New Releases by Maggie Shayne

The Texas Brand by Maggie Shayne released on May 25, 2001 is available now for purchase.

When a whisper of silk and the promise of lace is deliciously... Surrender to your fantasies. Submit to the pleasures of cool satin caressing warm flesh. Succumb to the arousing touch of lace, exposing every private need. Yield to the tender strokes and wicked ways of a secret lover. Thrill to the luxury of absolute abandon. Now, in these four scintillating bedtime stories, four acclaimed authors invite you to drop every inhibition, fulfill every appetite, and indulge in the silken desires of your wildest and most sinful dreams...

After Midnight... by Maggie Shayne released on Aug 25, 2000 is available now for purchase.

Meeting a starving and beautiful vampire, Jameson Bryant is unable to resist giving her his blood and spending a night of passion with her, nine months after which their child is born. Original.

Sweethearts since childhood, Annie and Richard shared on unparalleled love filled with tenderness, passion and joy. Until the tragic day Richard vanished--presumed dead after a terrible car accident--leaving his adoring wife pregnant and alone, and holding on to the shattered pieces of her broken world. But Richard is not gone--for magic claimed him before death could.

Strong sexual content Sexy rebel Edge (aka Edgar Poe) is on a mission to find and kill Frank Stiles, the obsessed vampire-hunter who murdered his entire undead family. And the path to Stiles leads straight through the legendary half-vampire, half-mortal “child of promise” Amber Lily. Amber Lily Bryant is a legend among the undead, yet even she doesn’t know the full extent of her nature or her powers. She’s one of a kind. But now, she’s on a mission of her own to protect Frank Stiles from Edge’s vengeance, even though he once abducted and tortured her. She must keep the vampire killer alive because he might possess the secret that could save the life of her dear friend. They are opposite sides in a deadly race against time, yet the passion between Edge and Amber is too potent to be denied. And soon, both their lives hang in the balance.

Wings in the Night Your next vampire romance obsession She awakens cold and naked in the pouring rain, with no idea who she is or how she got there. But she does know one thing–she has to run for her life. When Ethan finds the terrified woman hiding in his stable, he knows exactly who Lilith is. He''s never forgotten her, not in the three years since he escaped the facility where they were both captives, along with dozens of others, humans bred into vampires and brainwashed to be killing machines. They''d shared one, innocent kiss. And then he''d escaped and left her behind. How can he tell her that he''d have taken her if he could, or that he planned to go back for her one day, once he found his brother and enough resources and help? He can''t, especially not once her memory begins to return. But a new goal is even more vital then. How can he convince her that going back for the other captives would be suicide?

Wings in the Night Your next vampire romance obsession Blood and Vengeance The first sustains Briar''s life, the second gives it meaning. But in her pursuit of Gregor, the vampire she''s determined to kill, Briar falls in with a gang of do-gooders who are after him, too. Their reluctant leader, Reaper, the vampire hitman with the heart of gold, keeps trying to see good in her. She keeps telling him he''s mistaken. There isn''t any. Briar tells herself that Reaper and his gang of misfit vamps mean nothing to her, that she''ll be gone as soon as she''s achieved her goal and watched Gregor die slowly for all he did to her. Even after repeated, mind-blowing sex with Reaper, she insists there are no feelings involved. And when she has to share blood with the odd little vampire Crisa to save her life-- an act that always creates a powerful bond between undead beings--she still denies caring. But when their lives are on the line, Briar finds herself risking her own ass to save them. Also, she learns to love stilettos.

Strong sexual content He is thousands of years old, and the story of his origins is carved in the clay tablets of Ancient Sumer, for he was first known as Gilgamesh, King of Uruk. In today’s world, he is Damien the Eternal, master of illusion. The sexy, beguiling stage magician''s persona is that of a vampire. He closes each show by pretending to bite the neck of a lovely audience volunteer. Sometimes he really does so, later, in mutually desired sexual encounters that sate his needs and feed his hunger. Afterward, though, his eager partners will remember only an erotic dream, and the marks he leaves on their necks vanish with the first touch of sunlight. But the last two audience volunteers’ marks never went away, because they were dead long before the dawn—drained of their blood by a vampire. Has Damien become a harbinger of his lifelong enemy, Death? Or is someone messing with his mind? The illness that is slowly taking Shannon Mallory’s life is progressing fast, but she is determined to live long enough bring her best friend’s murderer to justice. Tawny was found dead of blood loss with two puncture wounds in her neck only hours after serving as an audience volunteer to magician, Damien the Eternal, who pretends to be a vampire onstage. Shannon doesn’t think it’s a coincidence. Shannon is fearless because she has nothing to lose. Even the most powerful vampire in existence is no match for her stubborn persistence. She breaches his security and his hard-won solitude. She gets into his house and under his skin. The desire that flares between them is as irresistible to her as it is risky. He might be a predator, after all. But an ancient evil has followed the once great king down through the ages, always anticipating the time when he could exact his sweet vengeance. And now that Gilgamesh has fallen in love, that time has come. BONUS! A never-before-published short story: Rhiannon in the Temple of Isis 3: The Wish-Granter Look for Book 4: Beyond Twilight

NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Maggie Shayne “Ms. Shayne augments her growing reputation for some of the best fantasies on the market today.” —Painted Rock Reviews *Originally titled, Forever Enchanted Bridin, rightful ruler of the Kingdom of Rush, where magic is a part of everyday life, is in hiding in the mundane world. She''s determined to reclaim her kingdom from the dark forces who stole it from her family. But she must await arrival of a man whose coming has long been foretold—a hero who will help her fulfill her destiny. But when he arrives, Bridin is stunned-—he''s the same man who toppled her kingdom and drove her and her twin sister Brigit from their home. Tristan feels justified in his actions. He''s proud that he led his people out of the dark world to which they''d long been banished, to claim their right to live in the world of light. But now, he too has been usurped, by a man whose goal is not to live in the light, but to destroy it. Now he must win the trust of the very ruler his family usurped, because only together can they free their enslaved people with the passionate magic of love. “Maggie Shayne grabs readers'' attention from the first page to last in this timeless tale of enemies destined to be lovers.” Fans of films like The Huntsman will love this fantasy romance!

WINGS IN THE NIGHT Books 1, 2, and 3 —Three full-length novels in a special anniversary edition! TWILIGHT PHANTASIES In Tamara’s dreams she calls for him but when she wakes she can’t remember his name. Then she meets an enigmatic stranger and is overcome with a powerful longing. Eric is drawn to Tamara because of the rare Belladonna antigen in her blood. It connects them. From the shadows, he has watched over her, a vampiric guardian. But when he returns after years away, he finds her working for the organization devoted to the annihilation of vampire-kind. ———————————- TWILIGHT MEMORIES Queen of the dead, daughter of a pharaoh, goddess among mortals, Rhiannon is back in town, and Roland de Courtemanche doesn’t stand a chance. The powerful vampiress has driven him mad all his preternatural life. She is the one who made him, and he desires her like no other. Yet she’s an even bigger threat to him than the deadly forces on his trail. ———————————- TWILIGHT ILLUSIONS The story of his origins is carved in the clay tablets of Ancient Sumer, for he was first known as Gilgamesh. Today he is Damien the Eternal, master of illusion. The sexy stage magician''s persona is that of a vampire. He closes each show by pretending to bite the neck of a lovely audience volunteer. But the last two audience volunteers were dead long before the dawn—drained of their blood by a vampire.

Strong sexual content Stephen “Ramsey” Bachman works for the notorious Division of Paranormal Investigations, a bane to vampire-kind. The organization stepped in after his mother was murdered by a vampire, paid for his schooling, trained him, and taught him to hate the undead, and to hunt them. His current case is like none before, though, and the vampire he’s been tasked with capturing is leading him on a chase he’s beginning to think she’s enjoying. She’s a sexy-as-sin, pixie-sized vampire who pushes all his buttons. Worse, he’s been having erotic dreams about her that leave him panting with need. Cuyler Jade can’t figure out why she feels so drawn to a DPI agent—he is her enemy and the enemy of her people. Ramsey has been chasing her high and low. She keeps playing tricks on him, letting him get just so close, but no closer. And yet, close enough to taunt her with her own desires. For she’s been dreaming about him, too and when he is near, she can barely restrain herself from acting those dreams out in real life. She can’t hurt him. She feels the urge to look out for him, and she wants him as if her loins are on fire. The only way to restore peace and sanity, she decides, is to get to the bottom of this connection between them once and for all. So she tricks him, and then she drugs him, and then she takes him to a hideaway where nobody but nobody can interrupt. Nobody that is, except the killers he works for. BONUS! A never-before-published short story: Rhiannon in the Temple of Isis 4: The Wish-Granter Look for Book 5: Born in Twilight

The vampire’s missing lover… Ever since he escaped captivity on The Anemone, a government research vessel where they kept vampires for use in training vampire-killers, Reaper has been searching for Briar, his bristly, hard-shelled, beloved mate. His closest friend Seth’s love Vixen, and close friends Jack and Topaz are also missing. In a time when both human vigilantes and government forces hunt the undead, it’s a dangerous time to be unaccounted for. The vampiress’s missing freedom… Briar, Vixen, and Topaz have been moved from one secret prison to another, sometimes with other vampires, sometimes just them. Until one night, they see an opportunity to break out. But escape is an illusion… They exit their prison only to find themselves the quarry in a DPI training exercise. They’re trapped in a large chunk of the bayou, surrounded by an electrical barrier that will toast them alive should they try to cross through. And they are hunted by raw DPI recruits competing for a prize. And if they don’t play along, the still-missing Jack will pay the price, for he is the bait in this cruel and inescapable game.

