The Bayou is Back with Bathtub Reads!EroticEmotionalShort StoriesBayou BitesRaphael has been working nonstop, Ashe has been feeling disconnected and unappreciated, and their daughter has run off again into the Wildlands.As Raph and Ashe search for their rebellious cub under the light of the bayou’s purple moon, they find themselves once again, and the erotic heat they’ve both been craving.Disclaimer: All Bayou Bites are short novellas, under 10k words.

    Have I lost my Omega Shifter for good this time?Sarah-MaeI should never have lied to my mother about being engaged.Now my brother’s best friend thinks I am spoken for.But he is the only one for me…always has been and always will be.Now I find myself caught in the middle of a dangerous world of lies, murder and true love.Will he believe the truth now, can he forgive me?Will he protect me and our baby against the Bear Shifter who killed his father?JayMy father’s murderer is still out there.I need to protect Sarah-Mae at any cost.Even if she didn’t tell me she and is engaged to another man?!?Engaged or not I lose control when I’m around her.I can’t stop thinking about her. I need her to be mine.Will she be my true mate forever?I have lost my father…I refuse to lose her too.Steamy Shifter Scenes Inside ~ 18+

    He’s a wolf shifter ready for a mate. When their worlds collide, can fate’s promise be denied?Alex Sinclair is an independent woman who just graduated from medical school. Only one obstacle stands in the way of a new career at a big Chicago hospital. She has to tell her father that she won’t be joining his medical practice and is leaving Wolfton behind.Grant Negrescu is the beta to the Blackpaw wolf pack. He’s ready to find his mate and fall in love. When he meets Alex, Grant is thrilled to discover that she’s his fated mate. But she has never shifted and wants nothing to do with his shifter life. When Alex meets Grant, her wolf charges forward to claim her mate. Unsure which world she belongs in, Alex wants to run. The sooner she can get her wolf under control, the sooner she can leave Wolfton and Grant behind. That rule about going insane if she denies Grant is just a scare tactic, right?Did fate get this match wrong? Or can Grant help Alex to embrace her shifter heritage before it’s too late…

     Bridge Hollow is famous for its strange happenings and shifter legends, but skeptic Amanda just wants to chill out for the summer and hopefully find some inner peace for a change. When on the first day in town, she almost mows down the handsome and complicated alpha Dean, she has no idea what is waiting for her, or what an impact a man like him will have on her life. Because Dean is not like other men... and their connection is not like other relationships. When Amanda and Dean collide, the stars align and their fates are sealed - whether either one of them is ready or not. And to make things even more complicated there is something amiss in town...with wildlife dying off and the already volatile locals tempers flaring at the slightest provocation. Dean needs to pull his pack together to avert a firestorm. Will Amanda be his 'ace in the hole' or the a weakness he can't afford? With so much against them, can this bear shifter and timid school teacher make things work, or are they destined to keep missing each other, left to forever wonder about what could have been? A town of mysteries and the answers to some of these questions await you... Also included is a short preview of Her Keeper Bear... This story contains no cheating, no cliff hangers, and of course has a HEA! ; ) Warning: This ebook contains mature themes and language and is meant for 18+ readers only.

    Relaxation, beer and jokes about his love life were the usual banter with his brothers. But when he wandered into the cave, he didn’t expect the surprise he found, and the woman he met because of it. Because he can’t stop thinking of her.Her smile.Those eyes.She makes him crazy.Libby Grimes has spent her life in the small town of Apple River. As a local ER nurse, she has grown accustomed to long work days and nights home with her cat. But the mystery of her father’s disappearance nags at her. Caring for her wheelchair bound mother alone is a trial, especially with the whispers of her father running off. But Libby knows he wouldn’t just disappear.Then Christian is checked into her hospital. The sweet, handsome stranger is haunted by whatever attacked him in the cave, and the bite it left.As their feelings grow, can she help Christian overcome the darkness forming inside him?Will he be a danger to her?Wild Temptations is the first book in The Holbrook Brothers Shifters series! The series explores how three hot brothers became shifters, find love, and how it changes their life!

