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THIS MAGIC MOMENT (FEBRUARY 7, 2018)
The worst happened — Tammy Tremaine has been locked away from danger during her family’s struggle with the Clan of Morgan Le Fay. How could she ever find the One who shares the Merlin gene, the destined love who will unlock her magic? Just when she has given up hope Tammy sees a young man ringed in fire during a confrontation with the Clan. She knows in her blood and her bones that her Destiny is a member of the Clan. She must reject him as an enemy. But can she? Star-crossed lovers — Thomas has been locked away in a monastery since he was nine, cultivated by his mentor, Morgan, for a mysterious purpose. Now she has called him to the Clan compound in order to fulfill it. His course is set—until he sees a redhead across a parking lot. She’s one of Morgan’s enemies, yet suddenly she is very important to him. He escapes the Compound in search of Tammy Tremaine. Let's not be Romeo and Juliet — Morgan needs Thomas for a ceremony performed when the comet Galahad joins the Big Dipper to make, for one instant, a perfect Pentacle in the sky. She’s planning an apocalypse and Thomas will play a crucial role. Tammy makes a plan to dodge both Morgan and her family to find out if she and Thomas can survive their differences. But the world is about to change. Will their story end in tragedy, or can they find, in all this chaos, a magic moment of love? | ||
THE MAGIC'S IN THE MUSIC (MAY 19, 2015) The Ghost rebels — The Merlin gene has come alive in his brothers and sisters, giving them a magic power when they find their destined mate. Lanyon is afraid he's next. Why would he want to share their destiny? The family is under siege. The Clan’s powers are increasing. His father, once invincible, is in no position to lead them. So he rebels. He haunts the L.A. club scene, appearing out of nowhere to play music no one can forget. But can he avoid Destiny? — The minute he sees a beautiful blond girl and feels the incredible tug he's heard his brothers and sisters describe, he knows he must resist her at all costs. Star-power — Greta Falk is trying to control her own future, having sued her stage mother for emancipation when she was fifteen. But does she want a role in the next billion-dollar movie franchise? Or does she want to study the stars that have always fascinated her — the ones in the sky? Destinies Collide — When Lanyon feels obligated to rescue Greta from the paparazzi, the only safe place to take her is home to his family. Right where he doesn't want to be. Now he’s drawn into everything he’s been trying to escape. He can't resist Greta. And she may hold the key to the Tremaine future. The Clan wants what he and Greta know. Can they make peace with their Destiny and embrace a future together? | ||
NIGHT MAGIC (SEPTEMBER 8, 2014) Kemble Tremaine is thirty-seven. He’s never going to get magic like the rest of his family. The Merlin gene has passed him by. No true love, no magic power to help the family in the fight against the descendants of Morgan Le Fay. Even his father agrees it’s time to just get on with his life. Since it doesn’t matter who he marries, he asks his sister Drew’s best friend, Jane, to rescue her from a horrible home life. Jane Butler has loved Kemble since she was twelve years old. He’s not marrying her for love. She may not be beautiful or talented like the Tremaine family, but she hopes she can make him comfortable. But comfort is not on the menu for the Tremaines. Drew has been having visions of tragedy. And before Jane and Kemble can really discover each other, the family finds one of Merlin’s precious artifacts, meant to increase the power of those with magic. Morgan and her Clan are not far behind. Can Kemble and Jane carve out a life in the face of danger, and even death? | ||
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WAITING FOR MAGIC (OCTOBER 25, 2013) Keelan Tremaine wants her magic, now. Two of her siblings have theirs. Just Kee's luck she's fallen in love with someone who doesn’t have magic in his DNA and who's off limits anyway, in so many ways. Devin hasn't got a chance of magic. He's the adopted son who's never felt he belonged to the family. Now he harbors a secret that's driving him to leave for good. Under siege from members of the Clan, the Tremaine family searches for the Talisman that can save them. Devin knows he’s the one who can claim it for them. And only Kee can keep him from making the ultimate sacrifice. | ||
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YOUR MAGIC TOUCH (APRIL 2013) Readers have been asking how the Tremaine saga began, and now there's a new novella which answers that question. YOUR MAGIC TOUCH is available as an eBook at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Smashwords at the special price of $.99. It's a tale of "How I Met Your Mother", Tremaine-style. The younger Tremaines are growing up and they want details about how their parents met and found their magic, details Brina and Brian Tremaine are reluctant to share. How much can they reveal to their children about the instant and potent sexual attraction of the magic in their genes, the powerful emotions of finding powers they don't understand? And neither wants to admit what Brian did for a living before he found his destined mate, or exactly who introduced them. This novella shares both Brina's version and Brian's version of events, but even as each parent tries to conceal pertinent details from their children, the reader will know all. | ||
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HE’S A MAGIC MAN (September 2012)
