Catherine Lievens

Dorran's life could be better.He likes his job as a freelance translator, and he loves his boyfriend, but he and Eli have been fighting, and he's not sure how to solve their problems. There's nothing Dorran can do about seeing ghosts, no matter how much Eli hates it, and the situation with Eli's family isn't helping matters. Dorran wants to give Eli time to deal with his parents, but he also doesn't want to be kept a secret.Dorran temporarily forgets all about his problems when his neighbor, Emanuel, wakes him up at one in the morning and thrusts a bloody knife in his hands. Emanuel insists he didn't kill his boyfriend. Dorran believes him, but everything points to him. Dorran isn't sure he'll be able to prove Emanuel had nothing to do with the murder, not even with the help of Francis, the ghost who shares his apartment. He's going to try-there's no way he'd letting an innocent man go to jail when he might be able to help, even though that might be the last drop that ends his relationship with Eli.

Lance needs a vacation from DC and his job. He's lost his passion to work there now that shifters and humans have equal rights, and he's thinking about retiring, even though he's only forty-seven. Of course, that means he has to deal with the people who want him to run for president-something he has no intention of doing.Matt was only supposed to stay in Hope for a few weeks, but he ends up accepting the sheriff job, even though the station isn't even finished yet. He was looking for a change from his job as a detective anyway, and he likes Hope, the friends he has there-and the two men he just met.Monty has a lot to deal with as the only healer in Hope, but that doesn't stop him from deciding he wants to see where things go when he meets Matt and Lance. He knows being in a relationship with two men isn't usual and that it's not going to be easy, but he wants it to work.Matt, Monty, and Lance have hurdles to get over, though. Lance's job means he can't come out, especially not as being in a threesome when one of his men is a shifter. Humans still aren't accepting of them, no matter what the law says. And even though he's been thinking about retiring, Lance has to make a hard choice between the possibility of making other peoples' lives better or making his better. He has a hard time accepting the possibility of being in a throuple, but once he lets go of his fears, the stakes rise. Will Lance choose happiness over duty? Will Matt and Monty be willing to give him time to work things out? And what will happen when he is outed against his will?

Michael has been on leave from his job as an enforcer since he was stabbed while on a mission. He feels ready to get back to work, but Jared, the Whitedell pride doctor, won't let him. He's relieved when he and two of his team members are sent on a short, easy mission-along with everyone else in the pride because he's whined about being bored for weeks. But the mission isn't as easy as Michael had thought it would be, and the biggest surprise for him is smelling his mate in the house he's supposed to check.Cooper has been stuck in the Green Hill pride mansion for close to fifteen years. His alpha is obsessed with keeping the pride members there since several of them left, and Cooper is the one paying the highest price. He's the pride's slave, and he's beaten regularly.But when he smells his mate at the front door, he knows things are about to change.Michael needs to get his mate out of that house. Cooper is stronger than most people give him credit for, and he manages to escape on his own. They both know Alpha Carter isn't going to take it kindly, though. Bonding will make sure Cooper isn't forced to go back, but Will Alpha Carter stop and acknowledge it, or will they have to find another way to keep Cooper in Whitedell?

Win is the council assassins' handler, and that means he has to keep them safe. That's not an easy thing to do when there's a group of people trying to kill them, but Win has done his best, and now they're down to only six people to eliminate before he can take care of his family. But his obsession with their safety means he doesn't have time for anything else, and that includes Graham, the assassins' cook-and his mate.Graham has suspected there was a bond between him and Win ever since he arrived at the warehouse, but since he's human, he can't be sure. He won't get any answers from Win, who spends more time in his office working than he should. If Graham wasn't there to make sure he ate and slept, he probably would have collapsed, and that's the last thing Graham wants.Graham's opportunity to find out if that bond is really present comes when the council puts Win on a forced vacation. It so happens that Graham is headed home to his parents for two weeks, and somehow, Win ends up going with him. Will that interlude be enough for Graham to get through to Win? Or will Win be unable to forget about the work waiting for him back home and ignore Graham? Will the assassins finally find out what's really happening with the people trying to kill them?

Sam has been living in the forest since his parents were killed and his brother taken because of what they were-unicorn shifters. He hasn't approached the wolf pack living nearby because he doesn't know if he can trust them, but when he meets a wolf at the stream and realizes they're mates, he knows he will have to get over that distrust.Frederic didn't expect to meet his mate in the forest where the pack lives, and he certainly didn't expect his mate to be a unicorn shifter. Sam is, though, and he comes with complications and problems-and Frederic is willing to take them all on.Sam is wary and doesn't know how to trust, but he hopes having the pack's help means he can finally look for his brother. He doesn't know where to start, though, so using himself as bait for the men who killed his parents sounds like a good idea.Until it doesn't.

