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As heir to the throne, Ruben must choose an appropriate mate to preserve his royal bloodline - despite his fear that his true nature will destroy them both. Yet the female he craves above all others is a dangerous combination of fairy and shifter, a mesmerizing creature who inspires both passion and suspicion. Then violence strikes the castle, and the two are forced to track a killer into perilous magical territory. But with treachery everywhere, will Willow and Ruben's growing bond be enough to shift the fate of their two kingdoms?

Rehabilitating and rescuing abused dogs is Kelly MacKenzie's calling. She distrusts everything Pack. So when the handsome Protector's arrival happens at the same time as news of her sister's disappearance, she's torn between suspicion - and craving. The only thing keeping Pack Protector Mac Lamonda going is searching for his missing children. But when a beautiful shifter woman saves him from an ambush, they bond together in a way that is both seductive - and dangerous. Kelly and Mac must fight together against evil. If they fail, not only their loved ones will be forfeit, but maybe the ...

Ryan Howard is many things. Billionaire. Playboy. And powerful werewolf shapeshifter who allows free reign to his carnal desires. Then he meets his match. Vibrant, beautiful, and sexy Maria Miranda. Rayn is used to being the one who walks away. When after an incredible weekend on his yacht, Maria leaves without a backwards glance. Unknown to Ryan, Maria is also a shapeshifter. One of the last of a dying race of Drakkor - dragons - her sole duty is to become pregant so her race can continue. With Ryan, she is able to enjoy the intense lovemaking, and try to moe on. She tells herself she ...

After barely escaping from a serial killer, Lyssa Reinholt Lupe is stunned when her husband Alex Lupe reappears. The DEA agent had disappeared without a word months ago, and now claims he's there to protect her. Lyssa can't denial the sensual hold Alex has on her, but she isn't sure she can trust him. Alex had believed leaving Lyssa would keep her safe. But now, he realizes only he can stand between her and the killer. This is his top priority, the only thing that matters to him. Even if it meant revealing the haunting secret that might drive away the only woman he'd ever loved - his ...

Jewel Smith has lost an integral part of herself - her ability to shape-shift into a wolf. She will die if she doesn't change into a wolf soon, but who has time for that when she's on the run from the dangerous mobster who destroyed her gift. Arriving in Texas, she tries once again to transform. But as she lies naked, half-conscious in a remote field, a handsome stranger finds her. Colton Reynolds seems to be someone who knows about secrets. And he refuses to trust anyone with his. As her inability to shift wakes burning carnal desires, Jewel must risk everything. If she gives her body to ...

A curse. A craving that cannot be denied. Upon meeting Brie Danzinger, Reed Hunter can't deny the craving. But he's a Shape-shifter, a member of the Pack. More than that, his family carries a curse that could mean her death. Brie has returned returns to her birthplace wanting answers about her mother's murder. The killer was never found. Is he or she still out there? Reed vows to keep her safe and protect her, but he can he save her from himself?

Shape-shifter Annabel Lee sees ghosts. Every ghost that is, but the one she most longs to see. Her husband who'd been killed in Afghanistan. Most of the ghosts go away when she orders them to leave her alone. Except the latest one, the handsome Tyler Rogers. Tyler is there to beg Anabel to help. His sister has been abducted by a powerful warlock, and he knows her life is fading. Since Tyler is in the spirit realm, his powers are not enough. He needs Anabel to work with him against the dark magic. When Anabel agrees, she can't deny her attraction to the sexy ghost. Working together, will ...

Trouble. Princess Alisa senses it instantly when she first meets Braden Streib, the mysterious specialist her parents summoned from America to stimulate her shape-shifting cycles. At first - and unlike her many suitors - this confident, swarthy outsider in dark sunglasses seems indifferent to her royal status. But Alisa's essence soon whispers to Braden, a Halfling, of untamed talents that could prove devastating - as well as impossible to resist. Her abilities, if properly aroused, might be her kingdom's only hope.

