A contemporary fairy tale with a dirty, sexy twist!

How far would you go to make the man that destroyed your family pay?

Maddux Wilder is a man consumed, a beast in a three-piece suit. Rich and powerful, he built his empire with one thought in mind: revenge.

After years of patience and planning, the wait is finally over. Tonight, Maddux will finally watch Theodore Cole’s kingdom crumble. At a lavish ball in the New York City castle the Wilder siblings call home, the man that killed their parents will atone for his sins.

If only he’d planned for her.

Arabella Cole is Theodore’s only child; his cherished and sheltered daughter. She’s an innocent, captivating beauty that would do anything to save her loving father, including sacrificing herself.

With her freedom gone, she must surrender to a man she hates. A man that makes her want things she shouldn’t. A man that awakens deep, forbidden desires.

But everyone knows that roses don’t bloom in darkness.

Enter Maddux Wilder, a man that doesn’t believe in fairy tales.

Ty Jacobs is a reformed bully who once lashed out to free his demons. As a kid, he hated himself for the pain he caused. As a man, he still does. Consumed with regret, he is close to giving up. But then an Angel appears, saving him.

As a young girl, Heidi Johnson lost the ability to trust after being tormented. Because of the pain she endured growing up, she keeps most people—particularly men—at arm’s length. But that all changes when Ty storms into her life, hell-bent on claiming her as his own.

Despite their differences, can Ty and Heidi find love with one another?
Or will their pasts prove too much to overcome?

In one family, generation after generation relied on the magic of one Norse ring to lead them to their destined match. For those who heed its advice, only joy and health follow. But the ring has also been known to foreshadow impending doom.
Ignore its truth at your peril….

Wayne Warner is a bully. A two-faced scumbag. A complete and totally deceitful, arrogant, gnash-your-teeth-until-they-bleed kind of man.
Or is he? Some might say he is the most supportive and loving person they’ve ever met.
Anyway, this is not his story.
This prelude is about his children, and how Wayne’s actions will affect them later in life. Many adults like to claim that their parents messed them up in some way, but Wayne Warner takes the cake. How will the pivotal event in this character introduction change their viewpoints and impressions? How will the course of their lives be affected by what he’s done to them?
Each child will have his or her own full-length novel to follow.
For now, I give you…
The Inciting Incident.