BUT TO LISSIE DARROW IT IS A NIGHTMARE... One night on an annual cruise with her family, Lissie is standing on the deck of her father’s fishing boat when she begins to hear a strange murmur across the surface of the ocean. The voice rises and falls with her own, dancing in and out of her hearing, but before she can get a glimpse of the creature it disappears into the depths of the ocean with a shimmery flash. The next evening throws her family in the midst of a horrific storm. Lissie is swept overboard and all hope is lost until she comes face to face with a dark-haired merman. She is saved, but the cost is her future. The merman transforms her into a mermaid, with the ability to both sprout fins and walk on land; she now finds herself a captive of the dark merman and flees into the night. When Lissie ends up on a stranded island and meets its sole inhabitant, the handsome and mysterious Patrick, she begins to realize that meeting the dark merman was not a mere twist of fate. But if it was destined, why is Patrick’s past entangled with her future? And just what does Patrick have to do with the dark merman who haunts her nightmares…

    Knowledge is essential when dealing with aliens. A misspoken word or a careless gesture could lead to wars so liaisons are necessary to keep the peace, but Sadie is kept in the dark about her new employer. This mysterious species has chosen to withhold most of their culture and language information. All she’s told is to accompany Ambassdor Nual back to Central Station. Sounds easy enough, but the lawless void of space holds many dangers.

    I’ve learned to accept my fate in life.All I needed was my best friend, Loki, who would never betray me…. Much.Little did I know, my cat had plans for me…Catnapped by the Catman is a full-length standalone sci-fi romance featuring a heroine whose life is turned upside down, and a growly, protective feline hero.

    The problem is, his home is in a different dimension, and Dakota has no clue how to get back to Seattle, or Earth, or even her own time period. She finds herself bound to her rescuer, Nihkil, through his ‘lock,’ a quasi-biological structure that controls whether he can shape-shift, among other things, which he needs to be able to do in order to get her back home. Only Dakota has no idea how to open Nik’s lock, and the longer she spends in his world, the more forces begin to align against them, trying to prevent her from getting home.

    McCallRenee Tremaine maintains a sanctuary, a place for celestial warriors to rest and recuperate on Earth. A late-night summons from a wounded warrior sends her rushing to his aid, but this wounded warrior demands more than medical assistance and his mission will change her life.Chosen by the Celestial Council to seed the female called Renee, Itan intends to perform his task well and complete his mission. When his Earth duty transforms into heavenly pleasure this battle-hardened warrior is destined to lose his heart.Erotic Sacrifice by Cynthia RayneAs reparation for the Salem Witch Trials, the locals have made a pact with demons. The Dark Lord, the demon leader, demands a young woman. The Carnal Sacrifice will be used in a magical sex ritual that will bind the natural and supernatural worlds.Mesmerized by the prospect of sexual pleasure and the chance to become better acquainted with the Dark Lord, Bronwyn volunteers to become his plaything for the night. But the bargain does not only involve her body but also her heart.Note: This story contains group sex scenes.Hot Under the Collar by Katie BluEmma Leeds can't get sexy Reverend Johns out of her mind since he appeared in her church a few months ago. If her bakery has upped the day-old bread donations, surely it's a coincidence.Undercover cop Eric Johns has noticed the hot woman who gives donations selflessly. When the drug ring he's trailing uses the bakery as its hub, will Emma be able to prove her innocence while keeping the man she has come to love?Incensed by Kate HillCyril allegedly matches soul mates through the use of magical incense, but Cori doesn't believe it. When she challenges the handsome fraud to find her soul mate or admit his hoax, they're in for a surprise. Cori and Cyril are meant to be together, yet in spite of the pull between them, she is restrained by ghosts from her past. Only by allowing him to take control will she experience the pleasures she has denied herself. Cyril is willing to master his feisty mate and in doing so finally come to terms with his own tragic past.Making the Madam by Delilah DevlinNewly widowed Merry Winslow treks west to claim an unexpected inheritance. Upon arriving, she discovers she inherited a brothel! Rather than being dismayed, Merry's intrigued, thinking it the perfect way to shed the shackles of propriety that have subdued her wild and impulsive nature. Only problem is, she needs to learn to manage her new business. Nathan Boone is amused by Merry's determination and knows the perfect way to begin her instruction. When he opens the peephole for Merry to peer inside as one of the brothel's "soiled doves" pleasures a customer, he reveals the passion hidden beneath Merry's "widow's weeds".The Emissary by Jenna ReynoldsIn the far-distant future, Shina, a courtesan-in-training, is eagerly awaiting the ceremony whereby she will lose her virginity and become a full-fledged courtesan. But that ceremony may be delayed because the Hegemony has encountered its first alien race, the potentially hostile Kjartans.The Kjartans send an Emissary to the Hegemony. Upon his arrival he requests the services of a courtesan. A virgin courtesan. Shina is chosen for the assignation. She will be the first human to have sex with an alien. Will she be able to please him? And, most importantly, just how inhuman will he prove to be?Note: This book is no longer in print.

