by Deanna Chase
PSYCHIC STORM
Ten Dangerously Sexy Tales of Psychic Witches, Vampires, Mediums, Empaths and Seers
Including works by ~
C.J. ELLISSON
DEANNA CHASE
DALE MAYER
HEATHER TOPHAM WOOD
HAZEL HUNTER
JESI LEA RYAN
JC ANDRIJESKI
APRIL AASHEIM
MORGAN HANNAH MACDONALD
JORDAN CASTILLO PRICE
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PSYCHIC STORM
Ten Dangerously Sexy Tales of Psychic Witches, Vampires, Mediums, Empaths and Seers
Ten books. Ten internationally bestselling authors. Ten different tales of sexy psychics, empaths and seers who solve crimes, fall in love, make magic and fight to save the world.
Over 2,000 pages of extrasensory reading await, with three brand new, original novels and over 1,400 5-Star Reviews for the rest!
From Bestselling Author, HEATHER TOPHAM WOOD, NEW REVELATIONS –– Life should’ve been perfect. Kate Edwards won the heart of police detective Jared Corbett and is coming to terms with her psychic ability. Things are blissful—until the day she meets Declan Brayden. Kate doesn’t trust the damaged and arrogant seer, but knows combining their abilities would allow her to help more people. When visions of a missing fitness instructor turn into a race against time to save her life, Kate might have no choice. HEAT LEVEL: 2
From Bestselling author, APRIL AASHEIM, ARMAND –– "Never trust a warlock..." Before Maggie Maddock and her sisters returned to Dark Root, Oregon, a generation of witches and warlocks reigned over The Council – 13 men and women devoted to holding back the dark they believed would eventually end the world. This is the origin story of Dark Root's most notorious warlock: Armand. HEAT LEVEL: 2
From USA TODAY bestselling author, DALE MAYER, TUESDAY’S CHILD –– What she doesn't want...is exactly what he needs. Shunned and ridiculed all her life for something she can't control, Samantha Blair hides her psychic abilities and lives on the fringes of society. Against her will, however, she's tapped into a killer–or rather, his victims. Sam knows she must go to the authorities, but will the rugged, no-nonsense detective in charge of tracking down the killer believe her? HEAT LEVEL: 3
From bestselling author, JESI LEA RYAN, JUST A LITTLE NUDGE –– Marley Sexton never aspired to be a stripper. But it’s the only job that puts a dent in her mother’s medical bills. It’s also the only job where she feels justified using a little talent she calls nudging. But JC Moreno figures out Marley may have taken the nudge too far. Marley’s not big on trusting people, especially a man with a gun, a badge, and a story that doesn’t add up, but maybe they can work together to both get what they want…if they don’t end up dead. HEAT LEVEL: 3
From NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author DEANNA CHASE, HAUNTED ON BOURBON STREET –– Jade loves her new apartment—until a ghost joins her in the shower. When empath Jade Calhoun moves into an apartment above a strip bar on Bourbon Street, she expects life to get interesting. What she doesn't count on is making friends with an exotic dancer, attracting a powerful spirit, and developing feelings for Kane, her sexy landlord. But when the ghost moves from spooking Jade to terrorizing Pyper, the dancer, it's up to Jade to use her unique ability as an empath to save her. HEAT LEVEL: 4
From bestselling author, MORGAN HANNAH MACDONALD, SPIRITS AMONG US –– WHAT HE SEES WOULD SCARE YOU TO DEATH. Cajun bad boy and ex-FBI profiler Jon-Luc Boudreaux is in Paris hunting a serial killer. That's nothing new, neither is being haunted by the victims, but watching the murders through the killer’s eyes, now that's something new entirely. Jon-Luc is on the hunt for the most diabolical killer he's ever encountered, and Angela Henderson, fashion designer, is next on the killer's list. HEAT LEVEL: 4
From bestselling author, JC ANDRIJESKI, LONDON –– If there was ever a race-traitor job, this was definitely it. Revik arrives in London with a new job, a new home…and new people watching him, seemingly more than he has helping him watch the Bridge, a holy warrior hidden among humans to keep her safe from dark Seers called the Rooks. Meanwhile, in San Francisco, Allie has no idea that she’s the Bridge…or even that she’s a Seer. Then she meets Jaden. HEAT LEVEL: 4
From bestselling author, JORDAN CASTILLO PRICE, AMONG THE LIVING –– Victor Bayne, the psychic half of a PsyCop team, is a gay medium more concerned with flying under the radar than making waves. He hooks up with handsome Jacob Marks, a non-psychic from an adjacent precinct at his ex-partner’s retirement party and it seems his luck has taken a turn for the better. But then a serial killer with a gruesome M.O. surfaces–and no one agrees what he looks like. HEAT LEVEL: 5
From NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author, C.J. ELLISSON, VAMPIRE VACATION –– Meet Vivian. She's a 580-year-old vampire who exudes sex, has a talent for drama, and is passionate about two things: her human husband, Rafe, and their resort for the undead. Her ability to project physical illusions creates the perfect vacation spot—a dark, isolated Alaskan hideaway where visitors can have their wildest fantasies come true. The powerful vamp is put to the test when she discovers a corpse in a locked guest room minutes before the next arrivals. HEAT LEVEL: 5
From bestselling author, HAZEL HUNTER, TOUCHED –– In the world of Isabelle de Grey, eyesight isn’t the only way to see. When she touches objects and people, she looks into their past. But her gift is equal parts curse. She has yet to find the lover who can accept the brutal truth of what she sees. Isolated and rejected, she is ready to leave Los Angeles and abandon her career when she meets FBI profiler Gavin “Mac” MacMillan. Thrown together when the daughter of a mutual friend is abducted, Isabelle discovers that Mac could be the man who won’t push her away. HEAT LEVEL: 5
NEW REVELATIONS
Second Sight Book Two
BY HEATHER TOPHAM WOOD
Life should’ve been perfect. Kate Edwards had won the heart of police detective Jared Corbett and was coming to terms with her psychic ability. Things were blissful—until the day she met Declan Brayden.
