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Connor had to get help for his momma. Mr. O had hurt them both bad this time but they still got away. And Connor was determined that he would never catch them again. Now if only he could get to the clinic to get some medicine they could move on. At seventeen, Charlotte or Charlie to her friends was tossed out of her home because she'd gotten 'soiled' her mother said. A slut like her didn't need to be around her good friends from the church. Charlie didn't care, she had Connor and that's all that mattered. Until one night a man decided that he wanted her. When he took her then five year old son hostage, she had no choice but to move in with him. Over the next few years she and Connor lived in horror. Damon just wanted to go to dinner with his brothers and celebrate his birthday. When a call from the lobby where his practice was came to tell him about a runaway, he simply let Morgan handle it. That was until an urgent call with her sobbing brought him to her. The little boy had been beaten and badly. And his momma he told Dr. Damon 'was way worser'. Charlie had no trust for the handsome doctor and the tight knit family. But no matter how hard she tried to not get close to them, they pulled both her and her son into their hearts. She was so afraid that when Mr. O found them he'd hurt the Grant Brothers as well. What she didn't expect was just how much the love of one man could do for you and the help of a family, especially one like the Grants could be so loving.

Shawn MacFarland is heading to Aaron MacManus home when he makes a stop at a bar in Columbus to feed. He wants to leave his master because he is a pretty bad guy. He wakes up to find blood on his clothes and a switchblade stuck in his ribs and can't remember how it got there and what has happened. Everything is a blur because now his memory is gone as well. What was he doing there? He knows it wasn't a robbery because he has all his credit cards and his id so he at least knows who he is. Shawn has gotten up and started walking till he comes to a deep cave and decides he needs to rest so he can find food and heal. Cade is a cook by trade. She works in a restaurant during the day and a bar maid during the night. She's got to pay her bills and make money so she can find a place to stay that has running water and heat before the winter. Her home has been a cave. She's shopping when she runs into Duncan and they start a conversation. He mentions to her that Ms. Penny, the cook they have at the MacManus home is going on vacation for two weeks and they need someone to cover. Cade offers because she could use the extra money. She's never been around a vampire that can be up during the day, wolfs, nymphs, and faeries. She's fine with that as long as she isn't dinner for anyone. She's exhausted after the past few days so she heads to her temporary home, the cave. She hears a noise after lying down, and before she knows it, there's a hand covering her mouth. This man wants to feed from her and terror fills her body. Once he feeds, he forgets to seal the wound and it is history in the making for them. She's weak and isn't positive of all the details anymore but when she gets to the MacManus home she collapses. Can Shawn save Cady from her brother and Gabriel? Will Cady learn to accept Shawn and be able to keep him and the MacManus family safe from harm?

Jenna Austin is a young, widowed artist raising a teenage son on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. As the costs of living in paradise rise, she struggles to make ends meet. Life isn't easy, but she manages. When her car breaks down, she trudges on. She assumes life can't get any more complicated than it is. But it can... Chance brings her nose to well-formed chest with Tres Coulter, the handsome, affluent aid to Governor Hunt. Jenna and Tres share a history; they also share a love they thought long lost. Their lives are about to be altered forever as the deceptions of the past transform the very foundation of the present. The price of happily ever after may be too steep to pay once the past comes due.

Does she always have to be so bossy, Andrew thought to himself? Quinn Waite was Cain's sister and worked for his wife, Alyssa as a secretary and her own personal security. Quinn owed Alyssa that much for saving her from being killed by her own father. Quinn had been married in the past to an abusive man and once her sister Sydney found out, she taught her self-defense causing the man to sign the papers for divorce. Andrew Miller works as an attorney for Alyssa at her company Howard Enterprises. They have been friends for years and he as well was there to protect Alyssa. She still has enemies that are out to get her. Quinn and Drew have an eye for each other but after a night of passion, she's accused him of taking advantage of her and cries rape. Drew is livid and takes off to Paris on a business trip to get away. Not remembering till too late that it was a mutual encounter, she finds out later that she is pregnant and isn't sticking around. How is Drew going to fix the mess he's gotten himself in? Will love prevail for them and can they live happily ever after? When Alyssa's mother Shannon and Guinevere, Cain's mother get together, things will never be the same. They both have their own reasons to have her eliminated and they would stop at nothing. But what tricks do these women have up their sleeves? Join us in our journey for the second installment of The Waite Family.

