A love so forbidden, it would shake the heavens ...\nMy father called them messengers. 
He once told me they walked among us, and that somewhere in this dark and godless city, there shined a faint sliver of hope. I had only to look for the signs.\nWell, I've spent my whole life investigating the inexplicable, and all I've found are the unsettling vestiges of iniquity - the evidence of another world shrouded by the obscure. Purgatory to some, where depravity hides in shadows, and girls like me are little more than delicious bites of temptation.\nOthers call it Nightshade.\nThis peculiar place is where I first met the cold and callous recluse living in a decaying cliffside cathedral. Jericho Van Croix is the epitome of everything I've been told to fear. A raven-winged harbinger who wears intrigue like a warm black cloak. An enigma that I'm determined to unravel - even if it means getting closer than I should.\nOne touch is forbidden. Even so much as a kiss would be my demise. But the sin on his lips burns me up like a wild flame, and his growing infatuation weakens my resolve.\nGiving him what he wants, though, will mean no chance for redemption, or escape. What's worse is, the signs I've followed yet failed to see all these years begin to unmask a terrifying reality:\nThat falling may be my only saving grace.

Nightshade: A Dark Paranormal Gothic Romance

Lake, Keri

Keri Lake Author

As Wrath’s fiercest son, Logan carries the scars of fifty years spent in the most dreaded prison of the underworld, for a sin he’d kill to keep secret. Enduring decades of gruesome torture has left Logan feared by and detached from others, until a female Alexi’s blood resurrects his soul from death and, with it, the pleasures he’s been denied for so long. Plagued by shame of her own, Calla is drawn to the ruthless demon, Logan, whose insatiable craving for her touch rouses buried passions and, for once, leaves her feeling desired. A dark and dangerous evil has been reawakened, however, and when Calla is drawn too close to its breeding grounds, Logan vows to summon the violence of Wrath in order to keep her safe. First, though, Calla must save him from a past riddled with deceit and corruption … but only if she can accept the chilling consequences of unearthing his vilest skeleton.

Soul Resurrected (Sons of Wrath, #2)

Romance

Paranormal

Keri Lake

Imprisonment in Obsidius. Enslavement to a soul-sucking succubus. A reproductive cycle that’d send a sex fiend running into the arms of celibacy. Given the choice, most demons would opt for death.  Gavin, eldest son of Wrath, has been sentenced to all three.  When the succubus decides its time to collect, though, he fears his nightmares have only just begun.  And Sabelle’s timing couldn’t be worse.  With a bad case of uncontrollable lust, thanks to his Savidon, the last thing Gavin wants is a vengeful succubus stoking his darkest desires, but debts must be paid—he just didn’t bank on enjoying his punishment so much.  Because the swinging bachelor may have found his perfect mate in the sexy seductress.  However, just as things seem to be looking up, past sins resurface, plunging the two into a deadly game of power and deception. As their worst fears merge into one unexpected threat, Gavin is determined to protect Sabelle and win her freedom.  At any cost.

Soul Enslaved (Sons of Wrath, #3)

Ricochet (A Vigilantes Novel)

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

From USA Today Bestselling author Keri Lake comes an intense and gritty romantic thriller that'll have you turning the pages well past your bedtime.It takes a killer to catch a killer.And no one understands the motives of ruthless murderer, The Sandman, quite like Rhett Voss. Having spent his childhood in the shadows of the deranged lunatic, he's become an expert on the topic. Killing is in his blood, and as a hitman for hire, Voss maintains a steady diet of carnage, himself.Except lately, it's lost its appeal. Until he's enticed to track down the clever Sandman who has his sights set on Nola Tensley.The stunning single mom is a distraction Voss can't afford, but to catch his elusive kin, he needs to watch the next victim closely. Consequently, stalking her soon becomes a dangerous obsession, turning a friendly game of cat and mouse into more than he bargained for, when someone close to Nola goes missing.Suddenly, it's no longer an old vendetta fueling Voss's need to hunt down his enemy, but new stakes that are sure to mean more bloodshed. Voss knows better than anyone, though: to draw a killer out of hiding, one must have the right bait.And both of them want Nola.

Requiem & Reverie (The Sandman Duet)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

Independently published

Five stand-alone novellas based on characters introduced in Devin O'Branagan's bestselling novel, Witch Hunt. The anthology begins with O'Branagan's own novella about the Hawthorne matriarch, Vivian. She and her fellow British witches work together to prevent a Nazi invasion during World War II. Then there is Colonial maiden, Bridget, who struggles with the guilt of failing her family in Salem, 1692. Her younger sister, Prissy, mysteriously disappears and finds another magical world. Julia, torn by family loyalties, love, and her spiritual quest, pays a huge price to continue the bloodline. And Miranda uses her powers against the great influenza outbreak of 1918 - but finds the ultimate foe is prejudice against her kind. Discover what was left out of Witch Hunt and revisit your favorite characters with these exciting novellas. The story isn't done until the battle's lost and won.

