Bøger af Cecilia Lane

A single wolf shifter. A surprise baby. Enemies who want to make his little girl an orphan, and his old lady a widow.Five minutes ago it was just Jensen, a cheap drink, and the start of a brawl with members of a rival motorcycle gang intent on murdering him. He's happy to let them try-until a former one night stand, Noelle, walks into the bar and pins him with a look of death, revealing they have a daughter.A little girl with eyes like his, peering at him from behind her mother's legs.Five minutes ago he was a single wolf shifter. Now he has to sober up, alpha up, and protect the woman and child who are now a weapon his enemies can use to run him out of town.It's hard enough being a single mom, but a single mom to a growing wolf?Her child's father is back, an alpha wolf shifter with a bad boy edge. All she needs is for him to teach their daughter how to control her shifter nature. He's nothing Noelle should want in a man-but everything she craves.Only she didn't know throwing down the gauntlet in a local bar would mean becoming the targets of the local motorcycle gang. Didn't know their sizzling chemistry would morph into something deeper, something worth fighting for.Jensen's dog days are over. If he can't shield his mate and daughter from the heat, they'll all burn.Whiskey and Wolves is a steamy paranormal romance, Book 1 in the Shifters and Sins series. This standalone with a HEA is for readers who love their heroes gritty and their heroines willing to step up to the line for life, family, and love.

Joss Warren packs her bags to head off to the unforgiving wilds of Montana where she's got a job as the new chef of Black Claw Ranch. Secretly, she hopes to heal her broken heart and learn more about her people. She's heard about the good folks of Bearden, Montana. They are kind and generous, so people say. But her first run-in with a growly cowboy has her wondering if that's just a tall tale.City-girl Joss has never met a man as rugged as Hunter Shaw.Tall, tatted, and Montana-tough, Hunter made his name riding bulls on the rodeo circuit. Nowadays, the handsome cowboy wrangles cows and tourists at the Bear Claw Ranch. Hunter is as wild and untamed as the Montana lands.Joss is sure his sultry gaze promises wicked pleasure. But Hunter hides a dangerous side and Joss can't risk her fragile heart.Hunter, a bear shifter, understands horses and hard work. Not women. He's had his heart broken and stomped on one too many times. But there's something about the pesky, smart-mouthed red-head that wakens his bear. She's wary though. The gorgeous, curvy girl is afraid.Of him.And maybe for good reason. If he were a gentleman, he'd give his skittish girl some room. And maybe he is a gentleman, but now's not the time to find out. When traffickers stalk his pretty little mate, his animal ditches all good manners.His snarling bear is ready to mate, ready for cubs and family. He vows to hunt down any threat to keep his female safe...Spurred Fate, book 2 in the Black Claw Ranch series, is a steamy bear and badger shifter paranormal romance for readers who love fated mates, plucky heroines, and tortured cowboy heroes who cherish the women they love.Grab now because you love the story of two fated mates determined to find their places in the world-and with each other.

Take one protective, growly shifter.Add his fated mate, a sassy woman who awakens his bear.Stir in a marriage of convenience, a remote cabin in the woods and let simmer...Everly Mather's very terrible, no-good day is fixing to get a whole lot worse. To start off, her alpha announces he wants to mate with her, to produce an heir. When she gives him an emphatic nope, her guardians take her for a drive and abandon her on the side of a desolate road.The long hike home is punishment for her defiance.Her bad day takes another down turn when a big, hulking bear shifter stops for a friendly game of twenty questions. He seems to think she needs rescuing. He's all kind of mad and snarling on account of her pride dumping her in the middle of nowhere.He refuses to mind his own business.And refuses to go away.When she insists she's just fine without his help, thank you very much, Mr. Growly McBossy tosses her into his truck, and hauls her out to his cabin in the woods. If her jaguar pride cast her aside they don't deserve a fine little thing like her. He announces his plans to keep her.Period.Just a little neighborly protective custody...Everyone thinks bear shifter Sawyer Strickland is gentlemanly...Yeah, that all goes right out the window the moment he finds the pretty little blonde on the deserted road. Everly's lovely hazel eyes and sweet curves awaken his bear along with a whole lot of protective instincts. She doesn't want his help?Too bad.She's getting it anyway. There's no way he'll leave a vulnerable, albeit sassy, woman out in the middle of nowhere.Especially when said female is his mate.Instead of returning her to her people, he carries her off to his cabin. His hospitality doesn't exactly win her over. Even after a few days, circling each other in tight quarters, she's still a tad miffed over the whole deal.After a little time, she'll come around. He's sure.But what comes around instead is her pride alpha, spouting all sorts of nonsense about mating with Everly. Not happening. Sawyer's ready to give the big cat shifter a beat down. He's furious that Everly was left behind by her pride members. Also, she belongs to him. There's that too. Just when things are about to get interesting, Everly surprises both men.She claims she's already married. To Sawyer.Sawyer knows he can protect his woman with a marriage of convenience.Even if his possessive bear demands to claim his sweet, fiery mate. Step into the world of Shifting Destinies, where the men and women you meet might just be a little more than human. Their towns are protected by magic, and their hearts are open and ready for love. But watch your step - more than darkness lurks in the shadows.

