Please help us welcome author S.E. Jakes! Hey everyone! A special thanks to Grave Tells for having me today, as I begin my first official Riptide tour. Today’s release day for Catch A Ghost, the first book in the Hell or High Water series and I’m so thrilled to introduce Prophet and Tommy to the world. Riptide’s got a pretty big excerpt up on their website—you can read them here. But today, I wanted to give you all a little something else so…here’s Prophet and Tommy’s first kiss. The way it happens is a little…different. And I’m not giving you the context here, but man, I can still remember writing this first kiss.

To avoid persecution, the Feiru will do anything to keep their elemental magic a secret from humans—even lock away their children for life. Few know what goes on inside the prison system for magic users, but that is about to change… Kiarra Melini overhears the dangerous secrets of her blood and decides that if Feiru elemental magic is to survive, she needs to die. But before she can finish the deed, a handsome black-clad man kidnaps her from prison and introduces her to an anti-prison activist group. As the prison retrieval squad hunts for her, Kiarra must overcome the demons of her past or risk losing not only her newfound freedom, but also the man who reawakens her desires and [...]

He was assigned to protect her - not make her his own - in this installment of USA TODAY bestselling author Cynthia Eden's Shadow Agents series. Cale Lane had his orders: keep Cassidy Sherridan alive at all costs. But who sent six armed men storming the Rio ballroom to take her out? The gorgeous party girl wasn't giving it up. Now he had a more urgent mission: uncover Cassidy's secrets one by one. Cassidy didn't need the former Texas ranger to play hero and blow her cover. Using herself as bait was the first step in bringing a killer to justice. How could she do that with Cale shadowing her every move and awakening feelings that tempted her to put her life and heart on the line?