Proud. Imperious. Impassioned. Until three years ago, those words applied to Dominic Asher, the leader of Ash Valley. His family has ruled the feline branch of the Animari for hundreds of years, guiding the pride through perilous times. Unspeakable loss drove him into seclusion, a feral beast nobody can tame. Now he’s wrecked, a leopard king in exile, and he wants nothing more than to die. Fierce. Loyal. Determined. Fortunately for Dom, those words still apply to Pru Bristow, his dead mate’s best friend. She’s had her heart broken too, but she never quits. With the conclave approaching, alliances with the Pine Ridge pack and Burnt Amber clans on the verge of collapse, she’s prepared to do whatever it takes to drag their leader back, before his second can start a war. At best theirs seems like a desperate alliance, but when their mate bond turns hot and fierce, there’s no end to the questions and the doubts. Neither of them expects to fall in love. But sometimes people don’t know what they’re looking for until they find it.

A dark fantasy e-short of 4,200 words. 'On Blackened Wings' is one of the 12 stories of science fiction, fantasy and horror collected in Transient Tales Volume 2.A dark fantasy e-short of 4,200 words. 'On Blackened Wings' is one of the 12 stories of science fiction, fantasy and horror collected in Transient Tales Volume 2.Everyone called them bats. The word was inadequate by a dozen orders of magnitude, but there wasn’t a better one. Whatever they were--aliens, demons, creatures from some unknown hell--they weren’t bats. But maybe that was the closest approximation the mind could stand.

THE AUTUMN WIFE A runaway wife. A dangerous man. A passion worth the peril. Cecile Tremblay vows she’ll never be a victim again. The twenty-four-year-old King’s Girl escapes an abusive husband—a hanging offense, by the frontier laws of rough-and-tumble Montreal. Determined to avoid the noose, Cecile grasps a last-ditch way to secure sanctuary by joining a convent. But she didn’t expect to meet Theo Martin, a burly, broad-muscled stonemason overseeing the building of the convent’s nearby chapel. Hiding a troubled past of his own, the protective giant gently hammers at the walls around her hardened heart. As Cecile’s emotional defenses weaken, the law closes in, forcing her to make an impossible choice. Can Cecile trust this unsettling stranger, or should she seal herself behind convent walls forever? THE AUTUMN WIFE is the emotionally gripping third standalone novel in the King’s Girls historical romance series. If you like deeply moving love stories, strong and protective heroes, and rip-roaring adventure, you’ll be swept away by Lisa Ann Verge’s latest heartwarming tale. Buy THE AUTUMN WIFE and experience a gripping, romantic adventure today!

A dark fantasy e-short of 4,500 words.‘What Doesn’t Kill You’ is one of the 11 short stories of science fiction, fantasy and horror collected in Transient Tales Volume 1.A dark fantasy e-short of 4,500 words.‘What Doesn’t Kill You’ is one of 11 short stories of science fiction, fantasy and horror collected in Transient Tales Volume 1.They evacuated people, in the the early days of the Blight. They sealed off the affected areas and posted guards. They provided protection, issued reassurances. They put their top scientists to work on finding a solution. They don’t do any of that anymore.But even if everyone else is giving up, Olivia’s determined to find a way to survive. To adapt.Because what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Or different, at least.

King Takes Queen (Ladies of Risk, Book 3)

Lost in a time that's not her own,In a world surrounded by magic.Frightened and unsure who to trust. When Ana ventures into a forest to photograph a meteor shower and accidentally crosses a time portal, she finds herself in Camelot in an era before King Arthur.However, nothing is as it seems. She must forget what little she knows about the Arthurian legends and choose her alliances wisely if she wants to stay alive.Amid the palace intrigues for the throne, Ana finds herself caught in a terrible siege of the castle, without a clear understanding of her allies or even who she herself is. Her only option will be to trust in the loyalty of a being who doesn't even belong to this world as she fights to survive. A Sapphic Retelling of the Legends of King Arthur.