He's determined to tear down the walls around his mate's heart, before an enemy rips out his soul.DashRuthless fighter, aimless drifter. Falling in love means getting ripped in pieces when everything goes to hell.Lion shifter Dash can't fight the mating fever forever-or deny his insatiable need for the only woman who soothes his inner roar and makes him purr like a kitten.But another male is sniffing around his woman. It's time for Dash to prove he's the deadliest hunter in the pride.No rival will take what is his.He'll prove to Colette that he's here to claim, here to stay.ColetteMen are trouble. Mates are worse. Colette avoids anything more serious than a one-night stand like the plague.But for once in her life she needs help. A vow never to out a shifter to humans is going to cost her everything. Especially when the person she's protecting is giving off stalker vibes.The only person in her corner is also the only man who tempts her to break her own rules. The man who wants more than her body.She'll have to trust that a mate bond won't chew her up and spit her out. Dash is the last defense against not just her enemies, but a lifetime of emptiness.Savage Chase, Lion Hearts Book 3, is a steamy lion shifter romance. This paranormal with bite is for readers who love friends to lovers, women in peril, and growly protective males who purr for only one woman.Grab now to satisfy your craving for savage on the outside, gooey on the inside alphas. Betcha can't read just one.

How does a bad-boy billionaire bear woo a woman who's been burned one time too many? Playboy billionaire and bear shifter Carson Medved is a frequent visitor to the Fated Hearts Club, but he's not looking for a mate. He's got a reputation for loving and losing a regular stream of female companions. However, with his sister getting married and her new in-laws unhappy about his exploits, Carson needs to cool things down in the public eye. Curvy blonde Alison Ann Gibbs is a marketing and PR specialist who's left behind a life shattered by a man's lies and deceptions. She's drawn to Carson when she meets him at the Fated Hearts Club, but is wary of trusting again. Then Carson hires her to help manage his public image, and the attraction between them grows ever stronger. Carson can no longer deny what he knows is true: Alison is his mate. She's still fighting her feelings, because his past won't stop intruding. The final straw comes when someone leaves a baby boy on his doorstep, with a note saying the child is his son. Can Carson overcome Alison's doubts and prove to her that he's worthy of her trust?

True love, forever. Find your fated mate today. Just one trip to the Fated Hearts Club can change your life. Book One: Burning for the Dragon Has fate given them everything only to cheat them of their happy ending? Book Two: Bear's Baby Blues How does a bad-boy billionaire bear woo a woman who's been burned one time too many? Book Three: Howling for a Mate Fate brought them together... but will his need for vengeance destroy her?

Blood on the claws. Love on the run. Like crazy father, like darkness bound son.Lion shifter Lindley denied his power and fled his dysfunctional pride to save his life. After a decade trying to escape the hell in his soul, he runs into the woman he loved and abandoned.Runs, literally... as in with his truck.His instinct is to chase her away, but if he doesn't save his fated mate, he'll be forever lost to encroaching madness.Kyla is on the run. Her best friend was just sold to the highest bidder, and she's up next. But fate flings her into the path of the man she loved-and who left her to suffer.He's not the boy Kyla remembers, but the man stakes a savage claim.Lindley must put aside fear of his inner darkness and forge his aggression into a deadly weapon. Kyla must blossom from an awkward cub into a graceful lioness, and learn to raise her roar and her claws. If either of them falters, the consequence is not just broken hearts, but broken lives.Savage Claim, Lion Hearts Book 2, is a steamy paranormal lion shifter romance. For readers who crave a fractured but honorable hero, a woman in peril, and a second chance for fated mates to find love.Grab now because you love a gritty battle for the heart with broken but protective alpha males.

