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Alone in Canada after her parents retire to Scotland, Sophie Grant is content to finish her degree without partaking in the rowdy university lifestyle. So it seems like Fate when at the single party her roommate Tessa forces her to attend, she meets the charming and chivalrous Brandon Chase. In a whirlwind, Sophie finds herself smitten and living with the man of her dreams. Everything is perfect. Until Tessa is found dead. Soon after, Sophie realizes her own studies have taken a backseat to Brandon's strange lifestyle. She decides to escape from the web she'd not even noticed was entangling her. However, it isn't until one horrific morning that she realizes how far he'd go to make her stay.

It's 1913. The move to Cumberland is he brother Billy's idea, and it's a good one. Th little mining community on Vancouver Island is quiet, and it's a change - exactly what nineteen-year-old Heather Foster needs after her mother's death. It isn't long however, before Billy's gambling pushes them both into poverty. Soon after, a freak accident threatens to take his life.Desperate and alone, Heather journeys to Union Bay. There, she finds a job at a local store. More importantly, she finds Henry. Over the passing months, Heather falls for the handsome stranger.After a string of burglaries on the coast Henry provides a sense of security. For the first time since her brother's accident Heather feels hope for the future - a hope that's shattered when she is working late one evening, and out of the shadow appears an evil truth. In a desperate attempt to save her own life, Heather must outwit the man who is intent on killing her.

Lance is a foolHe should've stayed home. He should've prioritized family, instead of running off to Europe to be a studio musician.But it's too late. His sister is deadAfter the funeral, he learns what pushed Hannah down the spiral of drug abuse. A year ago, she'd been gang-raped by a local band. At that moment, Lance's priorities shift. He can't save Hannah. But avenge her death...that's something he can do. All goes according to plan when he's hired, under an alias, as a guitarist for the band. But his focus is shifted when, after a gig one night, he meets Tessa. Her striking beauty and wild character consume him, pushing aside his obsession with vengeance. For a moment, Lance feels a spark of peace...until one night, he realizes just how foolish he's been to let his guard downEditorial ReviewOne Take Jake is a heroic tale that ends in tragedy. The ancient stoics believed in Amor Fati, a Latin phrase that means, love one's fate. Good or bad we must embrace it and suffer the consequences of our actions. Read this fascinating story and reserve judgment for yourself. Only you can make that decision. Joe Lynn Turner

Five years after her beloved mother's death, Mila is forced home to Vancouver Island to care for her alcoholic, terminally ill father. But it's not all bad. While moonlighting as a cabdriver to pay the bills, she meets Ava, a beauty with a golden voice who immediately captures Mila's heart. And yet, Ava's world isn't exactly the peaceful escape Mila yearns for. Ava is forced to board her arsonist sister, Jessica, and turns a blind eye to reports of local fires. With difficulty, Mila helps Ava break away from Jessica's toxic dependence. However, the couple's peace is short-lived when a strange man begins stalking Ava. Despite Mila's efforts to protect her, the hunter closes in. It takes a shotgun blast to reveal the truth -- a truth that leaves Mila in a fight against the deadly ties that bind her.

New York musician Jude Rossi's world is shattered when his 14-year-old daughter, Little Blue-a rising star in the music scene-dies unexpectedly at her record deal party. Though the coroner's report lists "overdose," Jude knows that his daughter's disdain for drugs means there's something far more sinister at play. With no means to investigate, he spirals into a dark abyss of grief, turning his back on his once-thriving music career.Two years later, Jude works as a low-paid janitor in a boxing gym. One fateful night he encounters Mad Madge, a homeless woman claiming she can reconnect him with his daughter. Desperate and intoxicated, he consumes a strange serum and is thrust into a nightmarish realm. There, Little Blue's spirit reveals that a snake-tattooed man is responsible for her death, igniting a fierce hunger for vengeance when Jude awakens in a hospital bed.As Jude spirals deeper into his obsession, he meets Lauren Banks, an addiction psychology student who distracts him from his deadly vendetta. With her help, he begins to reclaim the life he lost, even landing a job at her father's entertainment law firm. But the haunting messages from spirits pull him back into the darkness, unraveling a web of truths about music industry execs and his daughter's tragic end. Nothing will stop Jude from seeking revenge for his little girl. However, he is unprepared for the lengths some will go to protect their secrets and power. EDITORIAL REVIEW by Victoria Chatham for Little Blue Jude Rossi's career as a guitarist in a rock band ends the night his fourteen-year-old daughter dies from a drug overdose. Haunted by her death, Jude barely holds his life together. He sells all but one of his guitars and leaves the music scene behind him. Lost in grief, Jude has little direction or ambition until he meets an unsavoury woman named Madge, who says she knows someone who can help him and introduces him to Warlock. From there, Jude drifts between fantasy and reality. After being taken to hospital suffering from a suspected drug overdose, even though he tells the doctor that he does not indulge in drugs, he meets psychology intern Lauren. Between Lauren, Madge, and Little Blue, Jude concludes that she was murdered and vows to uncover the truth.Author Jay Lang has extensive knowledge of the music industry, its highs and lows, and, above all, its extremes. She skillfully blends the themes of love, loss, and grief with paranormal and mystery elements to produce a sometimes dark tale that deals with some hard truths. This intriguing story ends on an uplifting note, with hope for a happier future for Jude.