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Shadow Dweller
Series · 6 books · 1998-2009

Books in series

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#1

Shadow Dwellers

1998

Shadow Dwellers - One With the Hunger By J.C. Wilder Book 1 in the Shadow Dweller series. Shai Jordan, fledgling New York journalist, is on the trail of a serial killer. The excitement of her first big assignment turns into terror when she sees an uncanny resemblance between this string of murders and the death of her mother years before the bodies have been drained of blood. Now, in an eerie, sickening development, all the victims bear a disturbing resemblance to Shai, and all signs point to her as the next victim. But no one, not even the police, will believe her or protect her. Out of the darkness comes a man who turns her blood to flame and incites her deepest, darkest desires. Her sensual lover who pulls her into a nighttime world of erotic abandon that threatens not just her career, but her life. As evidence starts to build, Shai must determine whether her dark lover is her savior...or her killer. This title was previously published elsewhere, but has been revised and re-edited. Shadow Dwellers - Retribution By J.C. Wilder Book 2 in the Shadow Dweller series. After years of torment, Jennifer Beaumont found a lover who should've lasted an eternity. Instead she was forced to walk away, to betray her very heart in order to keep her love safe from her vengeful master, the vampire Mikhail. Brokenhearted, Jen struggles to rebuild her life and the unthinkable happens, throwing her back into the arms of the man she loved and betrayed. Conor MacNaughten has been alive for nine centuries and he's seduced thousands of women, but none captivated him as much as Jennifer the one woman able to resist his sexual advances, the only woman he's ever loved. But her beautiful face hid a black heart and she cast him aside for another. Now, years later, a friend's life is on the line and Valentin asks him to work with the one woman he loathes in order to save another. The game begins with a kidnapping, bringing together two people who can't forgive or forget... This title was previously published elsewhere, but has been extensively revised and re-edited.
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#2

Retribution

1999

Jennifer Beaumont had a love that should've lasted forever. It was a love strong enough for her to betray the man she held dear in her heart in order to save him and, once again, succumb to the wishes of her "master"—the evil vampire Mikhail. Conor MacNaughten has held thousands of women over hundreds of years, but none ever touched him as deeply as Jennifer and no one hurt him as much as she did when she tossed him aside. Now Valentin asks him to work with the one woman he loathes in order to save another. The game begins with a kidnapping, bringing together two people who can't forgive or forget ... or can they?
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#3

The Shadow Dweller Series

Volume Three

2000

An exciting double-volume that contains Books V and VI of the Shadow Dweller Series! Book V - Sins of the Flesh A Romantic Times Top Pick! In the heart of New Orleans, a new evil has arrived in town...A rash of mysterious deaths is plaguing the preternatural world. Vampires are turning up dead in a fashion unlike anything Alexandre's ever seen. Is it murder, suicide or something else? Evil dogging his every step, Alexandre is torn between his duty and the love of a very special woman... Book VI - Temptation After a devastating loss, Sinjin is on the prowl in New Orleans, drowning his sorrow in all the delights the city offers. But when he meets a mysterious woman named Vivian, he finds that the tables are turned and the hunter has become the hunted...
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Sins of the Flesh

2001

In the heart of New Orleans, a new evil has arrived in town ... a rash of mysterious deaths is plaguing the preternatural world. Vampires are turning up dead in a fashion unlike anything Alexandre's ever seen. Is it murder, suicide or something else? Sunni has been in love with Alexandre for sixty years. As she plots to gain the love she longs for, she ends up in danger of being the next victim in a sinister game of life and death. Evil dogging his every step, Alexandre is torn between his duty and the love of a very special woman... [Sexual content]
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#6

Temptation

2002

Damien St. James isn't looking for the love of his life... After the death of his love, Sinjin has sworn off serious relationships. As the owner of one of the most popular bars in New Orleans, women are plentiful and he has no problem finding female companionship who ask no questions and make no demands upon him. But he's thrown for a loop when a mysterious woman enters his bar and seems to be completely immune to his charms... Vivian Carrington isn't looking for a good time; she's trying to save her own life. After the death of her best friend, she sets herself on a path of self-discovery and winds up in New Orleans, the city of secrets and sin. When a handsome bar owner makes a pass at her, she sets him straight, fully intending to carry on with her trip and leave Sinjin where he belongs ... behind the bar. But there is the little matter of a diary, a mysterious visitor and the illicit lure of temptation...
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#7

Reckoning

2009

Seeking justice for her murdered twin sister, Maeve finds herself trapped in a world of magic and deception. She's discovered the key that will guarantee her success—a magical spell to control a vampire. Now she needs to locate a witch of pure intent to teach the spell to her. Quinn Montgomery wants nothing to do with his birth mother, Mortianna, the most powerful witch in the world. When he discovers Maeve is his mother's prisoner, he rescues the prickly immortal from imminent death. Determined to set things right, he returns her to the Scottish Highlands only to find that Maeve isn't the only victim of Mortianna's treachery. Together, Maeve and Quinn reluctantly join forces to battle the forces of darkness as they fight their growing attraction for each other. Will Quinn teach Maeve the spell she desperately needs, or will she fall under his spell instead? This book has been previously published. Warning: This book contains a kick-ass heroine, a Wizard hero to die for, copious amounts of throw-the-hero-down-and-jump-him sex, more corpses than you can shake a stick at, sleeping vampires, cranky witches and wee beasties guaranteed to give you nightmares.

Author

J.C. Wilder
J.C. Wilder
Author · 17 books

J.C. Wilder left the world of big business to carry on conversations with the people who live in her mind, fictional characters that is. In her past she has worked as a software tester, traveled with an alternative rock band and currently volunteers for her local police department as a photographer. She lives in Central Ohio with 6,000 books and an impressive collection of dust bunnies. Also writes as Dominique Adair

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