When you touch, the bond awakens, but only for a chosen few. In this world, you're a settler or a searcher. Settlers pick a partner of their choosing, but the searchers spend their lives seeking out the person made for them. Most die without finding the one. Emry Crowe's a settler, and happy in her life with Sebastian. When a chance encounter causes Theo's hand to graze her skin, destiny has other plans. Theo's neither a searcher nor a settler, knowing his journey will be shorter than most. When the bond brings him to Emry, he has a second chance at life. Emry's devotion to her husband never sways, but the pull between her and Theo may be too much. The three of them battle the laws of nature, wanting a happy ending on their own terms. When challenges arise that threaten everyone's future, both men decide their love for Emry might just change the rules. The Fate and Flame duet releases back to back, on 10/01/23 & 10/13/23 There is no cheating in this duet ★★★★★ Liz has such a way with her writing style that makes you not want to put the book down and I honestly couldn’t get enough. ★★★★★ Liz’s books always have so many layers to peel back. ★★★★★ Liz Hambleton does a great job of creating people that you can't quite trust. ★★★★★ If you haven’t read anything by Liz yet, what the heck are you doing?! ★★★★★ The way Liz writes keeps you connected and creates a want in you to keep reading and see how the story plays out. The Bond It was spontaneous, the discovery of the bond. One couple first and then a dozen, all of them granted youth and health because they touched the skin of their one true person. Their love for each other was immediate but true, and once bondmates found each other, they were never apart. As the world watched in awe, two groups formed amongst its inhabitants. Searchers and Settlers. Searchers spent their lives looking for their bonded, and since the only way to find their fated partner was by skin-to-skin contact, everyone within reach was a candidate. It became the norm, people brushing against your body everywhere you went, but the bond was rare, and very few were granted the spark of its existence. Settlers opted for a traditional life, finding a partner and settling down to enjoy their family. Wedding bands were replaced by tattoos, symbolizing the permanency of their choice in the face of a world obsessed with bonding. Years went on and the business of the bond became the most lucrative enterprise. As greed often does, it bred sinister endeavors. The Genome Theory fronted as a research facility, capturing and holding lost youths, using them for torturous scientific research in desperation to find the key to the bond. After years of going undiscovered, a competitor, NeXus, uncovered the kidnappings and infiltrated Genome’s operation, rescuing hundreds of children who had undergone years of abuse. To this day, no one knows why bondmates exist or how they find one another.

All may seem lost...until you really do lose everything.Jessica Ellison thought she'd lost everything in the Joplin tornado, until the only man she's ever loved dies in a freak accident. Things then come into focus. But is it too late? Can fate twist things around and set it right, or has it just spiraled out of control?All may seem lost...until you really do lose everything.Jessica Ellison thought she'd lost everything in the Joplin tornado, until her boyfriend, Nick, dies in a freak accident. It all started as a retreat to Eureka Springs to escape the rubble of what was left of their lives, a chance to have a normal weekend before returning to sift through the debris one last time. Things come into focus for Jessica when the only man she's ever loved is killed. Can fate twist things around and set it right, or has it just spiraled out of control?

Faced with the rite of passage that makes him an adult, Gnak seeks out a suitable sacrifice to the gods of his people. Deciding to capture a human, he finds himself injured and at the mercy of the very prisoner he sought to put to death. Through a series of unforeseen events, Gnak finds that his hatred of the other races is little more than his own ignorance and Orcish pride...Faced with the rite of passage that makes him an adult, Gnak seeks out a suitable sacrifice to the gods of his people. Deciding to capture a human, he finds himself injured and at the mercy of the very prisoner he sought to put to death. Through a series of unforeseen events, Gnak finds knowledge into the workings of the world, and the gods, that he has never before fathomed. Above all, he finds that his hatred of the other races is little more than his own ignorance and Orcish pride. Against all he has known, and all he once believed, Gnak is forced to defy those of his kind with hope to change their ways and lead them to a better future. With so many lives on the line, will he succeed in time to save those closest to his heart?