    How hard can it be? Poppy Faiten, one of the four goddesses of Fate, was stoked to leave town and pretend to be a human for two weeks. The lack of responsibility thrilled her-until Slade LaMont walked into the diner where she was working. Holy moly. Waves of lust and yearning swamped her. But how could that be? A goddess of Fate was supposed to help other mates stay together, not have one herself. But here he was, so thank you, Fate. This dragon shifter was out of this world hot-and she was determined to land him.Slade took one look at Poppy and fell into instant lust. It didn't matter his dragon was convinced she was the one for him. He didn't believe in mates. Besides, he didn't have time for one. He had a hotel to build-a hotel that might make Poppy walk away.

    But before they can find out just who is behind the threat, and why the curse is being cast, the red dragons disappear, leaving behind oddly familiar–but deadly–new foes.The weyr bands together to repel the attacks and save the future of all dragons, but not before they lose one of their own. With demon-dragon hybrids trying to kill them, a demon lord weaving the biggest curse ever created, and the destruction of an entire sept, the wyverns unleash their collective wrath against the Dragonblight that could obliterate them all.Note to new readers: this book details events that happen between two existing dragon novels, Sparks Fly and Dragon Fall.

    It doesn’t take long to make a new friend, but just as soon I learn to trust Georgie, a familiar problem arises.My old pack doesn’t care that what I did was an accident. They want revenge and will stop at nothing to get it. If they find me, I’ll have no future. They’ll make sure of that.While I do everything I can to navigate between the life I want and the growing threats around me, I find myself drawn to Beau, a hotter-than-sin alpha male, who struggles with problems of his own.With so many hurdles to cross and nowhere to run, will Beau and I see past our differences and secure our futures, or will the threats that are closing in on us lead to disaster?⭐New from bestselling romance author Jean Stokes⭐THIS IS BOOK 1 OF THE SERIESWARNING: The Bobon Wolf Shifter Series is addictive! Be prepared to stay up until 3am reading a steamy wolf shifter romance with an independent heroine, a hunky alpha, a dash of humor, and a healthy dose of steamy scenes!Steam & language alert 18+ only: I don't want your angry vigilante mama after me! If you aren’t eighteen then go read Harry Potter, mind your language and eat your broccoli!If you're looking for contemporary steamy romance with military veterans or paranormal alphas, then you've found your new favorite author!

    Her defenses against men are ironclad. Known among her friends as the Single One, Lisa has enough on her plate, what with trying to get the clients of her dating agency suitable partners. But her defenses start coming down when a certain gold-eyed hunk of mystery with a huge chest and dark, luscious curls, walks into her life, bleeding and wounded. When he kisses her, it feels like the tide coming in. And somehow, even though she is a Professional Handler of Feelings she knows that if she doesn't get his shirt off immediately she is going to die... Alexander is the King of dragons. But his dragons are dying. There’s a prophecy he has to fulfill to break the curse – and that prophecy means finding his human mate. Which proves more difficult than he thought when he runs into a pack of wolves who try to destroy him. When he finds himself in close quarters with a gorgeous dating coach who can help him find his mate, he doesn’t refuse. But close quarters can get very … hot. Very steamy... And very dangerous… This story contains mature content and is intended for 18+ readers only.

    but had almost given up hope it was possible... Kelly had almost given up on having any of her dreams come true. Just getting by with her young son seemed to be all she could ask for. It took all of her energy just to make ends meet and deal with her crazy ex... So when her rich best girlfriend offers to pay for an African safari she was all over it... Little did she know what she was getting into... Derek is not like other men. So much so that the only place he can find peace - the only place his beast can find peace - is on the African savanna, far from the little midwestern town that he has tried so hard to push from memory. The pain and damage of his youth - and his sense of loyalty - are not so easily forgotten though. When another of his old Damaged Pack raises the alarm, he knows he must return to help the one man who gave them all a chance... Will this unlikely pair be able to navigate their own damage in time to save his home town? Can they save the one man that believed in Derek and shaped his Damaged Pack in his youth? Can they save themselves? Also included is a short preview of another story, Alpha Daddy Bear. Warning: This ebook contains mature themes and language and is meant for 18+ readers only. It also of course has an HEA for our couple and no cheating. But be aware it is the beginning of a new adventure and will introduce a few mysteries ...

