Gives a vivid description about how the Templars were formed as a strict religious-military order, how they got the political and financial power beyond the military power, and their passed down legends.

The second novel in the seductive, medieval Bound in Darkness series A dangerous destiny. . . On the battlefields of Norman Britain, Tristan DuMaine cheated death countless times. Now he only wants to live a quiet life at his borderlands manor. But it will take an otherworldly power -- the bite of a vampire -- to unleash his fiercest appetite for revenge after a band of brigands forces him into a sham marriage with a rebel spitfire. A heart of fury. . . She watched Norman invaders murder her father; now beautiful Siobhan vows to avenge him. At Castle DuMaine she imprisons her sworn enemy in a marital power play designed to betray his allegiance to his cousin, Henry II. But the insatiable bloodlust that flows through Tristan's veins will soon ensnare them both in a hungry passion that inhabits a dark haven where secret desires live forever. . . .

Don't let my future husband's good looks fool you... He's the villain in our love story. Luca Salvatore is cold and cruel, a bully who haunts my dirty dreams and my nightmares. Our marriage was arranged before we'd ever met. A fate I had accepted until my brother vanished without a trace. Luca knows what happened to my twin brother. He's the leader of a secret society called The Devil's Knights. A billionaire boys' club for the most entitled monsters on the planet. They're connected to my brother's disappearance... and I want revenge. So when my handsome Devil summons me back to the town I hate as much as him, it's impossible to resist his call. I will do anything to get my brother back. Even if it means playing by Luca's rules. And after I tempt him into spilling his secrets, I'm taking my Devil back to Hell where he belongs.

Evil lurks in the shadows. Evil always takes what it wants. **Full Blurb Coming Soon**

Dreams might be a heart’s desire, but nightmares are its obsession in the first novel of a dark romance series from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas. Erika Fane’s boyfriend's older brother is handsome, strong, and completely terrifying. The star of his college's basketball team gone pro, he's more concerned with the dirt on his shoe than he is with her. But she saw him. She heard him. The things that he did, and the deeds that he hid... For years, Erika bit her nails, unable to look away. Now, she’s in college, but she hasn’t stopped watching him. He’s bad and the things she’s seen aren’t content to stay in her head anymore. Because he's finally noticed her. But Michael Crist knows the hold he has on Rika, how much she fears him. She looks down when he enters the room and stills when he’s close. He knows she thinks only of him. When Michael’s brother leaves for the military, leaving Rika alone and unprotected, he knows the opportunity is too good to be true. Three years ago she put Michael’s friends in prison, and now they’re free. Every last one of her nightmares is about to come true.

A shared past that no one knew about until Demon and Paige’s worlds collide again. Demon and Paige both made mistakes eight years ago, tearing apart the love they had for each other. Now, Demon has Paige in his sights again, and he isn’t going to let her go. But things aren’t always what they seem. Could Demon and Paige be over before they even start again, or will the past fade, making room for the ending they’ve always wanted?

Queen claims Knights... I'm stuck in my own version of Hell. A horrible place even the Devil himself fears. Thankfully, every fairy tale has a white knight. And in my case, I have The Devil's Knights. I knew my fierce protectors would come for me. I never doubted my Devil would save the day. The Devil's Knights need their Queen to ensure their survival. It's time to marry my Devil and take my place with the Knights. But our enemies will do anything to destroy our happily ever after.

Finding love again was never in Meg's plans. One eventful morning at the dollar store changes her life forever. Can she let Lo in her life without losing herself again? Or will she walk away from the one true thing that could make her happy? Due to sexual content and profanity, this book is recommended for ages 18+.

Long live the Queen... The Devil's Knights will do anything to protect their Queen. A weakness I'm exploiting to find my brother and get revenge. There's a war brewing with our enemies. And the Knights won't stop until they eliminate every threat. But there's a more important war I'm fighting... The war of the heart. Torn between two Devils, I have to make an impossible choice. The villain who haunts my worst nightmares. Or the savage who invades my dirty dreams. The Devil's Knights' survival depends on the reign of a new Queen. If they lose their Queen, they lose the game. And I won't stop until I bring the King to his knees. The Devil I Crave is book 2 in a dark romantic suspense trilogy and cannot be read as a standalone novel.

The Devil's Historians offers a passionate corrective to common - and very dangerous - myths about the medieval world.