Once, this was the City of Angels. The angels are no longer in charge.

From the extravagant appetites of the vampire world above, to the gritty defiance of the werewolves below, the specter of darkness lives around every corner, the hope of paradise in every heart. All walk freely with humans in a tentative peace, but to live in Los Angeles is to balance on the edge of a knife. One woman knows better than most that death lurks here in nights of bliss or hails of UV bullets. She?s about to be tested, to taste true thirst. She?s about to regain the power she?s long been denied. And Fleur Dumont is about to meet the one man who may understand her: a tormented protector who?s lost his way and all he loved.

Theirs is one tale of many. This is Crimson City, where desire meets danger and more than just the stars come out at night.

Liz Maverick created and developed Crimson City as a series for Dorchester. The full slate of rockin? authors and their books is as follows:

Book #1: Crimson City, by Liz Maverick
Book #2: A Taste of Crimson, by Marjorie M. Liu
Book #3: Through a Crimson Veil, by Patti O’Shea
Book #4: A Darker Crimson, by Carolyn Jewel
Book #5: Seduced by Crimson, by Jade Lee
Book #6: Crimson Rogue, by Liz Maverick

Excerpt:
http://www.lizmaverick.com/crimsoncity.html

Cover:
http://www.lizmaverick.com/images/crimsonBig.jpg

Photo of Liz?s smiling mug:
http://www.lizmaverick.com/about.html

Other links:

Liz?s blog full of Assorted Misadventures and Photographic Whimsy
http://lizmaverick.blogspot.com

Crimson City Hub
http://www.crimsoncity.com

Crimson City city resident?s blog
http://crimsoncity.blogspot.com

ABOUT LIZ MAVERICK
Bestselling author Liz Maverick is a novelist and odd jobs specialist whose contract assignments have taken her from driving trucks in Antarctica to behind-the-scenes work in Hollywood. Liz writes chick lit romantic comedy for NAL, paranormal/futuristic action romance for Dorchester, and erotic romance for Avon and Red Sage. She is a Waldenbooks bestseller, a 2004 Cosmopolitan Magazine book club pick, and a finalist in the 2005 PRISM, Daphne, and National Reader?s Choice awards.

Look for the poker comedy, Card Sharks, in November 2005 followed by the kick-butt action romance, Crimson Rogue, in April 2006. And be sure to visit Liz at www.lizmaverick.com.

REVIEWS

Crimson City is a Waldenbooks bestseller…

“CRIMSON CITY is the exhilarating opening paranormal romantic suspense thriller that will have the audience on the edge of their seat wondering if the star-crossed heroes can avert a cross-species war. The story line is action-packed, but the key to the tale is Liz Maverick?s ability to insure her prime players seem genuine in a realistic setting.” ? Harriet Klausner for BarnesandNoble.com

From RT Magazine feature, “Thrice as Thrilling”:

“Crimson City is a fresh, no-holds barred take on the paranormal romance. While there’s plenty of super-cool, kick-butt action, the romance and the relationships keep the series grounded with plenty of heart. “

From the RT review:

“Maverick provides an intense tale with complex characters to kick off a new series set in an original, dark and fascinating world.” Romantic Times

Romance Reviews Today raves: “Crimson City [is] a fast-paced rollercoaster ride to hell and back,” and RT BOOKclub calls this world, “original, dark and fascinating.”

Website: http://www.lizmaverick.com

MY COMMENTS: I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Liz has created a unique vision of Los Angeles and peopled it with my favorite threesome: humans, vampires, and werewolves. The inhabitants of Los Angeles interact on a dark and delicious stage. I can’t wait to read the rest of this series.