title: Total Control
author: Foster, L.L.
description: The darkest hour is before the dawn... headlines a sinful new anthology where the dark and light sides of desire collide...
  
  Embrace the darkness and experience the light in this all-new anthology filled with touching stories of happily ever after alongside smoldering tales of irresistibly dangerous, otherworldly passion. From bewitching emotions and untamed desire to dazzling romance and tantalizing sensuality, these novellas explore the complex facets of the human heart--both the light side and the dark.
  
  "Total Control" by L.L. Foster
  
  For centuries, males in the Jardine family have been born with a gift: they can sense, capture and manipulate the emotions of others. Such a talent comes with grave responsibility, and the Jardine men, working with high-level government officials, have been given immunity to tame the more psychotic edges of society. Only a very special woman would be able to match such a powerful male. When Brax Jardine realizes that Cameo Smithson can somewhat withstand his influence on her emotions, he's more than intrigued.
  
  He's in love.
  
  Since meeting her, he's wanted Cameo, but settling down into a monogamous relationship isn't easy for the Jardine men. They “feed” off the ultimate, mind-numbing release of sexual activity, using it to counter the corrosive influence of darker animus. Without a woman to soften the edges, a Jardine male starts losing his sanity.
  
  Only when the right woman is found can a Jardine male stop carousing and settle for true love.
  
  Brax already knows that Cameo loves him, but will her love be enough for her to face his horrific battles with inhumanity, and the carnal demands he'll put on her in the bedroom?