Chapter Sixty-Three MURR The sounds Dakota makes when I touch her breasts are incredible. Her scent is everywhere, full of arousal and need, but still smelling uniquely like her – human. My fangs throb again, instinct reminding me that when I give her my bite, our scents will mix. She will smell like she belongs […]
Chapter Sixty-Two MURR The thought of my bite makes her nervous. It’s evident from the way her scent has changed from sweet arousal to an acrid tang. My teeth are much sharper than hers, and perhaps it is that which unnerves her. Should I tell her the bite is not to take a chunk of […]
Chapter Sixty-One MURR Thess’s arrival has cleared my mind of all its shadows. For so long, I have feared that there was something truly broken inside of me, something to be ashamed of. That all the drakoni are struggling with the loss of our mind-touch is a strange relief. It is not something because of […]
Chapter Sixty DAKOTA “Where walk?” Murr asks me. “Where go?” “No place in particular,” I say. I move to his side and take his hand in mind. “Just to walk around and talk, and think.” Murr nods slowly. “Think…good.” “Thinking is good,” I correct. Thess spoke so well that I wonder if I’m doing a […]
Chapter Fifty-Nine DAKOTA I’m not going to cry with relief that Murr wants to stay. I’m not. If he wanted to go to a fort and meet more dragons, I’d wish him the best. I’d understand it. I wouldn’t follow, but I’d understand it. He’d be choosing his people over our motley little crew. It […]
Chapter Fifty-Eight DAKOTA “I can’t believe we’re meeting another dragon,” my daughter says, squeezing my arm. “I’m freaking out.” “Me too,” I whisper, but probably for different reasons. Thess sits by the fire, wrapping a blanket modestly around her long, beautiful limbs. She takes the cup of tea handed to her and smiles sweetly at […]
Chapter Fifty-Seven DAKOTA Thess is gorgeous. Unabashedly naked and perfectly made, she’s got the same scale-patterened skin that Murr does, but instead of a rich gold, hers is a dull brick red. Her features are sharp and almost catlike, making her seem impish and fun. Her hair is a thick, wavy fall of red that […]
Chapter Fifty-Six MURR I take to the air immediately, a natural instinct in response to a threat. Power surges through my wings, my shift from two-legged form to battle form something that takes place between one breath and the next. As I rise to meet the other drakoni, I send my thoughts out automatically, looking […]
Chapter Fifty-Five MURR “Dakota…not love Murr?” I ask, disappointed. Have I been wrong about all of this the entire time? Am I a fool for imagining that someday she will ask for my bite? Rabbit puts her hands up, surprise on her face. “Wait, whoa, that’s not what I said. Back up.” I take a […]
Chapter Fifty-Four MURR I shift into my two-legged form and follow after Rabbit, curious. She says we need to talk, but I find this confusing, as she is already talking. “Do we talk same time?” She turns and gives me a weird look. “What do you mean?” “You say talk. You talk now. What different?” […]
Chapter Fifty-Three MURR The next morning is extremely cold. Even I, who am not usually bothered by the weather here, find it uncomfortable. My limbs in my two-legged form feel the pinch of the chill. I offer to make a fire inside the bookstore for the humans so they can warm themselves in the shelter, […]
Chapter Fifty-Two DAKOTA No one goes to sleep early that night. Stella has decided to have her babies, hence the smell of blood. The dog pushes out puppy after puppy, much to Aggie and Rabbit’s delight. By the time she’s done, there are nine of them, like little wriggling sausages curled up against her belly. […]
Chapter Fifty-One MURR One Month Later No wonder humans wear a dozen layers of clothing at all times. I pull my loin-wrap tighter around my hips, wondering if I should switch to my battle-form, where the wind and cold does not bother me. The skies clouded overnight and instead of the normal balmy ‘ween-turr’ weather, […]
Chapter Fifty DAKOTA Rabbit wants to know all about Murr’s journey and where he dumped the nomad, and what it looked like from above and if there were any landmarks and and and… “He can tell us all about it tomorrow,” I reassure her, picking up a random cat that rubs against my leg and […]
Chapter Forty-Nine DAKOTA “She looks so good, doesn’t she?” Aggie straightens the little hat she’s put atop Stella’s head and beams at the dog as if she’s cured cancer. “Such a smart girl.” The smart girl has twin strings of drool hanging from her jowls. Her tail thumps on the ground and she settles herself […]
