Her husband knows that, her kids know that, her church knows that. As one of the higher ranking, long-term animal control officers for the city of Tallahassee in north Florida, she has seen her fair share of cats, pigs, chickens, horses, snakes, possums and raccoons. The majority of her work, though, usually consists of dogs.Loose dogs, sick dogs, abused dogs, lost dogs, feral dogs, dead dogs – she has seen it all. She has taken dying dogs out of fighting rings and she has revived should-be-dead dogs from heat stroke.Nothing prepared her for rescuing a dog named Parker. This is a FREE prologue to the book Parker's Sanctuary, a gay romance/suspense novel set in the unique alternative universe of Guardsmen, bonded pairs of weredogs and their partners who live on the edges of society -- worshipped and feared in turn, sheltered as much as they are shunned, Guardsmen mates live, love, and die together.

    'About the routine of the dungeon? The times you will be fed? The questions you will be asked? The instruments of torture I use?'"The prisoner knew that the Eternal Dungeon was a place where suspected criminals were broken by torture, and he was prepared to hold out against any methods used against him – except the method he could not anticipate.Arrested on the charge of committing a particularly horrendous murder, Elsdon Taylor arrives at the Eternal Dungeon in fear of the harsh methods used by the torturers, called Seekers, to draw confessions from their prisoners.But the dungeon's methods are for more devious than Elsdon had expected. Elsdon finds himself in a bewildering prison where his guard seems reluctant to punish him, the healer appears to have a vendetta against his employers, and Elsdon's Seeker is a mystery whom no one can penetrate.Now Elsdon is faced with a choice that will shape his future . . . as well as the future of his Seeker.This suspenseful novella (short novel) can be read on its own or as the introductory story for The Eternal Dungeon, an alternate history series set in a nineteenth-century prison where the psychologists wield whips.The Eternal Dungeon series is the first part of Turn-of-the-Century Toughs, a cycle of alternate history series about disreputable men on the margins of society, and the men and women who love them. Set in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as well as in a future that never existed, the novels and stories take place in an alternative version of America that was settled by inhabitants of the Old World in ancient times.Now the Midcoast nations of this world have reached a turning point: the old order is about to be overthrown. Brought together in friendship and romance by the danger of rising events, the people of the Midcoast nations must learn to adjust to a new world.Honored six times in the Rainbow Awards for LGBTA literature, Turn-of-the-Century Toughs presents an epic tale of adventure, friendship, romance, and class struggles.

    Along with his fellow shifters, they are the balance that keeps the Councill from gaining too much power and shifter packs from endangering their kind. It’s a good life and all he’s ever wanted. That is until fate steps in and turns his world upside down in the best of ways.Omega Ralf loves living with the Northbay pack with his twin brother and his new pack. Finally free from the horrors of his youth, he is finding out who he is and where he belongs. Not once has he suspected that fate would lead him away from his new life, but when fate comes a knocking, the only thing left is to open the door.Moving away from everything and everyone he loves, Ralf finds a new place as the official baker of Steelwick. And his mate? Baxter is everything he’d ever longed for in a mate and a whole bunch of things he hadn’t even known to ask. Everything is perfect until a past mission of Baxter’s comes back to haunt them.Protecting His Pride is a sweet with knotty heat M/M Mpreg Shifter Romance by the popular writing team of Jena Wade and Lorelei M. Hart. It features an alpha lion learning to forgive himself, an omega who bakes enough to keep the hungriest pride full, a motorcycle club that is more than they appear, more than just some cookies in the oven, true fated love, and adorable babies. If you love your shifters hawt, your omegas strong, and your mpreg with heart, download your copy of Protecting His Pride today.

    Psychic. Addict. Laurence Riley coasts by on good looks and natural charm, but underneath lies a dark chasm that neither heroin nor lovers can fill. Sobriety is a pipe dream which his stalker ex-boyfriend is pushing him away from. Luckily, Laurence has powers most can only dream of. If only he could control them. Aristocrat. Psychic. Survivor. Quentin d'Arcy is the product of centuries of wealth, privilege, and breeding, and is on the run from all three. A chance encounter with an arresting young florist with a winning smile could make him stop. Laurence is kind, warm, and oddly intriguing but Quentin's wild telekinesis and his fear of sex make dating a dangerous game. When opposites attract, they collide. Desperate to fix his rotting life, Laurence prays for aid and accidentally summons a fertility god who prefers to be called Jack. Jack is willing to help out for a price, and it's one Laurence just can't pay: he must keep Jack fed with regular offerings of sex, and the florist has fallen for the one man in San Diego who doesn't want any. If they're to survive Jack's wrath, Laurence and Quentin must master their blossoming feelings and gifts, but even then the cost of Laurence's mistake could well overwhelm them both. How exactly are mere mortals supposed to defeat a god? Jack of Thorns is the first book in the award winning Inheritance series and contains mature themes and events which may be distressing to some readers.

