"SARAH: Having everything in order and sticking to my routine is the way I cope with my past. It keeps the nightmares contained. I can't let them out. When I remember, they overtake my world.
Which is why I call my family for help when I'm stranded on the side of the road. I'm assured that the man coming to help me is a friend, someone my brother-in-law trusts. I didn't expect he would take my breath away . . . or chase away my demons.
Theo revs my engine, but I can't imagine that I'm enough for him. Saving me when I'm stranded isn't the only thing he does. He makes me feel whole. I can only hope my past won't taint my future and he won't break my heart.
THEO: For so long all I've had is my business. Restoring old cars is a passion I got from my father. I didn't realize a friendship forged over a metal frame would bring my woman into my life, one I can't live without.
When I get the phone call to help Sarah, it only takes one look into her eyes to know I'll do anything to get her to trust me. She's haunted and quiet, living in her head.
I'm going to make Sarah mine. I'll show her just how good I am with my hands and then I'm never letting her go.
Contains mature themes."
"DELL: When the dust settled after the Halloween party that changed so many lives, I was left in the shadows. I watched people forget about me as they picked up the pieces of their lives. How could they find a new normal when I'm left no better than fog?
Darkness and bitterness have become my constant companions. Even though I'm angry, what else can I do but watch from the darkest corners of Screaming Woods while everyone goes on? I'm not expecting a light to appear.
Caroline isn't all monster, but, as a child of our resident wolfman and his mate, she's not all human either. As much as I want to give into the pull to her, I've spent far too long existing within the shadows.
CAROLINE: Finding my place in Screaming Woods hasn't been easy. I'm not a monster, but I'm not a human.
It feels like there's something pulling me into the darkest parts of the forest. I ignore it, but I can feel someone's eyes on me, waiting for me, calling to me.
When I go in search of what is stalking me, I find light in the darkness. Finding out my mate is someone everyone else forgot about long ago, when he became one with the shadows, is something out of a dream . . . or a nightmare.
Contains mature themes."
"JACE: In the years since everything changed in Screaming Woods, including myself, the only place I've found solace is in the woods I protect as a park ranger. I'm not sure how to deal with my new . . . attributes as a wolfman.
I'm destined to be alone now; at least that's what I assumed. Until I meet Dakota.
Dakota moves to town to open a gourmet pet treat business, but I know there is more to the story. Fate has given me something else—her, my mate. Now I'll do anything to keep her safe and make her mine, even accept the monster I've become.
DAKOTA: When looking for a place to open a brick-and-mortar store for the business I run with my best friend, I wanted to take the opportunity to move far away. Something was calling me to Screaming Woods, so I took a chance.
Opening Paws Up is going well. The town is welcoming and a little odd. I'll be able to stay out of trouble and focus on the business.
Then Jace growls his way into my life. He's a wolfman who loves nature and takes offense to my business, though I can't understand why. Hopefully my past won't come back to haunt me and try and take it all away from me. Even if it does, I'm knot running from fate.
Contains mature themes."
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