Del Fantasma

Series · 22

books · 2007-2014

By Celia Kyle, Sharon Maria Bidwell, Jet Mykles, and more

Books in series

Texas Tea

2007

Photographer Lara Saunders has a lifelong secret—she can see and hear ghosts. When she was rescued from a near drowning by the ghost of a lighthouse keeper, he set her on a mission to document historic lighthouses and the lives of their keepers so they were not forgotten. Now on her third book in the series, Lara has arrived in San Diego to document the Old Point Loma Lighthouse but hasn't counted on becoming the target of Cody Warren, the matchmaking owner of the Del Fantasma bar. Or falling in love with a handsome Park Ranger whose secret is even more strange than her own.

A Slow Fuzzy Screw

2007

When Shayne asks for a Slow Screw to capture the bartender's attention, he's not aware there's more than one blend of the cocktail. Shayne's careful when it comes to relationships, even those that last only a few hours. Leon's disillusioned with life and haunted by his past. To complicate matters, he's a shape-shifter. Shayne's looking for something out of the ordinary and he can't say he hasn't found it. Leon's looking for company but Shayne's not quite what he expected.

Screaming Orgasm

2007

Tara-s not looking for love, and will go to great lengths to avoid becoming intimate with a guy. Brandon is tired of taking no for an answer. He loves Tara, and when a mysterious stranger takes a very active interest in her, it-s time to stake his claim.

Undertow

2007

Derek Meredith lost his lover of ten years, Tad Archer, in a boating accident. Four months later, anonymous phone calls lead him to a weathered bar on the coast, where he runs into an old friend named Kellen who has, in his own words, found something Derek has lost. Kellen and Derek are both members of a mythical race of sea creatures known as merrows. Friends earlier in life, Kellen had loved Derek from childhood, but a wanderlust filled Derek's heart, leading him to seek life on the shore among humans. Tad was the reason he'd left the ocean behind, and Kellen has never managed to move beyond that rejection. Back in Derek's life again, Kellen offers him an "indecent proposal" — a night of passion between the merrows for the return of his lover. But complications arise, among them the fact that without his talisman, an item linking his blood with the sea, Derek is unable to return to the ocean and rescue Tad. His talisman was given to his lover on their tenth anniversary as a symbol of his love; in exchange, Tad gave him a gold ring. The metal holds mystical properties for those with merrish blood, and Derek hopes that the power of love that resides in the band might be enough to help him rescue his lover ... without having to succumb to Kellen's sordid desires in the process.

Sea Breeze

2007

Serai, a sea siren, has one chance to leave the ocean's depths and walk on land to find a mate. Failure means death.

Black Wolf

2008

Adam Bates is in trouble. He's virtually penniless, is being threatened by his landlord, and now he's late for work at his new job. Expecting to be chastened by his boss, Adam doesn't expect Cody to provide him with a protector instead. He definitely doesn't expect his minder to be a big, bad wolf with attitude. Marcus Black has just arrived at Del Fantasma after his latest black ops mission. He's ready for some R and R, but Marcus won't refuse Cody when he asks him to help a little tabby cat. When Adam is threatened by his landlord in front of Marcus, his alpha wolf won't let him stand by and let it happen. Adam is about to find strength in submission, and his own set of claws. Marcus is about to find the mate he's been searching for in a deceptively small tabby. Now, if only they can hold on long enough to survive.

Making Him Purr

2008

Lisa Bradenton is breaking out of her shell. And what better way to take a walk on the "wild-one-night-stand-side" than a visit to the infamous Trasola? At the urging of her friends, Lisa goes to the bar with the hopes of finding a lover to take her mind off her ex-boyfriend. Soon after walking through the door, she's overwhelmed by the sexy bartender who has a quick smile, seductive eyes, and a deep, rumbling voice. He's definitely one-night stand material. Most. Definitely. Jonathan and his inner beast crave the sexy, sultry, and curvy siren's touch, but Lisa's smile and a good conversation aren't going to be enough for him. To his surprise, even after he's made love to her, he finds himself craving so much more. The temptress' pretty looks reeled him in, but he's forever mesmerized by her innocence and modest nature. So when she just disappears, after one night of heavenly bliss, he wonders what the hell he's supposed to do? Because Lisa is his mate, and without her, life won't be worth living. Please Note: This title contains erotic content and is intended for individuals over the age of eighteen. Publisher’s Note: This title has been previously released with another publisher under the title, "Silk Panties."

