Кортни Коул — новинки

Романтична історія про магію Різдва. Меґан Джулліард працює у модному журналі в Нью-Йорку і мріє стати дизайнеркою одягу. Але все змінюється в одну мить, вона змушена повернутися до Чикаго, свого рідного міста і перейняти на себе управління багатоквартирним будинком, чим займався її покійний батько. Меґґі дуже засмучена, відчуває, що її планам побудувати кар’єру у модній індустрії – кінець. А ще їй щодня доводиться вирішувати величезну кількість проблем – у будинку постійно щось ламається, незадоволені орендарі скаржаться, а ще сумні спогади з дитинства виринають і присутність симпатичного майстра бентежить. Різдво наближається, а настрій абсолютно не святковий. Еллі Вейд давно мешкає у цьому будинку і теж не відчуває радості від наближення свята. Вона готується до переїзду в будинок для літніх людей, їй потрібно вибрати ті речі, які вона візьме із собою, а які залишить. Кожна річ викликає якісь спогади, але є одна сукня, яку вона не хоче забирати і яка символізує найкращу та водночас найгіршу ніч у її житті.

Меня зовут Калла Прайс и я окончательно потеряла себя. Осколки реальности ускользают от меня в тот момент, когда я отчаянно пытаюсь собрать их воедино. Но я не одна: мой брат-близнец Финн и возлюбленный Дэр готовы защищать меня ценой своих жизней. Древнее проклятие завладело моей душой? Или же я просто схожу с ума? Я не знаю. Лишь одна истина не вызывает сомнений: тьма душит меня. Но скоро я освобожусь. А все вопросы найдут свои ответы. Так было предначертано. Не бойся… Ужасайся!

Меня зовут Калла Прайс. Мир вокруг меня превратился в бескрайний океан, тайны которого затягивают все глубже. Могу ли я доверять кому-то? Я не знаю ответа, потому что вокруг одна ложь. И даже Дэр, человек которого я люблю, скрывает нечто темное за закрытыми дверями своего фамильного поместья. Я потонула во тьме, но верю, что истина меня освободит. Вот только у нее есть клыки, которыми она готова разорвать мой разум в клочья. Вы напуганы? Я очень.

Меня зовут Калла Прайс. Мне восемнадцать лет, и у меня есть брат-близнец Финн. Он не в себе. Я люблю его больше жизни, даже несмотря на то, что боюсь лишиться души рядом с ним. Однако никто не сможет помочь ему, кроме меня. Дэр ДюБрэй. Он моя надежда и мой кошмар. С ним я могу быть собой, но у него есть все шансы уничтожить меня. Я не могу одновременно спасти Финна и остаться с Дэром. Почему? Это тайна. Тайна, которую даже мне сложно понять. И вам это тоже вряд ли удастся.

You only thought Pax Tate was an asshole before… Pax Tate used to be a drug-addicted jerk, but you’d never know it now. He’s got a sexy pregnant wife, their own little family, a cozy home, and a successful career. Everything is perfect. Until someone from his past shows up. Pax doesn’t hesitate to bring all the fury of hell with him in order to protect his family. You thought he was an asshole before? Just wait until you see him now.

Dare Me is a hotshot novella based on the character Dare DuBray from the Nocte Trilogy.

They say she’s crazy.
She’s not.
They don’t know the truth.
She knows the truth. The problem is, she just doesn’t always remember it.
But I do.
My name is Dare DuBray.
I’m in love with a girl who is is erratic and beautiful, and a little bit mad.
But that’s ok.
We’re all a little mad, aren’t we?

LET THERE BE LIGHT.

My name is Calla Price and I’m broken.

My pieces are all around me, floating on the wind, even as I desperately try to grasp them.

Who is dead? Alive? Insane?

What is the truth?

I don’t know.

I do know this: The darkness is strangling me. With every breath, I choke on another lie.

My mind has protected me, but that shield will soon be lowered.

All will be revealed.
Every answer to every question.

It’s all been leading to this.

Don’t be afraid.
Be terrified.

The truth shall set you free.

My name is Calla Price and I’m drowning.

My new world is a dark, dark ocean and I’m being pulled under by secrets.

Can I trust anyone? I don’t know anymore.

The lies are spirals. They twist and turn, binding me with their thorns and serpentine tongues. And just when I think I have it figured out, everything is pulled out from under me.

I’m entangled in the darkness.

But the truth will set me free.

It’s just ahead of me, so close I can touch it. But even though it shines and glimmers, it has glistening fangs and I know it will shred me.

Are you scared?

I am.

I never knew what the consequences would be.
I say that like it’s a defense, an excuse.
It’s not. It’s simply the truth.
I never knew what he would become to me.
Through everything, he’s become everything.
My rock, my air, my love.
My everything.
And then….
Things changed.
Because it was wrong.
Because sometimes, our sons must pay for the sins of their fathers.
Or their mothers.
I’m afraid that I’m lost,
that I’m damned.
After you read this, you’ll probably agree.
Really, it doesn’t matter.
All that matters is that I save him.
Because he shouldn’t pay for my sin.
Judge me if you like.
But keep reading.
This is our beginning.
This is where the darkness truly starts.

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This is a NOCTE Trilogy novella, with a preview of LUX at the end.

Series reading order:
Nocte
Verum
Initium
Lux

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