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Summary: Wingspan Collection: Volume Two: Books 5-8   Four Books in one volume! Dragon shifters who just want to keep their small town peaceful and the fated mates who change everything.   Mercury on Fire A dragon shifter sheriff content with small town life. A vampire trying to start over.   Mercury is content with life. When his sleepy dragon shifter town turns into a refuge for rescued vampires, Mercury has mixed feelings about them becoming permanent residents. Several folks want the vampires out of their town. When Mercury gets called to an assault scene, the last thing he expects is for the victim to be his mate.   Eldon just wants to live in peace. When he gets attacked by two dragon shifters, he realizes that peace won’t come easily. But he doesn’t need anyone to rescue him, especially not a sheriff who’s reluctant to mate.   Not only is Wingspan turning into a hostile place for vampires, but one resident turns up dead. Mercury must solve a murder before someone else gets hurt. He certainly doesn’t want it to be his fated mate.   String Him Up in Lights When he meets his mate, the last thing he expects is to become a dirty little secret.   Paul Havilar doesn’t have an issue with vampires. When his overbearing mother demands he roughs some up, he’s disgusted but doesn’t see a way out from under his mother’s control. Meeting his mate outside the dime store wasn’t in the cards, but he must protect the pretty vampire, even if it means becoming the family’s next target.   Freddie Bronstad is desperate to belong somewhere. It’s difficult finding a place in a clan that would rather see him escorted to the town line than give him a job, and his mate seems to be worse than all the other dragon shifters in Wingspan. As much as Freddie needs to, he can’t seem to resist the sensual pull of his dragon shifter.   While staying away may keep Freddie a secret for longer, Paul can’t ignore the passion that ignites whenever they’re together. Under the gun with Paul’s family, Freddie’s desperate for his mate’s love.   Cleaning Up MacIver A grumpy dragon with a backache and a hoarding problem. A chubby vampire with a sunny disposition and a secret. Housekeeping has never been more sensual. Cormac MacIver used to be a bad boy. One mistake gives him a lifetime of pain. After trying every remedy known to dragon shifters and countless doctors’ visits, he doesn’t expect to feel relief ever again. He doesn’t expect his sexy new housekeeper to be his fated mate, either. Jarrell Piernos has a secret. Each day spent in Wingspan brings him closer to discovery. When his new client turns out to be his much older mate, he knows he’ll have to face the truth and possibly rejection. Can Cormac work through the pain and be what his young mate needs? How trustworthy is a grumpy older dragon shifter, anyway?   The Alpha’s Scientist A scientist in trouble. An alpha rebuilding his clan’s trust. When the enemy is your fated mate, love gets very complicated. Easton Piernos has escape on his mind. Forced to experiment on unwilling victims, he needs to find the only person he can trust—his brother. His search leads him to a small town filled with very large, green-eyed monsters. The biggest one of them calls Easton the enemy…and his mate. The alpha has a lot to prove. When Gavin Drolac meets Easton for the first time, he pegs him as an enemy, but Gavin has an instinct to protect the little human. Who will Gavin have to fight this time? The clan or some sort of external force? For Easton, the enemy of his enemy might just be the only one who can free him from his captors for good. To do that, he has to win the trust of the alpha. Buy Wingspan Collection Volume Two to continue your trip through Wingspan. Let your neighbors be dragon shifters.

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Summary: Please note this story was originally published as part of the Magic Missive in November 2023. The story has not been changed or added to in any way, so if you downloaded your copy through the Magic Missive, you already have a copy of this one. Thank you. (Word count 42,000) “What’s wrong with you?” Devin King, wolf shifter and bodyguard, was anticipating a huge life change as his company plans to relocate. Caught up in his thoughts, he’s suddenly distracted by an incredible scent. Is his elusive mate finally within touching distance? “Did you hit your head when you fell?” Riley Loren, magicless mage and artist, wasn’t upset when a hunky wolf shifter saves him from being hit by a car, but the man was clearly deluded. Fortunately, Riley did understand about wolf shifters and allowed Devin to tag along with him, until the man came to his senses, at least. It shouldn’t take long, right? When I tell Sarah about this she’s going to be pissed at me. The man is clearly a few sandwiches short of a picnic. But someone else has their sights on Riley and nothing inflames a wolf shifter’s protective instincts more than a mate under threat. If only Devin could fix Riley’s other issues as easily. Features a persistent wolf, a clueless mage, and magic twisted in unusual ways. This is a Fated Mates Happy Ever After and intended for mature audiences.

