Period. No exceptions.But, accidents happen…and the punishment for breaking this sacred rule is a swift and certain death.Read DRAGONS OF THE REALMS and CHALLENGE OF THE IMMORTALS, two compelling fantasy/paranormal romance series as well as three stand-alone novellas, ROGUE WOLF, RED RIVER PACK, and LION’S CLAIM in this collection.******INCLUDES:Heart of the Dragon (Dragons of the Realms, Book 1)Blood of the Dragon (Dragons of the Realms, Book 2)Illicit (Challenge of the Immortals, Book 1)Captured (Challenge of the Immortals, Book 2)Caged (Challenge of the Immortals, Book 3)Cornered (Challenge of the Immortals, Book 4)Rogue Wolf (Stand-alone Shifter Novella)Red River Pack (Stand-alone Shifter Novella)Lion’s Claim (Stand-alone Shifter Novella)Due to content, this collection is intended for adults only.

    As the coveted Russian mafia princess, I have lived my entire life locked away.I have felt pain and cruelty at my own father's hand.Now I will marry the Italian Mafia's Capo, Alessio to unite our two families.From the very first night he showed me brutality I should be used to by now.I'm haunted by the past and now the present.If he thinks I will break so easily, he's mistaken.I have lived among monsters my entire life.I will survive.

    Now, he'll stop at nothing to protect her from her past. Mountain Man Regret - Since their one night stand several years ago, Coop hasn't been able to get Faith out of his head, but when she starts dating another man, he'll have to move fast or risk losing her forever. Mountain Man's Price - Luke has had his eye on his younger sister's best friend for some time now, but Violet has only recently separated from her lying, cheating scumbag of a husband. She's undoubtedly attracted to Luke, but can she accept his price? Mountain Man Plan - Ethan knows all about the plan that Andrea and her friends have devised to snag him and he's all on board with it, but when tragedy strikes, can they still find a way to be together? Mountain Man's Best Friend - Just like their parents before them, Jackson and Serena have been best friends since they were out of the womb, but when a spark of attraction ignites between them, should they ignore it or roll with it and risk losing the friendship that means so much to them? Mountain Man Christmas - Between them, Hunter and Abby have a large array of physical and emotional scars. Can they help each other heal or will the demons of their past encroach on their chance at future happiness? Read all six books in the Mountain Men series, but be prepared - when you enter Creede, Colorado, you won't want to leave.

    Having inherited her bakery business from her late mother, she aims to become the biggest name in London.There is nothing Oscar Frampton, the Duke of Alderth, likes more than his freedom. So when his family forces him into marrying a proper lady of the ton, he refuses to take part in the preparations. Until he meets the baker tasked with making his engagement cake.When he discovers Eileen’s bakery ransacked and her nowhere to be found, Oscar is ready to risk everything to rescue her. With his only lead a breadcrumb trail of scattered pieces, he finds himself standing outside a warehouse known for a very particular, very nefarious reason...A reason that he had a hand in creating.

    HEA guaranteed!

    This girl’s going down with a fight.The drunk video that was made with me calling him out for being the villain he is went viral. I’m both impressed and appalled.He’s far too smooth for his own good, and way too hot for mine.All is fair in love and war until one night we both lay down our weapons and concede.For one night. Besides, one night of passion has never hurt anyone, right?From enemy to lover.But it’s all a little too fishy. Maybe I’m being juked too?An extravagant date? Check.Steaming-hot guy who might not be the jerk I thought he was? Check.Gorgeous ex-wife with a shiny new rock from him on her finger? Check and check.And all of that on Valentine’s Day.Like cupid got drunk and stumbled around laughing himself into a tizzy while he jacked up lives.Like mine. But it’s my fault. I never should have dropped the enemy defense.Unfortunately, I gave my heart to a guy who happens to be missing his.

    Ace Jackson Jr. resembled the Wileys and not his father, Ace Jackson Sr. His mother, Celia Jackson, told him to ignore the whispers and the innuendos, he was Ace Sr.’s son and not the son of their former gardener, Micky Wiley. For thirty-six years Ace Jr. managed to do just that. He ignored the speculation because he didn’t want to upset the status quo. However, a part of him was curious as to what was the truth of the situation, but he would honor his mother’s wishes. And then he met and developed feelings for Kiya Brady, the rumored love child of Micky Wiley, and then he realized that maybe he shouldn’t be honoring his mother’s wishes after all…

    His brash and blunt One True Mate unlocked his heart and showed him all the errors of his ways. One True Mate 6 Bruin’s life as a bear is complicated: he idolizes wolves, is shunned by his own kind, but he takes it all in stride, never complaining, never returning the hate. When the sweetest One True Mate yet shows up, this sweetest bear around has to hide his growing attraction to her, because she must belong to a wolf. She can't be his. No, never. One True Mate 7 Harlan’s over it: life, the fight, the demon, KSRT, all of it. But life isn’t quite done with him. It wants to poke and prod at him just a bit more, and remind him of everything he’s lost. In fact, his Eventine seems so close, so alive, that he could almost believe she might come back to him... One True Mate 8 Jaggar had accepted his fate, a life without love, because his beast was too wild and untamed to be safe; but when a One True Mate shows up that seems destined for him, his best friend does the unthinkable and kisses her, sending Jaggar reeling, rampaging, and running… until something calls him back.

