Dark hunger

Juliette, a beautiful activist dedicated to freeing caged animals from a secret jungle lab, unwittingly releases Riordan, a caged, insatiable, and immortal Carpathian thirsting for revenge against his captors.

four Favorite Authors Present Their Favorite Characters In All-new Tales Of Bloodlust, Appetites That Must Be Sated Again And Again, And The Passion That Feeds Them.

publishers Weekly

one Need Only Glance At This Anthology's Lineup Of Authors To Know That It's Bound To Be Loaded With Kinky, Creative Sex. And Indeed, That's Exactly What Hamilton Delivers In Beyond The Ardeur, Which Uses The Setting Of A Wedding To Bring Back Virtually The Entire Cast Of Characters From Her Popular Series About Necromancer Anita Blake. While Hamilton's Fans Will Enjoy Revisiting These Night Creatures, Some May Be Disappointed To Find That This Tale Is All Sex And No Slaying; The Only Mystery Is Which Paranormal Hunk(s) Will Satisfy Anita's Ardeur. Far More Suspenseful Is York's Burning Moon, Which Follows A Blind Tarot Reader And A Werewolf As They Steam Up The Sheets And Try To Trap A Serial Killer. Equally Compelling But More Inventive Is Wilks's Originally Human; Neither The Succubus Heroine (whose Age Varies Between 19 And 300, With Stops At 50 And 35) Nor The Reader Uncovers Her Amnesiac Mystery Man's Identity Till The Final Pages. Davidson, Meanwhile, Delivers Nonstop, Witty Repartee And A Surprise Denouement In Dead Girls Don't Dance, A Delightful Romance Between A Vampiress And Her Old College Classmate. By Turns Sensual, Suspenseful And Amusing, This Anthology Will Satisfy Almost Any Craving. (july) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Four favorite authors present their favorite characters in all-new tales of bloodlust, appetites that must be sated again and again, and the passion that feeds them. "Beyond the Ardeur" (An Anita Blake tale) By Laurell K. Hamilton Anita is attending a friend's wedding when Nathaniel, her pomme de sang, makes known in no uncertain terms that he wants to take the relationship to the next level. Anita's subsequent actions take her to a place she has hitherto carefully avoided. *** This short story is a condensed version of Incubus Dreams, book 12 in the Anita Blake series! "Dead Girls Don't Dance," by MaryJanice Davidson Vampire Andrea Mercer is literally dug up by an old crush, Daniel Harris, and during a trip to Minnesota to see the vampire queen, her desire for him reignites. "Originally Human" by Eileen Wilks Succubus Molly Brown discovers a gorgeous, naked man in the woods and decides to help him recover his memory. "Burning Moon" by Rebecca York All werewolf Grant Marshall wants to do is rip out the throat of the man who killed his wifethen swim out into the Atlantic Ocean and never come back. He tracks his wifes killer to a small New Jersey seaside town, where he meets Antonia, a blind tarot card reader--the woman with the power to change his fate. "Surrender to the pleasure of four tales of otherworldly passion. In Beyond the Ardeur, who will Anita, the wereleopard Queen, choose to satisfy her hungry desires: Micah, the wereleopard King, the kind shapeshifter Nathaniel, or Damien the sexy vampire? In Dead Girls Don't Dance, Daniel finds thrilling danger when he runs into an old friend-lonely vampire Andrea. Originally Human tells the tale of Molly, a succubus, who draws energy-and pleasure-from Michael, a gorgeous artificial man. And in Burning Moon, Grant, a werewolf with a broken heart, finds solace in a beautiful tarot card reader" --Front jacket flap Four favorite paranormal romance authors present their favorite characters in four tales of bloodlust, appetites that must be sated again and again, and the passion that feeds them...In the heat of the night, anything goes. Boundaries are crossed and secret yearnings take shape. Creatures stalk the shadows, surrendering to their wildest needs—and satisfying hungers that take their victims beyond fear to the dark edge of desire...Includes an Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter story from New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton. In the heat of the night, anything goes. Boundaries are crossed and secret yearnings take shape. Creatures stalk the shadows, surrendering to their wildest needs - and satisfying hungers that take their victims beyond fear to the dark edge of desire. Succumb to the pleasure as four of your favorite authors present their favorite characters in all-new tales of bloodlust, of the kind of appetites that must be sated again and again, and of the passion that feeds them... --Page [4] of cover Otherwordly pleasure and dangerous desire stalk the night as immortal creatures, ravenous and unforgiving, take their prey to the brink of ecstasy and fear, in this sensual collection of stories from four best-selling authors - Laurell K. Hamilton, MaryJanice Davidson, Eileen Wilks, and Rebecca York. Otherwordly pleasure and dangerous desire stalk the night as immortal creatures, ravenous and unforgiving, take their prey to the brink of ecstasy and fear in four stories of love and dark magic Blood upon my lips -- Laurell K. Hamilton Dead girls don't dance -- MaryJanice Davidson Originally human -- Eileen Wilks Burning moon -- Rebecca York.