When Lucy Knowlton sees Tucker Drove - the man she'd once loved more than life itself - alive after being presumed dead in a plane crash, Lucy's world is shaken. How can she tell him now about their baby boy - and her engagement to his best friend. While her heart once belonged only to Tucker, she believes her life can never go back to the way it was. While once a successful CEO, Tucker had the misfortune of getting tangled up with a powerful Mexican drug cartel. Now on the run, seeing Lucy again and learning they have a son together makes him long for them to be the family they should have...

Small-town cop Mac Riordan lost his wife in a car crash, but his infant son survived, only to later be kidnapped. Now, five years later, Mac locates him living in Anniversary, Texas, with beautiful Emily Gilley. The more he gets to know this mysterious mother of his son, the less he's convinced she's a coldhearted kidnapper. She might be a victim just as much as he is. So when Emily's under-the-radar lifestyle is suddenly discovered, Mac comes clean. The threats against her escalate and Mac must risk it all....

Undercover ATF agent Skylar McClain dreams of justice and lives by the law. She always gets her man. Armed with a killer smile and an undercover identity as a photojournalist, she should have no problem bringing down any criminal - even a sexy millionaire horse breeder. But no assignment has ever tested her boundaries like Matt Landeta. His connection to Mexican drug cartels makes him dangerous. Only, what if there's more to this case than right and wrong?

It was said that when her people danced, powerful things happened. Thus, when the golden stranger appeared before her, demanding that which he believed she'd stolen, Deirdre was not afraid. She had spent many nights dreaming of this man on his white charger, this errant Faerie prince. He was everything she was not: light where she was dark. He burned like the fiery sun she was forbidden to see, that she longed to feel on her skin, and she wanted him in the same way.

DEA agent Carson Turner is hunting his former partner, who murdered Carson's entire family. Just as the trail went cold, his partner's beautiful sister Brenna appears. She offers him more than a chance for revenge. She offers him justice. Shape-shifter Brenna Lupe has to find her missing brother. When she meets his sexy former partner Carson, she feels as if a silver bullet has hit her heart. They decide to search together, though each for different reasons. Brenna knows she can prove her brother's innocence and perhaps help heal Carson's wounded heart. But there's one secret she cannot ...

The instant Shape-shifter Luc Herrick saw Samantha Warren, he knew. The urge to claim her as his mate was instant. But he couldn't - at least not yet. He'd come to a small Texas town ins search of a myth - a Halfling Healer, the only being born in generations who could heal Shape-shifters with her touch. And if what he suspected about Samantha was true, his people needed her far too much for him to claim her as his own. But someone - or something - else watched Samantha from the darkness. Soon, claiming Samantha might be Luc's only choice to save her life.

After years apart, the fae Allana returns to Darrick, the mortal whom she left at the altar, in order to save the kingdom of Rune and their love.

Every time Brock McCauley locks eyes with Zoe Onella, his heart aches. Though Zoe explains why she skipped town, leaving him at the altar years ago, Brock refuses to go down that road again. After all, she's only back in Anniversary, Texas, to help investigate the bizarre disappearance of her best friend, Shayna.

Heir to the Fae kingdom of Rune, Cenrick traveled to the world of mortals in a quest that could mean his very soul. Human Dee Bishop's life has gone to hell in a hand basket. So when she's told of a conspiracy that threatens a world she doesn't even believe exists, she is skeptical. Until she looks into this dark stranger’s eyes and realizes she can imagine nothing worse than a life without magic.

Fae Prince Alrick of Rune accepts a quest to another time and place with hopes of becoming sole heir to the throne. He must save a Texan beauty whose recent widowing had made it impossible to run her ranch. Little did she know she was being threatened by dark sorcery. Alrick would protect her and fate had brought them together. Fate and Lone Star Magic.

When Rancher Reed Westbrook's brother is murdered In the small town of Anniversary, Texas, Reed becomes the primse suspect even though he has a solid alibi. He'd been with the beautiful Kaitlyn Nuhn but she vanishes before she can verify they were together. Reed loses everything - respect, his friends, and his freedom. Imprisoned, all Reed can think about his clearing his name and finding out who really killed his brother. When Reed is finally released, he lives under the radar while working quietly to learn the truth. This is simplified when Kaitlyn reappears. She claims she was held ...