    But he’ll break every rule to protect her.Nick ClarkI clipped a shiny, new FBI badge to my belt, thinking I could save the world. Four years later, the shield’s got some dents, along with my idealism. And there’s one cold case that’s come back to haunt me.A killer has resurfaced, and all my instincts tell me he’s after the victim that got away. I’ll break every rule in the book to protect beautiful, scarred Meadow. Because I’ve done the most dangerous, most distracting thing an agent can do. I’ve fallen for her.Meadow HolidayI don’t believe in fairy tales. Not after an attack left me a half a woman. But when Nick swears to protect me from my worst nightmare, his charm cracks my resolve to guard myself. One kiss shatters it.But, like the evil villain in the tale, the killer won’t stop until he finishes what he started. And our happy ending balances on the point of a knife.Chasing HonorMoney can’t buy love. But a dangerous secret could cost them their lives.Ethan LenoxEight years ago, I was left holding the baby, but I have no regrets. I’m a good single dadand a good cop. While I haven’t exactly been a monk, dating—and trusting my heartagain—are off the table.When I catch a photographer snapping pictures of my kid, I go into hyper-protectivemode. But Honor’s pictures are as arresting as her pretty eyes, and when she answers myad to rent a room at my house, I begin to wonder if she’s another heartbreak…or a secondchance.Honor SullivanGotta travel light when you’re on the run. Luckily, secrets don’t take up much room. Ineed a place to stay just long enough to figure things out, but when I get a look at mynew landlord, my heart flipflops.Ethan and his daughter are everything I’ve been missing. But just when I’m beginning tobelieve I’ve found refuge, my secrets find me. One of which I hadn’t even known I wascarrying. This one could not only get me killed, it could endanger the little family I’vecome to love.Finding MercyDEA Agent Jason Walker became a widower at twenty-eight. Two years later he’s still torturing himself with guilt. They’d married young, and she’d been his first love, but her illness changed everything. They’d fought a losing battle and he’d held her to the very end. Now he just wants to be left alone with his misery and memories.Mercy James is no stranger to grief and loneliness. Her brother’s death of a drug overdose, and her police officer father’s death in the line of duty were the driving forces behind her pursuit of a career in the DEA. In spite of—or maybe because of—her past, Mercy doesn’t believe in feeling sorry for others, or for herself.When a case brings Jason and Mercy together, and their attraction heats up, can her tough, straightforwardness help Jason learn to live in the light again? He’d lost his first love, but is he ready for a forever love?

    But as soon as she meets Henry, she feels anything but mousey. Henry is the wealthy widower father of the boy she’s going to nanny for the summer in the heart of New York City, and sparks fly immediately as she feels things she’s never felt before. As her feelings for Leo, the little boy, grow, so too do her feelings for Henry, his father. Is it possible that Henry has feelings for her, too? Being a live in nanny puts her much closer to Henry than she’s comfortable being, and it does seem like he’s responding to her, too. But Henry has a girlfriend, and Mouse has an ex. And what would be best for Leo? None of these questions really seems to matter, though, when Mouse is getting to know Henry, and vice versa, better and better every day, when every glance and touch makes her tingle. How is she supposed to get through the summer and keep things under control, when she knows she’s falling in love with her young charge’s handsome father?