Fated for love... Or fated for hate? Failure is not an option. Dragon shifter Rafael Hart is an elite Dragonsworn guard, destined to protect the royal family from any and all threats. But their ancient enemy, the dragon slayers, are their most perilous rival. And when a slayer infiltrates their lair, he must destroy her--even if her scent and curves threaten to ruin him. Weapons of destruction. As a dragon slayer, Lola Moreau knows her place in this world, but her quiet life producing weapons for the cause is about to be jeopardized. Seeking to prove her new weapons are too valuable to abandon, Lola sneaks into dragon territory to prove everyone wrong. Her mission goes spectacularly wrong when she's captured by an irresistible foe. Despite her upbringing, Lola is unable to to stop herself from succumbing to the sexy dragon. The heat between them is undeniable and Lola finds herself questioning everything she thinks she knows about shifters. Fine line between war and love. When an old threat returns with vengeance, Rafe wonders if Lola is behind the latest attacks. Will Lola turn on him or embrace the love that builds between them?

Darkness rises and darkness comes.With it, the House of Conri falls.Brokenhearted, non-shifter Rory Conri returns home to the Wolfden enclave. There's only one thing she knows will help take her mind off of her ex: the annual Summer Solstice Ball. But those plans are shattered when her parents, the Wolf King and his Consort, forbid her from attending. Their refusal stems from the fear of her curse-a ruinous birthright that prophesized the downfall of the Conri line the day Rory takes a mate.Determined, Rory sneaks into the ball anyway. There's no reason for them to worry. Conris only mate wolves, and no one would ever want a non-shifter without a wolf inside. But when a tall and ripped masked stranger claims that she's his mate, Rory questions the life of solitude that her parents have thrust upon her.Adrien Bloodwing hates suits and masks, and he especially hates balls. Forced to attend by his dragon clan leader, Adrien dreads every second he's at the Summer Solstice Ball until the fleeting scent of his mate catches his attention. He is immediately drawn in by her sultry curves and shocked when she tells him about some silly curse she carries. It's a lie. At least he believed it was before she practically dropped dead in his arms after an innocent kiss.With Rory whisked away, Adrien is determined to save and protect his mate while also clearing his name of murder. But things only darken as the pair begin to unravel the lies of Rory's past. Together, the two will have to face an evil that has haunted her entire life or forever be torn apart. Step into the world of Shifting Destinies, where the men and women you meet might just be a little more than human. Their towns are protected by magic, and their hearts are open and ready for love. But watch your step - more than darkness lurks in the shadows.

Can the daughter of his ancient enemy be trusted with his life-or his heart? Troubled. Crazy. Broken.
 Dragon shifter Mannix Byrnes doesn't need to hear the whispered words of his brothers to know he's a disappointment. After failing to protect a witch from death, they're all living with a curse hanging over their heads. Now Nix must find his fated mate to break a demon's terrible magic or end up failing his brothers once again. But the half-dead woman he finds in the snow just might have ties to the monster of his past. Shattered. Alone. Desperate.
 Astrid's evil father only wants her around for his own personal gain. After sentencing two woman to certain death, Astrid finds the courage to escape her father's clutches. Her brief taste of freedom ends in disaster-until she awakes in a warm bed with a hulking caveman looming over her. But shifters and demons don't mix, even half-demons like herself. Seeking to right the wrongs committed by her father, Astrid agrees to help Nix and his brothers track down the demon that ruined them. But when a spell goes horribly wrong, Astrid and Nix find themselves trapped in the underworld. With time running out, they must trust one another to save themselves. But will they find more than they imagined in their fight for the future?

A surprise baby. A second chance at love. Fated mates betrayed by their own.WyattWolf shifter Wyatt tried to do the right thing-protect and mate the girl he loved. Instead he was framed for murder and run out of town by Alanna's powerful tiger shifter father.Thirteen years later Wyatt returns, struggling to control his wolf while simmering in a dark emotional hell. A hell for which he'll make his enemy pay.But blind vengeance will have to wait. The mate he was forced to leave had his baby-a defiant boy now in danger from his own grandfather. And Wyatt will be damned if his son suffers the same fate as his old man.AlannaHe was dead. That was the lie told to Alanna years ago. A lie now storming into town, the torment in his eyes wild enough almost nothing was left of the boy she'd loved.She'll have to dig through the ashes and find a spark of the real man. A struggling single mom, she's determined to prevent their son from following his father's self-destructive path. And when word spreads Wyatt is back, she needs his protection from the dark fate decreed by her father.Wyatt must fight to stay sane long enough to save his mate, his son, and himself from a death sentence he now has a reason to escape.Keep your woman close and your enemy closer? Yeah, **ck that. This time he's keeping the woman plus child, and running the enemy out of town-and out of life.Tequila and Tigers, a gritty paranormal steamy romance, is the second in the Shifters and Sins series. For readers who enjoy second chance romance with an edge, a broody alpha hero who would rather be a villain, and the redemptive power of love and family.

