Bücher von Dale Mayer

Quand une porte se ferme... les secondes chances en ouvrent d'autres...Ethan est au désespoir depuis qu'un grave accident l'a fait basculer de la vie militaire à la vie civile, du travail avec les chiens aux petits boulots... Il a passé des mois à se remettre de ses blessures physiques. Quand il retrouve Badger et le reste de son groupe d'anciens soldats des SEAL, le Titanium Corp, Badger offre à Ethan une occasion qu'il ne peut pas refuser. Une chance de retrouver le travail qu'il aimait tant autrefois... à une différence près.Cinnamon travaille en indépendante, en tant que gestionnaire de projet, et elle ne compte pas ses heures de bénévolat auprès des chiens auxquels elle porte secours... toutes sortes de chiens. Quand Ethan fait irruption chez son vétérinaire de quartier avec un berger allemand blessé dans les bras, elle découvre une autre âme perdue, à l'image des pauvres chiens qu'elle accompagne.Ethan sait qu'il s'apprête à franchir un cap dangereux, mais il s'agit de sa mission. Il ne laisse personne, sur le terrain militaire comme ailleurs, faire du mal aux animaux en sa présence. Le pauvre berger allemand a subi bien assez de maltraitance et Ethan redoute que ce chien ne soit que la partie émergée d'un cauchemar qu'il s'apprête à démêler. Mais il a la certitude que cette piste va le conduire dans la bonne direction.Par-dessus tout, Ethan est farouchement déterminé à sauver un chien en particulier : Sentry, le K9 File no 01.

Il y a un pas entre connaître le bon choix et décider de le faire...Pierce est à la recherche de Salem, un chien militaire K9 qui appartenait à Pete, vétéran à présent incapable de s'occuper de lui-même et encore moins du pauvre chien. L'animal est passé de main en main jusqu'à devenir trop difficile à gérer, et maintenant, la justice s'en mêle. Tout le monde se fiche éperdument du bien-être de Salem... pas plus que de son ancien maître. Pierce s'apprête à tout changer... au mépris de ses ennemis.Hedi, jeune députée, a vécu toute sa vie à Arrowhead, dans le Colorado. Elle connaît bien Pete et Salem, mais c'est avec impuissance qu'elle a vu ses amis et sa famille céder à la cupidité. Elle reconnaît chez Pierce les mêmes qualités que chez le vétéran, et en le voyant passer à l'action, elle comprend que les choses vont changer. Malheureusement, elle sait aussi que les habitants du coin ne laisseront pas passer cette provocation aussi facilement. La guerre est déclarée...Pierce a servi son pays à l'étranger pendant de nombreuses années, et face aux difficultés du vétéran, il prend conscience que même loin des champs de bataille, le combat est loin d'être terminé. D'ailleurs, il ne fait que commencer. Cette fois, Pierce compte bien aller jusqu'au bout. Et il a l'intention de gagner.

Talon Lore, ancien soldat des forces spéciales, a passé les deux dernières années en convalescence, après que le camion de son équipe a roulé sur une mine anti-tank. Six autres de ses co-équipiers ont été gravement blessés, et le septième est mort, dans ce qui n'était autre qu'un coup monté pour les supprimer, comme leur chef d'équipe, Badger Horley, l'a découvert plus tard. Quand son meilleur ami meurt dans un accident, Talon prend conscience que son meurtrier n'est pas sans rapport avec ce qui est arrivé à son équipe, à l'origine de leur soif de vengeance.Un an plus tôt, Talon a quitté sa petite amie, Clary Witcher, quand cette dernière lui a posé un ultimatum qu'il ne pouvait satisfaire. Clary est la s¿ur de son meilleur ami, mort dans l'accident avec délit de fuite. Bien décidé à annoncer à Clary en personne que la mort de son frère n'était pas un accident, et à la protéger de ceux qui s'en prennent à présent à elle, Talon va devoir affronter ces retrouvailles qui le pétrifient.Clary ne s'est jamais pardonné d'avoir chassé l'homme qu'elle aimait et qu'elle aime encore, avec sa menace stupide et son ultimatum. La mort de son frère est une tragédie qu'elle a toujours du mal à encaisser quand Talon vient la voir avec des réponses qui ne font qu'entraîner de nouvelles questions. Il ne la quittera pas, certain que son frère n'était pas la seule cible. Mais Clary a retenu une leçon de leur longue séparation : c'est par amour, et non pour la protéger, que Talon doit rester auprès d'elle... même si, en lui tournant le dos, elle met sa propre vie en danger.

