Kassidy was happy. She loved, and was loved, working side by side with her mate, building a life with little constraints, loving a male she was destined for — or so he said. Finding herself suddenly locked in an underground safe room with no way out was not at all what she saw in her future. Yet here she was, hidden away despite her objections, while her mate dealt with the threat to them both. His last words to her were, ‘When this door is opened, if he looks like me, you're safe. If he doesn’t, shoot him. Shoot them all.’. Since her savior looks just like Jared, she didn’t shoot. He’s holding her in his arms, promising to keep her safe. He’s sharing her pain, telling her that he hurts for Jared, too. So, this is obviously what Jared had planned for her in the event of his demise. The only problem now is the male that steals her attention at every turn isn't’ the one who saved her. But when he looks at her with that intensity in his eyes, her heart skips a beat, and makes her feel worse than she has yet. She’s supposed to be mourning her lost love, not hoping for a glimpse of the sexy CFO of the Pride. Vance was born with the kind of intelligence that’s intimidating to most. Recognized early on, his Alpha informed him that he’d be applying himself through higher education and handling all the finances of the Pride. He wasn’t asked, he was informed. That was how his Alpha did things. Knowing his future was decided at an early age, he never questioned it. He never had much chance to roughhouse or chase the females like his brother, or most of their friends did. He was held to a higher standard. He had to focus — maintain a perfect grade point average and reputation, then guide the Pride businesses into profit. And that’s what he did. Even after one of his closest friends removed their Alpha and took the position himself, he continued on, doing what he was trained to do — what he did best. Until today. Today his new Alpha escorted his best friend’s mate through their business facility. Today he learned his Alpha was most likely going to claim that female as his own — a normal thing in their customs when a beloved family member dies leaving a young mate behind. Today he decided that no way in hell was anybody claiming this new female but him. She’s his fated, regardless of what he’s got to do, or how long it takes, she will be his. This book is a work of fiction. All characters and situations are products of the author’s imagination. Warning: This book is intended for mature readers. This book contains situations, sexual and otherwise, as well as violence and/or abuse both real and implied that may be disturbing for some readers. If you are offended by these subjects, please do not buy this book.

One bitter, disillusioned, post-menopausal human female who’s experienced so much pain that she can’t even enjoy Christmas anymore. One large, green, alien bounty-hunter with a no-nonsense attitude who wants nothing more than to slip onto the forbidden planet (Earth), capture his targets and get out before anyone notices he’s there. One very irritable, grouchy cat named Satan Claws, who tolerates no one but the woman who liberated him from the shelter. Can they somehow all manage to save each other, and maybe Christmas, too, while they’re at it? This is a fun, quick, Christmas story of only about 26,000 words that is meant to make you smile. This book is a work of fiction. All characters, plot, places, circumstances, situations and everything it entails are products of the author’s imagination. All are human-dreamed, human-imagined, and human-created. Warning: This book is intended for mature readers. This book contains situations, sexual and otherwise, as well as violence and/or abuse both real and implied that may be disturbing for some readers. If you are offended by these subjects, please do not buy this book.

Fall through an ancient Fae portal to a time when Orcs ruled the Irish countryside. Stumble into an arranged marriage with an Orc who wants you less than you want him. And when it’s all said and done? Frantically search for a way to travel through time back to his side. In the shadows of a dense forest in Ireland, near the Cliffs of Moher, a lone figure with dark green-gray skin, more muscles than seem possible, and multiple tusks protruding from his mouth, kneels before an ancient gateway — a portal — once used by the Fae to move between worlds, times, and realms. With a few splashes of blood and an obscure chant passed down through generations of his family, Ozaq, blacksmith to the Orcs of his clan, sends up a request for his anam Cara, his soul mate, to be sent to live and love beside him. It’s been a very long time, centuries even, since the portal was active. And with no answer, comes the resignation that it’s too late to ask his ancestors to intervene. He’s waited too long. Dejected and leaving his dreams to die beside the now useless portal, he doesn’t think to close it as he stumbles back to his solitary existence. He’s not even aware he’s managed to open it. Until… Madelyn has almost completed the excavation of the ancient cemetery, or cromlech, as the Irish call it, when she’s tempted by the colorful little old man who oversees the priory attached to to it. He tells of an unknown people and the ruins they left behind as proof they once existed. The only condition he gives her in exchange for the information of where their history can be found, is that of her silence. She can never share what she sees or learns from her exploration. Unable to walk away from the lure of an unknown people, she takes an afternoon hike by herself to search them out. She discovers what must have been a welcoming gate at the entrance of the village and literally stumbles over the cairns that once supported it. Before she knows it, her world is spinning, and suddenly she’s being yanked up off the ground into the arms of a group of very large, very frightening, very green males. It doesn’t matter that this is completely impossible. It doesn’t matter that this has got to be some kind of dream or hallucination. It doesn't matter that Orcs don’t exist. What matters is that according to their laws, she must choose one of them as her husband. And if she refuses, their Chieftain will choose for her. She will marry an Orc and become his property whether she likes it or not. This book is a work of fiction. All characters and situations are products of the author’s imagination. Warning: This book is intended for mature readers. This book contains situations, sexual and otherwise, as well as violence and/or abuse both real and implied that may be disturbing for some readers. If you are offended by these subjects, please do not buy this book. The Monster Brides series is a brand-new collaboration featuring one of the best romance tropes in existence — arranged marriage. You’ll get to enjoy stories from a clan of imaginative and amazing authors: Sandra R Neeley Rena Marks Zoe Ashwood Tracy Lauren Alan Khan Jessica Grayson Liz Paffel In this collection, you’ll find exciting and different takes on Orc Romance ranging from SciFi Romance to Fantasy Romance. There’s a little bit of everything for all Orc lovers out there!

