Nalini Singh

Jean Johnson

Erin McCarthy

Four popular romance novelists celebrate the beauty and magic of the holiday season with a quartet of original paranormal romance tales by Maggie Shayne, Erin McCarthy, Nalini Singh, and Jean Johnson. Original.

An Enchanted Season

Determined to rise through the ranks of the Terran United Planets modern military, Ia, a precog blessed--or cursed--with visions of the future, keeps her psychic abilities hidden from her superiors so that she can engage in combat. Original.

A Soldier's Duty

Rescued into another universe by the youngest of eight mage-brothers, world-weary Kelly Doyle finds herself exiled on an island where women are forbidden and surrounded by four sets of twin brothers who are struggling to avoid a curse. A first novel. Original. 25,000 first printing.

The Sword

Despite her distrust of mages, Amara cannot help but be attracted to the mage Trevan of Nightfall, the Cat, but she is still reluctant to trust him with her most carefully guarded secrets, in the fifth novel in the Sons of Destiny saga. Original.

The Cat

Seeking refuge among eight exiled brothers whose unusual births as four sets of twins is said to fulfill a dangerous curse, Alys harbors a secret about her uncle's role in tormenting the brothers as part of his plot to claim their ancestral inheritance. Original. 25,000 first printing.

The Wolf

Kidnapped from the Isle of Nightfall by slavers, Dominor--one of eight brothers destined to fulfill a prophesy--is sold to Lady Serina, a beautiful mage who needs his powers to re-enact a mating ritual in order to reverse a dangerous Tantric spell, in the third sizzing romance in the Sons of Destiny series. Original. 40,000 first printing.

The Master

Jean Johnson—the national bestselling author of the Sons of Destiny novels—returns to the world she introduced in A Soldier’s Duty with a terrible vision of the future... Promoted in the field for courage and leadership under fire, Ia is now poised to become an officer in the Space Force Navy—once she undertakes her Academy training. But on a trip back home to Sanctuary, she finds the heavyworld colony being torn apart by religious conflict. Now Ia must prepare her family and followers to secure the galaxy’s survival. Her plan is to command a Blockade Patrol ship. Her goal, to save as many lives as she can. But at the Academy, she discovers an unexpected challenge: the one man who could disrupt those plans. The man whose future she cannot foresee...

