Wild. Untamed. Blazing with need. She can't avoid being burned. Werewolf Damon Trahan lives by one rule, protect the pack with his life. Content to be left alone, he avoids complications until he is ordered to rescue a general's daughter from a rival werewolf pack...or die trying. Little does he know she will tempt him to break every rule he's ever known, because the opposing pack isn't the only enemy in Ava's life. Her own father has been keeping deadly secrets from Ava, and now it's up to Damon to convince her of the truth before it's too late. Ava Renfroe is tired of Alpha males running her life. Growing up the daughter of a strict military general made her crave independence more than air. First she's kidnapped, and the danger ignites a rage in her body she's never felt before. Adding insult to injury, her commanding and arrogant new bodyguard is exactly the kind of man she doesn’t want. But try telling that to her out-of-control libido. Being on the run with a dark and powerful stranger will push Ava so far she might never recover. And this wild, needy thing stirring to life inside her? With the entire werewolf pack hunting them, there is nothing Damon can do now but keep her close...and let their passion burn. keywords: paranormal romance series, werewolves and shifters, urban fantasy, epic fantasy, Christine Feehan, JR Ward, Nora Roberts, Lee Savino, Milly Taiden, Karen Marie Moning, Donna Grant, Lora Leigh, Ilona Andrews,

Sparks fly when a protective alpha meets an omega in danger, but there's a catch: this omega is still human, and doesn't know what he could become with a bite from the right wolf.Being an alpha werewolf made Rusty Jamison one of the best while he served in the Marines, a top team leader in the elite Force Recon. But now his instincts have made military life unbearable--he couldn't protect his team without revealing what he was. He's out of the Corps and taking his first job as a bodyguard, using those instincts while protecting his secret. But his client is the last thing Rusty expected: a latent omega, a human with werewolf blood just waiting for a bite to awaken his potential.Sam Hurley has fended off plenty of unwanted advances in his twenty-four years. As a baby-faced computer genius, he's used to being sought after for more than just his brains--but now someone is stalking him, and Sam is going to need help getting him to take no for an answer. His new bodyguard seems like he'll be able to do the job, but once Sam meets him he wants Rusty for a lot more than protection.Rusty and Sam can barely keep their hands off each other from the moment they meet, driven by their werewolf instincts. Rusty knows that whoever's stalking Sam must be another alpha, hunting this rare unprotected omega. Sam might just be Rusty's chance to start a pack of his own; all he has to do is give up his secrets, hunt down a rogue alpha, and make sure Sam still wants to be his at the end of the day...The Omega's Bodyguard is a m/m werewolf romance featuring a powerful, protective alpha, a sweet, smart omega, and a steamy happy ending that is only the beginning of this new pack's adventures...

Werewolf. Bodyguard. Mate.Owen has one job: keep Stasia from being abducted. Easier said than done when his fiercly independent client tries to fire him the moment they meet. His werewolf senses howl to life and he's certain of one thing: Stasia is his.She's sick of overbearing men.When her wealthy father hires a bodyguard, Stasia says no. Not exactly a smart move after someone tried to nab her off the street. But she doesn't need a babysitter. Especially not someone who makes her heart pound and her fantasies run wild.When Stasia is yanked out of her glittering world and into Owen's she'll need to grapple with an impossible new reality: werewolves exist. And her bodyguard says he's her mate.

Bernard is the future Alpha of his clan. He is the Prince of their Kingdom. The Royal witch has foreseen his mate from the common people. She is Cordelia, the adopted daughter of a farmer. Cordelia is forced to marry Bernard since they never met before. Their relationship has a rocky start and Cordelia resents that Bernard has a lover named Freya. Later on, Cordelia and Bernard gets closer but Cordelia discovers the secret of the werewolf kingdom. Cordelia flees to a tribe and she discovers her true self as well. She is a werewolf herself. Bernard realizes that Cordelia is his true love so he searches for her. They realize that they are destined mates.

