Sometimes things that go bump in the night make the best bodyguards.When Iliona is attacked by a demon, help comes from an unexpected source… Cal, the hot gargoyle from her local coffee shop. Her stone hottie has some secrets of his own though, namely a 'twin' born of stone and just as hot as he is. With everything from a demon to redcaps trying to kill her, can Iliona track down a serial killer before she becomes his next victim?Born of stone to protect… They'll stop at nothing to keep her safe.Freed from their curse Cal and Gran relish their new freedom. Working at Frankie's Coffee Shop isn't the most glamorous, but it beats sitting on the roof of a church. And for Cal, Frankie's has another advantage…the curvy beauty who comes in for coffee. He feels a pull toward her he can't explain, especially not to Gran, who hates anything human.When the chips are down, Gran comes through, but...

Contains all three Strathstow Shark Rugby stories in one great bundle!Hard Try: One sexy rugby player. One chance encounter. One explosive night neither will ever forget.Fern Morgan is done with men. For tonight anyway. Stood up and annoyed, she doesn’t fancy hanging around when the bar is crashed by local rugby team, the Strathstow Sharks. But her escape plans are halted by a cute blond player with a killer smile and a muscled body to die for…Tom Sexton is the team’s Mr.Sensible. The guy who keeps an eye out for the rest and makes sure everyone gets home at the end of the night. But one look at the curvy little brunette trying to make a break for it and all his predatory instincts go into overdrive. Tom’s done being Mr.Sensible…The problem is, once he has her in his bed, will he ever want to let her go?Forward Pass:Mistaken identity, toe-curling kisses and a passion that sets them both...

He's the man of her dreams... her nightmares that is.A car crash left her with nightmares... of a life she never had and a man that's not hers... and werewolf Saxon Reeves can't shake them. She dies, even though a human soldier tries to save her, night after night. A human soldier she can't get out of her head.When her family pushes her to mate with a wolf from a neighboring pack, she decides to take one night, just for herself, and contacts an exclusive dating service. The last thing she expects when she walks through the door is to come face to face with her the man from her dream... Her hot, sexy soldier.He lost the love of his life in blood and sand...Former spec-ops soldier Barrett Simmons, head of security for the world famous rock band Lyric Hounds, is sick of the band's less-than-subtle matchmaking attempts. Since the woman he loved was killed in action, his heart has been as dry and dusty as the sands she...

 To be as good as them, she has to be better…A female warrior in a world of men, Vixen has spend most of her life proving herself. The only female kyn to carry warriors marks, she's as deadly as the blades she wields night after night, protecting the innocent from the bloodlusts and savagery of the rogue vampires that plague their society. But everything comes with a price. Proving herself a warrior means no man sees her as a woman and other women see her as a freak. Even though she's locked down her feelings, she's never been able to squash some very female thoughts where fellow warrior, Kalen, is concerned.Asked to stand in as a bridesmaid at the king's wedding, Vixen must face her toughest challenge yet… appearing in a dress rather than her warriors leathers. And she's not the only one surprised by the change…The female of the species is definitely more deadly than the male, especially this...

He's chased her for years. Now, she might just let him catch her.The only female on the Dragon's council and one of only a few female blacks in existence, Adra is used to being the odd one out. The one never picked for games as a kid. The unpopular one. So handsome playboy Nik Waldek's attention is unsettling. He's exactly the sort of man her mother warned her about. The slick charmer who would get her pregnant then leave her when he's had his fun.Conned into parading herself in front of his business associates for the weekend, Adra begins to see a different side to Nik. The problem is, how does she know if that's the real Nik or whether it's just an act to get her to let down her guard as she so desperately wants to…He's wanted her for years. But she won't give him the time of day…Nikolai Waldek has been in love with Adra since the first day he met her. Both black dragons and council members,...

Her perfect man is a big, scarred alien war hero. Pity he only see's her as a warrior, not a woman...Kenna Reynolds loves life in the Imperial Court. The latharian culture fascinates her, and she values the friendships she's made amongst the sentinel women, most bonded to Latharian males, and a few with babies on the way. She wants that, but the male she wants—Xaandril, the emperor's champion—barely seems to notice her as a woman. As a warrior yes, but she's begun to lose all hope that he'll ever see her as a woman...She was his the moment he saw her. But how can he claim her when he's less than half a warrior?After losing his family years ago Xaandril, the emperor's champion, never thought he'd find love again. When the first humans are discovered to be compatible, Xaan decides to leave finding a mate among them to younger males. But one of the humans, Kenna, won't give up on him, not even when he's grievously...

