Honestly believing that his new job as soccer coach and part time bartender will be all he needs to fix himself, he’s determined to leave everything about his old life behind.But a chance encounter at a karaoke bar turns into a smoking hot hook-up with a woman whose deep mocha skin and hypnotic singing voice turns him inside out. A woman he's a little surprised to meet again the next day—Mariah Bailey, recent winner of "Singers,” a national talent competition, and the high school’s new music teacher.When terrifying, inexplicable violence rips the sleepy community apart, Trigger must leap back into action— which forces Mariah to accept his feelings about her, and the fact that even he can't always save the day.

    right into the strong buff arms of loup de sang Ren Marchand. When her nemesis Ena, an evil witch who's still angry about Meckenzie's ... er, appropriation of a certain gem, chases her down outside the borders of Broken Heart, Oklahoma, Ren has no choice but to let the smart-mouthed human into Oklahoma's protected paranormal community. Unfortunately, the witch follows them into town, and wrecks some serious havoc. Now, Meckenzie must rely on Ren, and other Broken Heart citizens, to defeat Ena. Not to mention getting a big ol' smooch from a certain hot blood wolf...

    Their relationship is headed toward a future both of them desire until a mistake from her past returns to haunt them both. When the fragile bond of trust is broken between them, it will take more than a promise of redemption for the two of them to find their way back to one another.

    My forever.Kayla is the nature lover, the all-American beauty who can't understand why she's so drawn to distant, brooding Lucas. Adopted as a young child, she has no way of knowing that she's inherited a terrifying-and thrilling-gene that will change her life forever.Lucas is dangerous, gorgeous... and a werewolf. As leader of the Dark Guardians, shape-shifters who gather deep within the state park, he has sworn to protect his pack. But when Lucas finds his true soul mate, his love could put them all in harm's way.As Lucas and Kayla struggle with their feelings for each other, a greater danger lurks: Humans have discovered the Dark Guardians and are planning their destruction. Kayla must choose between the life she knows and the love she feels certain is her destiny.

    A short story involving Hawke, Riley, Riaz and Ben from the SnowDancer pack. Timeline: Takes place some time after Kiss of Snow.This story can be found on Nalini Singh's official website.

    The proprietor of the new bakery in town is clueless about the dual nature of her nearest neighbors, but not for long. It’ll be up to Sheriff Brody to clue her in and convince her to stay calm—and in his bed—for the next fifty years or so. Yeah, that might be enough. Then again, maybe he’ll keep her forever. * PLEASE NOTE: This NOVELLA first released in the LOVE EVER AFTER box set, which came out on September 15, 2015. Meaning - if you already have the box set, you already have this story.

    A glittering fae queen. A game of seduction that only one can win... Dion, alpha of a shapeshifting river fada clan, has had enough. The sun fae queen has seduced several of his best warriors, leaving them fit for little but fishing and drinking wine, and draining life-energy from all his people in the process. Then comes the final straw—she ensnares his youngest brother. It’s time to turn the tables on the shallow, pleasure-loving queen.Cleia is a two-hundred-year-old fae whose powerful glamour gets her any man she wants. But she’s bored. She wants something more—and the river fada men have it. So when she meets the big, untamed river alpha, she sets out to seduce him, even though something whispers this man is dangerous. She all but orders him to her bed.That’s just what Dion is counting on…

    Matthew “Wolf” Steele and his wife Caroline are with Trevor on a road trip to central Washington to assess the lodge for renovation. Honor Carpenter is a beautiful, intelligent, shy woman, emotionally scarred and still recovering from a horrifying experience from her past. She is alone, returning to Seattle from her first solo vacation. She has a flat tire while getting gas at a truck stop and learns of a major snowstorm looming ahead of her. Fortunately, she runs into Trevor, Wolf and Caroline, who offer to help her. A strong physical attraction develops between Honor and Trevor almost immediately. During dinner Wolf notices five dangerous looking men have taken a strong interest in them, but neither Wolf or Trevor recognize them. When the men leave, Trevor and Wolf dismiss their presence as chance. The snowstorm causes the roads to close and Trevor invites Honor to stay with them and the four of them use the lobby in the lodge as shelter. Honor grows closer to Trevor and sparks fly, but the romance must be put on hold. They soon discover the men from the diner have followed them and brought backup, surrounding the lodge and disabling Trevor’s truck. In the middle of central Washington, with no communication and few resources, Wolf and Trevor must unravel the mystery as to why they are being followed. Facing overwhelming odds Trevor and Wolf vow to protect protect Honor and Caroline at at any cost. WARNING: This book contains an explicit sex scene. Protecting Honor is action packed from start to finish. The romance sizzles.

