Kim Fielding

Bones: Book One Skinny, quiet hipster Dylan Warner was the kind of guy other men barely glanced at until an evening's indiscretion with a handsome stranger turned him into a werewolf. Now, despite a slightly hairy handicap, he just wants to live an ordinary—if lonely—life as an architect. He tries to keep his wild impulses in check, but after one too many close calls, Dylan gives up his urban life and moves to the country, where he will be less likely to harm someone else. His new home is a dilapidated but promising house that comes with a former Christmas tree farm and a solitary neighbor: sexy, rustic Chris Nock. Dylan hires Chris to help him renovate the farmhouse and quickly discovers his assumptions about his neighbor are inaccurate—and that he'd very much like Chris to become a permanent fixture in his life as well as his home. Between proving himself to his boss, coping with the seductive lure of his dangerous ex-lover, and his limited romantic experience, Dylan finds it hard enough to express himself—how can he bring up his monthly urge to howl at the moon?

Tobias Lykke is big, awkward, and accustomed to spending his holidays alone. This year, however, his godmother-who may or may not be an Italian countess-gives him an elf doll originally entrusted to her by her second husband, who might or might not have been a wizard.An evening of THC snickerdoodles and an offhand wish later, Tobias finds himself faced with a living, breathing elf-and a royal elf at that-with an exceptionally traumatic past. Bloodthirsty trolls are on a mission to recapture Prince Alfie, and the search for answers leads Tobias to unexpected discoveries about himself... and deep feelings for Alfie. Now, they just need to live long enough to make sense of it all.

This collection contains the first three Bureau novellas: CORRUPTION Once a proud demon of the night sky who carried nightmares to humans, Tenrael has spent decades in captivity as the star attraction of a traveling carnival. He exists in miserable servitude to men who plunk down ten dollars to fulfill their dark desires. Charles Grimes is half human, half... something else. For fifteen years he's worked for the Bureau of Trans-Species Affairs, ridding the country of dangerous monsters. When his boss sends him to Kansas to chase a rumor about a captive demon, Charles figures it's just another assignment. Until he meets Tenrael. CLAY WHITE Someone-or something-is murdering young men in San Francisco. Clay White has been fired from the Bureau of Trans-Species Affairs, but he's determined to track down the killer. When he comes across a vampire named Marek, Clay assumes he's caught the perp. But the encounter with Marek turns out to be more complicated than Clay expected, and it forces him to deal with his own troubled past and murky psyche. As Clay discovers, sometimes the truth doesn't come easy-and the monsters are not who we expect. CREATURE Alone in a cell and lacking memories of his past, John has no idea who-or what-he is. Alone on the streets of 1950s Los Angeles, Harry has far too many memories of his painful past and feels simply resignation in facing his empty future. When Harry is given a chance to achieve his only dream-to become an agent with the Bureau of Trans-Species Affairs-all he has to do is prove his worth. Yet nothing has ever come easy for him. Now he must offer himself and John as bait, enticing a man who wants to conquer death. But first he and John must learn what distinguishes a monster from a man-and what a monster truly wants.

This collection contains the seventh and eighth Bureau stories: CAROLEDCharles Grimes hasn't celebrated Christmas in years, so spending December in San Francisco while keeping an eye out for monsters sounds like an easy way to earn a few bucks. He should have learned by now that nothing is ever easy-not his job, not his existence as the son of an angel, and not his relationship with a formerly captive demon. It's going to take more than a few rounds of Jingle Bells to make Charles feel the joys of the season.CAMOUFLAGEDLife isn't always easy for a Bureau agent who's also a dragon.Ever since Ralph Crespo was trapped in human form, he's been going through the motions at a job he once loved. Maybe that's why the Bureau chief seems to have demoted him to messenger. But this time a letter delivery allows Ralph to meet Anton Steinmann, and Ralph's life takes a turn toward the unexpected.Anton loves his remote home with its extensive caves. He's less fond of his leadership position, however, and definitely doesn't want the offer Agent Crespo hands him. Then Anton is kidnapped and tortured. Someone wants him dead and he doesn't know why.How can anyone be true to himself in a world where he doesn't really belong? Perhaps Ralph and Anton can find the answer together-if they survive long enough.

