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“Oh
little one, the darkness is waiting, oh little one, run from it if
you can; come little one, where the light can find you…”
This
was a familiar shanty to Manchester born, Trevor Henderson; having
grown up being mesmerized by stories of swashbuckling rogues,
adventurous pirates and captivating aquatic creatures, he was no
stranger to sea shanties. These tales instilled in him a longing for
the sea.
Upon
turning sixteen, he begins hearing whispers in the night, coaxing him
to leave his posh life behind and follow his dreams; when Trevor
finally takes the risk, he’s swept away on an adventure he never
expected.
He
soon learns the truth about his own identity and history, causing him
to wonder if he should have set foot outside his comfort zone…
Alonna
Williams is a children's book author and has been writing ever since
she was a little girl. It started with a short story and soon
progressed to novels. Alonna has worked on, and grew up with a Pirate
series entitled, Pirates of the Withering Coast, her favorite series
of all, as well as a mystery series, a Sci-Fi/Superhero series and
more! When she's not writing you'll most likely find her dancing,
whether it be, Tap, Ballet, Jazz or Lyrical, or watching a good
classic movie or cozying up to a Disney film!
Peace
on the enchanted world of Decagon is about to end. Radiance, its
daylight realm, is on the brink of invasion from the night dwellers
of Moonshade. And only human-born Venus Myles, a dance teacher
unaware of her divine lineage, can stop them.
Radiance
sends Bolt to Earth to enlighten Venus, and their passionate
connection sizzles. But before Bolt tells Venus the full extent of
his world’s dilemma, or the unimaginable consequences if she
refuses to help, he is unexpectedly withdrawn.
Reeling
from the shock of Bolt’s sudden disappearance, Venus travels to
Radiance in search of him…and finds evil at its most depraved lying
in wait.
Sexy
and enthralling, No Mere Mortal is awash with enchantment, danger,
and spicy romance.
Always
fascinated by magic and myths, Amara Dey writes paranormal romance
featuring the Gods of the Cuban Santeria Pantheon, the Orishas.
With
their passionate love affairs, distinct personalities, wide variety
of strengths, weaknesses and interests, they are the inspiration for
Amara’s characters and the magical world where they live. While the
rich folklore of her native Guyana inspires the creatures they must
defeat.
Amara
lives in London and, like her characters, she loves dancing Salsa.
Her love for dance is reflected in all of her stories. When not
writing, she enjoys Zumba workouts, reading paranormal romances, and
watching supernatural TV shows. Vacation times draw her to tropical
shores, Cuba being a favourite destination.
She
is published by Extasy Books, and currently writing books 2 and
3 of the DECAGON series.
The Series consists of nine
stories co-written between Bestselling author Amy Manemann and USA
Today Bestselling author Stacy Eaton.
This
series starts off with Love Lorn, Book 1, (Written by Manemann) and
introduces you to Detective Evie Harper. Love Torn, Book 2, (written
by Eaton), introduces you to Detective Kali Mann. In Love Inked,
these two detectives are partnered together.
The
Twisted Love Series is an intense police procedural and dark romantic
suspense series that delves deep into the world of crime and how it
is investigated. Due to the fact that the crimes continue from one
book to the next, these books do contain cliff-hangers.
These
books also contain violence, graphic adult language and sexual
situations.
Love
Lorn
Book 1 of The Twisted
Love Series
Written
by Bestselling Author Amy Manemann
Co-Authored
Series with USA Today Bestselling Author Stacy Eaton
Genre:
Dark Romantic Suspense, Police Procedural
Determined
to prove she’s more than just a pretty face, Detective Evie Harper
works hard and trains even harder to be the very best. Her first
homicide case will put her skills to the test as she and her partner,
Detective Stephen Harris, track a ruthless serial killer terrorizing
the west end of town. The Lovelorn killer may be one step ahead of
them, but they’re closing in fast — until an immoral decision is
made that leaves their partnership hanging in the balance.