Un retour au pays ne faisait pas partie de son plan...En acceptant de rentrer chez lui dans le Maine pour retrouver Katch, un chien K9 dont le système a perdu la trace, Zane n'a pas pris une décision facile. Il va devoir affronter son père alcoolique, son grand frère glacial, et pire que tout, Holly, la veuve de son frère cadet... et son ancienne petite amie.En fin de compte, retrouver Katch semble presque la partie la plus simple de ce retour au pays plutôt délicat. Seulement, il n'est pas le seul à la recherche de Katch.Holly a vécu un tourbillon émotionnel ces dernières années. Le seul point positif dans sa vie, c'était l'espoir que Zane rentrerait enfin. Ils ont une histoire à clarifier et un avenir à forger... du moins, elle l'espère.Mais un appel à l'aide amène le berger allemand blessé sur le pas de sa porte, ainsi qu'un chasseur déterminé à achever ce qu'il a commencé. L'avenir qu'elle entrevoyait avec Zane semble brusquement compromis quand le chasseur décide qu'entre l'animal et la jeune femme, la proie à deux jambes est tout aussi intéressante que celle à quatre pattes.

Combiner un voyage auprès de ses grands-parents avec la traque d'une chienne du K9 est apparemment une bonne excuse pour Greyson. Sans que l'on sache ce qui s'est passé, la chienne a été envoyée par erreur à l'autre bout du monde, dans la mauvaise direction, puis perdue. La retrouver n'est pas facile, mais Greyson suit une piste dangereuse, tout comme la chienne avant lui... pour tomber sur la femelle berger protégeant alors une mère et son enfant... Absolument pas ce à quoi il s'attendait.Jessica ne comprend pas pourquoi la chienne est toujours là, mais elle est terrifiante. Pas autant que ce qui se passe dans le reste de sa vie, cela dit. Elle en attribue la plupart à son ex-mari, mais est-il réellement aussi terrible ? Avec son fils en bas âge à protéger, elle sait qu'elle ne peut pas commettre la moindre erreur, pour ne pas s'attirer d'ennuis.À mesure que les événements s'intensifient, il ne lui faut pas longtemps pour décider qui est de son côté et... qui ne l'est pas.

Carson is pleasantly surprised by the job Levi assigns him, until Carson hears all the details. An elderly friend of Ice's believes someone is out to kill her. But she has no proof, no suspects, no motives. The police think she's imagining things and won't look into the case any further. However, after meeting this lady ... and her granddaughter, Carson has his own suspicions.Eva doesn't want Carson in the house. She doesn't want anyone in the house, if she were honest. As an artist, she loves her space, her freedom, and especially her privacy. This man is a distraction and soon could become so much more-her muse. And that is dangerous on various levels.But, if his presence saves her grandmother, then Eva will do anything to keep her safe even put up with the man that makes her feel things she had never expected.

It's a question of justice.A debate between right and wrong.But what happens when the lines blur, can justice prevail?Paris believes she's in the clear--thwarted justice. Weaver is powerless, waiting for justice. Paris escaped a situation that some would consider a crime. She worries constantly that the day of reckoning is around every corner. Weaver seeks justice like hunter seeking prey. His biggest fear is that the day of reckoning he deserves will never come.Forced to deal with very deep and personal problems, Paris and Weaver, complete strangers, agree to a therapy assignment that seems radical and frightening.As they navigate the boundaries between right and wrong, against shattered hearts, can Paris and Weaver balance the scales of justice to find what they're looking for?

Some scars are visible.Some scars are hidden.But the worst scars are buried within...Existing in their own private worlds, Robin and Sean are not really living. With a need to move forward, Robin attends a workshop geared to help her do just that. At his sister's request, Sean struggles to heal the darkness in his soul by attending a workshop to help him find balance with his life and let go of a painful history.But at what cost?As they confront their pain, Robin and Sean evolve, healing the scars of their past. Can a story of sorrow, loss, and betrayal turn to success, joy, and love?

