Along Came a Demon (Shadow Demons, #1)

The Shadow Demons, vigilantes hell-bent on protecting their city...
Alexei Petrov has more money than he can ever spend, but his life is more than glitz and glamour. Behind the scenes, Alex is part of an elite group working in the shadows, hunting down those who would prey on the most vulnerable in the city of Rockwell. Which is how he finds the most desirable women he's ever seen.
A young mother in fear for the life of her child...
Merrily fled with her daughter with death on her heels. She has no idea what her father has done, but he's managed to throw her and little Bellarose into the middle of a mob war. Scared and hunted, Merrily gets caught in the crossfire of what looks like a gang war, but it's something far more sinister. A desperate flight lands her in the arms of Alexei Petrov. The man is everything she knows she can never have, but she wants him with every fiber of her being.
Nowhere to hide...
Even tucked safely away in the home of the richest, most powerful man in the city, Merrily's past finally catches up with her. Bellarose's father has come calling, and hell is hot on his heels. Fleeing seems like her only option, but Alex is just as dangerous as anything headed her way. And far too seductive and possessive for her peace of mind. Though she knows he will only break her heart, Merrily can't resist the lust that burns between them. Merrily knows she's up for the challenge. Welcomes it. But just who are these demons in the night? And why does she welcome this one's embrace?

Erotic romance author by night, emergency room tech/clerk by day, Marteeka Karland works really hard to drive everyone in her life completely and totally nuts. She has been creating stories from her warped imagination since she was in the third grade. Her love of writing blossomed throughout her teenage years until it developed into the totally unorthodox and irreverent style her English teachers tried so hard to rid her of.