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Vampire: (noun) Bloodsucker, murderer, bedpost-notcher, God’s gift to women, fiend.

Seth Gramble is a prince among his people. Half vampire, half jaguar, he is one of a rare few who can

shift into an animal form. Both his halves have found their mate in a female detective determined to lump

all vampires in with the rogue who killed her former lover. He’s given her six months to see him

differently. He’s done waiting.

Paxton Tenor wants nothing to do with a blood-sucking fiend, no matter how much he makes her

body sing. Nothing good can come of a vampire. A case she’s working on partners her with Seth, and she’s

forced to reconsider her hatred. He doesn’t seem at all like the rogue who sucked the life from her

boyfriend in cold blood.

When Seth’s kitty comes out to play, Paxton realizes she’s been stupid to deny herself this man. And

when he puts his life on the line to protect hers? All bets are off.

Warning: Let’s be realistic here people; there’s sex. Who doesn’t want to be coerced into bed by a

sexy, God’s-gift-to-women vampire? And when they can be undressed and on you before you can blink—

hello. Even if said vampire faints at the sight of his own blood…

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Tooth and Claw

Annmarie McKenna

Dedication

I want to dedicate this book to my kind and loving sister, without whom my life would be frivolous

and uninteresting, not to mention wrought with grammatical errors and misspellings. Plus, she is super

pretty and talented and I want every day to strive to be more like her.

Okay, okay, so I didn’t really write that. My sister did. She just never thought I would actually include

it. She obviously doesn’t know me at all! But I love her just the same and owe her for all her IMs—“Why

aren’t you writing? Where’s the next part? Why are you leaving me hanging like this?” She’s been riding

herd on me since I started writing and is my number one fan. Love ya, sis. Mwah.