Athena

Lily Wilson moved to Maine in search of the man in her dreams, but she meets someone who's so much more. Victor Veilleux opens her eyes to a were-bear world she could have never imagined. But evil she's not prepared to deal with lurks beneath the surface of her new storybook life. Victor Veilleux has plans to rule the Northeast Kingdom, and he'll do whatever it takes to win. Convinced the tattooed girl is destined to produce the heirs he needs, he forces Sierra to fulfill his destiny.

Heartsick and desperate to leave her sorrows on England's shores, innocent Georgina Anderson seeks passage on the "gentleman's ship", Maiden Anne, disguised as a cabin boy. The captain, however, is no gentleman; he's the ex-pirate and irrepressible rake, James Malory.

Esther Richardson longs to live a life of meaning, and settling for a hometown suitor simply won't do. Instead, she writes to the American Mission Board requesting a post in the West. A single woman of 23, she's shocked when a tall stranger arrives at her door. Sent by the Board, Johnathan Shepherd needs a wife to take West, and he's here to see if Esther will fit the bill.