Declan also has psychic visions and wants to work alongside Kate. Kate doesn’t trust the damaged and arrogant seer, but she knows combining their abilities would allow her to help more people. This becomes vital when visions of a missing fitness instructor turn into a race against time to save the girl’s life.
Heat Level: 2
Dedication
To Grandma,
My inspiration—
A day doesn’t go by when I don’t miss you.
Prologue
Blood blanketed Kate’s body. It soaked through her tank top and turned the formerly tan shirt a deep shade of crimson. She had lost consciousness for an undetermined amount of time and knew she probably only had minutes left until she blacked out again.
Panic was setting in, she pushed it away. Her chest wound was bleeding the most. She attempted to use her hands to put pressure on it. Maybe if she could slow down the bleeding, she would have half a chance. She tried not to think about the possibility of her attacker returning to make sure the job was finished. Kate hoped the sound of the car pulling into the driveway had scared him off
.
The car door. Someone had arrived at the house before she passed out, she realized with a start. She had thought it was her mother, but she would have found Kate by now. As she tried to focus on her surroundings, she could barely make out a muffled voice calling her name from outside of the house.
Kate tried to respond, tears from the pain ran down her cheeks. The fear of death seemed to be holding her frozen. Her screams sounded like whimpers and there would be no way the sound would travel to her potential savior from her huddled form on the kitchen floor all the way through the front door. Her own blood was choking her and the hopelessness of her situation threatened her grip on sanity. Kate was a pop culture fanatic—she knew that in the movies blood gushing out of the mouth usually meant the character was a goner.
Kate summoned the last of the strength in her broken body and attempted to crawl through the darkness towards the front of the house. The kitchen floor was sticky with a mixture of blood and the Diet Coke she had dropped earlier. Her entire body cried out with each movement she made, but she forced herself to go farther. It felt like miles as she traveled only inches and she prayed that whoever was knocking at the door would not give up and leave.
Kate made it as far as the doorway separating the hallway and kitchen. Her body collapsed and she whined as she realized that she was only a few feet from the front door. The doorbell rang again and the injustice of her predicament set in. She was going to bleed out all over her mother’s Persian carpet and wait alone while the life slowly seeped out of her. Help was within reach, but still so far away. This was never the way she imagined she would die.
Chapter One
Kate Edwards looked at her boyfriend Jared Corbett across the table as he silently devoured the Thai food she brought over. Boyfriend, she almost giggled at the distinction. Who would have thought the weird psychic girl who could easily spend days on end in her pajamas would be dating a gorgeous detective seven years older than she?
It had been four weeks since the ill-fated night of her cousin Jessica’s wedding. The novelty of being together still hadn’t worn off and Kate knew she was falling hard for Jared. She loved spending time with him and was shocked at the fact that he seemed to reciprocate the feeling. Her trust issues were still there, clawing at the edges of her psyche, but Jared seemed intent on pacifying her fear of being hurt. He was living and breathing proof that good guys actually existed and weren’t mythical creatures found only in fairy tales.
Since the Cori Preston abduction case was over and done with, Jared returned to his normal detective duties and she started the fall semester at her local community college. Since her resolution to try and have a normal social life last month, she had enrolled in classes held on campus instead of continuing to take courses online.
When Jared wasn’t working, they usually spent time at his apartment. A typical night might involve them watching a movie and her praying she didn’t stain his white leather couch while snacking on chocolate ice cream. Jared actually enjoyed eating dinner at her house as well, but Kate preferred to forgo her mother’s prying eyes in case she was in the mood to get romantic with her new boyfriend. There was just one thing standing in the way of Kate’s perpetual blissful state.
“Kate, why are you staring at me? You have a glazed look in your eyes and to be honest, it’s kind of creeping me out.” Jared’s gray eyes locked onto her from across his kitchen table. Unconsciously, she wiped at her mouth, hoping he hadn’t caught her drooling.
“Nothing, I was just thinking about the surprise I have for you.” She tried her hand at her most seductive sounding voice. She was new to this whole dating thing and hoped she didn’t sound like she was trying too hard.