Corbin is tracking a cabinet minister's pregnant daughter, who'd been snatched off the streets several days ago. The incident followed several other missing women's cases, except those women already had given birth, and their children were also kidnapped at the same time. Then the body of one of the mothers is found ...Nellie would do anything to save her unborn child, but finding herself a prisoner was never something she expected to happen. When one of her guards grills her over an image of someone asking questions about her, she realizes she isn't as alone as she'd assumed. Now if only a rescue could be mounted before any others die ...A rescue is one thing, but getting to the bottom of this nightmare becomes even more urgent, as the kidnapper refuses to give up on Nellie's unborn child and the big payoff if he succeeds...

Deux ans plus tôt, Erick Fuller, ancien soldat des forces spéciales, a été gravement blessé quand le camion de son escouade a roulé sur une mine anti-tank. Il a perdu le bas de sa jambe et deux doigts. À présent, il a de nouvelles plaques d'acier, des broches en titane... et un besoin farouche de réponses et de justice. Six autres de ses co-équipiers ont été gravement blessés, et le septième est mort, dans ce qui n'était autre qu'un coup monté pour les supprimer, comme leur chef d'équipe, Badger Horley, l'a découvert plus tard. Après avoir rejoint l'équipe en Angleterre et découvert un lien avec la mine anti-tank utilisée dans l'explosion, Erick se rend à Kaboul, sur les lieux de l'accident, pour recueillir plus d'informations. Là, ce qu'il découvre l'ébranle...Honey Lewis, chef de file novatrice dans le domaine des soins dentaires, est invitée à une conférence de recherche sur une cellule souche de pointe. L'homme qui lui a lancé cette invitation de dernière minute est quelqu'un qu'elle a rencontré dans un atelier similaire, des années auparavant. Elle a beau savoir qu'elle n'a pas suffisamment d'expérience, elle ne peut résister à l'envie de connaître les dernières avancées dans sa branche de métier. À son arrivée à Kaboul, elle rencontre un autre homme... un homme qu'elle n'aurait jamais attendu ni imaginé revoir un jour. Elle a connu Erick un an plus tôt au Nouveau-Mexique quand elle a embouti sa Mustang adorée de 1969. Aussi incroyable que cela puisse paraître, il ne l'a pas oubliée. Si seulement sa fébrilité n'éveillait pas des émotions parallèles chez elle...Avec tous ces chamboulements, à la fois dans sa vie et dans son c¿ur, c'est une lutte acharnée qui s'amorce quand l'homme qui s'est lié d'amitié avec elle se révèle différent de ce qu'elle pensait.

Du luxe à la misère... De chaos en chaos... Le feu détruit les preuves... Ou du moins la plupart !Forte d'avoir résolu une affaire d'enlèvement vieille de dix ans, Doreen a hâte de poursuivre sa croisade solitaire pour résoudre les mystères de Kelowna. Mais avant de pouvoir dénicher une autre affaire classée sur laquelle se faire les dents, elle doit régler les détails de la dernière en date.Steve Albright, mécanicien du gang de motards local, a clairement indiqué qu'il en voulait à Doreen d'avoir envoyé son amie Penny Jordan en prison. Il suggère même qu'elle aurait pu tendre un piège à Penny. Bien que Doreen n'en soit pas capable, elle craint les rumeurs. Steve est une figure populaire en ville et il a beaucoup d'amis qu'elle préfère éviter.Au moins, le mécanicien n'a plus d'arme à sa disposition, puisqu'il a laissé tomber la sienne dans le parterre de gardénias du voisin de Doreen pendant qu'elle le chassait de son jardin. Ce qui lui fait penser qu'il est peut-être temps de creuser dans le passé de Steve. Elle découvre ainsi qu'il est relié à trois affaires d'incendie criminel datant de plusieurs années. Aussitôt, l'officier Mack Moreau la met en garde.Mais Doreen n'a jamais écouté Mack auparavant, et tout s'est toujours bien passé jusqu'à présent. Elle ne va pas tout de même pas se mettre à l'écouter maintenant, si ?

