All were petrified. Now I can’t rise in the ranks without a mate by my side. Suddenly all those lonely nights Polishing my axe for those who done me wrong Didn’t seem so strong. Without my mate, I don’t know how to get along. Oh, because I? I will survive. I’ll claim my fated mate. And she will be my bride. She makes me strong. Hell, she taught me how to sing this song. But in the end will we learn how to get along? (Sung to the tune of ‘I Will Survive’) Gladiator to Mate You is the first book in the Champions of Ataxia science fiction romance series within the wider Athenaverse. It can be read as a standalone, but it shares the same universe that you’ve found in other books. This book features a romance of an alpha male alien gladiator, a smart, sassy human woman. Fans of Marauder Mates will like the opposing crew that features some characters from the wider Athenaverse. No cheating and HEA guaranteed!

    R. Ward | Summary & Analysis This is a Summary & Analysis of The Shadows. Bestselling author JR Ward’s The Shadows continues the current tendencies of modern vampire fiction as TrezLath and iAm, as well as their friends and associates, stumble into and through romance. Their stumblings produce politically charged results that speak to the arcane bureaucracies associated with vampiric depictions since Rice and White Wolf and permit the kind of open violence to be expected of super-strong, long-lived, intelligent predators stalking the nights of a world not unlike that of readers. J. R. Ward’s The Shadows, continues the Black Dagger Brotherhood series into its thirteenth volume. In its main storylines, TrezLath and iAm both find their ways into romances that manage to reinforce their fraternal bonds. The former seeks to escape a predetermined stud-duty in no small part because of his falling into a love he ultimately loses, which the latter unexpectedly finds himself in love with a lover initially promised to another. Several other plot threads seem to flow from earlier volumes and suggest future works in the series, both in terms of personal investment and of political intrigue. This companion to The Shadows also includes the following: • Book Review • Story Setting Analysis of The Shadows • Story elements you may have missed as we decipher the novel • Details of Characters & Key Character Analysis • Summary of the text, with some analytical comments interspersed • Thought Provoking /or Discussion Questions for both Readers & Book Clubs • Discussion & Analysis of Themes, Symbols… • And Much More! This Analysis of The Shadows fills the gap, making you understand more while enhancing your reading experience.

    Women on the run from dangerous past relationships. Can these shifters protect and claim these women as their new mates, or fail to protect them against the monsters hunting them? Find out in this full and complete series all wrapped into one boxset! Protected By Her Wolf To win Addison’s heart, Flint will need to protect her from a dangerous bear. But to do that, Flint will need to reveal his true wolf nature...a secret that might not sit well with Addison.Does Addison really have a choice? Flint is hot, sculpted from a deft hand, and he’s more than ready to put his life on the line for her. But he’s wild, his mind teetering on the edge of insanity. Can Addison accept what Flint truly is? Better yet, will Flint even be able to keep himself under control?Saved By Her WolfTo save Ginny and her children, Zander will have to release his snarling wolf inside. He just might be the only thing standing between Ginny and her crazy ex.
But Ginny didn’t flee her abusive past relationship only to deal with a man who claims to be a wolf. Sure Zander is sexy, chiseled to perfection, and more than a little charming, yet it isn’t until Zander reveals his true nature that Ginny gives him her trust, and her heart. But the question remains, is that love strong enough to keep her monster of an ex away?
Craved By Her WolfTo claim Sam as his mate, Brendan will have to earn her trust. But trust is hard won, especially when it comes to Sam’s shifter past.Ever since Doctor Sam dated her shifter ex-boyfriend, she’s known how dangerous and abusive shifters could be. But Brendan is different: he’s handsome, compassionate, a heartthrob beyond anything Sam has experienced before. And she’s also the only one who can save him after being heavily wounded by a rival. It’s clear he’s dangerous, but can Sam learn to trust this alpha before trouble brews, or will her abusive past catch up with her once again?Claimed By Her Wolf PackTo take Brooke for their own, three hot-headed shifters will butt heads.When Brooke is kidnapped from her abusive boyfriend, she’s shocked to find herself in the company of three hot, sizzling beasts. All three want to claim her for their own, but can Brooke choose just one? Will they even still crave her after finding out she hasn’t punched her V-Card yet? And even if they do, what will happen if her boyfriend tracks her down?All books in this series can be read as standalones, no cliff hangers, no cheating and HEA guarnteed!

     When Anna Carter shows up near his cabin and needs rescuing, Joel’s inner bear roars at him that she’s his fated lifemate. But he knows that’s impossible. Fate would never pair him up with a full human, especially one foolish enough to get trapped on the mountain in the middle of a blizzard. Joel vows that he won’t give in to his burning desire to claim Anna as his mate. But as the blizzard howls on and he’s forced to share his small cabin with this mysterious but beautiful human, Joel feels his resolve starting to break down. And he feels his alpha bear starting to take over. After all these years of loneliness, is it possible that this mighty mountain bear has finally found true mate love? You will love this sizzling shifter romance, because it’s full of fierce bear shifters who will stop at nothing to claim what’s theirs. Read it today!

