Lucy Montserrat doesn't dare dream of freedom. As a Wyrd physician, the Compulsion demands she treat anyone in need, and it doesn't care about the cost. After years of constant travel and contracts, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity presents her with the next best thing to freedom: permanence.Alic Vaelmore is the last of his house and saddled with a noble title he never wanted. Accident-prone at best, and reckless at worst, he is more likely found roaming the forest than overseeing ...

Two men from vastly different backgrounds are murdered one after another on the same night, in the same fashion with two bullet wounds: one in the head, another in the heart. The two slayings send their wives on a desperate search for answers—and a desperate attempt to save their families' lives. Grief takes a heavy toll on northern Virginia freelance editor Deb Linh Thomas when she learns of her husband's murder. And utter dismay sets in when, just a week after the funeral, she discovers ...