Bøger af Lauren Dane

"Rowan Summerwaite is many things. She knows how to land a punch but has learned there's more than one way to solve a problem. She was once a loner, but the family she's made over the years--including her husband, Clive, the Vampire Scion of North America--mean more to her than she could have ever imagined. And, with the gifts bestowed upon her from the Goddess Brigid growing stronger with every passing moment, she's more powerful than ever before. It's a good thing, too, because she'll need every bit of her wits, her family, and her emerging powers as she confronts a new threat facing the Conclave of witches and the Vampire Nation at that will pit Rowan and her friends against the most powerful--and dangerous--families within the magical Senate. While Rowan Summerwaite may be many things, trusting is not usually one of them. But that's exactly what she'll need to do--trust others and, most of all, trust herself--to keep those she loves safe from harm one more time.

Xander...Alexander Copeland Keenan is a second-generation tattoo artist. He's got a reputation as a rising star and a six-month waitlist to prove it.He's been focused on work and family, not looking for anyone or anything serious, but suddenly there's more. Suddenly there's everything when he meets Pippa Hall.Neither is ready for the bolt of instant attraction, or for the intensity of the days and weeks to follow as their chance meeting develops into an exclusive-and very intense-relationship.Hamish...To most of the world, Hamish Wilson is a talented, hard living, hard loving singer-songwriter. Most people don't know the real person behind the mask. From their first meeting a year prior, Pippa saw right to the heart of him and hadn't judged. Even better, she'd been his safe harbor, and a true friend.He tells himself he's not worthy of a committed romantic relationship with her, but fate-and Xander-intervened. Pippa wasn't the only one either man had history with, and after an unplanned beginning, the three embark on an exclusive triad.Pippa...Pippa Hall grew up in a family whose idea of discipline sent her and two of her sisters fleeing to start a new life in Seattle. She's got an excellent job as a mechanic at Twisted Steel, a custom car and motorcycle shop, a close relationship with her sisters and several dear friends, and then...She wasn't prepared to fall head over heels with two very bossy men whose focus was her well-being and pleasure. Pippa is loved. Deeply.Ignition...In the midst of their happily ever after, the shadow of Pippa's past casts a threat on the happiness and security of their lives. It will take more than love to overcome the fear. The three must stand, united to defend what is theirs.

The Land's End highway is one of the most dangerous places in the universe. The constant peril of brigands keeps Verity Coleman stuck in Silver Cliffs, dreaming of the open road-and of Loyal Alsbaugh, the tall and silent highway patrolman. When her town is attacked, Verity has a chance to win over Loyal's muted heart. But will his wounded past make him leave her along the road, or can she convince him to take her along?

In this erotic universe, passion knows no rank...Since the first settlers came through the portals from Earth, fifteen Families have held the rule of the Federated Universes in their hands. There's never been a better time than now to throw out the old and usher in a new order. Give voice to the unranked. Abbie Haws has spent her life battling the system. A fighter, she's always been too busy and driven to pay much attention to finding love. But when she's granted audience with Roman Lyons, the head of House Lyons, who stands for everything she hates, her instant attraction catches Abbie off-guard...It's common knowledge that the Known Universe revolves around Ravena-and that Ravena revolves around Roman Lyons, bred to lead since birth. Roman dreads his meeting with a defiant-if stunning-rabble-rouser. But, sometimes, headstrong personalities in the conference room make for hot-and-heavy, guilty trysts in private....Now, Abbie will show Roman the parts of her world he wouldn't otherwise get to see. And he'll give her a glimpse of the Families' age old tradition and unleash a sexuality he'd never given rein to before.

Desire is the most dangerous sensation of all.With tensions between the Federation and Imperial `Verses rising, one woman may hold the key to victory. The dangerous mission to smuggle her out of Imperial Territory falls to Daniel Haws and his team, the ultra secret Phantom Corps. This elite squad of the Federation Military is the only one trusted and skilled enough to remove her from under the watchful eye of her father, the Supreme Commander of the Imperial `Verses.Carina is used to wearing a mask. Her father and his men think her little more than a pretty prize to be won by a man more ruthless than the rest. When he announces his intention to marry her to one of his henchmen, a man known for his cruelty, Carina knows she has to move as soon as possible to get out. But getting secret information to the Federation has served her well for years and she appeals to them for help.She expected rescue from a man who'd been her enemy. But she wasn't prepared for just how intense her attraction to Daniel Haws would be. Born as adversaries into different ranks, and on the run for their lives, they now need each other to survive-by holding on to the only thing they have in common: a growing desire that is dangerous, irresistible, and insatiable...