    She likes to keep the quiet sleepy mountain town drama free. Which means, shifter free. So when a large squad of ex-con bear shifters show up out of the blue and move onto the Vega Ranch, she has a big problem with it. Especially with the huge sexy one, Stetson Evans, who keeps haunting her dreams with those vexing green eyes.Stetson is not mate material. He's destined to be the grumpy bear of The Clawed Squad. Broken. Tormented. Alone. That's how it has always been and that's how it will always be. Until he meets Kylee, the tough talking Sheriff of his new town. She brings out a new side of him that is both exciting and terrifying. Will the meanest shifter in The Clawed Squad be able to convince the beautiful curvy Sheriff that all shifters aren't bad?But Stetson is not just up against Kylee's long held prejudices. They're both up against a dangerous secret that could destroy the two of them and will have them both asking a very important question: Can you change fate?Book 2: The Clawed Squad: RoyalGrizzly bear shifter, Royal, needs a princess. Unfortunately the tiny mountain town of Colwood, Montana is fresh out of them. Every bear shifter in the Clawed Squad must find a mate, and soon, and the pressure on Royal to drop his dream of marrying a princess is starting to get intense. It's too bad there's no way in hell that he's ever going to drop it.Camilla Hill is a master con artist. She gets in way over her head during a con when she pretends to be a princess in need and catches the eye of a sexy bear shifter. He's hot, dangerous, and has a thing for princesses. Can she tell him the truth before things quickly spin out of control?Love is in the air, but so is deception, lies, and betrayal. Will the prince get his princess or just get royally screwed?Book 3: The Clawed Squad: The TwinsLayla Winters is out of shape, out of breath, and out of luck. After a series of strange circumstances, she finds herself hanging from Montana's highest cliff without a hope to survive. That is until two identical twin bear shifters come racing up the mountain to save her.Slate and Karl Ember are two bear shifter twins looking for a mate. Karl wants to complete the triad which is any twin bear shifter's destiny but his brother Slate has a problem with sharing, and there's no way that Slate is going to share a mate. But when the curvy and quick witted, Layla, literally falls into their muscular arms, all bets are off.Layla is perfect for Slate, but she's also perfect for his brother, Karl. Can the two brothers learn to share a mate or will they both go down fighting?Book 4: The Clawed Squad: TylerSkin shifter, Tyler Jones, hasn't been home in almost a decade. Why would he? His community of skin shifters excommunicated him, Jacob, the ruler who happens to be his older brother, is a psychopath, and the girl who he spent his whole youth loving broke his heart when she turned him away. So yeah, he's just fine staying on Clawed Ranch.Skin shifter, Isabelle Lexington, is desperate. Years ago, out of fear, she chose Jacob to be her husband over the true love of her life, Tyler. It was the biggest mistake of her life and now she’s paying the terrible consequences. If only she could turn back time, but she just may be able to; If she can only make Tyler see… After taking one look at Isabelle, Tyler is doing something that he vowed never to do: return home. But things have changed since he left. His brother Jacob is more powerful than ever; a rare master skin shifter. Tyler is hopelessly outmatched but hopelessly in love. A dangerous combination that will launch both Isabelle and Tyler into the true face of evil.Book 5: The Clawed Squad: ThornThe Clawed Squad's alpha, Thorn Conway, is the last of the squad left to get married. Only problem is, his mate died a decade ago.The hurt is still real, the pain is still raw. Will he be able to move past her looming memory to find the happiness that he doesn't feel like he deserves? Or will he give into the darkness and let down his whole squad?Fate can be cruel, but fate can also hold a few tricks up her sleeve...Join the Clawed Squad for one last adventure with a lot of action, steam, and of course, a lot of laughs.

    To defeat this rising evil, the students must band together and master their strange powers - because if they don't..Well, it's pretty hard to graduate when you're dead.Includes the first five books plus four brand new short stories inside the college."I spent more than a couple of late nights reading through these stories to find out what was going to happen to my new friends!" - Michael Anderle, Best-Selling Author of The Kurtherian GambitThis series is for fans of Harry Potter, Jaymin Eve, and all academy books.

    Family problems: check. Burning things to the ground problems: double-check. Wynonna Riggs, daughter of Gloriana the Queen of the Winter Fairies, searches for her place in her mother's kingdom. The problem-she is convinced that her purpose is outside the protective wards of Shady Grove. No one in her family seems to understand. Her "boyfriend" just wants to be her mate. The only two people who seem to get it is the local Vampirate and the Bad Boy she shouldn't be around. Stories of Frost and Fire starts with an introduction to how Winnie sees the world and finding her place in it. Zero Hour is the prequel to the series.

    But despite his intent to return Ryia to her world to avoid the risk of war, her wanton disregard for propriety soon forces Barrick's hand, and he takes her over his knee and spanks her soundly.The shameful chastisement merely leaves her need for him burning even hotter, however, and before long Barrick has cast aside diplomatic protocol and claimed Ryia savagely. But taming his mate will require more than just ravaging her thoroughly, and by the time he is done she will be begging for mercy as climax after painfully intense climax is ripped from her helpless body.Publisher's Note: His Caged Mate is a stand-alone sequel to The Hunter's Mate. It includes spankings and sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.