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Summary: “I fear you have captured my heart without me even being aware.” In a time of growing turmoil, with the pressure of war on the horizon, Jayce Morrow and his friends have come to a new crossroads. Grayson is the lone earth mage among those tasked to join and protect the vulnerable lord. While all mages’ gifts vary, no one had ever imagined a single earth mage would be a bridge between those at the keep and dragons. When Kierei hears more dragon kin, Grayson teamed with the befriended black dragon, will embark on an adventure that could bring them answers and so much more. Answers about the vile Blood Spawn army, about the mastermind controlling it. About the threats bearing down on the capital itself, and the risks those at the keep face. And the only way to find those answers is to find the dragons only Kierei can hear. The fear is that those found answers will break the black dragon’s heart: being unable to locate his missing eggs—his children—or his mate. When the time comes, will Grayson have the courage to accept the gifts the goddess has planned for him? Will he have the strength to trust what he sees right in front of him? Kierei knows the answer. But they have to find the other dragons first.

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Summary: Saint Lakes Series Collection: Volume Two: Books 5-7 + Redefining Normal   Begin Again   Ramsey Somerset’s control is slipping. As a water monster he’s always in danger of giving into his beast. When he meets his fated mate, it gets even more dangerous.   Fane Tiago is feral. Sold into captivity and becoming a science experiment has left him shattered. Finding out his fated mate is less than willing to help him pick up the pieces means he’s more alone than ever.   War with the vampires hangs over Ramsey. But behind Fane’s feral mind lurks a vampire who is more than he seems.   Captive Soul   Jules has two mates. One is prejudice against most of his family and the other goes along to get along. He does a good job of resisting their advances but when he gets injured in a battle with a vampire coven, he has to fight the mating pulling even harder.   Hacen and Thomas want to bond with Jules. Three mates might get complicated, but they’re determined to make it work. With Hacen hanging on to his prejudices and Jules not giving them an inch, Thomas feels pulled in all directions. When danger knocks on their door, only their connection can save them.   Color of Blood   Ladon has to be alpha. How is he supposed to do that? At twenty years old, Ladon knows he’s too young to be Saint Lakes’ Alpha, but no one listens. Not even his mate, Magnus, and he’s Ladon’s best friend.   Magnus is a vampire in trouble. He’s out of town on a dangerous investigative mission when Ladon shifts into his dragon for the first time. They’ve waited years for this day. It’s means they can complete their bond. But Magnus’s mission goes sideways, and he’s stuck in a lab with a crazy doctor wanting to use him as a pin cushion.   Ladon wonders if bonding with his fated mate just isn’t in the cards. And Magnus can’t think about anything but the pain the lab doctor inflicts.   Can Ladon get to Magnus in time to save his life?   Redefining Normal   Wade Carillo had put himself in a precarious situation. He nearly died before being rescued. He expected his rescue team to be his old squad. Instead, they’re a group of paranormals. Shapeshifters and vampires. Throw in a couple of witches, and that pretty much sums up his recovery process. Then there’s the sexy wolf shifter who looks like an angel in disguise. All dark skin and big muscles. If Wade is dying, then he has the prettiest person to look at while he goes.

