A dark and spicy shifter fantasy romance duet in the Wall Street Journal Bestselling

Deliciously Dark Fairytales world.

Of all the people in the world, why her?

It was supposed to be easy: find the drug maker. Find her, and drag her back to the dragons to deal with. She deserves death for what she's done.For someone like Weston, the best alpha in the world, the one who shuts people up just by walking in the room, it would've been.Until he learns what she is…Finding a fated mate is nearly impossible. Very few are able to do it. But the call of their bond is unmistakable. Against all odds, and in the worst situation imaginable, he's found his true mate. Her.Worse? She doesn't seem to realize what she is. Her animal is suppressed. Locked away, leaving her nearly without magic. She doesn't know what the feeling is, and she doesn't care. She claims innocence. She thinks

he's

the villain in this story, and she aims to kill him before he destroys her.It doesn't change his duty. He must bring her in, nature be damned. Regardless of how much it hurts, he'll resist the sweet taste of her lips and the heaven between her thighs. She must pay for what she's done.He just hopes he doesn't die inside for the part he's forced to play in the destruction of his true mate._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _This is a dark and very spicy Red Riding Hood retelling in the Ruin World featuring an anti-hero, a strong heroine, and a humorous supporting cast. It is not necessary to have read the Ruin series to enjoy this installment. Check the website for TWs. This is an enemies-to-lovers and forced proximity story suitable for 18+. It's the first of a dualogy, ending on a cliffhanger.

“A lot of fun, with a whole new take on the dark urban fantasy. Bright and breezy, with fascinating characters, and a background with hidden depths. Drake puts the ink in incredible.”—Simon R. Green

“Angel’s Ink is an other-earthly blend of magic and technology in the best tradition of urban fantasy that refused to let me go. The continuing Asylum Tales promise to be intriguing and wildly inventive.”—Kim Harrison

“Gritty, authentic and fast-paced! This urban fantasy series rocks!” —J.R. Ward

The superstars of urban fantasy agree—Angel’s Ink, the first book in Jocelyn Drake’s Asylum Tales is a winner! Genre fans who know—and love—Drake’s phenomenal, New York Times bestselling Dark Days novels will be blown away by this dark and seductive new series. Meet Gage, a magical tattoo artist trying to remain hidden and alive in a world where elves, faeries, trolls, werewolves, and vampires mingle freely with humans, and warlocks and witches rule the roost with merciless cruelty. Angel’s Ink indelibly marks the beginning of something phenomenal and every reader whose tastes run to the supernatural—those who can’t wait to sink their teeth into the latest Patricia Briggs, Carrie Vaughn, Kelley Armstrong, or Jim Butcher—will want to fly with this Angel.

In Arimoor, an island nation cradled by the Celtic Sea, vampires, demons, and Nephilim dwell among unsuspecting humans.Victorian orphan Violet has spent her entire life confined within the orphanage walls and toiling in the textile factory. She has little knowledge of the world beyond, yet she dreams of the day when she'll turn twenty-one and gain her freedom.One day, her familiar world shatters as flames engulf the factory. Overcome by the blistering heat and smoke, she falls unconscious, only to awaken to a new and shocking reality – she has become a vampire.Guided by her sire, Lily, Violet gradually adapts to her new life. They reside in an enchanted forest, secluded and concealed from the vicious Rabisu vampires who have pursued Lily for ages. But one day, Lily vanishes, leaving Violet terrified and alone. For years, she hides away in her woodland home, emerging only to feed.A century later, Violet ventures out and finds the world transformed. In the university library, she is astonished to meet a young man who sees past her glamoured facade. She learns that Casey is a Nephilim, part human and part supernatural.Violet delves deeper into the modern world and its hidden beings. She searches for her missing sire and forges new friendships - including Remi, a captivating Nephilim who awakens a passion she has never known.She also encounters an ancient and formidable vampire, Caine, who pulls her into the sinister web of the dangerous Rabisu vampires. Violet discovers that the Rabisu, under the command of the powerful matriarch Agrat, are on a mission to enslave humanity.Will Violet and her companions rise to vanquish Agrat and save humanity, or fall to encroaching darkness?In Arimoor, mystery, romance, and danger intertwine, forging a tale of ageless struggle and timeless love.(PG-13 for mild spice)

Leia Walker has been training to protect her family from vampires ever since her best friend died six months ago. That humans are disappearing all over Europe is a distant worry—

Until her little brother goes to Amsterdam, meets a Sangue—a vampire familiar—and disappears.

Leia knows she can’t save him alone. To bring him home, she must take up arms with the Owls, a group of vampire hunters, without her vampire protectors or the Owls becoming aware of each other.

Under Amsterdam’s streets, she discovers dark secrets, a vampire who is immune to sunlight, and a threat that turns humankind and vampires alike into feral killers.

Can Leia hold on to her belief that everybody can be saved while she fights to bring her brother home—

Or will she end up as a human blood bag on the farms?

A world infested by demons. An Academy designed to train Heroes to save humanity from annihilation. A new student’s power could make all the difference.

Humans have been pushed to the brink of extinction by an ever-evolving demonic threat. Portals are opening faster than ever, Towers bursting into the skies and Dungeons being mined below the last safe havens of society. The demons are winning.Quest Academy stands defiantly against them, as a place to train the next generation of Heroes. The Guild Association is holding the line, but are in dire need of new blood and the powerful abilities they could bring to the battlefront. To be the saviors that humanity needs, they need to surpass the limits of those that came before them.In a war with everything on the line, every power matters. With an adaptive enemy, comes the need for a constant shift in tactics. A new age of strategy is emerging, with even the unlikeliest of Heroes making an impact.

Salvatore Argento has never seen a demon. He has never aspired to become a Hero. Yet his power might be the one to tip the odds in humanity’s favor.