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Aidan's world shifted the moment he stumbled into the hidden life of the Bay Harbor Wolves. Angry and held captive, Aidan is plunged into a reality he never knew existed—a world where shifters walk among humans, and his own brother, Jake, is deeply entrenched, even mated to a powerful wolf named Hayes. Fear turns to disbelief when Aidan discovers he's not just a prisoner, but destined to be a mate himself, bound to the enigmatic and compelling Isaiah. As Aidan struggles to reconcile his past with a future he never imagined, he finds himself drawn into the heart of the Bay Harbor community...

Fate is unpredictable… Jake Kolly, a young and ambitious photographer, seeks the perfect sunset shot along the beautiful but secretive Bay Harbor. Unbeknownst to him, this picturesque landscape hides a hidden world—the territory of the powerful Bay Harbor Wolf Pack. When an unexpected and violent encounter with a rogue wolf leaves Jake injured and bewildered, he's saved by Hayes Castian, a formidable security guard and member of the Bay Harbor Wolves. In the chaos, Hayes discovers a truth that will irrevocably change both their lives: Jake is his fated mate. As Hayes navigates the ...

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 ...

Fate brings not only a forever love, but a forever guardian of both body and soul… Luke Harris came to the Blood Rose looking to forget, find something to take his mind off the mess his life has become. The Blood Rose is the kind of bar that one goes to get lost and feel something, but in the end Luke finds more than he bargained for. Attacked by a patron looking for bad time, he ends up rescued by the man who will soon become his forever. The man he saw across the bar will become his beloved, his life, and his guardian. Luke just needs to figure out how get out of his own way and let ...

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...

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. ...

When the Rose Coven Vampires are through, there will be more than blood on the floor... Fane Madden, a coven enforcer, was tasked with visiting a competitor to the coven-owned club, The Blood Rose. The Falcon Nest was eating into their share of the scene, and Master Rose wanted to know exactly what had made customers flock to the new place. Master Rose didn’t tolerate competition. Fane expected to find the usual dark corners and blood on the floor, but he didn’t expect to find the blond beauty with gentle eyes behind the bar. He smelled like orchids, and he belonged to Fane. James ...

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.

A Fox finds himself in the Dragon’s Den. He will find shelter and so much more… Ashton Jennings is in the forests of the Allegheny Mountains outside Pittsburgh looking for his friend. Ashton has convinced his brother and fellow Fox Shifter, Will, to go with him, hoping to find their friend Harley hiking on the usual trails. Ashton’s made a mess of his life, between the failed engagement and the loss of his friendship, he wants to make something right. What Ashton and Will don’t yet understand is that danger beyond their wildest dreams is lurking in these woods, following them, ...

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 ...

Never get between a Vampire and his beloved. Seduction is in the blood. Victor Raum is the second in command of the Rose Coven of Vampires. He’s an elite warrior and a deadly creature. The Rose Coven lives on the dark side of society, skirting the rules and playing for keeps. They protect their own, by any means necessary. When Victor catches the scent of his beloved, he stops at nothing to track him down and bring him into the safety of the Rose Coven. Jaden Pearson is at the end of his rope. He’s being used, threatened, and blackmailed and he sees no escape in sight. Just as the ...

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 ...

Even in the darkest places, light will find a way in… Joel Penny is living in a nightmare. A one-night stand turned into a never-ending horror working at a strip club run by a disreputable bear clan. The only thing worse than the bears were the patrons at the club, the absolute worst of the Chicago paranormal scene. Joel wishes he could return to his normal life, but no one is looking for him. There is no one coming to save him. Master Conall Rose is spoiling for a fight. The bear clan on the south side has gotten out of control, and it’s making all the paranormal groups look bad. ...

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...

“Do you want me to be your daddy, sweet boy?” Autry Valentine had no idea what to expect when he let his friend drag him to the new leather/dom daddy bar in downtown Cincinnati. Its always been something that Autry was interested in, but he never had to guts to enter that world. What he finds is a world of decadent pleasure, domination, control, and the hottest daddy he’s ever laid eyes on, Cross Mercer – the owner of Club Zephyr. Can this man actually want someone like him? Can this be real? Autry is about to learn that there is a whole lot more to Cross Mercer than meets the eye. ...

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 ...

Vampires always win when sex, blood, and money are at stake... Wyatt Grey needs something to change before he loses his mind. As the only son of Holden Grey, one of Eastport’s leading businessmen, you’d think Wyatt would have life made. He’s gone to the best business school, he’s made the necessary connections, but instead his father sticks him in a cubicle and won’t let him do more than open the mail. His coworkers see this and its open season on the boss’s “dumb” son. The more he gets brushed aside and tormented the more he just wants to cut the cord and find a new life ...

A whole new world awaits you at The Blood Rose… Dean Simon hates his life. He’s stuck in a dead-end job, working for the living nightmare of bosses. When he finds out they are ready to hang him out to dry for their mistake, he lets his friend talk him into taking a bit of walk on the wild side. When he enters The Blood Rose nightclub and bar he is taken aback by the atmosphere of darkness and lust. This isn’t the kind of place Dean would usually find himself, but something keeps drawing him in, deeper and closer. When the sexy man behind the bar beckons him in, he’s powerless to ...

By day Charlotte is a city of wealth and decorum. By night, the streets become a place of danger and darkness… Neal Shawn is simply in the wrong place, at the wrong time. At least, he thinks so as he races his car across the city away from the scene that confronted him at a local dry cleaner. He was there on an errand for his boss, Mrs. Reginald Ball, a Charlotte socialite. Neal saw something he shouldn’t and now he fears for his life. What Neal doesn’t yet understand is that his life will change forever this night. A man will enter his life, a man named Alistair Quinn, and will turn ...

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 ...