Evangeline Dunn is attempting to fit into the role of a proper lady by English standards. Traveling to London for her first season, she faces the threat of an enemy submarine bent on destroying the airship carrying her across the ocean. Once she steps forward to help using her special gift, her knowledge is questioned by the captain, placing her and her brother's future in danger.

A Kitsune, a Gumiho, a Witch, and a danger not even their combined magic is strong enough to defy. Marie Xiao lives a double life, moonlighting as a freelance consultant in corporate Seattle even as she dedicates herself—and her powers as a witch—to chasing down objects of myth and magic before they can be used to harm humankind. She carefully guards the bridges between worlds and has never once been tempted to stray.Until she catches the eye of a pair-bonded kitsune and gumiho and her whole world is thrown into chaos.Japanese and Korean fox spirits Yamamoto Kuro and Joseph Choe have been hoping to cross paths with Marie since their first chance meeting at an artifact retrieval gone decidedly wrong. They may work for Marie's enemy, but they don't see any reason why they can't mingle a little work and play...especially when a (literal) dead man waltzes into their impromptu reunion, raising intriguing questions about a deeper magic that may...

She'll use every skill she has to find him. Mercenary Kat Darah has been ordered to keep her shapeshifting secret from everyone but those closest to her, for her own safety. She's learned how to control the feral rage...for the most part. But when Lieutenant Rygard's military unit goes missing on a planetary surveillance mission and the newly arrived commanding officer seems to have other priorities, Kat is ready to throw caution out an airlock and use any and all methods she has at her disposal to find Rygard and bring him back alive.

Security chief Michael Hunt brings in wet work specialist Sushar "Su" Sakda to pose as his woman, find his mark, and eliminate the threat—an assassin hunting in his organization. They make a potent pair for this job, and if they survive, their sizzling pretense could become the real thing.

Fiery Cadence is assigned as both gun expert and bodyguard when the senior crew of the Airship Vulpes is hired to transport precious cargo. Jonathan Archer is determined to reach the Exposition Universelle where his inventions might finally be recognized and he'd have a future beyond the small village in which he'd been born. Meeting Cadence expands Jonathan's world view in ways he never thought possible and he has every intention to get to know Cadence better on the way from New London to Paris. Journeys rarely go as planned though, and the two things Cadence can rely on like clockwork are her captain's explosive temper and the opportunity for a good fight.

Contracted Defense by Piper J. Drake Time is running out and the enemy is at the gate. Adam Hicks may be the rookie at Safeguard, but he’s no novice in the field. Retired from active duty after multiple tours and back fresh from a brief rest in New Zealand, he’s itching to return to action. But the challenge he hoped for arrives in an unexpected form: his sexy yet stern new partner. The last thing Victoria Ash wants is to work with the new guy—especially one as gorgeous as Adam. His relaxed attitude about their first “easy” assignment together—setting up a private home defense network for a reclusive client—doesn’t impress her. Easy usually means trouble. She’s proved right when Adam discovers that the multiple incursions on the physical and cyber security systems aren’t just glitches. They’re under attack…and there’s a traitor in their midst. As tension mounts, so does the attraction between Victoria and Adam. They must protect their client and the research he’s desperately trying to keep secret. Working together, they have to find the mole before their defense measures, in the fortress and online, are compromised and the deadly secrets they’ve sworn to protect are revealed. Book three of the Safeguard series This book is approximately 70,000 words Carina Press acknowledges the editorial services of Anne Scott One-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you’re looking for with an HEA/HFN. It’s a promise!

On the beautiful Hawaiian Islands, not all is paradise in this high-stakes, action-packed romantic suspense.Jiang Ying Yue believed her kidnapping was a case of wrong place, wrong time. Why would anyone want to harm her? But when her rescuer Azubuike Anyanwu discovers a traitor in her father's organization, Ying Yue realizes that she's become a pawn in a dangerous game, and whoever has captured her won't be satisfied with just making her disappear. Azubuike Anyanwu built his life around the Search and Protect Corporation, with his canine partner Buck at his side. Taking on a contract to protect Ying Yue during her time on Oahu seems straightforward, but nothing is ever simple. His team has caused too many problems for a human trafficking ring with international support, and now Search and Protect has been framed. Zu will have to choose between saving Search and Protect or keeping Ying Yue alive.

