Shannon Drake Books In Order

Princess of Fire

Willing to fight the treacherous Norman invaders to the death, Fallon, a fierce and beautiful Saxon princess, flees Alaric, the powerful Norman warrior who saves her life. Reissue.’

When Darkness Falls

In a windswept Scottish cemetery, Jade MacGregor’s carefree vacation abroad is marred by a seemingly random tragedy. A year later back home on a shadowy French Quarter street, she glimpses an oddly familar face. Coincidence–or something more distrubing?

Realm of Shadows

A New York Times Bestseller

In an ancient churchyard just outside Paris, archeologists uncover an ancient tomb certain they have stumbled onto the find of the century. But something goes very wrong as the tomb is opened. Something too frightening to imagine…
and too terrible to utter. For American visitor Tara Mason, the romantic city of her dreams has suddenly turned sinister. For she has heard the blood curdling screams in the churchyard and knows that she must run away from the powerful stranger chasing after her…
and from a legendary, sensual predator who stalks the night. At the country estate where she has sought refuge, the shadowy man reappears. He calls himself a guardian, sworn to protect the innocent from an evil most never see. And Tara will have to trust him, because that evil has seen her…
and won’t stop until it claims her, body and soul.

The Awakening

New Orleans musician Megan has returned to the home of her ancestors to perform, with her husband Finn, in a weeklong series of concerts, culminating on All Hallow’s Eve and to renew her connection with the past. As the full moon approaches, Megan senses that she is in great danger.

Dead by Dusk

For American Stephanie Cahill, Bella Vista is a new beginning a chance to put her painful past behind her. Yet, from the moment the first body is discovered at the site of an archaeological dig, Stephanie feels as if she’s being watched, followed, studied,. hunted. Archaeologist Grant Peterson senses something odd about this dig, something that has him locking his door at night. And now, the echoes of a burial site’s ancient legend can be found in the chilling signature of a killer on the loose, as one by one, young women start disappearing, only to be found horribly mutilated. The powerful attraction between Stephanie and Grant is a complication neither can afford as they are pulled into a desperate race against time to keep Stephanie from joining the ranks of the missing. For nothing in Bella Vista is what it seems. No one can be trusted. And those closest to Stephanie may prove the most dangerous of all.

Blood Red (As:Heather Graham)

When a fortune teller shows bridesmaid Lauren Crow an omen of her gruesome death, she and her friends laugh it off as cheesy theatrics until women begin disappearing in the night.

Even as the streets become more dangerous, Lauren finds herself lu*sting after a man who is himself dangerous and quite possibly crazy. Mark Davidson prowls the city by night armed with crosses and holy water, in search of vampires, whose existence, he insists, is real. He is as irresistibly drawn to Lauren as she is to him, and not only because she’s the image of his murdered fianc e. But Mark’s frightening obsession with finding his lover’s killer merely hides a bitter vendetta that cuts deeper than grief over a lost love.

As Lauren wrestles with desire and disbelief, sinister shadows lengthen over New Orleans, threatening her friends and foretelling a battle that may spell the end of the city’s uneasy truce between the living and the undead.

Come the Morning

In the days when Scotland lay under siege from the Vikings who sailed from the north and the Norman English who came from the south King David sought to unite his people into one nation. For this, he needed loyal warriors. Waryk de Graham soon proved the greatest of these fighters, and was knighted Lord Lion. But his honored position came with a price: a wife chosen for him by the king a reluctant Viking bride. Daughter of a Gaelic noblewoman and a Viking warlord, Mellyora MacAdin had an imagination that blazed with dreams of ancient myths and tales of adventure. She had already pledged her heart when she received King David’s decree to marry the fierce Lord Lion. As he came to claim her, Mellyora swore to resist this barbarian nobleman only to find herself a willing partner to his seduction. Now, torn between defiance and devotion, Mellyora must decide where her future truly lies, as she discovers the savagery in her family’s blood, and the secrets of her husband’s heart.

Conquer the Night

Sir Arryn Graham had come to seek revenge against Kinsey Darrow for his bloody deeds against the Highland rebels. And he’d do it by claiming Darrow’s bride Kyra as his own. But he found a lady who was much more than a pawn. Conquered by this bold knight, Kyra embraced his savage passion, knowing it marked her as the King’s enemy. Now she is running for her life, an outcast who may be hanged unless Arryn can save her with his courage and redeem his own soul.

The Lion in Glory

A thrilling epic about the price of war…
and the glory of love

When We Touch

A New York Times Bestselling Author Men! If they aren’t accusing Lady Maggie Graham of witchcraft or murder, they’re marrying her off to old men who drop dead at the altar. And now she needs the help of the most infuriating man of all Lord Jamie…
. Women! They conduct themselves in a completely inappropriate manner, and then they call you vile names for coming to their rescue. And no woman is more wicked, more intoxicating than Lady Maggie.

