Best of
Fantasy-Romance

2010

The Clan MacRieve (Immortals After Dark, #2, #4 & #9)


Kresley Cole - 2010
    The mighty king: In A Hunger Like No Other, Lachlain MacRieve will stop at nothing to capture his ethereal vampire mate and make her his queen. As passion burns between them, can the tormented beast win the gentle beauty’s heart? The ruthless warrior: In Wicked Deeds on a Winter’s Night, Bowen MacRieve must protect his former enemy, a  vulnerable young witch whose breathless kiss haunts him. He’ll demand her body and soul, and no deed is too wicked for her seduction. The fierce prince: In Pleasure of a Dark Prince, Garreth MacRieve aches to claim the Valkyrie archer he’s long coveted from afar. But when his need for her reaches a feverpitch, will the proud huntress dare surrender to his uncontrollable desires?

100% The Vampire Diaries: The Unofficial Guide To The Vampire Diaries


Evie Parker - 2010
    Based on the hit book series by L.J. Smith, the show sees two smouldering vampire brothers, Paul Wesley (Everwood) and Ian Somerhalder (Lost), at war with each other over the soul of high school girl Nina Dobrev (Degrassi: The Next Generation). Quench your thirst for blood with this incredibly detailed unofficial guide - full of behind the scenes facts, season one episode guide, character profiles and huge free poster!

Xanth by Two: Demons Don't Dream and Harpy Thyme


Piers Anthony - 2010
    He didn't particularly like fantasy games, but he'd made a bet with Ed, and a bet's a bet. So he loaded the game and...Within moments he had left Mundania and was standing in a forest glade in Xanth, with his Companion in Adventure Nada Naga -- a beautiful Princess who just happened to be a shape-changing serpent. For a long time Dug thought that this was just an incredibly convincing virtual world. Then he began to believe in Magic. Which was a good thing, because the prize in this Game is the Power of Magic in Xanth.In the next installment, Harpy Thyme, Gloha must brave a demoness and snow dragons, malevolent clouds and musical volcanoes, on a wild odyssey that takes her not only across the length and breadth of Xanth, but on journeys through Time, Space, and the perilous realms of Madness and Mundanity.Two Piers Anthony's Xanth novels in a single volume: Twice the magic, twice the adventure - Xanth By Two.

What a Dragon Should Know: SUPER Edition


G.A. Aiken - 2010
    But do they appreciate it? Do they say, “Gwenvael the Handsome, you are the best among us—the most loved of all dragons?” No! For centuries my family has refused to acknowledge my magnificence as well as my innate humility. Yet for them, and because I am so chivalrous, I will brave the worst this land has to offer. So here I stand, waiting to broker an alliance with the one the Northlanders call The Beast. A being so fearful, the greatest warriors will only whisper its name. Yet I, Gwenvael, will courageously face down this terrifying…woman? It turns out the Beast, a.k.a. Dagmar Reinholdt, is a woman—one with steel-gray eyes and a shocking disregard for my good looks. Beneath her plain robes and prim spectacles lies a sensual creature waiting to be unleashed. Who better than a dragon to thaw out that icy demeanor? And who better than a beast to finally tame a mighty dragon’s heart? Last Dragon StandingI know what they see when they look at me. The charming, soft-spoken dragoness bred from the most powerful of royal bloodlines. A disguise stronger than any battle shield that allows me to keep all suitors at tail’s length. A technique that’s worked until him. Until Ragnar the Cunning, handsome barbarian warlord and warrior mage from the desolate Northlands. Unlike those who’ve come before him, he does not simply submit to my astounding charm and devastating smile. Instead, he dismisses me as vapid, useless and, to my great annoyance, rather stupid! Yet I’ll allow no male to dismiss me. Soon he’ll learn my worth, my many skills, and the strength of my will. For this one challenges me enough to make me want to ruthlessly taunt him, tease him and, finally, when the trap is set, bring him to his knees.

Harry Potter and the Descent into Darkness


Athey - 2010
    Through an accident Harry and Voldemort's Horcrux begin to interact and Harry slowly begins to change. He becomes stronger & slowly grows aware of the sinister events that have perpetuated his entire life. Dark!Harry

Creatures of the Wind


Everythursday - 2010
    Maybe he came to be with her, or drown her, or anchor her to somewhere that they could name, and keep, and call their own. But whatever it was, however they got here, wherever they were going, he was hers.

When Angels Cry


Melanie Nilles - 2010
    Bound in a symbiosis to the entities of the Starfire crystal, she can access their energy for healing or hurting. That power is sought by the small but growing Shirat Empire seeking control of the homeworld. When the elite Shirukan soldiers attack, her mate is killed protecting her escape through a portal to Earth, where she can hide her wings and blend in with humans.But Earth is no joyride. After fighting off the Shirukan soldier who follows her, Padina ends up in the hospital. There she meets an immigration worker named Scott Dahlrich, who starts the process for her and her unborn child to become citizens of the U.S., unaware that they truly are aliens. Life is difficult on the primitive world, but in time, Scott’s kindness eases the pain of losing her mate. Fighting the Shirukan determined to fulfill his mission to capture her and the Starfire is another matter; one in which she must weigh her duty to the Starfire against Scott’s love.

