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Jacob (Black Inc. Book 1)
You met the powerful and mysterious Jacob Black, of Black, Inc., in the celebrated Women of Midnight series. Now it’s time for Jacob to step to the fore, in the first installment of a scorching, heart-pounding all-new series from Lisa Marie Rice—Black, Inc.
Alexandra Hethering lost her best friend, the boy she loved, at the lowest point in her life. Since then she’s forged a new life for herself as a top-tier scientist at the CDC. Yet her lost love haunts her dreams.
Now, eighteen years later, she’s facing down a world-wide threat that could kill billions. She needs help -- expert, fearless, powerful help.
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The Dark Queen (The Daughters of the Earth Book 1)
The Legend... Long ago there lived a group of women known as the Daughters of the Earth, revered for their wisdom and knowledge, skilled in healing and white magic. But as time passed, they came to be known by a far more sinister term . . . witches.
Ariane Cheney, the Lady of Faire Isle is famed for her mystical skills and keeping her island secure from danger. A difficult task during a time of strife when Catherine de Medici is known and feared by other Daughters of the Earth as the Dark Queen. One night a wounded stranger arrives on Faire Isle and whispers to Ariane a secret that the Dark Queen would kill to possess.
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★From betrayal and deceit, a legend is put to rest ★
The Lord of the Crypts Rook the Ruthless is one of the bastard triplets of King Edward III, out for vengeance against the father who ordered the death of the three brothers at birth. This is one wound that time hasn't healed. Rook lives in secret in the catacombs of Lanercost Priory. As a child he hid away as Edward pillaged and burned Scotland during Burnt Candlemas.
Rook and his brothers have been raiding the king, working together and are known as the Demon Thief. Rook's heart is black and he will never change his ways, letting his hatred of his father rule his life.