An Officer's Duty

Hippie Kitchen's easy, affordable vegetarian recipes leave the one-half-cup-chopped routine behind. "We'd probably cook more," says author and food historian Jean Johnson, "if it wasn't a paint-by-numbers exercise. And why should the elite cooking authorities get to have all the fun? This is simple everyday food. The same delicious food women around the world have been making for centuries-food that's light years beyond brown rice." Hippie Kitchen also offers an ultrafast technique that Johnson calls "flash cooking." The book's ultimate goal is to help everyday cooks save 25% to 50% on their food bills simply by doing their own slicing and dicing. "This is a way to enrich our lives even as we tighten our belts during this economic slowdown," says Johnson. "And flash cooking gets beautiful seasonal vegetables to the center of our plates pronto." Laced with rock & roll lyrics, Hippie Kitchen: A Measurefree Vegetarian Cookbook is the second title in Johnson's measurefree cookbook trilogy. The first book, Cooking Beyond Measure: How to Eat Well without Formal Recipes came out in 2008. Sample Recipe Cinnamon Brandy Apples That plaintive voice of Neil Young: "I wanna live with a cinnamon girl." Ah, yes, if you make these homey stovetop apples, you just might have to go put on the tune. Even if the album's not around, once you're so beautifully fed, you are on your way to being "a dreamer of pictures...chasing the moonlight." Recipe Note Dissolve a spoon of arrowroot powder or cornstarch in a little cold water before adding to grated apple laced with lemon juice for a simmer. Cinnamon, nutmeg, pure vanilla extract, and little brandy turns these apples goopy and homey and good. Spoon Cinnamon Brandy Apples over most anything: oatmeal with raisins, steamed amaranth, nutty quinoa, cottage cream, plain yogurt. Or skip the stovetop scene and bake your apples under a lattice of Flax Meal Pie Crust (page 124). Details -Thickening agents like arrowroot and cornstarch clump in hot water, so make sure you've drawn from the cold tap. Use a teaspoon to a third cup of liquid. A heavy bottom pan plus vigilant stirring over fairly high heat will get the thickening action happening in short order. -I usually put the spices in while the fruit is softening and save the vanilla for the end. Then all's left to do is close your eyes, dream of pictures, and inhale the sweet down home aroma. How much cinnamon and nutmeg? Cinnamon's forgiving and adds sweetness, so a small spoonful works. On nutmeg, it doesn't take much of this peppery spice, so go for a conservative pinch until you find your stride. If vanilla sounds strange added to cooked apples, here's my story: It was Williams, Arizona. The Sixties. Bobbie Smith's kitchen. She was making applesauce and used a generous pour of vanilla. I've not tasted better before or since. Here's to you, Bobbie. You and Smitty and Wesley were such a righteous trip. -You'll notice there's lemon, not sugar or honey in Cinnamon Brandy Apples. That's because most of our apples have been bred to accommodate Americans' notorious lust for sweetness. It's also because once we quit dosing fruits automatically with extra sugars, we get a chance to truly savor the flavor-flavor that is often surprisingly plenty sweet in its own right. -Ditto on butter. There's none called for here. But I confess that a little pat allowed to melt over the top of warm apples can make you feel like chasing some serious moonlight. On Apple Varieties- During the fall it's a trip to get half a dozen different apples and line them up for a taste test. From there it's also fun to see how each behaves when cooked either stovetop or in the oven-what it carries in the way of flavor after heat turns it soft-how the form of the apple holds up and whether it tends to turn to sauce. I often have Galas or the somewhat sweeter Fujis on hand since slices straight off the core are so crisp and bright-albeit in the category of soda pop apples bred for the infamous American sweet tooth. Then again a tree I espaliered along the driveway gives equally sweet Jonagolds that invariably get munched directly from the branches. Still, when I get on a jag of eating Smoked Edam or Gouda and dark rye breads, I like tart Granny Smith's or Pippins-apples that invariably lead to a pie. The main thing is that we've come a long way from the desert of Delicious apples that dominated after the Second World War when we homogenized everything in sight. On Honey & Sugar- Friend Laurie Mercier said that when she was in Japan she had to seek out sweets when she wanted them. "They just aren't part of the Japanese diet," she said. "And you know, I didn't see a heavy person the whole time I was there." Even if you're not in Taj Mahal's heavy hippie mama camp, health care professionals question diets dosed in sugars for a range of reasons. And, of course, culinary observers around the globe point out that Americans are known for their excessive consumption of the coy and cloying white crystal. What to say except to go easy on the sugarama and the honey, whether it's Van Morrison's Tupelo or clover from bees that are tended by keepers with good ethics.

A Measurefree Vegetarian Cookbook

Hippie Kitchen

It began with a terrible vision of the future. Compelled by her precognitive abilities, Ia must somehow save her home galaxy long after she’s gone. Now Jean Johnson presents the long-awaited epic conclusion to her national bestselling military science fiction series… Demoralized, their ship destroyed, Ia’s Damned must fight their way out of a planet-bound blockade and back into space. But there is more happening here on Dabin than meets even Ia’s inner eye. Some of the Feyori, energy-based beings of vast power and arrogance, are moving to block her efforts under the direction of her counter-faction foe, Miklinn. The Terran Army Division stationed on Dabin is not cooperating with her battle plans. Events are not happening as Ia has foreseen, and too many people are now in grave danger, thanks to alien Meddling. All these hardships are threatening to derail Ia’s carefully laid plans. The Meddlers, however, have made one fatal mistake: They’re just making Bloody Mary mad.

Hardship

When someone tries to seize the magic of the Tower, Kerric Vo Mos, locked out of the Tower's innermost chambers, must brave its deadly traps in order to reclaim control. Original.

The Tower

Rebecca York

Carol Berg

The four mystical elements of air, fire, water, and earth come together in a magical anthology of romance, fantasy, and enchantment, featuring a quartet of novellas by four popular authors--Sharon Shinn, Rebecca York, Carol Berg, and Jean Johnson. Original.

Elemental Magic

Presents erotic adaptations of well-known fairy tales for adults, including "The Frog Prince," " Snow White and the Seven Dwarves," and "Beauty and the Beast."

A Collection of Erotic Fairy Tales

Bedtime Stories

In this final addition to the Sons of Destiny series, Johnson and his bride-to-be must work together to resolve the greatest problem his family has ever faced in this fantastic thriller filled with curses, dark prophecies, magic, and fated mates.

The Mage

In the sixth novel featuring eight brothers--four sets of twins--destined to fulfill the Curse of Eight Prophecy, Rydan, the troubled sixth-born son, meets his own destined bride, Rora, a woman who possesses her own secret power, one that can bring them together or destroy everything around them. Original.

