"Will I be burned by the flames of Detective Dragon?
Hannah: The building I'm renovating to turn into a B&B in the cozy coastal town of Mystic Harbor, where humans and monsters live in harmony, is either haunted or someone's trying to sabotage me.
After someone rips up my flower beds for the third time, and the local law enforcement can't find any clues, I head to Monsters, PI, where I hire a much-too-gorgeous dragon shifter to determine if I'm a victim of crime or paranormal activity. After someone creeps through my building late at night, Reylor moves in with me to further his investigation. Now that I'm bumping into him in the kitchen and snuggling up with him on the sofa, is it my fault if I'm falling in love?
Reylor: I don't believe in ghosts, though I do believe that whoever's sabotaging Hannah's building renovations needs to be locked up for good. From the moment I meet Hannah, I know she's my fated mate. I'll do everything to protect her and solve this crime. If that means moving in with her and watching over her twenty-four-seven, then I'm the right dragon shifter for the job.
And when the case is closed? I'm going to make Hannah mine.
Contains mature themes."
"Will true love thaw the heart of Ice Lord Incognito?
Melly: When my grandmother is arrested for poisoning the members of her social club, I hire Monsters, PI to help clear her name. My case is assigned to an ice lord, Elrik, the guy I met a week ago at a wedding and haven't been able to stop thinking about. As we track down clues and discover there's a lot more going on at Grannie's social club than potluck suppers, I start hoping I can thaw this ice lord's heart. But he was recently burned, and he's not sure if he's ready to try again. Can I convince Elrik to give love another chance?
Elrik: After the woman I thought I loved cheated on me with my brother, I swore off relationships for good. I planned to settle in Mystic Harbor and focus on my new job as an investigator at Monsters, PI. No relationships. No falling in love. But my vow is tested when I meet Melly. She's cute and funny, and I ache to back her against a wall and kiss her.
After I clear her grandmother's name, do I dare claim Melly as an ice lord's bride?
Contains mature themes."
"Can a wounded orc hero protect his treasured mate from a cruel captor?
Nia: I spend my days healing those forced to battle in my stepbrother's arena and my nights hiding. I've resigned myself to the fact that with my burn scars, I'll never find love. Until my stepbrother commands me to heal his latest acquisition—an orc who was severely injured during capture. I've only heard of orcs, but I do my best to heal him and prepare him for the battles he'll soon face.
As I care for Dakur's wounds, we exchange glances that slowly grow heated. It's not long before I'm falling in love for this gruff, stoic warrior who's as trapped here as me.
Can we find a way free to finally be together?
Dakur: I barely remember being captured, and I've suffered since, forced to fight in a ring while humans bet on the outcome. The only good thing in my life is Nia, the human woman who sparked my clan's pendant. She's my fated mate, though I doubt I'll live long enough to be with her. But as we fall deeper in love, I know I must find a way.
I'm going to get us out of this trap, and then I'm claiming Nia as mine.
Contains mature themes."
"I want to begin a new life far from my village. Will that life include an orc who vows to adore me?
Kaila
When a man in my village makes demands I'm not willing to give into, my younger brother and I flee into the forest. It's the night of the Monster Mate Hunt, but the orcs who are gifted with brides in exchange for protecting the village will be too busy with the other woman to notice me. Until Turren claims me as his mate. I'm not interested in marrying, and orcs scare me. But there's something sweet and endearing about this one. My brother and I planned to make a new life far from our village. Could that new life be with Turren?
Turren
Kaila's fierce and strong-willed, and I can't imagine a world without her. In exchange for taking her and her brother to the new village on the edge of the forest, she agrees to let me woo her during our journey. And me, a male of very few words, has talked her into giving me three kisses. I'm going to do all I can to convince her we're destined to be together, even if that means speaking of feelings and my past, things I've shared with no one.
When we reach the village, will Kaila leave me, or will she agree to be my mate?
Contains mature themes."
"Do I dare trust my heart to Secret Agent Gargoyle?
