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Vampire secrets, romantic lies and lots of action! Small town paramedic Grace Wallace is inadvertently sucked into an unexpected tragedy from which she cannot escape - drawn into a dubious world where she finds others are living a double life of lies and secrets as well. How will this realization affect her life, her current relationship and her job? An extraordinary blend of action, suspense and romance, Defection explores the meaning of honor, trust and the nature of true love, even amidst the cover of lies and secrets.

This book contains some violence, and sexual situations. Recommended for ages sixteen and up. The time is the present. The place, the snowy forest that lay directly behind the boarding stable of horsewoman Elizabeth Fox. A perfect winter morning for a trail ride. One woman and her horse set against the promise and mystery of a magical snowy forest that she never knew existed. Until today! Crunching through the dry snow along a white frozen trail, Elizabeth is determined to enjoy an early morning ride out on her favorite horse, Braveheart. But when she suddenly meets the ruggedly handsome Master of the Hunt, Henry Edwards, and his friends, plans for her day immediately become ever more complicated. She finds herself instantly drawn into a world of excitement and unexpected ecstasy she had never even dreamed possible. Should she join them -- or not?

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