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Shades
Series · 4 books · 2016-2018

Books in series

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#1

Red Red Rose

2016

As the Pacific Northwest is rocked by a string of brutal murders, Nora Scott is caught up in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse. The body count is rising and Nora fears the next victim has already been taken. It's been two weeks since anyone has heard from her best friend, and despite the profile that doesn't match, Nora refuses to believe Emily's disappearance is a coincidence. While authorities try to reassure the community of Bellingham, Washington that the killer isn't hunting in their town, the killer begins leaving clues behind for Nora that prove her best friend is right in the middle of it all. Will Emily be the key to finding the killer before it's too late, or will he end the game and take the prize he really wants? Who can Nora trust when everyone is a suspect, including the guy she fears she may be falling for?
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#2

Tears of Blue

2016

It's been over a year since Emily escaped hell, but the nightmares and fear still hold her prisoner. No longer the good-time party girl, she's retreated from life, burying herself in work and Ben & Jerry's until a wedding forces her out of her self-induced isolation and into the path of Spokane vice detective, Camden Shaw. On the verge of a career making bust, Camden is ready to celebrate more than his brother's pending nuptials. Putting his life on the line every day has taught him not to take a single moment for granted, especially not one spent with a beautiful woman, but he knows all too well the toll his job can take on a relationship. He prefers to keep things light and easy, avoiding all attachments and commitments, but the pretty blonde with the tortured blue eyes calls to something in him, tempting them both toward a future they'd given up on. When the bullets start flying, Camden has to figure out who's targeting him before the people he cares about get caught in the crossfire and Emily once again becomes a target for a madman.
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#3

Blackest Night

2017

Cassie Rogers. Serial killer’s girlfriend. Her name is almost as infamous as his. It’s been nearly two years and the question she still can’t escape: Why didn’t she see what was right in front of her? All she wants is to forget, but the world won’t let her. Not when the nightmare she and her friends lived through is about to be immortalized on the big screen. Everyone thinks they know her story. Including Nikolai Markov. Alcohol and a wedding led to one night they both wish they could take back, but that night sparked something between them. Is it hate? Is it love? Or is it something in between? It’s a fine line and they’re about to cross every line. There’s a dark temptation in his eyes she can’t resist, and she calls to the beast inside of him. Like gasoline poured over fire, when they come together it’s hot and dangerous and quickly burns out of their control. They’ll both find something in the night they never expected, but will they lose everything come daybreak? Could getting caught up in his world, put Cassie in the sights of another killer? It is recommended that the books in the series be read in order. Contains mature content
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#4

A Taste of Pink

2018

Riley James has a problem. More than one if she's being honest. Her cheating ex has made her into the fool and the paparazzi are all too happy to turn her love-life into front-page gossip fodder. As if that's not bad enough, just when she thought she could finally breathe easy, the deranged stalker willing to go to any lengths to make her his has been released. But Riley has a plan to keep herself safe and give the media an even juicier story. One where she'll write the script. It's as easy as hiring a bodyguard to pretend to be her new boyfriend. The hitch: The only man she trusts for the job despises her, and might be an even bigger threat than her stalker. But together, they could fool the media and catch a bad guy. That is if they can manage not to kill each other first. Throw in a devious diva hell bent on destroying Riley's image, a sexy actor who wants her for himself, an overbearing agent intent on controlling her career, and an overzealous publicist ready to spin any story, and what's the worst that could happen?

Author

Stephanie Hoffman McManus
Stephanie Hoffman McManus
Author · 7 books

Stephanie is a New Adult romance author who debuted her first series in Spring of 2014, but her love affair with books began at an early age. She consumed them from the moment she learned to read, loving nothing more than to get lost in the fictional worlds that came to life on the pages. Creating her own stories was something she always enjoyed but never pursued until she wrote Finding Ever After, her first novel. It has been a dream come true ever since. She has many passions outside books, including hiking, traveling, drawing, painting, design, baking and cake decorating. Prior to the release of her first novel, she was running her own bakery and cake shop in the small coastal town where she was born and raised and returned home to after moving away for college. Becoming an author has been an incredible journey, one she hopes never ends.

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