Seared by Desire


Jennifer T. Alli - 2010
    Defeating the Malachites, all that stand between him and becoming King of the vampires and the demon within himself, battling desperately for release. His attention stretched thin he has no time for women but Sara, his fiery bride won’t be denied.A burning touch…With a deadly curse hanging over her head, Sara knows her time is short. Placing her life in Lucian's hands is a risk she knows she must take and one her innocent heart gladly makes for Lucian makes her body burn and her soul fly. Never had hot and cold reacted so combustively. Sara’s presence pushes Lucian to the brink of madness, her nearness making him crazed with the need for her blood. Though his fangs ache with longing, to bite her could condemn them both but the attraction between them is too strong to be denied. As they race headlong towards a fiery conclusion will they emerge unscathed to will the flames of desire consume them both?

The Changeling's Champion


Miya Kressin - 2010
    Finding her boyfriend of five years in the arms of another woman, on her birthday no less, set her feet onto a new path.After turning to her studies for a distraction, Holly planned on getting through each day with her head buried beneath her books and living in a fantasy world of half-remembered dreams. She never thought Ari Kent, the new student in her Statistics class, could bring those dreams to light with the gift of a simple pen.A'Ruairi Kentigern was twelve years old when his entire life was thrown out of balance. Nephew to the High Lord of the Seleighe Court, the young prince had just met the mate he was fated to be with when an Unseleighe raid stole her away. For two hundred years he sought to be reunited with Shaela, his soul's twin.In Holly, Ari has found his Shaela. In Ari, Holly has found a link to the world she thought only existed in dreams. If Ari can gain Holly's trust and show her the world she comes from, will she open her heart to him?Two Unseleighe nobles stand ready to block their path. Blood will certainly be shed as Ari and Holly fight to forge a new faerie tale. Has this young changeling found her heart's champion?

See No Evil My Pretty Lady


Miss Mae - 2010
    His murder sparks a chain of macabre events. Cloistered on a remote island with five strangers, including Gareth Davenport, her late employer’s brooding, but darkly handsome heir, Dorcy encounters baffling questions with what she fears may be terrifying answers. Who cut the telegraph lines? Who left a mutilated animal carcass outside her bedroom door? What is the reason for Gareth’s black gloves and eye patch? Can he be “Jack the Ripper”, the madman suspected to be Mr. Davenport’s killer? Dorcy must solve the mystery, and soon, or her growing attraction for Gareth could be her very death sentence.

The Keeper Of Moon Haven


Ciara Gold - 2010
    Yet, on the rare occasions when the Hunter’s Blue Moon occurs, the Keeper occupies this mysterious castle where he guards the bridge to Alfheim Haven. Noreen Willshire discovers more than fairytales hidden between the pages of Beletania’s diary. She opens the ancient book and finds a pathway to a Faery Realm where all manner of mythical creatures reside. In her naïveté, she summons the Keeper before his scheduled time in the human realm. In that brief moment, the mysterious wizard touches her soul with more than magick. She promises to return the diary during Mefylleth, a time when the barriers between the two realms melt away, but danger stalks her path. Torn between her desire to make a new life for herself in America and her growing love for the Keeper, she must bridge the gap between magick and time to follow her heart.

The Prince of Val-Feyridge


Helen C. Johannes - 2010
    The healer Aerid longs for her barely remembered homeland. Marked out by her gift and her foreign looks, she insists she is no witch. The swordsman Naed hopes to honorably defend his uncle’s holding, but he harbors a secret fascination for the exotic healer. Prince Arn’s campaign against Aerid’s homeland throws them into a triangle of forbidden love, betrayal, and heartbreak. Only when they realize love is blood-kin to friendship, and neither is possible without risk, can they forge a new alliance and restore a kingdom.

Paranormal Holiday Anthology Trio


Nalini Singh - 2010
    An Enchanted Season The Magical Christmas Cat Hot for the Holidays

Faerie Fate


Silver James - 2010
    In the twenty-first century, Becca is old enough to be Ciaran's mother. In the tenth, she's young enough to be his bride. The fae forgot to mention one slight stipulation. The lovers must be bound before the Festival of Light, or Becca will forever disappear into Tir Nan Og, the faerie Land of the Ever Young. Will they discover the binding words before time runs out and they're torn apart forever? Or will their eternal love defeat their Faerie Fate? Without the words, history is doomed to repeat itself.

Timelapse


Lorrie Farrelly - 2010
    Suddenly his life is shattered again when a chance discovery propels him into a world gone horribly, terrifyingly wrong.Piecing together clues in this new nightmare, Alex suspects a colleague of taking a few, meddling steps back in time, changing the course of history - destroying Alex's family and his world. Desperately clinging to his sanity, he searches for any evidence his young son still exists.Jessica O'Neil is fighting a nightmare of her own, captured and facing execution for freedom-fighting heroics in her grim, oppressive world. When Alex rescues the feisty young rebel, she resists her dangerous attraction to him - a man who's clearly crazy, literally in a world of his own.Bound together first by chance and desperation, then by growing purpose, respect, and emotion, Alex and Jessie must depend on each other to survive. More than that, they must find a way to prevent a terrible crime from taking place - a crime that plunged both their worlds into nightmare - over a hundred years before. To have a future, they will have to find their way to the past.AUDIOBOOK read by KEITH TRACTON.