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  She had left town shortly after and hadn’t been home since. Sure, Dante had spent years trying to convince her to return home, accept his apology and all would be right. Nothing was ever that easy. Francy had let someone else enter the equation but wasn’t sure exactly why. She had felt compelled, as though a greater force was driving her, pushing her to accept another and move on.

  “I can’t believe he left the wall like that.”

  “And I,” a deep familiar voice said from behind her, “can’t believe you’re finally here. Come sei bella—how beautiful you are.” The very sound moved over her, caressing her body in places it shouldn’t be able to touch.

  “Dante.” Turning, she found him leaning against the entranceway. His onyx-colored hair came to his chin, framing his rectangular face perfectly. It swept out a bit, always looking as though it was windblown. Though he looked to be in his mid to late twenties, he was much older than that, almost two hundred years to be exact. Their age difference had bothered him once. He swore each time they spoke on the phone that it was no longer a concern but with Dante she wasn’t certain.

  He is gorgeous.

  Dante’s dimpled chin and full lips had always been a source of fascination for her. Countless nights she’d lain in the cottage just beyond the edge of his property line with her hand buried between her legs, tweaking her clit to images of him.

  Stop thinking about him that way. You have someone else in your life now.

  He shifted slightly, causing the unbuttoned thin white cotton shirt he had on to move to one side. The sight of his steely, tawny chest and torso left her channel moist and her breathing ragged. The bulge in his khaki-colored, just past knee-length, cotton drawstring shorts only served to make her moan softly. It didn’t matter how many years she put between face-to-face visits, the man still made her body burn. If only he felt the same way.

  No. It’s better he doesn’t. You’re with another man. Remember that.

  END EXCERPT

  To learn about this, or other Mandy M. Roth titles, please visit her website at www.mandyroth.com

  We Though You Might Like

  Lilith Enraptured (Divinity Warriors 1)

  By Michelle M. Pillow

  Alternate Reality Romance

  Sorin of Firewall lives in a land forever at war. In fact, the Starian men are so busy fighting, their marriage ceremony has been reduced to a “will of the gods” event where they simply pick a woman out of a lineup and claim her as a wife. With women becoming scarce, it’s necessary to trade the offworld Divinity Corporation for brides. Duty-bound to attend the ceremony, he has no intention of picking a bride, let alone one from another dimension. Duty-bound to attend the ceremony, he has no intention of picking a bride, let alone one from another dimension. That is, until he sees Lilith, the bewitching woman sent by the gods to reward—or punish?—him.

  Lilith, a data analyst for Divinity, is betrayed by the Corporation and wakes up in a primitive, uncharted dimension filled with warriors who only know war and duty. But her initial fears of becoming a sex slave to a big beefy knight become all too real when a warrior of god-like proportions claims she’s his new woman. As Lilith discovers, there are worse fates than being the focus of Sorin’s skillful and earthy seduction.

  Rating: Contains graphic sexual content, adult language, and violence

  Read more about the Michelle M. Pillow at www.MichellePillow.com

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  Silk Road by T.J. Michaels

  The first in a new series, June 2012

  The first Descendant in millennia with the power to use an ancient artifact is being hunted. By the good, the bad...and the worst.

  Jayla Protegenu learned as a child to call her protectors to keep at bay the things that prowled the night. Now, as a woman grown, she never expected one of those protectors would be a Fallen angel - Larien. His job: to help Jayla find the mythical and mystical Seal of Solomon.

  Even among those who created the very meaning of good and evil, nothing is black and white. Neither friends nor enemies are what they appear. The only one Jayla can be sure of is Larien. He was sent by the Messenger and archangel, Gabriel, himself. Larien is a man who has no interest in redemption. But like everyone else, he definitely wants Jayla. But to what end?

  For more on this urban fantasy romance, visit www.tjmichaels.com

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  Books by Mandy M Roth Checklist

  Paranormal

  Daughter of Darkness Trilogy

  Daughter of Darkness

  The Enchantress

  Bella Mia

  The Valkyrie Trilogy

  Valkyrie

  Valhalla: The Valkyrie Beginnings

  The Voyagers

  Birds of Prey Series

  King of Prey

  A View to a Kill

  Master of the Hunt

  Rise of the King

  Prince of Flight

  Sacred Places Series

  Sacred Places

  Goddess of the Grove

  Winter Solstice

  Immortal Ops Series

  Immortal Ops

  Critical Intelligence

  Radar Deception

  Strategic Vulnerability

  Separation Zone

  Lion Shifter Series for Spice Brief

  Sin’s Pride

  Dex’s Claim

  The Zodiac Series

  Pisces Phenomenon

  Somber Resplendence

  Pleasure Cruise Series

  Pleasure Cruise

  Date with Destiny

  Pleasure Island

  Wicked Lucidity

  Loup Garou

  Eternal Seduction

  The Guardians

  Warriors of Darkness

  Demonic Desires

  Solo Tu

  Secrets We Keep

  Trust in the Season

  Ambient Light

  Gypsy Nights

  Going the Distance

  Mating Behavior

  Last Call

  Pike’s Peak

  Adam's Angel

  The King’s Choice

  The Advisor’s Apprentice

  Tipping the Scales

  Blaze of Glory

  Futuristic/ Sci-Fi Paranormal

  Project Exorcism

  Paranormal Payload

  Force of Attraction

  Point of No Return

  Cyber Sex

  Prepared to Please

  Denial of Service

  Droid Wars

  Performance Criteria

  Magnetic Attraction

  Red Light Specialists

  Contemporaries

  Executive Decision

  Simmering Seductions

  Anthologies

  Ghost Cats Series

  Best Intentions

  Dance of Souls

  Book III (Title TBD)

  Talons: King of Prey

  Stop Dragon My Heart Around

  Sex on Holiday

  Black Lace Quickies 5

  Ellora’s Cavemen: Legendary Tails IV

  Magical Seduction

  For a complete, up-to-date list, visit www.MandyRoth.com

  Table of Contents

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  About the Author, Mandy M. Roth

  Chapter One Excerpt

  Chapter One Excerpt