathered here, and so she led.
Nocturne stories deliver a dark, very sexy read that entertain readers and take them from everyday life to an atmospheric, complex, paranormal world filled with characters struggling with life and death issues. These stories are fast-paced, action-packed and with a strong level of sensuality. Nocturne features stories of vampires, shape-shifters, werewolves, psychic powers, etc. set in contemporary times.
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Coming to the Dark Side in December!
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Introducing Nocturne Bites - OtherWorldly Short Stories
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A Little Bite!
Moon Shadow
by Jenna Kernan
Researcher Luisa Marshall was used to studying bears, not being studied by one. But Skinwalker Ty Moon has been watching her for months, admiring how she cared for animals...and being driven wild with arousal.
Though he vowed to remain solitary, his wanting was too strong to be contained—especially when he brings an injured Luisa home to his cabin....
A Little Bite!
The Vampire's Desire
by
Alexis Morgan
As Keeper of the Winds, Livia Cavalli needed to focus her power on keeping the As a Chancellor, a vampire-human hybrid, Ambrose O'Brien is used to handling tough negotiations between the human and vampire clans of New Eire—except when the challenging and sexy vampire heiress Miranda Connor is involved. Though Ambrose longs to find out if she's as fiesty in the bedroom as she is at the bargaining table, it's unthinkable that an upper-class vampire would ever take a half-breed like him as a lover....
But when Miranda's family is attacked, Ambrose is the only person she can trust. And with an unknown enemy uniting them, the real danger may be their explosive passion....
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Author Sightings and Events
Lisa Renee Jones
*June 08 - Kensington Anthology -- Damned, Delicious, and Dangerous
*July 08 - Silhouette Nocturne - Beast of Darkness
*August 08 - Spice Brief - Primal Instincts
*November 08 - Avon Red Anthology Alluring Tales Two
Kimle tanışmak isterim: Dracula. Angel from Buffy. Brad Pitt as Louis in Interview with the Vampire. Anyone tall, dark, sexy, mysterious, and blessed/cursed with otherworldly powers and/or immortality. Or, fans of the above!
it's been a busy couple of weeks here....hope things are going well for you. enjoy your evening and have a fabulous weekend !!! if you get a chance stop by my page and have a look at the new images Ive put up.
it's been a busy couple of weeks here....hope things are going well for you. enjoy your evening and have a fabulous weekend !!! if you get a chance stop by my page and have a look at the new images Ive put up.
