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Sex Appeal
by Lori FosterWhen a lighthearted contest takes a dangerous turn, millionaire real estate mogul Brent Bramwell will do anything to protect a sexy, quirky shop owner in this fan favorite from New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster Shadow Callahan is enlisting sexy men to participate in a contest designed to drive traffic to her shop, Sex Appeal. So when the gorgeous, buttoned-up Brent Bramwell falls into her life--literally--she's delighted to recruit him for the cause. His attraction to her is a definite bonus, but is there room for her in Brent's orderly, high-society lifestyle? Brent knows life with Shadow means a walk on the wild side, but once he's had a taste of her, he can't get enough. Too bad he's not the only one who wants her. When a stranger's gifts escalate from romantic to frighteningly personal, can Brent regain enough control to keep Shadow safe? Previously Published.
Sex and Murder.com (Paul Turner Mysteries)
by Mark Zubro“Combining murder and microchips, rapid-fire patter zings across the pages in this latest Turner mystery, which showcases Zubro at the top of his form.” —BooklistLambda Award-Winning AuthorCraig Lenzati, the rich and powerful CEO of Chicago's answer to Microsoft, is found brutally murdered with stab wounds all over his body. The murder is reported anonymously, and a quick and quiet resolution to the case is demanded by City Hall. Meanwhile, the list of suspects is almost endless and that along has the powers-that-be breathing down the necks of Chicago Police Detectives Paul Turner and Buck Fenwick. But as the two struggle to untangle the case and find the killer, they soon learn that the killer has only just begun.Mark Richard Zubro's wisecracking detectives are back and better than ever in Sex and Murder.com.
Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History
by Ben MezrichThad Roberts, a fellow in a prestigious NASA program had an idea--a romantic, albeit crazy, idea. He wanted to give his girlfriend the moon. Literally. Thad convinced his girlfriend and another female accomplice, both NASA interns, to break into an impregnable laboratory at NASA--past security checkpoints, an electronically locked door with cipher security codes, and camera-lined hallways--and help him steal the most precious objects in the world: the moon rocks. But what does one do with an item so valuable that it's illegal even to own? And was Thad Roberts--undeniably gifted, picked for one of the most competitive scientific posts imaginable, a possible astronaut--really what he seemed? Mezrich has pored over thousands of pages of court records, FBI transcripts, and NASA documents and has interviewed most of the participants in the crime to reconstruct this Ocean's Eleven-style heist, a madcap story of genius, love, and duplicity that reads like a Hollywood thrill ride.
Sex, Lies & Serious Money (A Stone Barrington Novel #Bk.39)
by Stuart WoodsStone Barrington takes on a client who gives him a run for his money in this heart-stopping thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods. Fresh off the runway at Teterboro, Stone Barrington arrives home to find an unexpected new client on his doorstep, anxiously soliciting his help. But everything is not as it seems, when the client reveals the true nature—and value—of his recent turn of fortune.From luxury New York high-rises to the sprawling New Mexico desert, his client is pursued from all angles...and Stone quickly learns that easy money isn’t always so easy.
Sex, Lies & Serious Money (A Stone Barrington Novel)
by Stuart Woods<P>Stone Barrington takes on a client who gives him a run for his money in the newest heart-stopping thriller from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author. Fresh off the runway at Teterboro, Stone Barrington arrives home to find an unexpected new client on his doorstep, anxiously soliciting his help. But everything is not as it seems, when the client reveals the true nature--and value--of his recent turn of fortune. <P>From luxury New York high-rises to the sprawling New Mexico desert, his client is pursued from all angles...and Stone quickly learns that easy money isn't always so easy.From the Hardcover edition. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Sex, Lies and Designer Shoes
by Kimberly Van MeterGuarding her body... CoCo Abelli is the last woman Rian Dalton wants to protect. A spoiled heiress to a designer shoe empire with a reputation for hard partying and getting into trouble? Nope, Rian wants nothing to do with CoCo's kind of trouble. Especially when she has a body designed to make grown men fall to their knees... Rian is rude and hostile, and CoCo can't resist baiting him-especially with her, uh, assets. When their sparring suddenly erupts into one naughtily hot night, CoCo wonders if maybe this "bodyguard" thing might be okay after all. Until someone tries to kill her. Now Rian has compromised himself, and there's only one way to put distance between CoCo and her killers...by putting himself in the most dangerous position of all!
