He prefers fresh air to climate-controlled offices and living in the close-knit community of Kenner’s Mills to the big city. When he accidentally crosses paths with his mate, he’s got everything a shifter could ask for. Dani Evans wants to be a teacher. It’s taken years of night school, but now she’s finally done. She’s spending her summer with her aunt in Kenner’s Mills, hoping for a position in one of the local school districts. It a great place, and when she meets the man of her dreams, it gets even better. It doesn’t matter that she’s human and he’s a shifter; Jace and Dani are meant to be together. But when Jace’s pregnant ex shows up and starts spewing threats, things get hairy --- especially since Dani has a little secret of her own.

    She works, reads, and lets her wolf run free. Nothing more, nothing less.Caine is the Alpha of the Katu pack. He takes care of everyone and always has the interest of the pack at heart. But he longs to find his true mate. Watching everyone find their happiness, while he waits has left him jaded.But a chance encounter could change both of their lives. Can Caine convince Peyton to take a chance?Is Peyton willing to open her heart after the pain she has experienced?And what happens when outside forces place even more pressure on them?Only time will tell...

    Most meet their mates by the time they are twenty-five. The Alpha is already thirty-two and still unmated. Unrest is starting to rise in both him and his pack. Something’s got to give. Hunter is on the prowl, searching for his mysterious nightly lover. She has to be his mate, but he can’t find her anywhere. He’s well past his breaking point and needs to find her before he loses his mind. Catherine Kinney is struggling to get by from day to day with no job or money. She was doing well in school and work until she started dreaming of him. Damn him and his beautiful blue eyes, she thought. Both of them thought they were going crazy. They developed a love/hate relationship for sleep. Would they ever find peace? Just when they feel like there’s no hope, fate steps in and brings them together. But what happens when you get what you ask for and then some? Can they handle the passion that engulfs them both? Especially when they can feel each other’s emotions.

     Ruby is the proud owner of Red's Goodie Basket, and as the new girl in town, she's looking for a business. But when the local sexy sheriff, Dominic Wolfe, keeps the customers away, she finds it's hard to stay mad when burning with desire. Dominic is a shifter, and his wolf wants Ruby. Since the second he laid eyes on her, he's been fighting the need to mark her as his. But when the mating moon is full, he won't be able to control his wolf any longer. Tricks and treats are the last things on his mind when the mating heat takes over, and his obsession is put to the test. Warning: This story is a sexy twist on a classic fairy tale, complete with a red cape, a basket of goodies, and a hungry wolf. It's written to make you smile, turn you on, and help you celebrate Halloween! BONUS BOOK: Coach will be at the end of Riding Red as a bonus book for the first two weeks after the release of Riding Red.

    Instead, his bear wants to claim her forever. It takes one look for bear shifter Salvatore Orsino to know that Natale Durante isn't just his client… she’s his mate. His first instinct is to lay Natale’s curvaceous body over his shoulder, find a den, and claim her with his bite. But, this beautiful head-strong woman only grudgingly endures his protection even as she welcomes him in her bed. He’ll have to set aside his bear’s need to mark her until he’s eliminated the threat to her life. Once she’s safe, he’ll turn all his energies convincing her that he isn’t after a short-term dalliance, he wants her, with him… forever. Natale Durante knows that Durante Fashion House is on its last legs. Her new line, designed for women of every size and shape, is her last attempt at saving her family’s legacy. But there are those in high fashion who prefer that things stay the same—curves belong on the road, not the runway. When complaints and hate mail escalate to threats of bodily harm, her father hires a bodyguard—Salvatore Orsino. He’s over six feet of deliciously seductive muscular male and a distraction she can’t afford. One look from him and she wants her infuriatingly persistent protector to rip off her clothes with his teeth, or she might do the same to him. Can Salvatore eliminate the threats to Natale or will he lose her before he has a chance to claim her?

    He's a cop and is willing to use police resources to track her down. So Grace comes up with a plan and tricks his fellow brothers in blue into thinking crying wolf a couple of times when he's reported her missing. Little does she know she'll go running into the arms of a real wolf when she finally makes her escape for real.She just wants to be left alone, but then she meets Hunter Tate - the alpha of the Black River Pack. Grace tries to hold Hunter at arm's length, but there's just no reasoning with an alpha male werewolf who insists she's his mate.This is book one in the Black River Pack series. Each novella will feature a different couple.

    Every part of my body came alive for the first time. My mating heat kicked into overdrive, and all I could think about was needing that male to take me to his bed and ease the desperation.He was the biggest, strongest male I’d ever seen, his height towering, his muscles severe. He made even the strongest shifters look weak. I didn’t even hesitate when he all but threw me over his shoulder and said he’d ease me, that he’d make sure I was sated, that I wouldn’t walk straight the next day.I also knew once I gave myself over to him, there would be no going back. He’d never let me go.*Welcome to the Badlands Territory … where it’s so bad it’s good. Eight of your favorite romance authors have joined forces to bring you a sexy world full of possessive, growly alpha shifters. All standalone, all addicting, and all filled with those over-the-top heroes we love. Each short and steamy story promises a happily-ever-after, with plenty of bites and growls to satisfy all of your cravings!

