When Brent laid his eyes on Illena again he almost wrecked his car. Illena falls for Brent fairly quick. Him being already smitten by her, Didn't take him long. Brent and Illena plan to start a life together But when Brent's Not so dead dad returns and wants him to marry his prospect business partner's daughter things don't look so good for Illena and Brent. Will they over come the obstacles that are laid out for them or will they crash and burn. copyright (c) 2015

"You fail to see your true value and that is where you fail every single time. You are not just a plot on the drawing board. You are not just a pawn or a soldier, you are the key. You have always been the key." ----- Isaline Winter, the last of the Winter clan and one of the deadliest assassin the world has ever seen. After the tragic and brutal deaths of her parents, Isaline seeks refuge within the Royal court where she is forced to serve the Queen as her right hand woman. The blood on Isaline's hands has tainted more than just the surface of her skin and no matter how hard she tries, she cannot rid herself of the sins of the Queen. It's only a matter of time before the darkness swallows her whole and Isaline wants out as soon as possible. But she's bound an unbreakable vow and losing just isn't in the Queen's vocabulary. When buried secrets begin to rise and missing pieces begin to fill themselves in, will Isaline have what it takes to end this horror once for all? Or will she succumb to the darkness that she's fought so hard?

"The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all." -Mulan ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Agent 27, otherwise known as "The Dagger," has been dormant within the deep forests of Montana, living out a life of peace and solitude under the U.S. Governments witness protection system. When an old enemy resurfaces as a threat to the United States of America, Commander McGary issued the activation of this agent to help in a terrorist attack. But then there were three things he didn't account for... 1.) The Dagger is a female 2.) The Dagger has secrets buried so deep, even a man of his status may not have the clearance level to obtain 3.) The Dagger is drop dead gorgeous