SOS: Serious Overload of Series discussion

Haunting Desire by Erin Quinn
Release Date: 05 April
Series Info: Mists of Ireland, Book #3
First Book in the series: Haunting Beauty

Summary:
A new tale of paranormal passion from the author of Haunting Warrior.

Drawn into the cursed no-man's land called Fennore, Shealy O'Leary finds herself facing the legendary dark entity, the Druid. And unless Shealy bends to his will, her father will surely die.

The fierce warrior Tiarnan was damned by the Druid to spend eternity in Fennore. His only hope is a beautiful, frightened woman from the future who holds what he needs to exact revenge.

Alone in this primitive, terrifying world, Shealy's only hope to save herself and her father will be to trust in her own heart and the sacred power she has yet to unleash.

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Born of Shadows by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Release Date: 07 April
Series Info: The League, Book #4
First Book in the series: Born of Night

Summary:
Just when you think you have it all figured out, life belts you to the ground. And when Caillen discovers a truth he'd never suspected about himself, everything in his life is turned on its head.

Desideria has a secret of her own- one that could end her life if anyone ever learns it. The last thing she expects is to meet a criminal in her sheltered world never mind find herself marooned on a hostile colony with him while his enemies try to kill them both.

And as they struggle to survive, her father's favorite curse resonates. "May you get exactly what you want and live long enough to regret it."

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Hidden Embers by Tessa Adams
Release Date: 05 April
Series Info: Dragon's Heat, Book #2
First Book in the series: Dark Embers

Summary:
Dive into the latest Dragon's Heat novel.

In the New Mexico desert there is a secret race on the brink of extinction-the pure-blood shapeshifters of the Dragonstar clan. Their last hope for survival lies in the hands of Quinn Maguire, the desperate clan healer lost in love with a human female.

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Mona Lisa Eclipsing by Sunny
Release Date: 05 April
Series Info: Monere, Book #5
First Book in the series: Mona Lisa Awakening

Summary:
From the time she was an orphan, Mona Lisa knew she was different. As a Mixed-Blood daughter of the Monère, she rules her domain in the Louisiana Bayou. But she’s about to become the hunted as her mind begins playing tricks, and no one is who they seem.

Roberto Carderas, a dangerous drug lord of mixed Monère heritage, arrives in Cozumel to eliminate a rival. But the jaguar-shifter has encountered a much more valuable prize on the island: Mona Lisa, the first female Monère he’s ever met—and one especially vulnerable in that she has lost her memory. Now, with all knowledge of her real life as stripped away as her defenses, Mona Lisa can be manipulated into believing…anything.

Convinced that Roberto is her kind and sensual protector, Mona Lisa thwarts all attempts at her rescue—including those made by her desperate lover Dante. As Roberto’s devious scheme gets underway, Dante can only hope that the touch of his warm flesh will reignite total recall in the body and mind of the woman he loves. But escape for both of them could be as forever elusive as Mona Lisa’s past.

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Blood Sin by Marie Treanor
Release Date: 05 Apr
Series Info: Awakened by Blood, Book #2
First Book in the series: Blood on Silk

Summary:
The author of "Blood on Silk" brings readers the next novel in her seductive new Awakened by Blood series.

Months after her dangerous encounter with the vampire overlord Saloman, Scottish academic Elizabeth Silk is still trying to cope with both the demands of her vampire-hunting bloodline-and the desire she feels for Saloman, the immortal she brought back from the grave. But when Saloman's ancient sword becomes the object of a ruthless race between humans and vampires, Elizabeth must decide between unwanted loyalty, or unholy love.

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Navarro's Promise by Lora Leigh
Release Date: 05 Apr
Series Info: Breeds, Book #24
First Book in the series: Tempting the Beast

Summary:
You wanted to know more about Cassie? Her friendships, her interactions, the nightmares that haunt her?

In NAVARRO'S PROMISE you one again meet Mika Toler, the friend that has become as close to her as a sister. The daughter of her father's best friend. The one person who knows the nightmares she suffers. And now she's in danger.

Only Navarro, the charming, secretive, mysterious Wolf Breed that will not just endanger her further, but could be her only hope of salvation.

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Eternal Kiss by Laura Wright
Release Date: 05 Apr
Series Info: Mark of the Vampire, Book #2
First Book in the series: Eternal Hunger

Summary:
Raised by the Breed, Nicholas Roman wants to stop the Eternal Order of Vampires from controlling his life, and using other males from his bloodline-including possibly his son-for their vicious reign. Only a beautiful vampire stranger can help him. But what are her true motives?

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Vowed in Shadows by Jessa Slade
Release Date: 05 April
Series Info: Marked Souls, Book #3
First Book in the series: Seduced By Shadows

Summary:
In a war against evil, the first casualty is the human heart.

The war between Good and Evil has raged for millennia, with the Marked Souls caught in the middle. Now two lost souls will tip the precarious balance.

