New Releases by Susan Squires

THE WORST HAPPENED Tammy Tremaine has been locked away from danger during her family''s struggle with the Clan of Morgan Le Fay. How could she ever find the One who shares the Merlin gene, the destined love who will unlock her magic? Just when she has given up hope Tammy sees a young man ringed in fire during a confrontation with the Clan. She knows in her blood and her bones that her Destiny is a member of the Clan. She must reject him as an enemy. But can she? STAR-CROSSED LOVERS Thomas has been locked away in a monastery since he was nine, cultivated by his mentor, Morgan, for a mysterious purpose. Now she has called him to the Clan compound in order to fulfill it. His course is set-until he sees a redhead across a parking lot. She''s one of Morgan''s enemies, yet suddenly she is very important to him. He escapes the Compound in search of Tammy Tremaine. LET''S NOT BE ROMEO AND JULIET Morgan needs Thomas for a ceremony performed when the comet Galahad joins the Big Dipper to make, for one instant, a perfect Pentacle in the sky. She''s planning an apocalypse and Thomas will play a crucial role. Tammy makes a plan to dodge both Morgan and her family to find out if she and Thomas can survive their differences. But the world is about to change. Will their story end in tragedy, or can they find, in all this chaos, a magic moment of love?

The Ghost rebels The Merlin gene has come alive in his brothers and sisters, giving them a magic power when they find their destined mate. Lanyon is afraid he''s next. Why would he want to share their destiny? The family is under siege. The Clan''s powers are increasing. His father, once invincible, is in no position to lead them. So he rebels. He haunts the L.A. club scene, appearing out of nowhere to play music no one can forget. But can he avoid Destiny? The minute he sees a beautiful blond girl and feels the incredible tug he''s heard his brothers and sisters describe, he knows he must resist her at all costs. Star-power Greta Falk is trying to control her own future, having sued her stage mother for emancipation when she was fifteen. But does she want a role in the next billion-dollar movie franchise? Or does she want to study the stars that have always fascinated her-the ones in the sky? Destinies Collide When Lanyon feels obligated to rescue Greta from the paparazzi, the only safe place to take her is home to his family. Right where he doesn''t want to be. Now he''s drawn into everything he''s been trying to escape. He can''t resist Greta. And she may hold the key to the Tremaine future. The Clan wants what he and Greta know. Can they make peace with their Destiny and embrace a future together?

DESTINY ISN''T CALLING. Kemble Tremaine is thirty-seven. He knows he''ll never get magic like the rest of his family. The Merlin gene has passed him by. No true love, no magic power to help the family in their fight against the descendants of Morgan Le Fay. Since it doesn''t matter who he marries, he asks his sister''s best friend, Jane. At least he''ll be rescuing her from a horrible home life.CINDERELLA MISSES THE BALL. Jane Butler has loved Kemble since she was twelve years old. She''s well aware he''s not marrying her for love, but she hopes she can make him comfortable. HAPPINESS IS RELATIVE. Comfort isn''t on the menu for the Tremaines. Kemble''s sister has been having visions of tragedy. The family finds one of Merlin''s precious artifacts, meant to increase the power of those with magic. Morgan and her Clan want it too. They can''t be far behind. Can Kemble and Jane find destiny in the face of danger and even death?

Keelan is the middle sister of the large and successful Tremaine family who are descended from Merlin of Camelot. His magic in their DNA only comes alive when each meets a destined lover who shares the gene. Two of Keelan''s siblings have found true love and magic powers they can use to help the family in their fight for survival against the Clan, whose magic comes from Morgan Le Fay. Just Kee''s luck she''s fallen in love with someone who doesn''t have the Merlin gene. Now she''ll never get magic. She''s afraid to tell her even her best friend, Devin, that she''s about to give up on her destiny. They''ve lived like twins since Devin was adopted by the Tremaines when he was nine. Now their paths are diverging, painfully. Devin has his own problems. He harbors a secret that''s driving him to leave the family for good. He never felt he belonged anyway. To repay them for their kindness, he vows to acquire the Talisman that can protect the Tremaines from the Clan. And only Kee can keep him from making the ultimate sacrifice.