Latin Lover

2008

Grace Ridge is a waitress at Del Fantasma, and has recently moved to the late shift. She is trying to pay off debts her ex-boyfriend left her with when he skipped town. Debts both legal and illegal. When a mysterious vampire butts into her life, she is anxious to keep him out, but circumstances beyond her control drag him further in than she wanted. Once he is there, though, does she really want him to leave?

Riley's Sparrow

2008

Exiled into the mortal world with one condition - not to use magic - Cheri Aerchere, fairy princess, knows she can't live on the run forever. She'd used magic, broken the terms of her exile, and now, she has to pay the price. In order to redeem himself for a night of passion he spent with Cheri, Riley Hawk knows what he has to do-bring her back to the Fae realms to face her punishment, then forget about her. In the world of Fae politics, his feelings are of no consequence. But once he sees her again, their sexual attraction cannot be denied, and neither can their feelings for one another. Because Cheri has always belonged to Riley, and once he marks her as his mate, nothing, not even the Fae Court, can separate them. Now that he's found her, it's up to him to teach her how good it can be to fly - together.

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A Little Bit of Fur

2008

What's a girl to do? Engaged to be married, full-figured Niccy has resigned herself to a lackluster marriage, both in and out of bed. Just once, though, she wants to experience passion the same way the heroine of one of her favorite books does...by being tied to the bedpost and pleasured by two men. Finding the men isn't the problem. Neither is the fact that Ian and Chris happen to be the hottest men at Trasola. Sadly for her, they're already mated...to one another. Will Niccy be left wanting, or will the two men find room in their hearts...and their bed...for a curvaceous woman and her premarital desire? Publisher's Note: This title has been previously released with another publisher under the title, "Tie Me to the Bedpost."

#11

Virgin Special

2008

Editor's This story contains menage and m/m relationships. When the temptation to end his misery proves too much to deny, unbeknownst to James his very existence is about to change. Seth doesn’t want to visit with another vampire, but his beloved wants to see Cody, and whatever Hannah wants, Hannah gets. Cody may have the answer to their grief, but while Hannah is optimistic, Seth’s moods are interfering with her plan. Then there’s the complication that the human who might well save them is a virgin.

#12

Unicorn

2008

It takes a special kind of virgin to bind a unicorn. Scott would never have dreamed he was pure of body, heart and soul, but then he had no cause to believe unicorns even existed until he reluctantly drove to Del Fantasma late one night to rescue his stranded brother, Bryan. Jack may be a unicorn, but he's he avoids virgins like the plague. The chances of meeting that special type of virgin is slim-to-none in bars like Del Fantasma and he delights in every opportunity to feed his own lusty appetites while he can. After all, a unicorn may be undeniably attracted to virgins but that doesn't mean he has to be one himself. Unfortunately for Jack's plans, their bond is instantly formed when he meets Scott. Jack is now Scott's to command. He just has to convince him what he is, something that sounds a lot easier than it is. And Bryan? Well, it turns out that their meeting wasn't entirely by chance. Bryan was instructed by a group of vampires to get the two together. Now that he has, can Jack and Scott discover the threat against them and save Bryan in time?

#13

Mudslide

2008

Pietro, future king of the demons is looking for a mate. He doesn't expect to find her in mortal, Callisto Monroe. At first he wanted a fling but as be begins to bond with her, he ends up falling in love with her. He claims her as his mate and future queen of the demons. Will she accept what fate has now thrust upon her? Callisto Monroe works a negotiator for the paranormal world. When she goes to a friend's wedding and meets sexy as sin demon, Pietro, sparks fly. She agrees to spend the weekend with him. When she finds out he is the future king of the demons, their growing relationship takes on a whole new dimension. Will he be able to convince her to stay with him and rule by his side? Can he convince her that they should be together despite the fact that she is mortal and he is a demon?

#14

Winter Break

2008

\\\ OUT OF PRINT \\\ Christmas alone isn't all its cracked up to be and for adult toy QA tech, Nicollete Snow a little non-silicone action at the Del Fantasma is just the ticket. Who shows up a little ticked off and delicious riding a sweet bike but Jack Frost, ready to cause a little mischief. What happens when Old Man Winter takes a holiday?