Cade Terence, ancien soldat des forces spéciales, a passé les deux dernières années en convalescence, après que le camion de son équipe a roulé sur une mine anti-tank. Six autres de ses co-équipiers ont été gravement blessés, et le septième est mort, dans ce qui n'était autre qu'un coup monté pour les supprimer, comme leur chef d'équipe, Badger Horley, l'a découvert plus tard. Le père de Laszlo, un membre de son unité, a subi un accident avec délit de fuite. L'enquête mène Cade et d'autres co-équipiers sur une piste qui ressemble étrangement à l'accident initial qui a failli causer la mort de l'intégralité de son escouade.Faith Halladay est pilote pour une compagnie aérienne. Quand sa meilleure amie Elizabeth subit un grave accident qui la plonge dans le coma et menace de la tuer, elle se précipite en Norvège pour veiller à son chevet. Là-bas, elle rencontre Cade, qui pose toutes sortes de questions sur l'accident auxquelles elle ne peut pas répondre. Faith est abasourdie par l'attitude de la famille d'Elizabeth quand tout espoir de survie semble s'écrouler, et elle ne mâche pas ses mots.Les interrogations de Cade finissent par l'intriguer. Quand elle le recontacte, c'est pour se rendre compte que sa relation avec lui l'a placée dans la ligne de mire d'un tueur. Le cauchemar qui a envahi la vie de cet homme risque bien de devenir le sien.

Le monde des combats de chiens est un terrible milieu...Quand Tophat, un chien K9 disparu, est envoyé par erreur au Canada dans un groupe de chiens rescapés disponibles à l'adoption, Lucas sait qu'il est tout désigné pour cette mission. Sans compter qu'il a une autre raison de rentrer au pays. Sa s¿ur y habite, tout comme... son ex-fiancée.Mais à son arrivée, Lucas apprend que Tophat a été remis à un dresseur qui s'occupe des chiens agressifs. C'est une mauvaise nouvelle, d'autant plus qu'en se présentant chez l'homme en question, Lucas se retrouve précipité dans le sinistre monde clandestin des combats de chiens.Tanya partageait sa maison avec ses deux meilleurs amis jusqu'à ce que l'un d'eux soit tué dans un accident de voiture avec délit de fuite et l'autre gravement blessé. À présent seule dans un petit appartement, Tanya prend conscience de tout ce qu'elle a perdu dans sa vie - y compris Lucas. Quand elle le retrouve contre toute attente, son monde bascule à nouveau...Alors que Lucas mène l'enquête sur la disparition de Tophat, les organisateurs de combats de chiens se dressent en travers de son chemin pour protéger leurs agissements...

Du luxe à la misère... Du contrôle au chaos... Quant au meurtre... eh bien, peut-être...Le succès de Doreen dans sa résolution de meurtres s'est ébruité dans tout le pays, mais elle n'a qu'une envie, rester toute seule. Elle a des antiquités à présenter à une vente aux enchères et une relation avec le brigadier Mack Moreau à démêler, sans parler de sa nouvelle amitié avec Penny, sa première amie à Kelowna. Doreen ne veut pas tout gâcher.Mais lorsqu'une accusation surprise est portée (au sujet de George, le mari décédé de Penny, et lancée par l'un des hommes que Doreen l'a aidée à évincer), elle se dit que ça ne peut pas faire de mal d'enquêter sur le passé de sa nouvelle amie.Avant d'en prendre conscience, Doreen se retrouve avec une nouvelle affaire sur les bras, une affaire classée et un probable meurtre par compassion... qu'elle doit creuser tout en entretenant ses relations avec Penny, Mack et ses animaux de compagnie : Mugs, le basset, Goliath, le chat Maine coon et Thaddeus, le perroquet gris bien trop bavard. Depuis le temps, Mack devrait être habitué au manège de Doreen, mais quand elle se jette à corps perdu dans une autre de ses affaires, il a de plus en plus de mal à le supporter...

Stubborn was something Rick had been called a lot. Independent. A loner. All true but, once a powerful healer connects to bring him back from the brink of death, Rick is in danger of losing that control and that privacy he so values.Cara understands Rick's need to be alone, but it's not possible any longer, and that isn't something she's ready to tell him. That and the value of the connection they now share is something he has to find out for himself.And the sooner, the better, as the attacks on the team continue, their temporary headquarters under surveillance, and their much-vaunted skills nowhere in sight ...