    Jebaral had hoped for a life. A chance to be free after escaping years of slavery and cruelty. But when he met Hannah Pitt, there was no way he could turn away from her or from the feelings she evoked in him. But neither could he accept her offer of a future filled with laughter and promise. After all, she was human; he was nothing remotely human. Worse, the Arra were out looking for their lost cargo and they wouldn't stop until every body was accounted for. Could he risk loving this woman? Would she even accept him for what he truly was? Little did he realize that all his choices would soon be taken away.

    Anka has an agenda that is disconcerting to say the very least--he's decided he's ready to procreate, and Gaby is his 'chosen'. The big problem is that he can't do so unless he 'acquires' a human body and Gaby's not only not thrilled with the first one he brings along for the job, she's proving downright impossible to please! Rating: Contains explicit sexual content, violence, graphic adult language, and some situations which could be offensive to sensitive readers.

    But when she's kidnapped by a being more feline than human it turns from an asset to a issue. A six-foot five sexy one.Barrick never dreamed when he paid the best matchmaker in the galaxy to find his mate she would choose one so... different. Alycia is a headstrong, opinionated, melt in your mouth delicious distraction. She's nothing he wanted and everything he needs.

    With fur. And claws. He doesn't work in finance, either. He's an interstellar bounty hunter. According to him, I've been aiding and abetting a fugitive in the form of my cat, Mr. Tiddles.When I refuse to give Mr. Tiddles up, I find myself dragged before a merciless alien court. I have no chance of beating the charges, and the sentence is not what I expected.I become the bounty.I become his chain-kept.I become the alien's kitty.

    If a male wasn’t born into the upper tiers of Forad society, he would never know the comfort of his own mate. Ehmhy was not such a fortunate male, he was a trader of a long line of traders. Resigned to his lot in life, he never expects to be stranded on an isolated primitive planet with his nephew whom he’d recently become guardian of. Separated in the crash, Ehmhy is desperate to find his nephew and get back home. What he doesn’t expect is to meet a local female who does what no offworld female ever has done before—make him yearn to make her his mate. Gerry works in the French Quarter and while her life isn’t glamorous, she enjoys her simple lifestyle. Things become complicated quick when she helps a stranger during Mardi Gras wearing a complicated cat-man costume who’d become separated from his nephew. When he is revealed to be a stranded alien in need of help, she couldn’t, in good conscience, retract her offer. Without the government on their trail and a Forad boy in need of rescuing they become closer as passions stir and something more blooms. But they have no future—or maybe they do.

     Gripped by a fierce mating fever, Prince Korven is ordered home to marry highborn stranger. The three month long journey is filled with peril and he must keep his identity secret. As fate would have it, he crossed paths with Adelle, a most intriguing and infuriating human female. Primitive instinct claws inside him demanding the curvy woman with the insolent tone yet fragile gaze. He wants to own her, to make her his mate and rule his kingdom with her at his side. She can deny him all she likes but he sees the desire in her eyes. Her whispered protests only make him want her more. And the prince always gets what he wants. A woman guarding her heart. Orphaned Adelle might be curvy and girlish but she knows her craft, and she doesn’t need an expensive certificate to prove it. No one understands deep space engines like she does. She's determined to keep head down and do her job, earn enough credit and finish her schooling. She doesn't have time for some oversexed alien, even if he is the most gorgeous male she's ever encountered. She’s a nobody. They’re not even from the same planet. But stranded alone on an empty world, they must work together to survive and discover they can’t deny the fire that rages between them. Happily Ever After! Stand alone story with blazing hot passion. No cheating and no cliffhangers.

    If I form the mind link with her to claim her as my fated one, she’ll know the dark secret I carry within me—the horror of my race.The more time we spend together, the more difficult it is to deny my desire to claim her.But I cannot help but wonder: Would she fear me if she knew the truth about my people, and why we have come to her world?***TRILOGY NOW COMPLETE! This is a slow burn romance that follows the same couple over three books. The steam will build with each book in this series.***

    Love, Lies, And Murder includes the stories: Telling Tales and His Every Desire

    While purging three hundred years of outdated files, an anomaly snags his attention. Eighty years ago, interstellar tourists misplaced six pets on a remote planet listed as 'Earth' in the Sol star system. RULAGH alerts his superiors to the disastrous ecological repercussions from the feral descendants of these mislaid pets. He and three co-workers travel to Earth to eradicate the dangerous pets before this incident causes a major uproar in interstellar politics. Sonia Rodriguez arrives in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. A science fiction enthusiast and Renaissance Faire quarterstaff jouster, Sonia programs computers, designs websites and security software. Her father's will states that in order for her to claim a billion dollar inheritance, she must live in his Cabo Rojo mansion for one year. Sonia and Rulagh become The Huntress and Alien in Black. They create a team of aliens and humans to eradicate these dangerous animals and, in the process of working together, forge a love that transcends species.

    Lexa wasn’t one of them, and she was as scarred as the earth in the aftermath, although hers were wounds of the soul. Gabriel, could be the one to heal her wounds ….. Or he could be the death of her.Length: 81,014Genre: Futuristic/Sci-Fi/Erotic Romance