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Alace Sweets
Series · 3 books · 2018-2020

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#1

Alace Sweets

2018

Revenge really IS sweet. ~Alace Sweets. A dark romantic thriller, this book is not a light read. Filled with edge-of-your-seat suspense, this intense story commands the reader's attention as it drives towards the explosive ending. Alace Sweets is a vigilante serial killer, with everything that implies and is sure to trip all your triggers. Be ready. At seventeen, Alace Sweets turned a corner in her life, taking the wrong shortcut home from school. Resisting the harsh knowledge her attackers will never be made to pay for their actions, Alace takes a stand. Justice must be served, and if fate’s scales are out of balance, she’s determined to set things right as best she can. When the laws of men fail, the rules of Alace prevail.
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#2

Seeking Worthy Pursuits

2020

Alace Sweets returns to the retribution arena as a different kind of contributor than before. Collaborating with hunters and working behind the scenes isn't hard, but it sure isn't easy, either. Alace might have discovered her happily-ever-after in the life she’s building with her new husband Eric Ward, but that doesn't mean she's stopped serving her own brand of justice. Turns out, there are plenty more people who've come to believe in the rules of Alace, and slowly a solution comes clear. Maybe she can have it all. With an earnest vow to be everything her hunters need Alace threw herself into the creation of a network with a far deeper reach than her former handler had ever hoped to build. When a current gig is complicated by something unexpected and Eric's best friend Todd Worthson is involved, Alace has to pull out all the stops to determine the right solution. Her answer? One of her hunters. Owen Marcus is an ex-military, ex-intelligence, ex-rogue asset for the government who spent significant formative time in Central America where he developed a hot hatred for human traffickers and people who take advantage of those who are vulnerable. He’s quickly become one of Alace's best hunters and is now the only one she trusts to do the job as well as she could. Now if she can just keep from killing him. A Dark Romantic Suspense Novel.
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#3

An Embarrassment of Monsters

2020

Owen Marcus has been damaged in the most magnificent ways. When a naked, beaten boy stumbles into his campground in the Pine Barrens, Owen doesn’t stop to think. His instincts are to comfort and protect, and he does—then the boy mentions a name, tells a story, and asks for his help. In an instant, Owen is granted a mission—save the boy’s sister, shut down a child trafficker, and somehow bar his heart from being broken yet again. Recent events conspire to throw him back into the devastating mindset Owen occupied years ago, when he'd come home from a covert mission to find his only daughter the target of killers. The rage and grief he felt over her abduction, torture, and murder have transformed the man he was into the hunter he's become. The sense of helplessness any parent would feel was exacerbated by his guilt. “If only” haunted his every breath, until he’d found an outlet: seeking out those who prey on the most innocent of victims. Now he works alongside one of the most talented retributionists in the business—Alace Sweets. In the midst of evil among us, Owen knows he and Alace are counted as monsters. But it is here he hopes to be redeemed.

Author

MariaLisa deMora
MariaLisa deMora
Author · 55 books

Raised in the south, Wall Street Journal & USA TODAY bestselling author MariaLisa deMora learned about the magic of books at an early age. Every summer, she would spend hours in the local library, devouring books of every genre. Self-described as a book-a-holic, she says "I've always loved to read, but then I discovered writing, and found I adored that, too. For reading...if nothing else is available, I've been known to read the back of the cereal box." A member of Romance Writers of America, deMora​ has penned a variety of stories, with five established series that include motorcycle romance, veteran repatriation, and time travel, as well as a romantic standalone, dark suspense, and a legal thriller. Her website is filled with links and information, as well as extras like character interviews, playlists, poetry, and trailer videos! Her short bio reads, "Plate-spinner / cat herder at work; totally geeked author; single mom in the thick of autism at home; hockey freak; wanna-be hiker; usta-be/on-again EQ gamer."

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