His Immortal Embrace

Hannah Howell Lynsay Sands

Sara Blayne Kate Huntington

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Contents

The Yearning, by Hannah Howell

Tormented by an ancient curse, the young men of Clan MacCordy reach

manhood only to walk forever in darkness, thirsting for blood—and Alpin
MacCordy is no different. He must wed for coin and land, despite his
betrothed's terror—and his own fascination for another woman, Lady Sophie
Hay. From her he craves not matrimony, but the unbridled passion of eternal
love...

Bitten, by Lynsay Sands

When brooding Keeran MacKay saves Emily Wentworth Collins from a

storm-tossed ship, he is stunned to find that the young woman's gratitude—
and gentle touch—move him to do the unthinkable: offer her shelter in his
secluded castle. But when a savage kiss reveals Keeran's true nature, Emily
realizes that yielding to Keeran's untamed desire may change her own life...
forever.

Stranger in the Night, by Sara Blayne

Georgiana Thornberry hopes to unearth ancient treasure while exploring

the moldering ruins of her ancestral home. Instead she encounters Julius
Lathrop—whose hypnotic gray eyes are as haunted as the misty moors.

Does the enigmatic—and disturbingly attractive—stranger hold the key to

a family legend? Or something far more sinister?

The Awakening, by Kate Huntington

Orphaned Thalia Layton is stricken to hear that her beloved, eccentric

Aunt

Cordelia has taken ill. But upon her arrival at Cordelia's remote estate,

Thalia discovers that her aunt has harbored dangerous secrets—and that
Thalia's own attraction to Adrian Lucerne, Cordelia's mysterious—and oddly
nocturnal— companion, may prove to be a sensual temptation that will cost
her life...