TENDER IS THE MERCY OF A LOVER, FOR SHE WILL LIBERATE MY SOUL AND HEAL MY HEART. — He'd expected a trespasser bent on revenge, but Nicholas Benteen's defenses were useless when Hannah Cassidy invaded his sanctuary to ask his help in finding her brother! In a desperate moment, she'd ignited his hunger for a woman whose passionate heat would melt the ice around his heart. Hannah tempted him to confess his pain and share his darkest secrets, but could she end his tortured exile and heal his wounded soul?
A dark and dangerous man has been scarred by tragedy. But one brave woman dares to penetrate his isolation with the magic of her kiss, only to find herself claimed, possessed and tormented with pleasure.
LAURA TAYLOR is an award-winning romance writer with over a million books in print. More than a half million digital editions of her books have already been downloaded by eBook readers.
She is the recipient of numerous awards for her writing, including 6 Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement, Reviewer's Choice, and Career Achievement Awards, 2 MAGGIE AWARDS from GRW/RWA, 2 Golden Heart Finalist Awards (RWA), an RWA RITA Finalist Award, and a Golden Rose Award from the Gold Coast Chapter of RWA.
Laura is also a highly regarded editorial consultant, a popular Workshop Leader at writers' conferences in the U.S., a permanent faculty member of SCWC, a member of International Thriller Writers (ITW), and one of the Original 25 Founding Members (and a member of the Board of Directors) of Novelists, Inc.
She received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminology from California State University, Long Beach, and she currently resides in Southern California.