Liv
Without darkness, there can be no light.
Dean promised to slay monsters for Liv.
Then he encounters a monster he can’t destroy. A monster he can’t even face.
ALWAYS
Book 5 of the Spiral of Bliss Series
Coming Soon!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Nina Lane writes hot, sexy romances and spicy erotica. Originally from California, she holds a PhD in Art History and an MA in Library and Information Studies, which means she loves both research and organization. She also enjoys traveling and thinks St. Petersburg, Russia is a city everyone should visit at least once. Although Nina would go back to college for another degree because she’s that much of a bookworm and a perpetual student, she now lives the happy life of a full-time writer.
Find out more about Nina and her other books at the following links!
Official website:
www.ninalane.com
Amazon Author Page:
amazon/author/ninalane
Facebook official page:
facebook.com/NinaLaneAuthor
Facebook personal page:
facebook.com/ninalane.writer
Twitter:
twitter.com/ninalaneauthor
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
“Fall seven times, get up eight,” Liv and Allie say. What they don’t add is that sometimes you need a friend to help you get up—and to my everlasting gratitude, Victoria Colotta of VMC Art & Design has proven the epitome of both friendship and professionalism by stepping up when the chips were down.
Thank you, Victoria, for your truly endless patience (especially in the face of “Can we just try…”), amazing talent and knowledge, and for staying so unwaveringly in my corner. I couldn’t have done it without you—and that’s not a cliché.
Thank you, Karen Dale Harris, for your insights, perceptive critique, and your belief in Liv and Dean’s story. I love how we can talk about the whole Mirror Lake gang like they’re our circle of friends.
Jessa Slade, I’m in such awe of your ideas, problem-solving abilities, and knowledge of character arcs that I would happily give you my last chocolate religieuse and then run out to get you some more. Thank you so much.
Cathy Yardley, your continued guidance and profound understanding of story structure has improved my writing in more ways than I can count. I’d like to think I could write a book without you, but I’m very glad I don’t have to.
Kelly Harms Wimmer, thank you for shaping and improving Liv and Dean’s story from the beginning in ways I couldn’t manage on my own.
Tara Gonzalez of InkSlinger PR—wow! Thank you so much for your indomitable efforts in getting the Spiral of Bliss series out into the world again. I’m so grateful for your time and help.
Thank you, Martha Trachtenberg, for your thorough copyediting, and Tiffani Drake for swatting away pesky errors that would have driven us both nuts.
Baba and Jen Berg, I continue to be so thankful for your time, perceptiveness, and honesty—not to mention your steadfast love for Liv and Dean.
Yesi Cavazos, Debbie Kagan, and Maria D., your feedback is invaluable to me, and I so appreciate your time, honesty, and enduring support. Really, when do I get to hug you in person? Big ole squishy hugs. You’ve been warned.
Thank you so very much, all my blogger and reader friends who have been so loyal and supportive, even when I haven’t had anything to give back. And many continued thanks to the awesome crew over at Nina’s Ninjas. You all kept my butt in the chair until the stories started flowing again.
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
PART I
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
PART II
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
PART III
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Epilogue
Preorder Always
About the Author
Acknowledgements