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Summary: Nachielus (not Nicholas) may have gotten into a bit of trouble over unsanctioned miracles, ending up on the upstairs’ naughty list. Sure, maybe he’d gotten a little carried away with the whole Christmas thing, but he hadn’t meant to become a part of folklore, and surely that wasn’t a reason to bury him in centuries of paperwork. Banned from topside and missing his favorite holiday, he gets a push from a certain demon to pop up and have a look around. When he meets Beckett, a Christmas-loving elf enthusiast who mistakes him for the Santa hired for a fundraiser, how can he say no? Next thing he knows, Nach is in over his head again, because this is one human he can’t resist. Beck's Christmas is merry and bright, especially after he encounters Nach, the hottie in questionable Santa attire. Nach's kindness, generosity, and charm have Beck falling faster than a snowflake. With no place to stay, obviously Beck needs to bring Nach home with him. Beck never believed in love at first sight before, but there’s just something about Nach that calls to him, and it isn’t long before he’s trying to figure out how to keep this sexy Santa all to himself. Tags: Beck is living his own Christmas rom-com, complete with a meet cute and lots of Christmas kisses; Nach never means to cause trouble—it just seems to find him (and the reindeer thing was definitely not his fault); Nach has a very loose definition of what constitutes a miracle; corporate Scrooges try to suck the fun out of Christmas (but don’t worry, they don’t succeed); Nach is an angel of joy of fulfillment, so expect plenty of joy… and fulfillment (wink, wink). A Beginner’s Guide to Christmas Miracles is a 30k novella bursting with laughs, holiday spirit, and a Happily Ever After that even the Grinch would approve of. Get ready for festive chaos, Christmas kisses, and a love story weirder than Grandma's fruitcake.

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Summary: For the record, putting the Sousa clan to sleep for five hundred years is not Amaru’s fault. At least he’s found his two, count ‘em two sexy, hunky, adorable, overprotective dragon mates because of it, and they’ll help him wake up his clan. So why. Are his mates. AVOIDING HIM? Especially Luka. This should not be as hard as they’re making it. What’re the proper tools to fix relationship problems? Is it screwdrivers? Tags: Chaos thine name is Amaru, one keeper is not sufficient, hence triad, lost clans, malfunctioning magic, confused dragons, the whole enchilada, 500 years is one hell of a power nap, zipper are awesome, Ravi has twins, pray, relationships are work, hope is too, who needs sleep when there is nookie, don’t touch the screwdrivers, all unattended electronics will be taken apart, breaking traditions, dragon cuddles are the best cuddles

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Summary: Wingspan Collection: Volume One: Books 1-4   New Addiction   Caerwyn needs to be at home in Wingspan. After his parents die in a tragic accident, picking up the pieces for his brother and sister hasn’t been easy. The last thing he needs is for the alpha to loan his tracking skills out to the Saint Lakes clan. And he certainly doesn’t need a fated mate.   Rory will do almost anything for solitude. He doesn’t like people or conversation. All he really wants is to cook at the local diner and stay home. What he doesn’t want is a mate who will demand his time and attention.   When Rory sees how much Caerwyn needs someone to rely on, he has to decide what’s more important. His solitude or his fated mate.     Finding Happy   Sawyer Lewis is in a constant battle with depression and grief. What he needs is to get away from it all. He sees where the open road takes him. It leads directly to his fate mate.   Happy Truman wants to go on an adventure. He’s lived a sheltered life inside a compound with his dads and brother. The back rooms at the local bar sound like the perfect place to find a little trouble. Instead, he meets his sexy dragon shifter mate and a night of fun. There’s just one teensy tiny little detail he forgot to mention: He’s a bat shifter and bat shifter males can get pregnant.   Happy and Sawyer didn’t talk. They did…other things. It just might be a little too late to have a conversation about wanting babies.   Solid Ground For Leaf Burkhart, life has been a struggle. Growing up in the human foster care system has given him the will to survive and not much else. When vampires kidnap him and his brother, surviving is the only thing he can do. But there’s something about the sexy vampire that guards them every night. Leaf just can’t put his finger on what’s different about him. Etienne needs a new coven. Particularly one whose leader isn’t insane. He didn’t sign up for holding innocent people captive. When one a bobcat shifter turns out to be his fated mate, the situation turns deadly them. Teagan Ryers is a congressman’s son. His entire life has centered on his father’s career. Everything changes when a psychic warlock implicates his future mates, whom he hasn’t met yet, in his father’s political downfall. The race is on to find a bobcat shifter and a vampire before his murderous father does.   A Little Unsteady   Asher Burkhart wants to forget. He’s been through enough danger to last him a lifetime. When he finds himself in a dragon shifter town, the last thing he needs is a surly dragon shifter sniffing around him. He certainly doesn’t need his mate’s rejection.   Nigel Blackburn doesn’t want a mate. When he finds out his mate is the bobcat shifter who was almost murdered at the hands of a madman, his dragon shifter instinct is to protect him. And that’s a good thing because it seems his mate isn’t out of danger yet. Nigel is used to being alone, but he has to rely on his clan and his mate if he wants to save Asher’s life.   Asher has to learn to lean on a mate who doesn’t want him. And Nigel has to learn that age is just a number.   Buy Wingspan Collection: Volume One to begin your romantic adventure in a dragon shifter town.

