If there's one thing Cat knows, it's how to be strong. Her friends, her family, and even those who frequent the diner where she works all know how much she values her strength and independence. So when a strange man begins to terrorize her night after night, Cat is ready to engage in the fight of her life. But when walls are broken and skin is torn, that all changes. As Cat's world crumbles at her feet, she has to find a way to piece herself back together, and for the first time in her life, she finds she might not be strong enough to save herself. She has to learn that reaching out and...

Sapphire has come to grips with the fact that she was a failure as a wife and an even bigger failure as a mother. Resigning herself to a life of simple detachment, she lives by one rule- No men. That is, until she meets Collin. He is able to see past her inked skin, her pierced features, and her hardened heart. He is determined to worm his way into her life, even if she pushes him away at every turn. But once her defenses are lowered, she remembers exactly why she erected them in the first place. She fears loss. She knows that the world is a dark, unforgiving place and doesn't need another...

Ashley has put her dreams on hold in an effort to recover from the trauma of her past. With counseling, a solid network of supportive friends, and the affection of a good man, she's been able to move forward. But when a sense of foreboding latches onto her, she questions the lives and secrets of those around her. When a ghost from her past begins to haunt her nightmares, she realizes she's been duped in a painful and unforgivable way by those she trusts most. When her eyes are finally open to the truth, she has to decide just how much she's willing to forgive. What she has yet to realize is...

Libby thought she had escaped the clutches of her sadistic ex-boyfriend when she was abandoned in Dupont. The townsfolk welcomed her with open arms, and she integrated into small town life flawlessly. But the past always has a way of hunting you down. When Libby's ex and his entourage locate her, they threaten to drag her away from her new life and hard-fought freedom. But for once, she doesn't go quietly. Now, she has something for fighting for. And fight she will. Libby doesn't know if she'll ever escape the suffocating hold he has on her, but she knows her only choice is to push him to the...

Claire has made her fair share of mistakes, her biggest being the fling she shared with her best friend's older brother, Rush. Lucky for her, he hopped on a plane the next day bound for California, leaving her to sweep their intimacy under the rug. But Claire is more than okay with that arrangement. She's happy with the life she's living and doesn't need the complications of a man. However, when Claire is fired, she finds that scoring a decent job in her backwoods town isn't going to be as easy as she had anticipated. Enter Rush. When Rush gets an invitation to return home for his best...

Ryan Callahan Intelligent. Pensive. Reclusive. DECEASED Mercy Hunter Ambitious. Optimistic. Independent. LIVING Ryan thought he was on the fast track to his dream life. That is, until he woke up without a pulse. Realizing he has no way to leave the space where he took his last breath, he fears he is destined to spend eternity within the confines of his dreary apartment walls. Mercy was certain she had left the clairvoyant tendencies of her bloodline behind. However, when she arrives at her new apartment in blustery Chicago, she is shocked to find that the previous tenant, Ryan, has stayed...

After surviving a near-fatal car crash, receiving a new heart, and moving four hours away from her family, Bree is starting over in the small town of West Plains, Missouri. On the night of her twenty-first birthday, her friends gather around her dorm to celebrate. They bring the normal party necessities: booze, junk food, and... a Ouija board? Painfully oblivious to what she's about to set in motion, Bree reaches out with the board, not knowing what to expect. She's in for the surprise of her life when she wakes up to find a spirit named Jake haunting her room. After trying and failing to...