David Parson is back in Heaven, trying to fulfill his duties as the Second Brother and get over his love for Alyssa. But when he finds out that the Sisters of Fate have made an error, and Alyssa is no in danger, nothing will stop him from finding a way to get back to the Mortal Realm, at her side where he belongs.David Parson, torn between duty and love, returns to his true form as the Second Brother after being yanked from Alyssa's dream without the chance to say goodbye. Unwilling to conform back into his role, all he can think about is returning to the girl who introduced him to a new world, and kept his heart when he left. But his efforts to reconnect with Alyssa do not go unnoticed, and the Second is demoted, becoming an instructor at Glory Academy, a school for a new breed of angels called Pure Souls. And Alyssa is their leader. When Lachesis reveals that there was a miscalculation in their plan, and that Alyssa is in danger, it's a race to find a way back to protect her. But the journey to a solution won't be easy, and not everyone may come back intact. Will the Second find a way to bring David back, or is his identity destine to remain in shadows?

A tattered photograph. A lock of hair. Keepsakes of his mother have triggered strange dreams for Max, dreams of a dank prison cell and an oddly familiar teenaged girl. But it’s the disturbing vision of a train accident that convinces Max to investigate his mother’s death. During his investigation, Max discovers a connection with Julia, a classmate with dark secrets of her own. Her mother also died mysteriously and was linked to Project Mindstorm. When Max learns that the project has been revived, he and Julia embark on a seemingly impossible mission across multiple, shifting timelines. On the run and pursued at every turn by the powerful and ruthless Kane, Max and Julia engage in a desperate race against time to alter the fate of Max’s mother and transform their own destinies.

WARNING: Mature audience only! 18+ This novel contains violence, extreme sexual content, and dark scenes that are not for the faint of heart. WARNING: Dark Erotica/BDSM Love is blind, right? Well, it's especially blind when you've got two black eyes and they're swollen shut. Raine knows this all too well. Sometimes, the beatings are so bad that she welcomes death. She longs for it. She just doesn't have the guts to do it herself. She thinks she deserves it. Rather the loving sound of a husband's beating heart as he lays next to her in bed, her home is filled with the sound of the flesh of his fists making contact with her bones. However, Raine doesn't realize that not ALL men aren't abusive women-haters. Her blackened eyes have kept her from seeing real love--right under her bleeding and broken nose. The man that truly deserved her heart and would treat her like the beautiful soul she is--Tyler. Tyler has been in love with her since he first laid his eyes on her. He knows better than to try to force an abused woman to leave their spouse before they're truly ready, but he knows he is running out of time as the beatings are getting worse and worse. Still, he remains steadfast in doing what he can to save her, though he feels it isn't enough. Will Tyler get to her before her soul and body are truly broken forever? Will he be able to save her, or are his efforts in vain? Only time will tell... Note: Domestic violence is no joke. It is not something to be taken lightly. If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, please do not stand idly by. Reach out to them no matter what. Help them, direct them to resources, and let them know they are not alone--that even if they do not talk to you for years---that they can come to YOU when they're ready to leave. Dr. Phil McGraw's wife, Robin McGraw, has created and promoted an app through her program, "When Georgia Smiles" that a victim can secretly use to notify law enforcement that he or she needs help. Website information is listed here: https://www.whengeorgiasmiled.org/get-help/ https://www.whengeorgiasmiled.org/ **

Giselle Hardy has worked at the Brody Hotel for quite some time now, and believes she's seen everything. But when a dead deer suddenly lands on the kitchen porch, placed there by a handsome hunter, she has to admit, it takes her by surprise. Jesse McVey is a man stuck between two worlds - that of the Indians and the white men. He has loyalties on both sides and would rather not choose, but at times, he seems he must - like when it comes to choosing a white wife. When Jesse's half-blooded sister is put in danger by men who would see her dead, Jesse and Giselle work together to keep her safe - but how can they really protect her from prejudice? And will their own differences bring them together, or drive them further apart? **

Stormy-Rain and Marcus are polar opposites: she’s a free-spirited, Tarot card reading, star sign obsessed, rainbow-haired hippie-slash-actress; he wears a suit and tie and over-shines his already too-shiny shoes. She believes in ancient aliens, crystal healing and auras; he's governed by law and logic, and doesn't believe in Fate. But Fate believes in them… So what happens when their worlds collide and disaster strikes?

