An attempt by the sharp, feral, and uncommonly intelligent Lucas Graffe to murder his sensual and charismatic half-brother Clement is interrupted by a stranger—whom Lucas strikes and leaves for dead. When the stranger mysteriously reappears, with specific demands for reparation, the Graffes’ circle of idiosyncratic family and friends is disrupted—for the demands are bizarre, intrusive, and ultimately fatal.

    

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    Somewhere down the line, he’d become a beautiful liar. Detroit socialites Mercy and Mack lived what many would call a beautiful life. They were connected to all of the right people and carried a certain air to them thanks to their last name. All that was asked of them was to stay away from a particular family. Mack was easy to comply, but Mercy found it hard to stay away from the man that she felt a deep attraction to. Quincy refused to let her go, and the more he pulled her into a world where only they existed, the more Mercy began to question everything she thought she knew about her family. For Mack life was simple. She cut hair and spent her downtime with her girlfriend Charity. KD the hottest DJ in Detroit showed Mack what it was like to be with a man and soon she found herself lost in him. Only KD isn’t as open with Mack about his life as she thought he was and soon his secrets become too big for her to ignore. For Ivy and Quinn, they have one thing in common and its Hayward. They both are in love with him and while Quinn is his woman Ivy undoubtedly has a huge place in his life as well. Soon they get entangled in his web of deceit, and it makes them both question if it’s worth it to love a man that clearly only loves himself or if it’s time to move on? This is a re-release, same story, same title, new cover. This is a full novel.

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    His wife, Justine, is a fortune teller who can't remember the past. Her grandfather, Daniel, longs to find the brother who walked out of his life in 1912, with nothing more than a fiddle in his hand. All three are taking journeys that lead back to the family's deepest roots...to a place where rebellion and acceptance have the haunting power to merge into one....From the Paperback edition.

    

    

    This nail biting and mind- blowing novel will leave you wanting more. Tierra thought she had found the perfect man in her husband Dallas. Their marriage seemed to be one out of the fairy tales for the first few years, until Tierra has trouble conceiving. Dallas wants nothing more than to have a child to carry on his name, but with his wife unable to conceive, he seeks comfort in the arms of the one closest to her, her best friend Tangi. When Tierra starts to suspect something isn’t right in her marriage, who does she turn to? None other than Tangi. Tangi is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Having to play loyal friend to Tierra while sleeping with her husband is starting to weigh heavy on her mind. Peace is something she’s always loved but hasn’t had a bit of it since she started running around behind her best friend’s back. She has made the mistake of falling in love with Dallas, but what happens when he finally makes the decision to leave his wife for her best friend? Will the two of them get their happily ever after? Or will the monkey wrench Tierra throws in the mix be enough to save her marriage? Follow this duo of friends as they struggle to find their happiness with the same man. Who will win Dallas’ heart and will their friendship survive the betrayal?

    Making her way to Arcadia and using an alias, she is looking to start a new life. She goes to Inkology which is run by the Iron Warriors MC and asks for a job as a tattoo artist. Gunner, the Vice President of the Iron Warriors isn't too sure about her at first. All he knows is that she's beautiful and that someone hurt her. With a sudden urge to protect her, Gunner gives Caterina a job. He vows to find out whoever hurt Caterina and make them pay. Of course first he has to stop the feelings of desire that surge through him every time he sees her. But hey, if he could survive the Army, he could survive anything, right?

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