Drew Tremaine is sure of her destiny. Her family is descended from Merlin. She''ll fall in love with a man who also has magic in his DNA, and he will set her power free. The briefest glimpse of a gorgeous man on a TV show gives her a vision of the future. Her power has arrived; she''s sure he''s the One. She drops everything and flies to Florida in search of the man who''ll share her life. Dowser can find things, anywhere, anytime. But he only uses his gift to find sunken treasure for rich dilettantes when he needs money to stay drunk, trying to numb his pain. When Drew finds Dowser, she''s shocked. This derelict can''t be her destiny. Sure she''s attracted to him. And he''s attracted to her, guilty as that makes him feel. But fate has played a cruel trick on them both. The man who is Drew''s destiny still loves his dead wife, Alice. Now a shadowy group wants Dowser to find a Talisman handed down from Merlin. It''s the first step on their path to ultimate power. In return they''ll give Dowser back the one thing he wants: Alice. Drew and Dowser must both make choices, and they look like they''re going to be painful. Destiny is a bitch.

La contessa Donatella di Poliziano è una vampira, ha potere, bellezza e vita eterna. Ma ha l''immenso rimpianto di non aver trasformato in vampiro il suo grande amore Jergan, secoli prima, poiché quella scelta l''ha privata dell''unico uomo che abbia mai amato.

Award-winning NY Times Bestseller Susan Squires begins a new series, Children of Merlin, with Do You Believe In Magic? Tristram Tremaine has never fit in with his large and successful family. They believe they have inherited a magic gene that comes alive only when they fall in love with another who carries that gene. Tris doesn''t believe it. After disappointing his parents one too many times, Tris, the bad-boy brother, leaves his life in LA and hits the road on his cycle, drifting away from his destiny. That is, until he meets Maggie O''Brian, a spit-fire rodeo rider with a strange ability to calm wild horses. Maggie lives on the road too, avoiding relationships. Her mother left her, the boy she loved left her--even her dog left her. Her secret desire for enduring love and a family seems far away. The last thing she needs is a tomcat with “love ''em and leave ''em” written all over him.But the connection between Tris and Maggie is instantaneous. After a mysterious accident nearly kills Tris, he and Maggie must learn to believe in their destiny and in each other to stay one step ahead of those who will do anything to prevent them from claiming their future.

Ian Rufford è un uomo all''inferno. Prigioniero, ridotto in schiavitù, abbandonato tra le dune del deserto egiziano. Genesi delle sue sofferenze è una donna bellissima, dall''animo più nero della notte. Mutato nel profondo da una forza terribile, Ian prega per una morte che continua beffardamente a sfuggirgli. L''Egitto è anche luogo di viaggio per Elizabeth Rochewell, di ritorno in Inghilterra e a una vita che più si addice a una giovane lady. La sua strada incrocia quella di Ian, tanto affascinante quanto misterioso, depositario di un segreto innominabile. Un segreto in grado di annientare. Ma anche di sedurre.

Con intelligenza e arguzia, Jane Blundell ha sempre evitato l''argomento matrimonio. Divenuto poi impensabile dopo essersi infettata con un campione di sangue nel laboratorio del padre. La trasformazione della figlia in un essere della notte costringe il dottor Blundell a portarla da Londra nelle Highlands, dove Jane incontra Callan Kilkenny, l''unico uomo che può capire la sua sete e soddisfare i suoi insaziabili desideri. Da poco rientrato da Marrakech dove era succube di una bellissima vampira, Callan è ancora disgustato da quel passato e spera che proprio il padre di Jane trovi una cura. Ma mentre scopre in lei una passione che non può respingere né controllare, qualcun altro brama quella stessa cura. Per salvare Jane, Callan dovrà rischiare tutto, anche l''ultima possibilità di redenzione.

