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Desperation drives Lexi Laramie, a werewolf with nowhere left to turn, to the obscure town of her unplanned detour. On the run and haunted by her past, she finds herself perilously close to losing hope—until she encounters a mysterious and undeniably enticing stranger. His offer of rescue comes with no promises of safety, yet something in his gaze ignites a flicker of trust within her. Sam Pompley is immediately captivated by Lexi's radiant smile and the alluring scent that uniquely marks her as his destined mate. Driven by an instinctive need to protect her, Sam vows to do whatever it ...

What must a dark goddess do to win back the heart of the werewolf she betrayed? Goddess Vinea Summer is determined to mend the rift with the irresistible Devon McKinnon. Despite her divine powers, his rejection stings with the sharpness of a mortal wound. Devon, who stirs her soul like no other, has hardened his heart against her apologies. But surrender? That word finds no place in a goddess's vocabulary. Devon, a man guided by primal instincts, finds himself tormented by the memory of Vinea. Her scent haunts him and the sway of her walk ignites a fire no amount of denial can quench. ...

No good deed goes unpunished. Slogging through life in cement-filled boots, Jamie Henderson is bound and determined to get past her recent betrayal...or die trying. But when two men chase her, the near attack shakes her to the core, reigniting old fears and worry. Now more than ever, she's ready to take control of her life. When arson investigator, Max Gruden is called to a blaze at an abandoned warehouse, he finds a man inside, clinging to his life. Rushing him to the hospital, Max encounters Jamie as she attempts to cross the police barriers to gain knowledge about the fire's victim. As ...

A dead body on the beach and no suspects. Not the way a sleuth should start her day. Hi, I’m Glinda Goodall, part-time waitress and part-time sleuth. Oh yeah, I’m a witch with a talking pink iguana who thinks he’s a detective. A few weeks ago, my seventeen-year-old cousin moved in with me (long story). Her passion? Taking photos. She’s a witch too, but she refuses to acknowledge it—until she starts to hear voices in her head. When the dead man turns out to be her photo teacher, I have to help her find out who killed him. This obsession to learn his identity forces Rihanna to ...

Love potions – the ultimate romantic dilemma! To sip from the elixir of love or to offer it to someone you desire. For one unfortunate soul, it took a sinister turn. I'm Glinda, a witch whose wand occasionally strays off-course. With a track record of magical mishaps, I've shied away from love potions. Turns out, I'm in the minority. Daisy Sanchez, our local enchantress, crafts high-end, personalized love potions without any guarantees of success. Regardless, one customer was far from enchanted with the results--and killed her. The pressing question was who? Thankfully, our sheriff ...

Birthdays should be happy. Mine was until a magical ring caused me to see many, many ghosts. It was a present from my mom. She’d found the ring that her mom had asked her to pass down to me, tucked away in a closet. The stone was a match to my pink pendant. Dare I hope it was magical, too? Turns out it was, because when I tried it on, I saw them—them being about ten ghosts floating around in my aunt’s restaurant. Oh, my. Naturally, I couldn’t wait to find out what was going on. It wasn’t that I hadn’t seen ghosts before, just not so many at one time. Note: I took off the ring ...

Don’t get me wrong. I love magic, just not when it is used for evil. It’s bad enough when some poor soul is murdered in my hometown, but when he’s near and dear to someone I care about, I have no choice but to look for the killer. Since magic seems to be involved in his death, my teenage cousin and I might be the only ones who can discover the killer’s identity. After all, we are witches. I was hoping this would be a run-of-the mill case, but no. The number of suspects keeps mounting, making our job more difficult. Considering most suspects live across the state makes it doubly hard...

A scary night. A really weird theft. And some very unexpected helpers—or not-so-helpful helpers. Picture this: Halloween night at the cemetery. Full moon with fog creeping along the ground mixed with the intermittent sound of owls. Scary, right? It was nothing compared to what was to happen next. Hi, I’m Glinda Goodall, part owner of the Pink Iguana Sleuths, and I’m not afraid of death. Heck, my parents own the town’s funeral home. But when someone takes the pink granite tombstone of one of the town’s richest widows, I can’t help but wonder what kind of evil person or being did ...

