by M. S. Willis
There was light.
The End
Future Books in this Series will be:
“Hope Restrained” – Coming January 2014
She was meant to be his assassin
A forced player in a rivalry within The Estate
Yet her loyalty was to no person, but herself
When Hope is taken captive by Xander Black
She becomes the one thing that can ensure Aaron’s reign
Raised within a rival crime network, Hope Delacroix wanted nothing to do with The Estate. A fierce warrior, Hope is given no choice but to kill Aaron Carmichael. Caught in her attempt, Hope is captured by Aaron’s top guard in an effort to discover who sent her.
Ever loyal and protective, Xander Black’s sole objective is to defend Aaron and Maddy. Willing to do whatever necessary, Xander gives in to darkness in order to force information out of Hope.
As Xander enslaves Hope to break her down completely, he learns that in the two years since Joseph Carmichael’s death, dissension still exists within The Estate.
“I find it ironic that your name is Hope…especially considering that you have none.” ~ Xander Black
Acknowledgements
I want to give a huge THANK YOU to my family, friends, blogs and fans who continue to encourage and support me as I write.
In particular, I have to thank my husband for his continued effort in taking care of the house and kids, which is a huge contributor to my success. I should also thank him for putting up with my moodiness while writing emotionally exhaustive scenes. Love you babe!
To my number one minion, sounding board and cheerleader, Gina Chiappini; as usual, I would not be able to do this without having you to pull me back from the depths of book insanity. Thank you for grounding me, for believing in me and for not being afraid to sit among strangers and discuss horrific plots and events in my book like we were talking about reality. I’m not sure how many people we have scared through the past couple of months by our conversations, but I’ll never stop loving the looks on their faces.
To my fans: Stephanie Phillips, Crystal Marie (AKA the bestie’s daughter), Stacy Nickelson, Gladys Gonzales Atwell, Marisa Rose-Shor, Danielle Sanchez, Lori Westhaver, Laura Voss, Jennifer Hensley, Adele Romas Camper, Mandi, Chris BlogEmporium, Gillian Pemberton, Cathy Quenzer, Karen Wonsor, Michelle Tanksley, Rosemarie Mckenzie, Echo Hill, Tbird London, Shona Reid, Stacey Clark, Suzie Cairney, Ebony Simone McMillan, Shelby Mead, Brandy Jellum, Zakirrah Razaq, Mary Tater, Maria Barquero, Megan Noel, Nicole Voss, Angel Burrage, Brandi Rohr-Sandlin, Liz King, Miranda Johnson, Kristin Elyon, The Blushing Reader, and Arianna McWilliams, ALL OF YOU have inspired me to keep going and not give up. Without your support and love of books, I wouldn’t be able to do what I do. I greatly appreciate each and every one of you and I’m overjoyed with having had the opportunity to meet you and get to know you through my career as an author. There are truly some amazing book lovers out there and all have you have become a family to me in our shared love of all things literary. There are not enough words I can say that would adequately express how thankful I am.
Finally, to my editor, Issac Stolzenbach – thank you for taking the time that you took on Madeleine Abducted. It’s good to have someone to keep me from sticking my foot in my mouth. You did an amazing job and it’s been enlightening to work with such an avid wordsmith.
M.S. Willis
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