Angie: When my beer kegs turn up missing days before a big event, I hire Monsters, PI to track down my beer. Who's assigned to my case? Tuvid, the gargoyle who wrongfully accused me of gnome-theft.
Tuvid's seven feet of gargoyle muscles with a killer smile. So, when our not-one-night-stand results in a marriage proposal—solely to save his gargoyle rep—I know I'm in trouble. My business plans don't include marrying a gargoyle, but Tuvid's impossible to resist.
Tuvid: I met Angie while I was wrapping up a local investigation involving stolen gnomes. I was given the wrong address, and I accused her of stealing the little guys. I was determined to make amends. Plus ask her out, but she didn’t return my calls.
Then we're locked inside her microbrewery's storage, and who should unlock the door? Her mom and mine. It's clear we've been together all night, though we didn't do anything—well, not much. But gargoyles are old-fashioned, and my reputation will be shattered unless we get married.
I'm going to track down her beer kegs in time for the brew-off. And when the case is closed? Angie's going to be my bride.
Contains mature themes."
"Maggie: After my twin sister and I are kidnapped from Earth, we're separated. When the ship transporting me crashes on a distant planet, I'm captured and sold to a lizard alien. Now I'm trapped, forced to dance in a bar under the watchful gaze of a tyrant. I've resigned myself to never seeing my sister again when a blue-skinned Zuldruxian named Davon is hired as a bouncer at the bar. He's fierce and kind, with teal-colored eyes that hold secrets, and he watches out for me. It doesn't take me long to start falling in love. He says he's been sent by my sister, that he's going to help me escape. Can I trust him with my safety and my heart?
Davon: As the leader of my clan, I've roamed the vast deserts of my world, seeking a purpose beyond the pain of my past. When I meet a human woman in search of her sister, I vow to find her. Maybe this will make up for the shame I caused my clan. I follow the trail of her ship and find her held captive in the Veerenad city. She's not just a dancer in a bar, she's the mate the gods promised me. I vow to free her, and our attraction deepens. Can I protect her from the dangers of this world and earn her trust or will my inner darkness betray us?
Contains mature themes."
"Kerry: After I'm taken from Earth and dropped in an alien forest, I resign myself to never going home. There went my dream of finding someone to love. Then a gorgeous, severely wounded alien stumbles into my campsite. As I nurse him back to health, I start wondering if this seven-foot-tall guy with shadows flickering in his eyes could be the one.
Nevarn tells me he was traveling to the clan he grew up in, that he was banished for a crime he didn't commit, and that he's going to prove his innocence.
When he asks me to help him, I realize there's no place I'd rather be.
Nevarn: After I was banished from my clan, I created a new life for myself in the forest. But my banishment is over, and I'm determined to find out who framed me. On the way, I'm attacked and left for dead, and a beautiful human, Kerry, saves my life. When a symbol appears on my wrist, I know she's my mate. She agrees to travel with me, and I see this as my chance to show her all a Zuldruxian male has to offer.
But someone is following us, and they'll do anything to keep us from reaching our destination. I'd burn the world down to protect Kerry, but will we survive long enough to fall in love?
Contains mature themes."
"Trapped with a Zuldruxian warrior, I must fight for love and freedom on an alien world.
Talia: Kidnapped from Earth with my beloved twin sister, Maggie, I'm thrust into the heart of a ruthless alien mining operation. I figure it's over. I'll die soon, and I'll never see my sister again. I'm tossed into a cell with a blue-skinned warrior named Firion. He shows me a symbol on his hand and tells me this means I'm his fated mate. I'm not sure about that, but he's kind and protective, and he tells me we're going to escape. As we work side by side in the mine, our bond deepens, igniting a spark of hope in my heart. But with danger lurking, I must fight not only for a future with love but for the chance to find my sister.