La contessa Beatrix Lisse e` un vampiro, con un tenebroso passato che si perde nel Medioevo, ad Amsterdam. John Staunton, conte di Langley, e` una spia al servizio della Corona britannica, attivo sul fronte napoleonico. Due mondi senza punti di contatto, entrambi popolati di inconfessabili segreti. Eppure quando John e Beatrix si incontrano, la scintilla della passione scocca inevitabile: lui non e` il vanesio seduttore che sembrava, lei si rivela ben piu` interessante di una fascinosa cortigiana. Ma la minaccia di uno spietato vampiro incombe, e solo Beatrix ha la chiave per salvare le loro esistenze. E il loro amore.

Sull¿attraente e misteriosa Ann Van Helsing pesa una maledizione terribile: solo toccando una persona, riesce a leggerne la storia e i sentimenti piu` intimi. Gli abitanti del villaggio la credono una strega e lei, schiacciata da un potere che non e` in grado di controllare, si e` isolata nella propria tenuta. Cerca la pace vagando per i boschi, dove pero` si imbatte in uomo che sembra morto: Stephan Sincai, colui che le cambiera` il destino. Ann ancora non immagina che si tratti di un¿anima dannata, un vampiro che, per espiare una colpa terribile, e` diventato un Persecutore, a caccia dei piu` pericolosi fra i suoi simili per eliminarli. Prima di rendersene conto, lo ha gia` sfiorato... Un solo istante e tutta la vita di Stephan si riversa in lei, legandola per sempre a lui. Insieme, ora dovranno combattere qualcosa che li costringera` a scegliere tra cio` che piu` amano e cio` che piu` temono...

The passionate love of a beautiful French aristocrat for a courageous South African aviator is begun and extinguished in the blazing skies of war-torn France. But Centaine de Thiry is bent on realizing some of the dreams which she and Michael Courtney had shared - and sets out to seek a future for his unborn child in the country of Michael''s birth. But in a monumental odyssey of disaster and adventure she must first brave all the combined terrors of war, shipwreck, thirst, fever and the burning vastnesses of Namibia''s Skeleton Coast before she sees another living soul...

Diana Dearborn knows all about romance, at least in the books she writes. But passion eludes her in real life—until she''s offered the chance to travel back in time to Camelot. The world of King Arthur and Guinevere is nothing like she pictured, neither is the knight she encounters on her return to San Francisco: Gawain, the hero of her current project. He''s complicated, mysterious, and sexier than anything her imagination could conjure. And he''s been waiting for her... Now, joined together in a desperate race, Diana and Gawain must prevent an ancient, evil force from wreaking mayhem in the all-too-real present. Diana must learn to trust Gawain—even while she encounters secrets about her own past. But even if their mission succeeds, does Diana''s destiny lie with this man from another time—and will their love alter history forever?

An expert in Leonardo DaVinci''s works, Lucy Rossano recognizes the centuries-old time machine the moment she sees it in a Stanford lab. Fascinated in spite of the danger, she uses her knowledge to briefly go back in time—landing in the middle of a fierce battle in ninth-century Britain. And when she returns to modern-day San Francisco, she brings something back with her: a seductive, fiercely intelligent Viking named Galen... The presence of this enigmatic, devastatingly sexy stranger is just one of the new complications in Lucy''s life. There are others who want to harness the time machine''s power for treacherous ends, and they need Lucy to do it. Galen becomes first her protector, then the lover she''s always dreamed of. But danger is drawing closer, and time is running out. For Galen and Lucy, it''s now...or forever.

Once, Frankie Suchet loved Henri Foucault—and it cost her everything. For two centuries, she has cursed the French duke who gave her his blood and then disappeared forever. Today, this sexy vampire is a bartender living in San Francisco. Now Frankie has been granted a chance to go back in time...and kill the man who made her what she is. But becoming "Francoise" again means losing all memory of the risk Henri poses to her future...and her heart. France, 1794. The Reign of Terror is in full swing. From the first, Henri is an enigma, saving Francoise from an angry Parisian mob. Drawn to his seductive vitality, Francoise discovers there is much more to him than she once knew. Henri''s devotion to rescuing innocents from the guillotine is his sole passion—until he encounters Francoise''s intoxicating blend of innocence and warmth. And as their attraction explodes to dangerous desire, the only way to save each other may be to sacrifice their timeless love...

