Bøger af Dale Mayer

Broken Protocols #2.The future-where protocols must never be broken-is a very dangerous place indeed...To save herself and her new lover, Lani Summerland agrees to marry Liev Blackburn. If not for the fact that the two of them are pawns in a game with no rule book, this might be a good thing for both of them.Liev can't believe how lucky he is. But someone is after Lani, and, until he finds out who that is, there can be no honeymoon bliss.Lani is targeted with not a clue what the stalker wants. The bodies begin piling up behind them. Luckily, they're not alone in their fight for survival. Lani's talking, super-intelligent cat, Charming Marvin, intends to save the day and his mistress so he can get back to his own chosen bliss-a much-needed cat nap.

Lani and Liev Blackburn have slid from the frying pan directly into the fires of Hell. When they uncover insinuations of a dangerous conspiracy that can be traced directly back to the foundations of society and permeates every part of life as the world knows it, they realize that to expose this evil is to shake the Earth to its core.One by one, people begin disappearing. If not for Liev's twisted, genius brother Milo and Lani's talking cat Charming Marvin, the two of them would also be missing-or dead. But someone is still playing games, stalking Lani and everyone connected to her, and the cat's cradle web they're weaving is becoming impossible to escape. Unless they can find a way to expose this massive cover-up and who's behind it all, they'll become the next vanished.

After a year of hell, Lani Summerland's life is just getting better when she's tossed unceremoniously a few hundred years into the future with her orange Persian cat, Charming Marvin, in her arms. With no way to fight it, no way to go back, things are only looking to get worse fast.Breaking protocol is cause for severe consequences in the time and world Liev Blackburn lives. But, after a year of government regulation, the crackdown is easing up and he begins to relax. Everything he's worked for is hinged on keeping his reckless brother in check. But, while he's been protecting Milo from falling under the government's ever-vigilant radar, his brother has been working on a surprise present for him, one that's the cat's meow... Lani is that gift-a woman from the past that Liev has been fixated on.Milo never anticipated having his brother's dream girl come to their time with a snarky cat that can not only talk but doesn't have a clue how or when to shut up!

When something happens that shatters a life beyond recognition, what becomes of the soul?Trapped in a gilded cage for as long as she can remember, Hannah has tried to escape numerous times, in countless ways. She's been told all along that there's something wrong with her, something that her doctors can't diagnose. But what is life without freedom? Hannah would rather die than stay imprisoned forever.Another escape, once more the door slams shut with her locked behind it. Then Trevor offers her a way out, one that might actually mean permanent liberation for her. But at what cost? Trevor doesn't know the truth about her. Despite her fear that he'll be like all the others and turn away from her in horror, she longs to share her secret with him.Trevor has worked hard to make up for all the mistakes he's made in his life. Helping Hannah feels like the right thing to do - more than anything else he's ever done. But, to free her, the risks he takes asks more of him than he thought possible.After all, enemies aren't only outside in the world. Some are inside us... we just don't know it...

Celeste Chandler hates to be last almost as much as she hates going home with her tail tucked between her legs. This time, she's injured-her leg, not her pride. But none of that matters because she's being stalked and going home may have been her worst idea yet. Whoever is after her also wants to destroy her sisters. The three sisters are the last in the line of Stargazers and, once they're gone, there will be no one to care for their planet's most valuable resource-the energy reserve-and the key to all life on Glory.Matt has waited anxiously for Celeste to not only return to town but also to him. Given her position as an energy worker, he had no hope of tracking her down after she left. Only if she wanted to be found could she have been. He'd never expected she'd stay away for so long. He's even begun to wonder if she's ever planning on coming back.But their planet is becoming unstable, and the only ones who can save it are Celeste and her two sisters. United, they have the power to fight the cloaked enemy in their midst and preserve all life on the planet. Apart, there will be no peace, no love...and no life for anyone.

