Author: alyssadrake
A girl on the run plays a high-stakes game of chicken with the man who murdered her parents. Three years of hiding in the shadows. Three years of looking over her shoulder. Three years of jumping at every shadow. Invisible, Eliza passes from town to town, leaving no trace of herself. A chance encounter with socialite, Sabrina Maldove, leads to an unexpected car ride and a proposal; a … unexpected car ride and a proposal; a ten-thousand-dollar payment in exchange for auctioning herself at a charity event. Desperate and broke, Eliza agrees, finding herself thrown into a world of luxury, and into…
Disowned by her mother and suffering from unrequited love, a dismayed wallflower steps out of the shadows and into the path of a vindictive killer… abrupt termination of his engagement, Thomas expected to remain a bachelor forever, but Daphne’s captivating presence reopens his heart to the possibility of love… until a body is discovered just outside the estate.Thomas realizes someone in the household is working with Mr. Franklin Morris, feeding information to a killer intent on murdering every person in the chateau… including Daphne. All evidence points to a servant, but when the girl accused of the crime is found…
Destitute, an actress accepts a job impersonating the princess of an island nation, only to discover her subjects are plotting murder. Lily Lyon’s acting career is dead; her latest play closed on opening night. Broke, jobless, and willing to accept anything, Lily makes the mistake of agreeing to a unique opportunity offered by the mysterious and sexy Jasper, royal guard to Princess Genevieve of … royal guard to Princess Genevieve of Ceresus. One week in paradise pretending to be the princess in exchange for twenty thousand dollars sounds like the opportunity of a lifetime…until Lily learns Her Highness’ picture perfect life is…
Planning her wedding takes a dangerous turn, when a woman realizes a member of her engagement party would rather kill her than walk down the aisle. So far, Miss Samantha Hastings’ engagement to Benjamin, Lord Westwood, has been tumultuous at best. Kidnapped by the man who murdered her father, nearly beaten to death, and severely poisoned, Samantha barely manages to escape alive. When the killer … to escape alive. When the killer reveals his revenge plot had assistance, the Hastings and Westwood families must band together to defend themselves against a new threat, and Samantha concocts a risky plan to draw the accomplice out…
Teetering on the edge of spinsterhood, a woman discovers her fiancé has been hiding the truth about his identity… and hers.With her cousin on honeymoon and her aunt’s matchmaking propensities now solely focused on her, Annabelle escapes to the cliffs of Firefly Island for solace. When her scarf is ripped from her neck by a gust of wind, Annabelle descends the dangerous cliff in search of the … cliff in search of the wayward cloth. Instead, she unearths an iridescent rock, half-buried in the beach below.Tristan Farr was sent to Firefly Island for one purpose, to determine if Annabelle Scott…
A victim of obligation discovers the cost of true love: one soul.Gabrielle wastes her days slogging away behind a desk, fending off the unwanted advances of her manager, and her nights spoon-feeding memories to her mother, a new resident of an assisted-living facility specializing in dementia.The only high-point in her life is Luciano, the striking grandson of another patient, who suffers the … another patient, who suffers the same fate as she. When his grandmother dies, Luciano gives Gabrielle a farewell gift: an antique music box.But the music box hides an evil curse–one which demands a unique sacrifice. Once the…
To save her childhood crush from an amphibian fate, a waitress strikes a fool’s bargain with a slighted enchantress.Rana is hiding a secret. Since she was eight years old, she has been in love with Kaleb Prince, the son of her mother’s former employer. The day he left for collage, her heart shattered. Inconsolable, she accepted a job on Firefly Island in the hopes she could forget about the boy … could forget about the boy who never loved her in return.The traumatic passing of his mother sent Kaleb spiraling down a dark path. If not for Rana’s mother, he…
A witch without her powers must choose between a dangerous love and a dark destiny.When circumstances outside of Remy Vasile’s control bring her back to Firefly Island, the undeveloped witch doesn’t just find herself up against painful memories. This time, the island of secrets has thrown her into a perilous new world.Sebastian Ayres’ blasé attitude and life of pleasurable pursuits is disrupted … pleasurable pursuits is disrupted the moment Remy’s hand brushes his. Irresistibly drawn to his mate, Sebastian must undertake the daunting task of persuading her that he is not just any man, but the only man for her.But…
When her brother dies, country girl Miss Samantha Hastings must leave her idyllic rural life and navigate society — where she falls for gorgeous Lord Westwood, her brother’s best friend and her new guardian… Perfect for fans of Amanda Quick!