About This Book “What fool believes that any Demon would choose happiness and forgiveness?! Obviously, I am the one Demon in all of creation who is that ridiculously foolish!” Odin has spent his entire adult life hiding himself away. Not from any one being, he has never feared anyone. He hides from memories. Those memories lay at the very core of all the bitterness that made him who he is. Well, memories and the fact that he is an Ice Demon. An Ice Demon who was long ago betrayed by a young girl he’d once considered the most important individual in the world. She’d shown him without a doubt how very little he was worth. She’d confirmed with her actions that he would never be more than a terrifying creature of the dark — and he’d been crushed. Oh, she wasn’t the first to hurt him, but she was certainly the last. He’d rushed away from her, bearing the humiliation of her rejection as he swore to himself that no other being, alive or dead, would ever be given the chance to get the better of him in any way. And they hadn’t. True enough he’d thought of her over the years, but never, not once, had he lain eyes on her again. He’d refused to even entertain the idea of her in any light other than the one she’d earned as the destroyer of all trust. Why then, had the urgings of those on the outer edges of his life begun to irritate him like a nagging parasite nibbling at the edge of a festering wound? Their words kept him up at night. He could hear the words the ancient, Lily, had spoken to him, as she chided him. “You should go to her, Odin. You think she’s gone on with her life and forgotten all about you. You couldn’t be more wrong. You’re her last hope.” The more he thought of it, the angrier it made it him. What right did Lily have to presume to direct him in matters of his own life? He snarled as his thoughts were angrily voiced. “If I’m her last hope, she is pitifully mistaken if she believes that I would ever offer her a hand of protection!” As he victoriously shoved Lily’s words of warning away from his psyche, the softly worded suggestions of a friend’s new mate nudged at the edge of his consciousness with their sickly, sweet intent. “You should find her,” Kamilah had said. “Tell her why you disappeared so that you can have forgiveness and choose happiness.” He irritatedly questioned Kamilah’s suggestion aloud, despite the fact that he was alone. “What fool believes that any Demon would choose happiness and forgiveness?!” Odin bellowed. Stomping noisily through the dense undergrowth and musty, damp carpet of decomposing leaves quickly taking on a sheen of ice beneath his feet, he became more and more disgusted with himself as he realized where his path was leading. “Obviously, I am the one Demon in all of creation who is that ridiculously foolish!” He lifted his face to the darkened sky and opened his mouth to let out a heart-stopping scream, then searched within himself for the fragile end of the microscopic thread of connection he’d intentionally allowed to languish all his life. Seizing on it buried deep inside, he followed it to its other end, and the female it had always, despite every effort to the contrary on his part, been connected to. Soon he’d see for himself why he was being urged to go to her. He’d let her know that he was there, then he’d walk away and leave her to deal alone with whatever it was she faced. Or would he? Maybe he’d leave her to suffer. Maybe he’d stay and watch her suffer. Or maybe, just maybe, his heart would thaw just enough for him to rescue the female who’d once been the reason his heart had shattered in the first place. This book is ninth in the Whispers From the Bayou series, and is best enjoyed after familiarizing yourself with the rest of the series first. This book is a work of fiction. The story, characters, plot, circumstances, and everything it entails are all products of the author’s imagination. All are human-dreamed, human-imagined, and human-created. Warning: This book is intended for mature readers. This book contains intimate situations and implied abuse that may be disturbing for some readers. If you are offended by these subjects, please do not buy this book.

