Julia Talbot presents Fur and Phobias, a story about a sweet girl named Abby with a terrible fear of dogs. Aaron thinks he might just be the one to cure her, but he and his lover, Lee, have a secret that may send Abby running for the hills. Can they work together to ease Abby's fears? In Sean Michael's Running with the Wolf, a roving pack of werewolves have made terrible trouble for artist Vicki, who's been bitten and has no idea what to do about it. Swan and Dibs know what to do, though, and the two boys are determined to help Vicki, whether she wants it or not. Can they show her what it's like to run with the wolf? Finally, BA Tortuga presents For Life, Jamie and Brett both know something terrible is about to happen to Melody, and they come back into her life after years spent apart, turning her carefully ordered world upside down. Someone is determined to make them pay for a mistake from the past, but these three are older and wiser now. Can they find a way to stay together? If you want compelling, hot werewolf stories, Mates is the book for you! Don't miss it!

    They hated each other’s guts growing up and stayed away from one another as they grew older. Stella was too stuck up for Christian, and Christian was too lazy for Stella. But, when the death of their parents forces them to come together for the reading of the will, their relationship gets even more tense. Stella’s father leaves the family company to Christian, and her world begins to fall apart. But, what happens when Christian admits he needs help? What happens when this man stands up to run the company? What happens when Stella Harte slowly lets in the one person she’s pushed away all her life?

    Now, I’m just lost.Maybe they can help find me, I don’t know. Maybe I shouldn’t be found.Maybe the devastation that is my life should be allowed to crumble and decay.There is no comfort in a funeral dirge, no solace in empty words spoken to me.There is no release from this hell but death, and I can’t do that yet.I don’t know how to let go.But…maybe they can help me hold on.

    It's the only time I feel free, like the mistakes I made in the past can't come back to haunt me. I dance for my son. It's good money, so I can save up and take him far away. Shifters are drawn to witches like me, and the cats who own the club I dance at are no exception. I can't let anyone get too close, because the secret of my past comes with danger but Johnny, Gale, and Blaze worm their way into my life anyway. They're officers in the Pride, the motorcycle club that runs our section of the city, and they could make life for me and my son so much easier. But it's only a matter of time before my past catches up to me. I'll do whatever it takes to protect my friends, my family, my son, even give myself up to the very man I'm running from. I only hope I can pull myself back out again before it's too late. This steamy whychoose novel is intended for adult readers.

    This is no home for me - not after what I’ve seen. Not without the girl I thought would always be here waiting for me. My best friend, the girl I grew up with. It was only ever me, her and my dog, Rod. And then our two families joined and imploded. My girl was gone and I went away. And all I could think of in all that time was that I’d always wanted more of her. What if I’d told her? What if I’d moved her out of the friend zone? Too late now. I’m back and she wouldn’t even recognize the strapping broken man with secret desires. I don’t believe in second chances - until I see her again. Scherri I can't believe it's really him. He's so huge. And gorgeous. And all alpha male. And I have to stop thinking of him like that. I have to remember he’s some sort of stepbrother now. He hasn't forgiven me for leaving. And so much has happened since then. But I can't stop the forbidden fantasy. Or thinking of that delicious kiss, my first. Before I knew what a kiss like that means. Now I'm ready. So ready. And I want Steele to truly be my first. In every way. I want to luxuriate in his arms and I want him to show me how. And then his army buddy shows up and I want a whole new experience. One I shouldn't want. One that's way off limits. So filthy good. Only Steele can give me everything I need. Steele is a 40,000 word standalone novella with a very happy ending. Get ready to wring out your panties because this second chance romance features military themes and some hot menage scenes directed at totally pleasuring the girl.

    She needs a change of pace, but she definitely isn't expecting a seven-foot tall, fur-covered man to walk into her life. Not only does he get hair on everything, he also informs her that he will be sharing her with his pride.Laithe Gatti needs a mate...With males outnumbering females 10 to 1, his odds are poor that he will find her among his people, the Felidae. His pride is depending upon him to find the one woman that completes them, and the seven men are more than ready to make a few changes among the status quo--particularly when it comes to the sleeping arrangements among them.And then there's Fahd...Fahd has been trying to change his position in the pride for years. He has always been in love with his pride leader, but Laithe's position and Fahd's temperament ensured they could never be together. Will the addition of the lovely Rowan change that, especially when she makes it clear that she is more than interested in having them both?

    This book can be read independently, but for the other books in the series you will need to know the back story.Adult Content.

    It’s also said that true love knows no bounds. When the vampires move to Stone Haven, Pennsylvania, Alessandra Fiore will find out firsthand which of those old adages is true.It doesn’t matter whether she believes in vampires or not…Because they believe in her. And she’s on the very cusp of discovering her dormant powers as a Cheld—a potential vampire hunter.And with both of these strangely wealthy newcomers’ storming into her sleepy, peaceful town, warning her to stay away from the other, what is a girl to do? Especially when Kenton—the one that supposedly wants to kill her—has a devilish twinkle in his eyes that she just can’t say no to?No matter how dangerous she instinctively knows both men to be, strengths and powers of her own are beginning to bubble to the surface, encouraging her that she can take care of herself, thank you very much.Love and Hate—two sides of the same coin. Literally.The only thing left to do is flip that coin and hope for the best…to see which old saying is true. And how many innocents bet the wrong way.