The gorgeous cowboy has plans for her...Desperate to find her missing brother, Tansey Nichols journeys to Montana's Black Claw Ranch. She intends to question the owner, Ethan Ashford. Ethan's her last hope, but the tall, rugged bear shifter claims he doesn't know her brother. Never met him. Tansey's sure the smooth-talking cowboy knows more than he's letting on.Good thing she brought a gun.Ethan's sultry smile suggests he's imagining a hundred dirty things. He's amused by her gun, not at all concerned. If the handsome cowboy wants to pretend he can't recall seeing her brother, she'll fire off a round or two. A teensy bit of gunfire might jog his memory. He doesn't think she means business? Her brother's life is in danger.She'll show him business.The little whiskey-eyed spitfire pulls the trigger...Good thing she misses his boots by a country mile. Ethan had been having fun until that point, teasing her a little, trying to get to know her. But Tansey isn't interested in flirting. Most women think he's hot. Not this one. Tansey has questions and she demands answers.First off, her little, girly pistol has got to go. Her next shot might scuff his best boots. One quick move and she's his. The curvy girl is no match for his brute strength. Of course, she's mad as hell. He's got her wrapped up in a tight hold, keeping her prisoner. She'll need to stay put because he has a few questions of his own.Ethan's shifter instincts warn him Tansey's a terrible danger to the delicate balance he maintains with his shifter side. She squirms, fighting him hard. His bear stirs and snarls. Her lush curves and the honeyed scent of her silken skin confirm exactly what he suspects.This little spitfire is his mate.Then gunshots ring across the Montana range. Ethan knows Tansey's been set up.The danger to his feisty, fated mate is closing in...Wrangled Fate, book 1 in the Black Claw Ranch series, is a steamy bear shifter paranormal romance for readers who love fated mates, fiery heroines, and tortured cowboy heroes who cherish the women they love.Download now because you love an alpha hero and a mate who challenges him at every turn.

One night was all it took for Alex Carter to lose his humanity.And everything important in his life.Alex has been a dark disaster ever since he lost her. Tearing through life on a path of self-destruction, he is fueled by one thing-revenge. His maker stole everything from him the night he left him for dead, and Alex intends to return the favor even if it costs him his life.Wanting nothing more than to begin anew, Olivia West is thrilled to land her new position at Bearden as a geneticist studying shifters. Liv believes she's on the right path until she sees the face of the man who wrecked her for love forever-Alex Carter.When the pair are forced to reunite after six years of separation, neither is prepared for the pain and sparks that fly. Alex and Liv are driven into each other's arms as old passions burn hotter than ever. But when Alex's maker returns to Bearden with a hunger for blood, Alex is torn between slaying the demon of his past and protecting the only woman he has ever loved.With everything on the line, Alex must rise from his destructive past if he hopes to have a chance at redemption and save his one true mate.Wild Fate, book 4 in the Black Claw Ranch series, is a steamy bear shifter paranormal romance for readers who love fated mates, second chances, and tortured cowboy heroes who cherish the women they love.

The only thing that could break their curse is the love of their fated mates. Cursed by the very demon they were hunting, Davin Byrnes and his brothers have been stuck in a cycle of sleeping and demon hunting for nearly a century. When they're woken unexpectedly from their latest slumber with the sense of their mates in their heads, they must split up and venture out in search of the women destined to free them from the demon's infernal magic. Drawn by the feeling of his mate in pain, Davin finds himself in the middle of New York City with demons on his tail. Bree Avery is damaged goods and she knows it. Her once happy life turned sour after her mother's murder and she's been guarded ever since, only feeling at ease with a paintbrush in her hands. When bad luck turns worse and her livelihood is threatened, the last thing she wants to hear is a strange story about witches in New York, demons and curses, and men who turn into dragons. But Davin's hypnotic green eyes and powerful body are soon breaking down all of her defenses and Bree finds herself wanting to trust again. After saving her from a group of mysterious attackers, Davin refuses to let Bree out of his sight and she's forced to accept his mad stories are all too real. But supernatural forces are working to keep them apart and it will take all of Davin's dragon strength and cunning to keep his curvy mate by his side and break the demon's curse forever.

