Simon has never feared the vampires who rule Valladora, yet he feels stunned and apprehensive when he meets Lord Ettore. The handsome vampire almost immediately declares that Simon is his mate, and though he knows he should feel honored, Simon can’t help resisting something that sounds impossible.
Ettore
is overjoyed at finally finding his mate, even if the beautiful young
man proves reluctant. Ettore is patient, enjoying the slow seduction
despite his desire for Simon to give himself completely and stop holding
back. When Simon disappears without a trace, Ettore doesn’t know if he
should blame his political enemies or Simon’s reluctance to accept his
love.
Lance
devoted his life to serving a vampire, Elizabella, until the day she
committed suicide. These tragic events bring another vampire, Tavok,
into his life. Though Lance knows immediately that he and Tavok belong
together, he wonders if he deserves to find love while still so overcome
by grief.
Tavok
can hardly control himself when he meets Lance, his fated mate. Tavok
knows Lance needs time to grieve, and he does his best to wait.
Everything is perfect when they finally make love, but then Kadlin,
Elizabella’s twin, arrives and makes no secret of his desire to possess
Lance. Kadlin disappeared years ago after aligning himself with a demon,
and Tavok will do anything to keep him away from Lance.
When
Kadlin spirits Lance away to the demon realm, Tavok is racing against
time to save his mate before Kadlin does something that will separate
the two lovers forever.
Fredric
has found his mate, but he’s completely perplexed. His mate is not only
a man, but also a half-demon. Fredric cannot believe the gods have done
this to him. On top of this odd turn of events, Fredric is suffering
from the Dissolution, a vampire disease with no cure. He knows accepting
Satoru as his mate and taking his blood increases his chances of
survival, yet he keeps fighting his fate, even as Satoru becomes more
appealing with each encounter.
Satoru
refuses to give up, and with each passing day, Fredric becomes less
resistant. Fredric first agrees to drink Satoru’s blood, and then he
accepts Satoru as a lover. But as time runs out and other troubles come,
will Satoru be able to save his lover’s life and truly win his heart?
Hatori’s life changed forever when he discovered that his real father was a lycan, as his frequent illnesses suddenly made sense. After achieving his first shift into wolf form, he hoped the last remaining clan of lycans could offer him some relief after a lifetime of suffering.
Yet nothing goes as planned when he travels east to meet with this clan. Since his first full shift, Hatori’s sensitivity to—and craving for—vampire blood has been a great burden.
Surrounded by very tempting vampires and confused by what the lycans have to tell him, Hatori doesn’t know what his next move should be. But when one of the vampires tastes Hatori’s blood, it becomes obvious the fates wanted Hatori to travel east for a very different reason.
Ryu, a dragon shifter and vampire, has found his mate, a man he already has strong feelings for, but he knows his confession is going to take Takumi, a fox shifter, by surprise. In a few days time, Takumi will be taking holy vows, and Ryu and his brother set out to stop him from doing so. But when they arrive, they find the temple in an uproar because the leader of the order has been kidnapped by a demon.
Takumi is distraught because of the abduction of his mentor, Mikimo, and seeing his good friend Ryu gives him great comfort. Takumi had long ago given up hope of anything happening between him and the powerful vampire, so Ryu’s revelation leaves him shocked and confused. As they search for Mikimo, Takumi consents to become Ryu’s lover, but he remains reluctant to acknowledge their matehood. As they fight side-by-side, will Takumi open his heart and accept the love the gods have ordained for him, or will he hold back because he’s afraid of being hurt?
Loxis lost his fated mate years ago, and he put aside all ideas of ever falling in love. He devoted his life to fighting demons and helping their victims to fill the void left in his heart. Everything changed when he was summoned to fight a demon and help rescue a young man named Hiroki. Loxis can’t fight his feelings for the damaged young man, but he fears scaring Hiroki with his desires.
Hiroki has finally emerged from a lifetime of pain and torture, and he wants nothing more than to share that life with the man who rescued him. Loxis treats Hiroki as if he is made of glass, though Hiroki knows he sees longing in Loxis’s eyes in unguarded moments. As they embark on a mission to Hiroki’s homeland, he vows that he is going to make the vampire acknowledge what is happening between them, no matter what he has to do.
