Prince of Fire

Black Phoenix #1

by Tawny Taylor

Samhain Publishing

December 1, 2009

ISBN-10: 1605044474

ISBN-13: 9781605044477

Available in: Trade Size (reprint)

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Prince of Fire
by Tawny Taylor

Their fiery love could overpower the enemy...or destroy them both.

Once the self-indulgent, hedonistic heir to the Phoenician throne, Prince Talen Jacek has lived a cursed existence for over two thousand years, sacrificing his life so that strangers may live. Suffering one violent death after another, though, is nothing compared to the soul-eating agony of the emotional isolation he endures. Until he sets his eyes on the enemy's next victim.

Every morning, computer programmer Keri Maddox gets up, goes through her daily grind, and returns home to a frozen meal and a book before bed. Her life may not be filled with glamour or excitement, but predictability is her mantra. Then she discovers Talen in her apartment wearing only a towel—and suddenly her safe and tidy world is yanked from under her feet.

An inferno of carnal need erupts between them, hotter than the phoenix's fire. Yet the power of their igniting love may not be enough to save Keri from a killer who's determined to deliver the inevitable death stroke.



Tawny Taylor's Bio

All you ever wanted to know about Tawny Taylor but were afraid to ask...

Okay, maybe not...but this isn't ET's True Hollywood Stories.

Nothing exciting happens in Tawny Taylor's life, unless you count giving the cat a flea —or chasing after a houseful of upchucking kids during flu season. She doesn't travel the world or employ a staff of personal servants. She's not even built like a runway model. She's just your run-of-the-mill Detroit suburban mom and wife.

That's why she writes, for the sheer joy of it. She doesn't need to escape, mind you. Despite being run-of-the-mill, her life is wonderful. She just likes to add some...zip.

Her heroines might resemble herself, or her next door neighbor (sorry Sue), but they are sure to be memorable (she hopes!). And her heroes—inspired by movie stars, her favorite television actors or her husband—are fully capable of delivering one hot happily-ever-after after another. Combined, the characters and plots she weaves bring countless hours of enjoyment to Tawny...and she hopes to readers too!

In the end, that's all the matters to Tawny, bringing a little bit of zip to someone else's life.

And she loves hearing from readers!! Drop her a note anytime! tawnytaylor@sbcglobal.net.