While studying the indigenous people of Alaska for her anthropology dissertation, Peggy Brannigan is hunted down and kidnapped in the arctic by a mysterious Nordic male determined to keep her as a breeding mate.Publisher's Note: Originally appeared in the anthology The Hunted.

    And you'd be wrong. Because now, the aliens are having ship trouble, and they've left their cargo of human women - including me - on an ice planet.And the only native inhabitant I've met? He's big, horned, blue, and really, really has a thing for me...

    Not forcibly, basically just because her mother drives her insane, and dad isn't help. After graduating college with a degree in Photography, she sets out to tour the world, or, well, the county. Maybe just the province. It depends on how far her money can stretch, and how long her beat up 1967 Station Wagon can last. Her curiosity has gotten her into tough situations before, but never this bad. Nope. Not even close. This time, she's stumbled onto an attempted murder. Of an Alpha. Of her mate.

    All three stories focus on the Cuelebres, the First Family of the Wyr.Dragos Takes a Holiday: When the Cuelebre family heads to Bermuda for some much needed R&R, it’s no ordinary weekend in the sun. Between Pirates, treasure hunting, and a baby dragon… what could possibly go wrong?Pia Saves the Day: The Cuelebres have moved to upstate New York where they finally have the space to indulge their Wyr side, and Liam can grow in safety. Their idyllic situation is shattered when Dragos is injured and stripped of his memory. Without Pia’s taming influence, there’s nothing holding back Dragos’s darkest side.Peanut Goes to School: Dragos Cuelebre is no longer the only dragon. At just six months of age, Liam has already grown to the size of a large five-year-old boy. In an effort to give him a taste of normality, his parents enroll him in first grade. But school has a surprising number of pitfalls, and Liam is fast becoming one of the most dangerous creatures in all of the Elder Races.

    A life of misery looms ahead.But, no. There is hope. Deep in the Black Forest, in the Great Duchy of Baden, stands Celia's inheritance. Among fir trees so dark they almost look black, The Castle of Wolfenbach rises. It is a fortress of solitude, of secrets, of old wounds and older mysteries. But it is hers. And only one thing stands in her way: its former master, the hermit, the enigma . . . the man she is obliged to marry.

    