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Summary: Fenrir, ancient Norse god of wolf shifters, has had more centuries than he could count to become set in his ways. Can a cute little cat shifter from Vegas make him want to change them? “Oh, no, oh, no, oh, no. I think I might have just punched my mate in his furry face. I’m so sorry.” Dorian was on a great adventure in Montana when his campervan runs out of gas, and he finds himself stranded in the middle of nowhere. He didn’t expect to find a wolf, he didn’t anticipate hitting said wolf who had startled the living daylights out of him, and he definitely wasn’t prepared for when that same wolf just disappeared. “It can’t be true. It just can’t be true.” Fenrir was the first to admit he was set in his ways. It’s what made him dependable, reliable, and comfortable. He saw no need to change his ways, even after his pack deserted him. Coming across a cat shifter was a mild excitement in his day, but that didn’t mean he had to claim the man. The Fates work in mysterious ways, but not even they were prepared for how stubborn Fenrir could be. It could take the efforts of Loki and Anubis, plus a spot of advice from Claude and Poseidon, to get these two on the path of Fated Mate happiness. This story was written for a mature audience. Please store your e-content responsibly.

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Summary: Only I would start my new semester at the dark witch academy with a kidnapping (mine) on dragonback and end the night with a marriage proposal I don’t want from the King of the Dark Fae. My intense and sinister kidnapper. Suddenly I’m not only Zara Gemini, the wild rebel queen who’s supposed to save the witching world. I’m the misfit new student at the Avalon Academy for Promising Royals of the Faerie Court. And the unwilling future bride of Zephyr, the Dark Fae King. He claims our union is his last chance to break this curse that’s destroying his realm. Plus I’m already up to my royal neck in dangerous warlocks who’ll kill to rule at my side. Sounds delish, right? Not so much. See, the enchanted secret world of Avalon has a dark side, and so does this Hades-Persephone fairytale my latest suitor and I are enacting. Sure, Zephyr might be powerful as a god. He’s the sexy-pretty hottie every Fae at court is jonesing to shag. Turns out he’s also twisted AF. Let’s just call Zephyr a fixer-upper. Thankfully, my warlocks track me to Avalon, and they’ve got a hate-hate history with Zephyr. They’re hella determined to help me bust out of this joint and get us all back home to our cobbled-together found family. First I’ve got a curse to break and a kingdom to save. That’s gonna take all seven of my witchy suitors learning to trust each other, plus something even more risky from the Dark Fae King to me and my guys. That twisty, shifty, shattered heart of his needs to dare to love. Gemini Wild is a spicy paranormal why-choose romance and the sequel to Gemini Kings. This LGBT-friendly adult academy series delivers wolf and dragon shifters, dragon riders, teacher-student forbidden heat, first-time MM, bi awakening, all swords crossed, a badass queen who never has to choose, and flaming fast-burn heat!

