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Authors: Erin Quinn,Caridad Pineiro,Erin Kellison,Lisa Kessler,Chris Marie Green,Mary Leo,Maureen Child,Cassi Carver,Janet Wellington,Theresa Meyers,Sheri Whitefeather,Elisabeth Staab

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The man shook his head, making his way past her toward the bank of elevators behind the security desk. “Passed away a week ago.”

Oh. No.

Elise’s heart squeezed. Whatever issues she might have with Michael, his father seemed like a true gentleman. Not that she’d known him well, but he’d come across as warm and concerned about everybody. The kind of confident guy with a firm handshake who would drive his own employees to the mechanic on Friday afternoon so they could get home for the weekend. He’d done it once for her.

She made her way over to Penny. “I didn’t know about Mr. Hale. He’ll be missed.”

You wouldn’t have known he died if you hadn’t come back.
Still. She’d heard the tales of how he built this company from the ground up with his closest friend. He’d made the speech at all the company gatherings.

Penny shook her head. “I tell you, it’s like there’s a dark cloud hanging over this place since he passed.” She slid over a form. “Fill this out, would you sweetie? Then if you can hang tight while they get you into the computer and give you a temporary security badge, I’m going to run to my desk and drop my things. I’ll be back shortly to get you squared away.” A firm, quick squeeze of her hands on Elise’s. “So glad to have you back with us.”

Elise smiled again as Penny turned to go, but didn’t reply. She couldn’t, all of her words had been stolen by the figure coming into the lobby.

Michael.

No, Mr. Hale. HaleStorm CEO. She ought to get used to calling him Mr. Hale.

Everything from her lips down went numb and tingly when she laid eyes on the man she’d spent the last five years convincing herself she hated more than hate itself. He looked tall, defined, and handsomely stoic in a charcoal suit and silvery tie. She’d never seen him so formal. Or so disheveled, with his overgrown stubble and hair tousled from the wind. She couldn’t believe he stood in front of her now. The lines and shadows on his face spoke volumes.

“Elise.”

Her lips parted. What should she say? Do? The movie-style slap she’d fantasized over all this time no longer seemed appropriate. “Michael.”

Good reply, Elise. Smooth.

He cleared his throat. “I’m told you’re here to assist with the security validation issue.” He held out a hand. “Thank you.”

Okay. Formal. She could do formal. “I’m thrilled to help.”
Barely through the door and I’m lying through my teeth right and left. This is probably going to be awkward as almighty hell, but that’s cool.

He kept his fingers wrapped firmly around hers. She bit the inside of her cheek to keep her mouth closed. The scent of the same Gucci cologne he’d always worn filled her nostrils, and with it came the extreme urge to yank her hand back away from his grasp. But he was the CEO, he was grieving, and it seemed only polite to—

“Michael.”

They dropped hands. Elise turned to see a pale-skinned and dark-haired figure weaving toward them through the lobby traffic in stilettos. With her bobbed hair and expensive Burberry coat, she reminded Elise of those pricey Italian dogs that paraded around at shows. A ring flashed on her finger as she reached toward Michael, and Elise stepped away.

“I believe you accidentally grabbed my keys when you left breakfast in such a hurry.”

Ah, yes. The wife. Elise remembered seeing an announcement in the Post about a year after she’d left the company. Becca something? A big snazzy shindig at The Mandarin. Must have been some wedding. Involuntarily, a shiver zoomed up Elise’s back and tried to burrow into her brain.

Before the woman could grab Michael—Mr. Hale’s—hand, he stuffed them into his pockets with a jerk of his chin. “Give us a moment, would you?”

The wife’s pale skin went practically ghostly and she took a step back. Spinning on one narrow heel, she did the worst job ever of pretending interest in the tarted-up trees by the door.

“Look,” Michael said to Elise. “I have a meeting.” He checked his watch and then nodded toward Penny’s retreating figure. “And I’m sure you need to go take care of paperwork. Do me a favor and see me before you go to lunch.” He leaned in and his warm breath touched a spot in Elise’s memory she didn’t like. Not with the man’s wife standing nearby. Particularly not considering she’d mentally relegated him to the “asshole” file years ago. “I’m considering this project a top priority.”

