They were rivals trained to kill. Now, they have to trust each other to survive. Amora Saint is a blade in motion-reckless, fiery, and relentless. Every mission she takes is a defiance, a challenge to the man whose shadow she's been forced to live in. Elias Kane is precision in human form-cold, calculated, and infuriatingly perfect. He doesn't make mistakes, doesn't waste words, and doesn't forget who beat him to the kill... or who didn't. Both elite assassins trained under the same brutal organization, their careers have been a never-ending contest of skill, blood, and pride. For years, they've been pitted against each other, their rivalry sharpened by proximity and unresolved tension. But when their handler assigns them a target too dangerous for either of them alone-a high-value ghost tied to global arms trade and deeper Syndicate secrets-they're forced into an alliance neither of them asked for. As their mission spirals through betrayal, corruption, and bodies that won't stay buried, Amora and Elias must navigate deadly territory and each other. Enemies make for efficient killers. Lovers make for fatal distractions. In a world where trust can get you killed and feelings are just another weakness to exploit, one thing is certain: If they don't kill the target-or each other-first... They'll both burn. Raise a glass. Lock your sights. This is A Toast to Hell.

He was made to disappear. She was born to survive. Neither of them planned to feel. Kateno Rivera has always lived in the shadows-trained to infiltrate, dismantle, and vanish without a trace. A former black-level operative with blood on his hands and ghosts in his silence, he's built a life of precision and detachment. Until her. Eloise doesn't trust easily-not after the world burned everything she cared for. Cold-eyed, guarded, and fierce beyond her years, she's carved a place for herself among rebels and survivors. But when a silent storm like Kato starts orbiting her space, something shifts. Their connection is sharp. Unearned. Dangerous. What begins as mutual wariness turns into something far more tangled-loyalty, heat, and vulnerability neither of them can afford. Because getting close means opening wounds. And in a war built on betrayal, closeness can be fatal. But some scars don't stay buried. And some people aren't meant to heal alone. Carved by Blood is a searing, slow-burn companion novel in the Framed of Blood universe, where love doesn't save-but it might be the one thing worth surviving for.

He teases her. He challenges her. He fascinates her while he irritates her like no other. He drives her insane. He makes her...ughh, so mad she could scream! The only thing he won't do is let her go. Quincy: I'm a human living among the werewolves. My mom is a werewolf. She had a drunken fun one night with a stranger, a human. The union was not supposed to bear an offspring. I'm not supposed to happen, but here I am, an outsider. They all hate me but my Nana loved me. Then Nana died. They moved me to the pack house. Now, their old Alpha three times my age wants to make me his. That is not the life I signed up for. My Nana nurtured me a dream to go off to college. So I run. I run not because I'm a coward. I run to save myself. I will have nothing to do with their kind anymore. I'll be a normal human among other normal humans. I'll be so normal, even the most average normal humans will feel like freaks next to my normal ass. They will bow down before me and call me Queen Normal. Then I see him. The best specimen of men...but I know he's not human. He's not a werewolf either, so what is he? There's this pull between us but I know I shouldn't get close to his kind...whatever he is. The trouble is, he won't leave me alone. Caspian: I've been looking for my erasthai for decades. My mother dearest, the queen of all werewolves and lycans is pressuring me to marry Lady Celeste. I'm supposed to take over the throne from my father and make lady Celeste my queen. I want nothing to do with her. I want my erasthai. Then I saw her. She's a human. The most beautiful mesmerizing creature ever, and she's mine! I thought it's going to be easy. It should have been easy. Come on, ALL girls want me. I mean, look at me. I'm gorgeous! Mirrors weep when I walk past them. She refused to give me the time of the day. Well, too bad princess. I'm not about to let you get away. I'll crush all other competitions. I'm Prince Caspian. I always get what I want.