Charmed
by Julie Beard, Lori Foster, Jayne Castle, Eileen Wilks

Everything is possible and nothing is as it seems in four enchanting tales brimming with romance, passion and a touch of wonder. From a marriage of convenience between a psychic archeologist and her bodyguard in a galaxy far, far away (Bridal Jitters by Jayne Ann Krentz) to ancient Britain and a dashing knight wounded in the service of King Arthur (Man in the Mirror by Julie Beard), from a house haunted by two mischievous ghosts (Tangled Dreams by Lori Foster), to a woman torn between her fiancé and a seductive djinn (Pandora's Bottle by Eileen Wilks), you'll be bewitched, beguiled, and bedazzled as four of today's most popular authors cast their most potent love spells.

Julie Beard's Bio

Passionate, vibrant, and unique. Those words best describe the historical romances written by USA Today bestselling author Julie Beard. Critics and readers alike praise Julie for her ability to create living, breathing characters in historical settings so vividly drawn they come alive.

Julie's first medieval novel was published by Berkley in 1994. Her first non-fiction book was released in 2000, the critically acclaimed "how to" book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Your Romance Published.'' Julie's first Victorian romance, The Duchess' Lover, is an April 2002 release. It's a sensual tale of sexual and personal awakening, featuring an older noblewoman who falls in love with her young gardener. It's hot, hot, hot! And poignant, as well.

Julie is what you might call a late-bloomer. She spent the first 30 years of her life deciding what she didn't want to be when she grew up. Realizing that life wasn't a dress rehearsal, she then made some choices. Over the course of the next 5 years, she acquired a master's degree in journalism, a job in television reporting, a husband, her first child, her first novel, and her first serious case of exhaustion. Julie's second child was adopted from China as a toddler and is an unending source of delight. Her elementary school kids distract their world-weary mother from writing in the most ingenious and lovable ways.

Julie gladly gave up the hard-bitten world of journalism to dwell in a world of "happily ever afters." And she happily shares excerpts from her books at her website, www.juliebeard.com.