As an energy worker, Genesis Chandler's job is to protect the healing pools all over planet Glory. Yet, ever since her grandmother died and her sisters left their town of Little Glory, Genesis can't seem to find a purpose in her life anymore. She goes through her days with blinders on, reeling from having lost everyone and everything she knows and loves. Never does a person like Genesis, who is by nature gentle and unassuming, expect someone to take advantage of her grief and her disorientation ...As a recent contractor for the Glory Energy Council, Connor Bateman is called in to investigate the odd energy fluctuations affecting all the townsfolk of Little Glory. Connor discovers it is directly connected to the healing pools in the forest preserve. Only Genesis can help him deal with the inevitable crisis. Unfortunately, Genesis is more than a little resistant to help Connor with anything, even this. Once upon a time she'd been in love with him, but then, after a disturbing fight, the next morning he had walked out on her abruptly, without another word.Connor realized his mistake too late, but, not knowing how to take it back, he's avoided her all this time. Seeing her again assures him of two things that he does not want to consider: that he's still in love with her and that she doesn't want anything more to do with him.Regardless of their personal feelings, Genesis and Connor must find a way to work together to discover who's destroying the energy reserve that's the key to all life forms on the planet. Their very survival depends on it ...

Hurt and betrayed by the man she thought was the love of her life, Tori Chandler goes into hiding to heal from too many soul-deep hurts to deal with otherwise. But Devon has bigger reasons for seeking her out than giving her an apology that he'll be the first to admit she deserves-and then some. He needs her help to save the people in their town of Little Glory, trapped behind a strange energy pattern.As an energy worker dedicated to preserving planet Glory's energy resource in its forests that all life is dependent upon, Tori isn't in the position to turn her back on those in need. She agrees to help Devon, only if he promises to stay out of her life for good once the job is done.Devon gives Tori the promise she needs, without any intention of honoring it. He made a mistake that he regrets. Nevertheless, if Tori allows him back into her life for any reason, he aims to prove he can be everything she needs from now on.The disruptive energy pattern found in too many places near Little Glory proves to be not only a cause for concern but also the start of something even more sinister. If so, that hints either Devon nor Tori, whether together or separated, or anyone else on the planet for that matter, will have a future.

This collection is the first 3 books in the Family Blood Ties series. Those books are:Vampire in DenialBlood doesn't just make her who she is...it also makes her what she is.Like being a sixteen-year-old vampire isn't hard enough, Tessa's throwback human genes make her an outcast among her relatives. But try as she might, she can't get a handle on the vampire lifestyle and all the...blood. Turning her back on the vamp world, she embraces the human teenage lifestyle-high school, peer pressure and finding a boyfriend.Jared manages to stir something in her blood. He's smart and fun and oh, so cute. But Tessa's dream of a having the perfect boyfriend turns into a nightmare when vampires attack the movie theatre and kidnap her date.Once again, Tessa finds herself torn between the human world and the vampire one. Will blood own out? Can she make peace with who she is as well as what?Vampire in DistressWhen Tessa rallies friends and family to find her missing date, they uncover a secret...and start a war that causes ripples in all aspects of their lives.A vampire with throwback human genes. Sixteen-year-old Tessa finds more than just her friend in this journey...she also finds herself in need of rescue ... Imprisoned, she has to find a way to escape and reunite with her family before this war takes out those she loves.The youngest of his ancient line, eighteen-year-old Cody descends from flyer vampires wants Tessa back at his side where she belongs - even as he struggles with conflicting emotions about his best friend's kid sister... A human determined to protect his people. Seventeen year-old Jared thought his life was over then he finds out that his rescuers are vampires...how can he trust them? And then he finds out the truth about Tessa...and that she's been taken, too...Three brave souls struggle as war breaks out around them...a war that shows them no mercy.Vampire in DesignLeft behind. Scared. And getting really pissed off. Tessa and her friends were supposed to be on their way home. On their way to safety. Instead she wakes up alone, with her friends kidnapped. Targeted and hunted, Tessa goes on the attack, desperate to find her friends and family. But her attackers want her throwback genes and will do anything to have her locked down in their lab.Caught in a dangerous maze, Cody is torn between helping his fellow captives and finding Tessa. He's young to have the connection that's growing between him and his best friend's sister. But any future they might have is in jeopardy if they can't stop the blood farm from taking over the humans...and his people. Jared is free at last, but he can't stop thinking about what he went through at the blood farm and those who helped him. Then he finds out something personal that so horrifying, he has to act...even if it means walking back into the place he swore to never return.These three need to be strong...the war is far from over...and they are right in the middle of it.

