When an ancient monster arises from the deep… Joan and her dragon fly to the rescue. Spotting a kraken wrapped around a spit of land off the west coast of Ireland, Joan knows time is against her. When the sun rises, the sea spray and mists won’t hide the mythical monster from human view, or protect humans from the creature’s deadly tentacles. Getting the kraken away from human habitation proves challenging. And when Joan spots a grounded fishing boat, which the kraken refuses to release, Joan fears the creature has already claimed its first victim. Facing a kraken, without getting killed, tests even an experienced hero and her dragon. But that’s the job. A job Joan was born to do. Just her. Her sword. And her dragon. keywords: Dark urban fantasy; mythic fantasy; dragon fantasy; short story series; urban fantasy short story series; urban fantasy; dark fantasy; horror fantasy; dragons; dragons and heroes; demons and devils; werewolves and shifters; series urban fantasy; paranormal shifters; urban fantasy magic; magic and mayhem; monsters and shapeshifters

Fighting an alien invasion requires a good appetite… I’m an out of work dog walker who never expected to confront the end of the world in my lifetime. Especially not when that end of the world comes in the form of an alien invasion. Who expects that to happen for real, right? But there you have it. Aliens. Invading Earth. And only a rough band of us humans to defend the entire planet. With the only weapons we have. If we can stomach using it. Author’s Note: This story is also published in the collection HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND JESTERS BELLS. keywords: Contemporary fantasy, paranormal, alien invasion, humorous alien invasion, science fiction, short story, short story collections, action adventure, science fiction short stories, dolphins and bugs, aliens vs humans, humorous paranormal aliens

No one wants a bored dragon… Leave a dragon bored, quests happen. Kaxem knows the inevitability of this. Especially with a best friend like Rebop. But when Rebop brings Kaxem news of a bespelled princess in need of waking, Kaxem, at first, passes on the adventure. He’d rather rearrange his books. Really. He would. But disappointing his best friend proves impossible. Bored dragons are also nagging dragons. Kaxem agrees to the quest. One last quest. And if they happen to save the world, and discover a really good library in the process…he won’t complain. Author’s Note: This story is also published in the collection HAUNTS AND HOWLS AND JESTERS BELLS. keywords: High fantasy; paranormal fantasy; humorous fantasy; magic fantasy; short story collections; dragons; quests; myths and legends; action adventure; epic fantasy; epic fantasy short stories

Magical Protector Cary Redmond’s got trouble with a capital T. A sexy leopard shifter with a mysterious past claiming Cary as his mate. A Faery mentor with ulterior motives. Demons on the loose. Innocent people in danger. A sudden change to Cary’s job. An uncertain future. And a few world-ending disasters to stop. Yup. Trouble. All in a day’s work for Portland’s resident Protector. So long as she survives. Don’t miss the first three books in this action-packed, romantic urban fantasy series from bestselling author, Kat Simons. Keywords: Urban fantasy romance, urban fantasy, paranormal romance, contemporary fantasy, dark urban fantasy, horror fantasy, series paranormal romance, shapeshifter romance, witches and wizards, werewolves and shifters, demons and devils, vampire paranormal, series urban fantasy, paranormal shifters, magic and mayhem, urban fantasy magic, monsters and shapeshifters

Priceless artifact, impossible heist… How can a thief resist? As Myra tries to find her footing in this new world of dragon shifters, one problem clearly stands out above the rest. The dragon king and his dangerous jobs. Avoiding Christopher because of his father proves impossible, though. And when the king offers her yet another job, a heist almost as interesting as it is impossible, she gives in. To both the job, and working with Christopher. Pulling off an impossible theft requires focus, precision, and planning. Precision and planning, Myra has down. Focus… With Christopher around, that focus wavers. Ignoring a seven-foot tall, intimidatingly sexy dragon shifter would challenge even the most determined. Myra’s determined. Just not determined enough to stay away from Christopher. But first they have to pull of his father’s impossible mission and recover a priceless relic. Without getting caught. And without letting her feelings get in the way. keywords: Paranormal Romance; Shapeshifter Romance; Shifter Romance; Dragon Shifter Romance; Urban fantasy; urban fantasy romance; heist fantasy; paranormal urban fantasy; contemporary fantasy; paranormal fantasy; dark fantasy; horror fantasy; mystery fantasy; paranormal mystery; crime fiction; magic fantasy; witches and wizards; urban fantasy magic; dragons and myths; alternate history urban fantasy romance

Winter brings a dangerous transition for this witch. As the winter solstice approaches, Riana faces the final of three transitions. The ceremony brings a wealth of dangers. All necessary for a practicing witch. If she makes her way through a lifetime of heartaches and triumphs and disasters, she’ll come out the other side to a new life. But if she fails, she risks unleashing banked power. Power always burning inside her. Power that could destroy everything, and everyone, she holds dear. A quiet cabin alone, with only the spirits of her past and present to accompany her into the future. Facing personal demons. Riana risks everything to keep those she loves safe. Author’s Note: This story is also published in the collection HAUNTS AND HOWLS WHERE DEMONS DWELL. keywords: Urban fantasy; paranormal urban fantasy; contemporary fantasy; paranormal fantasy; magic fantasy; short story collections; demons and devils; witches and wizards; urban fantasy magic; monsters and demons; myths and legends; winter solstice; crone magic; witch magic; psychic fantasy