Mykaela Whindom's hometown has gone from sleepy resort to supernatural war zone almost overnight. All the unexplained deaths and disappearances, including her own father's, has thrown her normal teenage life into chaos. Finding herself thrust into the role of protector, she's in over her head. But with the help of a young, hot headed rookie cop, Brad, and her newly awakened powers of sensing evil, she tries to guard the town from a scourge of cursed souls who prey on the living. But in this fight, what Mykaela doesn't know could kill her... Mesmerized by new student, Kerr Lachlan, she wonders if his opportune arrival at school isn't mystical in origin as well. As if things weren't bizarre enough, she's warned of a plot against her life by the same person she thought responsible for the chaos...ex-boyfriend turned Sea King, Dylan. But his warnings fall on deaf ears, and as the war rages on, Mykaela is forced to confront the harsh realities about Dylan, herself, and her father's death. Who is ravening her hometown? What does it want, or more likely...who does it want and why?

Sydney was nothing if not direct. She was a captain in the military and had been sent on another assignment. Being in the Army was her life. She was one of Cain's sisters. On a fateful mission, Sin was injured and left for dead but it wasn't how the stars were aligned for her life to end. She had been shot 5 times on her right side, once in the right shoulder, and in her belly. The outcome didn't look good for her. Once recovered as best as she could be, she went to stay at one of Cain's and Alyssa's homes to decide what was left of her life and what she should do. Payton Cooperider was a detective and a good one at that but someone wanted him dead and would do anything to make that happen. He'd been shot in the gut and was now waiting for the lights to go out on his life when he made a phone call for someone to come to his rescue. While in the hospital, plans were made between him and his mother for him to go to Ohio to recuperate. His mom's cousin, Thomas Miller had made arrangements for him to stay at one of Cain's homes to get well while an investigation was going on for his attempted murder. After out running late at night, Sin stopped an intruder and managed to hurt her knee again. Back at the hospital she has her first encounter with her new roommate, Coop. She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. But someone is still out to get Coop and Sydney has a high price over her head. How are they going to be tied into each other's lives? Will Coop still want Sydney when he finds out that she can't give him what he wants? Join us in the third installment of the Waite family.

It's January 1943 and things are slow for Sam Flanagan, Detroit private detective. He's about to call it a day and return to the woman he shares a home with; his eighty two year old grandmother, when in walks Chicago socialite Phyllis Killburn. She's the daughter of the late tire tycoon, Alden Whitaker, and she's got troubles. It seems her husband may be stepping out on her with another woman and he's keeping a big secret as to his involvement with the military. She wants to know what's going on and she's willing to pay big bucks for the information. Sam travels to the Windy City and looks up his longtime friend, Harry Blevins, journalist for the Chicago Tribune. With Harry's assistance, and with the inadvertent ramblings of his grandmother, will Sam be able to put all the pieces together to solve what is happening within the walls of the Whitaker Estate to stop a murder plot? The deeper Sam digs into the case, he uncovers more twists. Does Sam find a method to this madness?

Bailey Morrison isn't human. She is a beauty, with all the right parts to make up a stunning woman but there is so much more of her. She is also a hired killer to the Queen of all magick. Her DNA mixed up like a lethal cocktail gives her abilities unlike anyone has ever seen. And when she is to help Pete Marshall, computer wiz for a pack of wolves, she gets involved with Aaron and his kiss of vampires as well. Tristan St. James likes order. He lines things up in neat rows, sharpens pencils to the exact height and he wears a tie to everything. He is aghast with state of Aaron's office and won't even go inside. Bailey doesn't want a mate, especially one as uptight and anal as Tristan. He thinks his life is just peachy the way it is. But something so...primal about the young woman messes with his order and he isn't thrilled about it until he has a taste of her. She risks everything, including her life just to keep him safe. There's a contract out on the Alpha. Without Bradley's death then Aaron and his new family die. So Bailey does the only thing she can. She takes the life of one to save so many. What will Tristan do now that his mate is a wanted criminal?