Possession by a demon cost Jonah Walker his faith, his humanity, and his wife. Once a righteous missionary, he endures immortality with nothing but a body for battle and a bent for retribution. But his last devastating fight left him wounded beyond healing, and his only chance to redeem his soul lies with a fallen woman.

Thrust into a wicked underworld of shadows and sin, Nim Hamlin can't believe her wanton ways as the ''Naughty Nymphette'' enthralled a demon -- and a damned saint. The world she knows doesn't deserve deliverance. But the touch of this good man's hand holds an unholy allure -- and she's never been any good at resisting temptation.

As darkness gathers in the sweltering Chicago summer, Jonah and Nim must conquer the demons of their past to face even fiercer monsters in one last assault. But first they must put aside their doubts and disbeliefs and let their passion for each other burn through the shadows to ignite a furious power.

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Alien in the Family by Gini Koch
Release Date: 05 April
Series Info: Katherine "Kitty" Katt, Book #3
First Book in the series: Touched by an Alien

Summary:
Super-Being Exterminator Kitty Katt and the Alpha Centaurian she loves, Jeff Martini, should be finalizing their wedding plans. But that was before she discovers Jeff is in line to become Emperor back on his home world. Kitty knows she is everything a royal family wouldn't approve of, and is bracing herself for the worst. As it turns out, the royal family is just the beginning. Especially when extraterrestrial Amazonian terrorists are determined to start and end Kitty and Jeff's nuptial festivities with a bang.

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Magic on the Hunt by Devon Monk
Release Date: 05 Apr
Series Info: Allie Beckstrom, Book #6
First Book in the series: Magic to the Bone

Summary:
n the secret lockup of the Authority, the council that decides what can and can't be done with magic, an undead magic user has possessed one of the prisoners. He wants his freedom-and then some. Now Allie Beckstrom and her lover, Zayvion, are the first line of defense against the chaos he's about to unleash on the city of Portland...

Red Mortal by Deidre Knight
Release Date: 05 Apr
Series Info: Gods of Midnight, Book #4
First Book in the series: Red Fire

Summary:
Leonidas has long led his fellow immortal warriors in battle with quiet, unyielding strength. But when Daphne, Oracle of Delphi, confesses to having loved him from afar, Leo finds his stoic shell breaking away. Just as their love ignites, Daphne's half-brother Ares strips Leonidas of his immortality. Now, it's just a matter of time before Leonidas is taken from her-unless they can find a way to challenge Ares together.

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A Hard Day's Fright by Casey Daniels
Release Date: 05 April
Series Info: Pepper Martin Mysteries, Book #7
First Book in the series: Don of the Dead

Summary:
What happened to a teenager named Lucy one night in 1966 after a Beatles concert? She rushed the stage, kissed Paul, started home with her friends, and was never seen again-until cemetery guide and unintentional PI to the dead Pepper Martin sees her as a ghost. Lucy's spirit can't rest in peace until her body is found and buried. But how will Pepper track down a missing corpse after forty-five years?

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Dark Enchantment by Anya Bast
Release Date: 05 April
Series Info: Dark Magick, Book #3
First Book in the series: Wicked Enchantment

Summary:
A sultry dream can become a real-life nightmare…

Tax consultant Charlotte Bennett isn’t the type to lose control. Until she’s seduced in a dream by a handsome, rugged man named Kieran. In her dream state, she decides to let lose, letting pleasure and desire lead the way. But she quickly discovers her “safe” night of passion has dangerous repercussions.

The lust-driven dream was in fact a magick illusion that’s left Charlotte indefinitely bound to a controlling fae named Kieran. Under his order, she must find the last piece of a powerful relic. Only Charlotte knows the location of the bosca fadbh, but the knowledge is hidden deep within her bloodline—and only wicked magick can draw it out.

Forced to work with the enticing Kieran, she finds it hard to escape their seductive chemistry. Even though he’s harboring a deadly curse, one that puts Charlotte in danger—and could make this attraction fatal…

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Mercy Burns by Keri Arthur
Release Date: 19 April
Series Info: Myth & Magic, Book #2
First Book in the series: Destiny Kills

Summary:
DARKNESS DESCENDS.
LOVE ABIDES. BUT . . .

MERCY BURNS

Mercy Reynolds is a reporter in the San Francisco Bay area, but she’s also more—and less—than human. Half woman, half air dragon, she’s a “draman”—unable to shift shape but still able to unleash fiery energy. Now something will put her powers to the test.

Mercy’s friend Rainey has enlisted her help to solve her sister’s murder. Then a horrible accident claims Rainey’s life, leaving Mercy only five days to find the killer: If Mercy fails, according to dragon law, Rainey’s soul will be doomed to roam the earth for eternity. But how can Mercy help when she herself is a target? With nowhere else to turn, she must join forces with a sexy stranger—the mysterious man they call “Muerte,” or death itself, who’s as irresistible as he is treacherous. But can even Death keep Mercy alive for long enough to find her answers?