Chapter Forty-Eight MURR There is a lot of talking amongst the females, but one thing is clear: I am not to eat the male under my claws. He deserves eating, or at the very least being chewed up and spit out, but perhaps Dakotah will not like putting her lips on mine after I have […]
Chapter Forty-Seven DAKOTA Rabbit and Aggie take off for the vet’s office, after getting some very grudging instructions from Curtis. Dottie and I sit on the hood of a nearby car to wait for them to return. We’re more or less babysitting Curtis, who’s still trapped under Murr’s claws. Dottie can’t resist being a little […]
Chapter Forty-Six DAKOTA It takes far too long for me to get Murr to set me down, but he eventually does. I immediately move to my daughter, running my hands over her limbs. “You’re okay, aren’t you, baby?” She rolls her eyes at me. “Mom. I’m fine. All I did was blow a whistle.” Yes, […]
Chapter Forty-Five DAKOTA I scan the parking lot with my binoculars, but my brain is busy dreaming of kisses and warm golden skin and even warmer golden eyes. I’m so focused on the thought of kisses that when I hear the shrill sound of a whistle, it makes me jump. Biting back a swear word […]
Chapter Forty-Four DAKOTA “I’m just saying, Mom,” Rabbit says as we walk the next morning. “If you wanna date him, I’m totally cool with it.” “We’re not dating!” I tell her for what must be the eleventh time in the last hour. “It was just sleep!” It’s my fault she caught us this morning. I’d […]
Chapter Forty-Three MURR It is as I suspected – lip kith are much, much more interesting than cheek kith. I’m pleased that Dakotah offered one to me, and if she wishes for me to be silent, I will be as silent as can be. I suspect we are hiding from the others as we sit […]
Chapter Forty-Two DAKOTA Sleeping with my daughter is out. Given that Murr is still on my heels, following me inside the building, I’m not about to go curl up with her…because what if he goes with me? I don’t think he would do anything to Rabbit, but I’m not about to put all of us […]
Chapter Forty-One DAKOTA If anyone notices that I’m flustered, they don’t comment on it. We make plans to go out tomorrow to look for the nomad. We work on a crossword puzzle aloud, because Aggie doesn’t like to do them on her own. I don’t even know if she likes to do them as much […]
Chapter Forty DAKOTA I did not come onto this roof to flirt with a dragon. Yet it seems that is what I am doing. My brain has gone out the window, and the moment he started kissing my palm, I stopped thinking about dragons and enemies and nomads and, well, everything, really. Rabbit and I […]
Chapter Thirty-Nine MURR Nothing I have ever experienced is as entrancing as the touch of Dakotah’s soft hand against mine. I do not dare breathe, because I do not want her to flinch away. Was I fascinated by how soft her lips had been against my cheek? It is nothing compared to her hand against […]
Chapter Thirty-Eight MURR I soak up the sunshine atop the roof, and down below, I hear the comforting babble of human language. Out of habit, I push my thoughts towards Dakota, trying to make contact with her mind. I get nothing in return, but that’s not surprising. Whatever ability I used to have is completely […]
Chapter Thirty-Seven DAKOTA Why am I not surprised that the nomad was a prick running a scam? I should have guessed. “Curtis took us in circles,” Aggie says. “Running our tab up just for fun cause he didn’t have anything better to do. And we were stuck, so we had to go along with him […]
Chapter Thirty-Six DAKOTA It’s strange, but with Murr on the roof, watching over us, I feel safe. Protected. It’s like I can relax, knowing that we truly aren’t in danger in the slightest. It’s a rare feeling in this day and age, and a dangerous one. I can’t allow myself to get used to it. […]
Chapter Thirty-Five DAKOTA A dog. I’m so relieved that I start laughing. It’s not a woman being held captive, but a dog. That takes things down a few notches from ‘absolutely dire’ to ‘just shitty’. I look over at Rabbit, though, and she’s got an absolutely devastated look on her face. I know she’s thinking […]
Chapter Thirty Four DAKOTA I must look like I’m ready to explode. Rabbit gives me a worried look, touching my arm. “Mom, are you okay?” “I kind of want to kill a man right now, actually,” I say, keeping my voice cheerful. “Just find that guy that’s trying to ruin our lives and put a […]
Chapter Thirty Three DAKOTA As we tie pillows onto my backpack, there’s a rustle in the bushes. I look up just in time to see a trio of deer bounding away. Aggie immediately points at them. “Look, Murr! Big meat!” It’s like he’s been waiting for this moment. With a growl low in his throat, […]
