Treasure Laid Bare

From the Files of Department 57:

Garon Rothwell has an independent fortune, but works for the Department as a Sorcerer. He has strong ties to his mother's family in Hungary.

Rothwell's complete control over his sexual impulses makes it unlikely that he will change. He is an extremely powerful Sorcerer and is only to be used sparingly. Always refer any requests to use his services direct to Cristos.

Garon: Tara is tough but vulnerable and although she doesn't know it, she stole my heart the moment I saw her. I'm not sure what to do about that. I have to stop the Blood Countess from killing again, and I need all my powers to combat her. If I succeed, I might think again. If I don't succeed, I'll be dead, or mad, so it won't matter.

My special circumstances won't let me get involved with any woman, but this one draws me like no other woman before has ever done. I think I love her. I think I'm in desperate trouble.

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Crystal Captive

From the Files of Department 57:

Dominici Serafino is a hotel owner, based in Italy. His hotels may be used as safe houses, with his permission. He is a shape-shifting dragon.

Serafino is a man who loves women, lots of them and at length, by all accounts. He features regularly in gossip columns and magazines, so female agents must be aware of this before they meet him. What they do is up to them, as long as it doesn't affect the outcome of their mission.

Dominici: My life is composed of secret missions and public appearances, as owner of the villas and hotels, and what some choose to call 'international playboy.' I've never known what that means, but it sounds stupid to me. I just love women. It's my heritage, it's in my blood.

But I can't afford to let my latest passion get too hot and heavy. Nicole Cipriani is an American journalist working in Rome, and she's working for one of the most notorious gossip magazines in the country. I know she only wants me for my connections, at least that's what I keep telling myself but I can't keep away from her. And with the PHR after me, I might be leading her into danger. Deadly danger. For both of us.

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Chemistry of Evil

From the Files of Department 57:

Evan Howell is a full-time operative for the Department. He is a computer expert, and the stepson by marriage to the Head of the Department, Cristos. Cristos expects no special privileges accorded to Howell.

Howell served five years in jail for fraud when he broke into the world stock exchanges to obtain money by deception. The Department obtained his early release in order to use his services.

Howell has an unusual Talent - he connects telepathically with anyone he has unprotected sex with. As yet he has refused to use his Talent for the Department's operations, as the process has proved irreversible.

Evan: I haven't had a good night's sleep since my sister was murdered. I did try flying to England to contact Sofie Adams, who is working with the FBI on the murders, but that made things worse.

Sofie speaks to my heart. I want her badly, and yet I need to keep a clear head, to find out who killed my sister. And something very disturbing happened in England to Sofie's ex fiance, something that I fear will bring danger to us both.

And yet I can't stop thinking about her. Can't stop wanting her.

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Topaz Delirium

From the Files of Department 57: Jasper Lebec

One of the heads of the Department, currently running the French branch, based in Paris. Talent - classified information, contact Lebec directly or Cristos for more information.

Lebec is also the head of the House of Lebec, one of the top fashion houses in the world. He designs most of the house's output.

Lebec refuses to become romantically involved with any woman, although he is heterosexual. The reason is connected with his Talent and may prove a weakness in an operation, although so far has not proved to be so

Jasper: I have made mistakes before, but not like this.

Svetlana Yevchenko has been my Muse and principal model for several years now, although she doesn't know what kind of relationship I really crave.

Until recently she hadn't any idea just how much I want her. Now she does.

I should never have allowed it, but she was perfect for this Department operation. I have always avoided anything but a professional relationship, and even then every time I looked at my longing for her clawed at me inside.

But apart, it's even worse.

My destruction I can bear, but not hers. I won't be the cause of her death. If I can't find happiness, then I want Svetlana to find it.

But she won't find it with me.

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Cats' Eyes

From the Files of Department 57:

José Aristides da Costa Santos (Ari)-Parents owners of the Santos company, manufacture pharmaceuticals. Currently working at the male strip club Hel. Partner to Devante Sirutis. Looking for the dealers of the drug Cephalox, produced by his father's company, formula leaked to the PHR. Ari is calculating, utterly loyal to a very few people and doesn't trust easily. A jaguar shape-shifter.

Devante Sirutis - Unknown parentage, native Brazilian appearance. Currently working at the male strip club Hel.Sirutis is the author of a biography, detailing his life as a child on the streets of Rio de Janeiro. Working with his partner, Ari. Devante is devoted to his adopted family, loves Ari but has his own concerns, mainly to improve the condition of Brazilian street children. A jaguar shape-shifter.

Ari: Stripping every night for a pack of screaming women was fun at first, but it's getting old fast. I need to get back home, I have work waiting for me, but we have to clear this up first. Nobody steals from my family.

Then I met Silje. She moves me like no other woman before, but she moves Devante, too. I hope she's broad-minded enough to accept both of us, because I want them both.

Devante: Silje is the best thing that's happened to us for years. I don't want to leave her behind, but when we go back home we might have to, if she doesn't want us. As a full-time agent for Department 57, Silje has her duties and her own life.

If only I didn't want her so very much.