    Now offered for free by the authors:Killing TimeMax and Kaelan, best friends and business partners for five years, are powerful casters with a tendency to get themselves into and out of all kinds of trouble. Pretty much the only thing they've been able to avoid is getting romantically involved – until now. Their sexual attraction hits them like a runaway fireball and they can't keep their hands off each other.While their sexual attraction burns out of control, they've attracted the attention of a dark caster named Jannes who's planning a spell so potent that it could end the world. To keep them off balance, he's targeting Max and Kaelan through those they love, and there's no one they love more than each other.With friends and family to protect and their only allies a group of casters who find it easier to fight than cooperate, the odds are stacked against them. So can Max and Kaelan keep it together and stop Jannes before he ends the world, or is the best they can do just killing time?

    Troy is 18-years-old and ready to dive into the gay scene. Well, as much of a gay scene as there is in his small, Northwoods town. Provided his pack never finds out. When he meets sexy, enigmatic, mountain lion shifter Blake, a one-night stand turns into something more. Which would be fine if fooling around with a hot shifter didn’t risk everything Troy has ever known. Blake has been on the road for a long time and he knows better than to get attached. When he heads to the gay bar, Blake is only looking for someone to warm his bed. Until he meets Troy. Now, enamored by the shapeshifter wolf, Blake will do anything to win him over. Even if that means standing up to angry wolfpacks, bloodthirsty brothers, and alpha fathers. Can Blake and Troy find their way to happiness? Or is their love doomed from the start? Enjoy a steamy, shifter, gay erotic romance for 18+ readers. Novella 1 of 3. Read your fantasy.

    Download your copy right now! After a one-night stand with a friendly alpha while he was on the road, Jayce finds himself pregnant with a surprise baby. Jayce: I never expected to be pregnant, I don’t even know if I want a baby… but now that I have one, I can’t think of anything I want more. I’m not telling Michael, I want to do this by myself. Alphas only run off, anyway. Now that Michael knows, I can’t keep the baby away from him. He says he wants to be a dad, but alphas just don’t raise children. Maybe Michael wouldn’t be such a bad father after all. He did save my life, and the baby’s. Michael: I didn’t bargain for a one-night stand to turn into a baby, but Jayce is pregnant now and there’s nothing I can do about that. I never thought about having a family, I know alphas are supposed to disappear the second there’s a kid in the mix, but seeing Jayce and thinking about having a kid of my own… I want to be part of their lives, and I’m gonna prove I’d be good for both of them. I hope Jayce can see what a good dad I’d make… A Surprise for the Bear Omega is a standalone, heart-warming MM story, with hot sex, Mpreg and a HEA ending! ***READ FOR FREE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED***

    He sleeps around because he has no interest in a long-term commitment. It isn’t worth it. After all, his pack comes first, and Lane’s pretty sure he’s going to be leading them alone for the rest of his life. But when a new family joins Lane’s pack, they bring with them more trouble than anyone expected. One of the children isn’t a child at all, and Lane isn’t ready for just how gorgeous—and dangerous—this twenty-one-year-old Werewolf is. Full-grown and now of age to challenge, Phoenix Weston is a born Alpha, and he plans to make a name for himself. It’s no secret that he intends to challenge Lane for Alpha, constantly questioning Lane’s every move. Travelling to the Samhain festival in the Fae Court should mean relaxation—sun, surf, and sex. But Phoenix’s habit of making Lane’s blood boil, in more ways than one, means relaxation is not in the cards. As tensions rise between them, Lane is running out of options to handle Phoenix. Seeing their fight coming to a head, a mischievous Fae offers a solution—a challenge. But the challenge is unlike anything they can imagine and dangerous beyond reckoning, walking the line between the veils of the worlds and shaking loose feelings Lane works hard to forget. Can they work together long enough to make it out? Or will their stubbornness cost them their lives? Pasts and futures collide, and Lane may find that this time, he’s at the mercy of his heart. Irons in the Fire is a steamy, standalone m/m fantasy romance with a HEA and no cliffhangers. It is set in the world of the Three Courts and follows the events of the Worth Series. It is not necessary to have read the Worth Series to enjoy this book. It includes, Werewolves, Wizards, Fae, a masquerade, coarse language, and explicit sexual content. It is not appropriate for readers under 18 years of age.

