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June Newsletter Winner

Congrats to…Glenda Martillotti! Glenda, you are the winner of the $50 gift card for the month of June. Please email me at info @ cynthiaeden.com to claim your prize.  Thank you!!!

DEAL WITH THE DEVIL – Available Now!

DEAL WITH THE DEVIL is out now!! It is available in digital form at all major ebook retailers (Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Google Play, All Romance, and iBooks). For my print readers, a paperback version will soon be available, too!

 Blurb:

Eric Pate is used to making his own rules—as the director of the PARA Unit, he is the boss.  Everyone rushes to obey his commands, and no one knows his secrets. No one ever gets too close to him. But then he meetsher.

Ella Lancaster is tired of being a prisoner.  She escaped one hell just to find herself in another, though Eric doesn’t consider her containment with his agents as punishment. He actually thinks it is a form of protection. But Eric is so very wrong. Ella doesn’t need protecting, not for anyone or anything.

When the PARA Unit comes under attack, Ella and Eric both find themselves battling a supernatural beast that they never expected. Forced to join forces, to make a deal, Ella and Eric are soon fighting side-by-side, and their attraction for each other can’t be contained or controlled. Hot. Wild. Consuming.  Ella’s deal with her devil is soon taking over her life.

And as Eric falls deeper and deeper under the mysterious Ella’s spell, his legendary control begins to crack. The beast that he has kept chained so carefully inside rises to the surface. Unfortunately, when the devil loses his control…there is hell to pay.

 

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Here’s an excerpt from DEAL WITH THE DEVIL to get you in the paranormal mood:

DEAL WITH THE DEVIL by Cynthia Eden – Excerpt

 

“Have you looked long enough?” he asked. His voice was a deep, dark rumble. Sexy.

She didn’t want to find anything about her jailer to be sexy. This attraction she had to him—it was odd.  Unwanted.

But…there.  Instinctive.  Primal.  Even her heart was already beating faster, and not just because she thought escape was at hand. Because he was close, and he stirred her.

Ella lowered her hand away from the glass.  She was going to try logic with him first. She’d plead her case.  Perhaps that tactic would work.

And perhaps not.

“You’ve had plenty of time to look at me,” Ella murmured. “I suppose I thought it was only fair for me to have the same opportunity.”

His jaw hardened. Just a small movement, but she saw it and Ella liked that she’d gotten to him.

“Did you think I didn’t know?  I could feel it when you were close.”  She motioned toward the mirror, then toward the video camera mounted near the ceiling. “I think this was all a bit…much, don’t you?  I mean, I’m locked in. It’s not as if I can plot some terrible wickedness here.”

“You can plot it,” he allowed, “you just can’t carry it out.”

Ella took a step closer to him.

He offered her his hand. “It’s time we were officially introduced. My name is Eric Pate, and I’m in charge of the FBI’s Para Unit.”

She stared at his hand.

The Para Unit. There had been whispers about that group for years.  Government agents who policed the creatures that went bump in the night.  According to the gossip she’d heard, if a supernatural got on the wrong side of the Para Unit, well, that supernatural found his—or her—butt tossed into Purgatory.

Is Purgatory real?

Ella was very much afraid that it was.

“I don’t bite,” Eric murmured. His hand was still offered toward her.

“No.”  Ella cleared her throat. “I think that’s my deal.” Because she didn’t want to show him her fear, she put her hand in his.

Heat.

Her breath caught in her throat.  And, yes, she still breathed. Her heart still beat, she could still feel pain and pleasure. Despite the tales heard by so many, paranormals were still alive.  They could hurt, they could feel…just like humans.

Ella had thought that the man before her was cold.  Emotionless.  After all, a darkness seemed to cling to him like a shroud, but when they touched—fire seemed to ignite in her hand. Her heart beat even faster, nearly racing out of control.  Her breasts ached, as if wanting, needing a lover’s touch.  And—

She tried to pull away.

But his hand tightened around hers. She could feel the strength in that hand.

“Is something wrong?”

Yes, you’re what’s wrong! The man before her was far from human, no matter what he wanted to pretend. And she should not be reacting to him that way.   His scent wasn’t human. It was just slightly…off.  Everything about him was, yet she was still feeling that pull between them.

 

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To celebrate the release of DEAL WITH THE DEVIL, I will be posting giveaways on my FB page this week. If you have a chance, come by and join the fun!! Have a great day!

