This is book 3 and the finale of the Fate's Talons MC series! She was hunting for answers. She found me instead. GARRICK Valerie knocked on my door, desperate to find her runaway daughter. I told her get the hell off my doorstep. She didn’t listen, so I did the only thing I could do: Dragged her inside and gave into the lust burning us both up. I made her scream my name, night after night. But she won’t give up on the hunt. And when I find out that one of the prospects at my MC has disappeared along with the missing girl, I decide to join forces. The trail heats up. But so does my desire to own Valerie again and again. Before we know it, we’re in deep. With each other. And with a mystery that grows darker at each unexpected turn. When our enemies try to take her from me, I swear an unbreakable vow. I’m going to find the men who did this. And I’m going to make them pay.
MURDER IS EASY... WHEN NOBODY CARES... DCI David Garrick is recovering from the tragic murder of his estranged sister - an event that happened halfway across the world... Working for the Major Investigations Team, in Kent, he is immediately drawn into a new case: a murdered illegal immigrant. And she's not the first... Garrick begins to uncover the work of a serial killer. One with a grudge and passion for taking souvenirs off his victims. Tensions between the locals and the 'unwelcome' visitors are thinly concealed in the Garden of England's quaint villages. But the resentment is there... And so is a disturbing connection to his sister's murder across the Atlantic... SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENTS is the explosive debut crime thriller novel from M.G. Cole - the first in a thrilling British crime series!
"Kat Martin is a premier historical romance author...and Devil's Prize enhances her first-class reputation." —Affaire de Coeur HER VIRTUE COMES AT A HIGH COST At a gaming table where he cheated Lady Alexa Garrick out of a fortune, Damien, Lord Falon, made a scandalous proposal to the exquisite young heiress—one night in his bed would discharge her debt. Yet, as he claimed his prize, the handsome earl fought a craving for more than Alexa's body. When a twist of fate turned seduction into matrimony, rapture and rage warred within him. How could he love the woman whose flirtation had destroyed his brother? HIS DESIRE: PRICELESS... Alexa knew of Damien's French blood, scandalous liaisons, and the whispers that branded him a smuggler. Though she was playing with fire, the dark, devil-earl's hungry embrace plucked at her heartstrings with a haunting song of desire. But how could she be sure whether Damien was drawing her into a web of danger and deceit...or offering her his true and lasting love?
Riley, an orphan boy living in Victorian London, has achieved his dream of becoming a renowned magician, the Great Savano. He owes much of his success to Chevie, a seventeen-year-old FBI agent who traveled from the future in a time pod and helped him defeat his murderous master, Albert Garrick. But it is difficult for Riley to enjoy his new life, for he has always believed in his heart of hearts that Garrick will someday, somehow, return to seek vengeance. Chevie has assured Riley on numerous occasions that Garrick was sucked into a temporal wormhole, never to emerge. The full nature of the wormhole has never been understood, however, and just as a human body will reject an unsuitable transplant, the wormhole eventually spat him out. By the time Garrick makes it back to Victorian London, he has been planning his revenge on Riley for half a century. But even the best-laid plans can go awry, and when the assassin decides to include Chevie in his retaliation, the three are tossed once more into the wormhole with no idea where—or when—they will end up.
Riley, a teen orphan boy living in Victorian London, has had the misfortune of being apprenticed to Albert Garrick, an illusionist who has fallen on difficult times and now uses his unique conjuring skills to gain access to victims' dwellings. On one such escapade, Garrick brings his reluctant apprentice along and urges him to commit his first killing. Riley is saved from having to commit the grisly act when the intended victim turns out to be a scientist from the future, part of the FBI's Witness Anonymous Relocation Program (WARP) Riley is unwittingly transported via wormhole to modern day London, followed closely by Garrick. In modern London, Riley is helped by Chevron Savano, a nineteen-year-old FBI agent sent to London as punishment after a disastrous undercover, anti-terrorist operation in Los Angeles. Together Riley and Chevie must evade Garrick, who has been fundamentally altered by his trip through the wormhole. Garrick is now not only evil, but he also possesses all of the scientist's knowledge. He is determined to track Riley down and use the timekey in Chevie's possession to make his way back to Victorian London where he can literally change the world.
Garrick LeBlanc never intended to fall in love with two people, but he has, and now he has to figure out what to do about it. He wants to make them happy, but is afraid he’s doing just the opposite. To make matters worse, he’s trapped in New Brunswick until the end of the hockey season, while his lovers are both in Boston. Savannah Morrison has no one but herself to blame for practically shoving her lover into the arms of another man. After all, it was her idea that Garrick take a lover while they are separated for the season. She loves Garrick with all her heart, but how the hell is she going to share him with Rhian? Rhian Savage used to have such a simple life. Now he’s in love, his dreams of skating on an NHL team are coming true, and he keeps spotting a strangely familiar face in the crowds. To top it all off, he has to see Savannah every day. He knows she’s Garrick’s real future, but he doesn’t have the balls to do the right thing for all of them and end it—until his life goes sideways. As usual. Now Rhian is alone, Garrick is heartbroken, and Savannah—the one person Rhian figured would celebrate his departure—is beating down his door. What the hell is up with that?
This is book 2 of the Fate's Talons MC series! Book 3 is available everywhere now! She was hunting for answers. She found me instead. GARRICK Valerie knocked on my door, desperate to find her runaway daughter. I told her get the hell off my doorstep. She didn’t listen, so I did the only thing I could do: Dragged her inside and gave into the lust burning us both up. I made her scream my name, night after night. But she won’t give up on the hunt. And when I find out that one of the prospects at my MC has disappeared along with the missing girl, I decide to join forces. The trail heats up. But so does my desire to own Valerie again and again. Before we know it, we’re in deep. With each other. And with a mystery that grows darker at each unexpected turn. When our enemies try to take her from me, I swear an unbreakable vow. I’m going to find the men who did this. And I’m going to make them pay.
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WHEN THE PAST CALLS... RUN FOR YOUR LIFE... Praise for the series: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Holy crap what a way to end a book! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Couldn't put it down! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you want to get in at the beginning of a good series, this is the one! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I can't wait to read the next in the series ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A refreshing change. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This novel will keep you guessing till the last pages and thinking after the ink is dry! "Dark, grim, tense. A compelling new voice." - PAUL FINCH, author of the Detective Mark Heckenburg novels. A drowned woman... A stately home... A family secret... DCI David Garrick makes a connection when there shouldn't be one. In doing so he opens up a surprising chapter in his own life. A chapter he was unaware of. Now the ghosts of his past are rushing to catch up with him as he gets caught up in a deadly game...
ONE VICTIM... WRONG BODY... Praise for the series: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Holy crap what a way to end a book! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Couldn't put it down! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you want to get in at the beginning of a good series, this is the one! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I can't wait to read the next in the series ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A refreshing change. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This novel will keep you guessing till the last pages and thinking after the ink is dry! "Dark, grim, tense. A compelling new voice." - PAUL FINCH, author of the Detective Mark Heckenburg novels. DCI Garrick's new case takes a strange turn when the victim displays a unique characteristic - and a media storm is ignited. Unwelcome intrusions threaten to sabotage the investigation and put Garrick and his team under the spotlight. While coming to terms with his recent betrayal and deteriorating health, Garrick is now beginning to suspect somebody is playing games in this new case - and his sister's murder... ...Or is he succumbing to the psychological pressures he has no control over? MURDER IS SKIN DEEP is the second gripping UK crime thriller from M.G. Cole.
