Bøger af Teresa J. Reasor

HE BEAUTY... Like Michelangelo, gifted sculptor Genevieve Warren believes her purpose is to set free the beings she can sense trapped inside the stone she carves. But she's never had a sculpture speak to her like the rare 14th century gargoyle left out in the elements to crumble in a castle garden. Because of Scottish antiquity law, she can't buy him, but she leases him and has him shipped home. However, she's left to wonder why his owners are so eager to get rid of part of their history. THE BEAST... Finlay MacLeod has spent centuries as a monster. Stone by day and beast at night, he craves an escape from the endless loneliness of his existence. When Genevieve cares for the stone sculpture as though he's real, he hopes he's found someone who will care for the monster imprisoned inside it, too... and help him end his suffering. But first he must reveal to her he's alive. THE CURSE... Genevieve becomes aware there are mystical things afoot when she's told dark magic surrounds the sculpture she's imported. The reality of what she's welcomed into her life is more fantastic and compelling than anything she could have imagined. But there's more than one kind of monster prowling the hills and valleys of Superstition. One has decided that only Genevieve can feed his many hungers. He's watching, waiting, and moving closer every moment.

The Beginning, The Courtship, and The Wedding Night All three stories together in one collection The Beginning (Short Story) Tired of loving Gabriel Campbell from afar, shy lady's maid, Grace MacNab announces her interest by showing him what she has to offer-her heart. Taken unaware, Gabriel dismisses her feelings as a temporary infatuation. Can Grace make him see the woman she is-and win his love? Or will he hold on to past perceptions and deny the passion between them? (This is a short story of 3066 words) The Courtship (Novella) When lady's maid Grace MacNab captures the eye of fierce warrior, Gabriel Campbell, the man she has loved for more than a year, she hopes to one day wed the man of her dreams. But Grace holds a secret about her past that may stand in the way of their happiness. Gabriel Campbell desires Grace with a passion just as fierce as his loyalty to the Campbell Clan, but she wants marriage and he's not ready to lay down his sword to raise babies. Gabriel can't reject Grace's love and hurt the woman who's penetrated his defenses, but neither can he dishonor her with less than a commitment. Can trust end their doubts and seal their love? The Wedding Night (Full-length Novel) Highland warlord Gabriel Campbell plans to wed Grace MacNab, but is stunned to learn the banns have been challenged on the grounds Grace is a lady by birth. They cannot marry under the king's law without permission. The man Grace fears most has come to Caisteal Sith to force her into marriage. And there are others eager to offer for her in exchange for access to the charter the king's regent has given her, but she's in love with Gabriel. Though she doubts the depth of Gabriel's feelings, she's convinced he's still the best man to lead her clan and fulfill her heart's desire. Can the two stand together to fight tradition and win? Or will their chance at happiness be forever out of reach?

Injured as a child, mermaid Katrina Lawson has adapted to living on land among humans. Denied the comfort of her water world, she's stripped of her ability to transform and to hear. But the promise of a cochlear implant offers her a ray of hope. Drew Saunders is a creature no woman can resist: mystical, magical and musical. With a hum he can seduce women and make them slaves. When he meets Katrina he's enthralled. But being unable to hear, she's impervious to his charms. So he must work to build a relationship with her the human way. Katrina's doctor suspects there is more to her than scans and x-rays can detect. His obsessive fascination with her places her and all aquatic species at risk, forcing her to make a horrible choice. Can she sacrifice the only true love she'll ever know for the good of her species?

THE SEAL TEAM HEARTBREAKER NOVELLAS BREAKING TIES: Ensign Oliver Shaker is used to making sacrifices in service to his country. Yet he's blindsided when he returns from a training rotation and learns his wife, Selena, has kept a terrible secret for weeks, as she waited for him to come home-a secret that may require a sacrifice he's not prepared to make. Faced with a life threatening illness, Selena wants to follow the same code of strength and perseverance her husband does as a SEAL, but she can't go it alone. She needs a team, headed by her husband, to see it through. But in Oliver's line of work, duty comes first. Still reeling from her first diagnosis, they learn Selena is pregnant. Now with two lives hanging in the balance, the emotional and physical toll stretches the ties that bind their marriage to the breaking point. But as a SEAL, Oliver never gives up. And Selena proves valor and courage don't just live on the battlefield, but in every person's heart. BREAKING POINT: After fifteen years of marriage, Trish Marks has hit her breaking point. Her social work caseload has doubled, her son is acting out, and her SEAL husband is never home. Something has to give. When she's shot and nearly killed by an irate husband during a home check, it does. Navy SEAL Senior Chief Petty Officer Langley Marks is five years away from retirement and his pension. He knows there's trouble in his marriage when he returns home from a deployment to a wife who's distant, overworked, stressed, and unhappy. He's only seen her like this once before, when she nearly died after giving birth to their last child. When she's shot, he re-lives that terrible experi- ence, and feels just as helpless. But he's not about to fly away and leave her to fight her way back alone this time. He's willing to sacrifice it all to prove to her she's the most important thing in his life. He just has to find a way to make her believe it.