In 2130, at Bijoux de L'Etoile, a high-end casino orbiting Earth, you can get anything you desire.
Newly-hired as an investigator, Janey McCallister wants to solve her first big case--the theft of a priceless gem.
When her case of theft escalates to murder and points to the seedy underbelly of world affairs, Janey has to rely on her new team and trust the mysterious insurance investigator, Orlando Valdez--before a killer escapes into the black.
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Into The Black is perfect for fans of J.D. Robb's Eve Dallas books and Killjoys and CSI. It contains a slow-burn romance, enhanced humans, cool high-tech gadgets, a futuristic vision of the Earth, and a tough heroine with secrets.
Lured By Light by Beth Barany
Series: Janey McCallister Mystery #2
Publication date: September 17th, 2020
Synopsis:
At Bijoux de L'Etoile, the high-end casino orbiting Earth, anything can happen.
It's a quiet day for L'Etoile lead investigator, Janey McCallister, until a young woman runs screaming through the blackjack tables. She looks like a victim of abuse, but when her boyfriend turns up dead the next day, she becomes the prime suspect.
Determined to investigate every angle, Janey searches for clues and uncovers a world of high-priced escorts and human trafficking--a world just like the one that took the life of her best friend long ago.
When Orlando Valdez, inspector for Sol Unified Planets, shows up with a new suspect, Janey isn't sure she can trust the mercurial man who stopped returning her phone calls. But as the threat escalates and she unravels a deeper conspiracy, Janey and her team will need all the help they can get. If they fail, it could be the end of everyone on L'Etoile.
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Lured By Light, the second book in the Janey McCallister Mystery series, is perfect for fans of J.D. Robb's Eve Dallas books and Killjoys, and CSI. It contains a slow-burn romance, enhanced humans, cool high-tech gadgets, a futuristic vision of the Earth, and a tough kick-ass heroine with secrets.
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Award winning author, Beth Barany writes in several genres including young adult adventure fantasy, paranormal romance, and science fiction mysteries.
Inspired by living abroad in France and Quebec, she loves creating magical tales of romance, mystery, and adventure that empower women and girls to be the heroes of their own lives.
For fun, Beth walks, gardens, and watches movies and travels with her husband, author Ezra Barany. They live in Oakland, California with a piano, their cats, and over 1,000 books.
When not writing or playing, Beth runs an online school, BARANY SCHOOL OF FICTION, helping novelists to write, market, and publish their books to the delight of their readers, including a group coaching program for genre novelists.
Alone in the woods of West Virginia, Tabbris lives a quiet life. He tends to his garden and communes with the bees and feels the presence of holiness in his every small, humble action. A fallen angel with the ability to see the future, Tabbris tries his beset to stay out of humanity's sight.
In L.A., Daniel is the life of the party. Loud, abrasive, desperate for approval and companionship, Daniel never sits still -- and he's never alone.
When Daniel gets a large research grant to investigate cryptids, he sets off for West Virginia. What he thought would be a good prank and a fun conference paper turns out to be an adventure he never saw coming.
Tabbris's quiet life is uprooted by a mysterious man falling across the borders of time and into his front yard. Daniel is not supposed to be here! But there's something intriguing about this man, beyond his surprising appearance and penchant for mythological creatures. When Daniel keeps showing up, Tabbris is plagued by the possibilities that the man ignites in him.
The only problem is that Tabbris can see the future. And he already knows how much pain they have in store. He knows how this ends.
Before the time of COVID social distancing, I would often go to coffee shops to co-work with friends during the weekend. One particular day, I was struggling to decide what I wanted to write. My friends threw out suggestions: "angels and demons!" "baking?" "grad school" and "Mothman!" I tried my best to fit all these moving parts into this short, sweet romance. After I figured out how it all went together, it was pretty simple. My favorite scenes to write are the soft ones, where two characters just spend time with each other and consider their affection for each other, which is pretty much what this book is about.
What can we expect from you in the future?
All the stories I write, at least right now, are queer and feature happily ever afters or happily for nows. I love the romance genre and being able to write short, queer, happy stories has been so good for my soul. I do love my fair share of pining, yearning, and angst, and try to incorporate that, but never at the detriment of my characters' ending happiness. I'm always jumping to different sub-genres, testing both my skill and interest, but these are the themes I keep always.
Where did you come up with the names in the story?
It's not a fun answer but honestly what I do is, assuming the characters aren't meant to have a particular religious, political, or ethnic background, I just Google the most popular names from the year they'd be born and choose two that I like and think fit together. It's such a boring answer but it's the only way to keep me from falling into crippling ennui about naming so many characters.
Imogen Markwell-Tweed is a queer romance writer and editor based in St. Louis. When she's not writing or hanging out with her dog, IMT can be found putting her media degrees to use by binge-watching trashy television. All of her stories promise queer protagonists, healthy relationships, and happily ever afters.
If there's one thing I've always known, it's that I need to dominate; in my club, over our rivals, and in the bedroom. I get what I want, and I'm always in control, chasing the pain and pleasure I crave with as many women as I can get--or at least I was, until I met Kelly fuckin' Davis. She's strong-willed, relentless, and she pushes my buttons like no other woman I've ever met. She may be 15 years younger than me, but I can't quench my thirst for her. I want--no, I need--to own her ass...