The Queen’s Lady

She desired him above all others…
Would he now be her executioner? Lady Gwyneth Macleod has staked her fortune and her reputation to help Mary, Queen of Scots take her rightful place on the throne. But her struggle to guide the reckless, defiant queen has put her at perilous odds with Rowan Graham, a laird dangerously accomplished in both passion and affairs of state. And the more Gwyneth challenges his intentions, the less he can resist the desire igniting between them. Now, with her country in turmoil and treachery shadowing her every step, will Gwyneth’s last daring gamble lead her to the ultimate betrayal or a destiny greater than she could ever imagine? Don’t miss this dramatic new historical romance from the incomparable Shannon Drake!

Reckless

From elite London society to the golden sands of Egypt…
and the sacred places of her heart…
When Kat Adair plunges into the waves to rescue a drowning man, it is just the beginning of an odyssey that will sweep the fisherman’s daughter into danger and desire. Convinced she is in love with the man she saved, Egyptologist David Turnberry, she feigns amnesia, thus enabling her to linger among the highborn. Hunter MacDonald, rugged archaeologist, is wise to her little charade and determined to protect his best friend. Undaunted, Kat stows away on the ship carrying David and Hunter’s expedition party to the land of the pharaoh. Scandal ensues, and Hunter vows the only way to curtail this confounding woman’s schemes is to marry her. Inevitably, in the sultry heat of the desert, passions ignite. But as the secrets of the ancient tombs are revealed, terrible danger unfolds, and Kat must trust the one man willing to risk everything to save her from doom.

Wicked

The Earl was known as a beast.

Camille Montgomery is aware of the Wicked man’s reputation. But as an expert in antiquities, she also knows his family’s Egyptian artifacts are the finest in England. The problem is, her wayward stepfather knows this, too — and he’s determined to steal them. So when he’s caught in the act of robbing the so-called Beast of Carlyle, Camille must swallow her fear and boldly confront the man whose mask is said to hide a face too loathsome to behold.

The Earl of Carlyle has lived in the shadows ever since the suspicious death of his parents. But he’s never stopped trying to unravel the mystery behind what he suspects to have been their murder. And now that the lovely Camille has stumbled into his life, he has the perfect pawn for his deadly game of vengeance and deceit. But in laying his ruthless trap, will he risk losing his own heart?

Blue Heaven, Black Night

Shannon Drake, the author of Tomorrow the Glory, ‘once again…
proves that she is a multi talented author able to breathe life into tempestuous characters who live in a glorious and turbulent age’ Romantic Times.

Emerald Embrace

After a friend’s untimely death arouses suspicion of murder, Martise St. James journeys to the brooding Scottish castle of the late Mrs. Creegan to find her mystifying widower. Lord Bruce Creegan s presence arouses more than just her suspicions. Surrounded by fear, temptation, and uncertainty, Martise tries to unlock the mystery of the ancient castle and locate a missing emerald. But when the Lord s stormy eyes and charm melt her resolve, Martise struggles to destroy the shadow of her doubts in flames of reckless passion.

Bride of the Wind

The daughter of a wealthy Virginia planter, innocent Rose Woodbine curses cruel fate for leading her to the court of the British King Charles and into an unwanted marriage with handsome and dangerous Lord Pierce Deforte, a man she dares never love. His soul searing desire for the stunning Rose had once blinded Pierce to the treacherous machinations of his enemies. Now banished from his beloved England, he lives the life of a pirate seeking vengeance on those who betrayed him…
including the beautiful temptress whom he once held dear. On a storm tossed sea they are united once more he, no longer a noble, but the notorious brigand called Dragonslayer. And she, one his bride, is now his helpless prisoner forced to submit to his fury, his will…
and the blistering, sensuous need that chains her captive heart.

Damsel in Distress

Forced to marry for her own protection, Katherine de Montrain agrees to wed but promises never to give in to the sexual desires of her husband, the handsome Lord Damian Montjoy.

Beguiled

In the cobbled streets where Jack the Ripper roamed, a killer, a woman and a daring highwayman clash…
Inflammatory articles against the crown have divided the populace of London. Worse, they have inspired a diabolical killer to exact his own brand of justice. Fear grips the city, and radical journalists live in terror, all except one. The writer known only as ‘A. Anonymous’ appears safe or so Ally Grayson determinedly hopes. But secret identities are not so uncommon during these treacherous times. Ally is convinced the masked highwayman who unwittingly inflamed her anger and passions one moonlit night is none other than Sir Mark Farrow, the devilishly handsome, infuriatingly intriguing gentleman to whom she is now unexpectedly betrothed. Soon dangerous games, daring deceptions and wicked seductions close ever tighter in a ring of murder, intrigue and unquenchable desire…

The Pirate Bride

Those who survive the wrath of Red Robert would never guess the pirate’s secret Red Robert is a woman, masquerading as a man. Yet though the swift steel of her sword has spread her reputation to the farthest corners of the map, there is only one treasure she seeks the blood of her lifelong nemesis Blair Colm. Shipwrecked on a desert isle with the handsome Logan Hagarty, she soon rediscovers her femininity in the irresistible captain’s arms. But their paradise skies darken with the appearance of their common enemy. Now the two must summon all their strength and cunning to best the evil Colm, and protect the fierce love that has grown between them.