A wounded fox shifter hiding from her past.No one could call fox shifter Becca Holden fragile. She's been to hell and back and got the t-shirt, thank you very much. Years ago, she found herself pregnant with her mate's baby. When she miscarried, Nolan turned away, leaving her to grieve on her own. She left Bearden, vowing never to return.She's been alone ever since.Drifting from job to job, her life takes on a new level of misery and danger when she falls prey to hunters. Men who want to use her for their depraved version of fox-hunting. Becca manages to survive. Barely. She escapes her nightmare, but with nowhere left to go, she's forced to return to Bearden.Heartache isn't done with Becca just yet...A second chance with the mate he lost.If Nolan Byers could have one do-over, it would be Becca. He and Becca were too young when she got pregnant, and when she lost the baby, they drifted apart. Becca left town, taking Nolan's heart with her.Time hasn't healed this wound. If anything, the pain is worse. Ten long and lonely years pass until, one day, she returns to Bearden. Becca... his Becca. She's as beautiful as ever. The moment he sees her, he knows why he never wanted another woman. Because of Becca.His one. His only. His mate for life.Now he just needs to convince Becca to forgive him. But the feisty fox shifter wants nothing to do with him. He sees her around town and she either shuts him down, brushes him off, or flat-out ignores him.Her sass infuriates Nolan's bear. His self-control unravels a little more each time he sees his beautiful, aggravating and smart-mouthed little mate. When a fire burns through Becca's home, a fire that starts under suspicious circumstances, Nolan makes his move.Becca's in danger and his possessive and angry bear will no longer be denied.

Bound by blood and magic. Three elite fighters ascend to the rank of Dragonsworn, guards dedicated to protecting the royal family. But will finding love challenge their sense of duty and set their world on fire? Book One: Smoulder Dragon shifter Rafe leads the Dragonsworn against their ancient enemies: the dragon slayers. When one infiltrates his lair, her scent and curves threaten to ruin him. Book Two: Singe Brody's mission to reclaim the abducted heir takes a turn when his connection to a rival group of dragon shifters comes in the shape of a tantalizingly curvy, gorgeous woman--who just happens to be his undeniably fated mate. Book Three: Scorch With a rogue dragon threatening the city, the last thing on Levi's mind is a mate. But when he encounters a curvy and fiery woman on the run from the monster in the skies, he can't resist.

A woman with a baby and a whole lot of trouble, a bad boy shifter trying to pull his life together, and enemies that will do anything to keep them apart.Maylee Henderson's got a busted car, a fussing baby, and an angry bear hot on her heels. She's at the end of her rope until she stumbles into Ellis's bar and learns that there's a difference between brute force and dominance. Ellis is clearly trouble, and he knows how to throw a punch, but his strength is a tool of protection, not fear, and he's nothing like the violent men in her old clan.Semi-reformed big bad wolf Ellis Hays has been burned before, but one look at Maylee has him pushing aside his own rules at the same time he's throwing the bear shifter chasing her out on his ass.Ellis isn't looking for a mate, but he's entranced by the curve of Maylee's hips and the challenge in her eyes. Problem is, she's got secrets of her own, and Ellis isn't sure he's ready to trust a stranger.A hunted woman can't have a mate, and Maylee is still convinced that mating isn't for her. It doesn't matter that Ellis makes her shiver with want and dream of a possible future she's seen fall to ruin too many times to count.When the past comes calling, Maylee will need to make a choice. Can she really ask her newfound pack to stand beside her against her family? Or is running again the only option to protect Ellis's pack... and herself?Bourbon and Bears is the third in the gritty Shifters and Sins series. Download now for a semi-reformed bad boy who will fight off his mate's enemies and change the baby's diapers, a couple who learn to trust despite vicious pasts, and discover that family is so much more than blood.

Fate brought them together... but will his need for vengeance destroy her? On the trail of the men who murdered his family, wolf shifter Ryder Morse finds himself scoping out the Fated Hearts Club for the man that ordered the hit. Ryder hates everything about the place, from the money in everyone's pockets to the monkey suits they all wear. The last thing he expects is a distraction in the form of a sassy woman with a scent that calls to his inner beast. Vera Hunt has never been drawn to the shifters of the Fated Hearts Club in the way that Ryder tempts her. She experiences enough of their high society lifestyle as a party planner and craves some blistering excitement. The wolf shifter is rippled with muscle and dripping with brooding mystery, but she's become an unwilling pawn in his quest for revenge. When Vera is placed on a hit list, it's up to Ryder to protect her. Despite the risks, Ryder and his wolf can't resist getting closer to the curvy beauty they both want to claim as their mate. Can he set aside his dangerous mission for a chance at happiness or will darkness consume them both?

