Best of
Shapeshifters

2006

Finding the Fox


Ali Sparkes - 2006
    Whilst frightened for his life, he inexplicably changes into a fox. Before long, both a government agent and an ambitious young journalist are on his tail.

Fever


Christine Feehan - 2006
    Fever brings the two stories together for the first time in one volume, a one-way ticket to a dizzying new world of desire.In "The Awakening," a beautiful naturalist's dream comes true-to live among the feral jungle creatures. But an untamed, irresistible beast of another sort inspires her to explore her own wild side. Wild Rain's Rachel Lospostros has escaped from a faceless assassin and found sanctuary thousands of miles from home, under the towering jungle canopy. In this world teeming with unusual creatures she encounters Rio, a native of the forest imbued with a fierce prowess, and possessed of secrets of his own. When Rio unleashes the secret animal instincts that course through his blood, Rachel must decide if he is something to be feared-or desired.

Moon Called


Patricia Briggs - 2006
    She also happens to be a walker, a magical being with the power to shift into a coyote at will. Mercy's next-door neighbor is a werewolf. Her former boss is a gremlin. And she's fixing a bus for a vampire. This is the world of Mercy Thompson, one that looks a lot like ours but is populated by those things that go bump in the night. And Mercy's connection to those things is about to get her into some serious hot water...

Slave to Sensation


Nalini Singh - 2006
    . .In a world that denies emotions, where the ruling Psy punish any sign of desire, Sascha Duncan must conceal the feelings that brand her as flawed. To reveal them would be to sentence herself to the horror of “rehabilitation”—the complete psychic erasure of everything she ever was . . .Both human and animal, Lucas Hunter is a Changeling hungry for the very sensations the Psy disdain. After centuries of uneasy co-existence, these two races are now on the verge of war over the brutal murders of several Changeling women. Lucas is determined to find the Psy killer who butchered his packmate, and Sascha is his ticket into their closely guarded society. But he soon discovers that this ice-cold Psy is very capable of passion—and that the animal in him is fascinated by her. Caught between their conflicting worlds, Lucas and Sascha must remain bound to their identities—or sacrifice everything for a taste of darkest temptation . . .

Wolf of the Past


A.D. McLain - 2006
    Grief soon becomes the lease of her worries when the company finds out about her investigation and tries to end her meddling, but Nicole has the help of two unlikely allies, a strange black wolf and an even stranger man named David.But should she trust this stranger, who seems to know so much about her and stirs up feelings she has never had before, even as her entire world gets turned upside down by one mystery after another? More importantly, can David really help her to finally understand the nightmares that have plagued her entire life?

Spells Cast in Shadows


Gracie C. McKeever - 2006
    At least she thinks so. By the time she reaches the supine figure trampled beneath the hooves of her prize Appaloosa, she begins to wonder if her eyes deceived her, since before them now is a man, a magnificent, unconscious and very naked man. Cast out from his tribe as a punishment for causing the death of a fellow Sapphiran, Seth Phoenix is an arrogant young centaur of royal heritage infatuated with the human race, and now, after a twist of fate, forced to count on one of its ranks for his survival. His one chance at redemption-brokered with the Black Elf by his desperate mother, Thyra Phoenix-could be the key to his mother's freedom, or his own downfall. ** A Siren Erotic Romance

Carnal Surrender


Kate Hill - 2006
    The best warriors from each Werewolf family do battle for the right to serve the woman who holds the greatest power in the world. Two champions defeat all others and nearly kill each other for the chance to bond with Altah. To reward their fierce devotion, she agrees to an unprecedented union with two guardians.Fangs flashing, their massive chests heaving with the frenzy of battle, Kyros and Rex claim their reward. Their bodies entwined and hearts forever mated, the Vampire and Werewolves find pleasure beyond their dreams. To the rest of the world, Altah's word is law, but in the bedroom Kyros and Rex dominate. No one, not even the Ruler of Vampires, can tame true alpha Werewolves.

Hunting the American Werewolf: Beast Men in Wisconsin and Beyond


Linda S. Godfrey - 2006
    Godfrey. He's out there ... a malevolent beast with the head of a wolf--walking upright like a man! Don't believe it? How do you explain dozens of verified sightings throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, and nationwide?

Transformation


Amanda Steiger - 2006
    Hopelessly lost, she is trying to find her way back to any sort of civilization when she is viciously attacked by a cougar. Just before losing consciousness, she sees a second cougar fighting off her attacker. Upon waking in the cabin of a mysterious stranger with luminous cat-eyes and her terrible wounds healed overnight, she finds that more has changed than meets the eye.

The Wolf's Promise


Claire Thornton - 2006
    Fully expecting a piratical smuggler, Angelica was mortified to discover a respectable shipowner.Some things about him still didn't add up, but Benoît didn't seem a stranger. He couldn't, when the warmth and intimacy that they shared made her feel so safe. But when danger threatened, and his steely will showed through, she couldn't help but wonder who was the real Benoît—the quiet gentleman or the rakish adventurer?