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The Black Prince, Edward is one of the most feared vampires to have ever lived. He’s gone by many names, but all tell the story of his dark and fearsome ways. He’s an ancient vampire who cut his teeth in the chaos of medieval warfare. A tragedy sent him into the blackest of magic and power, searching for vengeance at any cost. But even the darkest of creatures sometimes seek redemption and the Black Prince has walked a lonely path the last few hundred years searching for the man he lost the day he embraced the darkness and Fate has rewarded his perseverance. Fate is giving him a forever...

Dive into a world where a runaway healer's past threatens his future, and a vampire finds his destiny in the most unlikely of places. An Unwanted Gift, a Dangerous Past Nineteen-year-old Conrad Lowe is a genuine healer, but his parasitic family believes it's a scam to be exploited for cash. Drained physically and emotionally, Conrad makes a desperate run for freedom, guided by a mysterious pull to a small town in Michigan. But his gift exposes him in a public act of healing, attracting the attention of powerful beings and an even more dangerous adversary beyond human comprehension. A ...

William Drake’s living an ordinary life - he has a job, a dog, and a house near Lake Superior - when a frantic call for help from his ne'er-do-well sister, Katrina, throws a big rancher-shaped kink in the works. Proving that no good deed goes unpunished, Will’s arrival at the Montana ranch belonging to Katrina's fiancé, Martin, is marked by a flat tire and unexpected help from a tall, dark, and handsome Good Samaritan. The stranger turns out to be Elijah Hunter, Martin's brother - the most unsettling man Will has ever met.

Something still lingers in the forest. The evil has not yet been fully banished. A beloved is lost and alone… Harley Fraser didn’t intend for things to turn out like this. His solo weekend hike in the mountains outside Pittsburgh was supposed to clear his head and give him a new outlook, not put him in mortal danger. Things haven’t been going great for Harley, and now he’s trapped in the woods, hunted by something he doesn’t understand. Gage Novak, new to security at the Hadden Coven is given the task of investigating an intrusion on the secure boundary at the Coven’s Mountain ...

Vampires are at the very heart of corporate power, ready to expand and be noticed. Corporate America will never be the same. Agincourt is moving in. Paul Masters doesn’t do things like this. He doesn’t go to bars just looking for someone to get under. After being unceremoniously dumped by his greedy ex-boyfriend Joshua, he decided to take a friend’s advice and paint the town red for once. Beneath its Corporate exterior, Charlotte is a city with plenty of fun to be found. What Paul doesn’t know is that this night will forever change the trajectory of his life. He’s about to meet ...

When you’re a Master Vampire like Nik Hadden, trouble seems to follow wherever you go… Nikolas Hadden, Master of the Hadden Coven, wants to take his beloved, Walker Hall, on a luxury romantic getaway. After the trials and tribulations of the last few months, he wants to spend some time reconnecting with his beloved. Walker has been talking about this exclusive lodge in the mountains, and Nik is determined to give Walker the perfect vacation. What starts as a luxury getaway quickly dissolves into trouble and chaos. Surrounded by humans and far from Hadden Coven territory, Nik has to ...

An MM/M Gay Paranormal Romance When Owen Carter and Andre Brooks, lovers and partners from Kansas City, opened their jewelry store in Laramie, Wyoming, they were excited for the new beginning and the bright future they saw for themselves in this thriving old west town. What they didn’t count on was being shut out of the community and under near-constant threat of vandalism and ruin. Someone wanted their building, their property, and was ready to do just about anything to get it. They assumed this had something to do with the coffee shops on either side of their business, both hungry for ...

Something dark has taken hold in Pittsburgh. The Hadden Coven has been displaced, a hex cast on the Hadden Center, and evil is seeping into every part of the city. Master Nikolas Hadden needs a plan to beat back the rising tide of Evil and reclaim his city. He needs a Charmer, but the last Charmer was seen in the Middle Ages and another has not risen since. Some even wonder if the Charmers ever existed at all. What can the Hadden Coven do when their salvation relies on a myth? Fate always finds a way. Evan McCormick comes from a family of magics, a family of Kindred in Toronto, Ontario. ...

Vampires of Blood and Bones Vol. 15 There is something in the woods... Kevin Paulson has had nearly everything in his life ripped away from him. He’s now alone in the woods of Central Michigan building a homestead for himself and wondering where everything went wrong and if he’ll ever be able to trust again. What he doesn’t know is that he is far from alone out here in these woods, woods that for hundreds of years have been the playgrounds of cougars and vampires. He’s being watched from afar by a trained soldier of the DuCane Coven, for his safety and something else. The more the ...

Tanner Fenn moved to town for a new start. His new start didn’t go as planned, as he found himself in an uncomfortable situation with his roommate, Salem. Tanner’s luck goes from bad to worse when he unwittingly witnesses the illegal conduct of an underground organization. Tanner’s life is now in danger. Lucky for him, Fate is never far away, and his soon-to-be forever love can keep him safe if only Tanner opens his heart and gives love another chance. Zeke Montgomery, tiger shifter and surveillance specialist at Club Zephyr, notices something suspicious in the back lot after hours. A...

