For the first time, bestselling author, Vella Day, is offering all 3 books in her Pledged To Protect series at a large discount. If you are a fan of fast-paced romantic suspense where you will be kept guessing who is after these women, these stories are for you. Oh, yeah, did I mention the bodyguard is hot with a capital H? These are three standalone books and can be read in any order. Book 1: PANIC AND PASSION The only thing that separates life from death is trust. Book 2: DANGER AND DESIRE Second chances are great until a killer comes between them. Book 3: TERROR OR TEMPTATION Trust or run? The wrong decision will be deadly.

The complete Pledge trilogy, a dark and romantic blend of dystopia and fantasy, is now available in a collectible paperback boxed set. In The Pledge, seventeen-year-old Charlaina lives in Ludania, a country stratified by a caste system divided by language and ruled by the cruel tyrant Queen Sabara. But Charlie has a secret skill, and as clashes escalate between the totalitarian monarch and the rebel forces, Charlie might be her country’s only chance for freedom. And though Charlie lays claim to the throne in The Essence, the influence of the evil Sabara does not disappear. Faced with the ultimate betrayal, Charlie must turn to an unexpected resource for help—and to an unexpected ally for love. Then when peace negotiations go awry in The Offering, it seems the only option to secure Ludanian freedom is for Charlie to sacrifice herself. But things aren’t always as they seem. Is Charlie walking into a trap? Full of danger, intrigue, and blood-rushing romance, this gripping trilogy is sure to satisfy and makes an ideal gift.

DIVA foreign correspondent is targeted by the US government after aligning with the Communist Party for a controversial story /div DIVIn what many consider his most autobiographical novel, bestselling author Howard Fast revisits the McCarthy-era anticommunist witch hunts he endured during his years as a member of the Communist Party. In The Pledge, Bruce Bacon, a war correspondent stationed in Bengal near the end of World War II, investigates a terrible famine that has left millions in India starving to death, despite ample food supplies stored—and allegedly withheld—by the British. Seeking to tell his story back in New York, Bacon meets members of a communist organization, including a Daily Worker reporter named Molly Maguire. But the America he returns to is not the same one he left behind, and soon Bacon discovers that associating with communists has put him squarely in the crosshairs of the House Un-American Activities Committee./divDIV /divDIVThis suspenseful and powerful novel revisits the guilt-by-association fear and suspicion that gripped America during the second Red Scare, which had harrowing consequences for those unfortunate enough to be accused./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author’s estate./div

In a dystopian kingdom where the classes are separated by the languages they speak, Charlaina "Charlie" Hart has a secret gift that is revealed when she meets a mysterious young man named Max.

The Oscuros Forest is a place to be feared, inhabited by mythical characters of Caribbean lore. Everyone in Alcavere knows that. But when a disappearance shakes the village, twelve-year-old JV finds himself deep in the forest making surprising alliances in the name of a rescue mission--uncovering in the process, a shocking secret that will force him to question everything he thought he knew.AwardsThe Protectors' Pledge is the third place winner of the 2016 Burt Award for Caribbean Literature sponsored by CODE. NGC Bocas Lit Fest is a partner in the Burt Award for Caribbean Literature.Review of The Protectors' Pledge"Exciting and fun filled . . . The tale is emotionally alive with vivid, engaging characters, memorable scenes, full of magic and light . . . Sprinkled with beautiful prose and descriptions." -2016 Burt Award Judges