Sex, Lies and Online Dating: A brilliantly entertaining rom-com (Writer Friends #1)
by Rachel GibsonSex, Lies and Online Dating is a brilliantly entertaining rom-com from New York Times bestseller Rachel Gibson - perfect for fans of Jill Shalvis, Jo Watson and Christina Lauren.When an undercover cop goes on the hunt for a female serial killer, he's not expecting to lose his heart. Quinn McIntyre has to pose as an internet dater to woo the chief suspect in a serial murder case, and the last thing on his mind is falling in love. Especially not to a thriller writer researching her next book, who doesn't even realise she's under surveillance... But Lucy Rothschild just doesn't seem like the killing kind...does she? Before too long, and against all his better instincts, Quinn finds he could be getting in too deep...Check out the rest of Rachel's addictive titles, including I'm In No Mood For Love, Tangled Up In You and Not Another Bad Date.
Sex, Suspense & Scandal 4-Book Set
by Josie BrownFour full-length sexy, suspenseful and scandalous novels by best-selling author Josie Brown.THE HOUSEWIFE ASSASSIN'S HANDBOOKMurder. Suspense. Sex. And some handy household tips.Every desperate housewife wants an alias. Donna Stone has one...and it happens to be government-sanctioned. She earned it the hard way: her husband was killed the day she delivered her third child. To avenge his death, she leads a secret life - as an assassin. But espionage makes for strange bedfellows - and brings new meaning to that old adage, "Honey, I'm home..." THE CANDIDATESeduction and intrigue are rampant on the campaign trail when a political campaign adviser discovers that Washington's power broker elite have embroiled his presidential candidate in a plot involving an act of terrorism on US soil.TOTLANDIA: BOOK 1, Fall (THE ONESIES)The salacious secrets of Desperate Housewives meet the aspirational lifestyles of Sex and the City in San Francisco's most elite mommies group. In this sometime bittersweet (and always humorous) novel, the friendships among four women who meet in a moms-and-tots playgroup are tested as they address their presumptions, family traumas, love, passion, and the hard realities of parenting their children. Friendship. Lies. Seduction. Betrayal. Welcome to Totlandia.HOLLYWOOD HUNK (Book 1:True Hollywood Lies Series)Faced with credit card bills that rival the national debt, Hannah Fairchild, daughter of one of Hollywood's legendary actors is forced to put her astrology project on hold while she takes the job of personal assistant to British actor and People's "Sexiest Man Alive," Louis Trollope. Because Louis is just as egotistical, self-centered, insecure, demanding, flirtatious--and yes, irresistible-as her father had been, Hannah is determined to keep him and his super-model girlfriend, bad boy entourage, and over-sexed agent at arm's length. Besides, she's falling in love with his best friend, the screenwriter Mick Bradshaw.
Sex, Thugs, and Rock & Roll
by Todd RobinsonMy fingers can't find the bullet holes. They're there, because they brought me down. Like a guitar riff sharp enough to slit a throat or the devil's amplifiers shrieking through the lonely night, this bonanza of blood and brawn rings with the vibe of the best new noir suspense. Culled from the net's most hardcore, award-winning site, these fresh, raw, and uncut stories pack a stiff punch. . . "As long as she keeps calling me, there's hope. Hope is a dangerous thing." No matter where you turn--a pair of bisexual, ass-kicking Vikings on a slaughter trip; a sexy forty-something thief with angles as lethal as her curves; a porn-comic artist up against one deadly last laugh; a city's most savage gang under the gun and way out of time; or a south-of-the-borderland sleaze pit where everyone's a winner--no one gets out alive. . . "Escape is a bitch. A man alone and on foot would have to be crazy to try. Apparently he was." Rev up for a speed-fueled hell-trip through the dark side, where a backbeat can kill, no scene falls short of badass, and the hooligans bay at the moon. . . "This book is dripping so much blood and guts and marrow, it's impossible to read it in more than a single sitting. Be prepared to be shattered, shell-shocked and bruised, as Thuglit's emissaries continue to write wrongs that are very, very right." --Sarah Weinman Big Daddy Thug/Todd Robinson's writing has appeared in Plots With Guns, Danger City, Demolition, Out Of The Gutter, Pulp Pusher, Crimespree and Writers Digest's The Year's Best Writing 2003. He was nominated for a 2006 Derringer Award from the Short Mystery Fiction Society, and is the creator and chief editor of Thuglit.com. The stories he's edited for Thuglit.com have been nominated for several awards, including The Derringer and The Million Writer's Award, and been have been selected for The Best American Mystery Stories and Best Noir 2006. He lives and works in New York with his wife (Lady Detroit), a ferret named Matilda, and three freakin' cats.
