Scarlet Darkwood

Witch Spinners possess the gift of creating conjuring cloths, a revered tool that channels energy two ways instead of one. A user of such a piece wields great power. Larissa North Strondovan's family is one of the remaining few who can create such a fine magical tool, but an old quarrel with the South Hawthorne clave has left her family despised and scattered to different parts of the earth. The discord between the two claves has reverberated to such a degree that the world teeters on the brink of permanent chaos and darkness. With her family in hiding, Larissa has been raised in a loving adopted family and become skilled in witchcraft under the tender tutelage of her aunt, Dorenda, who has taught her in secret. Her peaceful world is disrupted when the governing body of witches names her as the current heir who will help right the old wrong between the families. August South Hawthorne is dismayed to learn he will be Larissa's companion in an urgent quest to determine what happened and return a stolen relic to its rightful owner. Overcoming old prejudices nearly drives August mad. Larissa's cool resolve can only temper their relationship to a certain limit. Trusting each other is nearly impossible. As they travel, their quest slowly unveils into a palpable reality that threatens to overcome their greatest magical abilities. August and Larissa learn certain confounding truths about each other. Behind all their efforts is a dark force working to overturn everything they had formerly trusted and believed.

Blake wants out of the family black market business, but can't decide how to leave and still maintain the lifestyle he's accustomed to. His father gives him an ultimatum: leave home immediately--and to win his inheritance, marry within the next five years or lose it all. Blake accepts and strikes out for the open road. Only one man's name is given as a clue for earning an income. When Blake finds his benefactor, the proposition is far from what he's dreamed of. The next few years bring on challenges and angst, but when he meets the love of his life, his character and creativity are put to the ultimate test. He thinks he's found Miss Right, but stiff competition and an unusual project jeopardize his timeframe for winning what's his. Blake pulls out all the stops, taking bold steps that would leave many speechless. Will he win or return home to his father, defeated? Taken from the Danish fable, "The Princess's Birthmarks," The Golden Mark presents a modern, snappy retelling of how a humble man's precarious beginnings pushes him to the limits when realizing his dreams.

Surya has no business being in Atlantis, where a civil war is brewing over a fight to win power over the firestone crystal. The winner has power over all of Atlantis. With help from his mutant friend and human lover, Surya can only use his alien powers for one side.

Angelina Templeton knows how to keep her friends close and her enemies closer. When she is forced into an underworld of corruption, her life is turned upside down. In a world where terror and abuse wait at every corner, she hatches a fast plan to get away. The results aren't pretty, and the ring owners are out for blood. Desperate for survival, she unleashes the darkest corners of her mind. Using her own ingenuity and a little help from her shop employee, Jaylen, she concocts a plan that's horrifically beautiful. Angelina wants to keep the dirty secret between her and Jaylen, but a persistent FBI agent and a suspicious psychic challenge her resolve to the breaking point. Lies and deceit are the new tools in her arsenal. Will she pull off the craftiest plan to live another day, or will she be defeated?

Kit Millinger is not one who believes in the supernatural, let alone trying to contact the dead. When she's plagued by a recurring dream about a deceased lover, her best friend, Irene, helps Kit reach out to him. The one-word message she receives opens old wounds that have remained buried for years. Steven is a new merchant in town. Suave, smart, and strong, he rocks Kit's world. He also jolts the the cozy relationship she's just forged with Dwight, a male co-worker. When Kit finds herself tasked with saving the mansion of her childhood from a money-grubbing contractor, she's left fighting off gruesome events. She turns to Steven for support. Little does she know the real reason they've met.

(This book is also available in Kindle Format)Words spoken carelessly have power and consequences. Kit Millinger learns this awful truth too late after a nasty break-up that occurred years earlier. It still haunts her, though she's tried to forget it all. Someone else has not forgotten. They now demand closure. Just as she's settled into a new life, including a new love from her workplace, strange and gruesome occurrences begin. Kit is tasked with fighting them off one at a time. When she finds herself embroiled in a love triangle, her final choice haunts her forever.

Want to step into a world where the forbidden is applauded? Those who buck societal rules land in The House, an insane asylum where inmates live in daily fear. When Rose is sent to The House by her well-meaning parents for treatment of what they think is inappropriate behavior, she thinks her life is over. Once admitted, she learns an astounding truth. There is a special side of The House where residents unleash the same behaviors her parents want stopped and more. Decadent and loose in every way, Rose now finds herself in an intoxicating world where anything goes, and nothing is forbidden. With strict guidance from her provocative, alluring attendant, Thomas, Rose is taken on a wild ride of titillating self-discovery, learning what it means to abandon fear and surrender everything and stand firm and take full control. When she finds herself in the arms of John, a formidable lover, the match is a game-changer. The gauntlet is thrown, and power unleashes power. Rose learns what she's truly made of In a time when modesty and prudence were revered, her training shatters traditions, leaving her with forbidden knowledge few women possess. Do not miss this if you want to push your boundaries, hard.