Haunting in my desires Thrilled by what is flawed. I see now that which before could not be seen. The gray matter of us all The soul The light The sparkle of the infinite night. Seeking only to be heard cause we are all dead or dying. And there in lies the truth of that which I am buying. I'm gonna live forever in the dark of night. Alive but dead Dead but alive Does it even matter? I'm lost now in a day dream of my own creation. Living And Dead Am I the soulless light? A young love destroyed, an entire village murdered. The year, 1363-the plagued ravaged the land in every corner of Great Britain accept one lonely isle called The Isle of Ely. The bishop, sure the village had consorted with the devil sent his Templar Knights to investigate. Their hearts thirsted for blood. They killed every living person in the village. Julia's soul, so angered by the actions of the knights, is given a power in death she did not posses in life. She must decide if revenge is worth the price she will pay.

CJ's father, Charles Webber, had been a real bastard all her life. And when her mom died he'd told her that without Becky there to make him acknowledge CJ as his daughter, he was finished with her and she was never to darken his door again. The slap that bloodied her mouth at her mom's funeral had been more than enough to make his point. So she didn't, not even to come home to his funeral Austin Force wanted the property that the prick Webber owned. He wanted it for his pack and the house for his mom to call hers. But Webber dying had him dancing a jig and contacting the lawyer to make an offer. But finding that the man had a daughter and that she was his mate had Austin at his wits end. Austin didn't want to be impressed by her. He didn't want to like her. He wanted her to obey him, whelp a few pups so she wouldn't be bored and run his house for him. CJ wanted to do as she please which included maybe murdering the Alpha in his sleep. The two of them coming together is wonderfully steamy and sarcastic wit. Austin and CJ will make great alpha's...or will they?

Megan Malone is a bored housewife determined to put passion back into her marriage. When she discovers that her husband, Ted, is a lying cheating scumbag, she decides to dump him and have a wild night with one of the hotties from her high school days. She enlists the help of her eclectic group of friends and a down in the dumps Private Investigator, Jack Weston, who coincidentally is investigating her husband and his girlfriend. She hires Jack to locate these hotties so she can put some passion back into her boring monotonous life. But Jack has other plans. Megan snubbed him back in high school and he wants revenge. Megan finds herself in a hot mess of passion, love and murder. Now its left up to Jack to try to prove her innocent. Has Megan finally gotten herself into a mess she can't get out of?

Spencer Grant, a man who has just about everything: an excellent job, money, and good looks. He is a man confident in himself, almost to the point of arrogant and isn't accustomed to hearing the word no. He lets very little intimidate him, especially the gorgeous gun toting detective, Caitlynne O'Malley. He wants her from the first moment he lays eyes on her. Caitlynne, a good copy shot in the line of duty, is on the mend and a relationship is at the bottom of her to do list. The problem is that Spencer refuses to take no for an answer, and she can't deny the hot passion they share. Good cops have old enemies that seek vendettas that could cost the man she's fallen in love with his only child. Is she a good enough cop to make everything right again? And at what cost to herself and the man she loves? Grant and O'Malley - A love story for all time.

Bradly Wolff is the Alpha were of his pack, and dealing with a couple of mischievous pups has his nerves on edge. He has an art show to host in his gallery for his favorite artist, Alastriona Bennett, and doesn't have time for their shenanigans. Depressed over the loss of her family and her life as she knows it, Alastriona Airic Bennett pours her heart and soul into her art. She hasn't left the house in eighteen months, not since her father and brother were killed, and she herself was turned into a were. The art show barely gets started when Bradley sees the Alpha Bitch that has invaded his turf and the fur flies. When the dust settles, Bradley not only discovers that she is the artist that he admires so much but his mate and an Alpha in her own right. He also discovers that the Alpha that turned her wants her back and he's dangerous. Airic doesn't need this, any of it. She wants Bradley to go back to his pack and leave her alone. Let the other Alpha find her and put her out of her misery. But Bradley ignites in her a sexual heat and passion she never knew existed. Can Bradley protect his reluctant Alpha from the Alpha male that turned her? Can he convince her that he is her true mate? Are they out of time?

Dane Wallace's psychic vision of a murder keeps her parked on a park bench night after night in order to rescue a hapless victim-a man whose face she can't see clearly. Her intensions are to rescue the man and get back to her private life. Jamie Grant, a strong, handsome college professor, is unaware of the danger lurking around the corner. He's taken by surprise by two assailants and an unlikely rescuer, a tall gorgeous stranger. Dane has had a hard life with people closest to her not believing in her abilities and punishing her for something she couldn't help. Dane may have foreseen the murder attempt, but couldn't foresee the consequences of her interference-losing her heart to Jamie. The hot sex is great, but can she really trust the man? Will her natural abilities that have caused her scorn and ridicule from others do the same with Jamie or bring them closer together?

