The Seeking Kiss

    Book One in the Midnight Playground Series

    by Eden Bradley

    Samhain Publishing

    October 20, 2009

    ISBN-13: 9781605048079

    Available in: e-Book

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    The Seeking Kiss
    by Eden Bradley

    Two vampires, one woman, an eternity of love and desire...if only she's strong enough...

    London 2069
    For as long as Nissa has known about Midnight Playground, the most exclusive of a world-wide network of vampire sex clubs, she has yearned to gain entrance—and to become one of them. Orphaned and alone from a young age, she has nothing to lose and nothing to stop her from indulging in her darkest fantasies.

    Hex and his maker, Aleron, have enjoyed many play partners at the club and have often shared in the euphoria of the Seeking Kiss, that sensual blood exchange between vampires and their lovers. But Nissa's beauty, intelligence and strength is a siren call he can't resist.. His desire for her and her willingness to let herself be drawn by their mental pull compels Hex to consider offering to her something he's never given another mortal—the treasured Turning Kiss.

    The beautiful vampire pair entice Nissa into an intimate sexual realm beyond her wildest dreams—and she revels in it. But when she finds herself falling for one of the powerful duo, it could mean the end of her deepest fantasies. Or a new beginning she never dared to imagine...



    Eden Bradley's Bio

    I've been reading and writing for as long as I can remember. When I was 3 1/2, even though I wasn't quite clear yet on my alphabet, I decided there were never enough adults around to read to me and demanded to be taught to read myself. My Auntie Mo took the time to teach me. At age eight, I volunteered for summer school so I could take a creative writing class. My friends thought I was crazy; all they wanted to do was climb trees, go roller skating, swim. But I knew even then that what I was doing was even better.

    I wrote my first novel at age twelve with a good friend who is also still writing, as far as I know. At a sleepover at her house, instead of sleeping, we stayed up all night crafting a rather horrible romance novel. Hopefully I've improved since then, and I now have enough sense to sleep at night and write during the day. Usually.

    I didn't get serious about my writing until the summer of 2000. I went into it writing romance novels, since that was what I thought I could sell, but eventually I returned to what I truly love: writing erotica, and eventually blended erotica and romance in many of my books. It's been a difficult and wondrous journey, learning about the craft and business of writing, but well worth it. And now, here I am, doing what I love.

    Fortunately, someone other than myself loves my work, too. I write for Harlequin Spice, Berkley Heat, Bantam/Delta, Samhain Publishing and Phaze Publishing. Sometimes it's a struggle, but mostly it's wonderful and exhilarating. I also love to cook, eat, go to the beach, hang out with friends, shop—especially for shoes—and read everything I can get my hands on. I'm fascinated by art, tattoos, and what goes on inside people's minds, which is what I love to explore in my books. I live in Hollywood and love the heat and energy of L.A., although I'm dying to travel more, and would love to spend a few months at an Italian villa, cruising the Greek islands, or exploring Southeast Asia. Meanwhile, I get to write, and someone actually reads my books, which is a pretty good life!