**The full-length third book in T. S. Joyce's new Bears Fur Hire series.** Vera Masterson has been called a lot of names through the years: witch, misfit, mad scientist. She's let the rumors go because they kept her safe. But now she's ready to leave the secluded island she was banished to, and she'll need some big protection if she is going to escape the biggest rule of Perl Island: no misfit leaves. She has a plan, a burning desire for a better life, and her sights set on Tobias Silver, a dominant grizzly shifter, Alaskan bush pilot, and muscle-bound shifter enforcer. She doesn't have much to bargain with, but she has the ability to make something he needs. And the second she lays eyes on the growly, sexy stranger, she's pretty sure he has exactly what she needs too. Tobias Silver is flying to the notoriously dangerous Perl Island to talk to a misfit about a rumor he's heard. Some say Vera Masterson can suppress shifter animals, and he's headed into a brutal hibernation season desperate to cure his grizzly instincts. What he doesn't expect is to meet a smart-mouthed enchantress who is determined to hire him as her mate. She's hiding a mountain of secrets, and she'll need more protection than he's prepared for, but she could be the answer to all his hibernation problems. All that's left to do now is keep carefully detached from his accidental mate, because falling for the secretive woman could spell disaster for them both. Content Warning: Explicit love scenes, naughty language, and piles of sexy shifter secrets. Intended for mature audiences.

Author's Note: This work is clean. Gerard had a shifter mate who died years ago. Lachelle can deal with that. She’s confident about the love she and Gerard share. Their relationship has never been better—until said mate shows up very much alive! Kelly wants Gerard back, and she wants to take her rightful place as leader of the dragon shifters. What is Lachelle supposed to do when no one believes a dragon shifter can have a second mate? Gerard has gone silent. Lachelle doesn’t know if his love for Kelly has revived with her reappearance or if he still loves her. She doesn’t know where she belongs or what she should do. Social unrest between dragons and humans is coming to a head. Does a dragon go with their DNA, their gut, or their heart in the search for the truth? * interracial romance, multicultural romance, clean romance, bwwm, shifter romance, dragon

Three hot stories about sexy shifters from a trio of today's hottest paranormal romance authors, headlined by bestselling authors Eve Langlais and Milly Taiden! Bearing His Touch by Eve Langlais When Becka manages to escape her kidnapper, she finds herself asking help of the man with the nice brown eyes. Stavros can’t say no, not when he knows Becka is his mate, but he does have one dilemma when it comes to claiming her. He'll have to find a way for her to bear his touch. Fake Mated to the Wolf by Milly Taiden Looking for a mate to bring to a party? Wedding? Holiday gathering? Mates Fur Hire is right for you? But what happens when your fake mate ends up being your real one, from New York Times bestselling author Milly Taiden! The Witch, The Werewolf and The Waitress by Kate Baxter For centuries, Lowman, Idaho has been Ellie Curtis's prison. A vengeful witch cursed her with immortality and locked her within the confines of Lowman's borders, sealing Ellie off from most of civilization for eternity. She's learned to make the most of it. But when she meets a cocky werewolf who's part of the elite supernatural law enforcement group, all bets are off... Colin instantly knew that Ellie was his mate, but when he discovers her secret, he's determined to help set her free. But in doing so, he might just lose the one thing he knows he can't live without...

An early sneak peek at three hot paranormal stories from New York Times bestselling authors Eve Langlais, Milly Taiden, and Kate Baxter! Bearing His Sin Cole should have killed Anja the moment he realized she was his mate. Instead, he let her live and now they’re on the hunt, chasing the morons who think they can force her to marry another man. Like hell. And while this shapeshifting bear might have his share of sins, he’s not going to let little things like murder and mayhem prevent him from having the woman meant to be the keeper of his heart. Bought by the Bear Josilyn Martinez just needed the money to help raise her nephew. That's it. There's no other reason she would take a job posing as a shifter's mate so he can assure his grandmother he's settled down. There's no reason to stay at his place so they learn "more about each other." And there's definitely no good reason she should get involved with the hard, hot, and handsome shifter that's hired her. Xander just needs a fake mate for a week to get his grandmother off his back. But what's a bear shifter to do when the impostor mate he hired turns out to be his actual mate? All sweet, luscious curves and a heart of gold, Xander's not going to let his mate get away. Now all he has to do is show her that they belong together, one kiss and touch at a time... The Alpha and I Devon Kincaid is happy with her new life in Lowman, Idaho. Her little bar on the outskirts of the tiny, isolated town is doing well, and she’s not even interested in finding a man. But when she finds a bleeding man—a hot, hard, handsome, naked bleeding man—in the snow one night, Devon brings him home to care for him. He’s definitely not like any man she’s ever met before, but what she doesn’t realize is that he’s not just a man... Liam Murphy isn't simply a werewolf. He's the Alpha. In a heated battle with a deadly bear shifter, he's moved his pack to the Sawtooth Wilderness in order to draw danger from them. He was hoping to escape his problems—but the last thing he expects to find in the isolated Idaho wilderness was his mate. Fragile and unfamiliar with the violent supernatural world, the only way he can protect Devon is to make her what he is: a werewolf. He only hopes that in the process convincing her to enter fully into his world, that he doesn’t drive away the one woman he can’t live without.

The Alpha and I -- Devon Kincaid is happy with her new life in Lowman, Idaho. She?s not even interested in finding a man. But when she finds a bleeding man -- a hot, hard, handsome, naked bleeding man -- in the snow one night, Devon brings him home to care for him. He?s definitely not like any man she?s ever met before, but what she doesn?t realize is that he?s not just a man, but an Alpha werewolf shifter.

"In a universe expanding at the speed of light tomorrow's headlines can't come fast enough to help a starman field the curves of space interstellar civilisation, Ray, Rokey, and their ilk link a thousand races on ten thousand worlds...so you think the universe would treat them with a little respect, but somethings never change."--Back cover.

This book is a history of political consulting in America, examining how the consulting business developed, highlighting the major figures in the consulting industry and assessing the impact of professional consulting on elections and American democracy. A key focus is on presidential elections, beginning in 1964, and the important role played by consultants and political operatives.