Vampire Mine (35 page)

“I like being carried by my husband.”

“Aye, but we could be there already. I could have yer clothes off by now. And I could have you naked in bed.”

She nodded. “I see the Three-Step Rule is still in effect.”

“What is that?”

She laughed. “I‟ll tell you later.” She kissed his cheek. “I love you, Connor Buchanan.”

He grinned. “I love you, Marielle . . . Buchanan.”

Acknowledgments

I risk sounding redundant in the acknowledgments of each book, for I keep thanking the same group, but I truly find it touching that these dear people continue to support me and watch my back. I am so grateful to them all! First of all, many thanks to my dear friend and agent, Michelle Grajkowski, who has been with me for ten books now and believed in me long before Roman lost a fang. My thanks also to Erika Tsang, who loved the fact that Roman lost a fang and has been my fabulous editor ever since. Thank you, all the folks at Avon/HarperCollins, from editorial, marketing, and sales, to publicity and the art department, where Tom creates the most beautiful covers in the business. My thanks to my critique partners—M.J., Sandy, and Vicky—who keep me sane (reasonably sane). To my husband and children—you are always there for me. And many, many thanks to all you readers! Thank you for the enthusiasm and support that has made the Love at Stake series continue for ten books. With readers like you, the Undead can live forever!

About the Author

KERRELYN SPARKS is the
New York Times
and
USA Toda
y bestselling author of the Love at Stake series. Each book in the series has landed on the
USA Today
bestseller list, but when the fourth book,
The Undead Next Door
, jumped onto the
New York Times
list at #14, even the Undead sat up and took notice. That same book was nominated (not by the Undead) for the RITA® Award for best paranormal romance of 2008.

Please visit Kerrelyn (who is rumored not to be Undead since she pays taxes and eats chocolate) at her website,
www.kerrelynsparks.com
, or write to her at P.O. Box 5512, Katy, TX

77491-5512. She would love to hear from you!

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By Kerrelyn Sparks

Vampire Mine

Eat Prey Love

The Vampire and the Virgin

Forbidden Nights With a Vampire

Secret Life of a Vampire

All I Want for Christmas Is a Vampire

The Undead Next Door

Be Still My Vampire Heart

Vamps and the City

How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire

Copyright

This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author‟s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © 2011 by Kerrelyn Sparks. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

EPub Edition March 2011 ISBN: 9780062085313

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