“Intense, mystical and lyrical,” raves Library Journal, calling New York Times Bestseller Maggie Shayne “one of romantic fantasy’s most accomplished authors.” Nidaba, the high priestess he adored, had supposedly died in a fire more than four thousand years ago. But when the one-time King of Sumer, Eannatum, now living a quiet life as modern Nathan King, sees her photo in a newspaper, he has to know for sure. He finds the once powerful High Priestess of Inanna in a locked mental unit, catatonic and alone. But when he breaks her out, taking her to his peaceful haven to make her well again, he doesn’t know that the dark one who tore them apart long ago is watching, or that he is putting his new life, and all those he loves, at terrible risk. If you read and loved ETERNITY and INFINITY, books 1 and 2 in this series, you must have the third tale

On an Irish country road in 1808, Donovan O’Roark is killed by a vampire, his bloodless body carried home by grieving loved ones. Later, he wakes in a coffin at his own funeral. His family turns on him. His own father tries to drive a stake through his heart. For a time he finds refuge in the nearby castle with a new friend, but a mob of villagers drives them out into the rising sun. He barely escapes with his life. His friend is not so lucky. Tonight, Donovan O’Roark returns to Dunkinny. So does Rachel Sullivan. After earning a degree in the States, she’s again slinging beers in her hometown. But her true goal in coming home is to unravel the legends of the Castle of Donovan O’Roark. They say he was a vampire. A stranger with a striking resemblance to his ancestor, who bears the same name, has taken up residence in the castle. The locals fear he’s the vampire, back for revenge. Rachel thinks he’s her way in. But it’s getting out that’s the problem. As passion explodes between captive and captor, a deadly superstition smolders in the village below, and when violence erupts, they’ll need more than their burgeoning love to survive.

Gutted by betrayal, the vampire Sarafina interacts only with humans she can control. Wounded war hero Willem Stone is a man who cannot be broken. During his captivity and torture by the enemy, Willem’s tormented mind created a haven for him. Pain triggers visions of a mesmerizing and beautiful woman who seems aware of his presence and calls him her ghost. Sarafina’s phantom has shown up a handful of times over her centuries-long life. She has no idea what he is or how he infiltrates her mind, but he touches long dormant parts of her soul and ignites her passions in a way no mindless, enthralled servant ever has. When teenage Amber Lily Bryant, the only half-mortal, half-vampire in existence, is taken by the evil Frank Stiles, torturer and murderer of countless undead, Willem is hired to rescue her, and Sarafina is sworn to protect her. Willem must put aside his disbelief to save an innocent girl’s life. And he must thaw Sarafina’s frozen heart to save his own soul. Includes Wings in the Night 9, Run from Twilight, a novella Strong Sexual Content

By New York Times and USA Today Bestselling, RITA® Award winning author, Maggie Shayne “Maggie Shayne delivers romance with sweeping intensity and bewitching passion.” #1 NY Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz. *Originally titled Fairytale. A little boy’s haven… As a child Adam found respite from his father’s cruelty in the woods around their home. During one of his forest adventures, he crawled through tunnel and emerged into another world, a magical world, where a beautiful fairy child splashes in an enchanted pool. It was just imagination… Or so Adam tells himself as an adult. Until he finds a painting of that same crystal-strewn glade, that same glistening pool, the same mysterious girl splashing in its waters. That painting becomes his most cherished possession. Brigit thinks she knows who she is… A fire razed the orphanage where she lived. But a homeless man saved her, and he saved the book that had been left on its doorstep with her. She and Raze have been family to each other ever since. Brigit can paint anything she sees precisely, and she uses her gift to get her and Raze off the streets when he gets too old and too sick to survive that way anymore. The wrong people find out about her ability, though, and Raze is kidnapped. To get him back, Brigit must get close enough to Adam to copy his painting, switch them, and deliver the original to the kidnapper. But it’s not just a painting… It’s the key to Brigit’s secret past, her connection to the enchanted land Adam discovered as a boy, and a message from a twin sister she never knew she had pointing the way to her destiny. Fans of films like The Huntsman will devour this series.

By dark of night and shining moon... Arianna returns the stone circle where her love lies beneath the earth. His heart was taken from him by a dark high witch centuries ago. A heart that beats still... …in the box where it has been imprisoned all this time. She recovered it from the the dark one who took it, and she intends to replace it in his magnificent chest and bring him back to life. Back to her. That he died hating her, blaming her, is something she’ll worry about later. But the evil that tore them apart lives on, awaiting its chance to destroy them both once and for all. This stunning sequel to ETERNITY takes us back to the 1500s in the Scottish Highlands, to tell the powerful love story of Arianna and Nicodimus and its tragic end, then sweeps us into the present day, where their story finds its chance to be come full circle