St. Martin's Press
September 2010

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If Her Desire For Revenge Doesn’t Backfire...

Diana Dearborn knows all about romance, at least in the books she writes. But passion eludes her in real life—until she’s offered the chance to travel back in time to Camelot. The world of King Arthur and Guinevere is nothing like she pictured, neither is the knight she encounters on her return to San Francisco: Gawain, the hero of her current project. He’s complicated, mysterious, and sexier than anything her imagination could conjure. And he’s been waiting for her...

Now, joined together in a desperate race, Diana and Gawain must prevent an ancient, evil force from wreaking mayhem in the all-too-real present. Diana must learn to trust Gawain—even while she encounters secrets about her own past. But even if their mission succeeds, does Diana’s destiny lie with this man from another time—and will their love alter history forever?

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St. Martin's Press
March 2010

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An expert in Leonardo da Vinci's works, Lucy Rossano recognizes the centuries-old time machine da Vinci said he built the moment she sees it in a Stanford lab. Fascinated in spite of the danger, she uses her knowledge to go back in time-landing in the middle of a fierce battle in tenth-century Britain. Panicked, she escapes to modern-day San Francisco, bringing something back with her: a seductive, fiercely intelligent Viking named Galen.

The presence of this enigmatic, devastatingly sexy stranger is just one of the new complications in Lucy's life. There are others who want to harness the time machine's power for treacherous ends, and they need Lucy to do it. Galen becomes first her protector, then the lover she's always dreamed of. But danger is drawing closer and time is running out. For Galen and Lucy, it's now…or forever.

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Time For Eternity

 

St. Martin's Press
September 2009

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When modern Frankie merges with her 18th-century self, the resulting mix of innocence and experience makes her even more fascinating to immortal Henri than the first time around, while the wise future voice in Francoise's head allows her to discover more of Henri's complexity and secrets. The heroine's dual nature is exquisitely executed, and Squires's lush writing skillfully entwines the dramatic story of an aristocratic smuggler's resistance to corrupt revolution with the romantic tale of lovers drawn together across time.

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A romance for all romance lovers, the novel eloquently combines time travel, vampirism and a bygone era into a compellling and orginal tale. … Squires has created on of the mnost mysterious and appealing vampires since Lestat.

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Danegeld

 

Dorchester Press
May 2009

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It was the silver the Saxons would pay to keep the dreaded Viking marauders from their shores. It was the price a half-Irish beauty would pay to keep the murderer of her father and mother at bay, to keep the powerful magic of her forebears from overwhelming her, to keep the stirrings of her womanhood in check. It was all that one mighty Viking would give to remain to a man, to be whole, to retain the respect of the jarls and the might of his sword arm. It was DANEGELD. In England's Dark Ages, sometimes it was all that stood between what a person was and what he should be. And it was the only thing in the way of true love.

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One With The Darkness

 

St. Martin's Press
December 2008
ISBN: 0312947984

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When Drew Carlowe returns home to win back a lost love, he is quick to dismiss rumors that his estate is haunted by a stunning young ghost... until one passionate encounter leaves him mystified — and aching for more.

For fans of my Companion Series, Beyond The Night (my story in this anthology) follows Freya, the misguided adversary of Stephan Sincai and Ann Van Helsing in THE BURNING. I never thought she was evil, and now I get to prove it!

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The Companion


Welcome to the world of The Companion. Here you will find a complete guide to Vampirism as I have re-imagined it. You’ll be able to access definitions, a description of Vampire society, biographies of its principal figures, a guide to the “true” nature of vampires and the myths about them as I tell it in the series of books I’ve devoted to The Companion.

First, you must know that underlying all my vampire stories is the concept of vampirism as a disease. I first thought about it in that way back when the horrors of HIV were first becoming generally known. People who had contracted the disease were shunned. The fear of those infected was irrational and almost frightening in its intensity. Its victims were blamed for their disease as though they were evil. Hmmm, I thought, isn’t that just what happens to vampires?

So, my vampires have a disease they cannot help. Their blood is infected with a parasite they call The Companion which gives them…unusual properties. They are feared as evil. But they are just humans adapting as humans do, to very trying circumstances. Those circumstances can imperil the soul, yes, but they can also bring a wonderful sense of fulfillment. The blood is the life and it can set you free.

To find out more about my particular brand of vampirism, click on the links above and go where your curiosity takes you. But remember, you proceed at your own risk.

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