THE LOST, the exciting new SIN HUNTERS paranormal romance. Adam Bruno's paranormal gifts make him a living weapon. Home from combat, Bobbie Carrera wants only peace, but Fate & a betrayal force Adam & Bobbie into a heart-rending decision.

Caridad Piñeiro is a multi-published and award-winning author whose love of the written word developed when her fifth grade teacher assigned a project - to write a book that would be placed in a class lending library. She has been hooked on writing ever since.

From the start, Caridad’s novels have received acclaim and have helped redefine the landscape of modern romance novels. In 1999, Caridad was published by Kensington as part of Encanto, the first line of bilingual Latino romance novels. In 2000, Caridad was one of the first Latino authors featured at the launch of BookExpo America’s Spanish Pavillion. In December 2006, Caridad helped Silhouette launch its successful Nocturne paranormal line with DEATH CALLS, one of the novels in the award-winning THE CALLING Vampire series. In addition, Caridad has appeared at BookExpo America on numerous occasions.

Caridad’s CHICAS novels, including her seventeenth release, SOUTH BEACH CHICAS CATCH THEIR MAN from Simon & Schuster’s Downtown Press, have garnered praise from both fellow authors and reviewers and are helping to make Latina fiction a vital part of the publishing mainstream.

In recognition of her work, Caridad has received various awards and honors. In 2007, a year marked by the debut of six novels from Harlequin and Pocket Books, Caridad received the Golden Apple Award Author of the Year Award from the New York City Chapter of the Romance Writers of America. Other honors that Caridad has received include the selection of DANGER CALLS and DEATH CALLS as the Top Fantasy Books of 2005 and 2006 by CATALINA magazine, the Cataromance Reviewers Choice Award for Best Nocturne in 2006 and the New Jersey Romance Writers Golden Leaf award in 2001 for Best Short Contemporary. Her other titles have received a number of nominations, such as the Harlequin Readers Choice Awards and RIO Reviewers Choice Awards. Both DANGER CALLS and SEX AND THE SOUTH BEACH CHICAS have been book club selections.

Caridad's eighteenth novel, MOON FEVER, a paranormal anthology with Maggie Shayne, Susan Sizemore and Lori Handeland, debuted in late September 2007 as #32 on the New York Times Extended Bestseller list and #123 on the USA TODAY Bestseller List.

Caridad has appeared on Romance Novel Television, Fox Television’s Good Day New York Early Edition , New Jersey News’ Jersey’s Talking with Lee Leonard and WGN-TV’s Adelante Chicago. Articles featuring Caridad’s works have appeared in the New York Daily News, Catalina, RT BookClub, Star Ledger, Home Tribune News, Sun Sentinel, Variety Yahoo! Online News, Latina and the Waterbury Republican-American.

When not writing, Caridad teaches workshops on various topics related to writing and heads a writing group. Caridad is also an attorney, wife and mother.

Also about the Author: Caridad was born in Havana, Cuba, and settled in the New York Metropolitan area. She attended Villanova University on a Presidential Scholarship and graduated magna cum laude. Caridad earned her juris doctor from St. John's University and became the first female partner of Abelman, Frayne & Schwab, an intellectual property firm in midtown Manhattan.

Books by Caridad

Writing as Caridad Pineiro

Books in The Sin Hunter Series

• THE CLAIMED Spring 2012 ISBN Not Available Forever Grand Central Publishing


• THE LOST August 2011 ISBN 978-0446584616 Forever Grand Central Publishing

Books in The Sins Series

• STRONGER THAN SIN November 2010 ISBN 0446543845 Forever Grand Central Publishing


• SINS OF THE FLESH November 2009 ISBN 0446543837 Forever Grand Central Publishing

Other Novels by Caridad

• THE FIFTH KINDOM July 2011 ISBN 9781426891885 Carina Press


• AZTEC GOLD, a novella January 2011 ISBN 9781426891045 Carina Press


• MOON FEVER Oct 2007 ISBN 1416514902 Pocket Books


• SOLDIER’S SECRET CHILD Dec 2008 ISBN 0373276109 Silhouette Romantic Suspense

Other Works

• GHOST OF A CHANCE in MAMMOTH BOOK OF GHOST ROMANCE Winter 2011 ISBN Not Available Running Press


• GUARDIANS OF THE AMAZON October 2011 ISBN Not Available Harlequin Nocturne Bites


• THE MUMMY'S CURSE December 2011 ISBN Not Available Harlequin Nocturne Bites


• WHEN HERALD ANGELS SING in A VAMPIRE FOR CHRISTMAS October 2011 ISBN 0373776446 HQN


• OBSESSED: EROTIC ROMANCE FOR WOMEN Foreword by Caridad PineiroAugust 2011 ISBN 1573447188 Cleis Press

Books in THE CALLING Series

• VAMPIRE GENESIS Early 2012 ISBN Not Available Harlequin Nocturne Bites


• VENGEANCE CALLS (tentative title) February 2012 ISBN Not Available Harlequin Nocturne


• ARDOR CALLS (tentative title) January 2012 ISBN Not Available Harlequin Nocturne


• AWAKENING THE BEAST Collection featuring HONOR CALLS October 2009 ISBN 0373250940 Silhouette Nocturne


• FURY CALLS March 2009 ISBN 0373618077 Silhouette Nocturne


• HONOR CALLS February 2009 ISBN 9781426828362 Nocturne Bite


• HOLIDAY WITH A VAMPIRE December 2007 ISBN 0373617763 Silhouette Nocturne


• THE CALLING COMPLETE COLLECTION October 2008 ISBN 9781426807657 Silhouette
  
  Includes Darkness Calls, Danger Calls, Temptation Calls, Death Calls, Devotion Calls, and Blood Calls--as well as a the online read Desire Calls.