#15

Scotch on the Rocks

2009

When Braeden and Matt are sent to bring a rogue wolf home, they have more than justice on their minds. They had been together for years before Elizabeth came into their lives. When Elizabeth is taken from them by a rogue member of their clan, they realize how much she's come to mean to them. Rescuing a child was not on their list of things to do but it brings them one step closer to saving Elizabeth . With the help of a local panther clan, will they be able to bring down the wolf who has stolen their love and is threatening the panthers before it's too late?

#16

White Russian

2009

Halfling Tuesday Dean never thought she would see her old lover, demon Gavriil Chimera again. When he comes back into her life wanting to be with her she has a choice to make, let the past influence her happiness or be with the man she loves.

#17

Tiger Juice

2009

Widow Letha flees a repressive religious community on the northern prairies, where she lived under the suspicion of having demon blood. Her journey ends in Vista Loma, CA at the Del Fantasma bar. Perhaps working for vampire Cody in a paranormal friendly bar will give her some answers regarding her psychic abilities. Jagger comes from a tight knit clan of white tiger shifters, but he left the family entertainment business to run a contracting business. Hanging out at his friend Cody's bar he's waited on by the repressed widow. And, when Cody asks Jagger to take Letha home to keep her safe during the Storm of the Century, Jagger and Letha discover not all is as it seems when it comes to the paranormal.

#18

Duck Fart

2010

Keith Malone is incredibly content. He loves coming around Del Fantasma… great food, great company, and a decent place to rest his soul when he needs it. Plus, it doesn't hurt that Cody lets him dust off his carpenter skills with the odd job here and there. Bailey Mitchell is incredibly nervous. He's come all this way to San Diego, following up on a chance encounter that happened months earlier, and now he doesn't know what to do. One glance and it's obvious Adam's already taken. What's a lonely Siamese shifter to do? Drake McKale is incredibly grouchy. He's sick and tired of every shifter he's run across making fun of him. Hey, ducks have feelings too! So what if he's smaller than everyone else? Spoiling for a fight he can actually win, he decides to pick on the shy, little kitty in the corner. Only, Drake never reckoned the diminutive cat would proposition him. Or that the big human in the corner would want in on the action. One part burly human, one part shy Siamese shifter and one part twinky (and kinky) duck shifter… layer together and enjoy

#19

Chocolate Snake Bites

2010

Every relationship has problems and for months now all Dale and Val have been doing is fighting. He wants it to stop. So drastic times call for drastic measures. Dale takes the Love’s Bane potion hoping that Val will be too busy lusting after him to fight with him, but sex can’t solve every problem. Val doesn’t want part of her lover. She wants all of him, even the dark aspects of his sexual desire. She yearns for his brand but every time she brings up the subject he shuts her down. How can they communicate when he won’t open up? Will the arrival of his brothers and a trip to the Demonic Snake court help their relationship or hurt it?

#20

Tall, Dark and Apocalyptic

2014

Apart they are pain and death...apocalyptic. Together they are fire and magic...destiny. He’s a warrior, a bounty hunter in a world turned upside down. She’s his latest bounty...a creature of dark power. As everything in their world implodes, they must work together to set it right, while the fire burning between them threatens to consume everything in its path.

#21

Demonade

2010

Trudy lost her beloved sisters in eighteenth century Vienna, but she is a survivor. As a half human daughter of the demon Asmodeus, she is a psyvamp, ever young and beautiful. Unlike her dead sisters, she does not engage in relationships with men, instead she moves from club to party, city to city, stealing small amounts of life force from intoxicated young men, never staying long in any one place. She is lonely, but friendships do not work for one like her and relationships with men seem to be deadly for her kind. The Del Fantasma is a unique place, friendly, where she can relax after her nightly hunts and alleviate a little of her loneliness. But Cody introduces her to a man, Professor Gabriel Di Russi, a former priest, a scholar of demonology who once was part of a secret priestly society that studied demons for the Church. He is not like the drunk young men she feeds from, or like the dying old men she sometimes marries. Gabriel is both fascinating and frightening, and he wants to interview her—and she agreed! What has she done?

#22

Toasted Almond

2011

Dressed for far colder weather, Armand makes a strange spectacle in Del Fantasma. Krakow cannot believe Cody sends the man over to his corner, especially when he told the vampire he wanted to be alone. His disgruntlement soon changes when he realises there's something different about Armand. Has Cody done the impossible and found someone Krakow can finally share intimacy with? Krakow has the answers to Armand's lonely existence...and a cure so Armand no longer has to feel cold.

