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Jake Kincaid is a beautiful beast in disguise. Older. Cunning. Ruthless. My family could only dream of having the power and success of the Kincaid's. Why my father tried to challenge them, I don't know, and I don't care. The only thing I want from this life is to get out. But my plans are ruined when my father can't make good on his debts, and the Kincaids send their most devilish weapon…. Jake.

After her daughter is kidnapped, Emmeline Highclere—a thirty-four-year-old mother living in isolation with memories and grief her only companion—must do everything in her limited power and divine abilities to get the girl back. Emmeline believes her daughter, Elora, is the Beloved—the conduit with goddess-granted divine abilities prophesied to bring peace to the Three Kingdoms. Because the last person thought to be the Beloved was brutally murdered by the enemy kingdom of Folterra, Emmeline has dedicated the last sixteen years to hiding her daughter and keeping her safe.

I’m an unremarkable Pyromancer student; there’s no chance I’m skilled enough at runetracing to graduate—let alone take part in the war against the Silithik. Yet after a surprise attack on the Fifth Academy, I’m the only Pyromancer left alive. Now I’m thrust directly into a Dragon Quintelaide, an elite fighting unit comprising one member of each battle profession.

A realm long believed to be nothing more than legend now holds me captive, its cruel king whispering secrets of my lineage, of power buried deep in my bones—power he intends to steal for himself. King Helroth claims to know who I truly am…what I truly am. The longer I remain in his grasp, the more my memories fracture. The more the shadows whisper. And the more I wonder, what if he's right?

Sie will ihm geben, was er verdient: Rache. Er gibt ihr, was sie am wenigsten erwartet: Liebe. Für Darcy Pembroke gibt es keinen Zweifel, ihr Bruder ist unschuldig. Doch das Gericht hat anders entschieden. Und schuld daran ist nur einer – Rafe Kennedy. Der ehemals beste Freund ihres Bruders. Der Sohn des Richters. Der Verräter. Darcy schwört, ihn zu täuschen und ihn fühlen zu lassen, was ihr Bruder fühlt. Ihr Plan ist perfekt, bis Rafe hinter ihre Fassade blickt. Bis seine Berührungen mehr bedeuten. Je tiefer sie in ihr Spiel eintaucht, desto mehr arbeitet ihr Herz gegen sie.

Mein Mafiaboss-Vater stellte mich vor zwei Möglichkeiten: Entweder ich heirate Mikhail Koslov, oder ich verliere meinen Treuhandfonds und werde zu meiner Großmutter abgeschoben. Natürlich ist pleite sein keine Option, also stimme ich zu, Mikhail zu heiraten. Aber ich beschließe, vorher noch ein bisschen Spaß mit ihm zu haben.

Naturally, being broke isn't an option, so I agree to marry Mikhail. But I decide to have a little fun with him first. Watching Mikhail venture way out of his comfort zone to complete my ‘bucket list’ is hilarious, but things turn deadly when two men try to kidnap me. Mikhail kills the men, then he takes me to his house and locks me up. He’s determined to keep me safe, but I don't need his protection. I can look after myself. Until I can’t anymore.

You think it can't get worse? It can. Because as I sit here with my growing belly, tied to a chair, waiting for the bullet to end my life, I only have one chance to survive. Anton Ulianov. The man who became my boss and made me pregnant. The man who thinks I've abandoned him. The man who hates me. Of all the people in this messed up world, he's the only one I can trust.

His new life in Chicago consists of performing autopsies and eating chips while watching old detective series. Until…He's suddenly standing in front of me. Leather jacket, washed-out jeans, jet black hair. His deep, green eyes are so intense on me I can barely breathe. It's in his crooked smile, bold flirting, and confident—borderline conceited—behavior that I get lost.