Elena Harris knows what she should have - a doctor as a husband and a large home in the suburbs, but what Elena desires is passion.Enter Joshua Ravensong, the quintessential "bad boy." A rock star struggling with a drug addiction, Ravensong falls for Elena, allowing her a chance to live out her fantasy, but one night of passion quickly turns into a relationship that might consume both of them.
For years Peyton has struggled to put her father's murder behind her, but her latest case brings it all back.When two hookers are found with the mutilated body of a notorious gangbanger, Peyton and her partner, Marco, are pulled into a world of violence, sex, and drugs that might engulf all of San Francisco in a turf war.And as Peyton comes to realize, sometimes the monsters we most fear are real.
Peyton knows the first suspect is always the husband, but Jake Ryder isn't acting like a typical suspect. Jake truly loved his wife. So what went wrong?Stepping into the circle of the social elite, Peyton finds that things work differently when you're at the top. And Jake Ryder seems to be caught in the epicenter.Ultimately, Peyton finds that you never know what darkness lurks in the human mind and that some will murder to keep that darkness hidden.
When rock star Joshua Ravensong is accused of murder, Peyton must pit her professional reputation against a growing attraction for the legend.Although the evidence is solid against him, Peyton can't deny this is one bad boy she wants to save.
When a serial killer strikes in the City, Peyton confronts an adversary who is always one step ahead of her. And as the body count rises, Peyton faces a future where her one constant, her partner, may be taken away from her.For eight years, Peyton and Marco have been an unstoppable team; however, one ill-fated trip to Alcatraz may change that relationship forever.
When Peyton and Marco are pulled off the most significant case of their careers, they struggle to find their equilibrium. Marco's growing distance brings out Peyton's worst insecurities, and while everyone around her seems to be moving forward in their lives, she feels stuck.Assigned to investigate the murder of a reality star's boyfriend, Peyton questions whether her absolute dedication to her job is worth it. Then again, when she looks into the future, she doesn't see much more - except long nights filled with loneliness.
Life has become increasingly complicated for San Francisco Inspector Peyton Brooks. With a past murder suspect living in the spare bedroom, an abusive receptionist bunking on the couch, an ex-boyfriend about to marry another woman, and her own mother in a relationship with a bigot, Peyton doesn't think her life can get much more difficult.Until her partner of eight years is suspected of murder.With a serial killer still on the loose in the City, Peyton must find a way to keep Marco from winding up in prison himself.
For months, Peyton and her partner, Marco, have been searching for the serial killer known only as the Janitor, but every investigation ends in defeat. He moves like the wind, striking and disappearing without a trace, leaving no evidence behind.Peyton, herself, fell victim to his attack. Now she struggles to focus on her job when her every moment is filled with nightmares of him. Forced to deny her trauma in order to stop him, Peyton fears this case is destined to end in a hail of bullets and blood. She's just not sure whose.
Peyton and Marco's relationship has undergone enormous change. With new jobs demanding their attention, they struggle to find an equilibrium between their professional and personal lives. Added to that difficulty is Marco's inability to accept his own physical limitations and his fear that Peyton stays with him only through guilt.Peyton sees his growing distance and worries about it, but she's afraid to confront him and add to his stress. Faced with her own challenges, Peyton tries to balance both halves of her life, but when a zombie killer strikes in the Delta, Peyton will have to focus her attention on catching a murderer as elusive as smoke, leaving Marco to fend for himself.
Peyton thought working for the FBI would bring new adventure and intrigue into her life. Certainly being assigned to the Ghost Squad promised such things, but reality is often different than the dream.Everything is wrong. Her new boss, Radar, thinks she's angling for his job, her personal life is in shambles, and her once over-crowded house has become an empty shell where she and her dog, Pickles, wander about, longing for what was lost.With Marco in a battle for his life, Peyton feels sidelined, until a mermaid is found floating off Natural Bridges State Beach. Beyond the media frenzy looms the very real possibility that Peyton and her team may be sucked into a standoff between the federal government and an elusive cult known only as Horizon. And Radar fears, there will be blood.
After solving two cases in her first months with the FBI, Peyton feels things are beginning to come together in her career. Her personal life is another matter. Although Marco has shown signs he wants to work on their relationship, building trust will take time.However, that progress is put on hold when an American college student is killed in London. Peyton and the Ghost Squad must venture across the pond to solve the murder and catch a killer that grows bolder with each attack, leaving only a single clue behind......the howl of a werewolf.
In one terrible instant, Kai is thrown from his comfortable life and plunged into a conflict that began before he was born. Worse yet, he learns that the one man who can help him is his enemy.Kiameron is the crown prince of DiNolfol. He is torn between two destinies - taking the crown upon his father's death or answering the call of his non-Human-like traits, traits associated with the mysterious Stravad.The decision is made with the destruction of everything he holds dear. Armed with his strange powers and a mysterious talisman he doesn't know how to use, Kai decides to attack Gava, the despot who destroyed his life.Crippled by self-doubt and fear, he falters in his quest, until he meets a man who forces him to take action. However, his new ally is hiding secrets, secrets that will rob Kai of everything he held sacred.
Tav and Tash might have been born twins, but they both want something different from life. Tav would love to study with the great scholars in Voltarian, while Tash wants to follow in his father's footsteps, becoming a hero. Neither is prepared for what fate has in store for them.With Loden once more facing war, an upstart king decides he has the answer. Unite the seven protectorates under one flag. Can he accomplish his dream? Can the sons of Kiameron keep him alive long enough to find out?Continue the adventure with the second installment in the World of Samar series.
The Seven Protectorates have enjoyed years of peace under Tav's leadership, but a growing worry has surfaced. What about the land beyond Loden's border? Where once there had been overtures of trade, now there is nothing. Tav decides to send a diplomatic expedition to re-establish contact, but who should go?Adventure runs in the blood of Tash's children, especially in his head-strong daughter, Shara. Shara wants nothing more than to be part of the expedition to Nevaisser, but her father will never agree. He fears for her safety, but a rash decision on his part takes the choice out of his hands and sets up a chain of events that will have far reaching consequences.Nevaisser is a land teeming with conflict and at the heart of it is a mysterious stranger, hiding secrets that will test the alliance of the Seven Protectorates. A journey begun to protect Loden may result in tearing it apart.Continue the adventure with the third installment in the World of Samar series.
Ten years ago, Jarrett Murata walked away from Tyla and their marriage, leaving her with no explanation. Now he's back. Tyla can't forgive him for leaving, but most of all she can't forgive him for giving up everything he believed in to become part of the Nazarien order.As a plague tears through both Loden and Nevaisser, Tyla faces the reality that she must venture into the unknown in search of a cure. Jarrett has been summoned to Temeron as her escort, but their past makes such an alliance difficult. Of course, Tyla's secret doesn't help.A pact made with the Nazar haunts Jarrett, but nothing can keep him from Tyla when he hears of her need. However, fanatics in the Nazarien order have long memories and will do anything to uphold Tomlin Trauner's dying wish - Jarrett must never return to Temeron. If he should, Tyla's life is forfeit.Continue the adventure with the seventh installment in the World of Samar series.