Chapter Thirty Two DAKOTA My sweet daughter is selling me out. Here I am, trying to help Aggie and Dottie move their gear to our home and she’s trying to distract me. All day I’ve been watching the two women, looking for clues that they might be misleading us, or telling half-truths to hide something. […]
Chapter Thirty-One MURR After much hand-gesturing, I learn that the finger-waving means going on a journey. Learning their strange sounds are bad enough. Now I must learn hand-signals too? Just when I think I am catching on to their strange language, they change it on me. I try not to show Dakotah how defeated the […]
Chapter Thirty MURR I rub my cheek, startled. Dakotah just gave me a kith. It was on the side of the face, just like she gave to Ribbit, and not on the mouth with extended lips like I have seen in some of the pictures. She has fulfilled our bargain, and I feel a twinge […]
Chapter Twenty-Nine DAKOTA I freeze at her earnest words. Rabbit wants to stay. Rabbit has never told me before that she wanted to stay anywhere. She knows as much as I do that a permanent location usually isn’t in the cards. “You want to stay because of the cats?” “Not just the cats.” I […]
Chapter Twenty-Eight DAKOTA We settle the two ladies into my ‘room’ in our bookstore with my extra blankets and my bedding. “I’ll sleep with Rabbit tonight,” I tell them. “We can talk more in the morning.” The women take off their shoes and set down their gear by the bed, and Aggie takes off her […]
Chapter Twenty-Seven DAKOTA “What fort were you in?” I ask, oh so casually. I squeeze Murr’s hand in mine without realizing I’m doing so, and when he squeezes back, it startles me. Dottie is the one that replies, her tone calm and measured. “We came from Kansas City.” “That’s a long, long ways away. […]
Chapter Twenty-Six DAKOTA The loin wrap is pretty much an utter failure. It’s great in theory. It’s great when Murr is standing up, hands on hips. But the moment Murr sits down, he spreads his thighs like it’s his personal duty to take up as much space as possible, and the fabric rides up, […]
Chapter Twenty-Five MURR I drop three cattle – one for my cats, and two for my humans – before shifting back to my human form and returning. Dakotah has started a tiny fire as she likes to do, and Ribbit is chopping up bits of meat for the cats. They crawl all over her, […]
Chapter Twenty-Four MURR It seems we are collecting more human strays. These two have arrived upon my doorstep, with strange scents and loud voices. They have the drying scent of old age despite their strange trappings, and wave two sticks around as Dakotah talks to them. Ribbit still hides away, and I can […]
Chapter Twenty-Three DAKOTA If they didn’t have guns, I’d go out and introduce myself. As it is, I’m trapped in a closet with a big, naked golden man who’s growling. Not an ideal situation. My daughter is hiding in the old bathroom, which adds to my tension. I want to protect her but […]
Chapter Twenty-Two DAKOTA I’m not sure what to be more afraid of – the dangerous black eyes of the dragon-man sitting in front of me, or the noise outside that tells me the nomad has returned. I knew it was just a matter of time. Murr surges to his feet. I jump to mine, […]
Chapter Twenty-One DAKOTA The next day’s weather dictates our actions. It’s rainy outside and cold, a sign that the weather’s changing. There are leaves littering the parking lot outside, and I’m dreading the winter. Texas winters are always mild compared to a lot of states, but they still get colder than I’d like, and […]
Chapter Twenty MURR It is a book of glyphs. How fascinating. My clever Dakotah is trying to teach me more of her words by showing me some of the stylized glyphs of her people. I have vague memories of something like that from my home, but not nearly as colorful or foolish-looking as these. She […]
Chapter Nineteen DAKOTA I don’t sleep at all that night. I keep having nightmares that the nomad is going to return, and he’s going to hurt Rabbit. My crossbow remains clenched in one hand, a knife in the other, and I stare up at the ceiling. There’s a cat on my feet on the […]
Chapter Eighteen MURR I take my time choosing a fat animal for my humans to eat. I don’t want to give them another sick one, because I don’t want to make them ill. I’m a bad provider if I can’t give them good meat, so I find a herd of bucks and settle atop […]
Chapter Seventeen DAKOTA The nomad keeps smiling at us, and it’s unnerving me. He stops his bike and puts up the kickstand which makes my heart drop. “You’re not being very friendly.” As if he deserves friendliness simply because he’s shown up? “What do you want?” “Thought I’d come say hi. Been smelling smoke […]