This is a collection of 3 books in the Family Blood Ties series. These books are:Vampire in DeceitHurt and hurting, Tessa wages war against her own as she tries to protect those she loves and save those that can't save themselves. Exhausted by the constant attacks, afraid for her friends and family, Tessa is driven to the ends of her reserves as she strives to beat back the never ending wave of war. Thankfully she's never alone...inside or out.Kidnapped and injured, Cody struggles to escape and find the girl whose connection to his heart, mind and soul is growing by the moment. The chances of them all surviving this chaos are slim...but he just knows he can't live without her. Jared is determined to help his father and friends. He can't leave them alone to their fate, even when his own life becomes endangered...again. Only this time, he has allies on his side...or does he?The war unites humans and vamps as the war ratchets higher to a survival of the fittest...but the people most deeply involved can't take any more. And then they find out the worst...Vampire in DefianceThis was it. For Tessa. For Cody. For Jared. Her family. Her Friends.Moltere's Mountain is collapsing. With Tessa, her friends and family still inside. Tessa won't go out without a fight...and she won't leave the others behind. But as she races to save everyone, time runs out.Grounded with an injured wing, Cody wants Tessa to leave while they still can. But most of their friends and family are missing. He wants to do the right thing and save them all...but it's too late... Jared had led the army into the mountain. Only to find they were looking to annihilate all vamps, not just the bad ones. He can't leave his friends vulnerable to yet another attack. But the mine is a death trap. And he could be the one that ends up dead.The pressure is on - to save friends, family, each other - only the enemy is just as determined that no one survives.Vampire in ConflictThe blood farm is gone.Those behind it have either died, been caught, or are on the run. Time to return to the real world. Only normal life isn't quite what Tessa expected. Good thing, because there is no 'normal' anymore. She's different. Her family is different. Her friends are different. The world around her is different. Trying to find her place is not easy. She wants nothing more than to be a normal teenager and join Cody and his friends on a Friday night out.Cody wants the trouble to be over so he can get back to living the life he used to with one major addition - Tessa. Only Ian and Jewel aren't healing well, Rhia is acting out of character, and Jared keeps tripping over dead bodies. Then there's David, who'll do anything to help Jewel... even something he knows he shouldn't do.Something is wrong, and once again it's up to Tessa to figure out what is happening under the surface of this 'normal' life.

This is a collection of 3 books in the Family Blood Ties series. These books are:Vampire in ChaosTessa's life has plummeted into chaosHer father is missing, Goran is unconscious and showing no signs of healing, her mother has taken several steps off the deep end and David, well, she'll deal with him when she sees him - if she can find him.Cody isn't sure what happened to the supposedly successful conclusion to the blood farm madness but he's back in hell and damn it Tessa is once again leading the charge. Jared is on the run, again. With no one else he can trust, but Tessa's friends and family, he searches them out determined to help them solve this war - whether he is welcome or not.With everyone in distress or missing, Tessa struggles to find answers, and create some kind of order amongst the chaos - before their attackers strike again.Vampire in CrisisTessa's world exploded.She survived Deanna's inheritance. She sees more, hears more ... understands more. But more is not always better.Cody doesn't like what's happening around him. Tessa has walked through hell and she has a lot more to go before she's clear. He plans on standing by her side - her guardian - whether she wants him to be there for her or not. Jared can't believe all trails lead him into trouble. He'd escaped once. Tried to stay out of the mess since. But a friend is missing, and when he tries to get help, the person he confides in goes missing too.The vampire world was never ready for Tessa before. The new Tessa? No one is ready for her.Vampire in ControlLife couldn't be any worse...Caught in a web of Deanna's making Tessa struggles to find her role in this new reality.Cody can't believe how quickly his life has deteriorated. He believes in Tessa. Knew she had what it took and is desperate to do what he can to save her. Only there are secrets, and like poison, fester until they are released. Tessa and Cody have to find their way through the maze of lies and deceit to a safe haven on the other side.The whole gang is caught in life and death struggles as they near the end of this war. But how close are they and who will survive?

The Family Blood ties continues in this 9th installment of the vampire versus vampire saga.Life couldn't be any worse...Caught in a web of Deanna's making Tessa struggles to find her role in this new reality. Cody can't believe how quickly his life has deteriorated. He believes in Tessa. Knew she had what it took and is desperate to do what he can to save her. Only there are secrets, and like poison, fester until they are released.Tessa and Cody have to find their way through the maze of lies and deceit to a safe haven on the other side. The whole gang is caught in life and death struggles as they near the end of this war.But how close are they and who will survive?

Tessa's life has plummeted into chaos. Her father is missing, Goran is unconscious and showing no signs of healing, her mother has taken several steps off the deep end and David, well, she'll deal with him when she sees him - if she can find him.Cody isn't sure what happened to the supposedly successful conclusion to the blood farm madness but he's back in hell and damn it Tessa is once again leading the charge. Jared is on the run, again. With no one else he can trust, but Tessa's friends and family, he searches them out determined to help them solve this war - whether he is welcome or not.With everyone in distress or missing, Tessa struggles to find answers, and create some kind of order amongst the chaos - before their attackers strike again.