Sex. Lies. Murder. Fame.: A Novel
by Lolita FilesThe producer and star of Who Killed Tupac? “takes on the world of book publishing . . . and society’s obsession with fame and fortune” (Ebony).Fame is a b*#%$. And when boy meets b*#%$, nothing can keep the two of them apart. Penn Hamilton is young, brilliant, beautiful, and ready to take on the world and claim his rightful place in the midst of celebrity. As a Writer. Rapper. Model. God. Unfortunately, the world is not quite ready for him. When Penn writes what he believes to be the “Great American Literary Blockbuster,” he’s rebuffed at every turn. Faced with ridicule, rejection, and mounting resentment, he decides to fight back using his assets—rock-star looks, genius IQ, and killer charm.Beryl Unger is a rising star in the publishing world, editor to literati and glitterati alike. Single, plain, obsessive, a bit on the dreamy side, she’s a train wreck waiting to happen, and easy prey for a beautiful man with a seductive plan. When Penn meets Beryl, sparks fly. And sparks fly even higher when he meets the breathtaking superstar romance author Sharlyn Tate.Two women, one man. A man with no boundaries, who will stop short at nothing—even brutal, vicious murder—to fulfill his desperate ambition. Lolita Files is the author of the bestselling Child of God, which has been optioned as a feature film by Kanye West. Files has a degree in broadcast journalism and lives outside of Los Angeles, where she is currently developing projects for television and film.“sex.lies.murder.fame. is brillllli—f@#*ing—ant. Lolita Files has delivered a true page turner with remarkable characters.” —Eric Jerome Dickey
Sextet: Lovers and Liars Trilogy Book III (The\lovers And Liars Trilogy Ser. #3)
by Sally BeaumanJournalist Lindsay Drummond is about to re-make her life: she plans to move out of London, change her job, and above all, cure herself of her hopeless love for her unfairly handsome colleague, Rowland McGuire. Deadline day is Hallowe'en - but an encounter then with Rowland's friend, Colin Lascelles, a man much less innocent than he seems, quickly teaches her that the best-laid plans can go delightfully awry...In New York, actress Natasha Lawrence is also trying to rebuild her life. Pursued by a stalker for the past five years, still bound to her ex-husband, the celebrated film director Tomas Court, she retreats with her son to the precincts of the exclusive - and haunted - Conrad apartment building. But will it provide her with the security she so desperately seeks, and will she and her husband be able to lay to rest the ghosts of their past?Lindsay's and Natasha's lives become inextricably entangled; when the cast of characters gathers for Thanksgiving at the sinister Conrad building, anything can happen, for romance and retribution, marriage and murder are in the air.
Sexy Summer Flings: A Bear Mountain Rescue Story (BookShots Flames)
by James Patterson Codi GaryThe one guy who could make her stay... Penelope Davis is ready to leave Bear Mountain. Her brothers have left for the military, and her crush, ER doctor Hunter Gracin, thinks she's only interested in a fling. So when she's offered her dream job, she plans to take it, until Dr. Gracin comes knocking on her door....BookShots FlamesOriginal romances presented by JAMES PATTERSONNovels you can devour in a few hoursImpossible to stop reading
Sexy/Dangerous
by Beverly JenkinsWearing her shades, a black Stetson, and snakeskin cowboy boots, security agent Maxine "Max" Blake is the baddest thing walking. Ex-marine, ex-cop, and a whole lotta 'tude, Max doesn't have time for anything but her job. Her latest assignment: to protect Dr. Adam Gary. Her problem: he doesn't want her there. Adam wants to focus on his work, not to be distracted by this tall, sexy woman. A foiled kidnapping attempt may have forced him to take an undercover agent into his household, but no one said anything about the agent being a woman, or that she'd be beautiful, or that she came with two monster rottweilers. How is he supposed to concentrate on his top-secret project that could revolutionize the world when all he can think about is her smooth, coffee-colored skin and those long, lean legs? But as danger nips at their heels, love may be a distraction neither of them will live to enjoy . . .
