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Lanark, a modern vision of hell set in the disintegrating cities of Unthank and Glasgow, tells the interwoven stories of Lanark and Duncan Thaw. A work of extraordinary imagination, its playful narrative conveys a profound message, both personal and political, about humankind's inability to love, and yet our compulsion to go on trying.

Lawson wants what is lawfully his, but Banks is prepared to fight for his bride. Banks and Tia haven't consummated their marriage. He's done waiting. But he isn't like her other husbands. And while they both have a love for learning, Tia is about to get an entirely new sort of education. Banks is ready to teach his wife a few things about his dark desires. The world outside their bedroom though, is darker still. She has to get pregnant to stay in Alaska, but carrying a child is a death sentence. Finding a cure is all that matters. It's time to crack the code.

Tia thinks running from her husbands will keep them safe - but she never expected to have a gun in her hand or to pull the trigger. A single bullet changes everything. The life she escaped is catching up to her, but she’s not the only one at risk. Giles sacrificed everything by coming to her rescue...now, he’s paying the ultimate price.

The world, at large, is in crisis but so is the marriage between Tia and her husbands. She thought she could trust them all but when one man betrays her, the cracks in the relationship are revealed. In a desperate, emotional finale to the Six Men of Alaska saga, Tia is faced with her worst enemy one last time. A gun is placed in someone’s hands, and the trigger is pulled. No one is safe, and time is running out. When you play the lottery, you enter a deadly game. At least, you do when Christina Thorne is your wife. Love is a gamble, but this is one legacy worth betting on.

Stress weaves its way into Tia’s heart, and a break from the harsh reality is just what the doctor ordered. But a trip to Emerson’s family home reveals yet another hidden secret, and Tia is confronted with a shocking reality. The man she thought she knew so well has been keeping the truth of who he is from everyone.

In a world where women are seen as a commodity to barter, Alaska promised a sanctuary. But to stay, I have to enter the wife lottery. Six men, one wife. And I have no say in who those men will be. It's more than a game of chance - it's my life falling into the hands of strangers. But the men who win my hand are ruggedly handsome and promise to protect me until death do us part.