In an attempt to sway human voters—for a totally legitimate cause—Delphie the pixie targets a college neighborhood on Halloween. College students are notoriously liberal anyway, and the neighborhood is a human-only zone. She shouldn't run into any other supernaturals to interfere with her important mission.But instead of drunken students, she mistakenly bespells a mysterious, sexy fellow supernatural who doesn't appreciate the fact her defective fairy dust turns him invisible. In r...

Three splendid short stories full of black cats, Halloween and even a little romance. Another anthology from Hera B. Magic and the authors of the Here Be Magic blog. 23,000 words."Kit's Cat" by Cindy Spencer Pape. Kit's life has gone downhill and then downhill some more, and she can't even get a good night's sleep. When she realizes the stray cat that's been caterwauling outside her window is injured, saving it will take her life on some ups and downs no one could ever have predict...

Take one metaphorical heart-shaped box. Hand it to eleven authors as a story seed. What do you get?A porcelain music box. Candy. Magical stones. Love. Fairies. Demons. Brushes with horror. And cats. Of course, there are cats.The Heart-Shaped Box is an 18,000 word paranormal anthology with stories Danube Adele, Angela Campbell, Shona Husk, Jane Kindred, Nicole Luiken, RL Naquin, Shawna Reppert, Veronica Scott, Regan Summers, Shawna Thomas, and Jody Wallace.Rated PG-1...

A new Dragon has come to protect Isabelle's village. However, the dragon has one demand that must be met: a wife. A young virgin, dressed for a wedding.Isabelle has been chosen to become the Dragon's wife. She has no idea what to expect when, one dark autumn day, the Dragon comes to take her.18+! Contains graphic sex scenes.

A collection of three award-winning literary short stories exploring the impact of love. “A Stranger in the Village,” nominated for the 2007 Pushcart Prize, describes how the arrival of a young woman into a Mexican mountain village changed sixteen-year-old Hector forever. “Sacrifice” offers an Aztec tale of political intrigue and love. Doña Rosa, a market-place curandera, assists the lovelorn through the heartache of love and infidelity.

“I was created to die. Death isn’t what scares me. What I’m afraid of is what they’ll do if I don’t play by their rules,” James said.“You don’t have to do everything they want, James.”The rage in James’ eyes fizzled into misery, but even as anguish threatened to overtake his soul, hope lingered. His familiar scent drew me closer. It reminded me of the young man he used to be. He towered over me, as if he could shelter me from the cruelty of life. It was tempting to let him, b...

“From midnight to sunrise, you're mine in a different manner. During the day, we're two people connected by horrific events.”A dangerous game of seduction…She could be the devil disguised as an angel. But to get the answers to solving two very important and personal cold cases, FBI agent Nick Campion is willing to sleep with the enemy.Yeah, call the situation like it is--improper, blurring the lines… inching closer toward a...

Hidden from a world unaware of magic, a recently and only partially trained group of operatives known as the Invisible Recruits are the only ones willing to stand between mankind and those powerful preternatural factions seeking to change the balance of power and gain world domination.Alex Noziak, part witch/part shaman, anticipates facing dangerous preternaturals out for blood . . not fashion week. But when the rookie agent is sent undercover to find out who, or what, is behind a ...

A lion’s pride isn’t defined only by those he commands but also resides with his hair, so when a human dares to butcher Arik’s mane, he gets his revenge—and claims her as his mate.A billionaire CEO and leader of the largest East Coast pride, Arik is a ladies man and a lion. Used to commanding others, and obedience, he can’t believe it when a hairdresser with tempting curves chops off a hunk of his precious mane.But her biggest mistake is in running...

From bartender to royal lover in less than a day....When she'd reported to work, Dani had no idea she'd share a passionate night with the man of her dreams. But when that man turns out to be the crown prince of one of the wealthiest countries in the world, she's horrified. Unfortunately, she might also be pregnant with the heir to that throne.Kalil Asidua Benoit, Sheik of Asham, is entranced by the delicate beauty he's found in Dani but knows that their relationship can go ...

Maya Ellis is sick to death of moving college. She is very much fed up of being chased by werewolves. It's a good job she's super-spry and can handle pretty much anything that comes her way. When she and her family move to Liverpool to get away from the werewolf attacks, they hope to have made a clean escape. But in Liverpool a darkness is brewing in an abandoned church. Werewolves are gathering. And Maya finds things are not quite as drama free as she had hoped…

Jade was stunned by the sight before her. A colossal man sat by the blazing fire in an allegedly vacant house. Was this behemoth a man or a creature straight out of a horror film?Slowly, as Jade grew acquainted with the intimidating Angelo Donati, she discovered his sweet and humorous nature, his astounding intellect, and his exceptional character. Yet, he also instilled a fear in her unlike any other man. Whenever she was near Angelo, her heart raced, her body tre...