A slight smile played on his lips. “I’m hoping it’s not like the last surprise you had for me.”
The smug look on his handsome face made her want to throw her plate of food at him. She visualized lo mein noodles becoming tangled in his inky black hair. “Do you have to keep bringing that up?” Kate demanded. “When I brought the kitten back, the people at the shelter were looking at me as though I were mentally incompetent.”
A pet adoption stand had been set up at her campus a couple of weeks ago. Seeing the adorable kittens and puppies inspired her to adopt one for Jared. Jared was her first boyfriend in two years and she wanted to buy him a present that would hint at the fact she hoped they would be together for a long time. Her mother would never allow any kind of pet in her impeccable colonial home, but she figured Jared would be keen to give a little kitten a home. He was all by himself and she could help him care for it. How was she supposed to know he was allergic to cats?
Her light brown waves fell across her eyes as she shook her thoughts away. Kate pretended he hadn’t mentioned it. “Anyway, I’ll get my bag and show you.”
While Jared watched her across the room, Kate hurriedly grabbed her handbag from the couch in the living room and made her way back into the kitchen. Pulling out her toothbrush from the bowels of her pocketbook, she called, “Surprise!”
He tapped a finger against his sexy lips. “You bought me a new toothbrush? I haven’t heard any bad breath complaints from you.”
“Very funny. I figured we could have a sleepover—I brought some very cute PJs too,” she said enthusiastically. Noticing his grimace, she groaned and collapsed back into her chair. Her hazel eyes glanced sideways towards him. “Why do you not seem enthused?”
“Kate, we talked about this…” his deep baritone trailed off as he gave her an indulgent look.
Cringing at his tone, she sighed heavily. Jared’s damn nobility made her want to strangle him at times. His parents had died when Jared was seven and he was raised by his aunt. Although she appreciated his Aunt Lizzie teaching him to treat women with respect, she wouldn’t mind him losing control now and again. Their kisses were passionate and filled her with longing. She had tried to tempt him more than once to whisk her off to the master bedroom at the rear of the apartment. Each time, Jared had suggested they hold off from getting intimate until the time was right.
“I know, but we’ve been dating for almost a month. Shouldn’t you be spending every free moment you have trying to get into my pants? Not warding off my sexual advances,” she retorted.
He pushed away his plate of food and rested his elbows on the table. He leaned towards her as he spoke. “I’m tempted constantly, believe me. But how can I drop you off at your mother’s house the next morning? She likes me and I want to keep it that way.”
“Jared, I’m not a teenager. I’m twenty-one and I just happen to still live at home. But if it’s that big of a deal, I don’t have to sleep over. We’re alone right now, what’s stopping you?” Kate challenged.
If she was truly honest with herself, she was exaggerating her sexual bravery. The thought of sleeping with him both excited and terrified Kate. Her one sexual experience had been less than stellar and then ended with the guy dumping her the next day. A few months later, she was in a coma and awoke as the town freak. Even if she had wanted to date, she doubted anyone would’ve wanted to be seen in public with her.
“You’ve been telling me how much you hated your one and only time and how you wanted the next time to be special,” he reminded her. If Jared continued to listen to half the nonsense she was prone to spewing, Kate thought, she was going to definitely be more careful about what she said around him. His eyes were stormy as he demanded, “What? Am I going to have my way with you and then kick you out afterwards?”
Kate felt a little fluttery at his suggestion of having his way with her and decided to ignore the rest of his commentary. Jared looked particularly attractive that evening with his black t-shirt perfectly molded to his muscular form and his boxers poking out of his low-rise jeans. As she imagined the many different ways she’d like him to have his way with her, she felt a blush creep to her face. Her hormones were definitely spinning out of control and she was getting frustrated that her super hot boyfriend was not willing to do anything a
bout it. Looking up at him, she gave into a sly smile. The desire was clear on his face.
Jared’s tall frame lifted out of the chair and he momentarily turned away from her. Taking a deep breath, he faced her. “You’re testing my self-control here, Kate. Each time you give me that look, it gets harder for me to keep my hands off of you.”
“Then why are we waiting? It will be special this time because it will be with you, Jared,” she said softly and walked over to him. She had worn her flats over to his apartment which made him a good head taller than her. One of the things she liked about Jared is that his tall and muscular build pretty much guaranteed he would always outweigh her. Even on the days after she went on a fast food bender and had to break out the fat jeans.
He reached out his hand and cupped her cheek gently. “When the time is right, it’ll happen,” he promised. “It’s not only about logistics. I did just get out of a three year relationship with Nikki.”
The mere mention of his ex-girlfriend’s name enraged her. Nikki had made Kate’s life hell after she suspected something could be going on between her and Jared. “You have the nerve to mention that she-devil in my presence,” she breathed. Nikki’s name was like a cool balm to the heat she had been feelings towards Jared. Kate wanted to be mature when he spoke about his ex and show that she didn’t feel threatened. However, she didn’t only dislike the girl, but had a deep-seated fear that Jared would one day return to her manicured clutches.