Hiding out in the French Quarter of New Orleans only made sense for someone like Skylar Livingston. Owning a voodoo shop was just an added touch for fun. It also helped with her cover, plus gave space to the multitude of ghosts in her family. And her shop was close to the cemeteries, ... a very necessary part of her ... hobby.Gage Hawkins was tracking his uncle's last movements before his disappearance hunting a special set of tarot cards which led to Skylar's shop, Talking Bones. After a bad head injury that brought weird sights into his view, Gage could see this Talking Bones place and Skylar were special. He could only hope she had answers because he had a lot of questions ...Skylar preferred the dead to the living most times, but Gage had her reconsidering. Until she realizes something is wrong in his world, and it's quickly overtaking hers.When Gage's uncle turns up dead, more than the undead are in Skylar's world. ... A killer is too ...

Charming Marvin is always thinking, always talking, always learning, always looking for interesting new distractions. After the talking, mega-intelligence enhanced feline inquires when Christmas Day would be in their new timeframe, it sets in motion events that might not make everyone so holly or jolly.Charming's mistress, Lani Blackburn, realizes that although she's gained so much, she's also lost some things she loved in being brought forward two hundred years in the future by her husband Liev's slightly abnormal, genius brother Milo.All holidays were banned from society by the government long ago. Though he hates to deny his beloved anything, Liev has no idea what Christmas is until he does a little research that makes him wonder if they can find a way to return the festive miracle to their small family, if nowhere else.The best of intentions for a wondrous celebration of peace on Earth and goodwill toward mankind quickly becomes very complicated in world that doesn't always know the sentiment, let alone the Christmas spirit...

Broken Protocols #2.The future-where protocols must never be broken-is a very dangerous place indeed...To save herself and her new lover, Lani Summerland agrees to marry Liev Blackburn. If not for the fact that the two of them are pawns in a game with no rule book, this might be a good thing for both of them.Liev can't believe how lucky he is. But someone is after Lani, and, until he finds out who that is, there can be no honeymoon bliss.Lani is targeted with not a clue what the stalker wants. The bodies begin piling up behind them. Luckily, they're not alone in their fight for survival. Lani's talking, super-intelligent cat, Charming Marvin, intends to save the day and his mistress so he can get back to his own chosen bliss-a much-needed cat nap.

Lani and Liev Blackburn have slid from the frying pan directly into the fires of Hell. When they uncover insinuations of a dangerous conspiracy that can be traced directly back to the foundations of society and permeates every part of life as the world knows it, they realize that to expose this evil is to shake the Earth to its core.One by one, people begin disappearing. If not for Liev's twisted, genius brother Milo and Lani's talking cat Charming Marvin, the two of them would also be missing-or dead. But someone is still playing games, stalking Lani and everyone connected to her, and the cat's cradle web they're weaving is becoming impossible to escape. Unless they can find a way to expose this massive cover-up and who's behind it all, they'll become the next vanished.

After a year of hell, Lani Summerland's life is just getting better when she's tossed unceremoniously a few hundred years into the future with her orange Persian cat, Charming Marvin, in her arms. With no way to fight it, no way to go back, things are only looking to get worse fast.Breaking protocol is cause for severe consequences in the time and world Liev Blackburn lives. But, after a year of government regulation, the crackdown is easing up and he begins to relax. Everything he's worked for is hinged on keeping his reckless brother in check. But, while he's been protecting Milo from falling under the government's ever-vigilant radar, his brother has been working on a surprise present for him, one that's the cat's meow... Lani is that gift-a woman from the past that Liev has been fixated on.Milo never anticipated having his brother's dream girl come to their time with a snarky cat that can not only talk but doesn't have a clue how or when to shut up!

