Ever since the dreadful night when Lauren found out what she really is, her only thought has been to hide. No one could discover what she had become. Becuase she had become a Marked, the people hated by society for each having a unique special ability that was seen as a curse. And Laurens curse, the power to create and control fire had led to her parent's death. It also caused her to live in constant fear of not only herself but a corporation called the District. The District kidnaps Marked people to torture and experiment on them in hopes of weaponizing their power.
One night when Lauren is curled up on her couch, immersed in a movie playing on her tv she hears a knock on her door. The last person she ever expected to come to her house was a Marked on the run looking for a place to stay. His name was Jonathan, and he was extremely bad news. Even though she didn't know it then, she hadn't just opened her door to a mildly attractive, charming Marked, she opened her door to huge life-threatening secrets, people, and abilities. And these things didn't just have her life on the line, innocent people would be killed and Lauren would have to choose, look out for herself, just as she always has, or risk everything, including her life to finally overcome her fear and do something to help. But when faced with traumatic memories plaguing her every thought, betrayals, death, and terror all around her, the choice wasn't that simple.
Read The Marked to find out what happens.
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Cassalyn Diao is used to making enemies of all kinds, but none have ever come close to truly hurting her. So when she stumbles upon a plot that could set her nation back by years, she runs to her old allies at the Arecian Secret Service for aid.
Marcus Dalton has been looking for Cass since their last disastrous last encounter years ago, but he didn't expect their next meeting to begin with her passing out bleeding on his front doorsteps. But he'll take the chance to reconcile with her and try to put their past behind them.
It won't be easy, though, with their cunning enemy seeking ways to silence Cass and her own refusal to let anyone in again. The two will have to work together against the ticking clock to survive this game of cat-and-mouse and come out with both their hearts and heads intact.
(Book One of The Sable Sisters Duology)
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