One With the Shadows
by Susan Squires

Temptation begins in darkness
Kate Malone makes her living reading Tarot cards and fleecing society's elite. With no prospect of independence, her own fate looks bleak. But Kate's fortunes change when she steals a magnificent emerald—and is soon confronted by a mysterious stranger. Kate is sure that the striking gentleman's attention is a ruse to retrieve the gem. But his presence awakens her to passions she never dreamed of...and to powers she never knew she possessed.

and lasts for eternity...
Gian Urbano is bound by honor to retrieve the mystical stone that can drain a vampire's power—and drive humans to madness. The willful, stunning Kate has no idea of the emerald's dark magic, or the lengths Gian's enemies will go to retrieve it. But soon Gian discovers in Kate a desire more compelling than duty—one that could save them both, or lead them to their downfall...

Susan Squires' Bio

Susan Squires is a New York Times bestselling author known for breaking the rules of romance writing. She's written in several different time periods. But some element of the paranormal always creeps in. She has won multiple contests for published novels including three PRISMS, the Holt Medallion, and Bookseller's Best award, as well as several reviewer's choice awards. Publisher's Weekly named Body Electric one of the most influential mass market books of 2003 and One with the Shadows, the fifth in her vampire Companion Series, a Best book of 2007. No More Lies was a Rita Finalist. Time for Eternity, the first in the DaVinci time travel series, received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly.

Susan has a Masters in English literature from UCLA and once toiled as an executive for a Fortune 500 company. Now she lives at the beach in Southern California with her husband, Harry, a writer of supernatural thrillers, and three very active Belgian Sheepdogs, who like to help her write by putting their chins on the keyboarddddddddddddddd.

PEARL AWARDS:

WINNER: 2002 Best Futuristic - BODY ELECTRIC
by Susan Squires
WINNER: 2003 Best Anthology - THE ONLY ONE
by Christine Feehan, Susan Grant, and Susan Squires 2004 RITA for Best Paranormal Romance Finalist