The Cards of Life and Death © 2011, 2015 Colleen Gleason
Fallen © 2010 Erin McCarthy
Shadow of Danger © 2013 Kristine Mason
THE STORM AND THE DARKNESS © Sarah M. Cradit 2013
Indigo Dawn © 2015 by Barbara Justen Hisle
Logan: A Knight World Novel © 2015 Carpe Luna Publishing
Lotus Petals © 2014 by Gina Drayer
Evenshade © Kathryn LeVeque
Fallen @ Erin McCarthy
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright
The Cards of Life and DeathAbout This Book
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PROLOGUE
ONE
TWO
THREE
FOUR
FIVE
SIX
SEVEN
EIGHT
NINE
TEN
ELEVEN
TWELVE
THIRTEEN
FOURTEEN
FIFTEEN
EPILOGUEThe Shop of Shades and Secrets
The Gems of Vice and Greed
About Colleen Gleason
Updates
FallenPrologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty- One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
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Shadow of DangerPrologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Epilogue
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The Storm & The Darkness1- ANA
2- NICOLAS
3- ANA
4- FINNEGAN
6- ALEX
7- JONATHAN
8- ANA
9- FINNEGAN
10- JONATHAN
11- ALEX
13- ANA
14- JONATHAN
15- ALEX
16- FINNEGAN
17- JONATHAN
18- NICOLAS
19- AUGUSTUS
20- NICOLAS
21- ALEX
22- NICOLAS
23- JONATHAN
24- ANA
25- FINNEGAN
26- JONATHAN
27- ANA
28- NICOLAS
29- ALEX
30- AUGUSTUS
31- JONATHAN
32- FINNEGAN
33- OZ
34- ANA
35- AUGUSTUS
36- OZ
37- ALEX
38- FINNEGAN
39- ANA
40- JONATHAN
41- ANA
42- FINNEGAN
43- NICOLAS
44- ALEX
45- OZ
46- FINNEGAN
47- NICOLAS
48- JONATHAN
49- NICOLAS
50- ANA
51- ALEX
52- OZ
53- JONATHAN
54- NICOLAS
55- ANA
56- FINN
57- OZ
58- JONATHAN
59- NICOLAS
60- JONATHAN
61- AUGUSTUS
62- ANA
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Indigo DawnChapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-one
Chapter Twenty-two
Chapter Twenty-three
Chapter Twenty-four
Chapter Twenty-five
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Witch HuntChapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chatper 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Rachel Rawlings
Lotus PetalsONE
TWO
THREE
FOUR
FIVE
SIX
SEVEN
EIGHT
NINE
TEN
ELEVEN
TWELVE
THIRTEEN
FOURTEEN
FIFTEEN
SIXTEEN
SEVENTEEN
EIGHTEEN
NINETEEN
TWENTY
TWENTY-ONE
TWENTY-TWO
TWENTY-THREE
TWENTY-FOUR
TWENTY-FIVE
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Logan: A Knight World NovelChapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-One
Chapter Forty-Two
Chapter Forty-Three
Chapter Forty-Four
Chapter Forty-Five
Chapter Forty-Six
Chapter Forty-Seven
Chapter Forty-Eight
Chapter Forty-Nine
Chapter Fifty
Chapter Fifty-One
Chapter Fifty-Two
Chapter Fifty-Three
Chapter Fifty-Four
Chapter Fifty-Five
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
COMING SOON
EvenshadePROLOGUE
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
CHAPTER NINETEEN
CHAPTER TWENTY
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
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“I never pegged you for a New-Ager.”
Diana stifled a shriek and whirled, dropping the book. “You startled me,” she said to the man standing there. Despite her shock, she noted his height (tall), his brown eyes (twinkling with humor), and his face (chiseled and incredibly handsome). The moisture evaporated from her mouth and sprang to her palms.
“I can see that.” He had bent down to retrieve the book. “Hmm...The Tarot Explained.” He straightened and offered it back to her. “Your aunt would be astonished.”
Diana didn’t take the book. Instead, she stared at him. Had they met? At the funeral, maybe? But then suddenly his voice and easy smile connected with her memory. “Oh, it’s you,” she said, at once recognizing Ethan Tannock. She couldn’t help that her tone was unenthusiastic.
And what else would he expect, having walked into her house uninvited twice?
He had shaved and cut his hair, and although it added years to her estimate of his age—he was definitely mid-thirties—it did wonders for his looks. His shorn face was very attractive, with high cheekbones and a firm, square jaw. It made his eyes look bigger and darker, and his lips, which had settled into a sort of smirk, were no longer hidden by mustache overgrowth.
She swallowed hard, feeling suddenly at a loss in the presence of this tall, attractive stranger—who’d been in her house twice. Somehow now, especially in this small, crowded space, he seemed more intense, with more presence and confidence.
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PROLOGUE
Damariscotta, Maine
He crept silently into the house, aided by the light of the full moon. It streamed though the windows like a beacon, casting everything with a film of blue-gray.
There wasn’t a sound but the distant lapping of water against the lakeshore and the barest rustle of breeze through the trees.
Such a remote area.
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He smiled to himself as he passed through the kitchen. Only hours before, the old lady had pressed tea and cookies and a delicious chicken salad sandwich upon him at that very table.
She’d been delighted to see him—and he’d actually enjoyed their visit quite a bit. Belinda Lawry was an interesting and amusing old woman, if not a little batty. People actually believed she could tell the future by looking at a deck of Tarot cards. Absurd, but entertaining nonetheless.
He’d humored her, of course. He knew how to charm old ladies. Especially when he needed something from them.
It was too bad things had to go this way, but a man had to do what a man had to do. His jaw tightened with determination and his fingers curled into their palms. Soon, his troubles would all be over.
A complacent smile on his face, he continued silently down the hall. When he caught sight of a shadow slinking from beneath a table, he crouched immediately to greet the cat in case it had the tendency to yowl at night-time visitors.
He’d made friends with it and its companion, and tonight he’d come prepared with tuna sandwiches in order to distract them.
Nothing could go wrong, for this was his one and only chance to set things in motion.
Crouching in the hall, he offered a sandwich to the cat. No sooner had he opened it from its plastic wrap than the second feline appeared, also interested in the delicious-smelling food.
He left them there, delicately eating their treat, and slipped into the old woman’s bedroom.
Her soft snores told him she was dead to the world (he grinned silently at this appropriate metaphor) thanks in part to the doctor, who’d considerately prescribed a strong sleep aid. Not only was she deeply asleep, but her face was upright, and her arms safely beneath the blankets.
It was almost as if she were making it easy for him.
He moved quickly and with efficiency, snatching up an extra pillow next to her on the bed and shoving it over her face.
Belinda jolted beneath the onslaught, but he was kneeling over the blankets, pinning her in place as he pressed the goosedown pillow onto her nose and mouth…holding it, holding it…pressing harder, harder, harder.
Come on, come on, he thought silently, as the old biddy struggled and jolted beneath him like a fish out of water.
Then suddenly, she was still.
Breathing heavily, he held the pillow over her face a few more minutes just to be sure.