Atlantis Volume Two/The Nymph King/The Vampire's Bride

Book excerpt: The Nymph King Females young and old, beautiful and plain crave Valerian’s touch. None can resist his blatant sensuality and potent allure – until he steals Shaye Holling from a Florida beach and holds her prisoner in his underwater kingdom. The cynical Shaye wants nothing to do with the mighty warlord, but she’s inexplicably drawn to him. For underneath the warrior’s arrogant beauty lies a complex and powerful man. A man whose caress is like fire... Now Valerian must fight for the privilege of claiming her as his own. Because there’s one thing Shaye doesn’t know: that when a nymph discovers his true mate, she’s his for life. The Vampire’s Bride He is Layel, king of the vampires, a master seducer no woman can deny. But since a rogue horde of dragons killed his beloved over two centuries ago, Layel has existed only for vengeance...until he meets Delilah. Wary of love, the beautiful Amazon wants nothing to do with the tormented vampire. Yet there’s no denying their consuming desire every time he nears her. Neither trusts the other – nor can they survive alone. For in an impossible game of the gods’ devising, they’ve been trapped on an island, about to face the ultimate challenge: surrender to the passion that will bind them forever...or be doomed to an eternity apart.