Drew is sure of her destiny. The Tremaine family carries a magic gene and hers will come alive when she meets the true love who shares the gene. Lightning strikes when she glimpses a gorgeous man on television and gets a vision of the future. Her power has arrived. She’s off to Florida in search of the man who is her destiny. Dowser, can find things, anywhere, anytime. But he only uses his gift to find sunken treasure for rich dilettantes when he needs money to stay drunk, trying to numb his pain. When Drew finds Dowser, she’s shocked. This derelict can’t be her destiny. Still, she’s undeniably attracted to him. And he’s attracted to her, guilty as that makes him feel. But fate has played a cruel trick on them both. The man who is Drew’s destiny still loves his dead wife, Alice. Now a shadowy group wants Dowser to find Talismans handed down from Merlin to intensify their power, and they can give Dowser the one thing he wants: Alice. Drew and Dowser must make choices, and they look like they’re going to be painful. | ||
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DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC? (April 2012)
Tristram Tremaine has never fit in with his large and boisterous family. They believe they carry a magic gene that comes alive only when they fall in love with another who has that gene. After disappointing his parents one too many times, Tris, the bad-boy brother, hits the road on his cycle, drifting away from his destiny. That is, until he meets Maggie O'Brian, a spit-fire rodeo rider with a strange ability to calm wild horses. Maggie lives on the road too, avoiding relationships. Her mother left her, the boy she loved left her, even her dog left her. But the connection between Tris and Maggie is instantaneous. After a mysterious accident nearly kills Tris, he and Maggie must learn to believe in their destiny to stay one step ahead of those who will do anything to prevent them from claiming it. | ||
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Aren't some of the best things in life unexpected? Events sometimes ambush you and sweep you off in a new direction. You get an unexpected job offer. . . the jerk who asked you out turns out to have wonderful best friend. . . You know what I mean. Life surprises you, and you just have to go with it.
Well, it happens to writers, too. Those surprise characters and ideas that pop out of nowhere can be so much fun you just have to follow wherever they lead you. In fact, I was ambushed into writing the DaVinci Time Travel Series. I was writing ONE WITH THE SHADOWS, when a secondary character, Donnatella, the powerful vampire mother of my hero, swept in and captivated me. Her life was poisoned by regret that she didn't make her one true love, a barbarian slave in Caligula's Rome, into a vampire too, so they could share the ages together. I just loved Donnatella. She was just the kind of mother everyone wants (except the vampire part.) So I decided in ONE WITH THE DARKNESS to let her go back and try to rectify her mistake. How? Donnatella's friend, Leonardo DaVinci, built her a time machine. Leonardo's machine was — unexpected. I decided to make it the core of my next series. Leonardo's wonderful machine is passed from heroine to heroine, each using it to find renewal in her life in surprising ways. So, I was surprised by Donnatella, by the time machine, by the fact that I wanted to write a series that allowed for contemporary setting for a change, and which could have vampires in it. . . or not. My characters are always surprised by the turns their lives take, too. Each of my heroines makes desperate decisions as they fight for meaning and love in her life. |
THE MISTS OF TIME (November 2016) Previously published by St. Martin's Press Divided by Centuries Entwined by Desire |
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A TWIST IN TIME (July 2016) Previously published by St. Martin's Press An expert in Leonardo DaVinci’s works, Lucy Rossano recognizes the centuries-old time machine the moment she sees it in a Stanford lab. Fascinated in spite of the danger, she uses her knowledge to briefly go back in time—landing in the middle of a fierce battle in ninth-century Britain. And when she returns to modern-day San Francisco, she brings 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 (October 2015) Previously published by St. Martin's Press Once, Frankie Suchet loved Henri Foucault—and it cost her everything. For two centuries, she has cursed the French duke who gave her his blood and then disappeared forever. Today, this sexy vampire is a bartender living in San Francisco. Now Frankie has been granted a chance to go back in time. . . and kill the man who made her what she is. But becoming “Francoise” again means losing all memory of the risk Henri poses to her future. . . and her heart. France, 1794. The Reign of Terror is in full swing. From the first, Henri is an enigma, saving Francoise from an angry Parisian mob. Drawn to his seductive vitality, Francoise discovers there is much more to him than she once knew. Henri’s devotion to rescuing innocents from the guillotine is his sole passion—until he encounters Francoise’s intoxicating blend of innocence and warmth. And as their attraction explodes to dangerous desire, the only way to save each other may be to sacrifice their timeless love. . . "Superb writing...and intricate characterization make each novel by Ms. Squires an absolute winner." |
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ONE WITH THE DARKNESS (July 2015) Previously published by St. Martin's Press Contessa Donnatella di Poliziano has power, beauty and — as a vampire — eternal life. But she also consumed by regret that centuries ago in ancient Rome, she failed to make her one true love, Jergan, a vampire too. But just as she despairs, the discovery of a 300-year-old note leads her to a gift left by her old friend, Leonardo da Vinci. He built her a machine to take her back in time to re-write the history of her heart. |
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THE COMPANION (May 2015) Previously published by MacMillan/Pan MacMillan You are about to enter a world where there is no turning back. Where danger and desire become one. Where a man and a woman must face the darkest secrets of the night. . . though they may not survive what awaits them.