About This Book Fated mates shouldn’t know each other as children. They should be able to grow, experience and evolve just like everyone else, then find their mates after they’ve grown up. Unfortunately for Havoc and Analise, they grew up together from infancy. Mistakes were made, hearts were broken, and they went their separate ways. But now, fate is tired of waiting. It’s time to see this thing through. Years ago, Analise walked away from family, home, and all that she held dear. She’d had no choice, either walk away, or suffocate from the unending pain surrounding everything that once represented safety to her. It turned out to be the right decision at the time. Her life is more than she’d ever dreamed it would be. She travels the world visiting various archaeological digs and is highly respected in her field of artifact identification and restoration. She’s got a friend to spend time with when it’s convenient for her, who’d very much like to be called more than friend. And she’s moved on from the heartbreak of her childhood. She’s fulfilled, more-or-less. Havoc has spent the last six years raising his daughter, being both father and mother to her. She’s what keeps him going. He’s not interested in anything or anyone else. He’s built a successful career in the construction industry, but despite that, he’s never outgrown the need to prove himself as a good male. It stems from the fact that he broke the heart of his fated mate while still in high-school. He hadn’t meant to, he’d just been a dumb kid, stumbling around trying to find his way. But he’d hurt her nonetheless. Despite there being no hope for them, he’s never stopped loving her. There will never be another for him. So, he spends his days being the best father he can be, the best employee, the best male. Since he’s unable to change the past, it’s all he can do to make an uneasy peace with the past. Neither Havoc nor Analise has been home since their traumatizing break-up as teenagers. They’ve each moved on in their own way. The thing is, though, neither has ever forgotten. And lately, something is calling them back to the place it all began for them as children. They both inexplicably feel the need to go home. Some would call it the holidays, or even homesickness. They’d be wrong. It’s fate. Fate is tired of waiting. It’s time to see this thing through. This book is a work of fiction. All characters, plots and circumstances, situations, and everything it entails are products of the author’s imagination, except for the actual places and organizations mentioned. Those are all fully acknowledged copyrights and trademarks of the subject entities. The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademarked ownership of all trademarks and word marks mentioned in this book. All else is human-dreamed, human-imagined, and human-created. Warning: This book is intended for mature readers. This book contains situations, sexual and otherwise, as well as violence both real and implied that may be disturbing for some readers. If you are offended by these subjects, please do not buy this book.

Sin is a very misunderstood male — and he couldn’t care less. He lives each day with the guilt of freedom hanging heavily about his shoulders. He’s free, while the males who were held captive with him are not, they’re still missing. The outlet he chooses for his frustration, anger, and guilt, comes naturally to him. Women. Women are his outlet. And his job as security escort for anyone needing to leave Alliance for appointments in the public sector allows him to meet a lot of them. His very appearance, his mannerisms and even the look in his eyes, coupled with the fact that he makes no secret of not wanting more than a few hours with any female, make him the object of almost every woman’s attention. Every female who sees him, thinks she’ll be the one to change his ways. So he lets them try. He never lies to them, though, or leads them to believe he wants any more than he actually does. Just a few hours, then he’s on to the next conquest, and he makes it perfectly clear from the moment he says hello. It’s not his fault some take it as a challenge. Celia has no memory of her past. All she knows is the pain and torture of the facility she was held captive in. But now she’s free — more or less. The experimentation she endured has left her weak, and ill. Some days it’s even hard for her to take a deep breath, and she can’t exert herself without paying the consequences. Now her illness has progressed to the point that the doctors in Alliance feel they’ve done all they can, and they want her to see several specialists at a hospital. Celia’s terrified of all things medical. It was a doctor after all, who exposed her to the experiments that have made her sick. Lucky for her the male assigned to escort her to the hospital is one that has a way about him of calming her nerves and helping her through the tests she must endure. Of all the females he’s ever met, the one that steals Sin’s attention is the one that is not susceptible to his charms. He’s not sure if he’s happy about that, or offended. Celia seems to have the uncanny ability to keep his darkness at bay, simply by being near him. The problem with that? Another male has already set his sights on her, and now that male is telling Sin that she’s dying. Together they devise a plan to save her life, but when all is said and done, will either Sin or Celia be left alive?” Warning: This book is intended for mature audiences. This book contains violence and abuse both real and implied, and sexual situations that may be disturbing for some readers. If you are offended by these subjects, please do not buy this book. While some aspects of this series and the beginnings of the world it is set in are dark, this series is ultimately a tale of survival, revenge, healing, and love.