An erotic future universe of passion, danger, and deceit...On the battleground or in the bedroom, one woman and two men fight for dominance in a bold, new, and excitingly different direction in erotic romance...As a lieutenant of the Federation military, Sera Ayers is accustomed to giving orders, not taking them. Now she must obey the one man she can't stand and can't stop thinking about.With the enemy Imperialists gaining ground, a covert team is assembled by Ash Walker. Ten years before, Sera had lovingly submitted to Ash's dominance in the bedroom. But when he was forced into a political marriage, she refused to play mistress. His marriage now over, Ash wants Sera on his team and back in his bed.The third team member, Brandt Pela, has an elegance to match Ash's savage sexuality. And when their undercover plan requires Sera to pose as Brandt's lover, it ignites a passion among the three of them more dangerous than their mission.

They call him the Shadow. Andrei Solace delivers death on silent feet as an assassin for the Phantom Corps. The perfect weapon in the fight against the Imperium, he's sent to the same 'Verse he left behind as a youth.Piper Roundtree is a mercenary prepared for anything-except for being rescued from Imperial lackeys by the man she hasn't laid eyes on in eleven years. While she remembers every mesmerizing sensation he gave her, she thought they were through. And against the backdrop of an impending war, their passion is reignited.The girl Andrei once loved is now a fierce woman who can pilot a ship through canyons at high speeds, and drive him wild with equal abandon. As much as Andrei tries to protect her from the darkness inside him, Piper admires his skills and the code he lives by. Now the lovers must join forces-in more ways than one-to save the Known Universe before the enemy hurls it into irreversible chaos...

Bright Lights...Harlow Martin is a rock star's kid. She's wanted to be a musician her whole life and at last, she and her band, Above Me, will be the opening act on chart topping mega-stars, Earthquakes upcoming US tour. Miles Brown started Earthquakes straight out of high school, and after years of working his butt off, the band was headlining an arena tour. Multiple platinum albums, some music video awards, commercials, print ad work and a few movies had taken Miles from an unsure teen into a confident, charismatic man, absolutely certain of himself.And then Harlow bounded back into his life. Though he'd grown up backstage with her when their dads had played festivals together, he's not ready for the immediate sensual punch in the gut grown-up Harlow was. He's absolutely captivated by her and though he knows it's reckless, he can't deny the temptation of her lips. Rock and Roll...Harlow is an independent, accomplished musician. Her confidence on stage is something she can put on like a dress. The tour has raised Above Me's profile and sent them to the next level of success. Her relationship with Miles continues to deepen each day and as she gets to know him, falling for him is inevitable. He knows her, sees right to the heart of her and loved her for it. She knows what a gift that is. Even when it took work to keep her gorgeous, spoiled and caregiving alpha from rolling right into her life and taking over. Miles thought he knew what love was, but once he finds it with Harlow, he can understand what a pale imitation he'd had before. He loves her fire and her poet's soul. Loves the way she's dedicated and loyal to her closest friends and family. Loves the way she trusts him and brings out the best in him. Even managed to love his bossiness. When an old heartache is bruised anew and Harlow's peace is threatened, Miles needs to walk a path between help and control, while vowing to protect her beautiful heart.

Vincenz Fardelle, exiled son of the Supreme Leader of the Imperialist Universe, has spent much of the last ten years working to stop the threat his father poses. But he's not alone in his quest. Julian Marsters has lost his best friend and countless others in the war and has made vengeance his only goal. In each other, Julian and Vincenz find not only like minds, but kindred spirits.However unexpected their relationship, everything changes for Vincenz and Julian when Hannah Black comes into their lives. Having been captured and held in near total isolation by imperialist troops, their immediate response is to protect her.Emotionally shattered but resilient, Hannah rebuilds herself. Because of the warm safety she finds in the arms of Julian-and Vincenz-she becomes someone harder, stronger and bent on preventing the Imperialists from harming anyone else.For the two men, wrestling with their passionate feelings for Hannah is only the beginning. War is about to send all three into harm's way and an equally dangerous secret could tear them apart.

