We had more in common than I could know. Both damaged by our childhoods, we put up shields to keep the world away. But I was defenseless against him.
What I didn’t know was that he was equally so against me.
Prologue
14 years earlier
Bane was already outside Lucas’s house when he’d run out of it and vomited in the bushes. He’d still been on his knees when he noticed Bane’s old jalopy of a car idling in the street like a fucking angel’s wing.
Lucas didn’t hesitate. He had the clothes on his back, the bag he’d grabbed on the way out and some money. He hadn’t taken all of it, instead shoved it into the littler kids’ pockets for them to have when they woke.
He’d made Bane stop several blocks away so he could call the police too, because someone needed to be there for those kids.
He’d left the front door open so no one would scare them and he’d detailed to the police what he’d seen in the house, emphasizing that there were little kids inside who were sleeping. Who’d be scared—“scarred for life”—if the police came blazing in.
As he got back into Bane’s car, he could only hope for the best. For both of them. Bane was holding his arm at an unnatural angle and they both ignored that and the slate of bruises turning colors on the side of his face.
Instead, Lucas stared at the blood on his own hands as they drove through the night.
Don’t Miss: MIRROR ME
Book 1 in the Mirror Series
Kayla Peters hasn’t been Claire Cooper for six years…but the past is about to catch up with her, and nothing will ever be the same.
Kayla's in witness protection, being hidden from her twin sister by the US Marshals Office. When Kayla moves in next to a former Special Forces operative, she discovers that he’s got a dark, dangerous past of his own…and that he might be the only person who can help her survive.
Teige doesn’t want to like Kayla. Since the death of his CO and Teige's retirement from Delta Force, he’s been taking on the most dangerous jobs, pressing the luck he feels has followed him his entire life. He’s convinced it'll run out, because he knows no one can be that lucky all the time. And when he discovers who Kayla really is, and what kind of trouble's following her, he realizes he’s up against the most dangerous—and personal—job of his career.
Also by Stephanie Tyler
Shelter Series
Shelter Me
Pieces of Me (coming Fall 2016)
Mirror Series
Mirror Me
Rule Of Thirds
Walk In My Shadow (coming September 2016)
Skulls Creek MC Series
Vipers Run
Vipers Rule
Section 8 Series
Surrender
Fragmented
Defiance Series
Defiance
Redemption
Salvation
The Defiance Series Collection (Defiance, Redemption & Salvation)
Temperance
Dire Wolves Series
Dire Warning (prequel novella)
Dire Needs
Dire Wants
Dire Desires
Shadow Force Series
Lie With Me
Promises In The Dark
In The Air Tonight
Night Moves
Lonely Is The Night
Hold Series
Hard To Hold
Too Hot To Hold
Hold On Tight
Holding On (novella)
Hot Nights, Dark Desires Anthology
Night Vision (novella)
Harlequin Blaze
Coming Undone
Beyond His Control
Writing as SE Jakes
Men of Honor Series
Bound By Honor
Bound By Law
Ties That Bind
Bound By Danger
Bound For Keeps
Bound To Break
Phoenix, Inc. Series
No Boundaries
Inked Series
Hold The Line
EE LTD. Universe
Free Falling
Hell or High Water Series
Catch A Ghost
Long Time Gone
Daylight Again
Not Fade Away
If I Ever (forthcoming)
Dirty Deeds Series
Dirty Deeds
Havoc MC Series
Running Wild
Bluewater Bay (multi-author series)
No Easy Way (novella) in the Lights, Camera, Action Anthology
ACRO Series
Riding The Storm
Unleashing The Storm
Seduced By The Storm
Taming The Fire
Tempting The Fire
Taken By Fire
Three The Hard Way (novella)
Hot Nights, Dark Desires Anthology
Shadow Play (novella)
About the Author
Stephanie Tyler is the New York Times bestselling author of romance novels spanning multiple genres, including Romantic Suspense, New Adult, Paranormal Romance and Contemporary Romance. She’s a hybrid author who writes for multiple publishers, including Random House, NAL/Penguin, Harlequin, Carina Press, Mammoth Books, Belle Books and Samhain Publishing, as well as Riptide (as SE Jakes) and indie publishing. Her books have been translated into half a dozen languages, nominated for an RT Readers’ Choice Award and garnered top picks from RT Books Magazine as well as starred reviews from Publishers Weekly. She’s a frequent workshop presenter and has contributed stories for anthologies for charities, including SEAL of My Dreams, which has raised over 150K for the Veterans Medical Association.
Visit Stephanie Tyler at www.stephanietyler.com.
SE Jakes is the pen name for New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Tyler, and half the co-writing team of Sydney Croft. First published in 2011, SE Jakes has quickly risen to be a bestselling author in the LGBT romance genre, as well as a fan favorite. Her books are frequently highlighted in USA Today and have been reviewed by Library Journal and RT Books Magazine. She’s been nominated by several sites for Favorite M/M author and has finaled in the Goodreads M/M Romance Readers Choice Awards in 7 categories. She’s a hybrid author who writes for Riptide Publishing and Samhain Publishing, and she indie publishes as well.
Visit SE Jakes at www.sejakes.com.
Sydney Croft is the alter ego of Stephanie Tyler and Larissa Ione, two New York Times bestselling authors who blend their very different writing interests into adventurous tales of erotic paranormal fiction. Together, they developed a world where people with extraordinary abilities, like the power to control storms, could live and work with others like them. The series has been described as “Erotica meets the X-Men,” and is unique in its own “erotic superhero romance” niche. Larissa and Stephanie live in different states and communicate almost entirely through email, though they often get together for conferences and book signings.
Visit Sydney Croft at www.sydneycroft.com.
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