Vampires are often irresistibly sexy, powerful and misunderstood. Enthrall is all of those, and more. Being the leader of Whispers — a community of paranormals hidden deep within the south Louisiana swamps — is a difficult and lonely existence. He’s waited centuries to find his love, his mate. Then finally, when he’s all but given up. She’s there. Intelligent, beautiful and independent. She’s all he ever dreamed she’d be. He’s determined to sway her plans for the future, insure that he’s the focus. There are just a couple of small problems. She has no idea he’s not human. And she’s dying and she doesn’t even know it. Felicity is an attorney at the top of her game. She’s fought her way to the top of a male dominated profession and is proud to have finally achieved all her dreams. Along with that comes an executorship over Clara’s House — a shelter for women in need. She shares that position with the most alluring man she’s ever met. Despite her attempts to focus on her career, he haunts her dreams, steals her attention from anything other than himself. She’s decided she can have both. Until one evening she watches him disappear before her very eyes. He’s got secrets, and now she’s determined to find out what they are. Felicity and Enthrall are undeniably drawn to one another. But still Enthrall hesitates to reveal himself to the tall, blonde beauty that holds his heart in the palm of her hands. His own humanity was stolen from him long ago, and he refuses subject his mate to the same brutality. He must win her over, be sure that she loves him before he reveals himself to her and offers her forever at his side. The problem is, he’s running out of time. If he doesn't claim her soon, it may be too late. Little does he know, forces are at work against them. All choices, and any chance at a future may be taken away from them. Can they survive the threats that surface unexpectedly from the shadows? Will forgiveness or resentment taint what could be the only thing either of them ever truly needed? Warning: Intended for mature audiences. This book contains some use of the “F” word and others, explicit violence, abuse both real and inferred, and sexual situations that may be disturbing for some readers. If you are offended by these subjects, please do not buy this book.

This book is a work of fiction — creative license has been taken. This book is not suitable for sensitive readers. Please do not buy this book if you have triggers to sensitive situations. Valor survived betrayal, captivity, torture, and DNA manipulation along with his special ops team. Most of the males who survived this testing and restructuring have no memory of who they were beforehand. Valor, however, has repetitive nightmares that are always the same. A female running after him, calling out for him — only she’s calling him another male’s name. She’s desperate, begging for him to wait for her, come back for her, but he doesn’t know her and other than in his dreams has never even seen her. He can’t sleep, he can barely function, and he’s becoming a danger to all who depended on him. Then on the way home from a meeting with military brass, he sees her from the window of the vehicle they are traveling in. He jumps from the vehicle and pursues her, snatching both her and her daughter from a very public grocery store parking lot, and takes them back to Alliance with him. Becky has struggled for five years to scrape out a life for herself and her daughter. She lost her husband — a special forces soldier — before she ever gave birth to her baby. The military refuses to give her any information at all about the incident that took his life, stating only that he was at first missing in action, then confirmed dead while carrying out a critical mission. Angry and resentful, blaming the military for the death of her beloved husband, she refuses any benefits that she may be entitled to and moves across the country to Texas in an effort to start fresh. It’s hard most days, but she’s managed. Until the day she’s kidnapped from the parking lot of her local grocery store by a man who places a hood over her head and angrily growls commands at her as he shoves not only her, but her four-year-old daughter, repeatedly to the floorboard of the car. Becky and Valor forged a connection years ago that even memory loss, and DNA manipulation cannot sever. Valor refuses to allow her to leave his side. He doesn’t know who she is, but he does know it is his responsibility to protect her. While at first terrified, Becky becomes furious when she realizes the lunatic who’s kidnapped her isn’t even supported by those associated with him, as they plead for her patience and offer apologies while promising to get her and her daughter home safely. But then she gets a look at him, and both their worlds come to a crashing halt. She knows this man. Her long-dead husband is the lunatic. Warning: This book is intended for mature audiences. This book contains violence and abuse both real and implied, and sexual situations that may be disturbing for some readers. If you are offended by these subjects, please do not buy this book. While some aspects of this series and the beginnings of the world it is set in are dark, this series is ultimately a tale of survival, revenge, healing, and love.