Tessa's world exploded. She survived Deanna's inheritance.She sees more, hears more ... understands more. But more is not always better. Cody doesn't like what's happening around him. Tessa has walked through hell and she has a lot more to go before she's clear. He plans on standing by her side - her guardian - whether she wants him to be there for her or not.Jared can't believe all trails lead him into trouble. He'd escaped once. Tried to stay out of the mess since. But a friend is missing, and when he tries to get help, the person he confides in goes missing too.The vampire world was never ready for Tessa before. The new Tessa? No one is ready for her.

Du luxe à la misère... Le chaos s'apaise... Le crime rôde... Et les affaires classées ne sont jamais vraiment terminées...Après avoir passé un mois dans la ville pittoresque de Kelowna, Doreen Montgomery n'arrive pas à se faire discrète et ne peut s'empêcher de mettre son nez dans ce qui ne la concerne pas. Maintenant, toutes les pauvres âmes ayant perdu un être cher viennent lui demander son aide. Si Doreen n'a aucune envie que les médias apprennent sa découverte d'une autre affaire classée, elle est déjà plongée dans l'enquête...Mais ce n'est pas tout. La rumeur court selon laquelle la vieille maison de Nan regorgerait d'antiquités de valeur, des objets de collection qu'elle a légués à Doreen. Les résidents les plus cupides de leur adorable ville s'approchent déjà comme des vautours. Avec l'aide précieuse de ses animaux, Doreen doit mener l'enquête sur cette affaire, corriger les injustices du passé et protéger sa maison tout en échappant aux médias... et au brigadier Mack Moreau.

It's taken some time, but Detective Kate Morgan's various relationships are gelling at work-and even at home. Until Simon starts screaming in the middle of the night. Worried and not sure she's up for this, Kate distances herself from him. When a tortured female body shows up, Simon's visions are of no help, until he describes one specific injury, ... the same injury on Kate's latest case.A case getting weirder as more is uncovered. A similar tortured death happened more than a decade ago, where the killer was caught and served time. As a suspect he looks good for this current case because he's now out and back in society. Except he has a solid alibi ...This isn't the only victim though, and, as the Vancouver PD Homicide Unit digs deeper, Kate's team finds several more cases-all with connections to the same suspect. But Kate's still not convinced.Too much more is going on, and she's determined to get to the bottom of this, before someone else dies a painful death ...

Du luxe à la misère... Le chaos continue... Les meurtres se succèdent... Non mais, franchement ?La nouvelle vie de Doreen Montgomery à Kelowna devait être un nouveau départ après la rupture difficile qui a mis un terme à quatorze années de mariage, une chance de se retrouver et de remettre sa vie sur les rails. Au lieu de quoi, elle a passé sa première semaine dans sa ville natale à déterrer des cadavres, à traquer les indices et à taper sur les nerfs du brigadier Mack Moreau.Maintenant que cette affaire a été résolue et que le meurtrier est traduit devant la justice, Doreen compte enfin se reposer cette semaine. Lorsque Mack lui demande de rafraîchir le jardin de sa mère, elle accepte la mission. Ce sera un second souffle dans sa nouvelle vie à Kelowna ainsi que dans sa relation naissante avec Mack.L'ennui, c'est qu'en déterrant les racines récalcitrantes des bégonias de Madame Moreau pour les planter ailleurs, Doreen découvre de nouveaux ossements... et un autre mystère à résoudre. Tandis que les indices s'accumulent, Mack lui fait clairement comprendre qu'il n'a ni envie ni besoin de son aide, mais Doreen ne peut résister à l'attrait d'une nouvelle enquête. Alors qu'ils enchaînent les impasses et les fausses pistes, Nan, la grand-mère de Doreen, s'en amuse et lance des paris. Lequel des deux résoudra le crime en premier ?Tout cela sous l'¿il d'un assassin...