He can't save himself, but he'll save her...Rhys is a disaster: too violent for his old pride, and more accustomed to using his fists instead of his words. He's managed to carve out a place among the Crowley lions, but his temper still rides him hard. The only balm is Sage, a shattered woman with a core of fire. He wants to bring it out of her. Can he avoid getting burned?She's tired of living under her father's thumb...Sage narrowly escaped a forced mating, but she can't quite manage to pick up the pieces. Except when she's around Rhys. The rumbly lion makes her ache for something more. But good things don't last for Sage, and her father's demand she return to the man who bought her cuts her to her core.Can a broken woman find redemption in the arms of her disaster of a mate? Or will old wounds and enemies be too strong for even the toughest lions to overcome?Savage Exile, a steamy paranormal romance, is book five in the Lion Hearts series. For readers who love a broken alpha hero willing to gamble everything on a second chance with a woman learning to live on her own terms.Grab now for a gritty, intense romance wrapped in fangs and fur.

Alpha lion who is all growl and bite?Defiant human with a broken heart?An enemy out to break them both?Running from a devastating betrayal, Hailey's wound is salted when car trouble strands her in the path of a snarly lion shifter with a chip on his shoulder the size of Pride Rock.She can't decide what's worse-his snarky, human hating attitude, or the fact that her judgement sucks and she is falling in love with the devil in sexy blue jeans. But refusing to trust will cost her more than her future happiness... it could cost her life.Alpha lion Trent has no one but his pride, a group of misfits holding onto control by a claw under his leadership. He doesn't need the complication of a stubborn, mouthy, human woman who looks him in the eye and sets off every instinct to claim.Especially since his uncle is threatening to solve Trent's Hailey problem with violence.For Trent isn't the only one who wants to see all humans kicked out of town and lions back at the top of the food chain. He's just the only one who is starting to change his mind......the only one who realizes that the love of a mate is worth fighting, dying, and forgiving for.Savage Pride, Lion Hearts Book 1, is a standalone lion shifter steamy romance. This paranormal with bite is for readers who love enemies to lovers, snarly lion heroes, and sassy not-quite-damsels in distress.Grab now because you crave an alpha too savage to love. . . unless he's your fated mate.

Her kidnapper will kill to keep her. So will her mate. She must decide-fight or flee.Overcoming her torture. . .Kidnapped and changed against her will, submissive Nora escapes to the small shifter town Bearden. There she rebuilds her courage and her shattered life.But the kidnapper's mark prevents her from mating Jesse, a sexy cowbear as kind as he is strong.A man who gives her the encouragement to slay her fears and take back her independence.When her past comes howling into town, she can plant her feet and fight or she can turn tail and run-saving everyone but herself.Guarding her from peril. . .Under Jesse's stoic calm, the ghost of a grim childhood rages. When he meets the reserved Nora, he recognizes in her a kindred pain-and the spark of an undiscovered strength.Strength they will need when a familiar enemy tracks her down and threatens not just her life, but their clan.Nora's instinct is to sacrifice herself to save the clan. Jesse's is to tear down the enemy's walls and salt the earth with their blood.Bucking Fate, book 5 in the Black Claw Ranch series, is a steamy werewolf bear shifter paranormal romance for readers who love fated mates, heroines in peril, and tortured cowboy heroes who cherish the women they love.

She's destined for him... But will she betray everything he holds dear? Bound by blood and magic. Dragon shifter and Dragonsworn guard Brody Carlisle must protect the heir to the throne. When the young girl is abducted from her bedroom, Brody will stop at nothing to reunite her with the king and queen. But his mission takes a turn when his connection to a rival group of dragon shifters comes in the shape of a tantalizingly curvy, gorgeous woman--who just happens to be his undeniably fated mate. Born into politics and power. As one of the human children of the Gallo dragon clan, Marissa Gallo prefers to remain neutral, ignoring the political fire in her dragon kin. But when she's called upon to help rescue a young child, she can't possibly refuse the sexy, chiseled man enlisting her help. As the heat between Brody and Marissa ignites, the brewing war between factions threatens to keep them apart. Now, Brody must count on Marissa to set aside her family and rescue the heir from the enemy. But does she have a different plan that will destroy everything?

A woman who loathes shifters. A lion on the prowl for his mate. A threat of death brings them together, and may tear them apart.Lilah survived a shifter prison break, but the convicts escaped and now she's on the run.She doesn't want a bodyguard, especially not an intense, inscrutable shifter who looks at her like she's his last supper. Shifters are bad juju, and Seth's sexy intensity feels like some serious black magic. But the most dangerous escaped con wants Lilah dead. Enraged and at the end of her strength she flees-right into the jaws of the enemy's trap. There's no choice but to accept Seth's protection.Loner lion shifter Seth's own pride doesn't want him-and now his mate rejects him as well.Seth brings Lilah to Bearden to lie low. She might not want his help, but she has it and more-he knows Lilah is his mate. An entire life lived shiftless and in her presence suddenly his lion breaks free.But there's no time to explore the growing mate bond. A single fateful moment changes everything, vindicates Lilah's loathing, and sets them on a path that could lead to ruin.If Lilah doesn't overcome the horrible memories of her attack, and if Seth doesn't connect with his beast, then their fledgling bond will break . . . and the consequence is death.Savage Craving, a steamy paranormal romance, is book four in the Lion Hearts series. You're guaranteed a wild ride and a HEA. For readers who love alpha heroes and enemies-to-lovers fated mates romance.Grab now and snuggle up with a shifter bodyguard with bite.

