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

"Bipolar," Claudia said with feeling, sipping her tea.


Addison laughed from her perch at her make-up table. She'd just finished telling Claudia about her abysmal last meeting with Daniel. Time and distance from the subject of their conversation had made the incident less painful.


"Dude plants bugs all over your condo in a creepy attempt to keep tabs on your every move, even though he kicked you to the curb the moment you got attached to his assholiness. I mean, one minute he tells you to get out of his life and the next he has his hands all up in your business," Claudia said indelicately, causing Addison to snort with laughter. "I'm telling you, bi-freaking-polar."


"I think you've been spending too much time with Anya Sitnikov," Addison accused. "You're starting to sound like her."


"Actually, I totally forgot to tell you, it's Anya Bowles now. But don't tell her big brother if you want the groom to survive the honeymoon, Vladimir Sitnikov is one intense guy."


Chapter 41