When something happens that shatters a life beyond recognition, what becomes of the soul?Trapped in a gilded cage for as long as she can remember, Hannah has tried to escape numerous times, in countless ways. She's been told all along that there's something wrong with her, something that her doctors can't diagnose. But what is life without freedom? Hannah would rather die than stay imprisoned forever.Another escape, once more the door slams shut with her locked behind it. Then Trevor offers her a way out, one that might actually mean permanent liberation for her. But at what cost? Trevor doesn't know the truth about her. Despite her fear that he'll be like all the others and turn away from her in horror, she longs to share her secret with him.Trevor has worked hard to make up for all the mistakes he's made in his life. Helping Hannah feels like the right thing to do - more than anything else he's ever done. But, to free her, the risks he takes asks more of him than he thought possible.After all, enemies aren't only outside in the world. Some are inside us... we just don't know it...

Celeste Chandler hates to be last almost as much as she hates going home with her tail tucked between her legs. This time, she's injured-her leg, not her pride. But none of that matters because she's being stalked and going home may have been her worst idea yet. Whoever is after her also wants to destroy her sisters. The three sisters are the last in the line of Stargazers and, once they're gone, there will be no one to care for their planet's most valuable resource-the energy reserve-and the key to all life on Glory.Matt has waited anxiously for Celeste to not only return to town but also to him. Given her position as an energy worker, he had no hope of tracking her down after she left. Only if she wanted to be found could she have been. He'd never expected she'd stay away for so long. He's even begun to wonder if she's ever planning on coming back.But their planet is becoming unstable, and the only ones who can save it are Celeste and her two sisters. United, they have the power to fight the cloaked enemy in their midst and preserve all life on the planet. Apart, there will be no peace, no love...and no life for anyone.

As an energy worker, Genesis Chandler's job is to protect the healing pools all over planet Glory. Yet, ever since her grandmother died and her sisters left their town of Little Glory, Genesis can't seem to find a purpose in her life anymore. She goes through her days with blinders on, reeling from having lost everyone and everything she knows and loves. Never does a person like Genesis, who is by nature gentle and unassuming, expect someone to take advantage of her grief and her disorientation ...As a recent contractor for the Glory Energy Council, Connor Bateman is called in to investigate the odd energy fluctuations affecting all the townsfolk of Little Glory. Connor discovers it is directly connected to the healing pools in the forest preserve. Only Genesis can help him deal with the inevitable crisis. Unfortunately, Genesis is more than a little resistant to help Connor with anything, even this. Once upon a time she'd been in love with him, but then, after a disturbing fight, the next morning he had walked out on her abruptly, without another word.Connor realized his mistake too late, but, not knowing how to take it back, he's avoided her all this time. Seeing her again assures him of two things that he does not want to consider: that he's still in love with her and that she doesn't want anything more to do with him.Regardless of their personal feelings, Genesis and Connor must find a way to work together to discover who's destroying the energy reserve that's the key to all life forms on the planet. Their very survival depends on it ...

Hurt and betrayed by the man she thought was the love of her life, Tori Chandler goes into hiding to heal from too many soul-deep hurts to deal with otherwise. But Devon has bigger reasons for seeking her out than giving her an apology that he'll be the first to admit she deserves-and then some. He needs her help to save the people in their town of Little Glory, trapped behind a strange energy pattern.As an energy worker dedicated to preserving planet Glory's energy resource in its forests that all life is dependent upon, Tori isn't in the position to turn her back on those in need. She agrees to help Devon, only if he promises to stay out of her life for good once the job is done.Devon gives Tori the promise she needs, without any intention of honoring it. He made a mistake that he regrets. Nevertheless, if Tori allows him back into her life for any reason, he aims to prove he can be everything she needs from now on.The disruptive energy pattern found in too many places near Little Glory proves to be not only a cause for concern but also the start of something even more sinister. If so, that hints either Devon nor Tori, whether together or separated, or anyone else on the planet for that matter, will have a future.

