Guarding the pride's queen is an honor Jaison is happy to take on. He spends hours preparing for every contingency. He is ready to lay down his life if the necessity arises. What he isn't expecting and couldn't have planned for was when his mate crosses his path in the form of human librarian Paighton Knight. Paighton Knight believes love is the stuff of fairy tales and has no time for those kinds of stories. Raised to be the perfect librarian, she is unprepared for feelings she doesn't believe are real to wash over her. The second she comes into contact with Jaison Karatasos her world begins to turn and her eyes see what they weren't able to before. With the moon rising into the reign of Leo, Jaison has one month to show Paighton that love does exist, or he must wait until the next Leo cycle. When his responsibilities to his pride clash with his needs for his mate, will he be able to merge the two worlds?

If you love something... Riley Sherman knew when to cut her losses. Although she loved Barret, he never seemed ready to commit. His business would always be his first love. If it doesn't come back... Barret Briggs grew up poor and would be damned if anyone he loved ever went hungry again. Too late he realized that hunger can eat at the heart too. But what if loves bumps back into you? When fate throws them together again, can he prove to her he is now worthy of her love? And can she open herself up enough to let him back in? Can two brokenhearted lovers find their Finally Ever After? (A Sherman Cousin Short Story)