TW – fantasy environment, torture, mention of SA, mention of CA, blood consumption, caffeine abstention.Jennika was surprised to get an invitation to her sister's alpha's holiday event. When she gets there and is handed an apron, the reconciliation makes sense. She gets to work while reminding herself not to be stupid in the future.After the events of the night have concluded, Annika brings her a glass of pineapple juice and thanks her for her help. When the juice is down, ...

Heyval was at university when a catastrophic event took out a hall full of visiting dignitaries. She runs for the explosion and arrives just in time to save the last living person in the room... right after he dies.Necromancy is highly illegal at university, and using it is a death sentence. Heyval escapes ahead of the enforcers and makes her way to a nice, quiet city where she can blend in and just be herself with some limitations.After needing to use necromancy again, she...

Nora was an excellent administrative assistant until the day a business associate of her boss made an aggressive pass. She tells her boss, and he tells her to thicken her skin, having heard the other male's version of the event. She can toughen up or quit. She chooses the option that will stop the pain of the dismissal.Sabin is shocked when he finds out she is leaving, and he's devastated when he learns that it is her last day. He had enjoyed having her next to him, breathing in her...

Under attack and the sole repository of information that could topple her government, Seeri chooses a death in the cold of space over endangering her ship further.Alpha Tor has been watching the communications during the attack and the moment that the pod is sent toward his station, he sets out to retrieve the beauty within. Feisty and focused, Battle Commander Seeri is a woman to be reckoned with, but as Tor is aware of the fear and hostility caused by his appearance, he stays cle...

Elizabeth has spent her life exploring the world, visiting strangers, and learning all the customs she could. When the first Volunteer Project began, she had been in her fifties and out of the running. Now, at eighty-two, they offer to tune her up and send her to the stars. What world traveller could resist? She becomes taller, stronger, but her sense of humour remains the same. Her assignment is to collect memories from alien ancients who have been gathered on one world as a disconnected ...

Iscorabella was part of the entertainment at a wedding, and she found herself in the arms of an orc by the end of the night. Their encounter went well, and she left him in the early morning to go and get some breakfast.She didn't know he had a stalker. She didn't know she was armed, and she found out her car wasn't bulletproof. She called for help and waited for the help that was going to arrive from different directions.Never felt her sister's injuries and got on her motor...

The ladies of Redbird City are connecting in strange and wonderful ways. Hannah and Neekil are getting ready for a housewarming, while Jennel and Jennor are getting ready for a royal wedding with Day-ek and Reymark cheering them on.With Jennel's firebombed home a mess, Hannah looks for some contractors who can help fix it so she can put it back on the market. A specialist in stud and roof repair is suggested, so she gives the woman a call.A dark fae, Isocar has a special bo...

Estelle is a logistical expert, show her a problem and she can solve it. When she is drugged and enslaved, she looks for a way out, sending messages with every outgoing slave and hoping that one will get her plan to the Alliance in time. The escape is on, but she has been shackled to her breeding partner that very evening, linked by a chain they lead the escape until one partner goes on alone. Survivors are offered a place on an Oefric colony world. The shape shifters have a separate town ...

Amy is learning to relax and enjoy life, and friends like Vaia make it even more fun. Not only is Vaia an amazing seamstress, but she is a lot of fun to hang around with and a startlingly good dancer. With Emmers engaged in his own plans, Amy is free to pursue her own entertainment. He's still stuck in the friend zone, and she is really needing to cut loose.Vaia has had it. After her birthday fun with Amy at her side, she sets things in motion to get herself free of the familiar ag...

Sarah Marks made her living on archaeological digs for the Alliance. Going to the lost planet of Admar is an honor that puzzles her. Usually a more experienced Reader would be chosen. Her Terran heritage has been a hindrance to her until now, but that is about to change.Arriving on Admar, she finds that she has the magic touch, and that some of that magic is waiting to touch her back.Demetrius has been waiting over a thousand years for a human to arrive and wake him. He is extremely please...

Cabree has been writing code for Z-Tech and then Z-Corp since they were up and running. It's her programming that makes the weapons, vehicles, and medical marvels work. She runs the security algorithms and has come to a conclusion. After participating in a glorious wedding, she looked around and didn't see anyone who saw her. She wanted to be seen, and she wanted to be warm. Cruise, it would be.Cabree spends a few days in the sun before getting an invitation to a casino. It was the...

A night at the bar changes Max's life, and changes her from human to an Abomination, even for vampires.Max just wanted to have a night out with her cousin and go home. As a plus sized lass, she didn't fit in amongst the tiny blonde gazelles, but protecting her cousin from a perv in the alley changed her fate. In a moment of self-preservation when a man started chewing on her neck, she bit the hand over her mouth, setting a paranormal chemical reaction into play. Now that she is inf...