A suburban New York housewife has a chance encounter with a sexy stranger and it erupts into a full-blown affair, passion becomes obsession, and the true price of betrayal takes a shattering toll.

The leading mercenary for the British East India Company, Will Reynolds has just been double-crossed and now is on the run in the American Colonies. Working to redeem his name and win back the affections of the woman with whom he's never been fully truthful, Will now hides behind a new mask in hopes of thwarting his former employer. As his past life closes in on him, Will must somehow gain the trust and the help of his beloved Charlotte.

"Navier now knows the identity of her pen pal, and is happy to find herself growing closer to Prince Heinrey. But things aren't that simple for an empress--not everyone is quite so pleased about their friendship, and the charming prince himself seems to be hiding something big... Meanwhile, Rashta's secret has been exposed, leaving her backed into a corner. With threats looming over her head and Sovieshu's eye trained on Navier, just how far is Rashta...

"Navier Ellie Trovi was the lifelong companion of Sovieshu, the emperor of the Eastern Empire, with whom she spent her youth discussing the empire they would build together. She was intelligent, compassionate, and courageous. She was the perfect empress of the Eastern Empire, until the day Sovieshu fell for another woman, demanding a divorce. However, it was Navier who shocked Sovieshu, his beloved mistress, and a speechless court as she coldly declared:...

"Secrets and schemes are swirling around the palace...and when people are playing with fire, someone's bound to get burned. Navier is doing her best to manage the flames, but when a magic potion leaves Grand Duke Kaufman spellbound, Sovieshu's misconceptions about her love life spiral out of control! Meanwhile, Rashta is all but fanning the inferno--though if Duchess Tuania's admirer has his way, the mistress will soon face the consequences of her...

Attack force: After Marshall Lawson loses his strike force team in a seemingly random, cold-blooded attack, he takes it upon himself to investigate the killings. He uncovers a covert military operation so secret that the military wants Lawson dead so their secret will be protected. Lawson engages in a merciless battle with a drug-dealing operation that appears to be funded by a rogue arm of the military. Into the sun: When the governor of Tokyo is...