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Karen Chance will enthrall you with her world of vampires, mages, and a fair maiden tough enough to kick their butts.

USA Todaybestselling author Rebecca York

Praise forTouch the Dark

A really exciting book with great pacing and a huge cast of
vivid characters. This is one of my favorite reads of the
year. Charlaine Harris, New York Times
bestselling author of Definitely Dead

A grab-you-by-the-throat-and-suck-you-in sort of book, with a tough, smart heroine and sexy-scary vampires. I loved itand Im waiting anxiously for a sequel.

Patricia Briggs, USA Today bestselling
author of Blood Bound

A wonderfully entertaining romp with an engaging heroine. Heres hoping theres a sequel in the works!

Kelley Armstrong, USA Today bestselling author of Broken

Exciting and inventive. Booklist

Fast and heavy on the action, Touch the Dark packs a huge story.... A blend of fantasy and romance, it will satisfy readers of both genres. Fresh Fiction

A very promising start to a new series, and an exceptionally entertaining first novel. Locus

With Touch the Dark, Karen Chance takes her place along with Laurell K. Hamilton, Charlaine Harris, MaryJanice Davidson, and J. D. Robb to give us a strong woman who doesnt wait to be rescued.... The action never stops.... Engrossing. SFRevu

[A] plucky heroine with special powers dealing with the supernatural.... Exciting and fun.

The Weekly Press (Philadelphia)

A fast-paced, entertaining adventure in the best tradition of contemporary supernatural fiction.... I look forward to seeing what Karen Chance does next. Emerald City

A fast-paced action novel that never lets up.... Karen Chance is one of the most original voices in paranormal fiction.... A do not miss novel for fans of vampires or fans of great storytelling... compelling, heart-racing, [and] erotic. Pink Heart Reviews

"Sexy vampires and interesting magical powers set up a thrilling and suspenseful environment in Touch the Dark.... Combines humor, action, and the paranormal into a scintillating story that will leave readers begging for more. Romance Reviews Today

An intensely captivating paranormal adventure with a capable heroine who possesses great strength and a wry sense of humor.... Karen Chance has created a wildly rich and seductive world sure to keep many readers hungry for more.

The Romance Readers Connection

A gifted author who pens a tale of vivid imagery [and] paranormal excellence, and draws her readers in.... A unique and awesome paranormal tale that sets itself apart.... Ms. Chance makes the genre her own with memorable characters [and] fast-paced action, and brings some of the best vampiric creatures ever created to life.... Readers wont want to miss this one! The Road to Romance

Entertaining [and] action-packed... a strong tale that will bring much acclaim to Karen Chance. The Best Reviews

"An entertaining romp. Romantic Times

"An interesting take on the vampire mythos that includes all kinds of supernatural forces and beings. Cassie is the perfect heroine... [and] her story is exciting and will keep you turning pages.... Im looking forward to reading the sequel.

BellaOnline

ROC BOOKS BY KAREN CHANCE

Touch the Dark

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thanks are due to Marlin and Mary for literally providing shelter from the storm. Katrina was a nightmare, but you helped turn that year into something positive. And special thanks to Anne Sowards, my editor, who saw this book through its many versions with unending patience. You deserve collaborative status for all the great ideas, but since they wont put your name on the cover, Ill put it in here.

Chapter 1

Any day that starts off in a demon-filled bar in a casino designed to look like Hell isnt likely to turn out well. But all I thought at the time was that a brothel should be more funespecially one for ladies only that was staffed by handsome incubi. But the demon lovers slumped miserably at their tables, holding their heads as if in pain, and completely ignoring their companions. Even Casanova, lounging across from me, looked unhappy. His pose was unconsciously seductivea matter of habit, I guessbut his expression wasnt so nice.

All right, Cassie! he snapped, when one of his boys suddenly began weeping uncontrollably. Tell me what you want, then get them the hell out of here! I have a business to run!

He was referring to the three old women who were perched on stools at the bar. They were giving the satyr serving drinks a wilt in a place rarely seen at anything but full attention on one of his kind. That wasnt surprising: none of them looked under a hundred, and their most obvious attribute was matted, greasy locksgray since birth that streamed in a web of tangles to the floor. Id tried to wash Enyos, whose name appropriately means horror, last night, but the hotels shampoo hadnt made much of an improvement. Id given up after finding what looked like half a decayed rat in a snarl under her left ear.

The hair did have the benefit of distracting attention from their faces, though, so you didnt immediately notice that they had only one eye and one tooth among them. Enyo was currently trying to take back the eye from her sister Deino (dread) because she wanted to check out the horrified-looking bartender. Meanwhile, Pemphredo (alarm) was using the tooth to rip open a bag of peanuts. She finally gave up and stuffed the whole cellophane-wrapped package in her mouth, gumming it happily.

I had once assumed that the Graeae were merely myths thought up by bored (and fairly peculiar) Greeks a few thousand years before the invention of TV. But apparently not. Id recently acquiredokay, stolena bunch of items from the Vampire Senate, the body that controls the actions of all North American vampires, and had been trying to figure out what they were. The first one Id examined, a small iridescent sphere in a black wooden case, had started to glow as soon as I picked it up. A brief flash of light later and I had houseguests.

I couldnt figure out why the trio had been imprisoned, especially in so grand a place as the inner sanctum of a vampire stronghold. They were as annoying as hell but didnt seem particularly dangerous, other than to my room service bill. Id brought the gals along because it was either that or leave them unsupervised in my hotel room. They had a lot of energy for old women, and Id had a hell of a time keeping them amused so far.

Id sat them in front of three nickel slots while I went on my errand, but of course they hadnt stayed there. Like three ancient toddlers, they had very short attention spans. Theyd wandered into the bar shortly after I did, carrying a load of no-doubt ill-gotten souvenirs. Deino, clutching a little red devil plush under her arm, had dropped a snow globe off with me before heading for the bar. It contained a plastic image of the casino that, instead of being surrounded by fake snow, had tiny flames that danced about whenever you shook it. I thought it would be just my luck to get arrested for shoplifting something that tacky.

Despite the annoyance of babysitting the weird sisters, the expression on Casanovas face as he regarded them told me it might work to my advantage. I smiled and watched the flames of Hell consume the tiny casino again. If you dont help me, I may just leave them here. They could use a makeover. I didnt bother to point out how bad that would be for business.

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