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Summary: The Blood Witch Has Changed Everything. Chen traveled to the US with his clan, hoping to rescue his kidnapped brother from the fae. They just need a witch to find the exact location of where the door between the human world and the fae world will open. The one thing Moon can’t do. Chen grabbed the wrong type of witch. That’s not stopping Moon from clinging to Chen as he guides them through a new territory, introducing them to the witches, shifters, and vampires who can help them. The longer Moon remains at Chen’s side, the more he hopes the witch might consider staying with him always. Except that the king of the fae might have other deadly plans for Chen. Two Thousand Dreams is the first novel in the Kings of Chaos series, which is a spin-off from the Lords of Discord series. This book contains one very grumpy vampire falling in love with a very perky blood witch, shifters, overprotective witches, other non-human surprises, snark, angst, found family, brotherly bickering, magic, chaos, vampire cuddles, and an endless love that grows stronger with each kiss.

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Summary: Decades after leaving behind a king who attempted to sell him for wizard experimentation, Lex D’Vairedraconis lives in a place filled with loved ones. At Court D’Vaire, the dragon shifter has access to everything. He wants for nothing. But his lack of purpose frustrates him. Surrounded by successful people, Lex can’t figure out how to channel his energy. And he dearly wants to know why Fate hasn’t paired him with anyone. Rutledge Blackstone is alone. As a gargoyle, he shouldn’t live among humans, but he fears the many enemies hunting his kind. To survive, gargoyles must separate. His parents, and even his twin brother, have left him in a house slowly crumbling around his ears. To comfort himself, he records every happy moment in a notebook, and waits for the day to add more memories to his treasure trove. But the gargoyles aren’t being tracked by foes alone. The new gargoyle rulers and their allies want to aid people like Rutledge. To his shock, the Council of Sorcery and Shifters wants him to join, and he soon lands an invitation to the renowned sanctuary at Court D’Vaire. Before he can decide whether to accept, he meets Lex. Their attraction is instant, but Rutledge is anything but intrepid. To build a life together, they must learn to love unconditionally and find their true purpose in life.

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Summary: An all-star flying reindeer shifter. A shy but clever elf. One is overworked, the other excited to take on his new first job. Coco: This is the story of how I got stranded in a snowstorm at my boss’s house. And never left. (Did I mention my boss is a flying reindeer?) Vixen: This is the story of how I reluctantly went on a mandatory vacation and lied to Santa, all of which brought me the greatest love of my life. Falling in love is not on their agenda, but love strikes when least expected. Can Coco and Vixen make things work in their personal lives while helping Santa have a low-stress, smooth delivery run on Christmas Eve? Mpreg. Grumpy/sunshine. Age gap (22-40). A suspected alpha rut. An omega heat. A cool reindeer legend. Possibility of coal in a stocking. An adorable baby. Decorations, snow and roaring fireplaces. Steaming up those frosted windowpanes. HEA.

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Summary: The Siren & the Phoenix Lune doesn’t know much about his mystical birthright as a Compass-born, yet its promise of a life-mate cushions the long days and lonely nights. So he patiently waits, eager for when the compass will point him in the direction he must go. Touch-starved Narsus is a Verdigris—a highly toxic phoenix with poisonous feathers. To be Compass-born is a heartbreaking, torturous burden. So he hides away in heavy cloaks and a beaked mask to protect those around him. When the compass calls, Narsus further ostracizes himself by sending a proxy to the marriage ceremony, for he no longer believes in love. Or destiny.  Hurt and embarrassed, Lune is determined to crack Narsus’s emotional armor. To show his Intended there’s always hope. But with the compasses counting down, can Lune convince Narsus to take a chance on love? Compass To My Heart is a MM fantasy romance about marriage by proxy, one bed, a poisoned kiss, and fated mates finding each other through compasses created by ancient magic.

