Best of
Shapeshifters

2005

Overcome


Lora Leigh - 2005
    The Breed Next DoorLyra thinks her new neighbor looks too good to be true. But Tarek Jordan is even more than he seems: a Breed Enforcer on the run. And even though he wants her, Tarek knows Lyra could get burned—unless she embraces the danger that comes with loving a Breed.In a Wolf’s Embrace Matthias and Grace are meant to mate—until he commits an act too shocking to ignore. Grace knew that the hot Breed was dangerous, but now, she fears for her own life. Yet she wonders: could it be part of some insidious plan? For there are forces determined to tear them apart and destroy what’s left of the man within.A Jaguar’s Kiss Jaguar Breed Saban Broussard has a job to do: guard the first instructor chosen to teach Breed children. But with just one kiss and his touch, the mating phenomena begins that will tie Natalie Ricci to him forever. Unless a shadow from her past gets them both killed.

The Breed Next Door


Lora Leigh - 2005
    A man who makes her hormones stand up and scream every time she sees him. And he’s breaking through her reserve to invade her dreams at night.But Tarek Jordan is even more than he seems. A Breed Enforcer with a plan. First, find the Council Trainer he’s tracked to Fayetteville, Arkansas, and second, claim the woman next door as his own. She's fated to be his and his alone. He can feel it in his blood. Until the danger that has shadowed his life suddenly casts a darkness over Lyra's as well. Now Tarek knows that he can’t wait any longer to claim the woman his heart and soul burns for. He has to tell her who he is, what he is, and what he wants. And Lyra will have to accept him as he is, on his terms, and now. Her life depends on it.The Breed Next Door originally appeared in Hot Spell.

Once Upon a Bite


Charlene Leonard - 2005
    Vampires weren’t the only things she encountered there. Wolves and Werewolves wanted to tear her apart. There was only one man strong enough to protect her, only one man that would believe her. She had to rely on him at all costs.What was a man to do who fell in love with a beautiful woman who had a fifty foot Warring Angel for a guardian? Especially since he was a Vampire. Cameron Thomas had given up on life and only waited to die until she brazenly came to seek him out. She smelled of roses and offered him a chance at a brand new start. She was there to save his daughter but he wanted her with a fierce hunger nearly beyond his control.

Moon Illusion (Moore Werewolves)


Amy O'Connor - 2005
    Nate Moore's business card may as well have read, "Randy Werewolf: Out for a Good Time." Then he met Gina, a self-confessed, quietly boring woman. He didn't have any choice; destiny was involved. So it was simple - all he had to do was convince her he really did understand the definition of 'commitment', save her from her scheming stepfather, sweet talk her into his bed, and. oh yeah. explain about how he was a werewolf, and she was more than just a tasty midnight snack.

From the Deep


Shelley Munro - 2005
    Sea Change by Karin Huxman: Shipwrecked by a storm at sea, Marianne is rescued by Jonah, Prince of the Mer people, and taken to a deserted tropical island where the two of them discover the true nature of love, consequences, and sacrifice. The Lady of the Loch by Taylor Manning: When Aeryn, Lady of the Loch, takes the bairn abandoned in the rushes on her shore she is seen by Leith MacEwan. Despite his uneasiness, he follows, only to find himself in a mysterious underwater grotto and at the mercy of Aeryn, who uses her mystical powers of seduction to gain her heart's desire. Unfortunately, from the moment she sees Leith MacEwan she's no longer certain of just what her heart desires most. Currents Run Deep by Shelley Munro: Knowing him for an enemy tribesman, orca shifter Asia can not resist Roman and finds herself playing a dangerous charade when he losses his memory. Can she continue to sleep with the enemy she's coming to love or will fate intervene once again, destroying the fragile bond between them? Rating: Contains graphic language, explicit sexual content, and violence