Call of the Vampire Twins – Vampires of Charlotte Book Two An M/M/M Vampire Romance Not everything in Charlotte is as it seems… Dorian Haskel is worried about his friend Paul Masters. He seems taken in by this mysterious businessman from Agincourt Bank, Sloan Dobre. Considering when Dorian left for his business trip Paul was in a completely different relationship, Dorian thinks some alarm bells are warranted. As he sees how Paul has changed and how they interact, he becomes more and more convinced that something wrong, something evil may be happening. Dorian has seen a thing or two in ...

Evil is stirring once again. Sometimes the smallest creature can be the best weapon… Detective Rowen Dalhousie of the Pittsburgh Police Department has been assigned a strange case in a rough area of Pittsburgh known as ‘The Lowlands.’ Dalhousie is a young and talented homicide detective steadily climbing the ranks at the department and is known for being able to solve the cases others can’t. On the surface, a few missing people in the lowlands wouldn’t warrant someone of Dalhousie’s caliber, but something about this case feels off, and his Sergeant wants it solved pronto. None ...

Nash Rhodes has never been in control of his own life. He’s had this “gift” since he could remember. He’s always been able to see and interact with the other side. Some of those spirits are good, but some are traumatizing, especially for a boy way too young to understand. His mother never cared about him and his stepfather only cared about how much money his gift could bring them, dragging him along to town after town for their traveling tent show. He’s tried to escape before, but this time feels different. He’s eighteen now and he has to go live his life before the shadows ...

Andy Burns was nothing like his brother. Billy was brash and rash, while Andy was reserved and conscientious of others. Andy didn’t like the way Billy ran the cougar pack, but he also wouldn’t betray his brother. They were all they had. No matter what, they were blood. Andy’s life shifts on its axis the night he meets Dallas, there in the middle of a bar brawl. He looked into those eyes, and his entire life was changed. He knew this would make everyone hate them, but his heart didn’t care. You can’t fight fate, and you can’t choose love. Dallas Grant is a vampire soldier and ...

What lurks in the shadows may save you... Ian Mathews is just taking it one day at a time. He’s working a dead-end job, he’s got a vicious Uncle harping on him, and he’s just trying to get ahead. Working late-night janitorial at Chicago City Hall is a pretty quiet existence, and he likes it that way. Ian thinks this is just like every other night. Ian thinks he will do his shift and go home. What Ian doesn’t know is that tonight, his world will shift on its axis. A man will step into his life and save him in just about every way a person can be saved. A mysterious stranger will step...

Fate will always heal sad eyes and a broken heart... Teo Wentworth has been hiding in plain sight. When everything went to hell at his home, Coven, Teo could only run and find a place where they wouldn’t come looking for him. Hiding among the homeless youth of Pittsburgh on Nik Hadden’s proverbial doorstep sounded perfect. They would be too scared to come for him here. Teo didn’t know that Fate had other plans and wouldn’t leave him alone in the dark. His fate-chosen beloved burst into his life like a cleansing fire, and nothing would ever be the same. Thayer, the Cyprian Knight, ...

Pittsburgh is teetering on the edge. Kannan Leith is new to the Hadden Coven. After an old adversary cast a Hex on the Hadden Center and left the Coven reeling, Master Nik Hadden put out the call. He needed new blood, new warriors committed to the cause, and ready to join the fight. Kannan is one of the many vampires and other paranormals who answered that call, ready to swear to Master Hadden and join the fight against the darkness. Kannan isn’t a young vampire and he’s seen some things, but he’s more than ready for a new start. He thought he was prepared for anything, but he found ...

Kallan Temple was new in Cincinnati and looking for a fresh start. His cousin Mac convinced him that this was the place to start again. Having spent his entire life in Dickinson, North Dakota, Kallan was ready for something new. Mac mentioned a friend Kallan would hit it off with, but after a particularly ill-timed snub, Kallan was fairly sure Noa was the last person in Cincinnati he ever wanted to date. Little does he know that Fate has other plans, and the man he considers ill-mannered and mean will become his protector and forever love. Noa Benson is a bear shifter and runs the door at ...

The Hadden Coven will soon face it's greatest test... Enzo Blackstock has been through the ringer and is just looking for a little peace. After the disaster that was his old home coven, Enzo has settled into the Hadden Coven and carved out a little life for himself, and even some colleagues he can call friends. The old days still haunt him, but every day is easier than the last. After spending some time away from Pittsburgh, getting some distance from the mayhem and the magics, it felt good to be back in the heart of the Coven. While assisting with what should have been any easy assignment ...

Even when it seems impossible, Fate will always find a path forward. Dakota Winters is a Detective Lieutenant with the Tribal Police on his Native reservation in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. When police downstate gives a Tribal family the runaround in the search for a missing young man, Eric, Dakota takes on the case and heads into the unknown. The more he digs into this case, the farther he gets into a world he’s only heard about in hushed whispers. With a shaman’s magic as his protection, he heads to Mt. Pleasant, land of the Nightwalkers, determined to follow this case wherever it ...