Shigure finally has a home and friends who love him, and even a brother he’s slowly building a relationship with after years of estrangement. He thinks his life is settling down, and then he discovers he’s a vampire’s mate. His focus changes completely when he offers his mentor’s brother, Kyros, his blood and feels their connection. Loving others has always ended badly for Shigure, so he’s afraid to believe the fates are truly blessing him with so many good things all at once.
Kyros wants to curse himself for not seeing that his mate was right under his nose for almost a year. But now that he’s found him, he’s going to do everything he can to show the timid and reluctant young man how beautiful every aspect of love can be. Just as Shigure starts to open up emotionally and yield physically, a summons from the king separates them. Now they have to trust that the gods didn’t give them a brief glimpse of happiness only to separate them forever.
Ladon lost his protégé, but he has a mission to take his mind off the loneliness. When he arrives at the lycan settlement, however, he meets a handsome young man who reminds him with every glance exactly how lonely he’s been for many years. The problem is, the man he’s so entranced by seems to hate him.
Kai
has been curious about Lord Ladon all this life. He and the vampire are
linked in a way he is reluctant to divulge, but soon Ladon demands an
explanation for Kai’s scowls and long glances. When they discover
they’re mates, Kai is certain it’s a mistake. His mind says they could
never work, but can his body and heart convince him to submit and let
the fates give him the happiness that has always been out of his reach?
Thanos enjoys his quiet and solitary life, but when he finds two lost leopard shifter cubs, he starts to see that he’s been missing out on life by keeping to himself. Before he has a chance to try to help them, their older brother practically storms the castle, accusing Thanos of holding the cubs against their will. From the moment he scents Declan’s blood, Thanos knows the fates brought the cubs to him for a reason.
Declan is furious when he discovers that a vampire has taken his brothers, but Thanos is not what he expected at all. He knows he can’t trust anyone, yet he wants to believe the handsome vampire who immediately offers him and his brothers a safe and luxurious life. But Declan and his brothers have a secret, and once the vampire finds out, Declan knows the happiness being dangled before him could be lost forever.
Stryker has been looking forward to finding his fated mate for decades, but from the start, nothing goes as he’d dreamed. His mate refuses to even meet him, denying the mate bond without giving him a chance and actually running away to avoid hearing the vampire’s pleas.
Joseph sees humans who throw themselves at vampires as weak and stupid, and he has no intention of giving up his free will simply because a vampire orders him to. His heart has been through enough without being forced to pretend he loves someone, so he flees. He wants true love and sees no logic in trusting fate to simply drop the real thing right into his lap.
But Stryker refuses to give up and pursues his mate, prepared to do anything to make Joseph see what he’s really running away from.
Ian opposes the death penalty and hopes to convince the king to show mercy to one of his subjects. Ian’s desire to free the man in his dungeon only grows when he discovers that the feisty, sharp-tongued leopard shifter is his mate.
Kamon’s life is already complicated enough when Ian steps into it. Kamon’s always relied on no one but himself, yet now he begins to envision a very different future. He’s trying to keep Ian at arm’s length, but that grows harder every day as the vampire works relentlessly to change the mind of a king who’s never before granted any subject a pardon.
Braden and Ville met by chance, lust drawing them to each
other. But when they discovered they were mates, Ville only laughed and fled. After
completing his mission, Braden finds Ville and demands more than one night from
the man who insists his demon blood is too strong for love to ever enter his
heart...
Erik found his mate Lucas when he was only thirteen and in
desperate need of help. Erik stepped in right away to save Lucas and his
sisters, and his entire life became about caring for them. But now Lucas is
grown up and wants Erik to see him as more than just someone who needs
protection. As the ups and downs of life teach them all the true meaning of
family, Lucas makes plans to show his vampire that he’s more than ready to be
claimed.
When Jensen wasn’t prepared to commit to his fated mate, he
let Ciel walk away, thinking he’d get over the human soon enough. But a year
apart has proven that what he felt for Ciel went far beyond lust. He wants a
second chance, and he’ll do anything to convince Ciel to give it to him.
Ciel thought he’d moved on, but when Jensen comes back
begging for another chance, he finds it hard to deny the vampire. His heart’s
been broken once, yet Ciel can’t make himself walk away from Jensen again. Will
they be able to make it work, or will the pain of the past prove too much in
the end?
