The Burning
by Susan Squires

A Forbidden Temptation . . .
It is 1821, and all who know the beautiful, mysterious Ann Van Helsing believe she is insane. Yet Ann's curse is not lunacy, but rather the deep psychic ability that allows her to know everything about another human being—their history, thoughts, and desires—simply by touching them. Overwhelmed by a power she can barely control, Ann roams the woods and caves near her estate, searching for a peace that eludes her. It is here she encounters the man who will change everything.

Leaves Her Yearning . . .
To repent for an unforgivable transgression against his own kind, vampire Stephen Sincai has become a vigilante who must hunt and kill those whom other vampires have made. When Ann discovers Stephen bleeding in the woods, she reaches to touch him before she can stop herself. In an instant, Ann knows every fiber of Stephen's being—and the knowledge is at once frightening and insatiable.

For Eternal Fulfillment . . .
Ann and Stephen are drawn together by a force more powerful than they know. As Stephen and Ann continues to fight against the evil surrounding them, an unseen treachery has yet to be revealed: an enemy bent on destroying them by making them choose between what they love and fear the most.

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