This collection contains the ninth and tenth Bureau novellas.CAUGHTArt Gundersen did not make it as an agent with the Bureau of Trans-Species Affairs. But when Chief Townsend orders him out of the lab and into the mountains of northern California to collect evidence from a murder scene, Art's happy to go. He looks forward to tromping around in the wilderness-and finds he enjoys the company of the forest technician who discovered the hiker's corpse surrounded by sasquatch footprints.Jerry Humboldt lives a somewhat reclusive life in the fire lookout tower. Nobody comments much on his enormous size. Or his unusually hairy feet. Then Art shows up, and Jerry is forced into some new realizations.As Art and Jerry interact, they discover some long-past connections as well as some very present dangers. It's a risky equation: an awkward not-agent, a virginal "wild man" of the forest, and a multiple murderer-with the Bureau's help six hundred miles away.CHAMBEREDAgent Dash Cooke likes simple assignments: annihilate the dangerous monsters and move on. He likes a simple life too: a furnished apartment that he switches out for a new one every few years and no messy personal connections.Then his boss gives him an assignment that's not simple at all.Reports claim that a beautiful old house in Sacramento is haunted by a poltergeist, but Dash soon discovers a very different type of spirit. Henry will be destroyed if Dash evicts him. And suddenly Dash's life has become very complicated indeed.

Morli is a prince on a mission-but he'd rather be baking.Baxter is a lonely production artist stuck in a pandemic lockdown.They are literally universes apart. But with a little help from a magic shop, a raven, and a dead great-aunt who was possibly a witch, Morli and Baxter are joined together on a cross-worlds adventure. Battling killer brambles in order to rescue an enchanted princess seems simple compared to their real challenges: discovering their strengths and creating a future together.

Eine weitere Reihe falscher Entscheidungen fÜhrt dazu, dass Parker Levin wieder bei seiner Mutter wohnt und in ihrem CafÉ aushilft. Er fÜhlt sich wie ein kompletter Versager. Dann erfÄhrt er, dass sein ehemaliger Freund Selbstmord begangen haben soll, was die Sache nur noch schlimmer macht. Er hat nicht mehr viel zu verlieren, als er in dem CafÉ einen attraktiven Mann kennenlernt. Wes Anker hat vor zehn Jahren einen schweren Fehler gemacht. Seither lebt er zurÜckgezogen und hat kaum noch Kontakt zu anderen Menschen. Seinen Lebensunterhalt verdient er als MÖbelschreiner. Als er zufÄllig einen faszinierenden jungen Mann - Parker - kennenlernt, lÄsst er sich Überreden, ihm zu helfen. Vielleicht kann er seinen einstigen Fehler so wiedergutmachen. Sie freunden sich schnell an und fÜhlen sich zueinander hingezogen. Aber Wes wird immer noch von den DÄmonen der Vergangenheit gejagt und Parker stolpert ohne Plan und Ziel durchs Leben. Dann finden sie heraus, dass der Tod von Parkers Ex vielleicht gar kein Selbstmord war, stoßen aber immer wieder auf Hindernisse, und Überall lauert Gefahr. Ihr Weg fÜhrt ins Unbekannte. FÜhrt er sie auch zu wahrer Liebe?

You can't fly away from destiny.Crow Rapp assumes he'll spend his life growing corn in rural Illinois, like the grandparents who raised him. But during a visit to a traveling carnival, he encounters a handsome stranger named Simeon Bell-and receives a prophecy of a horrifying future. When that future materializes soon afterward, Crow flees... only to find that no matter how far he goes, fate pursues him.Simeon reenters his life a decade later and causes Crow to consider whether actively fighting his fate might be better than constant attempts at escape. In a world tinged by magic, where myths are as real as the sky above them, the men try to determine Crow's true identity. Along the way, they test the powers of friendship and love and explore the boundaries of free will-ultimately discovering whether the force of destiny can be overcome.

Elliott Thompson was once a historian with a promising academic future, but his involvement in a scandal meant a lost job, public shame, and a ruined love life. He took shelter in his rural California hometown, where he teaches online classes, hoards books, and despairs of his future.Simon Odisho has lost a job as well-to a bullet that sidelined his career in law enforcement. While his shattered knee recovers, he rethinks his job prospects and searches for the courage to come out to his close-knit but conservative extended family.In an attempt to manage his overflowing book collection, Elliott builds a miniature neighborhood library in his front yard. The project puts him in touch with his neighbors-for better and worse-and introduces him to handsome, charming Simon. While romance blooms quickly between them, Elliott's not willing to live in the closet, and his best career prospects might take him far away. His books have plenty to tell him about history, but they give him no clues about a future with Simon.

