HOT FOR THE HOLIDAYS - Lora Leigh, Angela Knight, Anya Bast, Allyson James
Jove
ISBN: 978-0-515-147001
October 2009
Paranormal Romance Anthology

Vampire’s Ball - Angela Knight

Kat Danilo gets a surprise she’d never expected for Christmas: contact with the father she never knew.  Her father, Lancelot du Lac, immortal vampire of the Round Table, sent his wife, Grace, to find out if Kat would be willing to join the Majae - immortal witches who protect humankind alongside the vampires.  With Kat’s past, the chance to become immortal and gain the abilities that will allow her seek vengeance against the unknown man who destroyed her family, is something she won’t pass up, no matter the cost.  Now all Kat needs to do is pass the tests of the sponsor her father has chosen for her; fabulously handsome vampire, Ridge Chamllpion.

VAMPIRE’S BALL will capture your attention from the first, treating readers to a tale of unexpected romance.  Kat had known nothing of her father or the magical world, but she embraces her new destiny whole-heartedly.  Ridge is pleasantly surprised by Kat and quickly finds himself falling for her. 

A Little Night Magic - Allyson James

When Naomi Hansen wakes up to find her ex-lover, Jamison Kee, on her roof, her anger wars with disbelief.  Two years ago, Jamison disappeared one night, letting her know through his family that he was on his way to Mexico, and now he shows up as if no time has passed.  Jamison insists that he’s back to stay and needs to be there to protect both her and her daughter Julie, but Naomi isn’t sure she can trust him not to leave again.  Yet, when Jamison finally explains why he left, this woman who doesn’t believe in anything supernatural is going to have to revise her ideas about the paranormal.

Jamison returns to protect the woman he loves, but it will take A LITTLE NIGHT MAGIC to convince her he plans to stay.  From the first time they met, there was a deep connection between the two lovers, yet the changes Jamison went through will test their bond.  This is an intriguing  and sexy paranormal tale.

Sweet Enchantment - Anya Bast

For thirty years, Bella Rhiannon Caliste Mac Lyr has done her best to put the lover who publicly rejected her out of her mind and heart, but when she learns that he’s been sentenced to death, she knows she still has feelings for him.  Ronan Achaius Quinn, an Unseelie Mage has been accused of consorting with The Phaendir (the Druids who imprisoned the Fae in Piefferburg) and with his beheading only hours away, Bella pleads with the Summer Queen to marry Ronan in order to save his soul.  Ronan had been ready to accept his fate, but realizing that Bella still has feelings for him, he becomes determined to escape his fate and find away for them to be together.  If only he can convince Bella to give him another chance….

Raised in the Seelie Court as a favored pureblood, Bella is given the chance to see what else the world holds in SWEET ENCHANTMENT.  Though the magical world they live in is, in essence, a prison, it is only when she leaves the Seelie Court that Bella realizes the freedom she’s been missing.  She’s surprised by the lingering feelings she has for Ronan, and the heat that is still there between them, but is she willing to trust him with her heart again?

A Christmas Kiss - Lora Leigh
Wolf Mountain, Colorado - Present Day

Though it’s been three months since Jessica Raines was released from her year-long imprisonment, that doesn’t mean she’s free.  She knows that her betrayal of the Breeds has most likely ruined any chance of a future with them, but why won’t they let her leave the compound?  On one of her rare solitary walks, someone starts shooting at Jess, and she seeks shelter amid some boulders, only to find Hawke Esteban there.  Once, she had imagined that Hawke would be her future, but his silence over the past fifteen months speaks for itself.  Why then, after he gets her to safety, does he tell her he plans to claim her as his mate?

All it will take is A CHRISTMAS KISS to get an interrupted romance back on track.  Danger still stalks Jessica though, and her hurt feelings over Hawke’s absence make her resistant to giving in to the mating heat.  Still guilt-stricken over her unwilling betrayal of the Breeds, Jess could understand if Hawke wanted nothing to do with her, and is confused: if he still wants her, where has he been?  Part of Ms. Leigh’s Breed series, the secondary characters and the history of the Breeds may be better understood having read the tales in order, yet the romance between Jess and Hawke stands well enough on its own.

With the holiday season just around the corner, four talented paranormal authors deliver tales of magic and good cheer in HOT FOR THE HOLIDAYS.  This sizzling anthology is sure to heat up the cold winter nights ahead.

Jennifer Bishop