In this dazzling, sensual novel, Dianne Duvall beckons readers into a world of vampires, immortals, and humans with extraordinary gifts…where passion can last forever, if you’re willing to pay the price… Once, Sarah Bingham’s biggest challenge was making her students pay attention in class. Now, after rescuing a wounded stranger, she’s landed in the middle of a battle between corrupt vampires and powerful immortals who also need blood to survive. Roland Warbrook is the most compelling man Sarah has ever laid hands on. But his desire for her is mingled with a hunger he can barely control… In his nine centuries of immortal existence, no woman has tempted Roland as much as Sarah. But asking her to love him is impossible—when it means forfeiting the world she’s always known, and the life he would do anything to protect

Krysta is used to getting the drop on vampires. Her "special abilities" aren't much, but the plan is simple -- she plays helpless pretty young thing to lure them in. Then her shoto swords come out and it's bye-bye, bloodsucker. Until one night she finds herself with an unexpected ally. He's a vampire, all right, but different. Mysterious. Handsome. And more interested in saving her skin than draining it. Étienne has been an Immortal Guardian for two hundred years -- long enough to know that Krysta is special. He can't stop thinking about her long legs, even more than her short swords. Then he discovers the vamps she's exterminating have friends in high places, and the Guardians are in danger, too. He'll have to accept Krysta's help to save them. The stakes for a mortal are high. But the cost to his heart might be higher

Ami isn't much for trusting strangers. She has a hard time trusting anyone. But she's no coward, and she's no pushover in the protection department either. So when she comes across a mysterious warrior taking on eight deranged vampires on his own, she doesn't hesitate to save his bacon. Of course, that was before she realized what one little rescue would get her into . . . Marcus Grayden has been an immortal protector of humanity for eight hundred years, and at the moment he's not interested in backup. From the moment Ami arrives in his life, he can't deny that she's strong, smart, and extremely skilled at watching his back. But she's also destroying his protective solitude and stirring desires he can't bear to awaken. After all, whatever her secrets — how can she defeat death itself?

Dr. Melanie Lipton is no stranger to the supernatural. She knows immortals better than they know themselves, right down to their stubborn little genes. So although a handsome rogue immortal seems suspicious to her colleagues, Sebastien Newcombe intrigues Melanie. His history is checkered, his scars are impressive, and his ideas are daring. But it's not his ideas that have Melanie fighting off surges of desire . . . Bastien is used to being the bad guy. In fact, he can't remember the last time he had an ally he could trust. But Melanie is different — and under her calm, professional exterior he senses a passion beyond anything in his centuries of experience. Giving in to temptation is out of the question — he can't put her in danger. But she isn't asking him

Four of today's most exciting paranormal authors take readers into the thrilling realm of vampires, immortals, and other supernatural beings with a thirst for illicit desire... Out Of Control by Alexandra Ivy Ph.D student Angela Locke has a crush on her sexy professor, Dr. Nikolo Bartrev. When she learns he's actually a Sentinel with extraordinary powers, she joins forces with him to catch a psychopath. But soon, their hottest pursuit is of each other... Ties That Bind by Nina Bangs Cassie Tyler agrees to sub for her friend at the funeral home where she works. But she gets more than she bargained for when a group of men attack her and a vampire comes to her rescue. . . In Still Darkness by Dianne Duvall Immortal Richart d'Alençon can't forget the woman who rewarded him with a sensuous kiss after he saved her from a trio of vampires. While Richart knows that loving a human can only bring trouble, the taste of forbidden lust is too great to resist. . . High Stakes by Hannah Jayne When vampire fashionista Nina LaShay's design contest rival is found dead, she's the prime suspect. Sexy photographer Pike is number two. He's the kind of man who makes Nina salivate. But will she have to reveal herself to have him--and to save them both? Or does Pike have a secret of his own?​

Когда-то самой большой трудностью в жизни Сары Бингем было заставить учеников слушать ее во время урока. Теперь же она спасла раненого незнакомца и угодила прямо в гущу борьбы между злобными вампирами и могущественными бессмертными, которые тоже питаются кровью, чтобы выжить. Роланд Уорбрук - самый неотразимый мужчина из всех, кого Сара когда-либо касалась. Но его желание к ней смешано с голодом, который Роланд едва способен обуздать… За все девять столетий его бессмертной жизни еще ни одна женщина не искушала Роланда так, как Сара. Но просить о ее любви нельзя, ведь для этого ей придется расстаться со знакомым миром, а также с самой жизнью, ради защиты которой бессмертный готов пойти на что угодно.  Роман "Зарождение тьмы" ("Darkness Dawns") - первый в серии "Бессмертные стражи" (Immortal Guardians), издан на английском в 2011 году  Переводчики:   KattyK - 1-12, 14, 17-19  Anastar - 13, 15, 16  Редакторы:  Reine deNeige, gloomy glory  Перевод выполнен на сайте lady.webnice.ru 

Ами не особо доверяет незнакомцам. Да и вообще кому бы то ни было. Но она не трусиха и умеет за себя постоять. Так что, наткнувшись на таинственного воина, что в одиночку выступил против восьми безумных вампиров, Ами без колебаний бросается спасать его задницу. И разумеется, только потом обнаруживает, куда именно завело ее импульсивное решение. Маркус Грейден защищал человечество восемьсот лет, и прямо сейчас ему вовсе не нужна подмога. Но встретив Ами, бессмертный страж не может отрицать, что она сильна, умна и чертовски умело прикрывает его тыл. Маркус отгородился от мира, но эта девица переворачивает его одинокую жизнь и пробуждает ненужные желания. Какие бы тайны Ами ни хранила, разве в силах она победить саму смерть?