    His would-be killer is on his tail again, and he needs to get the hell out of town. Once inside the gates, he finds himself under the scrutiny of Ezra, the handsome bartender. But Devin is on a mission, and while he relieves the costumed masses of their money, he also steals a magical amulet from a seemingly-abandoned jewelry case.An amulet that happens to be Ezra's.Devin's hunter corners him before he can skip town, but Devin escapes with his life and a nasty bullet wound to one arm. He passes out in his car. When he regains consciousness, he finds himself at the mercy of the man he'd stolen from. A man interested in a lot more than the return of his property...LGBT, Fantasy & Paranormal

    Many times they have surfaced, putting the Pack back in order. Only to have it all fall apart again after their deaths.Until now.This is the personal account of Caleb Lamont and Jett Valen. Told in their own words, follow along with them and discover how an ordinary human and a powerful Alpha Prime learn of their birthright, their heritage, and most importantly, their destiny.So in the immortal words of Caleb Lamont, "Buckle up, bitches! It's going to be a wild ride!"

    Just when he thinks he has all his big secrets under control, he discovers mind-blowing sex and the emerging feelings of true love with his gay co-star, Angelis. And it's no fluke. These guys just can't keep their hands off each other, doing unscripted, hot sex scenes that thrill their director, but for Jimmy, it's actually one more problem he doesn't need.His most recent ex-girlfriend claims she's pregnant, his current girl is fighting deportation, and just what is that deadly entity lurking in Angelis' second bedroom? Jimmy knows an otherworldly monster when he feels one. And he ought to know, because Jimmy's a vampire. Sleeping by day, hiding at night, Jimmy's many secrets are about to collide in the sinister, dark side of tropical Waikiki few visitors ever see.__________NOTE: This book was previously published under the ISBN: 978-1-55487-133-9. This reissued version of the book has been reedited.

    Stuck on a space station, he meets a warrior that stirs desire that rattle him to the core.Captain Tyran Holder longs to find his lifemate. After years of hard sexual play, he’s ready for something more. Then his dream comes true when a man falls into his life. He recognizes Zander as his lifemate and offers the difficult brat an indecent proposal, a way off the space station and to protect him from the bounty hunters chasing him by becoming his contracted lover.Zander is reluctant, but the intense sexual attraction shakes his world. He accepts the offer and indulges in a little hard play as Tyran breathes life into his sexual fantasies. Will this warrior turn his dreams into reality or into nightmares?

     Chris is an omega lion-shifter who has always planned to marry for financial stability—he remembered his impoverished childhood, and he refuses to go back. But when he's attracted to the beguiling Alpha Landon, with his sleek hair and entrancing eyes, Chris finds himself falling hard. Landon is an Alpha and the CEO of LeoTech Industries, but he’d rather trade the boardroom for the forests around the city. It isn’t until he catches the heady scent of an omega that he considers settling down with a mate. But it can’t be any omega. It has to be him. Chris tries to avoid succumbing to Landon’s seductive eyes, telling himself the Alpha in tight denim and a leather jacket can’t be what he’s looking for. Chris and Landon come together with serious chemistry, but when a rival CEO tries to gain corporate secrets, and Chris is implicated, their budding relationship may be lost. The Lion’s Omega is a shifter Omegaverse mpreg romance with no cliffhanger. It features hidden identities, an intense alpha-rivalry, and incredibly steamy scenes, romantic interludes and a guaranteed happily-ever-after for these two lions.

    Testing positive means joining a pack and eventually taking the bite. Unfortunately, with enviable skills in self-defence and hand-to-hand combat, the kind of packs interested in him aren’t any he’d want to join. Logan has been a member of the McKillan pack for most of his life. Pack is family and loyalty is everything, but when the shifter government turns out to be no better than the oppressive humans before them, he questions everything. Right from their first meeting, Logan knows that a life with the McKillan pack isn’t right for Cole, but with his alpha taking a keen interest in Cole’s skills, Logan’s hands are tied. Mutual attraction builds between them, but acting on it is futile—helping Cole will put their lives at risk and an end to any future they could’ve had.

    After all, he’d had fun hacking into it and knew it wasn’t secure. He’s done that, and now finds the almost daily meetings and constant infighting trying his patience. Vincentius prefers the seclusion of his computer room. When he discovers someone hacking into his system, his excitement is stirred for the first time in decades. After figuring out where the hacker is located, Vincentius sends a council investigator after him. To his shock, when the investigator returns with the hacker, a small guinea fowl shifter named Cho, Vincentius recognizes the man as his mate. Even with the mate-pull, Cho fears him. After all, Vincentius had ordered Cho kidnapped and taken away from the safety of his flock mates. Can Vincentius figure out how to win the favor of his captive, or will he lose the best thing to happen to him in over three hundred years?