A deadly secret and an over-the-top curiosity is a dangerous thing. Being a security expert usually comes with its share of perks, and protecting stunning women is certainly one of them. However, the situation becomes infinitely more complicated when your inner wolf recognizes one of those women as your destined mate. For Connor McKinnon, this revelation is less a romantic fantasy and more a battle against primal instinct. He's here to do a job, not fall for his charge, and he's determined that his wolf's desires won't dictate his actions. EmmaLee Donovan might find her new bodyguard ...

Catching Her Bear was just the start of Kalan Murdoch and Elana Stanley’s story. Follow along as Vella Day revisits this couple from Book 2 of the Weres and Witches series. Detective Kalan Murdoch, a werebear deeply entrenched in the throes of Silver Lake's darkest crimes, finds his professional life clashing with the personal. Murders, muggings, and chaos demand his attention, but his heart belongs to his two precious children and his mesmerizing mate, Elana. Each failed attempt to balance the scales between his duty and his family only deepens his frustration and stress. Elana, ...

Trust or run? The wrong decision will be deadly. After losing three loved ones, Detective Dominic Rossi is an expert at keeping his distance from all things female—that is until he meets Tessa Redman, a woman who seems mighty troubled. She's definitely hiding something from him, but that only brings out his need to protect even more. When a hot looking detective begins snooping around Tessa's bar, she panics, believing he's there on behalf of her ex-husband—a cop on the take who she turned in—a man who swore he'd kill her. But Dom's random tenderness awakens something deep inside her,...

One murder. One lost memory. Two mates trying not to die. Werebear Blair Murdoch's world teeters on the brink of chaos. Just as she grapples with the elusiveness of her bear spirit, she finds herself ensnared in a web of memory loss and murder accusations she can't unravel. The situation darkens further under the intense scrutiny of Ronan Laramie—a devastatingly attractive werewolf, whose presence stirs a tumultuous storm within her. Ronan views his duty to protect Blair as a twist of fate, a welcome assignment, until he realizes the true challenge lies not in safeguarding her from ...

Warning: Hot sex and even hotter Alpha shifters Officer Cord Triggert, a panther and bear shifter, never expected to find his mate given his messed up lineage. But when Piper Capshaw’s house is broken into and she receives a threat, Cord's protective instincts kick into overdrive for the long-legged, fiery haired human. Piper, a nurse in Hidden Hills, NC, takes one look at the sexy shifter and sets her sights on capturing him for her own. The problem is that while the sex is out of control hot, Cord is coolly detached. Hiding some deep pain, he holds himself back from real love. Try as ...

Cheetah shifter, Selena Niles, has her plate full working toward becoming a detective with the Hidden Hills Sheriff’s Department and can’t chance having anyone or anything messing with her road to success. But Fate doesn’t give a hoot about ambition. The moment former DEA agent, Jackson Kenner, is hired she takes one whiff and goes wild with the mating call. Not. Good. Hell, she’d rather declaw herself than give into the hotshot panther. So what if he has silky dark hair, an easy smile, and to die for chocolate brown eyes? Thrilled he’s finally found his mate, Jackson tries to win...

A glimpse into the future, Just might destroy her present. When Teagan Pompley is struck by a premonition, the threads of destiny tremble. Her visions, unfailingly accurate, now reveal a threat that strikes too close to her heart. Driven by a desperate hope to defy fate, Teagan makes the agonizing decision to leave Kip Landon, believing that her absence will shield him from the dark future she foresees. Her resolve, however, quickly fractures under the weight of her choices. Realizing the gravity of her mistake, Teagan returns to Kip—drawn irresistibly to the place and the man she’s ...

Vella Day brings you another crazy time travel story of a haunted saloon and hidden treasures. The last thing I expected to see today was John, our timeline agent--or whatever he was calling himself these days--in our hometown. Millie, my best friend and time traveling buddy, was thrilled. I was not. John claimed that he needed our help to keep the timeline from falling apart. Why us, you might wonder? He claimed we were good at knitting and asking questions. And where did we have to go? To Dry Gulch, South Dakota. In freaking 1880. Even John admitted that it was a fairly lawless mining ...

Can two broken HARTS find their way back? Former FBI agent, Vic Hart has made a whole slew of bad decisions in his life. His biggest regret of all? Divorcing the one woman who owned every piece of him. One thing he's learned is that hindsight is always 20/20, and you can't fix the past. Or can you? When Vic's ex-wife, Ellie, comes back into his life, seeking help from a threatening situation, he vows to not let her go this time. Determined to keep her safe while rekindling what they lost long ago, Vic pulls out all the stops to protect her and is determined to have her fall in love with him...