Authors

Celia Kyle

Author · 176 books

Celia Kyle would like to rule the world and become a ninja. As a fall-back, she’s working on her writing career and giving readers stories that touch their hearts and *ahem* other places. Visit her online at http://celiakyle.com | http://facebook.com/celiakyle | http://twitter.com/celiakyle | http://pinterest.com/celiakyle

Sharon Maria Bidwell

Author · 27 books

During Sharon’s writing career she’s lived in a house with a Harry Potter cupboard under the stairs, shared a publisher with the creator of Roger Rabbit, and has taken a trip to Jupiter. Only one of these has been in her imagination. The first short story she submitted—Silver Apples of the Moon—was accepted by Roadworks Magazine. The editor announced her as “a writer who is going places” and described the story as having “both a Sci-fi and horror element,” and being “strong on characterisation, and quite literary, in terms of style.” Subsequently, she was approached to write all reports and publicity material, including a piece for translation into Braille for The Really Wild Nursery and Arthritis Care Breaking Down the Barriers garden project, which took place at the Malvern Spring Show. Since then, her work has appeared steadily in both print and electronic publications, such as Midnight Street, Aoife’s Kiss (Sam’s Dot Publishing), Night To Dawn, and Radgepacket (Byker Books). Her short story—Bitter and Intoxicating—was snapped up for inclusion in the anthology Red Velvet and Absinthe. This compilation, edited by Mitzi Szereto with a foreword by Kelly Armstrong, was designed to evoke the romantic ethos of classic Gothic fiction with a serving of eroticism. With a repertoire of twisted tales and a love of cross-genre writing, it surprised everyone (including herself) when she branched out into erotic romance. These works have been critically acclaimed and often described as ‘deeply passionate’. Sharon’s worlds are vivid, unexpected and sometimes intensely magical. Sharon writes whatever her warped mind can come up with and is quite capable of writing something darker, grittier, and even outright twisted. Though her love for all things Myth and Legend has led her to write under more than one name, from 2019 she's using S.M.Bidwell for her Dark Fiction. She was propelled into the Steampunk universe of Space, 1899 and beyond, winning approval of series creator and award-winning game designer, Frank Chadwick, with three books, one of which was co-authored with editor (and writer) Andy Frankham-Allen, and subsequently led to her writing for the Lethbridge-Stewart series, and a short audio story for Doctor Who, performed by Katy Manning. She's also on Goodreads under the name Sharon Bidwell.

Jet Mykles

Author · 54 books

Jet is a writer of sexual fantasy with a firm belief that all men are at least partially gay, that vampires are just people with a liquid diet and shapeshifters live on every block.

Jade’s writing is as eclectic as her reading tastes, with over thirty erotic romance tales currently published. She’s been known to accept writing challenges from friends and family just to see their reactions and Jade is also a firm believer that love and romance are universal concepts, no matter a person’s gender identity or sexual orientation. Originally from Northern Ontario, she's lived in British Columbia and the Sultanate of Oman in the Middle East. Jade currently lives in Calgary, Alberta where she’s hard at work on her next story. Jade loves to hear from readers! Send her an email at jade.buchanan@yahoo.com

Mary Winter

Author · 26 books

Mary commutes between her dream home near the Mark Twain national forest in Missouri and her current residence in Iowa. She lives with a menagerie of animals including an opinionated horse and a cat who was a dog in past life. When not writing spicy tales of erotic romance, she enjoys writing science fiction and fantasy, spending time with her horse, and enjoying the outdoors. Lucky for her, her partner (hero) shares these same passions, and usually both of them can be found in their respective dens writing. And it’s not far from the truth. Mary began writing in high school after she discovered Silhouette Desire romance novels and realized that she wanted to be the one to write stories that carried readers away from their oh-so-boring lives. She has a deep appreciation and love of the natural, the spirtual, and the metaphysical, which has led to her running Jupiter Gardens and writing for new age and pagan magazines. She is attuned to Reiki II and reads tarot cards. Right now her household includes six cats, ranging in age from less than six months (Tenzin, former feral kitten) to seventeen years (Tigger, diabetic kitty), her horse, two parrots, a finch flight, a geriatric parakeet flight, and her partner, the hero of her own personal romance story. Her favorite television shows are Torchwood, Bones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Dr. Who (new), Battlestar Galactica (new), Babylon 5, Farscape, and Sex in the City. Her favorite movies are Spaceballs, The Cutting Edge, Serenity, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, the LoTR trilogy, and probably a few others she’s forgetting. Her musical tastes range from Enya, Clannad, David Arkenstone, David & Steve Gordon, Scott McDonald, and AfroCelt Sound System to Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, and others.

