POWER, those who have it reap great rewards…and pay a great price.DUTY, the little-known strength behind every vampire lord’s rule.LOVE, stronger than power, and the true root of all duty.Vampire Lord Raphael has seen North America’s vampire rulers united, and Europe’s defeated. He and his mate Cynthia have spent years achieving that, fighting everyone else’s battles, along with their own. Now, all they want is a vacation. A getaway to someplace romantic and secluded. No guards, no supplicants, no phonesâ€"just the two of them with their deep love and endless desire for each other. If only they hadn’t taken a quick detour to that particular town. Because they soon discover that vampires are dead, and another is missing. And it’s Raphael’s duty to serve justice to the wronged and vengeance upon the guilty, regardless of his plans.It turns out there really is no rest...

From award-winning author D. B. Reynolds come nine stories of seduction and intrigue set in her Vampires in America universe.For the first time in print ... The Vampire Vignettes From New Year's Eve on the beaches of Malibu, to love in a penthouse over Manhattan, and a challenge fought on a snowy night in Montreal, Reynolds takes us behind the scenes with seven steamy Vignettes featuring her ultimate alpha Vampire Lords and their beautiful and independent mates.And Never Before Published – Two brand new, full-length short stories. You Belong To Me follows Duncan and his mate Emma as they consolidate power in his new territory, while generating plenty of heat in private. And then it's time for The Wedding, as readers join Rajmund and Sarah for their big weekend ... and Cyn's girls-night-out bachelorette party. Unfortunately, some local kidnappers have other plans, and Cyn and Sarah will have to outwit their abductors before Raphael and Raj start hunting, and the entire wedding is... From award-winning author D. B. Reynolds come nine stories of seduction and intrigue set in her Vampires in America universe. Note: This is a 122 page compilation of SHORT STORIES, not a full-length novel. For the first time in print … The Vampire Vignettes From New Year’s Eve on the beaches of Malibu, to love in a penthouse over Manhattan, and a challenge fought on a snowy night in Montreal, Reynolds takes us behind the scenes with seven steamy Vignettes featuring her ultimate alpha Vampire Lords and their beautiful and independent mates. And Never Before Published – Two brand new, full-length short stories. You Belong To Me follows Duncan and his mate Emma as they consolidate power in his new territory, while generating plenty of heat in private. And then it’s time for The Wedding, as readers join Rajmund and Sarah for their big weekend ... and Cyn’s girls-night-out bachelorette party. Unfortunately, some local kidnappers have other plans, and Cyn and Sarah will have to outwit their abductors before Raphael and Raj start hunting, and the entire wedding is ruined!

It was a time when gods walked the earth, when armies fought not for bits of land, but for the very existence of humanity. On such a battlefield, five formidable warriors stood against an evil greater than any the earth had ever seen. But evil is not an honorable foe. Betrayed by someone they trusted, the warriors were cursed, one by one, tossed into the maelstrom of time, imprisoned in stone, their freedom resting on nearly impossible conditions. Until...Gabriel Halldor... one of the fiercest warriors the world has ever seen, but his tremendous skill can't save him from a sorcerer's curse. Trapped in stone and left lying in darkness for thousands of years, he is, at long last, brought into the sunlight of a Japanese garden, where a young girl comes to sit at his feet and read him stories as she grows to womanhood.Hana Himura... beloved granddaughter of a Japanese mob boss, raised to the life of a warrior. When death comes for her grandfather, he...

Rachel Fortier is a much sought-after expert when it comes to exotic planets—especially the deadly kind. So when she's hired by Earth Fleet's most respected scientist to join a mission to the tightly closed planet Harp, it's a dream come true. Until she discovers their mission is to capture shifters and sell them to theMilitary.Shifter Aidan Devlin is on patrol far from his clan when he sees a shuttlecraft landing where it definitely shouldn't be. As the invaders emerge, he's surprised to see a lone lovely woman, who doesn't seem to belong. But when he's captured and put in a cage, he has no one but her to help him escape.Drawn together by a hunger they can't resist, and desperate to discover who betrayed Harp, Aidan and Rachel first have to survive a deadly journey to the city. But once there, they find themselves confronted by a conspiracy that goes even deeper. Because Harp is harboring a traitor. And he's willing to destroy their world—and...

From Vampires in America...For the first time together in one collection...Betrayed, Hunted, and Unforgiven, The Cyn & Raphael NovellasThese novellas can stand alone or be enjoyed as part of the series.Betrayed: Vampires in America 5.5Love. Loyalty. Betrayal.Love...the ache in your heart when you meet The One. It can take you to soaring heights; it can leave you bleeding in the wreckage.Loyalty...the thing which binds a Vampire Lord to his children for eternity...unless it spoils from within, birthing hatred.Betrayal...it comes in many forms and from many sources.War has come to the North American vampires, and Vampire Lords are reaching across territorial lines to strengthen allies and weaken enemies. The most powerful Lord of them all, Raphael, could change the course of the war and determine who raises the final banner of victory. But at what price? And will his mate, Cyn, be the one to pay it?Hunted: Vampires in America...

Scotland—sweeping forests, tumbling waterfalls... and towering highlands where vampire warriors have ruled for centuries.Lethal and charismatic, vampire Lachlan McRae woke on his first night to death and devastation—his clan slaughtered, his fortress destroyed. One hundred and fifty years later, driven to avenge the murder of everyone he loved, he's ready to hunt down and kill the one vampire who was behind it all—Erskine Ross, the Vampire Lord of Scotland.Beautiful, smart, and cool under pressure, Julia Harper is determined to prove she's more than a child of wealth and privilege. When a lifelong friend is murdered by vampires, she steps out of her role as an analyst for the CIA, and sets out to take down one of the most powerful men in Scotland—the deadly Erskine Ross.Recruited by a friend to arrange contact between Lachlan and her best friend Cyn's mate, the powerful Vampire Lord Raphael, Julia soon discovers that she and Lachlan want...

"D.B Reynolds has delivered a master class in what paranormal romance is meant to be." –KT Book Reviews on LuciferThe perfect gift for those vampire lovers who just can't get enough!RT and EPIC award-winning author D. B. Reynolds brings to print the stories her readers have been waiting for. Ten Vampire Vignettes, including five brand new stories and five reader favorites from her blog, all in print for the first time. They range from the wild and dusty streets of post-Gold Rush San Francisco, to the vicious halls of the U.S. Capitol today, and every place along the way.These are the stories in between the books, the slices of life that happen as the vampires of North America defend their lives, uncover secrets, and sometimes, simply take a moment to romance the women they love.As always, be forewarned, there is sex in these stories. But Reynolds's readers wouldn't have it any other way!

Dark Fantasy/Romance. 93154 words long. First published in 2009, 2009