Raging Dawn

An ER doctor with a fatal illness turns vigilante to catch a killer in this medical thriller by the New York Times–bestselling author. Between the chaos of the ER and her work at the Advocacy Center, Dr. Angela Rossi desperately needed rest. Then she was diagnosed with Fatal Insomnia—and given only a few months to live. Her plan is to escape Pennsylvania and live her last days on a tropical island. But first she’ll need to wrap up one last rape case . . . and say a final goodbye to Detective Matthew Ryder. The morning before Angela is scheduled to testify, the assault victim murdered—and the rapist goes free. Now Angela will be in town a little longer, because she makes it her personal mission to bring him to justice. With nothing left to lose or fear, Angela has the makings of a perfect vigilante.

**Previously published in the Dark & Damaged: Eight Heroes of Paranormal Romance boxed set** This edition includes an exclusive excerpt of Roaring Shadows (Macey Gardella #2). A stand-alone, spoiler-free short novel in Colleen Gleason's international bestselling series, The Gardella Vampire Hunters. "If Buffy visited Downton Abbey." --New York Times bestselling author Laurie London “Sophisticated, sexy, surprising!” --J. R. Ward on the Gardella Vampire Hunters series England, 1922 When the vampires Max Denton hunts brutally murder his wife, he is nearly destroyed himself. He spends his life in solitude, violence, and revenge. But when sensitive information about his young daughter falls into the hands of the vampires, Max is forced to team up with the woman whose father ultimately caused the death of his wife. Savina Eleaisa has secrets of her own, and she’s determined to do whatever it takes to clear her father’s name: even if it involves seducing the most dangerous of vampires--with or without the help of the arrogant, brooding Max Denton. A short, stand-alone novel in the Gardella Vampire Hunters series set at a Downton Abbey type English estate. “Gleason is really on a roll!” --Publishers Weekly on the Gardella Vampire Hunters

Previously published in the collection Alphas Unwrapped. A stand-alone, short novel in the international best-selling Gardella Vampire Hunter series. "If Buffy were to visit Downton Abbey."-- Laurie London, New York Timesbestselling author When vampire hunter Max Denton goes undercover at an English estate over the Christmas holidays, the last person he wants to find there is the lovely Savina Eleiasa. But present she is--and on the arm of her new fiancé. This is the second short Max Denton novel and can be read as a standalone. Praise for the Gardella Vampire Hunter series: "The Rest Falls Away, Gleason's publishing debut...turns vampire stories--and romances--on their ear with a decidedly dark, decidedly unsentimental Regency heroine who stakes the undead with the best of them." -- Detroit Free Press "The undead rise to great heights through Gleason's phenomenal storytelling. She creates a chilling world with the perfect atmosphere of fear and sexual tension." -- Romantic Times "Gleason keeps upping the ante with each novel, weaving the characters around her readers with each engaging conversation and narrative, every stage set of all the appropriate gothic gloom and melting beauty. -- Book Fetish "...Above all, the writing is what recommends this book most. Gleason's writing is sharp and taut, which makes for excellent action sequences, and a plot that travels quickly from the start. The writing strength alone gives me ample reassurance that this potentially plot-heavy series is in the right hands. I'm definitely looking forward to the next installment." – Smart Bitches Love Trashy Books "The undead rise to great heights through Gleason's phenomenal storytelling. She creates a chilling world with the perfect atmosphere of fear and sexual tension." -- Romantic Times "Gleason keeps upping the ante with each novel, weaving the characters around her readers with each engaging conversation and narrative, every stage set of all the appropriate gothic gloom and melting beauty. -- Book Fetish The entire Gardella Vampire Hunters collection is as follows: VICTORIA The Rest Falls Away Rises the Night The Bleeding Dusk When Twilight Burns As Shadows Fade MACEY Roaring Midnight Roaring Shadows Roaring Dawn (coming 2016) MAX DENTON Raging Dawn Raging Winter

In quintessence: the poetry of true nature, author and teacher Sara Priestley continues her longtime exploration of both knowledge and experience, moving through reflections, emotions, and inner dialogue to reach a fuller recognition of the abundance of being. She frames this journey using the five fundamental elements of the universe as themes, grouping poems using the principles of earth, water, air, fire, or essence. Not only does this framework help with the discovery of meaning but also the attribution of it, coloring each poem with a new light. ​Though Sara’s approach to poetry is often described as an inside-out way of knowing, she prefers to call it inside-in, to bring recognition to the directness of the paths of understanding. You’ll find profound truths penned with clarity, lightness, and simplicity as you share in her journey, poem by poem. And after you experience all the joy, freedom, grief, and peace quintessence offers, you may discover a new understanding of your own true nature.

In this thriller novella, an FBI agent must save herself from a psychopath in order to protect her family. As head of the FBI’s Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement Squad, Agent Lucy Guardino has a reputation for bringing the lowest of lowlifes to justice. But today is different. Because the man who has taken her prisoner has promised Lucy three things: that before this day is over, she will be dead; that someone in her family will also die; and that he always wins. Trapped inside her worst nightmare, Lucy faces a ruthless killer as he plays Russian roulette with the lives of those she loves. Wounded and unarmed, how can Lucy defeat a psychopath who doesn’t play by any rules?

The series finale featuring “a heroine you’ll never forget and a story that whips by at bullet speed” by the New York Times–bestselling author (Tess Gerritsen). When you have no time left, you realize what you’re really living for . . . For Dr. Angela Rossi the past holds only pain and the future promises only an early death as Fatal Insomnia consumes her. But Angie will never stop fighting. Especially now that she’s learned that her disease—and the disease she’s discovered in dozens of young children—isn’t a quirk of heredity but rather the creation of an unknown cabal. While Angie explores the betrayals and lies that led to the Fatal Insomnia epidemic, Devon Price, whose daughter is also infected, uses his street skills to hunt those responsible. He’ll do anything to save his daughter. Lie, cheat, steal, kill . . . it doesn’t matter. Not as long as Esme is saved. In the end, their only hope might be a desperate deal with the devil: the cabal behind the man-made Fatal Insomnia epidemic. A deal paid with blood. A deal not everyone will survive. Praise for the Fatal Insomnia series “CJ Lyons scores a major triumph . . . a remarkable medical thriller equal to the very best of Robin Cook or Michael Crichton. This intelligent, well-crafted novel, based on a startlingly original premise, builds up tension to the breaking point and beyond, delivering plenty of surprises along the way. Totally absorbing and impossible to put down.” —Douglas Preston, #1 New York Times–bestselling author