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Summary: Saint Lakes Collection: Volume One: Book 1-4 + Special Packages   Leave it All   All Lucas wants is to be normal. But it’s not possible when balls of light shoot out of his body and vampires chase him out of the city where he grew up. On the run, the last thing he expects is to find out dragon shifters are really. And one of them claims Lucas is his fated mate.   Bennett just gained a problem. They all center around Lucas. Not only does he find out Lucas is one of a kind, but Lucas also resists the mating pulling. One thing is for sure, though. Bennett must protect him at all costs because forces are mounting against Saint Lakes.   Everyone wants a piece of the witch. It’s up to Bennett to keep him safe but how can he when the enemy keeps getting closer.   Running Out of Moonlight   Sage Rickman is afraid of everything. After suffering severe trauma at the hands of a vampire coven, the snake shifter doesn’t know if he’ll ever stop jumping at shadows. Discovering his fated mate is a feral dragon shifter just might be his undoing.   Garridan Arach has been set free. Not only has he been imprisoned for years but he’s also been stuck in his dragon shifter form. If his human and dragon sides can’t merge, not only will he lose his mate, but he might lose his new clan to the coven who held him captive.   With the enemy stalking Sage, healing is impossible. And it’s not just his sanity at stake but fate of the whole town.   Right Side Up   Shawn knows a secret. His best friend is a witch. A whole vampire coven knows it too and they come after Shawn to get to the person they really want. When a wolf shifter rescues him fro them brink of death, he’s not sure if he’s safe or in even more danger than before.   Gabriel is a defective wolf shifter. Or he thinks he is. He’d hurt someone he was supposed to love when he was a child. He’s afraid of hurting others too, so he keeps his distance. Especially from the little human with enough sass to anger an entire coven.   Some lessons are hard to learn. Especially for a human who’s far more capable than he’s ever given himself credit for and a wolf shifter who has a heart of gold.     Where We Are   Forrest Somerset is a bobcat shifter on a mission. When you’re fated mates with an idiot vampire, the only recourse is to save him from himself. But what does he do when Angel’s trouble past makes him the bad guy? Angel has a few wrongs to make right. If that means he has to turn himself over to the shifter council, then he’ll do it. He’ll do anything to keep his mate and the Saint Lakes safe. But what happens when Angel’s good intentions go sideways and the only person who can save him is his little bobcat shifter?   Special Packages   As the oldest son of irresponsible, selfish parents, Craig doesn't remember the last time he shifted into his turtle form and took a nice relaxing swim. He's far too busy working two jobs and taking care of his six younger siblings. When Craig's mate comes crashing into the diner kitchen, where he's a cook, his life gets even more complicated.   As the oldest vampire in existence, Zadimus has spent a lot of his years alone and liked it. Zadimus never thought his introverted nature would ever be a problem until he meets his mate’s family.

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Summary: Arioch: Arioch loves his job; creating chaos and encouraging revenge is fun, and if he pranks a few demons, angels, and humans along the way, all the better. When an archangel shows up with a message from god, Arioch knows he ought to take it seriously, but what’s the fun in that? Michael, the human he’s supposed to help, takes everything seriously enough for both of them, and Arioch is determined to teach the guy how to have a little fun with life. If he starts to fall for the human along the way, well, another human-demon pairing can only cause more chaos, which is definitely Ari’s specialty. Now he just has to convince Michael that although the two of them are polar opposites, they actually work perfectly together. Michael: Michael has been the dependable, practical older brother his entire life; he took the weight of the world on his shoulders when he was too young to realize how heavy the burden would be. If he can guarantee happiness for his siblings, that will be enough for him, even if all he can see in his own future is loneliness. However, when Michael realizes that someone from the afterlife lied to him and attempted to cause his family harm, he is determined to do something about it. With the help of a certain demon, maybe he can figure out who targeted his family and get a little revenge. He’ll just have to refrain from killing the demon that is messing up his perfectly ordered existence. When the cheerful prankster actually starts looking attractive to Michael, maybe he’ll finally step out of his comfort zone and find out how fun chaos can actually be. Tags: Michael is serious about revenge, and Arioch isn’t serious about anything; opposites attract; maybe being impractical for once in his life won’t kill Michael (and if it does, at least he’ll have a demon to keep him company in the afterlife); meddling families are annoying; Michael has never done that before, but Arioch would be happy to show him how it all works.