Demons and vampires just piss her off… After years of navigating the machinations of a vampire hive as a rare dhampir, Quinn has learned to rein in her anger and manage living in the world between vampires and humans without killing everyone. Mostly. Sometimes her anger even comes in hand. Especially when a legendary demon hunter asks for help. Quinn never refuses a good fight. But vampires summoning a demon makes no sense. Vampires don’t need to bargain with demons for power or wealth or anything else. Or do they? Uncovering the vampire conspiracy while preventing a demon from escaping leads Quinn down a road she never expects to walk. Directly to secrets that could cost her everything. If she survives the demon. Author’s Note: This novella is also published in the collection HAUNTS AND HOWLS WHERE DEMONS DWELL. keywords: Urban fantasy; paranormal urban fantasy; contemporary fantasy; magic fantasy; action and adventure; short story collections; vampires; dhampir; demons and devils; witches and wizards; urban fantasy magic; magic and mayhem; monsters and demons; heroes and warriors; myths and legends; paranormal fantasy; dark fantasy; horror fantasy

Will one mistake destroy their future… Benjamin Logan has fought monsters for more than three hundred years, knowing one day he’ll be granted his promised mate, his true love, the one fated to break his curse. But meeting her in the middle of a deadly battle with a monster and its human minions topples all Ben’s plans. To save her, he makes one of the biggest mistakes of his life. A mistake that could cost him everything. Elle Barker finds people for a living, tracking down missing loved ones for people out of options. Using her psychic skills, Elle discovers her newest target held captive in a compound that holds terrifying monsters unlike anything she’s ever seen. Out of her depth and desperate, Elle must overcome her suspicious nature to trust the one man who knows how to survive the deadly creatures. Only to learn he’s not what he seems either. To survive, Ben and Elle must work together even as the building attraction between them overwhelms their common sense. With the world at risk, and the monsters getting stronger, their own feelings must take a backseat. But saving their future and stopping a horrifying plot, means accepting their bond… Before it’s too late. keywords: Paranormal Romance; Dark Fantasy; werewolf and shifter; horror fantasy romance; paranormal and urban fantasy; monsters and myths; paranormal werewolves and shifters romance; fantasy and futuristic romance; contemporary fantasy; Urban Fantasy romance; horror romance; horror fantasy; series paranormal romance; monsters and demons

The Outlook for Earthlings traces an unusual, difficult friendship across a lifetime, between women of stunningly opposite natures. Melanie Taper is timid, compelled to obey and venerate authority. Yet in unguarded moments she demonstrates such deadly insight into human foibles as to suggest a strength that has, for dark reasons, deliberately hidden itself lifelong. Scarlet Rand, by contrast, is rash, willful, and impatient of reverence of any stripe. Scarlet is shocked by Mel's passive reserve; despite her obvious gifts, Mel is--bafflingly--self-erasing. Mel's Billy Budd-like saintliness maddens Scarlet--because finally and most troublingly, Scarlet disbelieves it. Their friendship suggests to each a final frontier, a saving sanctuary. Yet at its core, a pained impasse soon becomes evident: each woman takes a secret, moral offense at the other's inmost nature--and choices. Living out these differences--against awareness of the illness which is slowly destroying one of them--proves an ultimate challenge. In each, a reckoning must occur. The Outlook for Earthlings examines what women want, amid conflicting layers of need. It ponders beginnings, endings, and Virginia Woolf's declaration that good angels must be killed. It considers the limits of friendship--and of the act of witnessing. At its heart, it asks how we may finally measure a life--and who should do the measuring.

Meet the Wolf Family… In a world where monsters created by an ancient god hunt for human victims, heroes from the Seven Families must fight to hold back the darkness. Waiting for the love of their fated mates to save them from a god-cursed doom. This box set collects the first three, full-length novels in the Seven Families series, following the battles and loves of three of the Logan siblings. Don’t miss a minute of this sexy, spooky, paranormal romance series. DARKNESS IN STONE When Katie Donovan enters the dark, mysterious world of billionaire Eric Logan, she finds more than she bargains for. Because Eric Logan is not what he seems. And his world teams with supernatural monsters. Eric must win the heart of his destined love, but convincing her they’re meant for each other proves complicated when monsters threaten his home. If they can face the horrors, and overcome the monsters, Katie and Eric might find their future. And a love that defies everything. REDEMPTION IN STONE Rebecca Logan never expects to find her fated mate, the one person who can save her, her destined love…just as she uncovers a new monster on a killing spree. Adam Walsh left his werewolf pack a disgrace, becoming a dreaded rogue. He has nothing to offer Becca except exile and danger. As they hunt the new monsters and fend off a hostile werewolf pack, Becca and Adam resist the pull of the consuming passion building between them. But if they can’t learn to trust each other, their natures will destroy them both. FATED IN STONE Meeting his destined mate in the middle of a deadly battle with a monster topples years of Ben Logan’s plans and expectations. To save the woman destined to save him, he makes one of the biggest mistakes of his life. A mistake that could cost him everything. When Elle Barker discovers the world holds terrifying monsters unlike anything she’s ever seen, she turns to the one man she thinks she can trust, only to find out, he’s not what he seems either. To save their future, they must learn to trust each other. But first they have to survive the monsters. keywords: Paranormal Romance; Dark Fantasy; werewolf and shifter; horror fantasy romance; paranormal and urban fantasy; monsters and myths; paranormal werewolves and shifters romance; fantasy and futuristic romance; contemporary fantasy; Urban Fantasy romance; horror romance; horror fantasy; series paranormal romance; monsters and demons; ancient myths and legends