Meara Graymere was pleased when her brother, Hunter, left for his honeymoon, leaving Meara a two-week window of opportunity to find a suitable mate. Being the sister of the pack leader, who also happened to be a Navy SEAL, meant that she was always under Hunter’s watchful eye, and Hunter had strong opinions when it came to someone dating his twin sister. She had already booked several guests at their rental cabins whom she found interesting, and she hoped to find the perfect specimen to mate with before Hunter and Tessa returned.
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Lisa McGarrity, reckoner and ghost hunter, was on a mission to Sedona, to help the friend of one of her teammates. Her senses immediately told her there was something different, something not quite right about the spiritual energies haunting this place, and she was correct. Dark energy spewed forth, and Garrie was grateful that Trevarr was once again by her side.

Trevarr, a bounty hunter from another world, and Sklayne, his not-cat familiar, had sworn to protect Garrie, and the Sedona mission turned out to be a dangerous one. (more…)

Special Agent Gabriel Spiller was hoping for closure in a diamond theft case he had been working on, one that had cost him his partner and had consumed years of his life. When the perpetrator was found not guilty, Gabe knew he needed to watch his back, and following court, left for a brief vacation where he could be alone and refocus his energies.
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Kate O’Connell hoped that by returning to Ireland, she and her daughter Allaina would finally find a measure of security and safety, even though there was always a chance she might run into Ryan Corrigan, her first and only love. Ryan’s family had always been loving and supportive of her, even after Ryan abandoned her twelve years earlier. (more…)

Aedan Brady, recently escaped from the Book of Fennore, was frantically trying to figure out his new role in the world and how he related to the people around him. He had found a job as a fisherman’s helper, but within the week, he had already become aware of his new boss’ tendency towards cruelty. Discovering a small cavern under the cliffs, Aedan is gripped with a sense of familiarity, recognizing the aura of the dreaded Book of Fennore, when suddenly a young woman appeared next to him, a woman who also possessed a familiar aura. (more…)

Stunned when a werewolf appeared in front of her as she was leaving her martial arts class, Lauren nevertheless did her best to defend herself, as she had been trained to do. Exhausted and terrified, Lauren hoped a passerby would come along and rescue her, and just as she had nearly given up hope of survival, she heard “the sing of metal cutting through air, an ear-splitting howl of pain, and then a wet slapping noise.” (more…)

In 2010, the birds and fish were dying, with no reason found for the phenomenon. The earthquakes in New Zealand and Japan killed thousands, but Naomi Anderson felt no personal connection to the tragedies. Nothing bad was happening in Spokane, where she was studying for her teaching credential, and so Naomi continued on with her life, never realizing she and the rest of the world had seen the opening events of the end of civilization as we knew it. (more…)

History professor Alexandra Kane was going about her usual Saturday morning routine, relaxing at the local café, when a handsome man approached her table. Surprised and pleased, Lexi was flattered by his attentions, and agreed to have dinner with him later that night. As their relationship progressed, Lexi realized that Reed’s attentions seemed to be equally split between building a relationship with her and her archeologist uncle’s journals of his findings. Unsure of Reed’s underlying motives, Lexi resolved to discover exactly what it was Reed was searching for, even calling an old colleague of her uncle’s in her hopes for answers. Little did Lexi know that calling Alan Whitfield would have far-reaching consequences that may not be resolved in this time. (more…)

Krislyn Blair had a long-held dream of exploring in the Bermuda Triangle, searching underwater for pieces of history. One ship in particular called out to her, the Fleur de Lis, part of Napoleon’s fleet, and though Krislyn did her best to block most communication from the deceased, she embraced all that the ship had to say to her. Her twin brother, Christian, was supportive of her dream, even putting his education on hold to meet with Alan Whitfield in hopes of financing the project. (more…)

