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In the world of the Nightcreatures nothing is as it seems and everyone is suspect. Supernatural creatures abound and only the top secret special forces monster hunting unit known as the Jager-Suchers have the skills to save us all.

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Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 4
Blue Moon - Book 1
Hunter's Moon - Book 2
Dark Moon - Book 3
Crescent Moon - Book 4
Book 5
Book 6
Book 7
Book 8
Midnight Moon - Book 5
Rising Moon - Book 6
Hidden Moon - Book 7
Thunder Moon - Book 8
     
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Blue Moon | Hunters Moon | Dark Moon | Crescent Moon
Midnight Moon | Rising Moon | Hidden Moon | Thunder Moon
 

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Nightcreature Novellas
Stroke of Midnight
My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding
No Rest for the Witches
   
New!
Paranormal Novellas
Dates from Hell
 
Moon Fever
   
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He'll take her to the wild side...
Hidden Moon
a Nightcreature Novel by Lori Handeland
A July 2007 release from St. Martin's Press

He's got a secret…
Claire Kennedy left Lake Bluff, Georgia, for the bright lights of Atlanta and a promising career in journalism. Now, recovering from a cruel betrayal, she's back in the one place she always felt safe, starting over as Lake Bluff's new mayor. But then trouble comes to town in the form of Malachi Cartwright, a man whose past is as mysterious as his present-a man who awakens something dangerous in sensible, realistic Claire.

...that leaves her hungry for more...
When a local claims to have been mauled by a vicious wolf, and when the attacks turn deadly, Malachi's strange behavior rouses Claire's suspicions. Could he have a secret agenda and a sinister reason for coming to Lake Bluff? Malachi is the only man who could tempt Claire to succumb to her desires-but he's the last person she can trust. And as an eclipse approaches, the secrets of the hidden moon will come to light, and a deadly enemy will be revealed at last...

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A Nightcreature Novel


"Handeland is in top notch form with her latest supernatural thriller, told in her gutsy heroine's first person voice. Not only does hot talent Handeland provide a sizzling and mysterious hero, she also deftly explores the friendship between two strong women. The result is sizzling and suspenseful!"  4-1/2 stars!
—Romantic Times BookReviews

"The story line is fast-paced and filled with action . . . fans of werewolf tales will appreciate Lori Handeland’s HIDDEN MOON, as once gain she provides a howling good read."
—Harriet Klausner

"HIDDEN MOON is a paranormal thriller you can't put down."
—Fresh Fiction

"... once you enter the world Ms. Handeland has created, you will want to devour all the previous books quickly. Once again we are given a novel that is hard to put down and will leave you looking at the moon and the night in an entirely new way. The characters are strong, well defined, and engaging. . . . a heart-tugging storyline that is sure to please...sure to find its way onto keeper shelves."
Romance Readers Connection

"Lori Handeland pens another feast for the senses with her latest
in the Nightcreature series, HIDDEN MOON
."
Romance Reviews Today

" . . . enticing paranormal with a gripping plot entwined with a sexy romance that will capture your heart. I laughed at the bantering, sighed at the sexual tension, wept at the lovely romance."
Romance Junkies

 

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Voodoo Moon
Their love is spellbinding...

No Rest for the Witches
Halloween Anthology from St. Martin's Press
Available in October 2007


From Broomsticks to black magic, leather-clad warriors to love potions gone wrong, here you'll find four stories of supernatural sex and suspense from some of today's hottest bestselling authors.

In Voodoo Moon by Lori Handeland ... forDevil's Fork-based FBI Agent Dana Duran the only way to fight a supernatural serial killer just may be to embrace life. But little does she know that voodoo can be so viciously sexy . . .

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Voodoo Moon features characters from the Nightcreatures World.


"No question, these paranormal mavens deliver top-notch supernatural thrills!"
— Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine

"Handeland adds a sizzling new adventure to her Moon series . . . "
— Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine

"A sizzling tale as only Lori Handeland can tell it, Voodoo Moon is thrilling and entertaining. You won't want to miss it."
— Romance Reviews Today

 

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Cobwebs Over the Moon
Passions suddenly turn hot and primal...

Moon Fever
Halloween Anthology from Pocket Books
Available September 25, 2007


This luminescent collection of paranormal stories by four stellar romance authors will send shivers of fear—and desiredown your spine.

