Setting: Annapolis, Maryland – her apartment, the art museum, the ‘tomb’ – bomb shelter under 3 mansions, forgotten, abandoned asylum used for general’s experiments;Theme: power, patriotism to the extreme; abuse of power and other’s talent; insensitivity to humanity; learning of extent of ones po...
Ruby Salazaar was raised by her uncle Moncrief, when her parents died. Moncrief filled Ruby’s world with tales of dragons, magic and other creatures known as the Hidden. When Ruby receives an urgent call from Moncrief, she rushes to his side only to find him killed by some type of odd glowing orb...
Moonlight streamed in through the window near the bed, spilling over them like liquid silver. He took a moment to look at Petra, lying on her side with her hand tucked beneath her cheek. She looked ethereal, like an angel. He’d watched her sleep before, but it was different. She was different, be...
The neighborhood wasn’t bad, not compared to where she’d grown up. It was more of a forlornness that oozed from the small houses with peeling paint and mold, the people sitting in plastic chairs on their front lawns. Eric was checking it out, though she couldn’t tell what he thought of the area. ...
Heat rose from the sand, and the sun seared her from above. She felt the weight of a hand resting on her stomach and looked over to see Kasabian lying on a towel next to her. He smiled, and her heart flipped over. When she thought he would say something endearing, he said,...
She loved the rural countryside, which was flanked by mountains on either side. Nicholas sat in studied silence as he looked for landmarks. “I remember that farm with all the painted horses.” He turned onto a dirt road and left a trail of dust behind them as they drove for about a mile. He pulled...
As much as he hated to admit it, Violet had been a threat. He’d seen the murderous rage in her eyes. His salvation was small comfort. The woman had bested him. Two women, including one of his own Arguses. First Kade had joined forces with Violet, and now Mia had. But what ...
Lachlan pushed away from the counter. “Magnus told me about Pope doing that, but seeing it”—he shook his head as he headed to the door—“bloody wild.” He waved for her to join them after he opened the door for them. They exchanged greetings, obviously having met but not knowing each other well. Sh...
“I’m afraid not, sir. I can’t get hold of Graves. Have you heard from him recently?” “Not since I spoke to him this morning, when you informed me about the girl. Which, frankly, I thought was odd.” “Yeah, me, too. I mean, I thought Graves’s behavior...
There was no other explanation. She'd had sex with a hunky stranger who laced her drink with LSD, and she was now lying inert on her bed while he did God-knew-what to her body. And that was far better than this version of reality. She could believe that if she couldn't feel the bite of the cuff a...