After facing a major blow to her ego, werewolf bodyguard Aria LeBlanc decides to drown her sorrows in the delectable tastes of renowned chef, Marco DiSanti. But one little taste is not enough--for either of them. As they begin to sample more and more, Aria uncovers the truth about Marco's past. As an unbonded and unstable werewolf, Marco worries of getting too close--uncertain of his ability to control himself after shifting. Fearless and courageous, Aria promises to guide him, helping him to confront his past and embrace his future. But can Marco let down his guard and give his body--and soul--to the bodyguard who stole his heart?

No one will keep him from his mate. When a rescue mission goes wrong and Erin Jackson is abducted by a mysterious enemy, Jericho Gibson will stop at nothing to bring her home. But reuniting her with the rest of their pack is easier said than done when dark magic hunts them on their journey up the eastern seaboard. Erin and Gibson have spent years denying the pull between them. He's too old for her, he's her boss, they can't be together. But with emotions running high, and no one there to run interference, there's no avoiding the inferno of passion that threatens to consume them. But passion is not their problem. A dark force is stalking them, and if they don't find it's source, no one will be safe.

Bryan has one job: keep Kerry safe. When Bryan's assigned to guard Kerry before she testifies in a high profile case, he expects it to be a simple job. Falling for her is against every rule, but no shifter can deny the mate bond. Kerry Delgado is anything but simple. When the bullets and fur start flying, Bryan discovers that he and Kerry have far more in common than he imagined. His wolf demands he does everything possible to keep her safe, but she’s tangled up with dangerous men. And she may hold the key to the mystery of his pack's existence. He's supposed to be a regular bodyguard, even if he's a werewolf. But when there's magic involved, nothing is simple. And if Bryan wants to claim Kerry as his own, he'll need to unravel the mystery before it's too late and he loses everything.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computers and Games, CG 2016, held in Leiden, The Netherlands,in conjunction with the 19th Computer Olympiad and the 22nd World Computer-Chess Championship. The 20 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected of 30 submitted papers. The 20 papers cover a wide range of computer games and many different research topics in four main classes which determined the order of publication: Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) and its enhancements (seven papers), concrete games (seven papers), theoretical aspects and complexity (five papers) and cognition model (one paper). The paper Using Partial Tablebases in Breakthrough by Andrew Isaac and Richard Lorentz received the Best Paper Award.

As a werewolf, marine captain Travis MacConnelly should be immune to the deadly attraction of female vampires. But Brianna Vittori ignites his most primal desires. When Mac realizes that his beautiful prisoner doesn't know what she is, it's up to him to provide her with answers ... and protection. As the bond between them grows, so does the danger they're in.

He’s tough as nails. She’s trying to move on. But when the moon rises and shifters howl, will their passion make it to sunrise? Christian Kyle is white-knuckling his way through life. But with an orphaned sister to care for, the rodeo champion isn’t about to give up easily. So when he’s turned into a Moonbound wolf and told to mate against his will or his sibling will die, he fights the odds tooth and claw. Ellie Culver swore to keep her heart safe. After losing her husband in a pack feud, the compassionate vet vowed to steer clear of bloody lycan politics. But when she stumbles on a wounded beast needing urgent help, she can’t deny the irresistible call of a soulmate… As Christian struggles to control his inner animal and his longing for the brave woman, his quest to recover his kidnapped sister puts him in the middle of a vicious clan war. And though Ellie does her best to resist their powerful chemistry, she fears falling for another wolf will leave her even more broken. Can they dodge the brutal bloodshed and find their way to their fated forever? To Turn A Mate is the steamy fifth book in the VonBrandt Wolf Pack paranormal romance series. If you like sexy antiheroes, strong heroines, and gritty cowboy settings, then you’ll adore Krystal Shannan’s teeth-baring tale. Buy To Turn A Mate to let love’s hunger run free today! Perfect for those readers who love sexy, strong, protective heroes, high action stories, small town vibes, fated mate romances. Fans of werewolf and other shifter fantasy romances, look no further. If you enjoy books by T. S. Joyce, Roxie Ray, Jen L. Grey, Leia Stone, Elizabeth Briggs, and Lana Pecherczyk.