Chapter Sixteen DAKOTA The next day, Murr brings a dead deer, with small three-pronged antlers. The meat is delicious and we season our portion and roast the larger amount into shreds to feed the cats. Murr doesn’t eat with us, but he never does. He probably eats deer when he’s out hunting. He hangs […]
Chapter Fifteen DAKOTA When I return to the bookstore, Rabbit has a small fire going out front, a hint of smoke in the air. She’s got the spit going over the flames, and gets to her feet when she sees me approach with the cart. “Mom, I’m cooking the rest of it,” she announces. […]
Chapter Thirteen DAKOTA The pharmacy is pretty picked over, as most buildings are after so many years, but I’m happy with my finds. I dig through the old employee break room and find a few condiment packets and some sugar that’s dried into a hard lump at the bottom of a canister, but I’ll […]
Chapter Thirteen DAKOTA “Murr? You okay?” I dust off my hands and move to the back of the old pharmacy, alarmed by the hissing noise that came from him. He turns to look at me, eyes wild and swirling with black, his hands bent to make his claws like sickles. Smoke trickles from his […]
MURR I’m learning a great many things about humans from watching Dakotah. I’ve never had an interest in them in the past, and my vague memories of the time before when I was lost in my mind are filled with very negative thoughts about humans. Of wanting to destroy them and rip them to pieces. […]
Chapter Eleven DAKOTA I need a grill. Fourteen cookbook shelves later, I’ve find a book that details how to smoke meat without a dehydrator, and it goes into great detail about smokers and grills. Which is perfect…except I have neither. The good news is that I can probably find one at an old […]
Chapter Ten DAKOTA It’s the weirdest night of my life. We sit around the fire with a naked dragon (in the shape of a man) and roast meat for hours. The cats climb all over us, fearless with Murr nearby, and cry to be fed until they’ve gorged themselves. Part of me wants to […]
Chapter Nine MURR The females sit next to each other, across the fire from me. The younger one is bright eyed and eager, the older one more wary. “Da-koh-taaah,” the younger one says, patting her mother’s shoulder. “Daaaa-koh-taaah.” Do-tah gives her an irritated look. But I am intrigued. These mouth noises are long and she […]
Chapter Eight MURR The two human females are such curious creatures. I observe them as they move about. The older female keeps watching me with nervous flicking glances, even as she murmurs sounds to the younger female. She touches the young one frequently, caressing her head or touching the arm, more signs that this is […]
Chapter Seven DAKOTA I’m shaking as I slowly creep toward my crossbow. I need my weapon back. I won’t feel safe until it’s in my hands again — not that it’s done much good against him so far. The dragon-man nudges the meat towards us again, even as the cats rub against his legs […]
DAKOTA I just had a conversation with a dragon. I think. Kind of. More like he just repeated me a lot, but he petted the kitten, looked at me with interest instead of anger, and then just…left. I lower my crossbow and stare after him, but he doesn’t come back. I lean against the door, […]
Chapter Five MURR The female is more intriguing than she should be. Even though she tried to injure me, her fear scent and the scent of the smaller female nearby tells me that she is a mother protecting her young. It is admirable, and it eases away the burning anger I feel. My cat […]
DAKOTA I race inside the bookstore, frantic. The kitten in my hand is scratching it and crying out, but I can’t put him down. Not when he’ll be killed immediately. Rabbit appears, a huge smile on her face. “Mom, you brought me a kitten–” “Get your things,” I say quickly, racing towards my backpack. I […]
Chapter Three MURR That human female just stole my cat. I stare after the female, her scent drifting through the air, mixed with fear and sweat. I hadn’t noticed a human had come close to my nest today. Sometimes they wander close, but they’re easily scared off. This one scooped up one of my cats […]
Chapter Two DAKOTA My body immediately goes cold, flooding with panic. The urge to grab our things and run sweeps over me and I have to hold myself still, not show my daughter the fear her words automatically trigger. I inhale deeply a few times, carefully putting my book down. We’re not in a fort […]
Chapter One DAKOTA “Do you have this postcard, Rabbit?” I ask my daughter, bringing it to her. “There were a few by the register.” She looks up from the bookshelf she’s emptying, setting the precious contents on the ground. Her face brightens as I approach, and then her mouth twists in teenage disgust. “Mom, that’s […]