Vicky Phillips faces challenges that will test her faith in family and morality. A family member that she thought was dead comes back into her life. With his return, he reveals the family's darkest secrets-a blood sister-another white witch, and her worst enemy. This revelation has her questioning her faith in her dad. He also reveals that she and her sister each have soul mates and both share a legacy-a birthright. The four young adults must learn to trust one another to embrace the birthright or they all die. Mistrust and hatred run deep. Can they learn to get past the betrayal and hatred? Or, are they all doomed before they begin? Birthright.

Byron has everything. Good looks, money, a great career as an artist and a secret he thinks his family doesn't share. Byron likes to play games, but not the kind you expect. He is owner of a specialized club called Tightly Bound and he enjoys playing the role of Dom. The only thing that is missing from his life is a submissive of his own and someone to love.

Space Resources, Inc. (SRI) mines asteroids for the riches a populated Earth needs without degrading the planet. Yet there are those opposed to progress in whatever its form such as the Gaia Alliance, a front group for eco-terrorists. During a violent attack on the Moon, the terrorists steal an exploration ship, arm it, and rename it the Rock Killer. Charlene "Charlie" Jones of SRI security is trying to infiltrate the Gaia Alliance's cabal to find evidence linking them to the murder of her fiancé. But a run-in with the law threatens to reveal her identity to the dangerous men of the Alliance. Simultaneously, SRI Director Alexander Chun is traveling to the asteroid belt to bring a kilometer-long nickel-iron rock back to Earth orbit to mine for its valuable metals. Following him and his multi-national team is the Rock Killer. Without armaments, millions of miles from help, Chun must stop those who threaten him and the lives of his crew.

"You either go to this appointment or so help me I'll make your life a living hell." Madison Harm glared at her boss. She didn't want to go, but short of him adding more time onto her contract there was little she could do about it. Little did she know that on the way there she'd run into her destiny. Kyle Dixon, a very old and powerful vampire is walking along minding his own business when all of the sudden he is being run down by a car. The woman who gets out to help him is a tad odd and she talks to herself. When she claims to have an appointment with his good friend Aaron, he decided to come along for the ride. Maddy doesn't believe in vampires, she doesn't believe in much of anything really. So when she find out that she herself is something much more, she takes a few days to get used to the idea. Kyle however wants her now. Morrigan the queen of all faires has been waiting for Maddy for millenniums. And now that she was found, another, a being so evil has decided that he too wants the magick that Maddy holds. So when he takes Kyle and holds him as a pawn, Maddy has no choice but to give him what he wants. She gives him her love and freedom with her last breath. Love can conquer all, but can it go beyond the bonds of death? Will there be enough love between the two to claim everything? Kyle and Maddy a love that transcends otherworlds.

Inheriting the family farm, Rachel and Sherry Collier give up their pampered life in Mobile and move to the rural town of Evergreen, Alabama. After they arrive, the women discover their relative Darlyn MacKinstry was murdered. Accidents continue to happen at the farm, convincing them the murderer is still around. Realizing the danger they are in, Rachel seeks help from the local police. Sheriff Jake Brewer is on the case but his attraction to Rachel is hindering his judgment. Who could have killed Darlyn and why? Neighbor Oscar Newcume's sudden romantic interest in Sherry worries him. Added to Jake's list of suspects is Rachel's Grandmother Barbara. Why would a woman who hasn't set foot on the farm in thirty years unexpectedly return? When Sherry is kidnapped Jake and Rachel strive to prevent her from meeting the same fate as Darlyn. Will they find her in time?

Another pack was moving into their land. Not because they were trying to take over but because they needed help, food and shelter. Dallas moved through the house trying to figure out what to do with so many families and to try his best to figure out how to get Stacy in his bed. Stacy didn't want to have anything to do with Dallas even though she knew he was her mate. But she was deformed and who wanted a mate that couldn't even give off scent. She told him this over and over but he would not listen to her. Then Rich Sterling came looking for his wayward pack. He needed them to breed numbers for him in way of young not try to join forces with the young pack down the road. And what the hell did Austin Force, Alpha have to offer them that he hadn't. But each of them had their own secrets. Secrets that would cost lives, love and maybe more than they could give up. Dallas and Stacy knew that the only way to get through this was to stay together but each of them were terrified of failing. Love conquers all. Does it? Will it? When the Force pack decides to care for their own, will it be enough to save the hundred people who need them?