Dax lost his fated mate years ago, and he mourned William
far longer than anyone thought was healthy. But there was a reason no one knew
about. Dax fell in love with Quinn, William’s twin brother, and he's felt
guilty ever since he realized it. Yet as his brothers both find their own
mates, he sees that he can’t keep hiding his feelings simply because he fears
rejection.
After his twin died,
Quinn felt lost and alone, but Dax stood by him when he had no one else. Quinn
has moved on, but he feels as if Dax is still weighed down by William’s death.
The very idea tears Quinn up inside, and he’s determined to see Dax as happy as
he was when they first met. The vampire always looks sad and lost in thought,
and Quinn promises himself he won’t rest until he manages to help the best and
dearest friend he’s ever had.
Locke has hidden in the shadows his entire life, and he never expected to find a mate for himself. Bear shifters are supposed to be extinct, but he and his family finally seem to have found refuge. His new life becomes more appealing when he discovers his mate in his new home.
He’s shocked this mate is not only male but also a vampire, yet he has no desire to turn from what the gods have given him. But instead of submitting the way Locke craves, Ash doesn’t believe they’re actually mates and resists Locke’s advances. But Locke can see Ash is equally affected by the mate bond, and he won’t give up until his vampire has given in to him, body and soul.
*This MF book is a stand alone but takes place in the days between His Insatiable Bear and Bound and Bitten*
Locke has hidden in the shadows his entire life, and he never expected to find a mate for himself. Bear shifters are supposed to be extinct, but he and his family finally seem to have found refuge. His new life becomes more appealing when he discovers his mate in his new home.
He’s shocked this mate is not only male but also a vampire, yet he has no desire to turn from what the gods have given him. But instead of submitting the way Locke craves, Ash doesn’t believe they’re actually mates and resists Locke’s advances. But Locke can see Ash is equally affected by the mate bond, and he won’t give up until his vampire has given in to him, body and soul.
*This MF book is a stand alone but takes place in the days between His Insatiable Bear and Bound and Bitten*
Gwynn thinks all her friends
have gone mad when they begin insisting that Orman, their lord’s steward, is
interested in her.
Orman’s been in love with Gwynn
for months, but he’s kept his mouth shut because he fears rejection.
When it becomes obvious everyone
knows about his feelings except Gwynn, he sees that he has to act. He’s always
done his duty and ignored his own needs, but now that he has a chance to win
Gwynn’s heart, his desire refuses to be denied.
Feeling hurt and betrayed, Arion left Vane and rejected their mate bond
twenty years ago. He vowed never to return and even made Vane promise
not to try to find him. He’s tried to bury the feelings of guilt and
regret over the years, but he’s forced to face it all when Vane’s
brother shows up to plead with Arion to save Vane’s life.
Vane knows the Dissolution will kill him if he doesn’t drink from his fated mate, but he refuses to break the promise he made to Arion. When Vane’s brother brings Arion back, Vane doesn’t know how to react to his mate’s return, especially when Arion proves so eager to take care of him.
Lucky for Vane, Arion has a plan. He’s tired of wondering what might have been, so he’s going to focus on finding out what could be. The past holds nothing but pain, but Arion already sees how much pleasure the future could bring if he embraces the love he once walked away from.
Seeking to ease his loneliness, Owen sets out to meet his last remaining relative, someone he never knew because of an old family scandal. He’s trying to find his way in life, his path uncertain and his heart having been broken more than once.
Suffering under a demonic curse that can never be lifted, Edmund hides away in Erimooor Lodge so he doesn’t have to deal with the pity and fear his appearance inspires. Though many in the nearby village accept him as he is, he knows not everyone will have that ability to tolerate his animal-like appearance.
Owen makes his living as a storyteller, enthralling others with fantastical tales. Little does he know that the gods have something amazing planned for him when he meets the real “Beast of Erimoor Lodge” and finds out how wrong all the old legends are.
Samuel has devoted the last six years of his life to serving his king as an assassin, but the adventures he was promised are starting to lose their appeal. Two years ago, he realized what was missing in his life, but he was too afraid to act on it. When the need becomes too great, he leaves in the middle of the night to return home to his best friend … the man he fell for without even knowing it. Though he fears Quentin might not be able to accept his past, he knows he has to try to win the man’s heart.