    Whether you've asked Santa for wolf shifters, werebears, or dragons, this box set of holiday tales from authors that gives the best gift any lover of paranormal romance could want: a little naughty n' nice with a whole lot of sugar n' spice!Ellis Leigh - Claiming Their Christmas (Feral Breed Motorcycle Club #6.5)Beast of the Feral Breed has been blessed with much over the past year, but guilt still lingers in his heart. As the crew comes together to celebrate the holiday season, friends step in to remind their brother that bonds run deep in the Feral Breed. And sometimes you have to let go of the bad to truly receive the gifts you deserve!Anna Lowe - Desert Yule (The Wolves of Twin Moon Ranch #4.5)A sweet, sentimental, and sexy Christmas story that you'll enjoy any time of the year! The Wolves of Twin Moon Ranch have earned a hard-won break after another eventful year in the dark and dangerous shifter world. In this sweet, sentimental, and sexy Christmas story, you’ll get to see new characters take centre stage and relationships evolve.Has the big, bad alpha’s mate finally taught him to delegate?Has the wounded warrior learned to let go of the past?And the leading she-wolf of the clan - how is she getting along in her new life with her once-forbidden mate?While some couples are busy steamings things up with a whole new meaning of "nap time", others are rapt in promising visions of the future, and even the family grinch doesn’t leave the “merry” out of Christmas this time around. Yes, there’s more than meets the eye under the light of a winter moon…There’s more than meets the eye on Twin Moon Ranch, home to a pack of shapeshifting wolves willing to battle for life and love.Holley Trent - Maker (Norseton Wolves #5)Graciella Modesto had to grow up fast to protect herself from the male werewolves in her old pack. In her new home, she’s got freedom to live as she pleases - and to not take a mate if she doesn’t want to. Oddly enough, she does want one, and she doesn’t care what her overprotective big sister thinks about him. To Graciella, it’s clear that Finn Stilton is meant to be hers!But Finn doesn’t want to wreck a good thing. A nomad for much of the past ten years, he’s finally got a safe place to live and he’d like to stay in Norseton. In spite of objections from his packmates, he can’t leave smart, beautiful Graciella alone. She’s got magic that can soothe his antsy inner beast, and unlike so many other people in his life, she seeks out his company rather than avoiding it...She may be the one woman on Earth who refuses to throw him away. How could he possibly keep her, though, knowing that her being with a wolf like him means she’s destined to not achieve anything more than being his wife?Eris Sage - Claimed by Heart (Dragon Bond #2.5)Sandra Shaw’s holiday getaway is not off to a good start. She’d wanted solitude next to a roaring fire, but instead she’s stranded during a snowstorm that’s getting worse with every passing minute!Dragon shifter Ormr Vale has spent most of his life taking care of others, but now that his sons are settled, he needs to shake things up. Sandra, the woman he rescues does that just that! And as he and Sandra grow closer, he wonders if she might be the best Christmas present he’s ever gotten!Bethany Shaw - Healing Christmas (Wayward Wolves #5)Everything bad that’s ever happened to Amy Green has happened around Christmas. The holiday is cursed. This year is no different; alone in her shop, she is robbed, but what’s worse, the cop who comes to her rescue, sees her defend herself. No big deal, right? It is if you’re a werewolf and were partially shifted. Detective Cooper Reed seems determined to find out her secret and Amy is forced to come to terms with her harsh past and delve into a new future - one she never thought possible!Cooper springs into action when he sees Island Boutique is under siege. What he can’t explain is the beautiful shop owner’s golden eyes or the claws - and weapon that have mysteriously disappeared. Determined to unravel Amy’s secret, Cooper finds himself enthralled with the shy and captivating young woman. Will his curiosity be his undoing, or open the door to a whole new world?Calle J. Brookes- God of Nightmares (Dardanos, Colorado #15)Acylias was one of the most ancient and powerful gods. He searched the worlds for the lost shifters as a bird of prey, and knew he was a terrifying sight. All feared him. And he liked it that way. He was the God of Nightmares, after all... He would not be brought low by a half-human, half-witch female of less than thirty years old! Until her arrow sent him hurtling from the sky!Teagan Taniss would defend her children however she could. She’d fended off demons and before, and she’d face them all again if it would keep her family safe. And something was coming for them all…Teagan had to make a choice - go with the shifter in front of her promising protection, or stay and defend her children alone. She had only minutes to decide…Kristen Strassel - Celebrate Me (Sawtooth Shifters #5)Shea Lowe has a bad reputation...After years of throwing punches first and asking questions later, he's hit a dead end. Notorious in Sawtooth Forest's underground fighting ring, Shea wants out. Volunteering at Forever Home's new farm is his only chance of getting another job on a ranch. But first, he's got to prove that he can be trusted!Delaney wants a voice!Selective mutism made it sound like Delaney chose to be silent, but she didn't choose to spend seven years locked in a cage. Forever Home is the last place she should've been sent for rehabilitation. But when a reckless, misunderstood werewolf treats her in a way she's only dreamed possible, she realizes there's no place else she'd rather be!Delaney shows Shea that actions speak louder than words, and he vows to give her the one thing she's never had - a joy filled Christmas with a real family. But Delaney must decide if she can accept Shea's past if they have any chance at a future...Rinelle Grey - Bringing Christmas to the Dragons (Dragon Ruins #0.5)With time running out before his clan’s prince is discovered by mining or killed by enemy dragons, dragon shifter Jayrian, needs to convince the elders to accept help from the humans. He hopes that the clever librarian, Gretchen, might be able to help him with that. He didn’t count on falling for her - that wasn’t part of his plan at all!Gretchen longs for adventure outside of the books she reads in her job as a small town librarian. But not the kind that involves her moving to the big city to take the promotion her Aunt Mary offers. The cute guy who’s been hanging around the library seems far more exciting - there’s just something about him that draws her - so on impulse, she invites him to her family’s Christmas celebration. When a dragon lands on the front of her car on the way there, she wonders if she’s gotten more than she bargained for...Together they must find a way to save his prince and clan, without sacrificing who they are, or their budding relationship...Elle Thorne - Fascination (Shifters Forever After #2)Black panther shifter Cadence Araya, sexy, curvy, and edgy. She knows what she’s doing is wrong-ish. But why she’s doing it is quite right. Hopefully she’s not caught before she reaches her goalPolar bear shifter Isaac Romanoff’s been selected to serve on a special Task Force investigating a string of burglaries committed by a very talented cat burglar. The elusive thief has evaded capture for a couple of years. He suspects the criminal is a shifter...He’s in for a hell of a surprise!Lori Whyte - Snowbound at Solstice (Mannix Dragon Shifters #2)Her Second Chance with Two Dragons...Holly rejected Ryder and Garryck's invitation to join with them years ago and has regretted that decision ever since. Then one snowy winter solstice, their lives become tangled again when the sexy dragons discover someone has been threatening her. As the menacing threats escalate and they vow to protect her, her desire for them burns hotter than ever but will they still want her?Will they be able to save her in time to enjoy their happily ever after? This is a sexy Christmas short story set in the Mannix Dragon Shifters world with a happy ending and explicit scenes of MFM ménage between a woman and her two hot dragons.Catherine Vale - Furever Yours Snow flakes, hot chocolate, a silver coated wolf… and a baby... Jade Garcia’s life as one of L.A.’s top ad exec’s is hectic and demanding, and escaping to the snow topped mountains of her grandparent’s sky resort was long overdue. Needing to simplify her life, if only for a few days, Jade’s nights heat up out of control when she meets the silver-eyed Dawson McKinnon...As the enforcer for an overzealous Alpha, Dawson decides to take a break despite the demands of a leader desperate to retain control of his dwindling pack. But, as Dawson stares into Jade’s vibrant green eyes, appreciating the thick, luscious curves of her body as well as her soft, plump lips, he knows exactly how he wants to exert himself!With easy fun and hot, sexy nights entwining Dawson’s sleek, muscled body with Jade’s sensuous, inviting warmth, the two loners, in control of their separate worlds, are pulled together by one shared spark - the baby given life by them both! Sometimes you have to let go to hold on! Sometimes love is a risk worth taking! Vivienne Savage - A Beary Merry Christmas (Wild Operatives #3.5) Entering her second year of marriage to a handsome bear shifter, Daniela Hawkins realises she has a single Christmas wish. As she and her husband try to find one another the perfect present for the holidays, they’ll discover the thing they each needed was there all along! Loribelle Hunt - Mated By Christmas (Spellbound Moon #4) It’s been eight years since Dane Alexander started a war with the Magical Council, but with his power now consolidated and treaties signed with most of the North American lupine packs, it’s time to give himself the ultimate Christmas present. His mates. Kade, one of those mates, is in complete agreement, and thankfully, they know just where to find their missing half!Finley Saren joined the Redstar pack after hers disbanded, but she knows it’s just a temporary stop. When her former lover Dane shows up with her teenage crush Kade, she welcomes every kiss and touch. Will they make all her Christmas wishes come true or turn her life upside again? J.K. Harper - Solstice Wolf (Black Mesa Wolves #4.25) Once upon a time, wolf shifter Lia Woolsey fell in love. More specifically, she met her mate and settled down with him in a small town far from the bustling big city she's always known. But she never thought she'd be the kind of woman to give up everything for a man - not even Connor, the mate of her heart, soul, and body. Five years later, she's been offered a once-in-a-lifetime career opportunity she can't turn down. Not even if it means leaving Connor behind and shattering her own heart...Connor Lowe has everything a wolf shifter could want. His place in the Black Mesa Wolf Pack is secure, his deeply committed work as a doctor running a low-income medical clinic fills his days, and his mate, Lia, lights up his entire life. He's the world's happiest wolf - but his mate isn't. And he loves her too much to stop her from leaving to follow her own bliss, even though he knows his days will darken into nothingness, each moment she is away from him...As the frozen longest night of the year approaches, Connor and Lia face an impossible choice... the kind only winter solstice magic might be able to fix before it's too late! Élianne Adams - Her Gingerbread Dragon (Dragon Blood #2) Leaving the city behind, Maddison Campbell tries to build a life for herself in the sleepy village of Glen Farley. Little did she know, when a man followed her into the bakery and saved her from a less than honest sales person, that the man would be a dragon shifter!As soon as Luke Spence caught Maddison’s scent, he knew he had to have her - he would have her. All he had to do was convince the human woman that she was his mate! Fifteen of today's hottest PNR authors together in one amazing holiday boxset!