Witch Hunt: Of the Blood

O'Branagan, Devin

Campbell, Suzanne Hayes

Schwengel, K.L.

Walsh, Krista

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

To catch the Fallen, you have to become the very evil you were bred to slay.Show loyalty. Be willing to go deep into the gritty underbelly of the world, where the vilest acts of human carnage thrive and seep into your mind like a black poison, consuming every part of you that was once good. Ignore your dark cravings and keep to the most important rule of all: never save the mortals.This is the life of a Sentinel.Some call us the toughest angels in the heavens. Unbreakable. But even the strong can break in the face of temptation.Human females have always been the forbidden fruit for our kind-an enticement I've resisted for centuries, until she came along.Karinna lusts for vengeance.She wants inside the darkness, where the Fallen own the corrupted streets of Detroit-the perfect bait to take down the biggest crime ring the city has ever known.I want her. To have her, though, I'll have to break the rules.For one taste of the forbidden, I'll have to commit the most heinous sin of all ...The Sons of Wrath series is a paranormal romance featuring sexually-charged, vengeance-dealing demons, the non-cuddly variety of werewolves, sweet-talking succubi, and some creepy fallen angels. You've been warned.

The Fallen (A Sons of Wrath Prequel)

WARNING: **Not recommended for readers under the age of 18 due to graphic violence, sex and strong language. Trigger warning for self harm. The only sure way to destroy a man is to take what he cannot live without. Three years ago, I had everything. A beautiful wife. A son. A reason for living. Until a ruthless task force, assembled under Mayor Michael Culling, with a brutal strategy to make the streets of Detroit ‘safe’, ripped away everything I loved in a deadly hunt called The Culling. They tried to kill me, too. I wish they had. Now I’m cursed by the memories of that night, and the words I whispered to my dying wife. A promise—to avenge the wrong and set it right. I’m no longer Nick Ryder. I’m a masked vigilante. Faceless. Loveless. Fearless. A man with nothing left to lose—one who’s seen the dark and violent truth behind the city’s flawless veneer. Michael Culling doesn’t know who I am. Or what I want. All he knows is that I’ve kidnapped his beautiful wife. An eye for an eye—isn’t that how the saying goes? And Aubree Culling is the perfect pawn to destroy him. If she doesn’t destroy me first.

Contemporary

STANDALONE CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE No matter how unbreakable he may seem, every man has a weakness. A year ago, my home became a bloodstained crime scene. That night marked the beginning of my hell—the same night I was tortured by my enemies and tossed into an underground prison to die. They failed. I survived. Now that I’m free, only one motive burns in my soul: revenge. Lucky for me, they think Jase Hawkins is dead. Maybe I am. I’ve got nothing but a cold, merciless rage, and Black Betty, the sharp steel blade that never leaves my side. Then she drifts into my life. Lucia wants answers—so much so, she’s willing to fall into the darkness where my enemies lie in wait, to kill her for what she knows. Or to take her for the depraved fantasies her body alone can rouse in a man’s mind. Me? I want her for the fire in her touch that feeds my addiction, forces me to feel what has become numb, but my appetite for bloodshed runs deeper than flesh. For my own sanity, I’ve vowed to stay away from her. Because she’s my only weakness, an obsession that leaves me craving more—one that could make even the most steadfast plan backfire. **Not recommended for readers under the age of 18. Trigger warning for violence, drug abuse and scenes of rape and torture. BACKFIRE is a spin-off of RICOCHET and can be read as a standalone.

Backfire (A Vigilantes Novel, #2)

Romantic Suspense

RipleyThey call me RIP.I'm a killer. A murderer. A psychopath.In the eyes of the righteous, I'm a monster, born of sin and depravity.I want to protect her, but I'm not a good man.I want to love her, but I no longer feel.She gets under my skin, though, and has awakened something inside of me.Something I'd kill for.I'm not her savior-not even close. In fact, I'm worse than the hell she's already suffered.I'm her vengeance. Tit for tat, as they say.And if she's not careful, I'll be her ruin.DylanFor months, I've watched him.I've fantasized him as my savior, my lover. My ticket out of the hell I've lived in for the last six years.I never dreamed he'd be my nightmare.Had I known what he really is, I'd have never gotten in the car that night, but life is full of cause and effect.And sometimes the choice on offer isn't a choice at all.It's the result of something already in motion, and we're merely left to survive the ripple effect.

Ripple Effect

Erotica

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Nightshade: A Dark Paranormal Gothic Romance

Soul Resurrected (Sons of Wrath, #2)

Soul Enslaved (Sons of Wrath, #3)

Ricochet (A Vigilantes Novel)

Requiem & Reverie (The Sandman Duet)

Witch Hunt: Of the Blood

The Fallen (A Sons of Wrath Prequel)

Ricochet (A Vigilantes Novel)

Backfire (A Vigilantes Novel, #2)

Ripple Effect