If a bond can be made, it can be broken. Can't it? Emmett O'Neill might have a reputation as a ladies' man, but that's mostly because he's been looking for a real relationship in all the wrong places for a lot of years. When he realises he's found his mate, a beautiful werewolf from the next pack over named Petra Dalman, he's thrilled. All he wants is to claim her as his own, but she has other ideas. Emmett O'Neill has a reputation, which is part of why Petra is horrified when she realises that the two of them may be mates. She can't get him off her mind, and she's seriously attracted to him, but he's not the kind of reliable guy she planned on spending the rest of her carefully plotted-out life with. Surely, if the universe can make a bond between them, it can break it, right? They just have to find out how, while at the same time fighting the magic trying to drag them into bed together. But as they get to know each other better, Petra finds herself asking, is this even what she really wants, or is she about to make the biggest mistake of her life? Publisher's Note: This steamy shifter romance contains graphic scenes.

Bound by rogue magic to the wolf king, for better or for worse... When omega Stephen Silva saves the life of wolf prince Malcolm Dacian on the night of his coronation, he has no idea how drastically his life will change. As a lycanastri mage, Stephen's research into a strange rip in the fabric of the universe is everything to him. But when he rushes in to protect Malcolm from a magical attack, the magic goes haywire, binding his soul to the prince's forever, allowing them to feel each other's most intimate emotions. But worse, it severs him from his magic, ripping away the one thing that ever gave his life meaning. Crown Prince Malcolm Dacian has too many problems to worry about a nobody omega mage. He hasn't had time to mourn his father's death, the kingdom is plagued with problems, and the attempt on his life nearly loosed an otherworldly threat on the world. But when his head becomes filled with the distracting emotions of a smart, brave, and anxious omega wolf, he learns the depth of the omega's loss—the young man lost his magic saving Malcolm's life. Grateful for the omega's heroism, he does the only honorable thing. He proposes marriage. It's the obvious solution: they're both gay, the omega can bear him an heir, and as king, Malcolm can repay Stephen by making sure he wants for nothing. There's only one problem. Stephen has no desire to compound his misery with a marriage of convenience to someone who doesn't love him. Yet Malcolm can't go on living with their bond, feeling all the devastated mage's feelings as if they're his own. When the high priestess tells him she knows of a way to break their bond, Malcolm is all for it. But when he learns it involves taking the omega to his bed, Malcolm knows his problems have only just begun… Reader note: contains M/M Mpreg romance, pregnant omega mates, wolf shifters, alpha wolf kings, and male male love

Animals fall in love, establish rules for fair play, exchange valued goods and services, hold "funerals" for fallen comrades, deploy sex as a weapon, and communicate with one another using rich vocabularies. Animals also get jealous and violent or greedy and callous and develop irrational phobias, just like us. Monkeys address inequality, wolves miss each other, elephants grieve for their dead, and prairie dogs name the humans they encounter. Human and animal behavior is not as different as once believed. In Not So Different, the biologist Nathan H. Lents argues that the same evolutionary forces of cooperation and competition have shaped both humans and animals. Identical emotional and instinctual drives govern our actions. By acknowledging this shared programming, the human experience no longer seems unique, but in that loss we gain a fuller appreciation of such phenomena as sibling rivalry and the biological basis of grief, helping us lead more grounded, moral lives among animals, our closest kin. Through a mix of colorful reporting and rigorous scientific research, Lents describes the exciting strides scientists have made in decoding animal behavior and bringing the evolutionary paths of humans and animals closer together. He marshals evidence from psychology, evolutionary biology, cognitive science, anthropology, and ethology to further advance this work and to drive home the truth that we are distinguished from animals only in degree, not in kind.

TO TOUCH THE STARS She was Dion the Wolfwalker, and through her telepathic bond with the Gray Ones, she could hear the packsong and run with the wolves. And now, as fate ripped from her almost everything she held dear, her wolfbond became her only reason to live, for she could not deny the Call of the wolves to help them. Driven by the need of the Gray Ones, she would seek out and confront the mysterious beings of the sky--the ones who had once brought death to the world. In eight hundred years, no human had survived that contact. But Dion could not avoid it. Only by facing the aliens could she save herself . . . and the future of the wolves!

