Men After Midnight — Marianne LaCroix

Eternal Embrace Part of the Descendants of Darkness series. Johann was convinced he was to remain alone for eternity. When an oracle reveals his destined life-mate, Johann is hesitant to pursue her. A dream encounter with her tempestuous body-and her luscious mouth-changes his mind. Kira doesn't take kindly to Johann appearing and claiming her as his life-mate. Her body, however, has a will of its own and succumbs to his masterful touch, sparking a passion that flames into love. And when Johann's brother Lucius appears, Kira is seduced into a fantasy come true-a ménage with two powerful and sexy vampires. Publisher's Note: Previously published elsewhere as Mistress of Midnight. This story, extensively revised and expanded, is a prequel to Descendants of Darkness. Descendants of Darkness Part of the Descendants of Darkness series. Four New Orleans vampires, each searching for their destined life-mate... Alonso answers the mental call of Jolie, a fortune teller and psychic, when she is threatened by another vampire. He must bond with her and make her his before the dangerous demoni scuri forces her to his will. Lucius longs for a woman to match his animalistic needs, one who could tame the beast he has become over the centuries. One night, he finds her roaming the Louisiana bayou, but Tala is of an ancient race. And perhaps more animalistic than he... Leonardo is drawn to the dark alleys of New Orleans by the call of a dying comrade, only to come face to face with his life-mate, Erin-a vampire slayer. They must find common ground before lust-and love-can rule their nights. Raife is beckoned by a witch's spell, an entreaty to love and pleasure. He is helpless to resist. Soon, he will find that the magic of Yvette, a French Creole witch, holds more in store for him than one night of sensual bliss. Publisher Note: Previously published elsewhere as Descendants of Darkness, Vol. 1, 2004.