A lean, taut novel about an artist—a painter—at the height of her career, about the art world, about love, fidelity, fame, betrayal, and the large choices and prices paid in the quest for art for art's sake. By the much-admired author of The Spoiler ("cutting wit and razor-sharp writing"—NYTBR; "a dark, sparkly gem of a book"—Christopher Buckley) and Hame ("I couldn't put it down"—Patrick McGrath).Eve Laing, celebrated artist, once the muse of legendary painter and "monstre sacré" Florian Kiš, is a photorealist painter of flowers at the peak of her career, with her work in international galleries and museums.Now Eve is embarking on her most ambitious work to date—seven enormous, elaborate panels of the world's deadliest plants. In psychic preparation, she has taken a wrecking ball to her opulent high-wire life, jettisoning her marriage for a beautiful young lover, a drifter half her age, who... Views: 192
Lara trained to be an assassin from a young age. Killing men is a way of life for her, and she never leaves a target alive.
Roland is the the Alpha of the Full Moon Pack. He never stands down from a fight, but what happens when his new opponent is his mate.
Secrets will be told, the past will be exposed, and maybe, just maybe, love will bloom.
Behind them, an evil lurks. Someone willing to do anything to destroy all creatures starting with them. Views: 192
Between ruling the night shift in the ER at the Rivers and raising her teenage daughter, Blaise Richeilieu has all the drama she needs in her life. When a dashing young attending appears on the scene and relentlessly pursues her, Blaise has plenty of reasons to say no—or at least she tells herself she does, despite Grady's nearly irresistible charm. Even if Blaise had the slightest desire to play Grady's game, the past she's kept hidden from everyone is a secret she intends to keep buried. What Blaise doesn't know is the barriers she constructs make Grady even more determined to find a way through them. Views: 192
For James, this new world is a dark and terrible place.After waking in a strange new world as a fire breathing beast, James has no idea what is going on or how he has arrived here. Before he can gain his bearings and understand what the hell is going on, he is captured and hauled off to a secret facility for testing.Now he’s been locked away in a cage and treated like an animal with no means of escape. His only means of solace is the beautiful young scientist that is in charge of his care. Who is this amazing lady that seems to make him feel safe in such a hostile environment?Could she actually care for a monster like James, or is she just leading him along during these trials that are almost certain to end in a deadly conclusion? As time goes by, James can sense a change in the day to day operations. Paige has become more demanding with the painful tests and is acting more distant than she ever has before.Why the sudden change in demeanor?Is this going to be the end of the road for James?He feels his worse fears are coming to fruition. If he can’t get Paige to feel for him the same way he feels about her in time, he may never get to escape this place. He needs to find out what happened to his family and uncover more about the dark secrets that have brought him her before it’s too late. Views: 192