She's running for her life... But he just might be a step behind. Dragon shifter Levi Hastings cares for two things: protecting the heir to the Dragon Throne and beautiful women. Unlike his Dragonsworn brothers, he's not looking for a mate. But when he encounters the curvy and fiery woman, he can't resist. With the claiming scent of another dragon dousing her, he knows she's off limits. Roxanna Pierce is a woman of many names. Fleeing from a rogue dragon stalker for the last year, she knows her time is running out until he finally tracks her down. Desperate to escape the man who's determined to claim her as his own, Roxy rushes headlong into the strong arms of another, who's just as resolved to get a taste of her. Only this time, Roxy finds it hard to resist her sexy rescuer with the hypnotic hazel eyes. As her captor descends upon an unsuspecting Azra Valley, he leaves destruction and murder in his wake. Roxy knows she must do whatever it takes to keep Levi and the city safe--even if it means sacrificing herself for the greater good. Will Levi conquer the monster of Roxy's past before it's too late?

A bear prowling the edge of danger.Gray Jennings has a problem. One that could get him put down by his alpha. It started when a rogue military commander laid siege to the town of Bearden and months later, Gray is still shifting in his sleep. His lack of control marks him as a hazard to both humans and other shifters.He's being watched.He knows the danger he poses.So when rich girl Meghan Wilcox comes to town, he vows to stay far away. The last thing Gray needs is a distraction. Even if Meghan's curves and fragile beauty bring out his protective nature.But the girl's got a secret and worse, her sweet scent stirs his angry bear.A girl hiding from her enemies.Meghan's on the run, hiding from a vengeful ex-fiance after she dumped him at the altar. He's humiliated and hunting for her, intent on payback. Out of sheer desperation she seeks safety in the small town of Bearden. Tucked away in a secret cabin, Meghan feels the glimmers of hope. Finally. But a new threat soon arrives in the shape of a terrifying shifter.A bear who has shifted in his sleep. Gray Jennings.Meghan gentles him and they form a tentative truce. A bond links her to the formidable shifter, but he's savage and unpredictable. Has she traded one danger for another?Meghan's past won't stay quiet. Just when her heart is on the edge of loving this untamed shifter, danger looms, threatening all she holds dear. The only one who can save her is the wild and feral bear.Gray Jennings... Step into the world of Shifting Destinies, where the men and women you meet might just be a little more than human. Their towns are protected by magic, and their hearts are open and ready for love. But watch your step - more than darkness lurks in the shadows.

Tommy Conri has been burned by love, but that doesn't stop everyone in his life urging him to find a good woman and settle down. Though he's buried himself in excuses and his work at his diner, one woman has his inner wolf sitting up and taking notice every time her brown curls bounce past his window.Fox shifter Faith Holden owns the coffee shop across the street from her perfect man. While she's held a torch for Tommy since they were teens, they've never before been single at the same time. She's determined to muster the nerve to invite the scrumptious, reclusive wolf shifter to the town's annual Winter Wonderland Bash.The attraction between the rival diner owners becomes irresistible as they near the holiday festivities. But Faith's dreams of sleigh rides through the snow and mistletoe kisses are dashed when Tommy's ex slithers back into town. Can Tommy forget his past wounds before he ruins his chance to make Faith his mate? Step into the world of Shifting Destinies, where the men and women you meet might just be a little more than human. Their towns are protected by magic, and their hearts are open and ready for love. But watch your step - more than darkness lurks in the shadows.Previously published in the All He Wants for Christmas Holiday Bundle!