    Literally. Pepper has one job. It’s a pity she can’t remember what it is! Waking up in a strange cabin, well everything is strange when you’ve lost your memory, she learns to trust Bas, even if he is a lawyer! Things get stranger when she learns what she was wearing when Bas found her. Something is amok! Join Bas and Pepper, as they put the pieces back together in this fun-filled, holiday romp. Warning, includes two flying reindeer, a sleigh, a sexy bear shifter, Krampus and maybe a Christmas Elf or two. Unsuitable for those who do not believe in Christmas Magic! You have been warned! Claused Bear shifter Kain, who also happens to be a lawyer, has just met his mate. There’s just one problem, she’s crazy. Like, two sandwiches short of a picnic crazy. Why? Because his mate, a wonderfully curvy woman, named Marraine Le Fey, thinks someone has stolen her magic wand. That’s right. Her. Magic. Wand. And why does she have a magic wand? Because she’s a fairy godmother of course! None of this alters the fact that she’s his bonded mate, so he’s going to get Marra out of jail, and find her some help. Only she doesn’t want psychiatric help, that would be too easy. Instead, Marra wants Kain to assist her in her role, as a wandless fairy godmother. For Marraine Le Fey has a Cinderella, who needs her help. If you want to know who gets to go to the ball—Well, it’s not really a ball, more of a business presentation. This is the twenty-first century, after all— Come join the fun, in Claused. Because once you make a fairy godmother a promise, there’s no getting out of it. Wrapped Asher has taken on numerous roles while working undercover, but this might be his most difficult yet, because it involves family. Not his family, he never knew his own mom, and spent his early years in foster homes—until he ran away, knowing he was different, and afraid of how bad that different was. One man saved him, one man took him in and taught him what it was to be a shifter. One man, Carlisle, who accepted him, even though he is a wolf, and Asher is a bear. Now, Carlisle, the man who became his adoptive father, wants him to help figure out what happened to Jeremiah, the alpha of his old pack in Timber Rest, who is lying in a coma. But Carlisle hasn’t been back there for years, and things change. Will they be welcomed, or run out of town? Especially when the pack find out that Asher is a bear shifter. Kelli has been asked by her aunt to help figure out what happened to her uncle, the pack leader, Jeremiah. She travels to the pack home of Timber Rest immediately, no one can ignore the call, even if she was supposed to be lying on a hot beach somewhere with her girlfriends. When Asher and Kelli meet, their attraction is intense, and their true mate bond can’t be ignored. But they have work to do, and together the aim to work out what happened to Jeremiah, and how to get him out of his mysterious coma. However, neither of them are prepared for what is revealed in a cave, high up in the Mistletoe Mountains. A leprechaun, and a fairy, no less. This is Wrapped, after all, you didn’t expect normal, did you?

    If You Desire Kresley Cole is back with more steamy adventures! In this sexy historical romance Kresley takes readers on a journey through the Scottish Highlands with hunky leading men. If You Dare: IF YOU DARE is the first book in a new trilogy from featuring the three MacCarrick brothers. Kresley takes readers on a journey through the Scottish Highlands to Andorra with hunky leading men and a fantastic romantic storyline.

    All she has to do is decide who to trust.A Dangerous Boy...Kael is infuriating. Arrogant. And entirely too hot for his own good. He also has secrets-- and a dark past that could turn her whole world upside down.An Ancient Blood Pact...The only thing keeping the human population safe from the shifters and lycans is the pact. The pact that Alex's grandfather initiated. The one that only she can break.An Impossible Choice...Breaking the pact means igniting war. Refusing to break it may mean losing the most important person in her life.When the moment comes, on whose side will Alex stand? And how much will she be willing to sacrifice?

    Even when she falls for Michael, a boy whose element is different from hers, she is determined to make their forbidden romance work. But when she starts experiencing the symptoms of magic disease that could rob her of her element, turn her into a cold-blooded killer, and shatter her life, all of her beliefs are put to the test. The only one who might be able to help her is Adrian, a mysterious, charming, and dangerous magic disease carrier, who also happens to be her least favorite person in the world. YA Fantasy/Romance for mature teens. The Element Preservers series reading order (complete): DANGEROUS (Book 1) RUNAWAY (Book 2) DIVIDED (Book 3) NO ONE (Book 3.5) RESTLESS (Book 4) INDESTRUCTIBLE (Book 5)

    Rule is the guy your mother always warned you about: he’s used to getting everything he wants yet even he knows that beautiful Shaw is strictly off limits. But what if what you want is exactly what you need?JET: Ayden is a good Southern girl, from the tips of her cowboy boots to the depths of her country music soul. With a troubled childhood behind her, all she wants is a normal life – and a bad boy like Jet is definitely not in the plan. But what happens when the bad boy picks you?ROME: Cora hides a heart that’s been mistreated too many times and she wants nothing less than ‘perfect’. Rome is as far from perfect as can be. Rigid and uncompromising, he’s returned from his final tour of duty a broken man. In the search for perfect, imperfection might just be what they need…NASH: Nash is reeling from a long-held family secret and needs something to hold on to – and the nurse with the beautiful grey eyes seems familiar… Saint knew Nash way back when and she can’t tell if he’s the same guy who made her life hell, who she vowed never to forgive. Trouble is, Nash is impossible to stay away from…ROWDY: After his first broken heart, Rowdy decided life was all about the good times. But when a ghost from the past appears, he questions everything he thought he knew about love. Salem left her unhappy childhood behind as soon as she could, but she never forgot the boy next door…ASA: Royal is a cop, first and foremost, so when a call-out goes wrong, she finds herself suspended from the job, seeking solace in oblivion. Asa spent his life on the wrong side of the law, but a near death experience left him rebuilding his life. On paper, the cop and the con seemed doomed to heartbreak – but when love has stolen your heart, how can you walk away?

    Now, her father wants her to come home so he can get his hands on the inheritance her grandfather left her. David and Eric Rivers are brothers, adopted into the Wind River Pack. They’re called home to Wyoming when their alpha wants to do a head count of all his pack members. Children are disappearing from other packs, and he’s concerned about his family. The brothers find Laynee in the woods, drugged and left to die. Both their beasts claim the fragile young woman as their mate. Can a bear and a wolf share a mate? Time’s running out. They have to convince Laynee she’s theirs before her father succeeds in his plans.

    The only problem is — she's no wolf. Called a curse, a witch and the Daughter of Evil by the superstitious wolves, Jessica decides to fight for her freedom, at age nineteen, the only way she can — in the ring.When she's brutally attacked right after her fight, is it enough to finally earn her freedom off Compound, or will she be forced to endure the hatred even longer...