Heat, Murder, & Mayhem... and one bad a$$ woman in the middle of it all. Alyssa's a federal agent with a mission… one that doesn’t include fending off three shifters lu$ting after her. As for those shifters, each has his own agenda. Rafe's an overbearing alpha who thinks he’s in charge of everyone, including Alyssa. He wants her, despite the fact she'shuman. Tiernan needs to blood-bond to keep from going feral and Alyssa's the only female in sight. Can he explain the ramifications of the blood-bond to a human before his wolf seizes control? And then there's Maddox, a white wolf from the infamous Novak pack, where it’s each shifter for himself. He brings killer skills and a secret to the group that may destroy them all. Can Alyssa pull this group together without splintering the fragile relationship between shifters and humans AND come out unscathed andunmated? Wolf Desired (rejected mates, enemies to lovers, forced proximity) Shifters, Secrets, Spies and one woman in the middle of it all. Wolf Claimed(murder & forbidden romance) There’s nothing like a murder to interrupt a romance with three shifters... or launch it forward. Wolf Unleashed (secret identity) Secrets have a nasty way of coming back to life... as do shifters. This box set includes three full-length novels that include danger, steamy sex, a lot of emotion, and the trilogy ends in a happy-ever-after.

Throughout the continents of Eurasia and North American primitive man evolved in association with wolves. Wolves competed with him as a hunter, and raided his flocks and herds. Inevitably, folklore became rich in tales of this powerful, resourceful creature. Europeans reached North American with their attitudes already formed. The wilderness pressed in upon their tiny settlements in constant threat and all energies were devoted to destroying it and turning its inexhaustible resources to use. Over vast areas of the continent the wolf went down with the wilderness before the unprecedented effectiveness of our technological attack on the ecology of a continent. Today, however, there is a great tide of concern over the consequences of our assault on the wild lands and wild creatures on the continent, and more and more biologists are devoting their knowledge and energy to searching studies of our land and its native biota. The wolf has been the subject of detailed study by a number of ecologists on this continent who make use of all the research devices now available. Much of our knowledge is very recent, is increasing rapidly, and has resulted from the work of a mere handful of keen, resourceful, and courageous students of wolf biology. This, the first book to attempt a complete account of the biology of the wolf, draws from years of field research and upon the rich literature from two continents. --From the foreword by Ian McTaggert Cowan

Two of fantasy's hottest new talents deliver the story of Isolfr, a young nobleman, who is chosen to become a wolfcarl--a warrior who is bonded to a fighting wolf. Isolfr is deeply drawn to the wolves, and though as his father's heir he can refuse the call, he chooses to accept it.

New York Times bestselling author of The Attacking Ocean Brian Fagan shows how the powerful bond between Homo sapiens and other species has shaped our civilization and our character. From the first wolf to find companionship in our prehistoric ancestors' camp, to the beasts who bore the weight of our early empires, to the whole spectrum of brutally exploited or absurdly pampered pets of our industrial age, animals--and our ever-changing relationship with them--have left an indelible mark on the history of our species and continue to shape its future. Through an in-depth analysis of six truly transformative human-animal relationships, Fagan shows how our habits and our very way of life were considerably and irreversibly altered by our intimate bond with animals. Among other stories, Fagan explores how herding changed human behavior; how the humble donkey helped launch the process of globalization; and how the horse carried a hearty band of nomads across the world and toppled the emperor of China. With characteristic care and penetrating insight, Fagan reveals the profound influence that animals have exercised on human history and how, in fact, they often drove it.

Enjoy this complete dark and sexy werewolf shifter urban fantasy trilogy from RITA¨ Award nominated author M.J. Scott. A vampire killed my family. A werewolf broke my heart. Now both of them are back. Ashley Keenan wants a normal life. She keeps her supernatural clients happy and keeps her head down. Usually, a werewolf in her office is business as usual. But not when that werewolf is FBI Agent Daniel Gibson. Her ex. The man she's never quite forgotten but can never have. Worse, he has some very bad news. The vampire who murdered her family is coming after her. And the FBI needs Ash's help to stop him. It's her chance at revenge but it means facing every nightmare from her past and spending every day with Dan. He's as irresistible as he ever was, but she knows humans who date werewolves don't stay human. It's a fight to guard her heart and her life. And to survive she might have to learn to love her inner monster... The Wolf Within is the first book in the complete Wild Side trilogy. This series has werewolves, vampires, cat shifters, strong language, some dark places, sexy times and an ongoing relationship that gets to a HEA...perfect for fans of strong heroines, protective heroes and second chance romances. Enjoy the ride! Author's note: For tropes and CW, please check the author's website.

When truth and lies have been used as a weapon. When you fight an enemy from the past using lies, and truth becomes the weapon with which you fight that enemy. The story takes you to an ancient land under siege. The history of Keldarra is long but forgotten. A distant past when someone knew the Wolf Riders would rise. They also knew they would come to an end. The Truth: Words spoken. Still spoken to speak a lie. Marrida. Alagur. Each individual has a reason for wanting change. But can the reasons co-exist without clashing? Can truth prevail when each of them exists because of lies? When they discover similarity it reveals a hidden past, a past that means so much more than either knew.