In Cobwebs Over the Moon by Lori Handeland, Manhattanite Carly Kelly is pursued by werewolves across the wintry Alaskan wilderness, and only ruggedly handsome soldier Dylan Shepard stands between her and certain death.


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4-1/2 blue ribbons at Romance Junkies!
" . . . full of murder, mayhem, action and adventure and despite all of that the story even has time for romance! This one is a wild little romp!"
—Romance Junkies

"This cross section of the paranormal genre sparkles with thrills and passion."
— Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine

"Four talented authors offer four exciting stories in Moon Fever. If you like a little bite with your romance, Moon Fever has it, and so much more!" On COBWEBS OVER THE MOON: "Its great characters and action-packed storyline would make a terrific movie."
— Joyfully Reviewed


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He awakens something wild in her...
Rising Moon
a Nightcreature Novel by Lori Handeland
A January 2007 release from St. Martin's Press

Over a city of wicked pleasures
                                              and dangerous passions…

Denizens of The Big Easy know its steamy nights can hide any number of sins and secrets. Private-eye Anne Lockheart is counting on it. Her life has been in a holding pattern ever since her sister Katie disappeared without a trace…but when a clue leads Anne to a jazz club in the French Quarter, everything changes. Rising Moon’s proprietor, John Rodolfo, is mysterious in his own right, a gifted musician who reaches deep into Anne’s soul and whose mere presence taps into desires she can’t afford to indulge...

Walden/Borders Bestseller
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...there’s a bad moon on the rise.
By going undercover at the Rising Moon, Anne can get close to people who know what goes on after dark—people like John, whose nocturnal disappearances are more than a little suspicious. But unlocking John’s secrets is harder than Anne anticipated. What’s far too easy is surrendering to him. And now someone—or something—is stalking the innocent and the guilty, and waiting for Anne’s next move...

A Nightcreature Novel

" The city itself is a character, not unlike its real-life counterpart, and the characters, human or wolf, are some of the sultriest, most wicked, and amazingly disturbing beings to play across the pages of a romantic suspense novel. Her gift to skillfully repel and attract commands the reader's attention to the very end and will lure genre readers enamored of paranormal romance or mysteries."
—Booklist

"A great plot, wonderful characters and a setting to die for.
You gotta pick this one up."

—Fresh Fiction

"Mmm...mmm...mmm! Get ready for the ride of your life when you open up Lori Handeland's latest, RISING MOON . . . an intriguing eye-opener . . . Twists and turns, secrets and shadows, captivating characters, a well-written, well-developed plot, and a romance."
—Romance Reviews Today

"Rising Moon is suspenseful, passionate, and edgy, but it's also a true feel good read with a message of hope and redemption."
Eternal Night Reviews

"Eerie atmospherics and dark passion intertwine, making this a truly gripping and suspenseful read."
Romantic Times


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Shape-shifters, wizards, and magic, oh my!
Charmed by the Moon
by Lori Handeland

You loved Jessie McQuade and Will Cadotte in
Blue Moon, Hunter's Moon, and Dark Moon.
Now Will has proposed marriage ... but will Jessie say "I do?"

find out in ...

 

My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding
a St. Martin's Griffin Trade paperback, Anthology, October 2006

P.E.A.R.L. Award from paranormalromance.org
PEARL Award for Best Anthology of 2006 from
ParaNormalRomance.org

Werewolves, vampires, witches, 
voodoo, Elvis—and weddings

Buy My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding
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n “ordinary” wedding can get crazy enough, so can you imagine what happens when otherworldly creatures are involved? Nine of the hottest authors of paranormal fiction answer that question in this delightful collection of supernatural wedding stories. What’s the seating plan when rival clans of werewolves and vampires meet under the same roof? How can a couple in the throes of love overcome traps set by feuding relatives—who are experts at voodoo? Will you have a good marriage if your high-seas wedding is held on a cursed ship? How do you deal with a wedding singer who’s just a little too good at impersonating Elvis?

 

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Charmed by the Moon features characters from the Nightcreatures World.