Tobey Mitchell dreamt of many things but none included being a part of any man's seraglio. That choice was taken away from him when the High King of Naverya, Adam Radcliffe, met Tobey and wanted him for his own. Against Tobey's will, his body and also heart fell prey to the man everyone called High King and the man he simply called Adam. As Tobey becomes Adam's favourite concubine, jealous rivals threaten to tear asunder the love that they have created together.

After a dangerous kidnap attempt on her life, Elsie is left more shaken than she cares to admit but she decides to fight to be with the man she loves.

Astrophysicist Meredith Burke’s professional life is perfect. Her personal life is another story. Years ago, a ménage with the man she loved and his roommate left her with a broken heart and a secret. She hasn’t trusted anyone since, but when she meets rugged hunting guide Charlie Connor she figures she doesn’t need to. He’s got “one-night stand” written all over him. After one night with Meredith, Charlie needs more. She’s intoxicating, and shockingly willing to give him total control of her body. When she agrees to spend an entire week with him at the lodge where he works, it’s more than he’d hoped for. But Blaine Bridges, Charlie’s best friend and boss, has his own secrets. Blaine hasn’t seen Meredith since that disastrous encounter eight years ago, but he still has feelings for her. Now she’s dating his best friend, the man he wants for himself. When Meredith invites him to join in their naughty play, his pleasure is all-consuming. But will the secrets they all hold close destroy a beautiful beginning or bring these three lovers closer than they ever imagined?

Elsie enters into Carlos’s luxury world and meets his deadliest enemy who reveals to Elsie Carlos’s darkest secret. Can she make this work?

The passion heats up as Carlos realizes he can’t keep away from sweet Elsie. But Elsie struggles with her feelings towards him until he takes her for a thrill of her lifetime experience.

Crime flash fiction: 20 bite-sized stories of murder and mayhem.

SHALLOW CUTS is a collection of crime flash fiction: 20 bite-sized stories of murder and mayhem. Featuring a would-be comedienne who'll do anything to get a laugh, a fatal case of sibling rivalry, a newly-promoted gang boss who finds that life at the top isn't quite what he imagined, a young boy trying hard to live up to his father's expectations, and many more.

"A sexy, hot romantic rendezvous!"New Adult Contemporary/Erotic Romance: For Adults 18+Short Story (6,000 words)*Exposed....As if life isn't complicated enough for Holly Jackson. First, she's struggling to finish college on limited funds. Then, her former guardian, Aunt Petra, is calling her bluff on having a boyfriend. So Holly needs a pretend boyfriend by the weekend. In her aunt's opinion, single girls are single because something is wrong with them. Period.The proposal...Ethan Rockwell cannot believe his luck when the cute neighbor from down the hall asks him to pretend to be her boyfriend--just for the weekend. Trouble is--there's nothing pretence about his hot feelings for her. When Holly tells him she'll return a favor to him, his mind is set on having a night of mind-blowing unforgettable passion. Will his sizzling attraction be too hot for her to handle?*

She’s always been his, even after he broke her heart. Allison Thompson isn’t going home to see the man who broke her heart four years ago. She has an idea she wants to talk to her brother about that could change both their lives, for the better. A change that would mean she’d never step foot in Ainsworth again. Cole Matthews let her go once, and he has no intention of letting her go again. But meddling family, a broken car, and an old man aren’t the only things coming between them. Ally will have to stop running long enough to give Cole the chance he needs to apologise and explain, and catching the king’s alley cat has never been easy.

A KINDLE TOP 10 BESTSELLER IN EROTICA (free)A SIZZLING EROTIC ROMANCE SERIES.... *He needs a temporary wife...The most sought after bachelor, Carlos Kincade is young, rich and devilishly handsome. He has everything he thought he could possibly want until his grandfather's will stipulates he must be married by his 30th birthday to keep his inheritance. He's suddenly in need of a wife who can fulfill his every hot desire.She needs a job...Struggling psychology student Elsie Sherwood suddenly finds herself in need of another job after a medical crisis in the family cost her family home. Sexy Carlos Kincade offers her work for a month but there are strings attached...and a diamond ring. She must fulfill his thirty-one needs to play his wife until he fulfills his grandfather's will--but is the seduction too hot to handle?Now available: Books 2 and 3***Review"A good start to a new erotic series...gets hotter with each installment!" -Best Book Club