    Set in his ways, tough, tatted, and a no BS-type of man, Banger’s doing just fine until he meets the sassy single mom who cooks the best fried chicken he’s ever tasted. For the first time since he’s been widowed, he wants a woman in his life and warming his bed. After finding out her husband was a cheating louse, the last thing Belle wants is another man. She has her hands full with her teenage daughter, paying the bills, and fending off accusations that she poisoned her husband. Then she meets Banger, the handsome, rugged biker who comes crashing into her life. If only he wasn’t so nice and didn’t get her all hot and bothered. Once he decides on something he doesn’t let go, and he’s decided to make Belle his. Jerry’s Passion The first time Jerry saw Kylie he was taken by her, but stayed away because she was too young. A member of the Insurgents MC, Jerry’s life revolves around the club, his Harley, and easy sex. He has plenty of women, but his sights are set on the pretty, young blonde who is all grown up now—sweet curves and all. As the president’s daughter, Kylie McDaniels grew up in the outlaw biker world, but her father kept her from the dark side of it, and she still has an innocence he prefers she keep. Banger has made it clear that she is off-limits to all bikers. Kylie would listen to her father, but the hot, muscular biker makes her want to do some not so innocent things. Then a killer craving retribution has set his sights on Kylie. Will Jerry be able to stop the madman before he strikes? Can their forbidden love survive the chaos of the world around them? Throttle’s Seduction Throttle, Road Captain of the Insurgents Motorcycle Club, likes his women willing, stacked, and no strings attached. Then he meets Kimber, the new mechanic at Hawk’s bike shop. In his world, the only thing a woman should do on a Harley is spread her pretty legs wide. She is sassy-mouthed, aggravating, and not his type at all. And he doesn’t need any woman—let alone a chick in mechanic coveralls—messing with his head. Kimber has had to fight to be accepted in a man’s world. Swearing off all bikers since her last boyfriend made her his punching bag, she’s content with working on Harleys and being alone. When she meets Throttle sparks fly. He’s a cocky, chauvinistic bastard. He’s also incredibly handsome, built, and sexy as all hell. He’s exactly her type. She should run far away from him, but her body wants him in the worst way. As Throttle and Kimber play tug of war, a Peeping Tom spots Kimber Descourts and is drawn to her. And he’s beginning to grow bored of just watching. Will Kimber trust Throttle enough to let him help her? Rock’s Redemption Rock, Sergeant-At-Arms for the Insurgents MC, has only been in love once—a long time ago—and the end result was shattering. He learned his lesson: keep his heart encased in steel. Once he joined the Insurgents MC, he vowed to leave the past in Louisiana. He embraces his life of booze, easy women, and Harleys. Then his past crashes into his life when he spots the one woman who has ever captured and crushed his heart—Clotille. WhenClotille sees Rock, she’s ashamed for him to see how far she’s fallen.

    James featuring Nick Murphy! *** Nick Murphy is a lone wolf. Personal tragedy taught him there are only two things he can count on — his family and their ability to exact vengeance when the law has failed. They’ve created a lucrative illegal empire with little more than strength, fury, and most of all, silence. Alexa Nash is no stranger to tragedy. As the victim of a a hit and run accident when she was in college, Alexa has spent years hiding her scars, both figurative and literal. Putting herself through law school was a way to help improve the justice system that failed her, a way to expose the system’s failings, make it better. Then she’s assigned to a new case — an investigation involving the Murphy brothers, a group of vigilantes hiding behind what only appears to be a legitimate enterprise. The only problem: Nick Murphy is dangerously intriguing, not to mention utterly and ridiculously hot. The feeling is mutual, but can a criminal and a prosecutor find happily ever after when they’re on opposite sides of the same battle — or is their love doomed to become a casualty of war?

     Everything was going great for Cassie. She had a good job, a good fiancé, money in the bank and a great life ahead of her. In an instant it’s all ripped away, and her head is left spinning as she tries to put the pieces of her life back together. Things go from bad to worse when she’s caught in a full-on vampire war during an ordinary night out. With the help of a friend Cassie manages to sneak into Club Black, an exclusive vampire watering hole which is a stomping ground for the beautiful and culturally elite. In a world of shadows, supermodels, and millionaires, she feels completely out of her depth, and things only get weirder when she’s forced to fight and run for her life. That’s when she discovers her strange power. Using her newfound ability, she makes a break for it, fleeing for her life as the world breaks all around her. Before she can escape, she’s stopped by a sexy alpha vampire, the leader of the very coven under attack. He seems to think Cassie has something to do with it. Suddenly Cassie and the powerful alpha vampire are forced into running for their life, and her captor leaves the danger of his territory behind to find a hideout where they can lay low together. They soon discover their hideout isn’t much safer, and now they’re trapped together, surrounded by a completely different kind of trouble. Can the alpha keep Cassie and her unusual power safe? Can she reconcile the new secrets living inside of her? If they don’t, they might just die. Hot, action-packed, romantic. This paranormal romance goes to crazy places and doesn’t back down.

    Not when the pull of serving our country is my competition. With no other choice, I rebuild myself and focus my attention on the clients of the Broken Rebel Brotherhood, the people who need the club’s help. I even date other guys in an effort to circumvent the heartache. It works for a while but eventually, the past comes back in the form of muscles, tats and so much baggage.Isaiah is no longer the boy I loved. He’s a man that oozes sin and pain. His eyes tell a story that I’m not sure I’m up to hearing. Why then is it so hard to turn my back on him? And why in the hell is he the only person my soul calls out to when I’m in trouble?Isaiah…Leaving my family and Tillie was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. But duty called and I had to answer. Especially if I want to be the president of the Broken Rebel Brotherhood and fill my dad’s very large shoes. When a bombing sends me back to the only place I’ve ever called home, I mistakenly think that everything will magically be the same. Not only has everything changed, but Tillie has moved on. She’s become a woman I don’t recognize, a woman who spends her days proving she doesn’t need me. But I know her better than she knows herself. And danger lurks in the shadows, threatening her existence, whether she wants to admit it or not. I will stop at nothing to protect her, to show her that we still belong together. Fighting for my country was my duty. Fighting for Tillie is everything.