Señor Saint
by Leslie CharterisSimon Templar is at his cavalier best in this collection of South American adventures. In Mexico, he meets an ice-cool blonde with her own Saintly ideas - and joins in the fun. In Baja California he gets caught up in a strange story of two women and a blind man's oyster bed. In Havana the Saint answers a beautiful woman's plea for help and discovers a revolution that isn't quite what it claims. And finally, in Panama he plays the sucker - but it doesn't last.
Señoras de armas tomar: Solo las mejores asesinas a sueldo llegan a jubilarse
by Deanna RaybournUn thriller divertidísimo sobre unas mujeres mayores que deciden dejar claro que las mejores asesinas a sueldo son, precisamente, las que llegan a jubilarse. Billie, Mary Alice, Helen y Natalie han trabajado durante cuatro décadas para el Museo, una exclusiva red de asesinos. Sin embargo, ahora las consideran «de la vieja escuela» y, como la tecnología importa más que la inteligencia, ya nadie valora su talento. Cuando las invitan a un crucero para celebrar su jubilación, estas no tardan en darse cuenta de que se han convertido en objetivo de la Junta del Museo, que ha ordenado eliminarlas. Es así como las cuatro integrantes del llamado «Proyecto Esfinge» deberán organizarse por su cuenta, confiar las unas en las otras y esperar que el trabajo en equipo sea la clave de su supervivencia. La Junta está a punto de descubrir de lo que es capaz una señora de armas tomar. Críticas:«Un thriller que mezcla Las chicas de oro con James Bond».Buzzfeed «Cómica, violenta e inesperadamente sensible. Es imposible no animar a estas damas peligrosas mientras se niegan a que las entierren… Una frase que, en este thriller, es literal».The Washington Post«Agudo e inteligente».PopSugar «La camaradería propia de las viejas amistades, mezclada con multitud de escenas de acción, te tendrá pasando las páginas hasta bien entrada la madrugada».CrimeReads «Los lectores de Richard Osman y Helen Turnsten disfrutarán viendo a estas mujeres implacables de sesenta años entrar en acción. Rayburn se ha superado».Publishers Weekly«Es una delicia tener un thriller protagonizado por cuatro mujeres habilidosas en un género tan dominado por los hombres».Library Journal «La escritura es hábil y original, y la trama es impredecible. Rayburn evoca de forma vívida multitud de escenarios remotos mientras mantiene a los lectores alerta e intentando adivinar qué va a pasar a continuación».Kirkus
Señuelo Hacia la Muerte El Asesino de las Redes Sociales
by Raúl López Martínez Blair LondonSandy Beanes, siendo un "ejote" en la preparatoria, es víctima del bullying de sus compañeros de clase. Él llega a descubrir algo ingenioso que le podría hacer ganar millones, pero sus compañeros de clase destruyen el laboratorio. Él intentó el experimento en casa pero al no tener suficientes materiales, sus padres deciden ayudarlo a conseguirlos sin que él lo supiera y se encuentran con una tormenta de nieve de la cual no regresan vivos y él le echa la culpa de esto a sus compañeros de clase. Una reunión se aproxima y el planea vengarse. Aprendiendo todo tipo de mercadeo viral, Sandy, o como llega a llamarse después Conan, se convierte en "El Asesino de las Redes Sociales" ya que ha aprendido cómo elegir a personas específicas. Utilizando un software especial que él ha creado, él es capaz de usar información específica para localizar a ciertos individuos, por lo que ponen en varios sitios de redes sociales. Él también crea un programa de reconocimiento de voz que, cuando él dice un nombre, le da todo tipo de información sobre esa persona.
Shabby Street (Prologue Books)
by Orrie HittA tough and lusty novel that moves with the white-heat of a lighting bolt!Johnny Reagan quickly learned the slum’s depraved rules for survival.At six, he was a petty thief. At twelve, he was a procurer. At twenty-one, he was a respectable, loveable, 18-carat heel who never missed a trick—especially if she promised an evening’s cheap thrills.Then rich Mr. Connors befriended Johnny, and Johnny knew there was big money to be made—if he pulled the right strings, told the right lies, and played around with the right women.But Johnny played with Julie...Julie who had been brought up in the same slum that had spawned Johnny—and who knew all the cute gutter tricks Johnny thought were his exclusive property … plus a few female tricks all her own.