The Mystic Bookstore is keeping a secret. In fact, the whole town is. Amihan Chanthara is ready for a new beginning when she arrives in the little harbor town of Wolfsound, Washington, nestled in the San Juan Islands. Settling in as the new owner of the town bookstore is easy. Figuring out who killed the bookstore's previous owner is not. The town sheriff has asked the sexy, ill-tempered werewolf, Lucien Allard, to help investigate and Ami is torn between heady attraction and irritation as the bookstore continues to be the center of the murder investigation. Is the killer human or supernatural? Why was the previous bookstore owner murdered? Is Ami next? Every new friend could be the murderer and even the one theoretical witness can't tell anyone what happened. Will Ami survive long enough to learn what it means to be chosen by the mystic bookstore as its new Scribe?

Carri has definitely caught the eye of the big bad wolf. Visiting the Glacier Valley pack to get a little breathing room from life in the city, she uses her skills to help install a high tech airspace sensor array for her adoptive grandmother's pack. Jason is a lone wolf, good at doing his job and good at being alone. Sparks fly between them, igniting desire hotter than Carri's red hood. But the Glacier Valley pack has made it clear that Carri is under their protection and off limits. And yet, the heat between them is undeniable and when Carri makes her choice clear, Jason is ready to claim her as his. He'll go against the pack and any rivals, even take down an alien hunter to have her and protect her.

For fans of Sarah J. Maas's Crescent City comes a bold and captivating Thai contemporary fantasy by bestselling author Piper J. Drake.My wings unbound, I am the Thai bird princess, the kinnaree, and no matter the cost, I will be free.Peeraphan Rahttana lives her life in Seattle, unaware of the complicated magical world spinning just beyond the shadows and mist...until a violent clash outside her dance rehearsal has her literally whisked off her feet. Her darkly brooding rescuer, vampire Bennett Andrews, claims to represent a secret organization dedicated to locating objects of myth and magic, tucking them safely away where they can do no harm—but he's too late to save Peeraphan from a deadly curse.Yet Peeraphan isn't what she seems. Wings unbound, she's a Thai bird princess of legend...and while the curse won't kill her outright, it's only a matter of time. Determined, Bennett sweeps Peeraphan deeper into a supernatural...

LOVE IS THE GREATEST RISK OF ALLAfter multiple tours of duty, Brandon Forte returns to his hometown on a personal mission: to open a facility for military service dogs like Haydn, a German shepherd who's seen his share of combat and loss. It also brings him back to Sophie Kim, a beacon of light in his life . . . and the one woman he can't have. But Forte's success means he's made enemies in high places. Enemies who are now after Sophie . . . When Forte enlisted and left without saying goodbye, Sophie did her best to move on. But with her first love back in town, looking sexier than ever, she's constantly reminded of what they could have had. Then after he risks himself for her, Sophie realizes she'll have to put her life in the hands of the man who broke her heart, knowing the danger -and the sparks between them- could consume them both.

LOVE IS AN ACT OF BRAVERYRetired Navy SEAL Alex Rojas is putting his life back together, one piece at a time. Being a single dad to his young daughter and working at Hope's Crossing Kennels to help rehab a former guard dog, he struggles every day to control his PTSD. But when Elisa Hall shows up, on the run and way too cautious, she unleashes his every protective instinct. Elisa's past never stays in her rearview mirror for long, and she refuses to put anyone else in danger. But with Alex guarding her so fiercely yet looking at her so tenderly, she's never felt safer . . . or more terrified that the secrets she keeps could put countless people in grave peril. The only way for both to fully escape their demons will take the ultimate act of courage: letting go and learning to trust each other.