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Tangled Threads by Jennifer Estep
Release Date: 26 April
Series Info: Elemental Assassin, Book #4
First Book in the series: Spider's Bite

Summary:
I’d rather face a dozen lethal assas sins any night than deal with some thing as tricky, con vo luted, and frag ile as my feel ings. But here I am. Gin Blanco, the semi-retired assas sin known as the Spi der. Hov er ing out side sexy busi ness man Owen Grayson’s front door like a ner vous teenage girl. One thing I like about Owen: he doesn’t shy away from my past—or my present. And right now I have a bull’s-eye on my fore head. Cold-blooded Fire ele men tal Mab Mon roe has hired one of the smartest assas sins in the busi ness to trap me. Elek tra LaFleur is skilled and effi cient, with deadly elec tri cal ele men tal magic as potent as my own Ice and Stone pow ers. Which means there’s a fifty-fifty chance one of us won’t sur vive this bat tle. I intend to kill LaFleur—or die trying—because Mab wants the assas sin to take out my baby sis ter, Detec tive Bria Coolidge, too. The only prob lem is, Bria has no idea I’m her long-lost sib ling … or that I’m the mur derer she’s been chas ing through Ash land for weeks. And what Bria doesn’t know just might get us both dead …

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Black Magic Woman by Christine Warren
Release Date: 26 April
Series Info: Others, Book #10
First Book in the series: Wolf at the Door

Summary:
Daphanie Carter is thrilled that her sister Danice finally found her Prince Charming—even though he’s not quite, well, human. Daphanie is trying to keep an open mind. Which is why she jumps at the chance to enter the hidden world of The Others when a friendly imp invites her to a non-human nightclub. Daphanie’s curious to see how the Other half lives—and parties—but soon, one handsome stranger has her bewitched, bothered, and beside herself…

Enter Asher Grayson. As a Guardian, it’s his job to protect humans who get mixed up in the affairs of Others. When he spots Daphanie in a club, going head to head with a notorious witch doctor, he steps in to cool things off. Now the heat is on. Daphanie becomes the target of strange magical attacks, and Asher’s got to undo the voodoo before it’s too, too late. But soon he starts to wonder if this beautiful, beguiling mortal has put a spell on him—because every little thing she does is magic…

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Burning Skies by Caris Roane
Release Date: 26 April
Series Info: The World of Ascension, Book #2
First Book in the series: Ascension

Summary:
THE HUNGER WITHIN

A vampire warrior in exile, Marcus Amargi resists the call to return to the ranks of the Guardians who fight the death vamp armies. Here on Mortal Earth, Marcus has another battle on his hands—the seductive lure of Havily Morgan. The woman meant for him. Whose blood he craves. The one who comes to him in dreams—and demands his surrender…

THE FIRE UNLEASHED

A beautiful immortal with extraordinary powers, Havily lives in the realm of Second Earth but, in her fantasies, yearns for her winged lover Marcus. Soon, their bond will be put to the ultimate test. When their bloodthirsty enemies set the night on fire with sky-blazing weapons, Marcus and Havily must unite body and soul, to unleash the full power of their passion—and fight fire with fire…

Bound by Darkness by Alexis Morgan
Release Date: 26 April
Series Info: Paladins of Darkness, Book #7
First Book in the series: Dark Protector

Summary:
he seventh book in the sexy contemporary paranormal romance series featuring the Paladins, immortal warriors who willingly die repeatedly in an eternal battle to protect humanity—and the women they love.

Sasha is a woman on a mission. With a volatile situation in Seattle where the warriors have abandoned protocol by offering sanctuary to their Kalith enemy, Sasha needs to restore order—and prove herself to her well-respected Regent father. But when she meets Larem, her valiant and handsome new Kalith bodyguard, all of her preconceived notions about his kind crumble and what once seemed so black and white is suddenly very gray. And after she finds herself directly in the crossfire between the Regents and the Paladins, Sasha must choose to stand behind her father or beside the warrior she loves.

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The President's Vampire by Christopher Farnsworth
Release Date: 28 April
Series Info: The President's Vampire, Book #2
First Book in the series: Blood Oath

Summary:
The ultimate secret. The ultimate agent. Nathaniel Cade returns.

For 140 years, Nathaniel Cade has been the President's Vampire, sworn to protect and serve his country. Cade's existence is the most closely guarded of White House secrets: a superhuman covert agent who is the last line of defense against nightmare scenarios that ordinary citizens only dream of.

When a new outbreak of an ancient evil-one that he has seen before- comes to light, Cade and his human handler, Zach Barrows, must track down its source. To "protect and serve" often means settling old scores and confronting new betrayals . . . as only a centuries-old predator can.