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#1 "New York Times" bestselling author Lora Leigh features the Breeds in her story. "New York Times" bestselling author Virginia Kantra brings a haunting tale of a fallen angel. USA Today bestselling author Eileen Wilks returns to the shapeshifing Lupi for another magical tale. National bestselling author Kimberly Frost introduces a new paronormal world of muses and vampires.

FBI agent Lily Yu s mind is a dangerous place to be in the latest Novel of the Lupi Thanks to the mindspeech lessons she s receiving from the black dragon, Lily is temporarily benched from Unit Twelve until her brain acclimates and the risk of total burnout passes. At least she has her new husband, lupi Rule Turner, to keep her occupied. But when her mentor calls in a favor and sends Lily to a murder scene, she s suddenly back on active status despite the hallucinations she can t keep at bay. With one touch, Lily knows the man was killed by magic, but her senses don t warn her how far the conspiracy goes A shadowy force within the government wants to take Unit Twelve down, and they don't mind killing to achieve their goal. With none of her usual resources, Lily is up against impossible odds--because with her mind in disarray, she can t trust anything she sees."