This collection is the first 3 books in the Family Blood Ties series. Those books are:Vampire in DenialBlood doesn't just make her who she is...it also makes her what she is.Like being a sixteen-year-old vampire isn't hard enough, Tessa's throwback human genes make her an outcast among her relatives. But try as she might, she can't get a handle on the vampire lifestyle and all the...blood. Turning her back on the vamp world, she embraces the human teenage lifestyle-high school, peer pressure and finding a boyfriend.Jared manages to stir something in her blood. He's smart and fun and oh, so cute. But Tessa's dream of a having the perfect boyfriend turns into a nightmare when vampires attack the movie theatre and kidnap her date.Once again, Tessa finds herself torn between the human world and the vampire one. Will blood own out? Can she make peace with who she is as well as what?Vampire in DistressWhen Tessa rallies friends and family to find her missing date, they uncover a secret...and start a war that causes ripples in all aspects of their lives.A vampire with throwback human genes. Sixteen-year-old Tessa finds more than just her friend in this journey...she also finds herself in need of rescue ... Imprisoned, she has to find a way to escape and reunite with her family before this war takes out those she loves.The youngest of his ancient line, eighteen-year-old Cody descends from flyer vampires wants Tessa back at his side where she belongs - even as he struggles with conflicting emotions about his best friend's kid sister... A human determined to protect his people. Seventeen year-old Jared thought his life was over then he finds out that his rescuers are vampires...how can he trust them? And then he finds out the truth about Tessa...and that she's been taken, too...Three brave souls struggle as war breaks out around them...a war that shows them no mercy.Vampire in DesignLeft behind. Scared. And getting really pissed off. Tessa and her friends were supposed to be on their way home. On their way to safety. Instead she wakes up alone, with her friends kidnapped. Targeted and hunted, Tessa goes on the attack, desperate to find her friends and family. But her attackers want her throwback genes and will do anything to have her locked down in their lab.Caught in a dangerous maze, Cody is torn between helping his fellow captives and finding Tessa. He's young to have the connection that's growing between him and his best friend's sister. But any future they might have is in jeopardy if they can't stop the blood farm from taking over the humans...and his people. Jared is free at last, but he can't stop thinking about what he went through at the blood farm and those who helped him. Then he finds out something personal that so horrifying, he has to act...even if it means walking back into the place he swore to never return.These three need to be strong...the war is far from over...and they are right in the middle of it.

This is a collection of 3 books in the Family Blood Ties series. These books are:Vampire in DeceitHurt and hurting, Tessa wages war against her own as she tries to protect those she loves and save those that can't save themselves. Exhausted by the constant attacks, afraid for her friends and family, Tessa is driven to the ends of her reserves as she strives to beat back the never ending wave of war. Thankfully she's never alone...inside or out.Kidnapped and injured, Cody struggles to escape and find the girl whose connection to his heart, mind and soul is growing by the moment. The chances of them all surviving this chaos are slim...but he just knows he can't live without her. Jared is determined to help his father and friends. He can't leave them alone to their fate, even when his own life becomes endangered...again. Only this time, he has allies on his side...or does he?The war unites humans and vamps as the war ratchets higher to a survival of the fittest...but the people most deeply involved can't take any more. And then they find out the worst...Vampire in DefianceThis was it. For Tessa. For Cody. For Jared. Her family. Her Friends.Moltere's Mountain is collapsing. With Tessa, her friends and family still inside. Tessa won't go out without a fight...and she won't leave the others behind. But as she races to save everyone, time runs out.Grounded with an injured wing, Cody wants Tessa to leave while they still can. But most of their friends and family are missing. He wants to do the right thing and save them all...but it's too late... Jared had led the army into the mountain. Only to find they were looking to annihilate all vamps, not just the bad ones. He can't leave his friends vulnerable to yet another attack. But the mine is a death trap. And he could be the one that ends up dead.The pressure is on - to save friends, family, each other - only the enemy is just as determined that no one survives.Vampire in ConflictThe blood farm is gone.Those behind it have either died, been caught, or are on the run. Time to return to the real world. Only normal life isn't quite what Tessa expected. Good thing, because there is no 'normal' anymore. She's different. Her family is different. Her friends are different. The world around her is different. Trying to find her place is not easy. She wants nothing more than to be a normal teenager and join Cody and his friends on a Friday night out.Cody wants the trouble to be over so he can get back to living the life he used to with one major addition - Tessa. Only Ian and Jewel aren't healing well, Rhia is acting out of character, and Jared keeps tripping over dead bodies. Then there's David, who'll do anything to help Jewel... even something he knows he shouldn't do.Something is wrong, and once again it's up to Tessa to figure out what is happening under the surface of this 'normal' life.