Even a rogue can be brought to heel by love.Lyssa Ryland is the rogue of the fleet. Feared and wanted by half the admiralty, no one can control the redheaded General. Half-human, half alien, her nature has made her tough and years of war have given her a backbone of steel. Commanding one of the most fearsome battleships in the fleet and friends with the largest mercenary clans in the galaxy, no one dare mess with her.He must walk into the lion’s den...JJ is the sacrificial lamb. One of the fleet’s Empaths he’s been tasked with controlling Lyssa and bringing her back under the authority of the Fleet. Expecting a dried up, crabby nun of a woman JJ takes the chance for a one night stand on the base the night before his new assignment…Only to find out the unforgettable woman he spent the night with is no- other than his new assignment. And this time, she’s not welcoming him with open arms… Between the pressure...

Zahra needs a man… or it's end game. Unable to find a mate, her dragon is asleep, and the curvy dragoness is running out of time. In desperation, she makes an appointment with the Altorian council for permission to seek a mate off world. But before she can speak to the council, tall, blonde and handsome storms in, kisses her like there's no tomorrow and carries her off on the wing to his mountain-top lair. She's been kidnapped… by a wyvern of all things. Not just any wyvern, but Roc, the king they claim they don't have…Dragons and wyverns don't get on. Like, ever. So why does she want to climb her sexy captor like a tree, and what will he do when he finds out she's the dragon king's sister?Roc needs to be king to save his people from themselves. Because they're dumb…Which means he needs to talk to the Altorian council... even though he'd like nothing more than to roast them...

He's one of the most dangerous creatures in the galaxy... so why can't she keep her hands off him?A junior nurse aboard the Combined Fleet Ship Valkyrie, Samara's days are usually filled with minor bumps and scraps and the occasional health or workspace check. But when a dangerous prisoner is transferred aboard, she finds herself on brig duty. Dealing with the big, lethal looking military grade cyborg should be terrifying, but one look into his green eyes and she can't think of anything other than what his big, hard body would look like under the grey ship suit...She's small, soft and fragile... he should keep his hands to himself and forget her. Captured and en route to a medical facility for dissection and study, cyborg Lyon expects nothing but pain and degradation from his captors. But Samara isn't like the others, treating his wounds with care and igniting a fire deep within....

Escape. Locate. Claim. Condemned Izaean Berserker K'laus didn't expect to find his fated mate in a medical bay. Or for her to be human. He certainly didn't expect to have to watch her walk away from him. Escaping the station is easy. Tracking his mate down on a planet alien to him is a little harder. Claiming her heart might just take all the magic that Christmas has to offer. Especially when he can't tell her he's not the man she thinks he is... No time for Christmas, she has a job to do. One that doesn't include falling in love. Holly was the best gen-modded predator keeper on the planet. Until one of her charges used her as a chew toy. Literally. Now the only job she can find is her personal nightmare; Deer keeper in a Christmas resort. Whatever. She just has to survive until Christmas. Which doesn't include falling for the resort's charming, handsome driver. But he is cute and he seems familiar... When her annoying ex drops...

Girl meets boy = classic love story. Girl meets bear... Wait, what?Kacie has always known there was something odd about the small town of Beauty, but she doesn't expect that oddity to almost claim her life or land her in the arms of her long-term crush; hot veteran Dean. Okay, he's nuts but she can't argue with that, not with a body like his or when he's whispering things like 'fated' and 'destiny'. Even if he does claim to be a werebear...She's his mate, but she's human. He's so screwed...Leader of the Beauty bear clan, Dean is between a rock and a hard place. His fated mate is human but he daren't claim her. The elitist asshats in the clan would have kittens. But when an attack brings her over into the bear world, he's out of time and out of options. Even worse, the town has an rogue bear problem and internal clan politics that put Kacie in the crossfire.Forced to fight battles on all fronts, Dean must...

Tall, blond and handsome has been tailing her for months.But born a warlock and trained by a demon, Beth Roark isn't a woman to be put off her game by a pretty face, not even when he almost catches her on her last job, the last job, the one that will fund her retirement from a life of crime. One soul-stealing kiss and she's gone, but he's not that easy to get rid of. And neither are the bully-boy wolves who first hired her to steal for them and now want her head on a platter.She's mysterious, beautiful and a professional thief.Werelion Alex Sullivan is the best at what he does, tracking people who don't want to be found, but even with his skills, bringing in infamous antiquities thief 'The Cat' is proving to be somewhat difficult. She's as good at not being caught as he is at catching people. When he gets the drop on her, he realizes why. She's a magic user. And his mate. Just one problem, the people who own the...