"There's something terribly wrong with the Castleway Circus.
When mortals happen inside its big billowy tents, they don't always come out again, and the clown specters who haunt it won't leave me alone. My partner, Quiet, insists we go and investigate. I'd rather have my hands nailed to a moving train—better chance of surviving that as a vampire than whatever haunts the circus.
She believes the specters who persist in making our lives more difficult mean no harm. They just want our help, she says. I'm not convinced. I want to be of assistance when there's a case that needs solving, but I have my limits.
I won't give up Quiet.
Deep in my bones I know that's what's at stake. If we go there, if we surrender to those tents and the mysteries contained inside, I'll lose the only person I've ever loved. But Quiet is certain that if we avoid facing the consequences growing within, I might be forced to give her up anyway . . .
Contains mature themes."
"Trapped in a haunted castle with my immortal enemy . . .
The Duke of the Damned is dead. When my coven is blamed for his murder, I'm desperate to clear their name before my sisters are arrested and I lose the only family I've ever known. But I only have one week to find the culprit, and the new heir to the duchy is none other than Detective Liam Rorick, my enigmatic ex-partner and archenemy.
It doesn't matter if Rorick is a competent investigator. He's the most cantankerous vampire I've ever had the displeasure of knowing. There's a reason I swore I'd never work with him again.
And yet that's exactly what I have to do.
Now we're trapped together in the malevolent castle he's just inherited, trading insults and fighting magical monsters to survive. I want nothing more than to go back to pretending he doesn't exist . . . but Rorick protects me like I'm precious and keeps looking at me like he regrets our past.
With each close call and each revealed clue, it becomes harder to fight our undeniable connection. But even the castle's hungriest creatures aren't as frightening as opening my heart to the one man capable of devouring it whole.
Contains mature themes."
"For a desperate duchess, an Unseelie duke could be the perfect fake fiancé.
A fae woman named Tomorrow is set to inherit a wealthy duchy. The one stipulation: she must marry a man of gentle breeding. But to make it to the altar, she'll have to survive her family first. The next in line will stop at nothing to keep her from collecting.
When she's introduced to the Unseelie Duke of the Dead, she's certain he's the partner she's looking for. He's dragon-strong and just as big and frightening as he is handsome. Most importantly, he appears to be as down on his luck as she is.
The Duke of the Dead . . .
Darko lost everything to war and a tyrannical father. When Tomorrow approaches him with a promised fortune and an offer to act as her pretend lover, he's intrigued.
As they work together to thwart her enemies, a mate bond begins to bud between them, but Tomorrow has secrets she's not yet ready to share. She warns Darko against forming an attachment, but what happens when the duke is done playing pretend?
Contains mature themes."
"The Warrior Witch . . .
Hrafn is one of the Winged Ones—a warrior witch of old—and the last of her clan. Duty-bound to watch over the sacred resting place of her kin, her honor is challenged when a fae lord's magical shadows chase her from her home.
The Mad Marquess . . .
Descended from the old god of legend, Malcolm Rauor possesses the ability to steal one's sanity. The marquess views his power and the eerie shadows that serve him as an affliction, one dooming him to a lonely immortal existence. Everything changes after a disastrous chance encounter with a witch on the outskirts of his estate. The woman is the mate he'd long ago lost all hope of ever finding.
Malcolm's love language is death threats and violence. When Hrafn appears to be fluent in both, he kidnaps his mate. Accidentally.
Now what's he to do?
Contains mature themes."
"The Bargainer . . . Just like the fae of legend, Jonas Moen makes advantageous deals no desperate soul can turn away. A talented trickster, he's amassed such great wealth he's rumored to have more gold than the king himself. But there's one thing he's yet to acquire: a fae lord's title. Born a commoner, he continues to be denied entry to the best the Lunar Court has to offer. If he can secure the hand of a titled woman, he'll finally have it all. But first, he'll need to find a lady desperate enough to ignore his humble parentage and his wicked character.
The Wanton Witch . . . Years ago, Lady Frances Aaberg sacrificed her reputation for a man she thought she loved, only to lose it all, including a piece of her soul. Now a desperate witch, she'll do what's needed to save her family from financial ruin, even if that means entertaining the offer of a marriage of convenience from the wicked Bargainer himself. Jonas Moen is distractingly handsome and his penchant for dry sarcasm is amusing, but Frances makes it clear that anything more than a business arrangement is not an option. She entertains his offer of matrimony but resists when a mate bond begins to blossom between them. The last time a man promised her the world, she lost everything. Only a fool would trust the wicked Bargainer with their heart.
Contains mature themes."
"The fae Duke of Night doesn't believe in love—but he'll claim his mate nonetheless.
Mating is a matter of politics for Night, not the heart. To prevent a forced union that will plunge the Lunar Court into war, he must find and bond his true mate.
When he lays eyes on Rain, he knows the shy forest witch is the bond mate he's been searching for. Unprepared for the intensity of his attraction, Night makes an offer that would keep his priorities straight and his court safe: a marriage of convenience. Any eligible woman—mortal and immortal alike—would leap at the chance to become the powerful duke's bride. But Rain isn't interested.
She's lived outside of society too long to ever fit into Night's world of shapeshifting tricksters and back-stabbing politicians. And Rain demands more than the trappings of marriage. She wants a match with heart.
Night doesn't have the luxury of time to change his mate's mind. War looms closer and the Lunar Court is caught in the middle. Out of options, the fae duke sees only one choice.
Kidnap his bride.
Contains mature themes."
"Rain clings to life by her fingertips.
She's lost too much blood. The assassin circles her, waiting for her to succumb, but Rain made a vow to her mate, the Duke of Night. She promised him the head of his enemies, and she longs to seat him on the empty throne. Night only offered her a marriage of convenience. Now she's determined to win his heart and keep hers beating. Succumbing just isn't in the cards.
The looming war between Seelie and Unseelie threatens to overwhelm all that she holds dear, but Rain has a will unmatched by death. When knocked down, she always gets back up again. She'll search through the mysteries of her past to recruit every available ally. She'll face each adversary who threatens her new unconventional family with her dagger in hand and her demon familiar at her side.
The duke doesn't believe in love, but Rain just might trust in it enough for the both of them . . .
Contains mature themes."
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