Trouble never takes a vacation in Bad Blood, the seventh installment in the epic Goddess with a Blade series by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Dane. After spending the last two years locked in one deadly struggle after the next, Rowan Summerwaite deserves delicious meals, excellent sex and uninterrupted sleep on high-quality linens. But when two separate investigations converge in unexpected ways and a new threat to the Treaty blows into town, there's no rest for the wicked. And she'll need help. Genevieve Aubert, a seven-hundred-year-old witch from a powerful familial line, has become more than a formidable ally. To Rowan, she's become a friend. To Darius, a Dust Devil from the Trick, where she's now a priestess, she's the key to unlocking his magic. The pretty flower to his motorcycles and bruised knuckles. Soon, the dangerous reality becomes clear. It isn't just wayward witches. It isn't just egotistical Vampires. What's brewing in the desert will take a witch, a Dust Devil and a human vessel to a goddess to save those they've sworn to protect.Goddess with a BladeBook 1: Goddess with a BladeBook 2: Blade To the KeepBook 3: Blade on the HuntBook 4: At Blade's EdgeBook 5: Wrath of the GoddessBook 6: Blood and BladeBook 7: Bad Blood

From the national bestselling author of Inside Out--a sizzling story of insatiable passion. Gillian Forrester spent her life running...until Miles came along. The moment she held her older sister's unwanted newborn, Gillian stopped running and began building a life for her adopted son. Now, thirteen years later, Gillian's sister reveals the father's identity on her deathbed-a revelation that shakes Gillian to her core.Adrian Brown is the epitome of the successful rock star. It takes a lot to shock him-but the bombshell that he has a son rocks his world. And Adrian is even more surprised when the buttoned-up elegant woman who's raising him ignites his erotic and romantic attention-and engages his heart.

Someone is illegally siphoning magic from the font of the Clan. When Meriel Owen, next in line to control the largest organization of witches in the country, discovers that it's the hot owner of a notorious underground club, she strokes an unusual deal that may plunge them all into the heart of darkness.

"There's tons of humor in this wonderful book… A picture-perfect paranormal romance." -RT Book ReviewsNew York Times bestselling author Lauren Dane welcomes you back to Diablo Lake: a town founded by witches and governed by werewolves. The powerful witches of Diablo Lake are taking back control. No longer will they be pawns in the town's misguided power plays. Chosen to lead the charge, Aimee Benton can't possibly fall for a werewolf-especially a Pack Alpha. Problem is, Mac Pembry is as irresistible as he is infuriating. One touch of Aimee's powerful magic and Mac immediately needs more. Not only is his witch incredibly smart, but her quiet strength and empathetic heart soothe both wolf and man. Their love is fast, deep and wide. And Mac has never been happier. But when the Pembry pack breaks a sacred law, Aimee shuts him out. This time the wolves have gone too far. A war is brewing in Diablo Lake, and the balance of magic that sustains the town might be lost forever…Diablo LakeBook 1: Diablo Lake: Moon StruckBook 2: Diablo Lake: ProtectedBook 3: Diablo Lake: Awakened

"Like Dallas and Teen Wolf had a baby… I'm 2000% here for the sequels, because this is a world worth revisiting many, many times." -Smart Bitches, Trashy BooksA powerful witch comes into her own in this small-town romance filled with family ties, shifters and magic. Three years ago, Katie Faith Grady left Diablo Lake, heartbroken and humiliated by a man who didn't deserve her in the first place. Her return-to help run her family's soda fountain while her dad recovers from a heart attack-awakens the powerful magic that is her birthright. It also puts her directly in the path of a certain werewolf she's never been able to forget. Deputy Jace Dooley is a lot of things: alpha wolf, former bad boy, excellent mechanic. His new role of neighbor to the beautiful witch he's been in love with since forever is a welcome plot twist…but Jace's chief instinct is to protect. And a witch with as much raw power as Katie won't be claimed on anyone's terms but her own.Diablo LakeBook 1: Diablo Lake: MoonstruckBook 2: Diablo Lake: ProtectedBook 3: Diablo Lake: Awakened

