The second installment of the best-selling Tainted series by Tarisa Marie! Taking sanctuary with an ancient race of powerful immortals unveils a far deadlier war than the one we seek sanctuary from. With this new war comes knowledge. The first thing we learn—never trust the Tario, even if they’re your own blood. People we thought were dead are suddenly turning up alive. Everything we seem to know about ourselves and our existence is now being questioned. The survival of the supernatural races rests solely on a young boy and a knife. What happens when the love of your life gives into his darkness and the only person who can bring him back is your enemy? What happens when the one you love kills hundreds of innocent people? Can you still love them? Loved ones will fall. Who will win the war? And at what cost? War…Betrayal…Lies…and death are thrown together in this thrilling sequel to Tainted Crimson.

ALL'S FAIR IN LOVE . . . AND MAGIC. SLATE Somehow, we survived. It was supposed to be over. No more curses. No more magic. Just a calm, little life in Brume. For the first time ever, I'm ready for calm. So. Damn. Ready. Just so happens that the girl I love doesn't like to leave things unfinished. Fine. So our little crew will assemble the Quatrefoil and bring magic back to the world. We've already faced death. This can't be worse. Or can it? CADENCE I could have let things be. Maybe I should have let things be. My crew is alive. Slate is by my side. And life is returning to normal. Except the university is a giant pile of rubble. Papa is still stuck in a wheelchair. And a girl is dead. If magic can change all that, I want to try one last time to bring it back. Hopefully, I won't regret it. *Warning: profuse cursing (and not just the magical kind).

I am so happy to be able to publish another book of my poems. These poems were written much later than the first book, From the Pure Heart. I write poetry when I feel called to do so. I can go years without writing, and then inspiration strikes and I am writing poem after poem. There is no rhyme or reason (haha). I have learned to go with the flow and where my inspiration, or lack thereof, takes me. I do hope you enjoy reading my poetry as much as I have enjoyed writing them. I have never considered myself a poet, but rather someone who loves to put her feelings and thoughts onto paper. Sometimes I cannot get a certain idea or phrase out of my head, so to quieten those thoughts I channel them into a poem of sorts. My style may be a bit unconventional, but it's MY style. To all those would-be poets, take a chance, and write down your feelings, ideas, and inspirations....you never know where it may take you. Bless you on your journey, Namaste

Maria I was trapped. There was nothing left of me. Then he came and wanted to make me his. He saved me. He gave me a home, a family. He made sweet love to me. I was his Angel. He was my everything. I thought we would live happily ever after, but there are no happy endings in the mafia life. I found this out the hard way, as the blood flowed, red as roses... Lyov Angel. The word meant nothing until I saw her. I found her in a place worse than hell. She calls me her savior. But I didn't save her. I captured the pretty angel and made her mine. Life was perfect. I had everything I wanted. I was her salvation. She was my redemption. Until I lost her. Angels deserve happy endings, but monsters like me don't. My darkness became hers, and our happily-ever-after became tainted.

Ayla The darkness never truly left me. It

My life only has one purpose, and it's to protect them

The Tainted Heart of Elyssa McClure is the story of a young girl who has her heart broke in her first year of high school. The town she lives in and the private school she attends has some dark secrets and corrupt people who make her life very un[leasant. The school she attends carry over the town tradition of a secret society called The Green Demons. Elyssa unknown to her, was dating a member of the Green Demons. Her boyfriend Josh Baylor was one of them and so was his friend Rob Masters. Rob Masters , Elyssa learns is the epitome of both a school bully and leader of this evil secret society called The Green Demons.