The Storm

Losing his powers and his voice during a terrible battle that had defeated his family's greatest enemy and freed his sister-in-law, Evanor searches for a way to restore himself, following a trail that leads him to Mariel, a beautiful healer who holds the promise of both renewal and eternal happiness for them both. Original.

The Song

It began with a terrible vision of the future. Compelled by her precognitive abilities, Ia must somehow save her home galaxy long after she’s gone. Now Jean Johnson presents the long-awaited epic conclusion to her national bestselling military science fiction series… With their new ship claimed and new crewmembers being collected, Ia’s Damned are ready and willing to re-enter the fight against the vicious, hungry forces of their Salik foes. But shortly after they board the Damnation to return to battle, a new threat emerges. After several centuries of silence, the Greys are back, and the Alliance must now combat both a rapacious, sadistic enemy, and a terrifying, technologically superior foe. Ia has asked nothing of her crew that she herself has not been willing to give. But with two wars to bring to an end—and time running out—Ia must make and execute the most terrible choice of all…

Damnation

LeRoy Johnson

As Told by William Lewis Manly and Other '49ers

Escape from Death Valley

Angela Knight

Lora Leigh

Anya Bast

Linda Winstead Jones

Allyson James

The holidays always seem to bring out the best in everyone, with heartfelt hugs for long-missed friends, sincere smiles in the spirit of the season, and a feeling of magic in the air… An Enchanted Season Here is a collection of paranormal romances celebrating the holidays as never before. From a shape-shifting leopardess who wants a pack-mate to be her soulmate to a surprise snowstorm that brings a surprise gift, these all-new tales by Erin McCarthy, Nalini Singh, and Jean Johnson will stir your spirit in all the right places. The Magical Christmas Cat Four top-selling authors have a special gift for you this year: holiday stories featuring passionate romance, paranormal adventure, and a distinctly alluring feline touch. With four stories—including one featuring Lora Leigh’s genetically altered Feline Breeds—this is a collection packed with more surprises than Christmas morning, and more chills than the snowiest winter night. Featuring stories by Erin McCarthy, Nalini Singh, and Linda Winstead Joens. Hot for the Holidays Four bestselling authors invite readers to spend the night with these novellas spiced with sexy romance and paranormal passion. So come in out of the cold and experience the thrill of a soul-stirring new tale of the Breeds from Lora Leigh, a return to the beguiling world of the Mageverse from Angela Knight, and two more mesmerizing and unexpected stories of sensual surprises and seasonal spirits from Anya Bast and Allyson James.

Paranormal Holiday Anthology Trio

The first in a new fantasy series from the national bestselling author of the Sons of Destiny novels. They call themselves the Fae Rii, or Fair Traders. Elfin-like beings capable of wielding sophisticated forms of magic, they travel between universes exploring new worlds and establishing settlements for their people to live peacefully among the locals. The humans of the White Sands tribe, refugees fleeing from powerful enemies, see the Fae as potential invaders stealing their newfound natural resources. Jintaya, the leader of the Fae travelers, manages to forge an alliance, promising to trade skills and knowledge—magical and otherwise—to build a lasting community. But the Circle Fire Tribe has no desire to share those rich valleys and ravines with the people they’ve hunted to near extinction—or the supposed deities they worship… Praise for Jean Johnson: “Jean Johnson’s writing is fabulously fresh, thoroughly romantic, and wildly entertaining.”—Jayne Ann Krentz, New York Times bestselling author “A must-read for those who enjoy fantasy and romance…Jean Johnson can’t write them fast enough for me!”—The Best Reviews “A fresh new voice in fantasy romance, Jean Johnson spins an intriguing tale of destiny and magic.”—Robin D. Owens, RITA Award–winning author

Dawn of the Flame Sea

Four brand-new novellas, from the national bestselling author of the Sons of Destiny series. The slave...Chanson, a privileged Arbran dyara, discovers an unexpected connection with the excitingly different Eduor, a bracingly sexy war-slave who desires his freedom. The knight...The Arbran diplomat Sir Zeilas must turn the Guildaran people from former enemies into allies. But in the case of their intriguingly beautiful leader, perhaps something more intimate is in order. The mage...Gabria never expected to become a Guildaran envoy to Aurul. But the most stunning surprise was what waited for her in His Majesty's winter palace-and why. The pirate...Captain Ellett would do anything for his king-even hunt down the pirates plaguing the Jenodan Isles. But he never counted on the seductive powers of the pirate's captain-beautiful, tempestuous, and impossible to resist.

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