She nodded, wanting to look anywhere except his eyes, and finding her gaze trapped. “Absolutely. Of course.” Water. She needed water. A cough drop. What was with all the dry air in this building?

Before she could think it over much, he’d turned to head for the door. Hands still in his pockets, his eager wife gripping his arm in a display of ownership as she clickety-clacked alongside.

Well, dammit.
I’m considering this project a top priority
. Lord have mercy. So much for staying off his radar. The sooner she got this thing resolved, the faster she could get herself gone.

SEDUCTIVE SUPERNATURALS

Copyright © 2014 by Full Moon Books, LLC

 

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All texts contained within this document are a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual events, locales or persons (living or dead), is entirely coincidental.

 

SEDUCTIVE SUPERNATURALS boxed set cover design © 2014 Kim Killion

 

 

DIABLO SPRINGS by Erin Quinn

Copyright
©
2014 Erin Grady

Originally published as
Whispers
, First edition copyright © 2006 by Erin Grady

Material excerpted from
The Five Deaths of Roxanne Love
copyright © 2013 by Erin Grady

 

VAMPIRE REBORN by Caridad Pineiro

Copyright 2014
©
Caridad Pineiro Scordato

VAMPIRE REBORN cover design © 2014 Sharah Hansen at Okay Designs

 

SHADOW FALL by Erin Kellison

First edition copyright
©
2010 Erin Kellison

Material excerpted from Shadowman copyright © 2011 by Erin Kellison

Second digital edition copyright © 2011 by Erin Kellison

 

NIGHT ANGEL by Lisa Kessler

Copyright
©
2014 Lisa Kessler

Second Edition 2014

NIGHT ANGEL cover design © 2014 by Luminari Studio, Eva Layne

 

SHADOWS TILL SUNRISE by Chris Marie Green

Copyright
©
2014 Chris Marie Green

 

A SHADOW AT TWILIGHT by Mary Leo

Copyright
©
2014 Mary Leo

A SHADOW AT TWILIGHT
cover design © 2013 Dee Kelly

 

MORE THAN FIENDS by Maureen Child

Copyright
©
2007 Maureen Child

MORE THAN FIENDS cover design © 2013 Jenel Looney

 

IMMORTAL POSSESSION by Cassi Carver

Copyright ©
2014 Cassi Carver

 

FOREVER ROSE by Janet Wellington

Copyright
©
2014 Janet Wellington

FOREVER ROSE cover design © 2014 Janet Wellington

 

WELCOME HOME, VAMPIRE by Theresa Meyers

Copyright
©
2014 Theresa Meyers

WELCOME HOME, VAMPIRE cover design © 2014 Theresa Meyers

 

VAMPIRE MAGIC (Blood Genie, books 1 and 2) by Sheri Whitefeather

THE VAMPIRE PENDANT Copyright
©
2012 Sheree Whitefeather

THE VAMPIRE BRACELET Copyright
©
2012 Sheree Whitefeather

 