Firion: As a Zuldruxian warrior, my duty is clear: protect my fated mate, Talia, from the sinister lizard guards who threaten us. Together, we navigate a treacherous existence, falling for each other as we plot a daring escape. But with every passing moment, the risks grow greater. Will our love survive beyond this wretched place, or will I risk losing my fated mate forever?
Contains mature themes."
"I was stolen from Earth and gifted to an alien warrior. Will I find a new home with Aizor?
Vanessa: One minute, I'm working as a cook, the next, I've been abducted by robocops and sent to a distant planet where I'm attacked by a ferocious beast. Then a seven-foot-tall, blue-skinned alien rescues me with crystal spears slashing. He cuddles me in his arms, and I feel safe for the first time since fleeing my stalker ex.
Until he tosses me over his shoulder and takes me back to his clan where he announces I'm his new bride. I'm determined to return home, but there's something about Aizor I can't resist. Am I falling for this musclebound alien with a killer smile?
Aizor: The crystal gods gifted me with Vanessa, and she's the prettiest being I've ever seen. She's tiny. Surprisingly snarly. And she insists on returning to her home planet.
I have seven days to convince her to stay. I'll worship her. Massage her feet. And at night, I'll show her the gifts bestowed upon a Zuldrux warrior.
Then she'll accept she's my fated bride.
Contains mature themes."
"Stolen from Earth, I was sent to a distant planet to become the bride of a big blue alien. Do I dare let this gruff guy inside my heart?
Amanda: With my boss out to kill me, I run, only to be abducted by robocops. They knock me out and the next thing I know, the tiny pod I'm riding in crashes into a purple lake and a loincloth-wearing alien with lots of muscles, tusks, and a sardonic smile rescues me. Xax takes me home to his clan and announces I’m his new mate. There goes my dream of opening a tea shop in a cute little coastal Earth town.
But between building me a tea shop and protecting me from every scary thing that comes near, I'm finding Xax hard to resist.
Xax: Our plant god has gifted me with a mate, and I'm going to do all I can to satisfy her in every way possible. I'll pluck leaves in the forest to make tea. I'll call vines to construct a structure to house her new business. And I'll tame a wild creature if it will make her smile. But all of this may not be enough.
Can I convince Amanda to remain on Zuldrux as my bride?
Contains mature themes."
"Alwen: A year ago, one of the males in my village hurt me. When he tried to do it a second time, I took care of that problem—permanently. Then I'm selected for the annual Monster Mate Hunt where two village women must enter the forest to be claimed as an orc's bride. If an orc tries to take me, I'll handle him just as I did the man in my village.
To my dismay, I'm captured by a band of treacherous thieves. I'm planning my escape when an enormous, snarly orc attacks the camp. He slays the thieves and announces I'm his fated mate.
I won't go down without a fight. If only I didn't swoon whenever he comes near.
Zickar: I have one purpose: to find my brother, Dakur, and bring him back to our clan. When the path leads me to Alwen, she sparks my clan pendant, proving she's mine. She fights me at every turn, and I can tell she was hurt in the past. This pretty maiden deserves to be treated gently, and I'm just the male to do it. In no time, I can't imagine a life without her.
But when someone steals her from me, I'll cross the ends of the continent to save her. Alwen's my fated mate, and I'll do anything to make her mine.
Contains mature themes."
"Can a lonely widow and an orc with secrets find true love together?
Lyneth
After my husband's death, my village pushes me into the forest during the monster mate hunt, where I'll be claimed as an orc's bride.
I've vowed I'll never love another, but then I'm claimed by Madr, a strong, handsome orc who I suspect is hiding secrets. On his dragon-like vox, he flies with me toward his home. His warm arms keep me safe, and his teasing touch makes me reconsider every assumption I made about my past and my future. Do I dare give my heart to an orc?
Madr
When I abdicated the orc throne, I planned to live a simple life. I never expected the fates to bind me to Lyneth or that I'd fall for her so fast. But someone's out to kill me, and if I don't stop them, I won't survive long enough to claim my new bride.
Contains mature themes."
