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Edge of Obsession Page 36

by Megan Crane


That was how it would be from now on, Helena thought now. She was part of something much bigger than herself, the way she always had been—but she was never going to be alone in that again. Not ever.

She was clan now. So were Melyssa and the baby, for that matter. Clan first, clan forever, just as it said on all the clan sigils.

After all this time and a life spent running, Helena was finally home.

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Acknowledgments

I’d like to thank Monique Patterson, whose brainstorming sessions are so much fun they lead to things like crazy futuristic Vikings! And my marvelous agent Holly Root, who never blinks no matter what I bring to her.

This book could not have been written without the tireless help, support, and talking-off-of-Viking-ledges of Jackie Ashenden, Maisey Yates, and Jane Porter, all of whom loved the story and the world long before I had the slightest idea what I was doing with it.

About the Author

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USA Today bestselling, RITA nominated, and critically-acclaimed author Megan Crane has written a lot of books: from women’s fiction, chick lit, and work-for-hire young adult novels to Harlequin Presents, where she writes as Caitlin Crews. These days her focus is on contemporary romance, from small towns to international glamour, cowboys to bikers, and beyond. She sometimes teaches creative-writing classes both online at mediabistro.com and at UCLA Extension’s prestigious Writers’ Program, where she finally utilizes the M.A. and Ph.D. in English Literature she received from the University of York in England. She currently lives in California with a husband who draws comics and animation storyboards and their menagerie of ridiculous animals. You can sign up for email updates here.

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Contents

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Dedication

Prologue

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Copyright

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

THE EDGE OF OBSESSION. Copyright © 2015 by Megan Crane. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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e-ISBN 9781466885325

First Edition: January 2016