Sasha doesn't want a mate. He barely even wants friends, but he's given up on trying to keep them out of his life. He's content as he is, working at the bar in Gillham and going home to his empty apartment. It's better that way, and safer-for everyone. Because Sasha has a secret, and he's already responsible for one death, and he doesn't want anything like that to happen again.Hunter has always been content with hookups and one-night stands. He's never really thought about finding his mate-until he does. Sasha is standoffish, and while Hunter wishes he were an easier man to deal with, he's ready to wait as long as he needs to in order to have him in his life. Still, when he and his team are sent on a mission in the Brazilian rainforest, he hopes that will give Sasha enough time to make a decision about them.Sasha realizes he's made a mistake by pushing Hunter away when Hunter doesn't come back from the mission. Hunter is stuck in a rainforest crawling with members of the Beasts gang, and he needs help. Will Sasha be able to help him, or will he lose Hunter before he even has him?

Red is the color of love-and blood. Mikal never had a home until he found a place at Berith's palace. Now, he's close to the prince and his family-and to Reyni, the prince's personal healer whom Mikal has a crush on. He takes his job as leader of the prince's guards seriously, but sometimes, he's afraid he won't be able to protect the people who matter the most. Reyni has been head healer for a few years, and he's content with his life, especially after he realizes that his crush on Mikal isn't unrequited after all. The last thing he needs is a war, but unfortunately, that's exactly what he's getting. Tensions are running high in more ways than Mikal and Reyni could have expected. Can they find their way to each other when their lives are in danger? And if they do, can they build a future together when they don't know if they'll both survive the war looming over them all?

Where there's smoke, there are burning cookies.Davey had one goal in mind when he joined the mutants-enter every lab he possibly could and find his best friend. Evan has been missing for years, but Davey never lost hope he would find him. He has to, because it's his fault Evan ended up in a cage.Orion only ever wanted a peaceful life, but instead, he was forced to be a hunter. Now he finally has a chance at the life he dreamed of, and he'll cling to it with both hands.When Davey bursts into Orion's bakery to save him from burning cookies, he doesn't expect to meet his mate. He's not quite sure what to do with Orion when his focus should be on finding Evan, but maybe he can let go of his guilt and give himself and Orion a chance to be happy.He and Orion might lose each other if he can't.

The enemy of your enemy might just be your friend.Charles is getting back on his feet. After losing almost his entire family in an attack on his clan, he's found a new home in Mayport. He might be a dragon, but he finds that living with bears suits him just fine. He should be happy, and he would be.If only he didn't have to deal with the knowledge that the coven that attacked his clan is now planning to attack the pack.Red is happy to have found a home after his time living on the streets. He wants to bring his grandfather to Mayport, but not until he's sure the pack is safe.Luckily, Chance is a good alpha, and when the opportunity presents itself to find allies within the coven, he takes it. The problem is that no one knows if they can trust these mages.If they can't, it will mean the end of the pack.

No one deserves to be caged.Ryland is content with his life. His brother is finally safe, and they can both settle down in Rosewood. The only thorn left in Ryland's side is Fulton and his auctions, but the pack is working on stopping him.Mercer knew Ryland was his mate as soon as he met him, but so far, he hasn't found the right moment to tell him. He has finally found a home in Rosewood after drifting for so long, but while his life is here, Ryland's isn't.Or maybe, it is.Ryland isn't going anywhere now that he has Pembroke back, and when he and Mercer end up locked in a closet and Mercer confesses Ryland is his mate, he's surprised but ready to give it a go. Can he convince Mercer that he isn't leaving? And together with the pack, can they finally close Fulton's operation and make him pay for everything he did to Pembroke and so many other shifters?

Vale is used to death-but usually, the people he kills don't come back to life.Vale's job is to kill people, so when his last two targets get reanimated after he killed them, he takes it personally.Cyril's job is to reanimate people. His ability as a necromancer means he lives a lonely life, but he's used to it. He's not looking for a relationship, and he's certainly not looking for a confrontation with a professional assassin.Vale isn't the only person interested in talking to Cyril. When Vale finds goons from a local crime family intimidating the necromancer, he steps in, only for Cyril to freak out when he asks him why he keeps reanimating his targets.Cyril needs protection, no matter how much he insists he doesn't. It's not Vale's job to provide it, but he finds himself wanting to shield Cyril from the people who want to force him into something he's not willing to do.He just wishes that Cyril's weird skeleton octopus pet didn't like him so much.

The time to fight has come.Apollo never minds his own business. What would be the fun in that? He's the god of the sun, and people are usually happy to see him-but never Set. No, Set looks tempted to strangle Apollo every time they spend time together, and Apollo loves that.Set doesn't know what to make of Apollo. The sun god is annoying and clingy, no matter how hard Set tries to push him away. When Apollo decides to move in with the Egyptian pantheon-in Set's suite of all places-Set has a hard time keeping him at arm's length.But no matter how hard Apollo tries to get into Set's pants, the final fight looms on the horizon. Apophis is threatening to end the human realm and the Egyptian pantheon. Set, Ra, and their allies need to face their greatest challenge.And risk everything to save themselves and humanity.