Shack Road
by Hallam WhitneyA sharecropper's women. . . what a life they led a man! Callie May, his wife, just couldn't help being friendly to strangers. . . a warm friendliness that was forever attracting strangers to her. . . May Ellen, his elder daughter, ran away from the cabin on Shack Road to look for a nice, respectable husband. . but came running home again on her honeymoon! Grandma, his mother-in-law, had stories to tell that would make a wild stallion blush. . . and there was no stopping her when she began talking about her young days! Lorraine, the younger daughter. . . she was the real one! Down in Tampa, where she "worked", or back home on Shack Road, the men couldn't keep away from her. . . and whether it was the Colonel, who owned the land the family lived on, or the nice boy May Ellen married, or a chance bill collector who came around. . . when they saw Lorraine, there was the devil to pay!
Shack Road
by Hallam WhitneyA sharecropper's women... what a life they led a man! Callie May, his wife, just couldn't help being friendly to strangers...a warm friendliness that was forever attracting strangers to her... May Ellen, his elder daughter, ran away from the cabin on Shack Road to look for a nice, respectable husband..but came running home again on her honeymoon! Grandma, his mother-in-law, had stories to tell that would make a wild stallion blush...and there was no stopping her when she began talking about her young days! Lorraine, the younger daughter...she was the real one! Down in Tampa, where she "worked", or back home on Shack Road, the men couldn't keep away from her...and whether it was the Colonel, who owned the land the family lived on, or the nice boy May Ellen married, or a chance bill collector who came around...when they saw Lorraine, there was the devil to pay!
Shack Road
by Hallam WhitneyA sharecropper’s women... what a life they led a man!Callie May, his wife, just couldn’t help being friendly to strangers...a warm friendliness that was forever attracting strangers to her...May Ellen, his elder daughter, ran away from the cabin on Shack Road to look for a nice, respectable husband..but came running home again on her honeymoon!Grandma, his mother-in-law, had stories to tell that would make a wild stallion blush...and there was no stopping her when she began talking about her young days!Lorraine, the younger daughter...she was the real one! Down in Tampa, where she “worked”, or back home on Shack Road, the men couldn’t keep away from her...and whether it was the Colonel, who owned the land the family lived on, or the nice boy May Ellen married, or a chance bill collector who came around...when they saw Lorraine, there was the devil to pay!
Shackled
by Ray GartonChildren disappear all the time. It's in the news every day. Where do they go? What happens to them? Who has taken them?While covering a story for his tabloid newspaper, reporter Bentley Noble accidentally stumbles onto something else entirely...a story about something so unspeakable, he doesn't know if anyone will believe it...a story that pulls him down into the depths of evil and depravity and threatens his very life.With the help of a bestselling true-crime writer, Noble descends into the dark world of human trafficking, where fear and pain are tools of control and innocence is sold to the highest bidder. As a handful of good and decent people try to combat a monstrously powerful and all too real evil, some lives will be shattered, others will be ended...but none will be the same.Ray Garton's SHACKLED has been traumatizing readers for 15 years. Here are what some of them have to say about it:"I almost couldn't bear to continue; but the story was so gripping I knew I would have to....It is so frightening that it doesn't seem there is any further way for the story to intensify....The finale is virtuosic, and the plot twists up more and more, exponentially so, to a climax which is nothing short of vertiginous."- Michael Edwards http://www.foxall.com.au/users/mje/Shackled.htm"Read it if you can. But I warn you, you might not be able to. And that is the highest recommendation it is possible to give horror fiction."- Richard Wright"There were several occasions when I had to put to the book down, take a deep breath and say, 'I can't believe that happened to that character!' If you want to be shocked, if you have a strong stomach or if you just want to find out how terrible the world can be-highly recommend SHACKLED. Just don't expect it to be a pleasant ride."- Eoghain O'Keefe
Shackled
by Tom LeveenFrom author Tom Leveen comes a taut, suspenseful novel about a girl's abduction that leaves her best friend emotionally paralyzed, until a chance encounter points her toward the truth...and a terrifying new danger.Sixteen-year-old Pelly has a master plan. After years of therapy, medication, and even a stint in a mental hospital, she's finally ready to re-enter the world of the living. Pelly has been suffering from severe panic attacks ever since her best friend, Tara, disappeared from a mall six years ago.And her plan seems to be working, until an unkempt girl accompanied by an older man walks into the coffee shop where she works. Pelly thinks she's seen a ghost, until the girl mouths "help me" on the way out, and Pelly knows she's just seen Tara.Too shocked to do anything, Pelly helplessly watches Tara slip away again as she steels herself against a renewed spiral of crippling anxiety. But rather than being overcome by anxiety, Pelly feels more energized than she has in years. Determined to track down enough evidence to force the police to reopen Tara's file, Pelly's master plan takes a turn for the dangerous.Pelly decides she cannot be shackled by her past--and the anxiety, fear, and grief that comes with it--any longer if she wants to save Tara. But in seeking answers through whatever means necessary, she'll come face-to-face with true evil. And not all the shackles are in her head...