From beloved authors Sherrilyn Kenyon, J.R. Ward, Susan Squires, and Dianna Love comes Dead After Dark, a paranormal romance collection of four fantastic stories. SHERRILYN KENYON "Shadow of the Moon" Angelia has fought her entire life to make herself strong. Now, with her patria under fire, she has to protect her people from Fury and his werewolf clan. Vowing to bring him to justice, Angelia sets out alone...until the hunter becomes the hunted, and the only way for her to survive is to trust the very wolf she''s sworn to kill. J.R. WARD "The Story of Son" Claire Stroughton is a beautiful lawyer who would rather spend the night with a legal brief than the man of her dreams. Then a routine client meeting turns dangerous—and deeply sensual—when she is held captive by a gorgeous man with an unworldly hunger... SUSAN SQUIRES "Seize the Night" When Drew Carlowe returns home to win back a lost love, he is quick to dismiss rumors that his estate is haunted by a stunning young ghost...until one passionate encounter leaves him mystified—and aching for more. DIANNA LOVE "Midnight Kiss Goodbye" Trey McCree possesses an insatiable desire for Sasha Armand—and supernatural powers that could endanger her life as a human. But when they team up to stop an evil warlord, Trey discovers that Sasha can do way more drive men wild...

Contessa Donnatella di Poliziano has power, beauty, and—as a vampire—eternal life. Her overwhelming regret is a mistake she made centuries ago when she chose not to transform her one true love, Jergan, into a vampire too. Donnatella''s choice has deprived her of the only true love she''s ever known. But just as all seems lost, the discovery of a 300-year-old note leads her to a gift left by her old friend, Leonardo da Vinci: a machine to take her back in time to rewrite the history of her heart... Once back in time, Donnatella''s memory of the intervening years is lost. Yet when she sees the breathtaking Jergan from afar, she feels like she has always known him. The instant attraction she feels draws them together. For Donnatella, the romance is tantalizing, awakening a passion that feels both old and new. But as the two fall in love again, a new danger threatens to tear them apart. Now Jergan''s love for Donnatella will be tested in a most perilous way—and if he fails, the two lovers will be separated again...for eternity.

Kate Malone makes her living reading Tarot cards and fleecing society''s elite. With no prospect of independence, her own fate looks bleak. But Kate''s fortunes change when she steals a magnificent emerald—and is soon confronted by a mysterious stranger. Kate is sure that the striking gentleman''s attention is a ruse to retrieve the gem. But his presence awakens her to passions she never dreamed of...and to powers she never knew she possessed. Gian Urbano is bound by honor to retrieve the mystical stone that can drain a vampire''s power—and drive humans to madness. The willful, stunning Kate has no idea of the emerald''s dark magic, or the lengths Gian''s enemies will go to retrieve it. But soon Gian discovers in Kate a desire more compelling than duty—one that could save them both, or lead them to their downfall...

Far from the glittering lights and shallow bustle of 1822 London lies another world--a realm of shadows and secrets, where desire holds dominion and passion knows no limits.... ONE DESIRE Jane Blundell''s keen intellect and wit have always set her apart from her marriage-minded peers. But such differences are nothing compared to the change that comes upon her when she is infected by a blood sample in her father''s laboratory. Suddenly, her veins resonate with a terrifying, exhilarating power. Dr. Blundell takes Jane to the Scottish highlands where she collides with the only man who can understand her hunger--and slake her unending desire... ONE DESTINY Callan Kilkenny has returned to England from Marrakech, still filled with self-loathing at the deeds he committed in the name of a beautiful, depraved vampire. Now that he has tracked down Dr. Blundell in hopes of a cure he has also found a kindred spirit in Jane. Her passion and her blood calls to Callan, fueling a carnal need that shocks them both with its intensity. But others have come in search of the cure, too...for reasons that are sinister and deadly. And to save Jane and the rest of their kind, Callan must risk everything--even his last chance at redemption... ONE WITH THE NIGHT "When it comes to combining extreme sensuality with dangerous drama, no one does it better than Squires."--Romantic Times BOOKreviews