Birthday Week – Sale and Giveaways!!

It’s my birthday week…so I thought I would celebrate with a special book sale.  For a limited time, CHARMING THE BEAST is on sale for just .99! (So if you haven’t read this book yet, now is the time!)

And…I’ll also be posting lots of giveaways on my FB page. If you get the chance, come by and join the fun!

May Newsletter Winner

Congrats to Judy Stone!! Judy is the May newsletter winner!! Judy, please contact me at info @ cynthiaeden.com to claim your prize.

 

DEAL WITH THE DEVIL – Available for Pre-Order

DEAL WITH THE DEVIL (Pate’s story) is now available for pre-order at Amazon (soon, it will be up at all ebook retailers!):

Eric Pate is used to making his own rules—as the director of the PARA Unit, he is the boss.  Everyone rushes to obey his commands, and no one knows his secrets. No one ever gets too close to him. But then he meetsher.

Ella Lancaster is tired of being a prisoner.  She escaped one hell just to find herself in another, but Eric doesn’t consider her containment with his agents as punishment. He actually thinks it is a form of protection. But Eric is so very wrong. Ella doesn’t need protecting, not for anyone or anything.

But when the PARA Unit comes under attack, Ella and Eric both find themselves battling a supernatural beast that they never expected. Forced to join forces, to make a deal, Ella and Eric are soon fighting side-by-side, and their attraction for each other can’t be contained or controlled. Hot. Wild. Consuming.  Ella’s deal with her devil is soon taking over her life.

And as Eric falls deeper and deeper under the mysterious Ella’s spell, his legendary control begins to crack. The beast that he has kept chained so carefully inside rises to the surface. Unfortunately, when the devil loses his control…there is real hell to pay.

Newsletter Winner

The winner of our recent newsletter giveaway is…Eileen Robinson! Congrats, Eileen!! I sent you an email with prize claim information.

 

 

SWEET DREAMS…

The SWEET DREAMS anthology is available now!

I am so happy to be participating in this wonderful anthology–all of the proceeds from the sale of this anthology will go to the Diabetes Research Foundation.  So for $9.99, you’ll get thirteen brand new stories from best-selling authors, AND you will be donating to a wonderful cause. It’s win, win!

 

Here’s the info on the anthology…

 

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Make a difference while you read! All proceeds from the sale of Sweet Dreams will be donated to the Diabetes Research Institute via Brenda Novak’s Online Auction for Diabetes Research.

Featuring a foreword by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Lee Child.

When disgraced former cop Alex Morgan is shot saving the life of California’s Lieutenant Governor, she doesn’t expect to be caught in the middle of a deadly conspiracy, an FBI sting, an old rivalry … and cold-blooded murder. AIM TO KILL by NYT bestselling author Allison Brennan.

UNTIL DEATH…a hot new romantic suspense novel from New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Cynthia Eden. When Ivy DuLane witnesses a murder during the madness of Mardi Gras, she enters a deadly cat and mouse game with the killer. The city has gone wild with the annual celebration, and Ivy has to rely on sexy homicide detective—and her ex-lover—Bennett Morgan for help.  But with every moment that passes, the killer grows bolder, and the body count starts to rise.  It soon becomes very hard to tell the innocent from the guilty…especially since Bennett is keeping dark secrets of his own.

From NYT bestselling author J.T. Ellison comes the long awaited prequel to her Taylor Jackson series. CROSSED, the story of a madman trying to create his own end-of-days apocalypse, introduces Lieutenant Taylor Jackson to the young, troubled FBI profiler Dr. John Baldwin.

In CAFFERTY AND QUINN from NYT bestselling author Heather Graham, Michael Quinn is accustomed to dealing with the deadly, the dangerous, and the extreme—but a haunted spinning wheel? And on the even of his wedding? He’ll have to risk his life, limb and soul for love to save Danni Cafferty from the cursed creation if he’s ever to get them both to the church on time—and live.

J.J. Graves and Jack Lawson investigate a ritualistic murder while on their honeymoon in DIRTY DEEDS by NYT bestselling author Liliana Hart.

From NYT bestselling author Alex Kava comes the prequel readers have been waiting for, and the case that destined Special Agent Maggie O’Dell to a career of chasing killers.

