THE RENEGADE AKSELI CYBORG was Barnes&Noble Press's #6 Bestselling Book!
Dianne Duvall lures readers into a world of romance and suspense, where love can mean the difference between life and death. . .
Dr. Melanie Lipton is no stranger to the supernatural. She knows immortals better than they know themselves, right down to their stubborn little genes. So although a handsome rogue immortal seems suspicious to her colleagues, Sebastien Newcombe intrigues Melanie. His history is checkered, his scars are impressive, and his ideas are daring. But it's not his ideas that have Melanie fighting off surges of desire. . .
Bastien is used to being the bad guy. In fact, he can't remember the last time he had an ally he could trust. But Melanie is different--and under her calm, professional exterior he senses a passion beyond anything in his centuries of experience. Giving in to temptation is out of the question--he can't put her in danger. But she isn't asking him. . .
Reviews
Top Pick - Best Book Nominee
"One of my favorite books of the year. With a deeply emotional love story, two beautiful, complex main characters and a pulse-pounding adventure that won't let up, this book was haunting and addictive and I loved every page."
—The Romance Reviews
"With this excellent entry, rising star Duvall is fast proving to be a major player in paranormal romance!"
—RT Book Reviews
Top Pick
"Phantom Shadows is a book worth taking the time to read. Don't miss it!"
—Night Owl Reviews
"Phantom Shadows is a real page flipper. There is so much drama, suspense and action . . . that it was almost impossible to put down."
—Long and Short Reviews
"I was so excited to return to the world of Ms. Duvall's Immortal Guardians that I started reading this book the moment it arrived . . . It's done so well that I truly want to live in her world regardless of the threat of vampires!"
—Smexy Books
"This whole series is amazingly creative . . . If you haven't tried it yet, I highly recommend this series!"
—Yummy Men and Kick Ass Chicks
"I love the interaction between all of the characters and it's like sitting around with a bunch of friends as they pick and tease each other."
—I'm a Voracious Reader
Teaser
Excerpt
She stared at him in silence for so long he began to feel a bit self-conscious. “You can feel other people's emotions?” she asked finally.
“Yes. And Stuart's told me he was lying to try to save his ass.”
Again she stared at him.
“What?” he asked when the silence stretched.
“You can feel my emotions? Right now?”
“No. I have to touch you to feel them.”
“So . . .”
He could see her considering it, trying to remember every time he had touched her or she had touched him. At the network. In her car. At David's. Trying to remember what she might have inadvertently revealed.
“You might have mentioned it. Given me a little warning.”
“Such didn't occur to me.”
More silence.
“What do you feel when you touch me?” she asked.
Bastien's attention dropped to her full lips as she licked them anxiously. “Sometimes I feel your concern. Sometimes uncertainty. Clinical detachment. Fear the first time we met.”
“Well, our first meeting was rather . . . explosive.”
That was putting it mildly.
“What else?”
He knew what she sought. “Sometimes my gift tells me you feel what I feel myself every time I look at you. Or think of you. Or touch you.”
Her soft, smooth neck moved with a swallow. “You're attracted to me.”
“Yes.”
“I'm attracted to you.”
“I know.”
“What are we going to do about it?”
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