A quick run-down on the Fireblood Dragons universe if you haven’t read the series or if it’s been a hot minute! It’s okay! Here’s the gist: A hole was ripped in the space-time continuum 8 years ago and dragons invaded. They destroyed EVERYTHING. The setting is now post-apocalyptic. The drakoni have 2 forms, dragon and […]
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Escaped convict Vordigar has been hiding out on Risda III. When he’s scooped up by law enforcement, he has two choices – he can be shipped back to the Haven prison system, or he can marry one of the locals. Piper is from an alien race called ‘humans’ and she needs a mate to help […]
S’bren doesn’t realize what a mess he’s stepping in when he steals me away. He just wants to resonate. Sweet, right? But his methods are all wrong and resonance doesn’t look as if it’s happening anytime soon for either of us. So I’m going to use this time away from the camp as an opportunity. […]
What’s a bigger disaster than being stranded on an ice planet with a bunch of aliens, never to return home? Resonating to the biggest jerk of all those aliens, of course. I hate M’tok, and it seems to be mutual. He thinks I’m ugly and unpleasant, and doesn’t understand why I don’t just fling myself […]
Of all the men on the Icehome beach, Thrand’s the most competitive and most aggravating. He’s cocky. Arrogant. Turns everything into a rivalry. He’s a pain in the you know what. He also keeps insisting that I kiss him. After all, I’m the one that told him a kiss didn’t mean anything. It shouldn’t. A […]
Newly-mated (and grudge-holding) Liz wants nothing more than to be away from the tribe that’s exiled her man. Raahosh wants to prove to Liz that he can be a good mate, even if he’s ugly. On a honeymoon, they can get to know each other better. Perfect, right? This story is an extended epilogue for […]
For months, I’ve been chased by a red dragon. They’re the females of the dragon shifter invaders, fierce and vicious and as ruthless as they are wild. She hunts me wherever I go, and I’m not safe even behind the walls of a fort. There’s only one thing I can do to stop her… …And […]
When I went to my neighbor’s apartment to investigate strange sounds, I never expected to fall through a portal into another world. Yet here I am, a stranger in an even stranger land…and I’m stranded. In this world, might makes right, men carry swords, and gods walk the earth. Within minutes of arriving, I’m enslaved. […]
Varrik va’Rin is the lord of an ancient noble house. On Homeworld Kes, his bloodlines are unparalleled and he wields an incredible amount of political and social clout. He’s used to getting what he wants. So when he sees the strange, delicate human known as Milly, he decides he wants her. And he’ll do anything […]
What happens after happily ever after? Quite a bit, actually. Georgie and Vektal are mated, but Georgie has a few things on her mind before she settles into her new life… Why not have a honeymoon? This story is an extended epilogue for Ice Planet Barbarians and is for readers who want a little more […]
It’s hard to make friends with the other women at the Icehome camp when you’d rather be dissecting the local fauna. Which is why I’m surprised when one of the big, brawny islanders asks me to help him make a prosthetic leg. I don’t know N’dek, but since I’m a scientist, he wants my help. […]
All I want is Hannah. We’ve resonated, but she avoids me. She has made it very clear that she wants no mate, whether he has two arms or four. But when others leave the Icehome beach camp for a getaway to a fruit-filled cave, Hannah wants to go, and she needs a companion. Me. For […]
Marlene’s not like the other humans. They weep while she smiles. They look at us with fear, while she entices me with a come-hither look. I…have no idea why such a bold female resonated to a male like me. I am the most reticent of all the sa-khui tribe, a hunter that never expected to […]
As an a’ani warrior, my life matters little. Cloned from the same matter as thousands of others, I am but one of many. Here on the ice planet, though, I can start over. I can become my own person, have my own needs, my own wants. I know what I want. I have known since […]
I’ve had a full life: wife, mom, divorcee…and then alien property. All of that’s changing now that I’m on the ice planet. Here, I’m free again, and I’ve found love once more. Vaza’s older and a widower, but he knows how to make a woman smile both in the furs and out of them. Everyone […]
