When Lorth Ktram's creation escapes her containment, he is undoubtedly furious, not with her but the person that convinced her to leave to begin with: The thief Vladimir Jurdnact, and Lorth will stop at nothing to reclaim what is his with the help of his manipulative sister and a newer, stronger creation.
Vladimir is a thief in the world of Alinar, not by circumstance, but by choice. Having ran away from an abusive home at a young age, Vladimir was taken in by the Ha'nora, an alien race native to Alinar. There he meets the most unique woman he's ever met, an assassin not born, but made.
Anastasia is an experiment, a monster by most standards, made from altered human genetics to be the perfect killing machine, the perfect assassin. She does her job well, and she does it with pride. That is until she meets the thief that will steal her heart.
Follow Vladimir and Anastasia as they journey through the lands of Alinar, as they fight, suffer, and love and find unlikely companionship with one another.
After the tragic car accident that stole her parents' lives eleven years ago, Harlow gives up her steady teaching job to try to make a living full time as an artist in New York City.
But from the moment she steps foot there, her life is in danger. From a chance meeting with a handsome stranger who seems to hold more secrets than truths, to an unsigned note attached with a key to her childhood home, it's clear she should have stayed in California. But it's too late to run.
After a brush with death, she awakes in the clutches of the most powerful man on the east coast. Arian Kalvar. Despite the way he looks at her with loathing, he's determined to protect her from those that hunt her.
Her gorgeous, fierce captor plunges her into a world of magic, curses and wicked enemies. She is the heart of it all, and neither of them can deny the unmistakable connection between them.
Three enemy factions.
Two bonds.
One curse.
A steamy twist on the classic Beauty and the Beast.