Brutal is one of many elite soldiers subjected to DNA manipulation against their will. His DNA was mixed with that of wild predators, making him Variant. He’s now head of security at Alliance, the Variant community they all live in. He’s dominant, and prides himself on control. He shakes his head, laughing at the antics of others like him when they meet their one female. Now he’s met Ginny, it’s not so funny anymore. She continually holds him at arm’s length. Ignoring her insistence that he stays away, he invites himself to a party she’s attending, and things go well — really well. Only now, after having actually claimed her, she refuses to answer his calls and messages. Either she’s gone missing, or she’s just done with him. Unfortunately, he believes the latter. All of his control means nothing when he discovers she’s been taken. Ginny has worked all her life to keep her heart buried deep inside, untouchable by any and all. It’s not that she doesn’t want love, in fact she craves it. But she’s afraid. Her mother walked out on her and her father, leaving him a shell of the man he once was. After seeing her father fade away, she’s determined it won’t happen to her. To fill her days, she spends more hours than she should caring for others as a nurse in a very large hospital. Which is how she got involved with the Variant, and ultimately Brutal. She was ‘all in’ where Brutal was concerned until he made it clear he wanted a forever relationship. But she doesn’t do forever relationships. She does a couple nights and ‘it’s been nice to know you’ relationships. But suddenly, her world is turned upside down, and unfortunately the only person who can save her is the one she’s all but blocked from her life. Will he even notice she’s missing? The doctor who created the Variant people now has Ginny in his grip. He intends to use her to further his advantage in his attempts to manipulate the Variant — if she survives. Dr. Waller has no regard for anyone’s life. Time is crucial, she’s been labeled a reward to the squads he maintains control over. Will Brutal be able to find her? And if he does, will she still be alive, much less his? Warning: This book is intended for mature audiences. This book contains violence and abuse both real and implied, and sexual situations that may be disturbing for some readers. If you are offended by these subjects, please do not buy this book. While some aspects of this series and the beginnings of the world it is set in are dark, this series is ultimately a tale of survival, revenge, healing, and love.

‘Stalked by the Orc’ is book 2 of the ‘Orcs of Clan Cumhdach’ trilogy. Book 1 of ‘Orcs of Clan Cumhdach’ trilogy is ‘Sheltered by the Orc’ and is my contribution to the Monster Brides collection. As such it bears the Monster Brides reference on the cover rather than the Orcs of Clan Cumhdach. While each story stands alone, books 2 and 3 will be better understood and appreciated if you’ve read book 1 first. About This Book Inherit a primeval cottage and hidden magic that once belonged to your Irish ancestors. Unwittingly attract the attentions of a legendary creature who shouldn’t exist. Assume you’re being stalked and defend yourself, causing both of you to be flung back in time! Then desperately pray the magic hidden in your lineage can repair the damage done and return your Orc to your side. Upon her mother’s passing, Violet finds herself all alone. She stumbles on an old, well-read letter from a man who seems to think he’s her father. Since she was always made to believe her mother didn’t know who her father was, the letter is a shock. But the temptation of a connection to someone, to anyone, is too great to resist. On a quest to find and hopefully meet her father, she uncovers a whole host of family she didn’t know existed. But they know of her. In fact, they behave as though they’ve been waiting for her all along. With nothing to hold her back, she takes a leap of faith and flies halfway around the world to meet them. She’s decided to make a fresh start in Ireland, a place founded in the stuff fantasies are made of. She feels she’s finally home. She’s where she belongs. She couldn’t be happier. If she can manage to scare off the brutish stalker who seems to have attached himself to her. Cahl Onar is just about all that’s left of the legendary Clan of Cumhdach. He is the last of a line of an ancient species, creatures who should not exist in the modern world. He is Orc. He takes great pride in carrying out the traditions of his ancestors, living his life through the values the clan lived by. He watches over those within his territory, gifting them food and protection, helping them to thrive, and doing it all from the shadows without them ever knowing whence and from whom the assistance came. That’s the way of it, taught to him by the elders of the clan long, long ago. He spends his days in this time, the next, or the last, surreptitiously keeping watch over his charges through the ancient Fae portal he uses to move between the ages. Routine is broken up rarely, until he reaches a time far into the future and finds a female unlike any he’s ever seen. A female that calls to him on a level he never knew existed. A female he can’t help but get closer to than he should. A female who believes she’s being stalked and decides to fight back, much to his chagrin! This book is a work of fiction. All characters, plot, places, circumstances, situations and everything it entails are products of the author’s imagination. All are human-dreamed, human-imagined, and human-created. Warning: This book is intended for mature readers. This book contains situations, sexual and otherwise, as well as violence and/or abuse both real and implied that may be disturbing for some readers. If you are offended by these subjects, please do not buy this book.