    For ten years, I have been planning my escape, desperate for my freedom, far from the dysfunctional pack, the cruel Alpha that ruled them. I never believed it would be possible until I met him. AxelIt was meant to be a quick conference. I was supposed to be there to represent the Black Valley Wolf Pack. I wasn’t expecting to challenge anyone or change a whole system of corruption and evil embedded in the most deranged and depraved pact in the region. That was before I saw her. My mate. Now I would burn the whole world and everyone who stood in my way to make her mine.

    He’s put his past behind him, and now he knows what he wants. That’s Michelle Delaney. She’s the gorgeous brunette who owns the hair salon he goes to. They’ve been playing a game of cat and mouse for months now, but he’s tired of waiting. It’s time to make his move. Michelle likes Devon, maybe too much. She knows his history, but she’s drawn to him, like a moth to a flame. When he asks her out, she decides to not only take a chance on him—But on love too. Readers asked and Tory listened. Devon caught your eye in A Love Like Ours and you demanded his story and she’s serving it up while it’s smoking hot. As always you’ll find a love story that’s safe, sweet, sexy, and packed so full of happily ever after goodness it will make you believe in true love.

    And it never stopped being about her. Julie Sawyer found more than just the sun on her trip to Italy after being whisked off her feet by billionaire Antonio Capirelli. They only had one night and that was supposed to be the beginning and the end. No calls, no texts, no nothing. But a baby in her belly means that it can't really be over, can it? Antonio Capirelli is a dragon with a kingdom to rule, literally. As the head of the family and his community of dragons, there are traditions to follow, along with marrying the right, pureblooded mate. But when tradition isn't enough anymore and a dragon finds his true mate, there's nothing that could stop him, even if the whole world tries. He will find her and claim her. He will have his woman, his baby, and his kingdom. Nothing less will do.

    Which is a real pain, because I’ve had it bad for curvy Adelaide Laurent ever since she sashayed into town. The fact that she’s forbidden fruit just makes my fantasies all the sweeter. But when she signs up to go on a weekend camping trip with the town’s biggest player, it’s time for a bear to step in and claim his mate. I don’t care if it breaks the rules. She’s mine, and it’s time she knew it.

     He was the sensible, level-headed shifter that everyone relied on to keep the peace and follow the rules, which he did, no matter what the cost to his personal happiness. When he met his fated mate, the one woman created just for him, Dane realized that there was nothing he wouldn't do, no rule he wouldn't break to make her his. The ruthless streak he'd kept hidden emerged with a vengeance. Shana Nichols craved the kind of bond that mates shared. She longed for a man who would always be faithful, love her forever and make her burn with desire. She got more than she dreamed of when a charming wolf shifter claimed she was his mate. He stole her heart with gentle patience and panty-melting passion, but she could not be the mate that he needed. After she rejected their union, she discovered that walking away from the mate bond was impossible. Because he'll stop at nothing to make her his.

    Let alone that her campus was near a shifter town. But that all changed when she got into a crash and was rescued by Zeke Blakesley—the wolf shifter who insisted they belonged together.Zeke knew Allegra was his fated mate the moment he caught her scent. Now that he has found the woman who was born to be his, he’ll never let her go.

    No one would know that four human women had sneaked proof of their rituals, or at least, that was the plan until Aric Wolfe showed up. Mission: Stake a Claim Aric Wolfe knew his baby sister was up to something, and expected her best friend, Jordan, to be in on the chaos. He finally had an opportunity to lay claim to a mate that had been under his nose for years. Jordan's scent called to both the man and the animal, and he was done fighting the call of the beast. It was time to mark his mate. Mission: Survive an Alpha When a good intention creates a problem for the Wolfe family, Jordan finds herself being stalked by a woman intent on claiming Aric as her own. Battle lines will be drawn, love will be put to the test, and Aric will have to fight Jordan's strong personality to keep her alive. Two alpha hearts seeking control will either find the balance or risk losing their love forever. Mature reader warning: Adult content including but not limited to: Violence and raw sexual language and actions. ***INCLUDES: Bonus short (A Hero Scarred) from Milly writing as April Angel***

    Her mother can’t seem to accept her weight issues, when she’s around, and her classmates remind her of her struggles daily. It’s not that Aura lacks confidence; she’s suffering from a lack of acceptance.Until he moves into town…Jonas’ entire pack has just relocated to Leesburough. He’s less than enthusiastic, until he happens upon his mate. Now his wolf won’t stop until he claims her. In a situation where instinct and timing are rivals, how long can he remain in control?He’s always believed everything happens for a reason. That belief is challenged when he meets Aura… until he discovers her secrets, which exceed his own.