"With highly entertaining tales that will tickle your funny bone from some of your favorite authors, MY BIG FAT SUPERNATURAL WEDDING is an absolute must-read."
—Romance Reviews Today

"Combining top talent from all across the paranormal genre provides plenty of magical thrills, spills and giggles — (a) truly exceptional cross section of short stories." 4-1/2 stars!
—Romantic Times BookReviews

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Click to buy MIDNIGHT MOONMidnight Moon
A Nightcreature Novel
St. Martin's Press, August 2006

Under the midnight moon...
Cassandra thought she had the perfect life until she suffered a devastating tragedy. Now she has a new identity as Priestess Cassandra, owner of a New Orleans voodoo shop, and a new purpose. A research trip for a paranormal secret society leads Cassandra to Haiti, where rumors fly of a sinister voodoo master, Jacques Mezareau, who can resurrect the dead. Fortune hunter Devon Murphy agrees to guide Cassandra there safely, but his sensual appeal promises danger of a different kind…Cover: UK Edition of  Midnight Moon

Dark secrets will be revealed.
As Cassandra and Devon make their way to the eerie jungle village, their attraction explodes into an intoxicating desire, and Cassandra begins to question her resolve to never let another man into her life. Her attempts to resist Devon become more and more impossible. But when she succeeds in learning Jacque's macabre ritual, her new powers may have come with a terrifying price. Now, haunted by violent dreams that grow more vivid as the midnight moon approaches, Cassandra must uncover the shocking truth about an ancient curse before it leads her to destroy herself-and everyone she loves…

 

A Nightcreature Novel

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“Cassandra's emotional journey is riveting, although colored with darkness and despair. The gifted Handeland continues to explore the shadowy and passionate side of the paranormal while making sure readers are taken on a rip-roaring ride!”— Romantic Times

“MIDNIGHT MOON is another keeper by a very talented author.”
— Romance Junkies

“As this series continues to unfold, each segment grows more fascinating. Cassandra's story is one you want to hurry to finish, but to savor as well.”— Eternal Night Reviews

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Click to Buy DATES FROM HELLDates from Hell
Avon Books
April 2006

Take a pair of sexy vampires from Kim Harrison, add a sultry shape-shifter by Lynsay Sands, plus a werwolf unlike any other from Kelly Armstrong, toss in a demon hunter by Lori Handeland and you have an unbelievable night of DATES FROM HELL . . .

 

Dead Man Dating

The term "dating hell" takes on a whole new meaning when a Manhattan literary agent out on her first date in months is forced to choose between a sexy devil and the rogue demon hunter who's out to destroy him.

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Click to buy CRESCENT MOONCrescent Moon
St. Martin's Press,
February 2006

An ancient evil hunts by the crescent moon

New Orleans is known for sinful pleasures and strange magic, but for cryptozoologist Diana Malone it offers one irresistible attraction. For over a hundred years there have been whispers of wolves around the Crescent City, and the recent discovery of bodies in the nearby swamps hints at a creature even more dangerous…one that could make Diana's career and fortune, if she lives to capture it.

And desire may be a fatal mistake…Cover: UK Edition of Crescent Moon

Adam Ruelle is a reclusive former Special Forces officer, the last of a mysterious Cajun family rumored to be cursed, and the only person skilled enough to guide Diana in her search. Rugged and captivating, he fills her nights with desire…but by day, Diana is plagued with doubts. Adam clearly knows more than he's telling, but is his aim to protect her or distract her? Something is stalking its prey in the Louisiana bayous, and every step towards the horrifying truth brings Diana closer to a centuries-old enemy that lives for the smell of fear and the thrill of killing, again and again…

 

 

A Nightcreature Novel

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Click to buy DARK MOONDark Moon
St. Martin's Press
July 2005

When dusk falls, nightmares become reality—


D
r. Elise Hanover quite literally lives for her job-since quitting would mean meeting a silver bullet with her name on it. She works alone, struggling to unlock the mysteries of an affliction that should only exist in nightmares. But Elise knows from personal experience just how real it is. Because the first time its deadly power pulsed through her veins was the last time she saw the love of her life. Until now...

and forbidden passion is unleashed...Cover: UK edition of Dark Moon

The surprise visit from FBI agent Nic Franklin is merely the first in a series of shocks. After her lab is firebombed and her most bloodthirsty test subject escapes, Elise and Nic have no choice but to join forces. Unfortunately, the situation in remote Fairhaven, Wisconsin is far from safe: Nic has too many questions about Elise's work and why she deserted him years ago; townsfolk are disappearing, and Elise feels her own condition intensifying in ways as terrifying and exhilarating as her rekindled attraction to Nic. Now, as a shadowy evil closes in, it's becoming all too clear that Elise is the only one who can stop it-if it doesn't stop her first...