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THE HUNGER (May 2015) Previously published by MacMillan/Pan MacMillan Beatrix Lisse, Countess of Lente, is the toast of London and the most fascinating woman in Europe. She has been fascinating men for a thousand years, for Beatrix was born vampire. Over the years, she has tried everything to fill her life with interest or purpose: social and spiritual causes, creating and collecting priceless art, controlling empires through her consorts. She has sipped from countless strong male throats, and indulged in passionate sexual affairs. But she has never let herself truly love another. Now she is bored, jaded, and ultimately weary. There is nothing she desires. . . John Staunton, Earl of Langley, has the reputation of being the most debauched man in England. What no one knows is that Langley is cultivating his worthless reputation in order to conceal his real activities as a volunteer spy for his government. Over the years he's been very successful, but killing and deceit has become a trap. His life is missing some vital spark. Beatrix and John are attracted to each other in London, and they can see through each others' deceptions. But when they discover each others' true secrets, and when Beatrix accidentally contaminates John's blood, turning him into a vampire, they must overcome past scars and fears to defeat Asharti. And, together, they must find new purpose for their lives and an eternity together. Intense and sexy, The Hunger plumbs the depths of the human soul. |
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THE BURNING (June 2015) Previously published by MacMillan/Pan MacMillan Award-winning, bestselling author Susan Squires brings you into a world of erotic temptation that comes alive at night and thrives on our darkest secrets and longings. Take the journey to an unforgettable place in the heart of darkness and desire. . . A FORBIDDEN TEMPTATION. . . LEAVES HER YEARNING. . . FOR ETERNAL FULFILLMENT. . . |
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ONE WITH THE NIGHT (July 2015) Previously published by St. Martin's Press Far from the glittering lights and shallow bustle of 1822 London lies another world — a realm of shadows and secrets, where desire holds dominion and passion knows no limit. ONE DESIRE ONE DESTINY |
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ONE WITH THE SHADOWS (July 2015) Previously published by St. Martin's Press TEMPTATION BEGINS IN DARKNESS AND LASTS FOR ETERNITY "Squires writes a darkly compelling vampire romance." Named a "Best Book of the Year" by Publisher's Weekly. . . |
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DEAD AFTER DARK (Anthology with Sherrilyn Kenyon, J. R. Ward,
and Dianna Love) (December 2008)
Beyond the Night (my story): 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. | |||
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SACRAMENT (April 2007 reissue)
What if the man you loved was a vampire? How would you find the courage to embrace the darkness? Sarah Ashton, Lady Clevancy, is sure she is a very ordinary person in a very ordinary Regency England. When her life is invaded by a mysterious stranger, the long lost owner of the ruined abbey adjacent to her ancestral lands now accused of serial murder, she should be appalled, rather than fascinated. But she finds herself saving the devil himself from danger, and falling in love in the process. Her love will lead her across Europe, to the edge of eternity. | |||
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NO MORE LIES (October 2003)
Dr. Holland Banks is head of the Century Psychiatric Hospital and president of the Schizophrenia Research Foundation...but is she going insane? The rest of the world seems to be. There's a sniper on the loose, she's being stalked, her father is conducting deadly experiments, and she's begun to hear voices: other people's thoughts. But a man was just admitted to her hospital — one who searched her out, whose touch can make her voices subside. Is he crazy, too, or a solution to her fears? A labyrinth of conspiracy is rising around her, and Holland's life is about to change forever. Very soon there will be .....NO MORE LIES. | |||
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THE ONLY ONE (Anthology with Christine Feehan and Susan Grant) (May 2003)
She had committed the ultimate crime against her kind. But after struggling against her fate, she embraced her rehabilitation. Now she is exiled from the safety of Mirso Monastery into the world of the twenty-first century, where temptation abounds. She must leave behind her mentor and the unruly feelings she has for him. And neither Magda nor Pietr realize that she will asked to pay the ultimate price for the fact of his secret love. Together, they will break every rule to find a love their kind considers Sacrilege. | ||
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DANELAW (February 2003)
Out of Darkness, light. War swept England, and the dark ages grew darker as Vikings put Saxon strongholds to the torch and promised new rule. The horde found Epona, Daughter of the Goddess, on the hill beneath the Sign of the White Horse. There she had lived, awaiting the man who was fated to give her a child. In Viking fires burned her destiny. | |||
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BODY ELECTRIC (August 2002)
Victoria Barnhardt set out to create something brilliant. She succeeded beyond her wildest fantasies. With one keystroke her program spiraled out of control”¦and something was born that defied possibility: a being who called to her. He spoke from within a prison — seeking escape, seeking release, seeking her. He was a miracle that Vic had never intended. More than a scientific discovery, or a brilliant coup by one of the world’s most infamous hackers, he was life. He was beauty. He was genius. And he needed to be freed, just as Vic needed to be released from the shadows of her past. The world might rise against them, but on one starry Los Angeles night, in each other’s arms, they would find a way to have each other and freedom both. | |||
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DANEGELD (July 2001)
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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