Winner Takes All
by Marie Harte

Temis Freya constantly works to be taken seriously in a man's world, battling her beauty and a stubborn male mindset.

Now a peacemaker close to promotion, she finds herself unfortunately assigned to an undercover mission with a man known only as Gren, an infamous mercenary with a reputation as a murderer and thief.

Gren, a secret protector of the Thesha, wants nothing more than his first vacation in years, but he's unable to let the plight of kidnapped young women go unanswered. Drafted into helping the peacemakers, he is further drawn into the game by the magnificent though stubborn woman fighting herself and him at every turn.

The sparks fly when Gren and Temis discover a passion sizzling all too close to the surface. And soon they realize that only by working together can they accomplish their mission, and reach the wonders of true love.

Rating: Contains explicit sex, graphic language, and some situations which could be offensive to sensitive readers.

Other Books by Marie Harte

Five Alarm Alphas
Eight Sexy All New Firefighter Romances

In Plain Sight
A Cougar Falls Story

Seriana Found
LOVE BITES

The Thief of Murdu

The Fire Within
Storm Lords: Book 1

Dark and Dangerous

Marie Harte's Bio

I've been writing as far back as I can remember. Interest in the written word, no doubt spawned by my English teacher father, continues to this day. I'm a voracious reader, gobbling everything from romance to horror to science fiction and more. And I'm in love with the art of putting pen to paper...so to speak.

I majored in English from Penn State University, earning a B.A. in Liberal Arts, as well as a commission in the Unites States Marine Corps. Five years later, after serving as a communications officer, I left the service to focus more on family.

An assortment of jobs, from the Marine Corps Reserve, to a government-contracted agency as an IT Representative, to a middle manager for a Fortune 500 transportation company, have filled my days until I decided to devote myself full-time to my family.

Now the mother of four, I spend my time watching after my children and searching for that spare hour to write. Needless to say, I spend many of my nights typing away long into the a.m.

I've received several awards to include: the 2005 Passionate Plume for Scifi/fantasy romance, the 2006 Amber Quill Heat Wave contest winner, 1st Place in Steamy Erotic romance for the 2006 Lories, finalist in the 2007 Linda Howard Award of Excellence, and finalist in the 2008 Reveal Your Inner Vixen MRWA contest.

New Concepts Publishing published my first work in December 2004, entitled Blackthorne's Light. Since then, I have published over two dozen works with Amber Quill, Loose Id, Samhain, Whispers, and Total E-Bound. I've been fortunate enough to be a consistent Fictionwise bestseller. My most recent title, Circe's Recruits: Derrick, was released in March 2009 from Loose Id.