Simeon Bell just hasn't been himself.Although he has spent a happy year as a roustabout with the Carnival of Mysteries-accompanied by his beloved, Crow Rapp-lately something has felt off. Maybe he hasn't been himself because he doesn't fully know who he is. Abandoned in a foundling home as an infant, he has never known anything about his family and has never met another of his kind.A tiny box found on the carnival midway leads Simeon and Crow on a quest to Simeon's childhood home in the Victorian slums of London, where he discovers the ability to move through time. With Crow's steadfast love as his anchor, Simeon searches across the decades for answers about his identity. The more he travels, the more he learns about his history... and the more he faces the danger of losing himself entirely.

This collection contains the fourth and fifth Bureau novellas.CHAINEDAn agent for the Bureau of Trans-Species Affairs? That's the best job in the world. And it's enough for Terry Brandt, who doesn't need personal relationships complicating his life. His newest assignment puts him undercover, investigating a Hollywood agent who may have some evil tricks up his sleeve.Edge is not the man he appears to be. Although he's a member of the Hollywood agent's security staff, his true situation is darker and deeper than that. Ordered to seduce the new prospect, Edge finds himself caught in conflicting loyalties.Haunted by their pasts and tied up in secrets, neither Terry nor Edge can afford to allow passion to interfere with duty. And with danger dogging them, it's impossible to envision a future together.CONVICTEDVietnam veteran Kurt Powell's addiction almost cost him everything, but a job as federal agent with the Bureau of Trans-Species Affairs helped him find sobriety and purpose. Now he tracks down dangerous paranormal creatures as well as humans who abuse their magical powers in illegal ways.Sent from Belfast to the United States as a boy, Desmond Hughes later fell into a disastrous relationship that led to horrific murders. He's spent seventeen years in a bleak prison with few comforts and no hope of release. A new mission throws Kurt and Des together in a desperate attempt to prevent disaster. Sometimes what's long been lost can still be found, but the road to redemption is never easy-and a mutual attraction may not ease the way.

Ravaged by a horrific experience, Oliver Webb flees the smog-bound city of Greynox for a quiet seaside village and the inheritance he's never seen: a cottage called Farview. He discovers clear skies, friendly imps, and a charming storyteller named Felix Corbyn.With help from Felix's tales, Oliver learns surprising secrets about his family history and discovers what home really means. But with Felix cursed, Oliver growing deathly ill, and an obligation in Greynox hanging heavy around his neck, it seems that not even wizards can save the day.Still, as Felix knows, stories are the best truths and the most powerful magic. Perhaps the right words might yet conjure a chance for happiness.

World War I veteran Thomas Donne is new to San Francisco. Always a stoic man, shell shock and a lost love have nearly turned his heart to stone. No matter-a private eye has no room for softness. Almost broke, he takes on what appears to be a simple case: finding a missing young man.As a magician and medium, Abraham Ferencz cons his audiences into believing he can cheat death and commune with their dearly departed. Although his s ances are staged, the spirits are very real, and they've brought him almost more pain than he can bear.When Donne's case becomes complicated and the bodies start to pile up, he and Ferencz must fight their way through a web of trickery and lies. The truth is obscured by the San Francisco fog, and in their uncanny world, anyone can catch a bullet.

Author Flip Devin has arrived in New Orleans with no suitcase, no inspiration to continue his newest novel, and no hope. Then he begins getting dreamtime visits from Scratch, a handsome musician who was murdered a hundred years ago. According to the fortuneteller across the street, Flip has the gift of Seeing.Soon after, Flip meets Tony Bergeron, a charming local historian... who looks remarkably like Scratch. Both Tony and Scratch have stories to tell, and New Orleans has magic to share. But with the suitcase still in airline limbo, Flip realizes he'll need to get rid of his baggage to make room for something new.

