Association in the Vampire Assassin League isn't for everyone. VAL members are unemotional. Non-judgmental. Fit. Accurate with preferred weapons. Dependable. They possess excellent communication skills...
And they're vampires.
Every recruit gets told the truth. They receive immortality, but that doesn't equal eternal life. It's more like never-ending non-life. Unrelenting existence. An endless span of time. An existence of sameness.
There is one thing that might change this un-death. Mating. If they find the one created especially for them, they can expect reanimation. Cells will regenerate. Blood flows again. The heart starts beating. And passions ignite.
But they have to be very lucky.
The Vampire Assassin League is a series of stories about the lucky ones.
Mega Pack #3 contains 21-30:
#21 - TO LOVE. Highland vampire Cullen MacCorrick has an assignment that takes him to the brink of real death. Marla is the one thing worth living for. If only she'll save him...
#22 - TO HONOR. Takashi is a ninja. A shadow. An assassin. And a vampire. Adept with any weapon and in any setting, there's one thing that tosses his well-ordered life into complete chaos. His mate. Christine.
#23 - AND TO CHERISH. Doctor Samson Reid is an ornithologist and a falconer. Raptors are his specialty. Women his bane. And then the most gorgeous woman ever shows up. And the hunt is on!
#24 - FOR RICHER. Becky has a life pursuit. Finding and solving the riddle of the Incan stringed messages called Khipu. She expects it to be difficult. Nearly impossible. What she doesn't expect is to be delivered to a gorgeous man resembling an Incan sun-god.
#25 - AND RICHER. Nigel had been heir to the vampire Hunter clan named Beethan. Now, he's undead, and heir to his former enemies: vampires. Terminally 19, he's forever on the prowl. Until Mandy. If only he didn't resemble her ex-boyfriend so much.
#26 - FORSAKING. Bram Stark is a vampire. Cowboy. Recluse. The last thing he's looking for is company. Until Marielle shows up and challenges him to a little game of poker. Bram spent years as a gambler. He's never even heard of strip poker, but he's about to learn...
#27 - ALL OTHERS. Tessa Queen is supermodel stunning, confident, and aloof. Until a chance meeting in one of VAL's safe houses. Paranormal research might be Doctor Cameron Preston's focus, but then a ghost hunt goes completely awry...
#28 - AS LONG AS. Sokar was son of an Egyptian pharaoh in life, guardian of burial riches as his afterlife. There is a curse on this tomb. Sokar makes certain of it. Until one band of thieves leads him to the greatest treasure of all - his mate.
#29 - YOU BOTH. Athlerod and Ethelstone were Icelandic Vikings. Identical twins, they were born to pillage and plunder, fight and kill. Terminally stuck at age 23, they do everything together. Until a mate shows up. For just one of them...
#30 - EXIST. Anso was a Germanic tribal warlord. He led, commanded, and punished. At will. Vampirism didn't change anything in his world. Until his mate arrives. Now, she keeps trying to convince him that he's imagining things. Like bloodlust. The mating gift. And fangs...
Jackie Ivie was born and raised in a suburb outside Utah's capital, beautiful Salt Lake City. The second in a family of four daughters and one son, Jackie was constantly amusing her siblings with her invented games, escapades, and stories. And she was always reading. She would even walk the family dog, with one hand holding the leash, while the other held the ever-present book. No subject went unread, but once she discovered Historical Romances, there was no doubting her favorite genre.
Jackie has always been the busy type, rarely sitting still without being occupied in at least one activity, and usually more. When she was younger, it was nothing to find her watching television, while doing her homework, listening to music, crocheting like a madwoman, and reading, all at the same time.
After graduating, Jackie gained secure employment with a large service company and relocated with her growing family to the neighboring, sparsely-populated state of Wyoming. She then spent several years enjoying the wildlife, scenery, and open space that Wyoming is known for. In addition to writing, Jackie is an accomplished artist in several mediums, preferring mixed media. She has several pictures in print and has exhibited in art showings throughout the West. There was never anything she loved doing more than reading, however, and once she discovered the thrill involved with putting her own words and fantasies on paper there was no stopping her.
In 2001, Jackie and her family took a huge step and moved to the largest state of the nation; Alaska. Although it was her job that brought her here, Jackie has grown to love this land of amazing contrasts, breathtaking vistas, and the ever-present resident, the Alaskan moose. There's nothing else like it, and the very long days of summer lend themselves to hours and hours of energizing tasks, while the long winter nights are just right for her real love...writing.
Jackie has now written thirteen novels and is continually starting more. The thrill of writing has now been enhanced by seeing her actual story in print. Lady of the Knight is her first published work. It will be followed by Tender is the Knight scheduled for release this summer.