Lord of Pirates

I'm an outcast and a loner, named for death itself. Fate wasn't supposed to have plans for me. But then she came back—the girl I once kissed in a thorn-covered chapel in the woods. She came back, and I could no more resist her than I could pry out my own heart. And by some trick of fate, she wants me as much as I want her. The only problem? She also wants the man who owns Thornchapel, Auden Guest. And so do I. Eight years ago, I did something to Auden, something terrible. He hurt me back the only way he knew how, and so here we are: our hatred seasoned with pain and my loneliness seasoned with longing. The only thing we can agree on is Proserpina Markham, and she wants us to find a way to be together—all three of us. If Auden wants to earn her as his submissive, then he has to earn me as well. But with the discovery of bones behind the altar and the carnal revel of Beltane fast approaching, it's becoming clear that Thornchapel's...

Hard times are nothing new for private investigator Aaron Gunner. Working on the mean streets of South Central Los Angeles, he's seen more than his fair share of trouble. But when his cousin and confidante Del Curry commits suicide after allegedly killing his wife and critically injuring their daughter Zina, Gunner knows he's about to face the hardest times of all. He doesn't buy the LAPD's version of the shooting and isn't going to wait for Zina to regain consciousness to disprove it. Whatever drove Del to take his own life—-and possibly assault his wife and daughter—-Gunner's going to find it, even if it means learning things about his late cousin he'll wish he never knew. But first, he has a paying case to work, proving the innocence of an Afghan War veteran accused of murder. Plagued by seering migraines and occasional fits of rage, Harper Stowe III is counting on Gunner to fill the holes in his ruined memory that make him the perfect suspect in the killing of...

The Story Demons are escaping through the Flame. Serentis, as the new Keeper of the Flames and Veils, has to learn how to get the Flame back up before too many demons escape their world. Keogh then informs Serentis that all the vampire guards will need training, as he has neglected their training for some time. Alex, Serentis’s mate suggests they offer the trainer role to her sister Janey. Janey accepts and begins preparing a training course for the vampires. Some of the subjects she has to research boggle her mind. Subjects like: War Strategy, The History of Magic, Weapons and their Use, Witchcraft Spells and Sigils, Nanobots and Medicine, and Robotics and Drones. The question is though whether she’ll even survive creating the training course… as her blood is a major attraction to the vampires.