The men of Twisted Steel are great with their hands. And they're not afraid to get dirty . . . Asa Barrons is never lonely for long. Co-owner of the Twisted Steel custom motorcycle shop, he works hard and plays harder. But he never allows his after-hours affairs to interfere with business-until he meets racing royalty PJ Coleman. While the blue-eyed blonde is all princess on the outside, on the inside Asa can see that this woman is ready to take a walk on the wild side.PJ knows trouble when she sees it, and Asa is the complete package: fast bike, killer ink, and a sinfully sexy smile that has her imagining things nice girls never do. She talks her way onto the Twisted Steel team to prove her painting skill, and soon learns that Asa is eager to show off some skills of his own.With the help of Asa's expert touch, PJ is initiated into a world of wicked desire. No limits. No inhibitions. No turning back. But as perfect as their passion seems, a new challenge awaits, forcing them to ask just how far they are willing to go . . .'Sexy, smart and deeply romantic . . . no one does it better than Lauren Dane' - Sylvia Day

The men of Twisted Steel are great with their hands. And they're not afraid to get dirty . . . Mick Roberts, the newest partner at Twisted Steel's custom hotrod and motorcycle shop, looks like a man with everything. But secretly he still craves the connection he lost when his best friend Adam and the love of his life Jessilynn walked out. Then, he wasn't ready for the pleasure they promised. Now, things have changed.Rich, powerful, and insatiable, Adam Gulati is used to getting what he wants. And there's nothing he wants more than Mick and Jessi. He hasn't seen either in over a year, but the second he sets eyes on them again his memories-and his desires-can't be denied.After trying to live without them, Jessi Franklin realized no one else can satisfy her like Adam and Mick. The three of them need one another-in more ways than one. It's time to stop pretending and submit to the hunger they all share. But once they go down this road, there's no turning back. As deeply devoted as they are, no one knows what great bliss their forbidden fantasy will find-or the price they may pay . . .Perfect for fans of Sylvia Day, Jaci Burton and Kristen Proby

The latest "sexy, pulse-pounding adventure"* (Jaci Burton) from the national bestselling author of Coming Undone. In the wake of an attack that left her nearly dead, Ella Tipton has spent each day putting her life back together. She doesn't have any room for romance, but that doesn't mean she has to stop admiring the scenery. Sexy security professional Andrew Copeland is no stranger to women, but he knows Ella is something different. Determined to get her to let him in, Andy does the one thing he can think of to get close: he offers her hands-on training in self-defense-and before long, all that skin on skin contact with have them both turning inside out.

One conference, two friends and two men who know how to take care of business...After leaving the wrong man, Leah Griffin's not ready to look for the right one. All she wants is to survive the conference she's planning and spend some time with her best friend Kate Edwards. She's not expecting the conference services manager to be so tall, dark and handsome...or so eager to please. It's Brandon Long's job to make Leah happy, but after a scorching interlude in her hotel room, neither can deny business has become pleasure.Smart, driven and successful attorney Katherine Edwards has spent her life doing the right thing but . Charles Dixon is a bad choice she can't help but make - over and over. A conference and a promotion bring Kate back to Pennsylvania and suddenly, Dix wants far more than a few nights in random hotel rooms. He wants something permanent and Katherine has to figure out if sometimes a wrong choice isn't exactly what a woman needs.

Four days in Vegas. Two sexy and determined men. One penthouse suite ... And no reservations.Christmas isn't so merry for Kate and Leah. Kate's romantic winter holiday is destroyed by the sudden and uninvited presence of Dix's annoying ex-wife, while Brandon's super-perfect family and a diamond ring send Leah running for Sin City with Kate in tow.But Dix and Brandon both know what they want. In hot pursuit, the men show up in Vegas, ready to use every sensual trick they have to convince Kate and Leah to take a gamble on forever.The sizzling sequel to Taking Care of Business.