    Drowning her sorrows in a bottle of bourbon, Helena goes home with a stranger for a one-night stand that’s out of this world—only he’s a human. Strictly off-limits. With a pack that’s prejudiced against human kind, Helena can never take a non-magickal mate. But the bond of her Fated Mate calls to her and Helena does the only thing she can… she runs. Ash Carmicheal had to grow up too fast. Chased by memories that he’d rather forget, Ash travels the globe searching for dangerous, thrill-seeking jobs, attempting to numb the pain he runs from. But no job could be as dangerous as the woman he’s falling for. Helena is beautiful, fierce, and wild. The attraction is undeniable. The erotic night they share together is passionate and free. But when their bond ignites, she vanishes, and Ash is devastated. Will he be able to find Helena again? Are they fated for forever love, or will pack law keep them apart? Snark and sensuality make the perfect match in Fated Wolf, a shifter romance packed with action, adventure, humor, and magick—not to mention throat-punching, sex aerobics, and deep-throat-Googling. This hot paranormal romp has a heartbroken daredevil bad boy and a planner-carrying, list-making sex kitten, leaving readers swooning for the kickoff of a new VonBrandt Pack Moonbound Wolves series—the FATED MATES OF SOMEWHERE, TX.

    Cruz is in the middle of a business war with his Sheik father and me? Well, I’m just flying high as a flight attendant. If that wasn’t enough, Helios has reared his hideously ugly demon head again and he’s looking to exact his revenge—on me. I want to walk away, especially when Cruz left me first, but the baby changes everything—and puts us both in a much more perilous situation than we ever imagined. ****If you love alpha bears, shifters, bad boys, and secret baby romances, then you will love Bear’s Desire!Content Warning: Explicit love scenes and lots of sexy shifters. No cheating and no cliffhangers. Intended for 18+ audiences.

    Like any shifter, she transformed into her beautiful and unique wolf but what they didn't know was the secret that plagued her for two years. Without having the courage to tell anyone she does the only thing she can think of, run. She leaves the comforts of her city to enter the brand new world of college. Will she finally be able to tell her loved ones what happens when she shifts or will the harsh reality of what she is cause her to self destruct?

    As a collective, they're the Second Sursolid. Sorcery to the seventh power. If the responsibility of that isn't enough to trigger a desire to grow up, they're also coming into the bjorocq, time of mating. One by one, they learn there's something more interesting than dragon-boarding with bros.

    Patrick’s Day brings bad luck… “Marry me.” I thought I was dreaming when I heard Derek say the words to me. I’ve had a crush on my brother’s best friend forever, but I never thought he’d look twice at me. Even though I was almost done college now, I was still just Jason’s poor little sister. While he was born with a silver spoon, and the matching Ferrari. But now he wants to marry me? I mean, use me. At least he was honest, and told me straight up that he needs a wife in order to collect his trust fund. Talk about an astronomical hit to my ego. Derek could have any woman though – so why me? Derek Can she survive my dragon? She’s going to drive me crazy. Her beautiful smile, her witty humor… her never-ending, drop-dead gorgeous body. My proposal was the perfect solution – at the time. I need my trust fund to finance my tech research, and she needs…well, me. She doesn’t know it yet, but I’ll prove it to her. That is, if she can accept my fire-breathing, possessive nature. And if my clan doesn’t kill her first. I’ll trade my trust fund for her protection any day. But will she still have me after she finds out what kind of monster I become? And who the hell could have guessed that her secret would be even bigger than mine?