The flare of a cigarette and the handsome Irishman in the shadows–I wanted it all, but I wasn’t allowed to want.

Ronan was danger and beauty, murder and mercy. To me, he was a mystery, but he was also the only man who ever knew me.

In that single stolen moment before I had to give my life to someone else, I imagined myself with him, the man with scars and bruises. The one who knew what hurting meant far more than I did at that time.

Instead I was given to another man, one who broke my soul right along with my bones.

Through it all, there was always that memory of the man in the shadows, the one who said–not in words–that I was strong, that I could endure, that I was more than just a princess in a ballgown.

Now Ronan is the only man who could keep me safe from two warring families that wanted my blood. The spark that started two years ago burned brighter with each touch, each glance, each kiss. He woke me from the nightmare, giving me life with soft touches and sharp words.

Two years ago, Ronan gave me strength, but he took something in return. I never gave him my heart, but hearts like mine are made to be stolen.

“M O’Keefe writes heart-gripping, breathstopping romance that leaves me thinking about the characters for years to come. An auto buy author!” — NYT Bestselling Author Skye Warren

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The night that changed her life.

Odele thinks she’s dead as something bad has happened.

The night that changed his life.

Davey feels alive as something good has happened.

Four years later and that single moment has left its mark on both of them.

She has to come to terms with the physical and emotional torture she was put through.
He has to come to terms with the mental barrier stopping him from being a success again.

Both their lives intertwine in an unexpected turn of events; where they realise each of them is broken, in one way or another.

Could love be the key to making them turn around their lives?

Or is the damage far too deep, nothing can ever be resolved?

A heart breaking, heart warming story about moving on and breaking with the past in hope of finding happiness.

At fifteen, Jes keeps her past a secret from everyone she meets. Should she feel bad about the lies? It’s not like Jes remembers the night she was found barefoot in the snow. Two people took her in and cared enough to keep her out of a foster home. If only they could keep her from feeling alone.

After starting over in a new town, she turns to the only person who understands her. His power should scare Jes, but she’s determined to learn why he seems so familiar.

As Jes will learn, truth comes at a cost. How far will she go to learn what happened to her parents?

Leftover Girl starts an exciting new series that will take one girl from high school to the stars. These books blend high school drama with sci-fi for a mainstream story. Simply written, they’re heavy on dialogue with twists you won’t see coming, family secrets, and special powers.

Her body floats. A bloated thing half atop the river. Naked. Pale. Mouth and eyes open wide.

When two fishermen discover a corpse floating in the Clackamas river, profiler Violet Darger heads to rural Oregon to hunt another serial killer. What she discovers in the woods might change the course of her life.

What secrets does the water conceal?

The girl in the water marks the third such case in the area — all drowned with superficial stab wounds and discovered in a body of water — and Darger feels certain she won’t be the last.

The corpses are badly decomposed. The flesh purpled and softened from their time in the water. The forensic evidence distorted by decay and the elements.

But the victims share one more thing in common — all were discovered roughly five days post mortem. A coincidence? Something with meaning to be discerned?

Darger suspects the timeline to be significant, but without evidence, she can only guess as to why. That sets up what might be the key to the case:

What is the killer doing to the victims for the four days between their deaths and dumping their bodies?

It’s Darger’s first case without Loshak, and it will test her like none before.

This pulse-pounding thriller will have you holding your breath until the final page. Fans of John Sandford, Karin Slaughter, Gillian Flynn, and Lisa Gardner should check out the Violet Darger series.