 

A Nightcreature Novel

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for Best Werewolf Romance!

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Click to buy HUNTER'S MOONHunter's Moon
St. Martin's Press
February 2005

Under a hunter's moon,
blood turns from crimson to black—

Leigh Tyler was once a kindergarten teacher with starry-eyed dreamsdreams that turned into nightmares when the biggest mistake she ever made came back to tear her world apart. Now, Leigh lives only for the hunt. Werewolves are her prey, and love is no longer an option.

and passion turns deadly...Cover: UK Edition of Hunter's Moon

Leigh has been called to Wisconsin for something big. As long as it means killing fanged and furry demons, she's up for it. But the worst is yet to come, because something stronger and smarter than the average beast is on the prowl...and it's doing Leigh's work for her.

Intoxicating and intriguing, Damien Fitzgerald is making Leigh question her vow never to let another man into her bed, or her heart. Every moment with him brings forth familiarand dangerousurges. Urges that may prove too strong to resist. Leigh's job is a dance with death, and she has no intention of letting Damien become involved and get hurt. Especially not that she knows her enemy is watching from the forest. Waiting for her first wrong step...

A Nightcreature Novel

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National Readers' Choice Award Winner!
Bookseller's Best Award Finalist!

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Click to buy STROKE OF MIDNIGHTStroke of Midnight
St. Martin's Press ~ Anthology
November 2004

In an unseen world that lurks in the shadows, they roam the night —feral, passionate, and dangerous. And when their world touches ours, a primitive desire takes hold, leaving mere mortals powerless in its wake...

 

Four of romance's most intriguing authors have come together to create a mesmerizing anthology— unforgettable tales of vampires, shapeshifters, and were-wolves. At the heart of these deeply sensual tales are everyday people facing extraordinary events—men and women thrown together by fate and an irresistible desire. In this world, your eyes can betray you as myth becomes reality, curses are vanquished, and love is the only weapon that can stand in the face of evil. In this world, there is a moment when passion and forbidden desire collide at the... Stroke of Midnight.

Featuring RED MOON RISING by Lori Handeland

Novelist Maya Alexander's peace is shattered when she is stalked by a Navaho skinwalker who has taken on the guise of a wolf. Her only hope is the mysterious Clay Philips. In his arms, she seeks protection—but as the red moon rises, no one is safe from the danger that lurks nearby...

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Click to buy BLUE MOONBlue Moon
St. Martin's Press
October 2004

By the light of a blue moon, danger prowls—

Miniwa, Wisconsin is under siege, but not by the usual summer tourists. The area's normally shy wolf population has begun stalking human prey, and their victims have been disappearing... or worse. Something is happening in the woods. Something brutal and primitive…

and desire is unleashed...

Cover: UK Edition of Blue MoonOfficer Jessie McQuade has seen plenty in her years on the force—but nothing as intriguing as the gorgeous, naked man she encounters while tracking a rogue wolf. Professor Will Cadotte is a Native American activist. He's also the only man capable of distracting Jessie from her work. And for a cop, distraction—no matter how pleasurable—can be deadly. It's against Jessie's better judgment to accept Will's help in her investigation, yet she soon finds herself doing exactly that—and more. Will's dark, penetrating eyes see into a part of Jessie's soul she never knew existed. It's exhilarating...and terrifying.

Now, as a town's deepest secrets come to light, no one is safe: not friends, lovers, or strangers. And as Jessie follows a bloody trail to the shocking truth, she'll have to decide who she can trust when the moon is full...

A Nightcreature Novel

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Coming Soon

UK Editions

 

Cover: UK edition of Rising Moon

Rising Moon
PanMacmillan
October 2008

 

Cover: UK edition of Hidden Moon
 
Cover: UK edition of Thunder Moon

Hidden Moon
PanMacmillan
November 2008

 
Thunder Moon
PanMacmillan
December 2008

 


Any Given Doomsday
Urban Fantasy
St. Martin's Press, November 2008


Doomsday Can Wait
Urban Fantasy
St. Martin's Press, TBA 2009


 

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