When will someone finally find her and keep her?Olivia has found someone. He’s everything she secretly dreams of—but he’s strictly an online-only friend. While he tries to remain hidden behind his throbbing pierced-heart avatar and swoon-worthy screen-name, she’s at last ready to put her rocky past behind her. If she can convince him to step out from behind the curtain, maybe then she could finally find—and keep—her own happily ever after.When she invites her anonymous heartthrob to her sister’s wedding on the beautiful, beachy, sub-tropical haven of Bald Head Island, he says no; he’s not yet ready to reveal his true identity. Instead, along with an unexpected squall that blows in, Grayson—the mysterious brother of the groom—arrives.Olivia is both enamored by and wary of Grayson. He’s a real flesh and blood man, after all. So when her own heart beats out a warning tempo, she takes heed. Danger finds her anyway, as the beach is slammed with murderous hurricane winds, and the two are thrust together. She just might be willing to take a risk after all, if she can unmask the mystery of the man by forcing him to confront his own inner storms and secrets.Fiction: Romantic Suspense, New Adult, Family Saga

A stand-alone novel with no cliffhangers! Book 1 of the Let Me Go Series. Age 17+ "Breathtakingly beautiful." -Not Everyone's Mama Book Blog"I was mind blown. The ending of the book was absolutely perfect." -MetInEleven.blogspot.sg/"There's no way Let Me Go can be excused as a typical NA book... I absolutely love this type of book." -ReadingIsMyTreasure.Blogspot.com"Riveting and gut-wrenching, a captivating read. Full of emotion." –BookwormBrandee.blogspot.ca"An emotional journey not to be missed." -BooksLiveForever.com"Every word of this book begs attention, every sentence squeezing out emotion." -MySeryniti.com"A gripping tale... This book packs quite a punch." -BookyThoughtsAndMe.com"A rollercoaster of emotions." -Adventures In Reading"L.L. Akers' debut book is a well-written and emotional book." -Bibliobelles.com A scarlet dragonfly tattoo—meant to be a beautiful, family mark of freedom—instead becomes a prophetic brand to those who wear it. Fleeing from their less-than-perfect childhoods into adulthood... twin sisters, Olivia and Gabriella, and their younger sister, Emma, instead find themselves flittering back into a cycle that relentlessly clings to their family; a cycle they can never seem to escape in this Coming of Age story. One mother and her daughters, bound by blood, begin their lives intertwined, but are forced to fight for their survivals separately, struggling to hide their fear and underserved shame from each other and the world. One of these women finds herself trapped. Alone. She battles to survive the terrifying darkness. With long hours of nothing to do but wait in fear, she grapples through obscure dreams and memories of the past. Deeply evocative, Let Me Go is a suspenseful Coming of Age story, and something a little different from the New Adult genre. H.M. Ward, #1 Bestselling New Adult author in the world, describes the New Adult genre (and it definitely applies to Let Me Go): "New Adult isn't about age, although the characters tend to be early 20's. Themes tend to revolve around getting acquainted with life, addressing darker subject matters. It's not about sex, either. It's about getting the rose-colored glasses of childhood bitchslapped off your face by the phenomenon known as life." Watch for Captured Again, Book 2 of The Let Me Go Series. Coming January 2014.

Turn another page in The Let Me Go Series with Captured Again, another Stand-Alone,(but if you haven't read Let Me Go, Book 1, it's currently on sale for $.99 to celebrate the release of this sequel): Ink doesn't fade, but bad memories do. Gabby, Olivia and Emma have stumbled through the ashes of their past. They've happily moved on when disaster strikes again, and one heart breaks when another stops beating--forever. Olivia must help her twin sister, Gabby, keep her tentative grip on reality when the happily ever after she and Jake fought so hard for is threatened. And Emma's all grown up these days. Now that she's a junior in college, she's determined to hide her old ink and write a new story. Anyone who remembers that girl she used to be is where they belong--in her past. However, after a rough night, she's detoured by Dusty... he's almost too good to be true. He's hot. He's sexy. But the smoldering gray eyes don't hide the fact he's not Emma's typical bad boy. He's a cop. One who's always colored between the lines--until the day he arrests Emma, the troubled girl from long-ago with the dragonfly tattoo. But she's not a girl anymore. Dusty falls hard for her fiery blue eyes and spitfire personality. For her, he's willing to risk getting burnt. In hot pursuit of Emma, Dusty enters a dangerous game of hide and seek. Emma's stubbornness and refusal to surrender may just get one of them killed, before he's able to capture her heart.Fiction: New Adult, Romantic Suspense. Age 17+ReviewWhat are the book bloggers saying about the first book in the series (Let Me Go, on sale for .99 to promote this stand-alone sequel): " Breathtakingly beautiful." -Not Everyone's Mama Book Blog"I was mind blown. The ending of the book was absolutely perfect." -MetInEleven.blogspot.sg/"There's no way Let Me Go can be excused as a typical NA book... I absolutely love this type of book." -ReadingIsMyTreasure.Blogspot.com*"Riveting and gut-wrenching, a captivating read. Full of emotion." -BookwormBrandee.blogspot.ca"An emotional journey not to be missed." -BooksLiveForever.com*"Every word of this book begs attention, every sentence squeezing out emotion." -M*ySeryniti.com"A gripping tale... This book packs quite a punch." -BookyThoughtsAndMe.com*"A rollercoaster of emotions." -Adventures In Reading**"L.L. Akers' debut book is a well-written and emotional book." -Bibliobelles.comTurn the page of Book 2, Captured Again, and follow their story. (No cliffhangers, each book stands alone.)