![]() ![]() Praise for Suzanne Wright: "Unique, original and very entertaining. Because when you move up the food chain, sometimes the other predators just want to take a bigger bite. It seems the combined strength of Harper and Knox has upset the balance of power in the demon world and there are those who are determined to right that wrong. conducts narcotics operations in Coos County, resulting in drug seizures Representatives Wright & Boice issue statement following house. ![]() When shes not spending time with her family, shes writing, reading or doing her version of housework - sweeping the house. But Harper begins to suspect there's more danger than one rogue demon. Suzanne Wright lives in England with her husband and two children. ![]() Now, Knox has a new priority: Keep Harper safe. Knox isn't - at least until he discovers his mate's willingness to get between him and danger. Then one of Knox's demons goes rogue, and in his madness decides Knox Thorne must die. Harper's gone from being a member of a small demon lair to co-Prime of one of the most powerful lairs in the US with a mate who, though hot as hell, is just a mite overprotective - I mean, you get kidnapped by dark practitioners just once. But life "ever after" isn't as easy as it used to be. ![]()
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