AlTonya Washington

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Home to Gods, Warriors, and Priests, the Immortal Realm had lived in the shadow of uneasy peace. The Creator had charged the realm's powerful inhabitants with the care, protection, and survival of its sister realm on the mortal plane. A plan for its continued survival gave rise to differences among the immortal races and eventually war. Scientist, Keturah Dyson would have been the first to argue the idea that her 'destiny' involved anything more than her search for dark energy. When her detecting talents led her to a desolate stretch of land in Northern Texas and its dark, formidable owner, destiny; at last, had its say. For too long, the Warrior Osmium had stifled anything beyond his basic desires where women were concerned. Keturah Dyson was a rarity and Oz found his ability to resist her...nonexistent. Attraction was undeniable and yet Oz sensed there was more at work between them. Keturah Dyson was more than an attraction, more than a diversion. She possessed a mark that should have been impossible for her to have. It was a mark that labeled her as a Warrior's gift.

The opinions of others had never much mattered to LuCarolyn Young. Then she met Rutger Eliades. Rough, brooding and undeniable, captivation was a given emotion with arousal hot on its heels. Lu had a past, though-one that defined her-one Rutger already knew way too much about. Anything beyond one night of no-strings sex, was out of the question and she very much wanted more than one night. Rutger Eliades was absolutely not a man to be toyed with, underestimated or tolerant of a woman with a past like hers, or so LuCarolyn assumed. Especially when she had a past that was about to come crashing in with a vengeance.

It was supposed to be an expose alleging sexual harassment at one of the world's most prestigious pharmaceuticals companies. For all intents and purposes, it was. Reporter Jericah Dowling could never have known the firestorm her work would unleash. Had she known the fallout would include the death of an innocent young woman, she may've backed off. She may have were it not for Grimm Ophion and his team of... fixers

Off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina New Island was home to many things-among them stories of resilience and rebirth. New had been home to Frayzer Guthrie before the depraved events of a night 16 years prior removed him from his home and the girl that he loved. When business motivates his return, Fray finds that the girl is now a woman and that his feelings for her have remained unchanged. Ellia Taylor was still very much in love with the boy-now man-she'd dreamed of spending the rest of her life with, but how could they ever go back to what they were? Things had changed and that fact was about more than the passage of time. New Island was a place of resilience, rebirth... and revelations that would scandalize the names of many powerful families. New Island's dark tradition was an ugly story that was at last ready to be told.

Marcella Cannon had always felt like a fish out of water-the oddball girl in a family of men. The girl who preferred reading to shopping...for a while anyway. When her address changed to Black Island, the girl she had been changed too. Brogue Tesano didn't feel that his life exactly changed upon his move to Black Island. Instead, it had merely shifted into its rightful lane. He wasn't a nice man-didn't come from a family of nice people. The island- the horrors he'd witnessed and been a part of had done nothing to discourage the choices he'd made- the choices he'd would've continued to make until by chance he met an angel in the midst of hell.

Carlos and Dena McPhereson are a couple whose love is only matched by the enormity of secrets existing between them. Those secrets are ones Dena Ramsey McPhereson never intended to share with her husband. The plan however is reworked when a visit from former acquaintances puts Dena in the unimaginable position of having to choose between protecting family and losing the man she loves. Carlos McPhereson has no intentions of letting that happen. He'd waited a lifetime for Dena. Not only had he waited- he'd observed, tracked those he felt responsible for taking her from him. He'd allowed his wife to believe he had no real clue of the events that had filled her years, until the time comes when the full truth can no longer be avoided. Now will be the moments for revelations. Revelations that will reveal the path towards the final acts in a dramatic and deadly menagerie that some will not survive.

Malawi Croyden, Hamri Shaw and Teague Specter have been friends since the days of their rough childhoods. As adults they travel in the world of the elite. Teague and Hamri are billionaire corporate giants and Malawi runs one of the most exclusive hedonistic resorts in the world. Black Paradise caters to the fantasies of the obscenely wealthy. No request is taboo and the resort is known in only the most lavish circles. Revered for her discretion and grace under fire persona, Malawi's fortitude is tested when the ghosts she's kept silent for years demand to be heard. She'll need the combined strength of her considerably powerful male friends to get her through it. Having lusted after her all their lives, Hamri and Teague are prepared to give Mali all that she needs...and more

When Sabella Tesano walked away from her husband Isak, their lives headed down twin paths of darkness. Sabella's shame over a horrific discovery wreaked havoc on her mind and body. The darkness in Isak's life had manifested in a more sinister fashion. He was no longer the even tempered peacemaker of his volatile family. While Sabella blamed herself for his brutal transformation, she believed he was better off away from her maybe...hating her. Isak however, harbored no such feelings. In his mind, Sabella was still his wife and he had every intention of getting her back. Explanations would be required and Belle knew she could never share what she'd learned about herself and the ugly truth of her existence.