Max hates his life and the curse he is forced to live with. He pushes his other form deep inside him, only allowing it free when he can no longer keep it at bay. Love and a life free from the swan are not in the cards for him.Lorde has been sent to Chicago with one purpose, to get rid of the last swan shifter. Max’s family doomed Lorde’s, and the rivalry and hate go back a millennium, but with one glance into Max’s eyes, something pulls at Lorde’s heart. He was always taught that Max was his destiny, but what if that destiny was to love him instead of destroying him?

Maria Vickers currently lives in St. Louis, MO with her pug, Spencer Tracy. She has always had a passion for writing and after she became disabled in 2010, she decided to use writing as her escape. She believes that life is about what you make of it. You have to live it to the fullest no matter the circumstances.
From a young age, she has always loved books and even dreamed of being an author when she was younger. Growing up in the Navy, she used to weave tales for her siblings and her friends about anything and everything. And when she wasn’t creating her own stories, she had a book in her hand. They transported her to another world. She hopes that with her books, her readers have the same experience and that they can relate to her characters.
Getting sick changed her life forever, but it also opened doors for her that she thought would always be out of reach.