Vane knows the Dissolution will kill him if he doesn’t drink from his fated mate, but he refuses to break the promise he made to Arion. When Vane’s brother brings Arion back, Vane doesn’t know how to react to his mate’s return, especially when Arion proves so eager to take care of him.
Lucky for Vane, Arion has a plan. He’s tired of wondering what might have been, so he’s going to focus on finding out what could be. The past holds nothing but pain, but Arion already sees how much pleasure the future could bring if he embraces the love he once walked away from.
Seeing both of his brothers find happiness with their fated
mates has convinced Byron that he can’t simply go on doing nothing. He found
his fated mate five years ago, but a tragedy kept him from confessing the truth
to Kit. He decides to go back and take a chance, unable to go on living with
nothing but dreams of what he could have with his mate.
Kit has lived a quiet, withdrawn life since his parents and
brother were murdered, but he’s beginning to wonder what else is out there for
him in the world. He’s stunned to learn he’s a vampire’s fated mate, but Byron
wins him over quickly with his kindness and patience. Though he isn’t sure he
can accept the mate bond yet, Kit sees his chance to explore the world as he
learns more about this gentle vampire who has waited five years just to be with
him.
Seeking to ease his loneliness, Owen sets out to meet his last remaining relative, someone he never knew because of an old family scandal. He’s trying to find his way in life, his path uncertain and his heart having been broken more than once.
Suffering under a demonic curse that can never be lifted, Edmund hides away in Erimooor Lodge so he doesn’t have to deal with the pity and fear his appearance inspires. Though many in the nearby village accept him as he is, he knows not everyone will have that ability to tolerate his animal-like appearance.
Owen makes his living as a storyteller, enthralling others with fantastical tales. Little does he know that the gods have something amazing planned for him when he meets the real “Beast of Erimoor Lodge” and finds out how wrong all the old legends are.
Samuel has devoted the last six years of his life to serving his king as an assassin, but the adventures he was promised are starting to lose their appeal. Two years ago, he realized what was missing in his life, but he was too afraid to act on it. When the need becomes too great, he leaves in the middle of the night to return home to his best friend … the man he fell for without even knowing it. Though he fears Quentin might not be able to accept his past, he knows he has to try to win the man’s heart.
Sean arrived at a wedding thinking he might find someone to warm his
bed, if he was lucky. He didn’t expect to find his fated mate, and he
certainly didn’t expect her to be his friend Erik’s eighteen-year-old
ward. He’s never worried about attracting a lover before, but a mate is
very different, especially one as lovely and seemingly innocent as Iris.
Iris can’t help feeling stunned when Sean—the vampire who wears too much cologne and flirts with everyone—tells her she’s his fated mate. Even though he’s handsome, she’s never been able to take him seriously. But as he takes her hand and pleads with her to give him a chance, she starts to see a completely different man behind the façade he always wears. Though she’s not sure it can work, the look in his eyes compels her to explore what might be between them.
When Petyr had to choose between the fated
mate he hardly knew and his pregnant former lover, he told himself
rejecting Rollo was his only option. Even when life brought him more
heartache, he felt it was all worth it when he looked into his
children’s eyes.
Rollo never forgot about his fated mate. When Petyr shows up on his doorstep in the middle of the night, there’s no time for joy as Rollo finds out all his mate has been through since they parted. Petyr is dying, and though Rollo’s blood could save him, he asks for nothing more than Rollo’s promise to care for his children.
But this time, Rollo isn’t going to give up. The gods have given them both a second chance, and he’s going to prove that to his mate.
Iris can’t help feeling stunned when Sean—the vampire who wears too much cologne and flirts with everyone—tells her she’s his fated mate. Even though he’s handsome, she’s never been able to take him seriously. But as he takes her hand and pleads with her to give him a chance, she starts to see a completely different man behind the façade he always wears. Though she’s not sure it can work, the look in his eyes compels her to explore what might be between them.
Rollo never forgot about his fated mate. When Petyr shows up on his doorstep in the middle of the night, there’s no time for joy as Rollo finds out all his mate has been through since they parted. Petyr is dying, and though Rollo’s blood could save him, he asks for nothing more than Rollo’s promise to care for his children.
But this time, Rollo isn’t going to give up. The gods have given them both a second chance, and he’s going to prove that to his mate.