Whoever said happy endings were easy was a fool or a liar. Cursed nearly a century ago by a demon he was hunting, Quinn Byrnes has waited impatiently to feel the sense of his mate in his head. After watching his brother settle down with a mate, a spark of hope ignites in Quinn when he finally feels the connection to his own woman. Following the instincts of his inner dragon, Quinn lands in London only to discover the woman destined to break his curse is working for his enemies. Lily Delaney would do anything to guarantee her sister's safety-including working as a bounty hunter for a powerful demon. When her latest hunt ends in failure, Lily finds herself face to face with a shifter who dumps equal amounts of desire and anger in her veins. Quinn is tall, tattooed, and his dazzling green eyes challenge her to take him as a mate even as he sets her life on fire. Quinn's presence unleashes unwanted demonic attention in the form of an ancient enemy that's now turned his sights on Lily. But with her target in the wind and her sister on the chopping block as punishment, time is running out for Lily to launch a daring rescue. As their foes circle, Quinn and Lily orbit around a truth neither wants to admit: happy endings come with a price.

Has fate given them everything only to cheat them of their happy ending? A reluctant ruler... When his brother is killed by a dragon slayer, Luca de Rege becomes the unexpected heir to the Dragon Throne. Used to answering only to himself, he's now responsible for finding a mate and ensuring that the rapidly-dwindling dragon shifter population doesn't go extinct. He doesn't have high hopes for his visit to the Fated Hearts Club... until he spots the curvy temptation sitting at the bar. A woman alone... After a shattering betrayal, Penelope Minett has given up on love. Though a friend talks her into attending an event at the Fated Hearts Club, she's resigned to a life of solitude. The last thing she expects is for an impossibly sexy, irresistibly charming billionaire to sweep her off her feet. A desperate attack... Just as her defenses start to melt in response to his fiery desire, a threat from Luca's past takes aim at the throne by targeting Penelope. He'll stop at nothing to rescue her and claim his mate -- but will he be in time to stop a cruel, relentless enemy from destroying their future?

Small towns aren't for her, but he could be.Sloan Kent believes in justice, for all. Humans and shifters alike. But when she's assigned to a new, shifter-run, Supernatural Enforcement Agency squad, she's suddenly regretting being open minded. Small town drama runs wild in Bearden and she doesn't want any part of it. She's just there to do her job... until she meets Lorne Bennett, that is.Hard muscles ripple underneath his button-up, and that cowboy hat doesn't hide his piercing dark eyes. She knows better than to get involved with a bear, but the heart wants what it wants. Even when the heart wants a broody shifter she knows is bad news bears, literally.He likes his women feisty and wild.Her having a gun is just a bonus.Lorne Bennett doesn't let anyone tell him what to do. Not his family, not his current alpha, and especially not some spitfire little human who thinks she's going to uncover all his secrets. He has good reason to keep those buried, and he owes those on Black Claw Ranch a debt for protecting his past.But Sloan seems different, like she could be the one to put his heart back together after all these years. Being with her could be dangerous though, for both of them.When their worlds collide Lorne and Sloan have to decide if their love really can conquer all when they're confronted with the sins of the past. And if being mates can mend their broken hearts... or shatter them forever.Breaking Fate, book 3 in the Black Claw Ranch series, is a steamy bear shifter paranormal romance for readers who love fated mates, heroines in peril, and tortured cowboy heroes who cherish the women they love.Grab now because you love the story of two tough fated mates carving out a new future-together.

A Lioness in Peril.Three years ago, Mara watched helplessly as hunters killed her brother. The men promised not to harm others if she complied with their evil demands. Now, she's serving time in a cell beneath Bearden, trying to atone for the crimes they forced her to commit.Mara's penance brings her face to face with a fierce and rugged and heavily tatted bear shifter, Hudson Vaughn.He stirs all sorts of feelings inside her. Desire. Yearning. Need. But now is not the time for that foolishness. The hunters have returned. Their demands are even more sinister. They want shifter children, and they want her too.Mara intends to confront the hunters. Alone. But Hudson has a different plan...Together they'll attend a shifter auction, posing as handler and leashed pet. It's all just a fake act. A ploy. And her yanking his leash and taunting him is part of the act too. It's working fine. Right up until the end of the night when all pretense falls away, the lights dim and the growly bear-shifter crowds her into a corner and makes a promise...I don't need my bear to make you submit, kitty...Hudson Vaughn has a plan to set his mate free. First, he must convince Mara they're fated to be together. Then, he needs to convince her he'll protect her from every threat. Even the shifter-traffickers that murdered her brother.What starts as a plan to infiltrate the hunters' auction, becomes something so much more. Mara poses as his handler, but she seems to enjoy her role a little too much. The entire evening, she delights in snapping his leash and full-on flirting with him. None of that was part of the plan.Little tease.His mate has a wild side. A naughty side he never imagined, but one he likes very much. His bear snarls and snaps, hungering to make Mara his.Hudson must destroy the evil forces that stalk Mara, so he can finally claim his sassy, curvy fated mate...