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day, yes? And also . . .” She paused, her face alight with wicked amusement. “You will teach me how to fight

bare-handed. In return . . .”

Rhio didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. His fingers tightened on hers.

“I will teach you how to dance,” she said with decision. “You will be my dancer, yes?”

“I most certainly will not.” When she would have protested, he tapped the end of her nose with a stern forefinger. “I mean it, Amae. Teach me to swear in Shar instead.”

She smiled, shining so bright his breath caught. “As you wish, carazadi.”

Rhio regarded her warily. “Carazadi? Is that a curse? What does it mean?”

Amae shook her head, her magnificent eyes glistening with un-shed tears.

“It means so many things—everything. Beloved,” she whispered against his lips. “Heart of my heart. Carazadi.”

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Bound, Branded,&Brazen

BY JACI BURTON

Available March 2010 from Berkley Heat

In the wilds of Oklahoma, three sisters have a hot date with destiny. Valerie, Brea, andJolene McMasters reunite on the family ranch that should have been called Bar Nothing .

. .

Bound . . .

When Valerie left for the big city, she kissed her foreman husband, Mason,

good-bye—and also experienced the best sex she’d ever had. Now, seeing him brings back sizzling memories. But their rekindled fire threatens to burn them both.

Branded . . .

Watching Gage wrangle untamed horses with a gentle but firm touch leaves Brea hot and bothered. But can she live out her fantasy with a man who might ask for more than she’s willing to give?

Brazen . . .

Ranch hand Walker Morgan can’t afford to lose his job by getting too close to his new boss, Jolene—no matter how much she tempts him. But Jolene’s prepared to make the first move, because what Jolene wants, Jolene gets. And she wants Walker.

Hers for the Evening

BY JASMINE HAYNES

Available May 2010 from Berkley Heat

Jasmine Haynes jacks up the sexual tension with the Courtesans who help men andwomen devise steamy plans to seduce and ravage the loves of their lives . . .

In “Three’s a Crowd,” a couple’s steamy ménage à trois fantasy seems destined to tear their marriage apart. So husband Seth plans to fulfill Courtney’s every desire—by giving her his undivided attention. Now all he needs is a little bedroom help from the

ever-inventive Courtesans.

She knows it’s unethical, but CEO Devon Parker’s whole body burns for CFO Hunter Nash. So she consults the Courtesans, who figure that sleeping with a “Stand-in” should suffice. A perfect plan, except for one thing: the real Hunter’s watching.

In “Surrender to Me,” when Haley’s husband dies in the arms of another woman, she can hardly forgive his business partner, Simon, for keeping the infidelity a secret. For Simon, there is no forgiveness to be had . . . until he forms a plan with the Courtesans. And, as a result, Haley might just lose her inhibitions—and her heart.

Vampire Mistress

BY JOEY W. HILL

Available May 2010 from Berkley Heat

Joey W. Hill returns to the dark and seductive landscape of her Vampire Queen novels asa desperate woman finds herself trapped between the desires of two men, each with hisown mission of the night . . .

Gideon Green is a hard-core vampire hunter. But in the past year Gideon’s only

family—his little brother—became a vampire queen’s servant . . . and then a vampire himself, giving Gideon a different view of the vampire world. Since Gideon’s sole purpose for over a decade has been killing vampires, the violence that has scarred his soul now haunts his conscience.

Then he crosses paths with sexy nightclub owner Anwyn. Their connection is immediate and intense, but she has a silent partner—the vampire Daegan Rei. When Anwyn is

viciously attacked and turned by a rogue vampire, Gideon and Daegan join to protect her through a dangerous transition. As the bonds between the three of them draw tighter, Gideon faces an unbelievable truth: that the path to meaning in his life may be found in surrendering to the desires and needs of two vampires.