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Amanda Archer is on the fast track to success. At twenty-five she has just about everything she's ever wanted. She has complete control of her life...until she meets Marco. Marco De Lucia is a very influential man. Handsome, rich, and very powerful. Marco has a secret that few know about and live to tell it. He's a wolf. From the moment Marco steps into Amanda's life everything spins out of her control. Marco tells her about fate, destiny and her obligations. She was born to be his... Marco has waited three hundred years to finally find Amanda and fulfill their destiny. He knows who she is...he just has to convince her of that. There are others that aren't too excited that Marco's found his mate. Others that will stop at nothing to make sure the prophecy isn't fulfilled...

She was wanted by everyone... All she wanted was to be left alone, or at least that's what Desiree Dupuis thought she wanted. She was born a very powerful witch. It figures the one back fired spell she cast would make her a very wanted woman. Drake, the Vampire King, wanted her for her magic. Jason Hargrove, the witch hunter, wanted to see her burn. Caleb Jenkins, the shape-shifter, wanted to possess her. Mica Sinclair, the Rogue Vampire...Well...Mica wanted her heart. Danger and adventure awaits... Desiree had no trouble finding danger, suspense, lies, deceit, and most of all romance...She found love where she least expected, but at what cost? Are the risks too great? After being tugged in four different directions, all Desiree wanted was to Court the Darkness.

"I am a man of my word. You shall still have your event. You can dance with every beau there, if that is your wish." I nodded sadly. "We will see how things play out, Mister March. If your son returns and still bears hatred for me I'll not wed him, honor or no." I lifted my chin, my eyes meeting his boldly. "I'll not live in a loveless marriage, Mister March. I will live out my days as a penniless spinster before I succumb to that." The year is 1860 and in the South life isn't easy. Sixteen year old Bree Montgomery is finding out firsthand how difficult it can be. She had the same dreams that most young women had; to fall in love and be whisked off her feet by her Prince Charming. But the sweet passionate dreams of night can turn into the harsh nightmares of reality in the light of day. Her hand in marriage has been promised by her father to the one young man who despises her most, Gabriel March. While the country's fate is wrapped in the turmoil of a brooding Civil War, a battle of wills is being fought as two stubborn personalities collide. In the heat of an argument a stolen passionate kiss leads to a truce and sparks a flame in Bree's heart. In an era where propriety and reputation for a young woman are everything, Bree is torn between doing what's proper and following her heart. Sweet Rebellion.

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

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.

The first day of school anywhere is never fun . . . At first glance, Wickford High, seems like a normal Catholic School. But Vicky Phillips soon discovers that there is nothing normal about Wickford High... or its occupants... She is the new kid at a new school, and is having the absolute worst day of her life, until she meets the hot, sexy, wolf shape shifter, Luke Wolfburn. Luke makes the disaster she calls her life bearable. Dark secrets that must be kept hidden . . . It seems that everyone at Wickford High has their secrets. Vicky has her own secret, a secret that her mother died for. She all too soon discovers that you can't run from your past. It will always come back to haunt you...

The Wickford High Saga Continues . . . Betrayed by one of her peers . . . Vicky Phillips almost lost her life due to a purposefully vicious betrayal by one of her peers. The time has come for her to face her past and face her peers with the truth. She now needs her boyfriend, Luke Wolfburn, more than ever. Evil walks the halls of Wickford High . . . Temptation is everywhere. It would be all to easy to take the wrong path. Is she strong enough to resist the temptation? All the betrayal may leave her Furiously Tempted . . .