Kate Bradley was watching the Dia de los Muertos service at Mission de Alcala when she suddenly felt ill and wandered outside to the mission cemetery. Realizing she wasn’t alone, Kate turned to find a handsome man standing nearby who introduced himself as Calisto Terana. Kate was surprised that Calisto seemed interested in her, but quickly broke away to find her two friends, leaving her to wonder if she had done the right thing by pulling away so abruptly.
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The Immortal Nicholas Flamel is currently feeling like a failure. Though his sorceress wife, Perenelle, has managed to escape from Alcatraz, their bookstore has been completely destroyed by Dr. John Dee and his affinity for the darker arts. The Flamels’ only hope lies with Josh and Sophie, the newly discovered Gold and Silver Twins, though their magic is still weak and untested, and their ability to locate and recover the Codex. The Flamels are willing to do whatever is necessary to defeat Dr. Dee and keep the dark spirits confined on Alcatraz. Unfortunately, they underestimated Dee’s strength and determination in his desire for domination.
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Rowan Blay missed her father and resented deeply the man she felt was taking her mother away. Rowan’s mother, Meagan, was a successful author, and Bryan, her literary agent, kept Meagan busy with book signings and, in Rowan’s view, pushed Meagan to continue to create to the detriment of Meagan’s relationship with her daughters. Though her younger sister, Sadie, didn’t seem to mind Bryan’s intrusions into their lives, Rowan was horrified when Meagan announced she and Bryan were getting married and they would be moving to St. Louis, leaving behind everything important to Rowan, especially her father’s gravesite.
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Julia Wildthorn is willing to do almost anything to get into Argent Castle, stronghold of the MacNeill clan, even hiding her identity and her career as a romance writer to masquerade as a personal assistant on a film crew. Getting into the castle proves more difficult that Julia had first imagined, especially since Laird Ian MacNeill is opposed to the film crew roaming about his property unsupervised, but she is determined to search the entire castle, if necessary, in order to locate the rosewood box that holds the key to her future.
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Bounty hunter Alicia Greiston was back in Breckenridge specifically to rearrest the men responsible for her mother’s murder several years earlier. Trying her best not to attract any unwanted attention, Alicia quickly snapped pictures of the license plate, and then followed the men into a restaurant, doing her best to keep them in sight. Alicia knew these were dangerous men, Mob-connected, who would not think twice about gunning her down the same way they killed her mother.
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Christina Murray, a scholar of Scottish history and culture living in Boston, was stunned to receive a letter asking her to travel to Traquair House, outside of Edinburgh, Scotland. In her many visits to Scotland, Christina had never even heard of this manor house, and once she began researching its history, was surprised to find she was related to its owners. When the current Lady Maxwell died while Christina was standing at her bedside, she was unsettled and confused, and her confusion only deepened when she learned that she was to inherit the entire estate. (more…)

Phelan Cle, a noted scholar at the school on the hill, was torn between starting his final writing project and hunting for his father, Jonah, at his mother’s request. Jonah was a village oddity, a man who gained greater pleasure from excavating artifacts of the past than dealing with people in the present time, and Phelan was often embarrassed at his father’s eccentric behaviors. Knowing that the only roadblock to finishing school was the successful completion of his thesis, Phelan decides on what he believes to be a simple topic—the legend of Bone Plain, with its three trials, three terrors, and three treasures—the legend everyone in the village had grown up hearing.
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Lindsay Scott, former child star, had been a recluse for nearly five years, ever since she began hearing the voices. During her last year in Hollywood, the voices interfered with her acting, and threatened to drown out everything with both the snide comments and the compliments, overwhelming her with the constant chatter. Before he died, Lindsey’s father, a professor of transcendental studies, moved her out of Los Angeles to the small town of Springdale, where Lindsay discovered their house was blessedly silent, somehow blocking the barrage of noise. (more…)

Adia Vida is proud of her family’s distinguished heritage, realizing that she will be the one to carry on the work of defending humanity against the vampire race. Unfortunately, Adia’s worst fears have come true — her sister and dearest friend, Sarah, has been turned by two vampires, acquaintances from school that Sarah was strongly attracted to. (more…)

Dieter Schmidt was a high-powered, high-profile, high-dollar attorney, determined to become the youngest partner in the history of the firm. He was driven, focused, and practical to a fault, never allowing anything to distract him from his goals, and his lack of emotion had served him well in his career. His current case, defending a landowner who was trying to build a housing development on what the Indians called sacred land, led him to a blockade of angry tribe members, an irate construction foreman, and Mad Maggie. (more…)

Ninian Malcolm Siddons was lonely and unhappy while observing the Beltane celebration. The other young people were pairing off, dancing and drinking, before slipping into the surrounding forest for private rituals, and Ninian felt the weight of her status as the village healer kept the others at a distance. The Malcolm legacy of spells and charms, herbs and healing, seemed to frighten the villagers, and Ninian was resigned to being alone for the rest of her life, devoted only to her craft. (more…)