Shade
by John B. Olson"You will not fear the terror of the night." --Psalm 91. A monstrous waking nightmare is pursuing graduate student Hailey Maniates across San Francisco to Golden Gate Park where she is rescued by a towering homeless man. She seems able to read her rescuer's mind, but is it just a delusion? Doctors diagnose her as a paranoid schizophrenic and attempt to prescribe away her alleged hallucinations. But too many questions remain around Hailey and the man who saved her. He appears to suffer from her same mental condition and is convinced that some type of Gypsy vampire is trying to kill them both. Against reason, Hailey finds herself more and more attracted to this strange man. But what if he is a fantasy? What if he is the monster? Endorsements: "From its stunning first scene to its heartwarming last,Shade is a striking tale of mystery and danger that kept me hooked. This is Olson's finest work yet, and reading it, one gets the feeling he's just getting warmed up." Robin Parrish, author of Relentless and Merciless. "Unseen enemies. Questioned sanity. The weighing of reality. All the things I like in a book! The shadows are not silent. I lost sleep over this book. I got goose bumps from this book. The kind of scary that you crave and cringe at, Shade offers up a monster made more frightening by its originality. Thanks a lot, John Olson--because of you, I will not walk alone at night for a long time to come." Tosca Lee, author of Demon: A Memoir and Havah: The Story of Eve. "John B. Olson is a seasoned storyteller, and Shade is quite a story! As the heat turns up, and as menacing tones and brooding characters abound, the theme of God's grace boils to the surface. A few years back, Olson gave us a new twist on Jekyll & Hyde; now he puts his own fast-paced spin on the Dracula story. I can only hope there's a sequel in the works!" Eric Wilson, author of Field of Blood and A Shred of Truth. "Shade is a smart, gripping thriller. John B. Olson whips you along in a breakneck odyssey through a hellish paradise lost--and keeps you up all night doing it." Melanie Wells, author of My Soul to Keep and When the Day of Evil Comes. "Things that go bump in the night are not all figments of overwrought imaginations or evidence of mental illness. As our heroine discovers, evil personified preys on the ignorance of its victims. Lock your doors and windows, leave the lights on, and hunker down for a splendid, spine-chilling read." Donita K. Paul, author of the DragonKeeper Chronicles
Shade of Pale
by Greg KihnWhen the banshee wails, you must listen . . . Manhattan psychiatrist Jukes Wahler first spies her through a deli window: a stunning redheaded beauty who turns to look at him before she vanishes down the street. Then a patient tells him about a woman who's been stalking him, convinced that she's the banshee, the Irish angel of death. She's young, beautiful . . . and has red hair. It must be a coincidence, right? After all, the patient is dangerously delusional. But Wahler soon has other things to worry about. His sister, Cathy, and her abusive boyfriend are missing, and his only lead is Padraic O'Connor, an ex-IRA commando and the leader of one of Northern Ireland's most radical terrorist groups, who will offer his help--for a price. Filled with larger-than-life characters, including a jaded cop with no patience for the paranormal, a beautiful professor who specializes in Irish mythology, and a centuries-old protector of the innocent, Shade of Pale tells a fast-paced story of fate, vengeance, and love.