Lynne Connolly, Author of Dark, Provocative Romance
These are the first Dept 57 books that are currently unavailable, but were previously published. Don't despair, they should be back with us soon!

The Chemistry of EvilThe Chemistry of Evil

Sofie Adams knows Evan Howell isn't good for her, but his devastating sex appeal makes him impossible to ignore. An ex-con, now an agent for the sinister CIA Department 57, Evan is everything Sofie doesn't need in her new job with the FBI. But when Sofie releases the evil of Mordred, son of Arthur, from his long imprisonment only Evan can help her destroy him.
Before Mordred destroys them both.
Passion and danger combine in an explosive mix, taking Sofie to depths she can't imagine, heights she never knew existed.

Finalist in 2006 Eppies


Eternal Beauty, Eternal DarknessEternal Beauty, Eternal Darkness

Only two people can stop the Blood Countess before she gets too powerful to kill

Garon Rothwell enters Tara Carlisle’s bookshop in the middle of a psychic attack. Forced to reveal his powers, he attracts the attention of the reborn Erzebet Báthory, female vampire.
When the nearby girls’ college is ripped apart by a series of bloody murders Garon must battle the reborn Erzebet or lose his powers, his life and his new love.
Tara fights her attraction to the darkly handsome Garon, but this is one battle she is destined to lose. An ex army intelligence officer, she retired to the quiet Connecticut town of Witney, but trouble follows. Only Garon can help her fight the evil that is threatening her very existence.


 

Jewel Of The DragonJewel of the Dragon

"If you love paranormal romances then go and get your copy of this fabulous book today" - Rosemary Laurey, award winning novelist

Dev Wyvern is Welsh, tall, dark and sexy as sin. He's also a shapeshifter. When he walks into Alix Lancaster's jewelry shop she knows her brother, Clay, is setting a trap for him. Clay is a member of the PHR, sworn enemies of all Talents. So does Alix betray her brother by warning Dev, or let him walk into a lethal snare?
Dev is drawn to Alix like few other women. But can he trust her? Sent by the enigmatic Cristos, the boss of Department 57, to expose a PHR cell, he finds love and danger waiting for him. He takes both of them on, and has to make a choice; will she forgive him if he destroys the brother of the woman he loves?
Will they get out alive?



A Griffin's TreasureA Griffin's Treasure
"Readers will delight in Lynne Connolly's fantastic world."

Winner of the 2007 EPPIE for Paranormal Romance

Soccer star Josh Friedland has a secret. He's a griffin shapeshifter, and a covert operative for Department 57. Josh's brother Laurie is missing, and Josh is sure businessman George Skeffington is involved.
So he can't trust Skeffington's stepdaughter, Chana Rafiz, even though he wants her with every cell in his body.
When her controlling stepfather asks Chana to look after his guest, she suspects another trick to keep her by his side. Only to find that Josh is the man she's been waiting for all her life.
Together, Josh and Chana have to face dangers only Department 57 can help them with, only to plunge the whole Department into peril. If Cristos and the Department are to endure, Josh and Chana must succeed in their mission.
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Rubies of FireRubies of Fire

Andreas Constant, vampire orphan and full time field agent for Department 57 is working undercover, investigating a leak coming from another CIA department. Because he's irresistibly drawn to the sexy Roz Templeton, he avoids her. His undercover identity is an office wolf who spends more time working out how to goof off than he would doing his real job.
We've all met them, right?
But he has to get to Roz, relax her enough so he can enter her mind without her noticing and when he does, he finds she's another vampire.
Roz is trying to discover who caused the death of two vampires in her family, and Andreas is an irritation. Why is she drawn to a sleaze like him? Finding he's researching the same case, that he's working undercover only increases the pressure to find the culprit before the Department does.
But when danger strikes, only their passion and trust in each other can save them.


 

Diamonds of IceDiamonds of Ice

Fabrice Germain, until recently one of Department 57's top operatives and Talents is starting a new life in London, England when he encounters Gemma Wilder, who works for a rival advertising agency, and recognizes her as a vampire.
When matchmaking friends pair up Fabrice and Gemma, neither wants to prolong their one day of passion, until tragedy strikes, and they team up on a desperate hunt for murderers and traitors to the Department.
Fabrice and Gemma must find the murderers before more people die. Perhaps including themselves.