Hi, my name is Nikita Slater and I'm the International Bestselling author of The Queens series, Fire & Vice series, The Sanctuary series, Driven Hearts series and several standalone novels. I've loved the written word my entire life and am an avid reader, as well as a writer. I live, eat and breathe books and I'm always working on something new!
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I live on the beautiful Canadian prairies with my son and crazy awesome dog. I have an unholy affinity for books (especially dark romance), wine, pets and anything chocolate. Despite some of the darker themes in my books (which are pure fun and fantasy), I am a staunch feminist and advocate of equal rights for all races, genders and non-gender specific persons. When I'm not writing, dreaming about writing or talking about writing, I love to help others discover a love of reading and writing through literacy and social work.

Who can she trust in a world filled with shadows?

Daniel Mercer wants something he shouldn’t have. He wants the woman from his building; the blind musician. The dark, dominant part of his soul calls for him to reach out and take her, to make her beg. He wants to possess her, to see the fear in her eyes as he takes her from her tidy world.

He knows he's not good enough for her. He's a savage through and through. He's seen and done things normal men can't imagine. Unfortunately for her, he can't seem to let her go. Her lush curves, delicate beauty and helpless attempts at independence soothe the predator in him.

Addison’s ordered life has gone from perfectly pleasant to terrifying in two crazy missteps; Daniel Mercer and a terrifying stalker. Could they be one and the same?

Daniel storms into her life in a hail of bullets, first saving her and then bullying her with his overbearing non-musical presence. He touches her at every opportunity, lighting up her dark world with a kaleidoscope of colour, then pushing her away whenever she gets too close.

But will he push her too far, into the arms of the stalker who lurks in the shadows?


Fire & Vice: Fear in Her Eyes

Addison stood in shocked bewilderment, shivers coursing through her chilled body. She desperately hoped that any moment now she would hear the sound of Daniel's footsteps rapidly approaching and feel the slightly painful but bittersweet touch of his hands on her body. She knew better. When Daniel left her alone, he didn't come back. This time was no different. He wanted her to know he didn't get emotionally attached.


Addison tried to swallow her sobs and used the heel of her hand to wipe away some of the damage to her face. She silently cursed Claudia for insisting she wear more make-up than usual. Both women could have guessed that an evening that involved taking Daniel Mercer to an opera house ballroom was going to end in tears. Addison shook her head cynically and impatiently lifted the edge of her skirt to stem the flow of tears.


She hoped the dress was ruined, it would teach Claudia to help Addison in her quest to tame Daniel into some semblance of civilized.


Chapter 33