Praise for the novels of New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Gena Showalter
Heart of the Dragon
âLots of danger and sexy passion give lucky readers a spicy taste of adventure and romance.â
âRomantic Times BOOKreviews
âFilled with steamy sex, adventure, and a sprinkle of humourâ¦a fantastic book!â
âMyshelf.com
Jewel of Atlantis
âShowalter has created a ripe mythological world populated with fascinating creatures and dark loreâ¦
For extraordinary escapism, read this book.â
âRomantic Times BOOKreviews
âShines like the purest gemâ¦Rich in imagery and evocative detail, this book is a sterling example of what makes romance novels so worthwhile.â
âA Romance Review, 5 stars
The Nymph King
âA world of myth, mayhem and love under the sea!â
âNew York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward
âI want to visit Atlantis! Deliciously evocative and filled with sexy men, The Nymph King is every womanâs fantasy come to sizzling life. A must read.â
âNew York Times bestselling author P.C. Cast
âGena Showalterâs stories hum with fast pacing and characters that leap off the page. Pick up one of Genaâs books! You wonât be disappointed!â
âUSA TODAY bestselling author Julie Kenner
Atlans
New York Times bestselling author
GENA SHOWALTER
invites you to enter Atlantis, a world of dark seduction and powerful magicâ¦
HEART OF THE DRAGON
JEWEL OF ATLANTIS
THE NYMPH KING
THE VAMPIREâS BRIDE
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author GENA SHOWALTER has been praised for her âsizzling page-turnersâ and âutterly spellbinding storiesâ. She is the author of more than seventeen novels and anthologies, including breathtaking paranormal and contemporary romances, cutting-edge young adult novels and stunning urban fantasy. Readers canât get enough of her trademark wit and singular imagination.
To learn more about Gena and her books, please visit www.genashowalter.com and www.genashowalter blogspot.com.
Other sexy, steamy reads from Gena Showalter and MIRA Books
ATLANTIS
HEART OF THE DRAGON
JEWEL OF ATLANTIS
THE NYMPH KING
THE VAMPIREâS BRIDE
LORDS OF THE UNDERWORLD
THE DARKEST NIGHT
THE DARKEST KISS
THE DARKEST PLEASURE
THE DARKEST WHISPER
DARK BEGINNINGS
THE DARKEST PASSION
THE DARKEST LIE
More stunning tales from Gena Showalter are coming your wayâ¦
INTERTWINED UNRAVELLED
To Jill Monroe (the author, not the hard-hitting journalist of Author Talk) for loving vampires as much as I do.
To Sheila Fields, Donnell Epperson and Betty Sanders for saying, âWhat about a paranormal survivor?â
To Pennye Edwards for always taking care of me.
To Kresley Cole, Melissa Francis, Marley Gibson, Kristen Painter, Louisa Edwards, Maria Geraci, Pamela Harty, Elaine Spencer, Deidre Knight, Roxanne St. Claire and (again) Jill Monroe for making me laughâand spit up blueberries.
Lastly, to Jill Monroe (the hard-hitting journalist of Author Talk, not the author) for asking the questions readers really want to know.
To the two ladies who help and guide me every step of the way: Tracy Farrell and Margo Lipschultz.
I couldnât do it without you!
LAYEL, KING OF THE VAMPIRES, hated son of Atlantis, fought so fervently against his chains that the metal cut past skin and muscle, nearly slicing into bone. He did not care, continued to struggle. What use were his hands without his beloved to caress?
Susan. Inside his mind, the name was a prayer, a scream of desolation and a wail of sorrow, all twisted into an agonizing spiral of shame. How could he have allowed this to happen?
âRelease him,â someone said. Layel would have looked at the speaker, but he could not pull his gaze from his woman. Or rather, what was left of her. âLet him see up close what he has wrought upon himself.â
Footsteps pounded. There was a tug on one wrist, then the other, and the chains gave way.
Weak, nearly drained of blood, Layel tried to step away from the iron fence that propped him up, but his knees gave out and he collapsed. With the impact, hot breath abandoned him and reality settled deep. Iâm too late. They kept me chained long enough to ensure she could not be turned. I cannot save her. He gagged. Gods, oh, gods.
Susan lay a few feet away, her once vibrant, beautiful body now stripped, violated and burned. Around him, the dragons responsible laughed, their voices floating in and out of his consciousness.
ââ¦deserved this and more.â
ââ¦and look at him now.â
ââ¦pathetic. He never should have been crowned king.â
Layel had left Susan in his palace, safe, happily drowsy and snuggled in bed, while he and a contingent of warriors doused a fire in the surrounding forest. He hadnât known the fire had been started purposely until it was too late.
Oh, gods, oh, gods, oh, gods. A choked cry escaped him, blood spraying from his mouth. What seemed an eternity ago but could only be hours, heâd returned to an ambush, Susanâs screams echoing in his ears. The anguish heâd heard as sheâd shouted for his aid, the pain heâd seen contorting her features as sheâd pleaded with the dragons for the life of their unborn childâ¦both would haunt him into eternity.