Written
by USA Today Bestselling Author Stacy Eaton
Co-Authored
Series with Bestselling Author Amy Manemann
Detective
Kali Mann lives by her nickname: The Mann-Eater. She’s a true love
them and leave them with no attachments—ever. She a hard-core, to
the point, intense detective who takes her job seriously and she
doesn’t always play nice with others. When her partner, Keith
Harvard, finally gets her to take notice of him, the case they are
working goes awry, and suddenly Kali is having emotions she’s not
sure she wants. A major part of her past comes back to haunt her and
just as she beings to open herself up, her life will be torn apart.
Written
by USA Today Bestselling Author Stacy Eaton
& Bestselling Author
Amy Manemann
Detective
Kali Mann returns from leave to find a new partner assignment. Not
only is she bitter about recent events, but she’s irritated to be
saddled with the model-beautiful rookie detective Evelyn Harper.
What’s worse, Evie doesn’t just want to be partners—she’s
striving to make them friends.
Another brutal Serial Killer is
in town, and Evie finds that she has a lot to learn, especially when
it comes to her new partner. Evie is not deterred, in fact, she’s
determined to fit in and earn Kali’s respect, and maybe calm the
waters between Kali and Detective Sergeant Greg Shavers in the
process.
As Kali and Evie find their footing and search for
clues to the recent murder, an explosion rocks their police family,
and Kali and Evie team up with others to find the culprits
responsible.
An action-packed full-length novel that takes
you through the streets of Philly as you ride-along with Detectives
Kali Mann and Evie Harper while they deal with crime, tragedy, and
new romances.
Written
by USA Today Bestselling Author Stacy Eaton
& Bestselling Author
Amy Manemann
Now
that Detectives Kali Mann and Evie Harper are finding their footing
together as partners, they are digging in deep to solve the major
crimes in the Fourteenth District of Philadelphia. When another
victim is discovered, and the ritual killing is found to have
altered, Evie and Kali scramble to make heads or tails of it.
Evie
is pulled undercover to help fellow detective, Josh Westing, and she
needs to balance her personal feelings for him, as well as remain
professional while in the presence of the Mexican Cartel. Evie will
find herself on a precipice to expanding her relationship with CSI
Eric VanLacken and it will either grow to a new level or explode into
bits and pieces.
While Kali is pushing forward and focused on
the serial killings, she finds herself distracted by Detective
Sergeant Greg Shavers more than she cares to admit. Special Agent
Liam MacCabe continues to lurk on the edge, always there for Kali
when she needs it most, especially after she crosses back from the
dark side.
Evie and Kali will both spend their days in court,
and while one case will get resolved, the other will take one of them
to their knees in emotional destruction. Join Evie and Kali as they
investigate new cases, dig deeper into current ones, and find their
love life’s almost as explosive as dynamite.
Written
by USA Today Bestselling Author Stacy Eaton
& Bestselling Author
Amy Manemann
After
the emotional scene in the cemetery, Kali is finally dealing with
Keith’s death. Things are up in the air with her and Greg, and Liam
is still showing up when least expected.
Evie is focusing on
her future—both professional and personal, and having Josh at her
side just makes sense. It’s about the only thing going right in her
life, especially with IAB knocking on her door with questions about
her partner.
When Evie and Josh run into Kali unexpectedly at
a party, they are concerned about what she is involved in, and when a
dead body appears in an unexpected location, it hits a little too
close to home.
Kali never expected to get stuck in the
position that she is in, but when her partners life is put on the
line, Kali will do everything that she can to protect her—even if
it costs her a piece of her soul.
From explosive scenes, to
lives on the line, Evie and Kali are rushing from one dramatic moment
to another. Prepare yourself for another wild, emotional, intense and
adventurous ride with life, death, and of course, incredible passion.
Written
by USA Today Bestselling Author Stacy Eaton
& Bestselling Author
Amy Manemann
When
Love Carved ended, everyone at the precinct was up in arms. Emotions
are running on high alert, and now the gang has to work together to
figure out of it’s the work of the serial killer, or if Sinaloa
Cartel and the Los Zetas are behind it all.
Get ready for
more intense and passionate drama, along with the heart-thudding
roller coaster of emotions that only Kali and Evie can bring you.
Stacy
Eaton is a USA Today Bestselling author and began her writing
career in October of 2010. Stacy took an early retirement from law
enforcement after over fifteen years of service in 2016, with her
last three years in investigations and crime scene investigation to
write full time.
