I'm a motherless son to a father who hates me.
Fury has lived and breathed in my black heart for so long, it's a part of my soul now. The only thing that's ever mattered to me is protecting my twin sister, Sabella, from my father's temper. So when the chance to join a secret society presents itself, there's no question I'll do whatever it takes to become a member and earn my place in the ranks of only the most Elite.
With a taste for the deviant, I'm drawn to the darkest of desires, and no one ever leaves my bed unscathed. My task: seduce Patience Noelle, St. Augustine's sweetheart and the mayor's beloved daughter-then break her heart.
Sinning is what I live for, and deviance is my passion. Failing has never been an option. But what happens when my sin becomes my curse-when destroying the only woman I've ever wanted is my key to protecting my sister?
Accept your sin wisely, for the tasks given to earn your place are not for the weak . . . they're for The Elite.
This isn't just my chance, it's my legacy and reckoning. I am Samuel Gunner. I am Wrath.
Contains mature themes.
After relocating from a small town in Tennessee, Mila has been living in New York City for a year and a half, more than happy to be lost in the crowd. Living vicariously through her best friend and roommate, Nikki, Mila spends her days waitressing and her evenings at home. Then, one night, after getting exclusive tickets to a nightclub downtown, Nikki is able to convince Mila to let loose for once. Having lived a privileged life, William is used to getting what he wants and who he wants. But now, in his thirties, he's seeking more from his life than mindless sex, or worse, mindless women. Spotting Mila from across the club, he senses right away that she's different from what he's used to. One night together will change everything for both of them. Pasts and futures will collide, secrets will be revealed, and the results will transform both their lives forever.
Leisel and Evelyn lost everything. Husbands. Families. Friends. Lives that made sense. All they had left was each other, and a friendship that could withstand anything...even an apocalypse. Until one fateful night, the marginal safety they'd come to rely on comes to a vicious and brutal end, only to find themselves face-to-face with a much altered, much crueler life.
Traveling across a broken and infection-ridden country, they find everything comes at a price-especially safety, the cost of which could very well strip them of the one thing they've tried so hard to cling to: their humanity. Yet along with all the trials they're forced to endure, there's also hope in the form of love. But in such a savage world, is there room for love?
In a place of nightmares-made-reality, where the living should be feared far more than the dead, an unbreakable friendship and a love amongst all odds can mean the difference between life and death.