Nothing is as it seems. Our love. Our life. Our future. Were the lies to protect me? Or was it something else? There has to be a reason behind all of this. Finding out he doesn't love me would devastate me beyond belief. They say white lies are harmless, but I don’t believe it. There has to be more to our story. Black Truth, the last book in the series, will be released October 9th **

What should have been a night of celebration would, instead, turn out to be a nightmare. Penelope Santoro was celebrating. It was her best friend Kimberly's twenty-first birthday and they were determined to make it the night of their lives. When the tall dark stranger at the bar approached her, Penny couldn't take her eyes off of him. When Kimberly invited him to join the party, it seemed like her night was starting off right. Tag Reynolds wasn’t celebrating. He had a job to do and wouldn't rest until it was completed. What he hadn’t expected was his next assignment. He'd spent years earning his boss' trust and felt like it was for nothing when he learned what was in store for him next. When Tag and Penny's worlds collide, neither one expected the events that happened next. For fans of Twisted Desire, here is a peek into the night that changed everything.

Prim and Proper Fate, A Romance Book by Tami Lund

The lies all make sense now. The answers I once sought are no longer a mystery … but everything I found only leads to more questions. They say it’s better to have the cruel truth rather than a comfortable delusion. I’m not sure if I believe that anymore. Sometimes the black truth is scarier than the white lie. Series Reading Order: Book 1: White Lies Book 2: Black Truth **

Stranded as a mortal after Karma decided to balance him, Fate faces the challenge of living out life as one of the humans he normally mocks. His first problem: all the other deities, demons and Immortals who want payback for him messing with their futures now know he’s vulnerable. But it’s his second issue he doesn’t know exactly how to handle. There’s this girl. And she shouldn’t exist.

In Book One, Jessa Meadows is an average girl, living the average life…of a wolf shifter. Following traditions is expected, and something she can’t bring herself to do. Her first heat slams her into a hormonal, irrational PMS hell that she fights with all of her might. She refuses to give her virginity to the first mutt that comes along, however wrong or unheard of it is in the shifter society. Jessa wants her first time to be special with the man she is fated to spend the rest of her life with. The idea of falling on her back for the first horn dog that comes along makes her stomach turn.The wolves come in herds, giving every corny and rude pickup line invented. Fighting off the suitors and her agitated wolf proves to be more complicated than she had originally anticipated, until illness sets in and leaves her at her horny mutt’s mercy.Logan Runningwolf has grown up with Jessa since birth. When every man within sniffing distance overeagerly offers their services in every humorous and pathetic way possible, he moves in to chase them off and claim the girl who has held his heart since childhood. When a single kiss awakens destiny, he vows to protect and claim his mate.Damion Shaddow is a highly trained warrior and Beta of the wolf clan. At the age of 29, he is a brick wall of pure muscle power and dominance. Life has become a monotonous hell that has left a loneliness the normal, shallow quick fixes can’t fill. He is in a rut, and needs to change something, fast.When he catches sight of the sexy little minx stretched half-naked on the couch, his wolf lunges at his guards. Confusion and anger well up in him at the realization the curvaceous beauty is Jessa, a silly shifter girl who used to tease and play jokes. Desire spikes in ways he has never felt.Gavin Blackard has waited centuries to find the one woman the universe has picked to stand by his eternal side. When he finds Jessa in her dreams, his search is over. He sees her growing more ill every day, and knows time is running out.Before he can save her from the heat, his sister threatens the lives of hundreds and the balance of the universe. He has to stop her before it’s too late, and save his one and only true love in a rush against time.Three chosen mates, one demonic premonition… Can fate prevail and save the world?Categories: Romance, Erotica, Paranormal, Shifters, VampiresWords: 50,740