• BLOOD CALLS May 2007 ISBN 0373617631 Silhouette Nocturne


• DESIRE CALLS April 2007 eharlequin.com Silhouette Nocturne Free Electronic Read


• DEVOTION CALLS January 2007 ISBN 0373617550 Silhouette Nocturne


• DEATH CALLS Dec 2006 ISBN 0373617534 Silhouette Nocturne


• TEMPTATION CALLS Oct 2005 ISBN 0373274602 Silhouette Intimate Moments


• DANGER CALLS June 2005 ISBN 0373274416 Silhouette Intimate Moments


• DARKNESS CALLS Mar 2004 ISBN 0373273533 Silhouette Intimate Moments

Romantic Suspense Series

• SECRET AGENT REUNION Aug 2007 ISBN 0373275463 Silhouette Romantic Suspense


• MORE THAN A MISSION Aug 2006 ISBN 037327498X Silhouette Intimate Moments

Books in the CHICAS series

• SOUTH BEACH CHICAS CATCH THEIR MAN Sep 2007 ISBN 1416514899 Downtown Press


• SEX AND THE SOUTH BEACH CHICAS Sep 2006 ISBN 1416514880 Downtown Press


• FRIDAY NIGHT CHICAS Apr 2005 ISBN 0312335040 St. Martin’s Griffin

Writing as Caridad Scordato

• FELIZ NAVIDAD Oct 2001 ISBN 0786012528 Encanto


• THE PERFECT MIX Jul 2001 ISBN 0786012765 Encanto


• ALL MY LOVE Feb 2001 ISBN 0786012803 Encanto


• BETTER THAN EVER Aug 2000 ISBN 0786011378 Encanto


• FAITH IN YOU Feb 2000 ISBN 0786010576 Encanto


• NOW AND ALWAYS Sep 1999 ISBN 0786006668 Encanto

Trailer for SINS OF THE FLESH

SINS OF THE FLESH, November 2009, Grand Central Publishing
FURY CALLS, March 2009, Silhouette Nocturne
HONOR CALLS, February 2009, Nocturne Bite
SOLDIER'S SECRET CHILD, December 2008, Silhouette Romantic Suspense
HOLIDAY WITH A VAMPIRE, Dec 2007, Silhouette Nocturne
MOON FEVER, Oct 2007, Pocket Books
SOUTH BEACH CHICAS CATCH THEIR MAN, Sep 2007, Downtown Press
SECRET AGENT REUNION, August 2007Sillhouette Romantic Suspense
BLOOD CALLS, May 2007, Nocturne
DEVOTION CALLS, Jan 2007, Nocturne

SINS OF THE FLESH, November 2009, Grand Central Publishing
FURY CALLS, March 2009, Silhouette Nocturne
HOLIDAY WITH A VAMPIRE, Dec 2007, Silhouette Nocturne
MOON FEVER, Oct 2007, Pocket Books
DEATH CALLS, Dec 2006, Nocturne
SEX AND THE SOUTH BEACH CHICAS, Sep 2006, Downtown Press
FRIDAY NIGHT CHICAS, Apr 2005, St. Martin's Griffin
DARKNESS CALLS, March 2004, Silhouette Intimate Moments

HOLIDAY WITH A VAMPIRE, paranormal anthology, Dec 2007, Silhouette Nocturne
Bookscan Top 100 Adult Fiction
MOON FEVER, paranormal anthology, October 2007, Pocket Books
USA Today Bestseller, NY Times Extended Bestseller List
GOLDEN APPLE AUTHOR OF THE YEAR
Visit www.RWANYC.com for more details on this award and the awards presentation on September 18, 2007.

DEATH CALLS, December 2006, Silhouette Nocturne
Top Fantasy Book of 2006 CATALINA MAGAZINE
Cataromance Best Silhouette Nocturne of 2006

SEX AND THE SOUTH BEACH CHICAS, September 2006, Downtown Press
CATALINA Book Club Choice
SingleTitles.com Reviewer's Choice Nominee

MORE THAN A MISSION, August 2006, Silhouette Intimate Moments
Cataromance Reviewer's Choice Nominee

DANGER CALLS, June 2005, Silhouette Intimate Moments
Top 5 Read CATALINA Magazine
CATALINA Book Club Choice
Finalist 2005 RIO Reviewers Choice Awards

DARKNESS CALLS, March 2004, Silhouette Intimate Moments
RT BookClub Top Pick
Finalist 2004 Affaire de Couer Readers Poll
Finalist 2004 Harlequin Readers Poll

BETTER THAN EVER Encanto, August 2000
Golden Leaf Winner, 2001 Short Contemporary

UNDEAD UPRISING, a werewolf urban fantasy single title series
SKULL SISTERS, a six book paranormal single title series
As yet Untitled, single title paranormal/romantic suspense series -- think BUFFY meets BONES
LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBITE, a single title vamp lit