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The Curious Case of the Clockwork Menace

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Friends, partners, and professionals. So just why is this case coming between them?

In a Victorian London ruled by the blood-drinking elite, Perry Lowell is a logical and accomplished Nighthawk: a rogue blue blood who tracks murderers and thieves for the Guild. So when she and her charming-but-reckless partner, Garrett, are charged with finding a missing theatre starlet, it should be a simple solve.

But with an entire theatre of suspects, including a flirtatious understudy and whispers of a Clockwork Menace haunting the place, tension is brewing between the pair of them. Can they come together to solve the case - or will it be too late, when the murderer turns his gaze on Perry herself? 

Warning: This is not a HEA. It's a pre-romance novella featuring the couple who will find their HEA in Forged By Desire (OUT NOW). Heads will butt, tempers will flare - and perhaps one of them might come to realise just what the other truly means to them?All Rights Reserved

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Catching Shadows

This is about Detective Felicity Ambers and her new partner Detective Andrew Sanders on the case of a serial killer who is killing engaged men. They have a ticking time clock for catching the killer, along with making sure they don't cause any issues with each other in the case. Will they catch him before time runs out or will they get caught up in drama? There is some foul language so beware before you read this book, but I'm sure you will love it anyways!