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Summary: RISE (noun / verb) Eight definitions to inspire writers around the world, and an unlimited number of possible stories to tell: 1) An upward slope or movement 2) A beginning or origin 3) An increase in amount or number 4) An angry reaction 5) To take up arms 6) To return from death 7) To become heartened or elated 8) To exert oneself to meet a challenge Rise features 300-word speculative flash fiction stories from across the rainbow spectrum, from the minds of the writers of Queer Sci Fi.

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Summary: A demon truck driver has been searching for his destination for twenty-six years. Meanwhile, a sweet chipmunk shifter has just six days to make a decision that will impact the rest of his life… are they on a collision course, or… Demon Zese didn’t mind being on earth. He had a good job, he had a solid friend in Rigmus, and if Lucifer did summon him occasionally to help with “retrieval” jobs, he really didn’t mind so much. If only he could work out why he’d been summoned to earth in the first place, or by who. Chipmunk shifter, Percy had been given an ultimatum. Marry the man who owned the club he worked at, or lose his job.  Percy had friends and a loving family, but there was something seriously wrong with his boss… if only he knew what to do about it. Features a clueless Lucifer, or is he as clueless as he appears; the power of three, a wonderfully colorful grandmother, and an overprotective bear. What more could you want in this standalone random story featuring one of Lucifer’s demons this time? This story is intended for mature audiences. Please store your e-content responsibly.

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Summary: Matt Russo knows better. Everyone does, but no one knows better than an attorney who routinely works with the fae: you watch what you say, or else you find yourself in the crosshairs of trickster magic. Or in this case, with an angel on one shoulder and a demon on the other. And the ridiculous bickering celestial beings aren’t going anywhere until they help him change his perpetual single status. Worse, if someone finds out he used magic for any kind of gain, his personal and professional reputations might never recover. Fortunately, his best friend and downstairs neighbor—not to mention the man he’s quietly wanted for the past five years—is smart and level-headed. If anyone can help Matt out of this fiasco, it’s Cory Miller. Except while Cory’s happy to help Matt get rid of the pint-sized magical idiots, the only way they’re leaving is if they succeed in finding someone for Matt to love. Cory will do anything for his friend, but he’s not so sure he can take part in helping Matt find the man of his dreams. Not when he’s wished all this time that he could fill that particular role. But maybe this magical disaster is exactly what Matt and Cory need to realize their secret attraction is mutual. A Single Soul is approximately 40,000 words.

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Summary: Childhood friends. Decades of hidden feelings. A bond never meant to break— until it shatters. Ryan Kelly has known Zach DeShawn was his mate since they were kids. Just when Ryan is ready to finally tell Zach how he feels, he inherits his grandmother’s magic. If Ryan can’t learn to control his magic, how can he protect his friends from the danger his grandmother predicted with her dying breath? All his life, Zach DeShawn could never scent his fated mate. Without a special scent to tell him who he is destined to be with, all Zach’s relationships have ended in heartbreak. Sparks ignite between him and Ryan, but Zach is terrified to take a chance and have his heart broken yet again. When an ancient enemy’s curse shatters the pack bonds every werewolf needs to stay human and sane, the lifelong friends are faced with the nightmare of forgetting the ones they love. Ryan and Zach must finally put their hearts on the line, before all is consumed in feral madness. The Moon Over The Oak is the fourth book in The Lycanthrope Protection Agency. It features childhood friends to lovers, fated mates, friends-with-benefits fun, and a Happily-Ever-After. This installment is an interconnected standalone, but is best enjoyed after reading To Hunt A Moonborn Beast and its sequels.