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To the rest of the world, he was the little boy who went missing on the Fourth of July. But to Sydney Neville, he was everything. Her heart hasn't been the same since her best friend disappeared, but she's learned to build her life around that missing piece. Twenty-two years later, the last thing Sydney expects is for Oliver Lynch to return. Having been captive underground for decades, he's unfamiliar with the strange new world that awaits him—but he's alive. He's here. And no matter how he's changed, he and Sydney both still feel the connection that runs between them.

Als May merkwürdige Fähigkeiten an sich entdeckt, wird sie in eine versteckte Realität voller Legenden, dämonischen Feinden und magischen Verstrickungen gezogen. An ihrer Seite ist der junge Krieger Damien, der sie nicht nur beschützen, sondern auch unterrichten soll. Dabei kribbelt es zwischen den beiden mehr, als es sollte, doch May weiß nicht, ob sie ihm wirklich vertrauen kann. Ablenkungen kann sie nicht gebrauchen, denn May muss eine uralte Kreatur aufhalten, die ihr nach dem Leben trachtet.

Inspired by the secret life of the author's grandmother, Lotus follows a young woman torn between past traditions and modern desires as she carves out a life for herself in China's "City of Sins." Reserved, at times defiant, Lotus is different from the other streetwalkers. Her striking eyes glow under Shenzhen's neon lights, capturing the attention of Funny Eye, Family Treasure, and a slew of other demanding clients determined to make Lotus their property.

To break a heart is easy. All you have to do is reach in, wrap your blood-covered hands around it, and pull. This happened to me. Two hands, both red as my hair, did this exact thing. Tore it away like it wasn't made for me. Maybe it was his to take? Because years on, with those same blood-red hands, he still has it. In his clenched fists. And he won't give it back. But the real question is, do I want it back? He is dangerous, uncontrollable, and downright sexy. I fell for it all, but, in the end, he didn't catch me. He let me fall.