WILD NIGHTS WITH A LONE WOLF by Elisabeth Staab

Copyright
©
2014 by Elisabeth Staab

WILD NIGHTS WITH A LONE WOLF
cover design © 2014
Babski Creative Studios

Table of Contents

Title Page

CONTENTS

DIABLO SPRINGS

DIABLO SPRINGS

Table of Contents for DIABLO SPRINGS

Diablo Springs: Chapter One

Diablo Springs: Chapter Two

Diablo Springs: Chapter Three

Diablo Springs: Chapter Four

Diablo Springs: Chapter Five

Diablo Springs: Chapter Six

Diablo Springs: Chapter Seven

Diablo Springs: Chapter Eight

Diablo Springs: Chapter Nine

Diablo Springs: Chapter Ten

Diablo Springs: Chapter Eleven

Diablo Springs: Chapter Twelve

Diablo Springs: Chapter Thirteen

Diablo Springs: Chapter Fourteen

Diablo Springs: Chapter Fifteen

Diablo Springs: Chapter Sixteen

Diablo Springs: Chapter Seventeen

Diablo Springs: Chapter Eighteen

Diablo Springs: Chapter Nineteen

Diablo Springs: Chapter Twenty

Diablo Springs: Chapter Twenty-One

Diablo Springs: Chapter Twenty-Two

Diablo Springs: Chapter Twenty-Three

Diablo Springs: Chapter Twenty-Four

Diablo Springs: Chapter Twenty-Five

Diablo Springs: Chapter Twenty-Six

Diablo Springs: Chapter Twenty-Seven

Diablo Springs: Chapter Twenty-Eight

Diablo Springs: Chapter Twenty-Nine

Diablo Springs: Chapter Thirty

Diablo Springs: Chapter Thirty-One

Diablo Springs: Chapter Thirty-Two

Diablo Springs: Chapter Thirty-Three

Diablo Springs: Chapter Thirty-Four

Diablo Springs: Chapter Thirty-Five

Diablo Springs: Chapter Thirty-Six

Dear Reader,

About the Author

Books by Erin Quinn

The Five Deaths of Roxanne Love – Preview Chapter

VAMPIRE REBORN

VAMPIRE REBORN

Table of Contents for VAMPIRE REBORN

Vampire Reborn: Chapter One

Vampire Reborn: Chapter Two

Vampire Reborn: Chapter Three

Vampire Reborn: Chapter Four

Vampire Reborn: Chapter Five

Vampire Reborn: Chapter Six

Vampire Reborn: Chapter Seven

Vampire Reborn: Chapter Eight

Vampire Reborn: Chapter Nine

Vampire Reborn: Chapter Ten

Vampire Reborn: Chapter Eleven

Dear Reader,

About the Author

Books by Caridad Pineiro

Prologue

Chapter One

SHADOW FALL

SHADOW FALL

Table of Contents for SHADOW FALL

Shadow Fall: Epigraph

Shadow Fall: Prologue

Shadow Fall: Chapter One

Shadow Fall: Chapter Two

Shadow Fall: Chapter Three

Shadow Fall: Chapter Four

Shadow Fall: Chapter Five

Shadow Fall: Chapter Six

Shadow Fall: Chapter Seven

Shadow Fall: Chapter Eight

Shadow Fall: Chapter Nine

Shadow Fall: Chapter Ten

Shadow Fall: Chapter Eleven

Shadow Fall: Chapter Twelve

Shadow Fall: Chapter Thirteen

Shadow Fall: Chapter Fourteen

Shadow Fall: Chapter Fifteen

Shadow Fall: Chapter Sixteen

Shadow Fall: Chapter Seventeen

Shadow Fall: Chapter Eighteen

Shadow Fall: Chapter Nineteen

Shadow Fall: Chapter Twenty

Shadow Fall: Chapter Twenty-One

Shadow Fall: Chapter Twenty-Two

Dear Reader,

About the Author

Books by Erin Kellison

Prologue

NIGHT ANGEL

NIGHT ANGEL

Table of Contents for NIGHT ANGEL

Night Angel: Chapter One

Night Angel: Chapter Two

Night Angel: Chapter Three

Night Angel: Chapter Four

Night Angel: Chapter Five

Night Angel: Chapter Six

Night Angel: Chapter Seven

Night Angel: Chapter Eight

Night Angel: Chapter Nine

Night Angel: Chapter Ten

Night Angel: Chapter Eleven

Night Angel: Epilogue

Dear Reader,

About the Author

Books by Lisa Kessler

Night Child – Preview Chapter

SHADOWS TILL SUNRISE

SHADOWS TILL SUNRISE

Table of Contents for SHADOW TILL SUNRISE

Shadows Till Sunrise: Chapter One

Shadows Till Sunrise: Chapter Two

Shadows Till Sunrise: Chapter Three

Shadows Till Sunrise: Chapter Four

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