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Forced to return to the past and then venture back into the realms of the dark lord to save her friend, Esmerelda faces loss, love, and a new awakening in this final installment of the Esmerelda Sleuth Series. Filled with excitement, love, loss, time travel, family dynamics, dimension hopping, and a few vampires, this is the completion of a story that you won't want to miss.

Lies, deceit and darkness lead Esmerelda on a journey through dimensions where she faces a world she never knew existed. Dark lords, aliens, and vampires await as she struggles to save her friend from the vampires by aligning with aliens who she later learned were cannibals! Through it all, she's finally reunited with Lance... but what about Killian? The thrills, suspense, and romance continue in "Beyond the Portal", book 3 of the Esmerelda Sleuth, Paranormal Investigator series.

Warning: This book contains explicit sexual content, but does not condone rape. "What happened, Father? What happened?" I asked anxiously, feeling restless. "He challenged me to a game and used his mansion as a bet," Father explained. I looked at Mother, who was crying, and suddenly understood what was going on. "Father, did you use this house as a bet and lose?" I asked, anger welling up inside me. “How could you, Father? How could you do this? Where do we go from here?" I yelled, overcome with pain. But my voice got stuck in my throat as I heard Dad's next words. "I didn't bet the house, but I used you," he declared, leaving me speechless and stunned. ***************************** "Do not even consider falling for me because, like the others, you are just a toy. Just give me an heir, and I will set you free," he said, pushing her onto the bed while his words continued to echo in her mind. Zoey, wagered by her father to the cold-hearted Alpha Ethan after a foolish gamble, finds herself reduced to a mere plaything. Ethan takes pleasure in emotionally tormenting her, believing women to be worthless due to being cheated and rejected by his first mate. Little does he know that Zoey is his second chance mate. Zoey is framed, and Alpha Ethan discovers her in bed with his cousin. Heartbroken and filled with anger, he sends her away, unaware that she is already carrying his child. Five years later, their paths cross again, and he realizes that she is his second chance mate and the mother of his child. But how can he win her back? She is no longer the naive girl he once knew; instead, she is a single mother sought after by many Alphas and Lords.

"Believe me, Gray, I didn’t do any of this," I pleaded, grabbing my husband’s hands, desperate for him to see the truth. But without sparing me look, he shoved my hands away, his touch as cold as ice. "Enough!" he shouted, thrusting a document into my hands. I looked down to see the word ‘Divorce Agreement’ printed on the top of the page. My vision blurred as tears welled up in my eyes, and I struggled to comprehend the magnitude of what was happening”. ******** Although, their marriage didn’t start on a good note, Sylvia Hanson has put in her best effort to make her marriage with Grayson Lockwood work. Just when the couple grew attracted to each other, a photo of Sylvia in bed with a man surfaced the internet and a secret of her past life is revealed. Shattered and devastated by the news, she hurries home to her husband to deny the accusations but she only meets the cold glare of him. He didn’t want to get involved with a ‘’. He throws divorce papers at her and drives her away from his home. Broken, she swore to never love any man again no matter how hard it is to double up as a single mom and a breadwinner. Six years later, she returns back to her old city as a renowned business woman, and the first person she runs into is her ex-husband, Grayson Lockwood. On his knees he said, “ Forgive me ex-wife, make me yours again”. With her hands, slightly covering up her shiny teeth, Sylvia chuckled mockingly and responded “ Darling, forgiveness is of the Lord, as you can see, I’m just a mere mortal and I am nowhere him”

Rayna was a Beta’s daughter but was demoted to an Omega after her mom died during childbirth. After tolerating the abuse for a lifetime, she got to know on her eighteenth birthday that she was mated to the pack’s Alpha triplets. She was over the moon thinking that at last, she would get her due respect. Well! She was wrong. She was rejected brutally and abused by her mates who took another mate right there in the Luna oath ceremony. She swore to leave the pack and took the help of her Lycan who she thought was just a mere warrior. He had a certain royal air around him that demanded respect. She would surely run away but not before taking revenge from all those who failed her and thought that she was a weakling.

Meet Esmerelda Sleuth. Sleuth is her name and investigating is her game. (Paranormal Investigating, that is.) Esmerelda makes a good living as an investigator in a rather progressive firm. She lives a stable and sensible life until she meets Lance; an old money "hottie" who works for a real estate firm next to her building. After accepting an invitation for a weekend getaway party, she quickly discovers that Lance has a secret. He is wealthy. That part is true. And, yes, he's procured a job as a realtor in the building next door. His secret is that he belongs to an underground society of humans who didn't abandon their connection to magic centuries ago when religion declared it evil and he has traveled through time specifically to find her and bring her back to his time to marry him. If that isn't enough of a far fetched tale to absorb, he informs her that she was born in his time to a family belonging to that same secret society and was promised in marriage to him as an infant. When enemies who didn't want to see the union of families take place made attempts on her life, her parents sent her into the future and erased her memories of them as a precaution. Possessing virtually no belief in magic, ghosts, psychics, time travel, etc., it takes some doing on Lance's part to convince her to believe his story and go back with him. When she does, the lies, deceit and attempts on her life start all over again. Will she escape emotionally and physically unscathed? "The Other Side Of the Mirror" is a steamy-paranormal-romance- mystery-thriller and book one of the Esmerelda Sleuth series.