Du luxe à la misère... Le chaos s'apaise... Les crimes cessent... À moins que... ?Après avoir été impliquée dans deux affaires de meurtres depuis qu'elle est revenue vivre, il y a peu, dans la ville pittoresque de Kelowna, après son divorce, la jardinière Doreen Montgomery a acquis une réputation à la hauteur de celle de sa grand-mère. Le seul moyen d'empêcher les gens de jaser, c'est de mener une vie paisible à la limite de l'ennui jusqu'à ce que les médias et les voisins finissent par l'oublier. C'est ce que compte faire Doreen en prévoyant une visite du célèbre jardin des ¿illets, à Kelowna. Des plantes, encore des plantes, personne n'y trouvera à redire.Mais quand elle assiste à une dispute entre une belle jeune femme et son petit ami, elle ne peut s'empêcher d'être inquiète. Suffisamment pour suivre le couple sur le parking et dans la ville. Lorsqu'une fusillade interrompt l'après-midi placide, il est trop tard pour se demander comment son meilleur ennemi, le brigadier Mack Moreau, réagira en apprenant qu'elle est impliquée une fois de plus dans une autre de ses enquêtes.Entre les nouveaux cadavres dans les ¿illets et les rebondissements dans une vieille affaire de disparition d'enfant, Doreen ne chôme pas, même si elle essaie tant bien que mal de cacher son implication à Nan, à Mack Moreau et surtout aux médias. Mais une certaine personne ne quitte pas Doreen des yeux... une personne qui ne peut pas se permettre qu'elle découvre les réponses aux questions qu'elle pose.

After losing two close friends three years ago in a snowboarding accident, Stacy Carter has become a loner and can't seem to make peace with this loss, not when Death intrudes upon her personal life again and takes two more people she loves. Meeting new people and trying to make a normal life for herself proves to be harder than anything else she's done. Meanwhile, in her career, being a forensic pathologist puts her in close contact with the dead. While fascinating and never dull, it isn't exactly a cozy conversation starter. When her brother tries to coax her out for a mountain vacation to help her heal, she has reservations, even as she tells herself rationally that she needs to face this. Reservations and rationale, however, were in short supply the last time she saw Royce O'Connell at that mountain ...Royce is floored when Stacy finally returns to the spot where she lost her two best friends, intending to deal with the depression that she's battled for some time. Royce and Stacy have been longtime friends, but Royce wants so much more between them. Yet he's well aware that he blew their last time together. Stacy makes it clear she's not looking for reconciliation. However, he can't help seeing her reappearance in their tight-knit group as a second chance, maybe his only chance.Out in their winter wonderland, the vacation atmosphere shifts from merry to mayhem in a hurry, when they come across a dead man. Then, not long afterward, Stacy's brother goes missing. The nightmare is only just beginning, as the realization settles in that they can't trust anyone.Maybe not even each other ...

Welcome to Hathaway House. Rehab Center. Safe Haven. Second chance at life and love.Overjoyed at his transfer to Hathaway House, Heath Jorgenson is anxious to maximize his potential and to get better from the multiple injuries that sidelined him. But rest is necessary for recovery, and Heath's body won't give him any. Even when he buckles under and accepts the need for drugs, his body rejects them. And all the determination in the world won't matter when your own body is working against you. Just when he's about to give up, respite comes from the unlikeliest of sources. The sound of the cleaning lady slowly and methodically washing the hall floor outside his room lulls him to sleep and allows him to see some of the progress he's desperate for.Hailee Cisco is grateful for the part-time job of washing floors at Hathaway House. Sure, it isn't glamorous, but it's honest work, and, along with her other job, it's enough to pay the bills-of which Hailee has many. When Dani, the heart of and the partial owner of Hathaway House, offers Hailee a full-time job, Hailee is delighted at the chance to cut back to just one job. Until she realizes that her change in hours has an unintended impact on Heath's sleep patterns ...

Energy is the life-force of inherent good...and the vigor of unnatural evil. Which is stronger?When she was young, Tia was forced into a prison, studied and tortured, because of her special talent. The chance for escape led her to run as far away as she could...but she quickly discovered there is nowhere she can hide that they can't find her. Stefan Kronos, a psychic who's formed a community of those like her, is the only person she believes can help her. When she begs him to help her, she awakens from a coma six weeks later. Her problems have only just begun, chief among them that she's still being hunted.Now you see her...Dean is moonlighting as a guard at the hospital Tia finds herself in upon rousing from unconsciousness. Between a rock and a hard place, Dean has met Tia, a woman he can't forget...and equally can't believe the insane things she's telling him - until there's absolutely no other choice. What's at stake becomes only too clear when Tia's problems become Dean's, entwining them so neither knows where one stops and the other starts. If she runs again, how can he find someone of her unbelievable talents?Now you don't...