Martial arts master, Lin Su Yoshimura, is a force to be reckoned with. Now in the U.S. after being shunned as a mixed race Chinese-Japanese girl then kidnapped as a teen and sold into the sex trafficking trade, Lin Su is rescued from an abusive New York pimp by one of the city’s top-level cocaine dealers. Navigating both back alleys and opulent venues with lethal grace, Lin Su finds her way forward through the underbelly of the city as she wrestles with the horrors of her past.When...

For five years, Jim Walker followed the stories of four groups of young men, from their last years at an inner-city high school to their early twenties. Louts and Legends is a rich portrayal of their ways of life, their responses to school and teachers, and their experience of job-seeking, employment, unemployment, further education and training.Louts and Legends presents a unique perspective on Australian culture, showing the problems, achievements, and social context of ...

Witches, especially healers like Colleen Antrim, weren't made to be warriors. Only a select few were born with the aggressive mentality and the offensive magic needed to protect others. This never struck her as a lack, because Colleen was born to heal and nurture.That was her nature.Until it wasn't...When the man she's loved for years is used as a weapon against her, something within her shatters, a fundamental shift that changes the very foundation of who she is.

He is the love of all her lives…Thomas Finn, troublemaker, gunslinger, guardian angel…loner. More than a hundred and fifty years ago, he was shot in the back then brought back to life just in time to watch a demon masquerading as his best friend kill the love of his life.Now, as a Grimm, he satisfies his need for vengeance hunting down demons like the ones that took Rebecca from him. His mission: kill as many as he can, then, when the time comes, go down in a blaze o...

Think you know fairy tales? Guess again.It's been hundreds of years since Greta's so-called story came to an end and it didn't end with a happily ever after then. Why should she expect it to be any different now?She's a Grimm—a special kind of guardian angel and official ass-kicker in the paranormal world. Between trying to stay alive, training new Grimm and dealing with demons, romance is hard to come by. Then there's the fact that there's only been one man ...

Her Happy-Ever-After has been a long time coming…Grimm's Circle, Book 2Elle spent years trying to get over her so-called Prince Charming, and she's finally getting the hang of it. A Grimm—a guardian angel with unique gifts—she spends her nights trolling for demons and kicking ass, and lately, her days have been spent with her on-and-off-again lover, Ren, a fellow Grimm. But fate has other plans in store for Elle, plans that include Michael, ...

"He would walk into hell for her. Hell s not willing to let him back out.""Grimm s Circle," Book 9Years have passed since Will flung himself headlong into demon central. Everyone has told Mandy he s lost to them, but she still won t believe it. He was her heart and soul still is even if he never admitted they belonged together.When a friend is nearly torn through a rip between the worlds, Mandy gets the sign she s hoped and prayed for. Her friend is thrust back through...

Candy Houses, Book 1So you think you know fairy tales? Guess again.Greta didn't get her happy ending her first time around. And now that she's a Grimm-special kind of guardian angel and official ass-kicker in the paranormal world-romance is hard to find. Besides, there's only ever been one man who made her heart race, and the fact that he did scared her right out of his arms.No Prince Charming, Book 2Her Ha...