Courting the Darkness Saga Continues...Dangerous Sherry Lambert is a little tired of her mundane "normal" life. Other than being a witch, nothing remotely exciting ever happens to her. That is until she receives a phone call from Desiree. Suddenly she's sucked into a lifestyle she's never known full of excitement and danger. Drake Bouvier is king. He has reigned as king for the last three hundred years. No one tells him no and remains healthy. Handsome, arrogant, and ruthless, he is a vampire accustomed to taking what he wants-he wants Sherry. From the moment their eyes meet there is an attraction. Sherry's excited to meet the hot new guy at her friend's door until she finds out he's a vampire. She is looking for a little excitement, but this is a little more than she bargained for. Her friend Desiree's warning to stay away from Drake only fuels her curiosity, drawing her in despite her best intentions. From the moment he catches her scent he knows her for who she is-his life mate. He isn't letting anyone stand in his way, especially Desiree. Danger and excitement comes from every corner: witch hunters, shape shifters, enemy clans, and an old prophecy yet to be fulfilled. Can Sherry resist the temptations of the flesh and promise of excitement to just walk away? Will he even let her? Will they even survive the next couple of days? - Dangerous

Royce Hunter is wealthy, happy, and a confirmed bachelor. He runs his family's multi-billion dollar corporation, lives life in the fast lane, and has a family that mostly irritates him, but he loves very much; including his mom. One day he is stopped from entering his own building by a security guard, Kasey York, who insists that he get badged in. He knew then that somehow his life would never be the same. Kasey doesn't have the time or the energy to deal with an overbearing man like Royce Hunter, who is clearly out of her league. Her mother is dying, her aunt needs special care, and she needs to move on with her life, but Royce won't leave her alone. A hot and passionate night of unprotected sex brings out the worst in Royce as he implies that she's out to trap him. When she finds out she's going to have a baby...neither of them are thrilled. Royce and Kasey have a love that extends over time and could make them very happy...if they don't kill each other first.

Kylie Washington's business is failing and there isn't much she can do about it. Short of living in her car and eating scraps for the rest of her life she has to take the Hunter's offer. She has her father to think of, he made the paper what it was. Curtis has loved Kylie his entire life-but she loves Daniel. Stepping back from the beauty has been the hardest thing he's ever done. But he will help her and her father even if he has to beat her butt to make it happen. But someone else wants the Washington building too. There is something inside that he wants bad enough to kill for-even his own father. Vaughan isn't going to take 'no' for an answer and if Kylie does say it he had already decided to kill her and take it anyway. Kylie and Curtis fight each other at every turn. When one says 'no' the other says 'yes'. That is until Vaughan LaMancusa steps into the picture and they work together to keep their families safe. But will it be enough? Will they live happily ever after?

Samantha Armstrong, the daughter of two high powered lawyers, has never had a problem getting her way. But when her parents' last ditch attempt to save their marriage turns into a family affair, Samantha has no choice but to go with them to their summer cabin. Despite the vow she made when she was thirteen to never take step near that dreadful place again, Samantha finds herself there, five years later, facing the summer love, heartbreak and a tragic incident that led her to make the vow in the first place. When Samantha finds out that her childhood sweetheart, Sean, is home from college for the summer and that he and his family are staying with them at their cabin, Samantha realizes she is in for one heck of a summer. Confronted by the feelings that they have tried for so long to ignore, Sean and Samantha are faced with the realities of their relationship. The more time they spend together, the harder it is for them to be apart. Samantha and Sean find themselves falling in love all over again. There are only two things standing in their way, Sean's high school sweetheart and Samantha's morality.

A devastating cyber attack leaves 100,000 people in the United States dead, and evidence points to the Chinese, setting the world on the inevitable march towards nuclear war. Nick Reynolds with US Cyber Command soon learns that former KGB agent Nikolai Chervanko, who has long dreamt of rebuilding his beloved Soviet Union, could be behind the massacre, with something even bigger planned. Lacking evidence linking Chervanko, however, outrage over the attack soon forces the United States to declare war on China. With no means to stop another destructive cyber attack and prevent a nuclear conflict, Nick finds help from an unlikely source from Area 51. Will Nick be able to avert a global holocaust? Find out in Cyber Space!

