When police officer Cressida Trellen stops traffic offender Jonas Hitcheson, she never expects him to ask her for a date. Jonas' psychic powers tell him he's found his dream woman in the beautiful, emerald-eyed cop. He uses his brash charm to talk himself into Cressy's bed. Entranced by Jonas' lovemaking, Cressy finds herself drawn into new and exciting sexual activities.But in spite of the blazing hot sex, Cressy is cold to the idea of making the handsome Yankee a permanent part of her life. Cressy's ancestor, wronged by her lover, laid a curse on her descendants — if a woman of her family falls in love with a man, the man will die.Cressy desperately needs money to repair her historic home. Psychic dreams reveal to Jonas that the ancestor's emeralds are hidden in the house. Can Cressy and Jonas find the emeralds and save Cressy's home before the ancient curse takes hold?
Solange Ayre, galaxy-hopping investigative journalist, also serves as a policy advisor to the United Conglomeration of Planetary Jurisdictions. She makes her home on Ayriana, her private island-republic in the West Caribbean region of Earth, where she is adored by islanders and servants alike.
After a whirlwind childhood living in the capitals of Europe, Solange married St. Georges Ayre, one of the wealthiest men in the world. The crystal palace he bought her on Ayriana is the primary tourist attraction in the area--at least, for those who can find it. St. George's mysterious assassination by ninjas is still mourned by his grieving widow.
Directly descended from King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, Solange graciously supports the democratic government of France and relinquishes her claim to the throne. Under no circumstances will she answer to the title "Your Highness."
In her spare time, Solange enjoys breeding and showing her prize-winning miniature dragons as well as researching and writing erotic romance.