Klein, aber oho – das kÖnnte Detective Nevin Ngs Motto sein. Auch ein harter Start ins Leben hat ihn nicht davon abhalten kÖnnen, jetzt beim Portland Police Bureau seine Pflicht zu erfÜllen und fÜr seine Mitmenschen da zu sein, wann immer sie ihn brauchen. Er lÄsst sich nichts gefallen und ist nicht an einer Beziehung interessiert. Bis er zu einem alten Herrn gerufen wird, der von Unbekannten zusammengeschlagen wurde. Und Nevin dort den reichen und etwas steifen Vermieter des Opfers kennenlernt. Der Bauunternehmer und Immobilienmanager Colin Westwood ist mit all dem aufgewachsen, wovon Nevin nie zu trÄumen gewagt hÄtte – Geld im Überfluss und einer Familie, die ihn liebt und unterstÜtzt. Vielleicht sogar etwas zu viel, denn Colin litt als Kind an einer schweren Krankheit und seine Familie hat immer noch nicht begriffen, dass er mittlerweile ein erwachsener Mann ist, der sich um sich selbst kÜmmern kann. Colin ist sehr wohl an einer Beziehung interessiert, aber bisher ist daraus nie etwas geworden. Deshalb hat er beschlossen, sich in Zukunft vielleicht mit dem zufriedenzugeben, was ihm Über den Weg lÄuft. Weniger Erwartungen, aber dafÜr mehr Aufregung. Bis er Zeuge eines – oder sogar mehrerer – fÜrchterlichen Verbrechen wird. Darauf war er nicht vorbereitet gewesen. Obwohl sie unterschiedlicher nicht sein kÖnnten, fliegen die Funken, wann immer Colin und Nevin sich begegnen. Aber Funken haben keine lange Lebenserwartung, vor allem nicht angesichts der wenigen Gemeinsamkeiten zwischen den beiden MÄnnern und der immer brutaleren Machenschaften, mit denen sie konfrontiert werden. Die Frage ist, ob sie das Herz und die Kraft haben, diese Funken dauerhaft zum Leuchten zu bringen.

Quand le contrebandier interstellaire Haz Taylor perd tout, vaisseau, argent et rÉputation, il sombre dans l’alcool sur une planÈte misÉrable.Mais alors, la Coalition lui propose un contrat pour rapatrier un artefact religieux. Sur le papier, le contrat semble simple, mais les arcanes de la politique sont parfois mortels – et l’artefact lui-mÊme ne tient pas particuliÈrement À retourner chez lui.Haz ne s’attendait pas au rÔle de geÔlier chargÉ de rapatrier un prisonnier, mais le voilÀ pris entre un canon laser et un vide intersidÉral. Pourtant, il apprÉcie son captif, aussi le laisse-t-il libre de se dÉplacer À sa guise sur le vaisseau, de manger quand il a faim… et d’agir normalement. Du moins, jusqu’À ce qu’ils atteignent leur destination. Haz a conscience que la Coalition dÉtesterait cette attitude, ce qui est À ses yeux une raison suffisante.Puis il dÉcouvre ce qui attend Mot À son retour et tout À coup, le vide ne paraÎt plus aussi hostile. Haz n’est pas un hÉros, mais il refuse d’abandonner Mot À son destin. Sous son Épaisse cuirasse d’ÉgoÏsme, il garde encore une conscience. Il risque de se faire tuer, d’accord, mais quelle importance ? AprÈs tout, qu’a-t-il qui le retienne À la vie ?

Brute leads a lonely life in a world where magic is commonplace. He is seven and a half feet of ugly, and of disreputable descent. No one, including Brute, expects him to be more than a laborer. But heroes come in all shapes and sizes, and when he is maimed while rescuing a prince, Brute’s life changes abruptly. He is summoned to serve at the palace in Tellomer as a guard for a single prisoner. It sounds easy but turns out to be the challenge of his life.Rumors say the prisoner, Gray Leynham, is a witch and a traitor. What is certain is that he has spent years in misery: blind, chained, and rendered nearly mute by an extreme stutter. And he dreams of people’s deaths—dreams that come true.As Brute becomes accustomed to palace life and gets to know Gray, he discovers his own worth, first as a friend and a man and then as a lover. But Brute also learns heroes sometimes face difficult choices and that doing what is right can bring danger of its own.