Les mensonges, la tromperie et les ténèbres conduisent Esmerelda dans un voyage à travers les dimensions où elle fait face à un monde dont elle ignorait l'existence. Des seigneurs noirs, des extraterrestres et des vampires l'attendent alors qu'elle lutte pour sauver son ami des vampires en s'alignant avec des extraterrestres dont elle a appris plus tard qu'ils étaient des cannibales ! À travers tout cela, elle a enfin retrouvé Lance... mais qu'en est-il de Killian ? Les frissons, le suspense et la romance se poursuivent dans "Au-delà du portail", tome 3 de la série Esmerelda Sleuth, Paranormal Investigator.

After running away from her abusive uncle, Elora Knightlock stepped on the Royal Cavern Pack and met her cold mate, Alpha King Dominic Ackerman. At first, Dominic couldn't accept that he was mated to a mere rogue, so he made Elora's life difficult. But as the mate bond became deeper, Dominic started to develop feelings toward his rogue mate. Eventually, he found out that Elora was more than just a lowly rogue with a horrible past she was desperately running away from. The Alpha King regretted his past actions and started to chase the love of his life. But it was already too late, as Elora already lost her faith in their predestined connection. But the Alpha King was not ready to give up just yet. He was willing to chase her runaway mate to the ends of the earth. But he had to hurry before Elora's dark past caught up on her before he does.

Rencontrez Esmerelda Sleuth. Sleuth est son nom et enquêter est son jeu. (Enquête paranormale, c'est-à-dire.) Esmerelda gagne bien sa vie en tant qu'enquêteur dans un cabinet plutôt progressiste. Elle mène une vie stable et raisonnable jusqu'à ce qu'elle rencontre Lance; une vieille « bombasse » qui travaille pour une société immobilière à côté de son immeuble. Après avoir accepté une invitation pour un week-end d'escapade, elle découvre rapidement que Lance a un secret. Il est riche. Cette partie est vraie. Et, oui, il s'est procuré un travail d'agent immobilier dans l'immeuble d'à côté. Son secret est qu'il appartient à une société souterraine d'humains qui n'ont pas abandonné leur lien avec la magie il y a des siècles lorsque la religion l'a déclarée mauvaise et il a voyagé dans le temps spécifiquement pour la trouver et la ramener à son époque pour l'épouser. Si cela ne suffit pas à absorber une histoire farfelue, il l'informe qu'elle est née à son époque dans une famille appartenant à cette même société secrète et qu'elle lui a été promise en mariage alors qu'elle était enfant. Lorsque des ennemis qui ne voulaient pas voir se réaliser l'union des familles ont attenté à sa vie, ses parents l'ont envoyée dans le futur et ont effacé ses souvenirs d'eux par mesure de précaution. N'ayant pratiquement aucune croyance en la magie, les fantômes, les médiums, les voyages dans le temps, etc., il faut du temps à Lance pour la convaincre de croire son histoire et de retourner avec lui. Quand elle le fait, les mensonges, la tromperie et les tentatives contre sa vie recommencent. S'en sortira-t-elle émotionnellement et physiquement indemne ? "L'autre côté du miroir" est un thriller romantique et romanesque torride et paranormal et le premier livre de la série Esmerelda Sleuth.

Isang malusog na sperm. Ito lang ang kailangan ni Virgou sa lalaking nakitaan niya ng katangian para maging ama ng kanyang anak. Si Zerriko Gray. Estudyante sa paaralang itinayo ng kanyang yumaong ina. Hindi siya nagdalawang-isip na alukin ang binata at nagtagumpay na mapapayag ito. Ngunit, hindi pera ang hiniling kapalit kundi ang kanyang puso. Paano niya ibibigay ang hinihingi nitong kabayaran kung ang puso niya ay tumitibok hindi sa lalaki kung hindi sa katulad niya ng kasarian? Magagawa ba nitong basagin ang baluti niya at ilabas ang marupok niyang katauhan? *** Para kay Zek, si Virgou ay isang bituin. Isang bituin na mahirap abutin ngunit kusang kumalas sa daan nito at nahulog sa kanyang kandungan. He knew her depths and darkness. Her light, because she was like a transparent glass. She is smooth and hard. Beautiful and clear. Can resist the heat. Endured pressure and breakage. But more than a mere glass, she is his queen. Always and forever. His glass queen.