From NYT bestselling author CJ Lyons: When workaholic FBI Agent Lucy Guardino takes her daughter on vacation, the last thing she expects is to become embroiled in a murder—or for her teenaged daughter to play amateur sleuth with disastrous consequences.

When her twin sister disappears, Ellen Galway enlists the help of a Texas Ranger in SECRET HIDEAWAY, a story of love, danger and revenge from NYT bestselling author Carla Neggers.

HANOVER HOUSE, from NYT bestselling author Brenda Novak, features Evelyn Talbott, a psychiatrist who studies serial killers at a revolutionary new medical health center in remote Hilltop, Alaska. Evelyn’s determined to unlock the mysteries of the anti-social mind, even if it kills her—and being surrounded by men who feel no remorse means it just might…

NYT bestselling author Theresa Ragan’s newest suspense, DEAD MAN RUNNING, is set in motion when an accused murderer escapes prison in a body bag and sets out to prove his innocence.

From NYT bestselling author Erica Spindler comes the prequel to her exciting new series starring reformed southern belle turned kick ass cop, Michaela Dee Dare. In RANDOM ACTS, Micki must uncover the link between a series of bizarre and seemingly random murders in New Orleans.

Someone is killing homeless people in Jo Robertson’s latest suspense-thriller, WITHOUT MALICE. It’s personal to Parole Officer Santiago Cruz because the targets are his parolees. With no motive or murder weapon, but with help from prison doctor Frankie Jones, he traces the brutal deaths back to their tragic origin.

Before Kathleen, there were just two brothers: Blane and Kade. One bonding trip to Vegas later and Sin City will never be the same in TURN THE TABLES, prequel to the Kathleen Turner Series by Bestselling Author Tiffany Snow.

 

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Have a wonderful weekend!

TWISTED – Available now!

 

Today is the official release day for TWISTED!

TWISTED is the second book in my dark and sexy LOST romantic suspense series–a series about agents who search to find the missing. This book can be read as a complete stand-alone (that’s the way I’m writing all of the books in this series). I LOVED writing the heroine of TWISTED–Emma Castille is a tough, street smart woman who plays by her own rules. She is more than a match for the hero of the tale, LOST agent Dean Bannon. In fact, she blindsides him most of the time!

To celebrate the release, I’ll be posting giveaways all week long on my Facebook page–so come by often!

To get you in the TWSITED mood, here’s a short & sexy excerpt from the story:

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“I’m dangerous when I’m out of control.”

She didn’t believe that nonsense. “I don’t think you could be dangerous to me.” So she leaned closer to him, pressing up on her tiptoes.  His mouth was seriously sexy. “You’re the good guy, remember?”

“Says who?”

But he didn’t kiss her. She thought for sure that he would, but Dean backed away from her. Then he just watched her with that dark stare.

Her arms felt chilled. Ridiculous, of course, considering how hot it was.

“That was your last chance.” His voice was flat. “I won’t let you go again. Not if you stare at me that way.”

“What way?”

“Like you want me to fuck you.”

Well, she had. What was the point in denying it? “Oh, Dean …” His name was a sigh from her as she walked around him. “You’re the one who was looking at me as if you couldn’t wait to eat me alive.” She headed back into her apartment.

“Oh, baby … if you only knew …”

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TWISTED – Out Tomorrow!!!

Tomorrow (4/28/15) is the official release day for TWISTED!  It should be available at your favorite book store or online retailer.

 

 

Blurb:

Dean Bannon comes to New Orleans for one reason only: to track down a missing sixteen-year-old girl. That’s before he meets the drop-dead gorgeous con artist who makes him want to lose his legendary control.

With her past, Emma Castille doesn’t claim to be psychic. She just notices things other people don’t. Like the fear in a runaway’s eyes—or the pain in an ex-FBI agent’s heart. Her chemistry with Dean is blistering, but Emma follows her passion . . . not someone else’s orders.

Then a madman breaks into Emma’s home and leaves a twisted message: You’re next. Now Dean refuses to let her out of his sight until he pries every last secret from her full, sexy lips. And suddenly Emma’s aching to give him everything he wants.

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To celebrate the release, I’ll be posting giveaways all week on my Facebook Fan Page. If you get a chance, come by and join the fun!

Newsletter Winner!

Congrats to Jana Leah! Jana is our March newsletter winner!!! Jana, I sent you an email, but just in case you did not receive it, please contact me at info @ cynthiaeden.com to claim your prize.

 

Thanks so much!!