It is preordained that Holly and Phil are to spend their lives together as mates. He's ready but rogue vampires, his knighthood, her brothers and Holly's job are standing in their way. Not to mention Holly herself is resisting the inevitable. His charm and love for her notwithstanding.

Lilliane loved molding little children's minds as a kindergarten teacher at Jefferson Elementary School in Nashville. But when 2 men came to the school shooting and injuring herself and killing others, she wasn't sure this is what she could do anymore no matter how much she loved it. When she was healed enough to leave, she was going to have to live with Cain and Alyssa back in Ohio. Shamus McKee wanted so bad to be a detective. It's all he had worked for. He was tired of just being a cop. When he was given the case to find out who was responsible for the shooting at the school, he didn't plan on being reassigned to guard Lilliane even though there was something about her he wanted to get to know better, just not in that way. How did he get assigned to be her guard? Someone had called Shamus and Cain telling them they couldn't save her and that not only Lilliane was in trouble, so was Cain's entire family. Who was out to get them? Shamus just doesn't fit into Lilliane's league and he knows he can't provide for her the way her family can, but how is he going to be able to control his feelings for her if their arrangement is only temporary? Lilliane wants to be with Shamus but she knows he will eventually be going back to Nashville. What about her own feelings towards him? Alyssa and Cain would like you to join them in the 4th book of the Waite family series and see how big their family and bonds have grown. Is Cain able to save his sisters and his own family?

What would you do if everything you worked hard for was taken away from you suddenly? Megan Reed had studied for 9 years to become a doctor and was only waiting on the exam results when her friend, Alfred Deveron changed her fate that day. He didn't look right, actually he looked dead. He approached her needing to feed and that would change everything as she knew it. He had changed her and now he was gone leaving her the desire and urge for fresh blood to feed from. Megan felt as if she were a monster and would never be able to become the doctor she wanted so badly to be. But while working with Thomas Reilly at the clinic, he knew she was more than a janitor and with a little coaxing, she was going to be a doctor. If she wasn't living in the trunk of her car, she was staying at a cave. Beau Desjardin was going to visit his long-time friend Kyle and his wife Maddy. He was once a master and had retired with honor among his kind. It was time for him to move on. While going to the Blood Moon, he meets with Megan. The attraction between them is unbelievable and he knows now that he has met his mate. The French he speaks will make your heart melt. Some kind of Creature is looking for her and needs to bring her to Samuel Rome, the one that wanted her created. But what is his mission for her and what are the plans for her new life as it is? Can Beau save Megan from the claws of these men? What more is there to Megan than just being a vampire now? Welcome back to the 11th book in the Aaron's Kiss series and see how the characters have grown and what new adventures await them.

Jasmine or as Cain calls his sister, Jazzie is a best-selling romance author known as Jasmine Blackwell. No one in her family knows that is how she is supporting herself and she wants to keep that a secret not just from them, but from everyone who knows her. Nathan is still working on his self-confidence. Since leaving the life of drugs and alcohol, his sister, Alyssa is helping him get back on his feet by having him work for her and giving him projects to be proud of. Jazzie has made Nathan aware of himself. Not just as a person but as a man. He wants to be able to do to her, what her books say and he wants the same in return for himself. But when Jasmine's mom is around still causing trouble, will it be so easy for a relationship to bloom between Jazzie and Nathan? Welcome back to the 5th book in the Waite family series. What does Genevieve Waite have up her sleeves this time for her children and their spouses? Will she finally get what's coming to her? With Ginny on her side, are they both unstoppable and able to get what they feel they both deserve? Someone knows their secrets.

They live among us. We know they are there. No government can control them; no authority can stop them. Some are evil. Some are good. All are powerful. They inhabit our myths and fairy tales. But what if they were real, the witches, wizards, and fairy godmothers? What if they were called "adepts" and were organized into guilds for mutual protection and benefit? And what if some of them discovered a power that other adepts could not match. During the turbulent 1960s, when American adept Peter Branton agrees to go to Transylvania for the CIA, he suspects it's not about ball bearings as he was told. What he finds is a plot that could kill millions of people and plunge the world into eternal tyranny and bloodshed. Branton doesn't know it, but he's about to face the adept guilds' worst nightmare: practicing necromancers with a taste for human blood. "An adventure spanning 500 years, written in Townsend's impactful style, that will keep you guessing." -- Judith Ann McDowell Author of Rougarou, Rougarou II and The Devil's Child: Rougarou III.