A destructive secret is guarded by a network of lies...until they begin to unravel. 1933. Esmé Carr travels to Australia with her best friend in search of adventure. Left behind is Esmé's adolescent niece. Meggie Elliot has an imaginative and independent frame of mind, but there is mystery surrounding her birth—one she intends to unravel, despite her mother's warnings to leave the past alone. When the truth surfaces it's not what Meggie wants to hear, and Esmé must reconcile the rift between mother and daughter. Views: 58
Dedicated farmer, Amy, Lady Mowbray has never had a romantical thought in her life, but fate steps in and waltzes this practical widow out of her rustic retreat into the glamour of the London season. When London's handsomest man pursues her, all her adolescent fantasies come true. And those fantasies turn disturbingly adult when grown-up desire enters the equation. Views: 58
'I felt hot tears streaming down my cheeks at his words. Spoken so carelessly, with such shameless intent. He knew how I felt. How I had been feeling. How lost and alone and full of grief my days had been. Avery was not a friend. Not even a trusted acquaintance. But, he understood what I was going through. Even if he didn't have a compassionate bone in his entire buffed body, he knew what I had suffered. I didn't have to justify my behaviour to him.'Walking out on her life and hiding in the only place she can think of that the Iunctio - the vampire governing body - and in particular, the Champion, can not find her, Lucinda faces eternity alone and on the run. Heartbroken, bereft and quite desolate she hides in amongst the lowest forms of vampire society. Doing what she can to keep the innocents safe, while denying herself the support she desperately needs to recover from such personal losses.A saviour of sorts arrives, but can he be trusted? Avery Rousseau has only ever been interested in himself. But the handsome, arrogant and always so well-put-together vampire does seem to care. At least he offers a distraction from the heartache and loss. Lucinda battles with her inherent mistrust of the one vampire who understands what she is going through. But, should she allow him inside her crumbling walls?More than just vampires stalk Lucinda though. There is a fairy who claims she is his one true love. Lucinda is called to his Light, she can't help reaching for it, but to do so could have everlasting consequences she may not be prepared to face. As time runs out - first with the Iunctio, then the Ljósálfar - Lucinda must do what she has to do, to survive, before her heartache breaks her in two.But memories plague her, her mind starts to play cruel tricks and slowly reality begins to crumble, taking a once strong and confident Nosferatin down as quickly as a predator catches its prey. And now, there are just so many predators, Lucinda may not stand a chance at all at avoiding being someone's prey. Views: 58
Will Love Be Used As A Pawn?A Fugitive Earl...Returning to England to look after his father’s estate was the last thing Lord Leo Grey, son of Henry Grey, Earl of Harwood would have considered a blessing. Fleeing from the Duke of Lennox after a threat to his safety, Leo finds that the only safe place for him is within the walls of Wilding Manor.A Betrothed Lady...But no secret is safe from Lady Alicia von Aichelburg, daughter of Ernst von Aichelburg. Fondly remembering their time together as children, Alicia is more the willing to keep the new Earls whereabouts a mystery, even if she finds herself torn between the rekindling flame and the small matter of her betrothal to another.A Brutal Duel...But when Leo’s whereabouts are discovered by the Duke of Lennox, Alicia discovers that some things or more serious than her own struggles. Kidnapped by the Duke and used as a pawn to drive Leo from hiding, The Lady von Aichelburg is faced with a serious predicament.Can Alicia survive a life where the one she loves is on the run? Or will such hardships ensure that she remain duty bound to follow through with her betrothal? Views: 58