    Daniel Westford needed a place where he could become invisible far away from his native Oregon and he found it in Grindrod amongst the farms, cattle and timber. For six years he stayed under the radar, working hard to build a life while keeping everyone at arm’s length, including his lover, Border Patrol officer Layla Stormcloud. It was one their weekends together, a clear night with a million stars and everything was right with the world. Crickets sang and a shooting star flew across the heavens. It’s just as well they only watched it and didn’t make a wish because this shooting star changed course and plummeted to the earth. The revelations awaiting them at the crash site will change everything. Heavily guarded secrets of both the man and the universe will be compromised and Daniel’s determination to keep his distance from everyone and everything in his life will be tested. He has the ability to save the town from destruction, but doing so will expose the secret he’s worked so hard to keep, and compromise a relationship that means much more to him than he is willing to admit.

    

    If you’re really lucky, sometimes he’s also in your bed…Adrianne Riddick is far from normal. But her latest psychic vision, the one of her death, is weird even for her. To stop it from coming true, she’ll need help from her family of supernatural hunters. She’ll also need to avoid Gabriel Malek, her first love. The demon who shattered her young heart.But as complicated as all that is, her life doesn’t really go to hell (literally) until a new enemy shows up and knocks Adrianne and Gabriel into another dimension. (Long story)Now, if they want to get home and stop Adrianne’s vision, they need to work together—all while dealing with the fact that her unrequited feelings for Gabriel aren’t exactly unrequited anymore. Yeah…his timing could be better.So, what’s a vampire hybrid, misfit of magic to do when her happily ever after—and, you know, her life—is on the line?She’ll get back to you on that…Semi-Fated is book 8 in the Harper Hall Investigations paranormal romance series. You could read it as a stand-alone, but it definitely works best if you've read the rest of the series, starting with Semi-Charmed. It also works best if you like strong, kick-ass heroines and the sometimes befuddled alpha heroes who love them. You also might want to skip this one if you don't have a healthy appreciation for characters who cuss, and snark. Lots and lots of snark. Happy reading!