    Roth, the Alpha of the pack, has decided that his men should return to the Old Ways and the rituals from days long past, when every female had two male lovers. He's chosen his closest friend, Laird, as his second. Now the two men just need to meet their destined mate: the mysterious, beautiful woman who has a dangerous habit of roaming through Hyde Park alone at night. Emma Danforth is a geneticist working at a London university. Solitary, scholarly and shy, she's not exactly the sort of woman who gets approached regularly by large, hot men in pubs. And she's definitely not the kind of woman who's ever found herself desired by two of them. For the self-proclaimed nerd in tights, the word threesome has only ever existed in a dictionary. But she's about to uncover a new destiny interlaced with magic, danger, and a sensuality like nothing she's ever known. The first book in the Dire Wolves of London series is approximately 50,000 words of hot shifters, a very lucky woman, and some very cold winter nights.

    An assassin with an erased past. And the impossible mission of assassinating the dragon emperor. I have spent my whole life training to be an assassin of Linmoor Valley, an underground gild of the world’s most lethal assassins. My past is a blank, my master merciless. I kill on command, no questions asked.Life changes after the day I’m sent to the town’s brothel to make a kill.The people who ordered the killing now want me to execute the greatest assassination of our time. Their mission is simple: Kill the tyrant dragon emperor and bring peace to the four kingdoms.A wiser assassin would refuse the impossible. But I can’t.From the moment I see the three dragon born princes, I know I belong to them. And they, to me.Assassinating the emperor is no longer my only mission. I must protect the three princes, for they are the only hope of reviving the four kingdoms.My tasks seem impossible, but I am determined to carry them out if only for a chance to be with the men who make my frozen heart throb and bleed.Assassin’s Fate is the first in an intrigue-filled whychoose fantasy romance that support’s our heroine’s right to choose more than one mate. Get ready for this captivating tale full of heart-pounding romance and edge-of-your-seat action. Note: The Assassin and Her Dragon Princes is a reverse harem series meant for mature readers who enjoy their fantasy fiction with no restraint to language, violence and a few heated scenes.

    Having made a childhood promise that she intends to keep she is now one of the oldest unbonded omegas at the San Francisco Academy of Omegas (or SFOFA). As her heats become more and more unmanageable and dangerous she refuses to even consider a pack.Pack Russo is notoriously anti-omega. At least its pack leader Leon Russo is. Eric Zhao, Gage Larson, Dominic Dubois, and their beta Owen Samuels don't really understand it but follow their pack leader.When faced with an ultimatum on both sides Eloise and Pack Russo are suddenly operating in very close quarters. Will they be able to move on from their past or will their past come back and finish the job, never allowing this pack to move forward?...Always Waiting is an 18+ omegaverse reverse harem featuring MM, MFM, MMFMM, and other sexual situations. Be warned; omegaverse isn't for everyone and it does feature knotting, heats, and other omegaverse features set in a contemporary setting.

    On the run, she is given the address of a witch who can help her. But she soon learns that not everything she has been told is true, and people who she thought she could trust, are not all they seem. Bear shifter Cade Loveson finds Octavia in the woods. She is being hunted by a degetty, a demon pulled from the Underworld by the druids. He has no idea why she is being hunted. But he swears to her he will protect her. She is, after all, his mate. When danger closes in, and the real reason Octavia was forced into his world becomes apparent, can he work with the rest of the Loveson family to fight off the impending threat? Is it possible they can survive and live their own happy ever after, and wipe out the threat of the Templars? Find out in Bear Bait.

    Just laying eyes on one is a death sentence. So when Sari, who spent most of her life on the streets, ends up entangled in a steamy relationship with the two most forbidden men on the planet she knows it can’t end well.After a brutal attack, Sari’s taken to the Sacred City, exposing her to the secret lives of the Rayians who rule in the long lost queen’s absence. It’s in this darkly sexual world where she first meets the legendary consorts. Too handsome and talented for their own good, Calder and Taryen have learned to trust only each other in order to survive. Bred to be feared warriors and exclusive companions to a queen, instead they’re slaves to other Rayian’s desires for them. Their brutal lives make the two consorts hesitant to care for Sari when she’s unexpectedly dumped in their laps, but they soon discover she’s different from the cruel women they’re used to serving. Drawn to Sari on a soul deep level, Calder and Taryen can’t seem to stop themselves from going back for one more taste of the beautiful outsider… even when it puts the fate of the entire world in jeopardy.95,258 word count

    Two vampire knights sworn to protect her.It's about to get very hot... and bloody...Ever since her mother was murdered by monsters five years ago, Shara Isador has been on the run. Alone, scared, and exhausted, she's finally cornered in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Out of hope with nowhere else to turn, she's ready to end it all when two men come to her rescue.They say she's a lost queen descended from Isis, and they're her Blood, vampire knights sworn to protect her. It all seems like a crazy nightmare, until the alpha offers his blood. Then she realizes she's never wanted anything more. Except maybe his body... and his friend's, too.But they're not the only ones searching for a lost queen. Shara must learn how to wield her new powers quickly and conquer her fears if she intends to keep them all alive.This is a MMFFM+ polyam series and Shara will never be forced to choose just one. #whychoose

    There are many things the warriors are known for, but kindness isn't one of them. Yet the longer they travel together, the more Adelita realizes there's more to them than muscle and magic... and more to her than her secret.When her abilities come to light, Adelita isn't sure if the guys can offer a safe place to hide, or if the trouble they bring might be worse than a life without their protection. Though she knows she has to leave them, her heart tells her to stay......Even if it means certain death.If you like Veronica Roth, Bella Forrest, and first kisses with a bit of sweetness and scandal, you'll love this urban fantasy romance series with a dystopian edge. The series is based in Hispanic folklore, with an entirely Hispanic cast of characters.