Exhausted with life, Dakota tries to end his -- only to be saved at the last moment by his friend Terrell, who then drags him into a world of magic and intrigue that's always been right there, hidden beneath the surface.<br><br>Powerful magic users are steadily pulling the planet into a violent war, and evil forces will stop at nothing to take the talismans possessed by Dakota and his newfound family. Dakota soon finds himself deeply in over his head ... with love, with family, with fighting for all their lives.

The Pyre Starter

Terrell looked away bashfully for a moment before turning back. “We should really go through my Nana’s stuff.”


“There are eight boxes. It can wait. Besides, now that I have a clean bill of health, I would love—really love—to give you a good work out.” Dakota reached behind him and closed the bedroom door. He grinned. “I’m not letting you go. Not this time. You’re mine.”


Terrell looked like he might try and object, but he changed his mind. “I’m yours. You know I am.”


Kissing him deeply, Dakota walked him toward the bed. He planned to take the lead in an entirely different way.16


“I’ve never done anything like that before,” Terrell’s voice carried from inside Dakota’s room, where he was lounging in a chair. They had lethargically moved upstairs after about an hour of intense physical enjoyment.


Kneeling by one of the boxes, Dakota halted his rifling through the dead woman’s things. “Really?”


“No.” He laughed. “Not in the slightest.”


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