Beast. Creature. Monster. Dangerous. All of these things have been said about Gren. Willa doesn’t believe it, though. She knows that monsters can sometimes come in appealing packages. She knows that for all of his snarls and fearsome appearance, he’d never hurt her. And she knows she has to get Gren away from the Icehome […]
The crew of the pirate ship the Lovesick Fool are worried about their navigator, Sentorr. He’s obsessed with working, spending all his time on the bridge. It’s not work the big blue alien is truly obsessed with, though. It’s a female. Sentorr’s convinced that Zoey, a female navigator on another pirate ship, is his mate. […]
One half of an intergalactic assassin team, Jadzion heads to New Mexico for his target while his brother Heriot heads to California. They’ve traveled millions of miles and through star systems to find their targets, who are gun-runners on a galactic scale. Now, though, Jadzion has a problem. He’s waited until the last minute to […]
Gwen’s never wanted to be a leader, but when no one else stepped up, she took on the role. As the mayor of post-apocalyptic Shreveport, she’s made decisions to protect her people…and most of them have backfired disastrously. When she discovers that the dangerous gold dragon lurking outside of the fort has decided she’s his […]
Resonance. It’s a given on the ice planet, forced upon you by the parasitic symbiont called the ‘khui’. With resonance, a guy and a girl are paired up because they’ll make great babies. It’s a survival mechanism necessary for this sparsely-populated world we’re stranded on…and romantic, in a weird, alien way. Everyone expects resonance to […]
Sixteen years ago, Princess Halla of Yshrem saved the life of an eight-year-old barbarian boy and watched her kingdom fall to ruin, all on the same day. Now, she is a forgotten spinster in a quiet temple, living her days out in solitude. The last of her line, she exists in the hope that she […]
No one likes a rebellious captive. I learned that the hard way. I’ve been abducted from earth and cruelly tormented for my fighting spirit until I learned that the only thing that would keep me safe is to be sweet and calm and agreeable. It’s what keeps me alive. When I’m rescued by space pirates, […]
As a pirate, I tend to hang out with unsavory outcasts at the edges of the known universe. I’m used to running into thieves, assassins and fugitives. It shouldn’t surprise me to see a forbidden human female for sale in the tunnels of the space station, but I hate it. When I see she’s near […]
My tribesmates don’t understand her. The other humans think she’s weak. But no one knows my mate like I do. They don’t see her gentle heart or her brave spirit. I know why she struggles. I know how strong she is. And I know I’ll do anything to make her smile. But can I convince […]
Just like Rapunzel from the fairy tales, dreamy, romantic Amy lives a hidden life. She’s kept locked away in a tower for her own safety, with her sister as protector. Amy knows it’s for her own good. If a dragon catches her scent, she’ll be carried away and forced to become a drakoni’s mate. But […]
The growing barbarian tribe is about to celebrate No-Poison Day – a time of love, laughter, and gifts. But all Elly wants is for her mate to be at her side before the brutal season arrives. All Bek wants is a way to quickly return to his female despite the mountains between them. Thanks to […]
Though still carrying the scars of his past as an intergalactic soldier, Emvor doesn’t mind the quiet of his chosen life as a farmer. He doesn’t even mind that most nights are lonely on remote Cassa, but he does need help around his farm. A mail-order bride from his homeworld seems like the perfect solution. […]
A lush, tropical island on an icy planet makes no sense. Then again, not much makes sense anymore after waking up and finding myself not in bed but on a strange world populated by aliens. Since that moment, I’ve learned that nothing is normal anymore and I’ve got to roll with the punches. I can […]
A pirate doesn’t ask for permission – he takes. When I see the delicate human female collared and enslaved by the smuggler I’m about to swindle, I do what any male would do. I take her from him. It’s what I do best, after all. Now Fran’s mine, and I’m never giving her up. On […]
There’s only one way to tame a dragon. Emma Arroyo knows this. She also knows that the big golden dragon captured by her brother’s biker gang is in trouble, and it’s all her fault. He followed her scent, and now his life is in danger. She has to fix this, somehow. If she could talk […]
It should have been a one-night stand. I never intended to seduce Taushen, but things happened. I don’t dwell on the past and while it was great, I’m not looking for a relationship. Of course, try telling that to Taushen. The big blue alien’s in love after one night, and it’s making things darn awkward. […]