    She’s excited when her application is accepted, but as she boards the Starship Matchmaker, reality sets in and she can’t help but worry. She’ll never see her home planet again, and there’s no guarantee her new alien mate will treat her kindly. Not long after she’s dropped in the wilderness of a strange world, a huge beast of a man chases her down, claiming he’s her mate and she belongs to him. He actually thinks he owns her after paying Mail Order Human’s exorbitant fee for an otherworldly bride. Oh, like hell! One way or another, she’ll escape the big, muscular alien. The chase is a tradition in Sev’s culture, and he’s angered to discover Mail Order Human didn’t educate Tara about his people. After a series of mishaps, the spirited human softens and he thinks he’s won her over, and though the animal in him hungers to take her roughly, he’s gentle and patient with her during her first time. But the next morning, he awakens to discover she’s run away, and he senses her distress in the forest below. Though her rejection stings, he bounds into the forest, determined to save her. Will he manage to win her heart once and for all? Or will the stubborn human still insist on returning to her home planet?

     ...Can he Win Her Heart?  Just a few weeks ago, Harlow was living her life on Earth- locking up bad guys and drinking beers with her fellow cops after shift.She never wanted to be the Arcav King's mate. Unfortunately, she was outplayed. Now, Harlow must learn how to rule over an alien species, while making room for her mate's giant... ego. It turns out that alien contact has serious repercussions for humanity. When Harlow learns that the Grivath have a ship full of humans as slaves, she'll do anything to save them... even if it means temporarily taking her role as the Arcav King's mate. Determined to Leave Varian hunted his mate like any true Arcav warrior, but triumph is nowhere to be found. Harlow may be in his arms, but she may never choose to stay with him willingly. When trust turns to deception, will Varian knock down the defences around his heart?  Tempted to Stay With war brewing and betrayal around every corner, can Harlow and Varian protect both their people?And will Harlow accept her destiny… as the Arcav King’s Obsession?  This is book two of the science fiction romance series: Arcav Alien Invasion. You'll need to read The Arcav King's Mate before picking up this book. This concludes Harlow and Varian's story and all following books can be read as standalones.  This book has a guaranteed HEA with no cheating.

    While struggling to control her new power and curb the pain she learns a powerful truth that could thrust an entire continent into civil war.The stones of power protect the five kingdoms of Wayland - and have done so for two hundred years. Now those stones are failing and a dark power threatens to take control. With the help of her brother, and a young thief, Shaeleen sets out on a dangerous journey to gather and restore the power of all the stones.Will she succeed before the endless lies destroy her? Readers of YA fantasy, unique magic, mighty wizards, reluctant heroes, coming of age, and sword and sorcery will thoroughly enjoy the TruthSeer Archives!

    But its her gift that leads her into the clutches of an evil man, a dirty cop who wants to use her for his own ill gotten gains. Captured, tortured and forced to predict the outcomes of an underground fighting ring, run by the Reapers Motorcycle Club, Adrian has no one to turn to. Just as Adrian is at the end of her rope an unlikely man comes to her rescue, saving Adrian from a fate worse than death. Except her savior rides a steel horse and is anything but a gentleman. Adrian is unsure if she has been liberated from one form of prison just to enter another as she tries her best to understand her new captor's intentions.Cain isn't just a menacing biker, he's something more, something not entirely human. Adrian finds herself drawn to the savage nature that shifts beneath Cain's sexy facade, as she faces a new and frightening fate.Can Adrian learn to trust her gift in the hands of the dangerously inhuman Reaper. Can she find love in the arms of the dangerous feral biker or will their differences and fate tear them apart.Warning this story depicts abuse, rough sex, biting, anal sex and m/f/m erotic scenes. If these things offend you please do not read.

    She finds herself at the end of the line in the Tanner’s Ford jail, forced to marry the town bully unless someone else defies Big Joe to marry her.Sheriff Chambers banned the Elliotts from town until one got a wife and settled them all down. Finding a defiant Trace Elliott in town, the sheriff offers a tall, ornery barefoot woman to solve all their problems.Beth is shocked how the stranger’s touch inflames her and mortified the next morning when hotel patrons comment on her amorous wedding night cries. She discovers the Elliott men share everything and intend to seduce her into agreeing. Trace, Simon and Jack heat her blood, but do they care for her, or only what she provides? Then Big Joe offers gold to bring her to him…