Stacy resides in southeastern Pennsylvania
with her husband, who works in law enforcement, and her teen
daughter. She also has a son who is currently serving in the United
States Navy, and two grandchildren.
When Stacy is not
writing, she enjoys photography and relaxing on the beach.
Amy
Manemann
is an International Best Selling Author. She writes sexy and
intriguing romantic suspense, young adult paranormal romance,
contemporary romance, and dabbles in children's books. She resides in
her hometown along the Mississippi river with her husband and their
two children. When she isn't plotting her next book, she enjoys
spending time with her family and friends, and diving into a good
book.
What
if Red Riding Hood invited peril and the big, bad wolf was the only
hero who could save her?
Promised
power and position, Scarlett Capuche left her tiny village to join
the prestigious Order of the Phoenix.
Monty
Blackwolf never wanted a mate, especially not a human raised on a
hidden farm for blood-ritual sacrifice. But his werewolf's heightened
sense of smell drew him to Scarlett's sweet fragrance from miles
away.
Duty-bound
to protect her, he will break her of her religious devotion to the
magical terrorist group responsible for the murders of his parents
and older brother, even if he has to put her over his knee and turn
her bottom as red as her hair.
She
belongs to him now, and he will claim all of her despite his
affliction with a unique, third shifter-form he doesn’t fully
understand and isn’t able to control.
Will
Monty save Scarlett, or will he prove more dangerous to her than
anyone else?
Author's
Note: If you're offended by steamy fairytale retellings with graphic
language, explicit put-you-in-the-moment love scenes, elements of
power exchange, and domestic discipline, you might want to look for a
different book.
Time
may not actually heal all wounds, but love just might.
Eloise's
husband was dead and she wished she were too. She quit going to work,
refused to answer her phone or her front door, and shut out the
people who cared about her. She felt imprisoned by her tainted
memories, but couldn't escape her own home or recliner, because she
had to focus on breathing.
Six
days after she buried her husband, Jack pounded on Eloise's door.
Jack, a man she hadn't seen or spoken to in over a decade. Jack, the
only man including her husband, who Eloise felt truly knew
her.
Jack's
life hadn't been without its fair share of loss. Breaking contact
after Eloise's marriage had seemed the best thing for them, but
regret tortured Jack when Eloise swung open her door and he saw the
shell of the woman he once loved.
Eloise
pushed Jack away ten years ago and never expected him to come back
into her life. She hated herself for wanting Jack to stay, but she
couldn't help but remember the love they once shared and the life
that they could've had—or the life they could have now.
The
longer Jack stayed, the more he realized Eloise blamed herself for
not being there when her husband died. Jack wanted a second chance,
but Eloise didn't think she deserved one. Eloise wanted to find
herself, but wasn't sure she could while dealing with grief, Jack's
deployments, PTSD, and a universe that seemed determined to keep them
apart.
Shalana
Battles is a YA/Adult writer who tells stories about love…sometimes
with witches and ghosts. Her debut novel, SOUL JUMPER released
October, 6, 2020. Be the first to hear about upcoming projects and
book updates by signing up for her newsletter below!
This
is not The Little Red Riding Hood we grew up with.
Supernatural
races—vampires, werewolves, witches, you name it—all
exist.
Eighteen-year-old
Rue Chaperon and her family belong to an elite hunting society, the
S.H.A—Supernatural Hunting Association—and what the Chaperons
hunt best are werewolves. When a new hunting group convinces the
Chaperons to team up with them and try a different approach to
hunting the supernatural by taking out the Alpha, it sounded like a
great idea.
Taking
out the Alpha meant they'd eradicate the entire race.
Piece
of cake, right?
But
nothing is ever easy when you're a hunter.
A
Little Red Riding Hood retelling with a spin that will make you
believe not all fairytales were meant for children.
She’s been in love with books
all her life and knew at the age of 13 that she is going to be a
writer one day.
That dream happened ten years ago and she started
to pen her stories down on paper. Firebolt, her debut novel, was
released 4 years after that, and she hasn’t stopped since.
Now
she almost has 15 novels under her belt, and it doesn’t look like
she is going to stop soon.
Go to her books to discover her series
and those that still need to come.