He tells me I'm too young for him and that I shouldn't play games, but no man has ever made this 'little girl' feel like Dagger does. I've needed more of him since the first time he showed me his deepest desires, but he refuses to give into the hunger between us. Luckily, even an ultra-alpha like him is no match for this feisty Latina. I need to be dominated as much as he needs to dominate, and it's time to show him who's really in control...
Determined that no woman can tame him, lifetime bachelor Dagger shuns relationships for a life of casual hook-ups with any woman he wants--except one. As much as he tries to fight his forbidden desire for her at first, Kelly Davis has other ideas, and Dagger finds his possessive instincts starting to win out. However, just as Dagger begins to surrender to the chemistry between them, a cruel twist of fate threatens to rip it from him forever.
As MC and Mafia collide and the stakes of club life become higher than ever, will Dagger's desire for Kelly give him the courage to form an alliance from an unlikely source, or will his need for control spell the end of their connection--and life as he knows it--for good? Find out in the darkly explosive finale of author Ruby Carter's Devils Reapers MC series, Dagger.
Tinhead by Ruby Carter
Series: Devils Reapers MC #4
Publication date: July 21st, 2020
Synopsis:
To his club, Tinhead is the joker of the pack. One of the Devils Reapers MC's most desired men, he has no shortage of admirers or bedmates, but eyes for just one woman; the elusive Jade Smith, whose connection to him runs deeper than he thinks...
All too aware of their shared past, Jade is determined to refuse Tinhead's advances at every turn, sure she has no interest in the MC's confident clown. When she is faced with the opportunity to get even, she is shocked to find that revenge isn't as sweet as she thought it would be and all is not as it seems.
As Jade learns that this clown is more than his cover, she finds herself drawn ever closer to Tinhead, and it becomes clear that his head is a minefield that only she can navigate. As Tinhead's past threatens to overwhelm him and he stares down the barrel of impending doom, both love and life are put on the line.
When faced with an ultimatum, will the Devils Reapers' newest member find the strength to follow his heart and fight for his future, or will the weight of his former life prove too much to bear?
Find out in the emotional fourth installment of The Devils Reapers MC series.
**Note all books can be read as standalone.**
Bear by Ruby Carter
Series: Devils Reapers MC #3
Publication date: October 30th, 2019
Synopsis:
On the outside it seems as though Jenna May Smith has her life together. A hard worker, she has a successful business and the most loyal friends she could wish for, but the truth is deeper than that. Damaged by the ghosts of her past, she has built walls around her heart to protect herself and push men away, never truly letting anyone in.
When she agrees to go on a date with Bear Jameson--a fiercely loyal tough guy with a soft center--she plans to make it a one-time thing, but sweet-talker Bear seems smitten and has other ideas.
As they grow closer, Jenna learns that there's more to Bear than meets the eye, and she finds herself falling for him... hard.
The magnetic bond between the two souls quickly grows too strong to fight, and they become caught in the middle of a passionate romance, but when tragedy strikes, will love truly be enough to conquer all?
In the thrilling third installment to the Devil's Reapers MC series, Bear, the stakes of love are higher than ever. Will Bear and Jenna's whirlwind romance stand the ultimate test, or will heartbreak sever their connection for good? There's only one way to find out...
Flex by Ruby Carter
Series: Devils Reapers MC #2
Publication date: July 25th, 2019
Synopsis:
I'm vice president of the Devils Reapers MC, and I'm dead inside. Or at least I was... Before her...
For five long years, I lived shrouded in darkness after my light, my life, was ripped from me.
That all changed when she walked in. All of a sudden, I was as helpless as a moth to a goddamn flame.
Her spunk, her attitude, her heart... I want all of it. I need all of it. I need her!
And yet, I know I can't have her. MC business is risky--Hell, my whole damn life is risky, and I can't let her get hurt.
No matter how much I want her, and I DO want her, I have to save the only one who could ever truly save me!
Flex. Taken in by the fierce, beautiful Zara, Flex is faced with an impossible choice--follow his heart for an opportunity to save himself, or protect her from the dark truth?
When a sudden turn of events puts his life in danger, will he be strong enough to confront what he really wants, or let himself be consumed?...
From novelist Ruby Carter comes the awaited second installment in the Devils Reaper's MC series.
Axe by Ruby Carter
Series: Devils Reapers MC #1
Publication date: April 2020
Synopsis:
Dani Cooper is a small woman with big ambitions... and even bigger worries.
Determined to escape her past, Dani throws herself into her dream of becoming a tattoo artist, but quickly finds herself falling into the lap of Axe Cole, bad boy biker and president of Devils Reapers MC. Though she finds herself instantly drawn towards him, past experiences keep her from giving in - until it becomes clear that fate has other ideas.
When a traumatic event finds Dani leaning on Axe harder than ever, rivalries reignite, and a terrifying threat looms, Axe finds himself faced with a choice: follow his heart and give himself to the woman he loves, or protect his Pixie by walking away for good.
**This is an extended edition of my debut novel - the first in Devils Reapers MC series - Axe. Boasting a whole host of new content and reimagined scenes inspired by my true life experiences. Axe can be read as a standalone or in a series.**
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Hi I'm Ruby Carter...
I am a new author trying to find her feet as she starts her new and exciting journey...
I'm a loving, fun and happy go lucky girl that took a shot at writing.
After reading forever and a day, I decided to take the leap and have to go at it.
My first book Axe -- Devils Reapers MC was a very personal and semi autobiographical book. It's been an amazing experience already.
You can come and find me on Facebook under Ruby Carter, Twitter Ruby Carter Author and come and say hi!!! :)
