Born in BloodSworn in Blood......isn't only the motto the Famiglia lives by. Bleeding for love is something every couple in this book has experienced. Through hardships their love morphs into something even more beautiful and resilient. A love each of them is willing to fight for.This anthology contains stories for the following couples: Aria & LucaRomero & LilianaGrowl & CaraMauro & StellaMatteo & Gianna

When sixteen-year-old Rhemy Larousse gets sent off to Rosedown Seminary, an old plantation recently bought, she discovers life in small town St. Francisville, Louisiana, is more than it seems. What was once only folklore and supernatural myths would soon become reality for Rhemy. Rhemy starts for the first time to feel like things are going to be okay...until the day she meets Brick Southwood, the boy she has strangely been dreaming about all summer. Rhemy tries fighting her growing attraction for him. Unsure if Brick will be the death of her or will be who awakens who Rhemy really is, she tries to keep her distance. However, the two can't stay away from each other. Together, with some friends, Rhemy and Brick will begin a journey together that neither of them had dreamed could be possible, confronting the demons of the Shadow World as well as those of being a sixteen-year-old teenage girl. Rhemy will embark on an adventure where she faces the challenges of the proverbial young love triangle as well as face the devil himself.

A Vampire's Love Is Eternal Zack Ravenscroft loves women--all women--and they love him. The irresistibly seductive owner of the hottest casino in Nevada, Zack has tasted every wicked pleasure Sin City can offer. But never in his six hundred years as a vampire has he seen a morsel as delectable as Kaitlyn Sherrad, the mysterious young newcomer in town. Zack knows nothing about her--except that he craves her. . . Kaitlyn is half vampire, half human--and all woman. As the cherished daughter of the Carpathian Coven's master, she has been given every luxury a girl could desire. Now her only need is for a prince. But though she's ready to gamble her heart on Zack, a powerful enemy stalks their every move. . .watches their every kiss. . .and waits to destroy their undying love. . . "Sexy, fast-paced, gritty, this is Amanda Ashley at her best! A must read!" --Ronda Thompson on Dead Sexy "A classic vampire tale of sensual, spine-tingling suspense." --Christine Feehan on Desire After Dark "Vampire romance the way it's supposed to be written!" –Maggie Shayne

The President is dead. The outer colonies are in revolt. One man will make himself Emperor. The Commonwealth must stop him...or fall.

On any given day in the United States there are twenty to fifty active, unknown serial killers. Eighty-five percent of the entire world's serial killers are in the United States. It is believed that these serial killers change their target and method of killing constantly, possibly to prevent their murders from being linked together. Detective Tim Barnes and Dave Mitchell are investigating a horrific murder in a small city in Montana. An entire family is dismembered, their body parts hanging in their barn, their eyes cut out. Emma is a first-time novelist, her first book is about a family's murder that is all too similar. Her book draws the two detectives to California, and to her. While one detective wonders if Emma could be involved in the crimes, the other is falling for her. Who else did they unknowingly bring with them? An investigation follows that takes you from the frozen, snow covered grounds of Montana to the warm beaches of California. In a race to catch the mother of all serial killers.

Houston nightclub Rave is famous for nearly-naked male dancers and beautiful bartenders. It's a club for hedonists and playboys. Like Peter, a young man with a strict rule about one-night stands. He breaks that rule for Lucien, the owner of The Den, a rival gay nightclub where there are no boundaries, no taboos. Anything goes at The Den, including vampires. When Peter finds out about Lucien's vampire nature, he figures he should have stuck to his rule. He's not a vampire fan, after all, and Lucien pulls him into a dark world of vampires, werewolves and feuding in-laws. Peter resists Lucien as long as he can, but when he gives in, he does it in a big way. Peter and Lucien begin a very dangerous dance of sensual heat and deep emotion, one that causes them nothing but trouble. No one approves of the human and vampire match, including the Council, old enemies and even older friends. Peter and Lucien have to struggle to stay together and protect those they love. Can they beat the forces that will try to tear them apart forever? And can they face what will become of Peter if they stay together?

From her deathbed, where HIV is choking away her last breaths, Black Girl, an infamous ex-prostitute of Atlanta's Auburn Avenue ho stroll, exacts two promises from her three young teenaged sons, Khalil, B-Man, and Quantavious. She does not try to fool herself that the boys will be anything but hustlers. Hustlin' is in their blood from both ends -- hers and their father Raphael's, who was Black Girl's pimp before drugs knocked them both on their asses and destroyed Raphael's stable of top-notch ho's. In Khalil, Black Girl sees the making of a boss mack, much like his pops. In B-Man, her youngest son, she sees a fierce jackboy and a heartless killa. In her baby boy, Quantavious, Black Girl prophesizes a major drug kingpin. Together, she knows her sons can rule the streets from all angles. But to do so, they must never let money, women, jealousy or greed come between them. They must remain BONDED BY BLOOD, which she makes them promise at her deathbed. Black Girl also makes her boys promise to forgive Raphael, and not hold her demise against him. But some promises are hard to keep, especially when bitterness runs deep. When fast money, irresistible women, unspoken grudges and unforgivable violations are tossed into the mix, will a deathbed promise to their mother be enough to stop the bloodshed once it begins? Which brother will remain standing in the end?