     She has always felt like an outsider, even in her own family. In a community of Wolf Shifters where lean muscle is the epitome of beauty and worth, Mary's curvaceous frame only highlights that she doesn't fit in. Then one day, she does the most daring thing she could do–she runs away… … straight into Andre. He is a Bear shifter, a traditional enemy of the Wolves. Andre once had a wife and daughter, but when cruel hunters killed them, the best part of him went with them. Since that day, he has had one focus in his mind; to find and kill the hunters that killed his wife and daughter. But when the Wolf finds herself falling for the Bear, can her lonely soul heal his angry heart? AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is a full-length novel (approximately 282 pages). Story contains mature themes and language and is intended for 18+ readers only.

    Until they reject you…Luna is sick of being an outcast. As the illegitimate daughter of a high-ranking official and her mother gone, she’s never felt wanted.Finding her fated mate was supposed to change everything. She’s known for six years that she and Marnet are mates, and tonight at the MoonMate ceremony, it’s time for him to stop acting like a playboy alpha and claim her as his.Only he does the exact opposite and humiliates her publicly with his brutal rejection. Then Luna is taken by Remus, another alpha whose clan launches a surprise attack during the ceremony. He’s captured all the other alphas except one—Marnet.Now Luna has a choice. Lead the enemy to Marnet or protect her mate. Remus treats her better than Marnet ever did, but Luna is convinced Remus is only using her to get what he wants. Marnet is still her mate.Although it wouldn’t be the first time she’s been wrong about love…

    She’s got a ten year plan, a career she’s made too many sacrifices for, and a best friend that’s cheering her on (to the nearest bar, anyway). But Fate has decided to have a little fun. Introducing bear shifter Drew Quinn. Bartender and tequila enabler, he’s got trouble written all over him, from his flirty smile all the way down to his tight, muscular ass. Yes, she looked at his ass—he was pouring drinks, okay? No, she wasn’t objectifying him … much. And it’s not like he kept his own eyes to himself. Now, Leigh might be a little shy and socially clueless, but even she knows it doesn’t mean anything. It’s a bartender’s job to flirt with his customers and ply them with drinks. But they’re not at the bar anymore, so why does Drew keep coming back for more? Welcome to Bluebell Creek, home to three bear shifter brothers and their quirky Aunt Tabby (who's never seen a teddy bear she doesn’t want, has a dirty mind, a big heart, and is determined that her nephews are going to find true love. How else are they going to give her lots of grand-aunt-babies?) ** Each book in this series features a different couple and their happy ever after. Also included: naughty language, fully realized love scenes, and big, burly shifters who only have eyes for their fated mates.**

    But while the idea of this rugged, handsome beast of a man looking out for her is more appealing than she would like to admit, Faith is surprised when he makes it his business to keep her safe from any further bullying or unwanted advances.When Zane Hunter decides to bring Faith back to his home for her protection, the beautiful, feisty girl reacts with defiance, but as the future leader of his pack he knows how to deal with a headstrong female. A stern chastisement over his knee teaches her that he expects to be obeyed, but he quickly realizes that taming her will require quite a bit more than a mere spanking.Though having her bottom bared and punished shocks and infuriates her, Faith cannot deny her body's response to Zane's bold dominance, and she finds herself yearning for him to take her in any way he pleases. When he reveals the truth about himself, however, she is unsure how to react. Her body aches for him to claim her, but is she truly ready to be the mate of an alpha wolf?Publisher's Note: Owned by the Wolf includes sexual scenes and spankings. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.

    Having never found a mate, it was decided that they would have to enter into an arranged mating. This was something that neither dragon desired and so they had to find a mate of their own and fast. When BOTH Weredragons took a liking to the voluptuous Seraphina -- they knew they both wanted her. Yet they did not have any time to compete for her. So the only solution was for both to have her as a shared mate. Now Seraphina is about to find herself caught in between two dragon twins, in more ways than just one...Warning: Recommended for audiences 18+ as it is a ménage à trois erotic romance.After this story was originally published, it was later chosen to be included in the Were Twins Anthology.

    The complete Storms of Blackwood Series! INCLUDING:Taken by StormStormy NightsStorm ChaserSnow Storms novellaPerfect StormsALL IN ONE MAGICAL OMNIBUS!

    until someone wanted me dead.Here I am, Lyla Ford, broke and starving, minding my own business, when twin sorcerers Tinniel and Nazeriah claim that I’m a witch from an ancient line. Not only that, they request an audience. Who do they think I am? Royalty?I would never entertain the idea of magic, let alone the request to become a tracker for the two paranormal bounty hunters who work for the Federation of Magic. That is, until the ridiculously handsome Tinniel tells me that my missing mother is the leader of the Federation. Who knew?When Tinniel gets kidnapped, a compulsion to find them both overtakes me, forcing me to work with the Federation. I have a feeling that if I don’t do as I’m told, the ancient line I descend from will die out. With my brutal, bloody murder.