Discover a realm where anything is possible. Where peril and passion collide. Where a woman is tempted by a man she wants but can never have. A man she could destroy with just one kiss. Discover THE HUNGER... An Undeniable Desire... The year is 1811, and vampire Beatrix Lisse has spent six hundred years trying to atone for her sins.Yet she can''t forget the one man she loved many centuries ago—until she meets John Staunton, the Earl of Langley. John is London''s most notorious rogue, but he sees an innocence in Beatrix that she no longer believed existed. But Beatrix can''t bring herself to reveal her true nature to John, even after they surrender to their fierce passion. It''s only after John abandons Beatrix that she learns he has a secret of his own... Leads to Love that Burns Eternal... An undercover spy for England, John''s mission is to find out who is behind the sudden shift in power in the French government. If he allows himself to get too close to Beatrix, John knows he''ll put her life in danger. But as John gets closer to completing his mission, the very person he seeks is none other than Beatrix''s centuries-old rival. With the world unraveling around them, John and Beatrix unite to fight a nemesis whose fury has no limit—even as their unquenchable passion grows more dangerous by the day...

It is 1821, and all who know the beautiful, mysterious Ann Van Helsing believe she is insane. Yet Ann''s curse is the deep psychic ability that allows her to know everything about another human being—their history, thoughts, and desires—simply by touching them. Overwhelmed by a power she can barely control, Ann roams the woods and caves near her estate, searching for an elusive peace. Here she encounters the man who will change everything... To atone for an unforgivable transgression against his own kind, vampire Stephen Sincai has become a vigilante who must hunt and kill those whom other vampires have made. When Ann discovers Stephen bleeding in the woods, she reaches to touch him before she can stop herself. In an instant, Ann knows every fiber of Stephen''s being—and the knowledge is at once frightening and irresistible... Ann and Stephen are drawn together by a powerful force. As Stephen and Ann fight against the evil surrounding them, an enemy bent on destroying them will make them choose between what they love and fear the most...

Until Death Do Us Part" by Sherrilyn Kenyon Over five hundred years ago, Esperetta''s soul was bound to her husband''s by dark magic, and when Velkan became a Dark-Hunter, to her horror, she became immortal as well. Now, they must come together to fight an old enemy...and the passion that threatens to consume them once more. "Ride the Night Wind" by L.A. Banks Dark dreams haunt Jose Ciponte, dreams of a woman so beautiful he aches for her-and a deadly enemy who stalks them in the night. And now those dreams have become a reality... "The Gift" by Susan Squires All Major Davis Ware wants to do is propose to the beautiful Emma Fairchild. Instead, he is called back into battle, and a desperate fate. And Emma will venture into hell itself to save him. "The Forgotten One" by Ronda Thompson Lady Anne Baldwin longs to break free from her proper bonds. When she meets the mysterious Merrick, whose eyes glow like a wolf''s, she may have found more than she bargained for.

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Psychiatrist Holland Banks fears she''s losing her mind when she begins to hear other people''s thoughts. But while her new talent drags her into a mire of intrigue, it also brings her closer to the man of her dreams. Original.

The authors bring their unique insights to a close-range observation of Andersen''s culture that has continued for more than 15 years. They first review Andersen''s unique history and role; its traditionally careful attention to "enculturing" new employees via mentoring, social networking, rewards and punishments; and its social structure characterized by personal, "familial" relationships. Next, they narrate two decades of change at Andersen, showing how the firm''s tightly integrated cultural system gradually began to devolve, rapidly coming apart in the wake of the 1990s new economy revolution. The book concludes with an insightful discussion of the systemic cultural and business factors that placed Andersen and many other organizations at risk, along with a realistic assessment of the proposed reforms.

The Dark Ages grow darker in England as the Vikings put Saxon strongholds to the torch. It is here that Epona, the beautiful Saxon priestess, awaits the virile Viking warrior who is fated to accept her heart''s surrender and give her a child. Reissue.

Three short stories.

A young woman knows that the sacrament of a vampire''s love will either be the death of her body or the salvation of her soul.