Melisse Aires

Author · 16 books

Take a shy bookworm from Montana. Hand her a stack of her much older brother’s sci-fi and fantasy novels, James Bond books and horror comics. Later, introduce Barbara Cartland and the world of romance fiction. Get her a teaching job or two in authentic, one room Montana schools, ala Laura Ingels Wilder. Marry her off to a great guy, move her to a big city in Tornado Alley, then pop three daughters out of her in twenty-two months(one set of identical twins). Then, make her a jinx–every great genre TV show she loves gets the ax– Beauty and the Beast, Dark Angel–and Buffy and Spike never have a happy ending! She gets upset about no romance in the world, and fires up to write her own stories with happy endings. Throw this all together into a small house in Wyoming, along with a small bouncy dog and too many cats, shake constantly and pour it out onto a computer keyboard. There! You have me, Melisse Aires.

Selena Illyria

Author · 40 books

Dear Reader, In a man’s letters his soul lies naked.

Samuel Johnson “I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.”- Dalai Lama I/R Author, Selena Illyria was born with need to write and an over active imagination. She loves to write stories featuring futuristic cities that can only be imagined, visit island kingdoms of vampire/dragons, giggle with mischievous pixies, peek in on faeries looking for their mates, check in on the naughty staff of an exclusive academy, and sigh over how in love a powerful business exec is with his wife. She can’t wait to write stories with her talented, creative and wonderful CPs Celia Kyle begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting and Shara Cooper. And when she’s not writing, she loves to read many different genres of books. She also loves to watch some of her favorite movies (too many to be named) and televisions shows. She also, loves to listen to some of her favorite musical artists. All of these things help inspire her to write. She does believe in the quote above. She does believe that part of writing does bare a part of the soul. If you’d like to know more about her, you, can visit the following places: Website: www.selenaillyria.com Blog: www.selenaillyriasthoughts.blogspot.com My Space Page: www.myspace.com/selenaillyria Face Book: http://www.new.facebook.com/profile.p... Shelfari: http://www.shelfari.com/selenaillyria Good Reads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... Selena Illyria Contributes to: www.pinkchairdiaries.com www.ratedm-authors.com/ You Can Email her at: selenaillyria826@gmail.com So, reader, now that you’ve been told you a bit about her. Can she tempt you dear reader? Can she seduce you into her world and show you a bit of her soul? And if you’d like, you can show her a bit of yours. Do we have deal? Please ignore the wicked gleam in her eye, it was trick of the light. *smile* Selena

Tina Bendoni

Author · 2 books

As far back as she can remember, Tina has been writing for fun but she always knew someday she would be a published author. Born and raised in the Boston area, Tina finds herself most at home on the east coast. Despite that, she has also lived in Chicago and Wisconsin, and presently lives in rural Missouri with her husband and demanding cat, although two of the three of them dream of moving to the Northwest. After having been a mental health worker for a dozen years, she now has a day job as a substitute teacher, trying to put her college degree to some use reminding kids to strive for their goals.

Michelle Hasker has been writing for six years. While there are ups and downs, she is much happier writing than not. On a normal day you can find her glued to the laptop in between pretending to clean and taking care of her four children and assorted pets. Michelle is a member of Romance Writers of America and the Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal chapter of RWA. She is also a member of The League of Amazing Writers, The Daughters of Circe, Authors of Erotic Romance, Phenomena, The Pink Chair Diaries, and Trampy Vamps. Michelle loves vampires and things that go bump in the night, so it's no wonder her creations are truly paranormal. While most people only dream of finding love, Michelle's characters find it, but in the most unexpected places.

USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Sam Cheever writes mystery and suspense, creating stories that draw you in and keep you eagerly turning pages. Known for writing great characters, snappy dialogue, and unique and exhilarating stories, Sam is the award-winning author of 100+ books. Website: www.samcheever.com Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/sam-c... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sam-Ch... Blog: https://samcheever.com/blog/