Even a Diamond can be shattered... After the owner of a security company is murdered, his sharp-edged wife goes on the run. Forced to abandon everything she holds dear - her home, her friends, her job in special ops - she builds a new life for herself in England. As Ashlyn Hale, she meets Luke, a handsome local who makes her realise just how lonely she is. Yet, even in the sleepy village of Lower Foxford, the dark side of life dogs Diamond's trail when the unthinkable strikes. Forced out of hiding, she races against time to save those she cares about. But is it too little, too late? **WARNING** If you want sweetness and light and all things bright, Diamond's not the girl for you. She's got sass, she's got snark, and she's moody and dark, As she does what a girl's got to do. Thanks to my awesome readers for taking Pitch Black to #1 on the Mystery/Thriller Hotlist!

Sixteen-year-old Lyla Marina Silverfate is a mermaid. She lives along the mermaid realm,in a place known as Bermuda. At her age time comes for the 16th moon birthday for all Merfolk and when the moon chooses their destiny. Lyla's destiny is surprising, and the most feared but she is not alone. Five other mermaids are chosen to be given a quest by travelling on land to find a piece of an ancient puzzle, but the piece she was to look for is the most important. Lyla and her friends come across the human world and she meets a boy, who holds the piece of the puzzle that she needs. But Lyla soon realises that the piece, the boy and her fate is more important than you think. Updates most Wednesday