Bad day? Try mine on for size. Rogue slavers have landed on the ice planet and captured the tribe. The only ones not snatched? Me, a walking human motormouth with no skill except that of incoherent babbling, and Warrek, who’s as silent as he is attractive. Two more unlikely people have never been paired together. […]
Being kidnapped by aliens is one thing. Being kidnapped by aliens and sent to a prison planet is something infinitely worse. Here in Haven’s prison system, I’m stranded among strangers, enemies, and the most ruthless criminals in the galaxy. There’s no safety for a human woman here, especially not one branded as a murderer. I’m […]
Inspired by the story of Beauty and the Beast, a short and sexy interpretation of the classic fairy tale… For years untold, there has always been a beast in the cursed forest. Every year at the Harvest Festival, a new bride is sent to him…never to return. But when Willow is chosen to be the […]
Bloodlust and insanity rule my existence. As a fierce drakoni warrior, this strange new world I find myself in eats at my mind until there is nothing left. There is no light or clarity…until she arrives. I save her life, plucking her from the sky. From that point on, she is mine. But the human […]
You’d think a tall woman would fit in on a planet of seven-foot-tall aliens, but even on the ice planet, I’m still a weirdo and an oddity. I’m everything all the other cute, dainty human women aren’t. One guy in particular – the alien Harrec – is determined to embarrass me by pretending he’s interested. […]
In a tribe full of happy couples, I am alone. But I am not content to remain this way. There are no eligible unmated females left, so I will do whatever it takes to bring females back to our tribe…even if it means doing something wrong. Even if it means I must purchase my mate […]
Years ago, the skies ripped open and the world was destroyed in fire and ash. Dragons – once creatures of legend – are the enemy. Vicious and unpredictable, they rule the skies of the ruined cities, forcing humanity to huddle behind barricades for safety. Claudia’s a survivor. She scrapes by as best as she can […]
I might be the only unmated female in my tribe, but it doesn’t mean I’ve given my heart. I’m waiting. I want resonance, and I won’t settle for anything less. But when an alien ship lands and a handsome stranger steps out, I know he’s the one. His name’s Mardok and he’s fascinatingly different – […]
Seasons ago, I resonated to the quietest of tribesmates, a male content to love me from afar while I was the center of attention. We could have been happy. Despite our differences, I loved him and he loved me. But then a terrible thing happened…and my world was never the same again. Now resonance is […]
I’ve never spent a day without my mate since arriving on the ice planet. I’m happy and in love, and we have a beautiful child together. All that changed when the world shook. My mate nearly died. He wakes up from his coma…and he can’t remember me. Or our son. Every memory of the past […]
On the day the world shook, everything changed for the barbarian tribe. This short story goes back to the event and gives additional insight. How do Rukh and Harlow fare through the disaster? How does the chief handle the destruction of everything he’s ever known? This short story is a slice of life and intended […]
As a newcomer to the alien tribe, I’ve struggled to find my place. It might be because I’m a tad headstrong at times. And yes, I might have thrown a few things at people’s heads. But I had a good reason to pitch a fit – my shy sister was stolen away right under my […]
Becka isn’t the daring sort. She’s a chemistry nerd on vacation from college. She certainly wasn’t supposed to be stolen by a rival MC and sold as a plaything. Now, she needs a hero…or two. Locke and Epic might be ride partners, but they’re not yet friends. Epic is freshly patched and Locke’s carrying a […]
One morning, gentle Maylak wakes up and feels a sense of oncoming dread. As the tribe’s healer, it is her job to ensure that everyone is safe, happy, and healthy…and they are. So what can be threatening her people? This is a short story set in the ICE PLANET BARBARIANS series and does not stand […]
When I wake up on the ice planet, I’m scared of everything: this place is cold, silent, and the locals look more like blue devils than aliens. To make matters worse, one of the strangers decides I’m going to be his girlfriend and kidnaps me away from my sister. I’m completely and utterly alone. What’s […]
There are few things that are off limits to the were-bears of Pine Falls, but humans are one of them. Not that it’s stopping these alphas from finding their mates! Included in this anthology are five steamy, ultra-hot novellas of big, burly shifters brought to their knees by the women they love. Includes a never-before-seen […]
It’s hard being a new mom on a barren, wintry planet. How about a mom…times two? Nora has to find a way to juggle babies, her mate, and friendships while catching the occasional nap. Can she get her groove back? This is a short story set in the ICE PLANET BARBARIANS series and does not […]
Megan’s ready to give birth, but she’s not ready to let her mate leave her side. When Cashol must go hunting to feed the tribe, they’re separated for the first time since resonance. Not a problem, except the baby’s ready to be born and there’s a storm brewing… This is a short story set in […]
‘Resonance’ is supposed to be a dream – that’s when your soulmate is chosen for you. And everyone on the ice planet has hooked up with a big, hunky soulmate of their own…except me. So do I want a mate? Heck yeah. More than anything, all I’ve ever wanted is to be loved by someone. […]
It’s hard being the most popular girl on the ice planet. The alien men are falling all over themselves to impress me in the hopes that I’ll take them to my furs. But they don’t know my secrets – none of them do. And they don’t realize that behind my smile, I just wish they’d […]
All this snow and no holidays? What’s a stranded human to do? Create a new holiday, of course. Georgie and the other women decide to bring some new traditions and cheer to the sa-khui. More babies are born, presents are exchanged, and a new romance blossoms between a human woman desperate for a change, and […]
The ice planet has given me a second lease on life, so I’m thrilled to be here. Sure, there’s no cheeseburgers, but I’m healthy and ready to be a productive member of the small tribe. What I didn’t anticipate? That there’d be a savage stranger waiting nearby, watching me. And when he takes me captive, […]
As one of the few humans stranded on the ice planet, I should be happy that I have a new home. Human women are treasured here, and one alien in particular has made it clear that he wants me. It’s hard to push away the sexy, flirtatious Aehako, when all I want to do is […]
Twelve humans are left stranded on a wintry alien planet. I’m one of them. Yay, me. In order to survive, we have to take on a symbiont that wants to rewire our bodies to live in this brutal place. I like to call it a cootie. And my cootie’s a jerk, because it also thinks […]
ONE OF THE BOYS Lucky’s the first woman to ever be patched in the Bedlam Butchers, and she’s still trying to figure out where she stands. The guys keep protecting her from the worst club business, and well, treating her like a girl. To make matters worse? She’s pregnant. How’s she supposed to be a […]
You’d think being abducted by aliens would be the worst thing that could happen to me. And you’d be wrong. Because now, the aliens are having ship trouble, and they’ve left their cargo of human women – including me – on an ice planet. And the only native inhabitant I’ve met? He’s big, horned, blue, […]
EVERYTHING IS ON THE LINE I’ve found a fragile happiness with my two men, Beast and Muscle, Warlords of the Bedlam Butchers. Our threesome works so well that I can’t imagine a day without them…or a night without both in my bed. But a rival MC has decided that what’s in the past shouldn’t stay […]
When you love two men, the stakes are higher. I love Beast and Muscle. The two brutal Warlords of the Bedlam Butchers have taken me into their arms and their life. Nothing can ruin my happiness…except the rest of the club. They’re tough, rowdy, and everything I’m not. It’s clear I need to fit in […]
In the world of motorcycle clubs, a snitch is a dead man. And the Bedlam Butchers have a snitch who’s intent on taking down one of the newest members of their club. Shy knows just who the snitch is, too–it’s her older brother. But she can’t do anything about it, because Shy’s got no one […]
When Kitty hears about the notorious ‘panty raid’ happening at a bar Friday night, she heads in looking for a good time with no strings attached. She might want to get laid, but she does not want to be part of any motorcycle club’s lifestyle. She’s not good with following directions or taking orders, and […]
He shouldn’t touch me, but he does. Late one night, in the middle of danger, he makes me feel things I shouldn’t. And I know I shouldn’t want more…but I do. Because hooking up with me? It could cost him his life. Lucky…isn’t. In fact, she’s considered ‘off limits’ to the Bedlam Butchers because she’s […]