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Three vampire stories in one collection for the first time! In Under a Ring of Fire, everything changes for Jackie thanks to an eclipse of the sun. She is a dying woman, living what's left of her life in misery. One night, one mysterious guest and she will be forever altered. Is this her chance to live at last? In Curse of the Blood, not even service to his king in time of war could prepare Melvil for the pleasurable evil he would suffer at the hands of Honnor. One act of kindness dooms him to a life that he never wanted. In Alone No More, the tortured Melvil is back, living a life of ...

Mikhail is tired of living a double life. On the one hand he is to be the next alpha of the great Werebear Clan of Russia and is expected to find his mate and produce an heir. On the other, he is a man of many tastes, some of which his clan does not understand. He wants to enjoy all things, and people, in life. As he heads to America to visit his brother, he thinks this might be the perfect time to let loose and live a little.

Aimee has always had to stay on the edges of society for her own protection, to keep her secret, despite her loneliness and desire to fit in and be loved. Then one night the music of a young and gorgeous blues musician awakens something inside her and changes everything. Can she risk sharing her secret with the man of her dreams? Will he love and accept her when he learns what she truly is? Of course, the object of her desire, Ryan, has some secrets of his own. And there is the fact that Aimee will have to learn control and how to harness her powers if she is going to be able to live in ...

Tianna and Kara are now in Port Stone for the foreseeable future, commanded by their Orders to stay and help the duplicitous Delmar on his secret mission. The problem is neither trust the man, or anyone in Port Stone for that matter. The more they hear from others the more questions they have. Once wizards are introduced to the equation, well neither woman knows who to believe. These two warrior women continue their search for truth and justice in Port Stone: Book Two Delmar's Demise.

Joy and Dot wanted a summer to remember. They ended up with mystery, murder, the supernatural and more. Something to be remembered for sure. Joy and Dot plan on having a summer to remember. A cabin on the beach, hot men from Harvard down the way, one last hurrah before true adulthood set in. Everything is perfect. They did not plan on their summer being interrupted by Joy’s sudden collapse in a strange room in their house, nor the mystery that surrounded it. As they look into their rental, horrifying details from the house’s past, mixed in with pirate lore of old, come to light. As more...

Alice had been told she was insane her entire life, yet she never believed it. Still, her father kept her locked away in an insane asylum, ready to destroy her mind permanently. At the end her mind takes her to another realm, a sanctuary from the world she had been born into. Is it all in her head, or has she finally found freedom and a chance at happiness at last?

Mikhail is only in Paris to finding the missing heir to the German fox clan so that he can return to Russia and celebrate his last Christmas of freedom. Soon the Gathering would be called and he would be forced to find a mate. However, things become much more interesting than expected when he meet Ellie. Not only is his missing fox fierce and gorgeous, there is a connection between them that neither of them can explain. Before they can explore what is going on between them though, Mikhail must help Ellie as she faced some darkness from her past. Courage, magic, and maybe even love will help...

Kol's living her dream. Her gorgeous neighbor, Nick, promised to make her life brighter yet, until something from her past threatens the entire world. Kol is trying to outrun her troubled past and start anew. She is finally living the life she always wanted in NYC, where she has met the man of her dreams, Nick. Just when her future is looking bright, an infection takes hold of the country, sending her and Nick on a race for their lives. Now Kol must face the pain she wanted to leave behind forever, in order for anyone to have a future.

Tianna and Kara each came to Port Stone by request of their respective Orders to help an unknown elf, Phinelope. She never shows at the appointed meeting place, so they go in search of her only to find Phinelope murdered and more secrets than answers in this strange town. Never ones to let the murder of a woman go with no consequences, they take it upon themselves to avenge her death and find themselves becoming more involved in the mysteries of Port Stone than either of them ever intended. Join Tianna and Kara in this female led fantasy of danger, lies, and unanswered questions.

Josh had admired Will from afar, not sure if he stood a chance. Always the shy one, Will stayed to himself most of the time. Then one day Josh needed someone to share a table at a comic con, Will volunteers and sparks began to fly. Art and comics have brought them together, a mutual lust is drawing them closer, but can some more come from a comic con?

Sara lives on Key Largo, a place she knows she should have left after the last hurricane but a place she can’t quite walk away from. When warning sirens go off she fears for the safety of her home more than anything else, that is until she realizes that something much more than severe weather is heading her way. When her own government blows up the only escape to the mainland and her neighbors begin to attack one another, Sara learns she can only depend on herself. With the help of her uncle and Cameron, a National Guard Soldier helping her along the way she is now on the run for her life...

Zanna is an elven warrior princess, who seems to have it all, yet really has nothing. Her fate is not in her own hands. Instead, it is bound to an ancient magic she has no control over. She wants to rule the elves, yet must prove herself worthy before she is accepted. She also wants to find her mate, but after two thousand years, didn't hold much hope. Her existence has become mundane, and she craves something new. A routine assignment suddenly turns into something bigger that could ruin all of them. Is she strong enough to save the world and find her own happiness too? Can she change and ...

When a snowstorm suddenly leaves Amber stranded with the hottest man in Albuquerque, anything seems possible. She and Damian had been flirting with each other since he had arrived from Spain, well he had been flirting and she had been trying to not make a fool of herself. Now that they were trapped together for who knew how long, would this be their moment? The answer may be yes since something seems to have possessed her and now she can't concentrate on anything but what she wants to do to the gorgeous man with her and he is certainly not objecting.

Looking for bite size reads of horror and darkness? This is the short story collection for you! Here are eighteen stories of horror, dark fantasy and sci-fi, and just plain dark and weird from author Sheri Velarde. Several have been previously published in various anthologies throughout the years, but are collected together for the first time ever. Also there are some new stories here to round out this unique collection.

Karen is a woman looking to make a new beginning after breaking away from an abusive past. Her first stop is a tattoo shop, to show herself that she is no longer afraid to live her life the way she sees fit and to mark her freedom with a permanent reminder to never go back. When she catches sight of her tattoo artist, Ben, well she suddenly has things other than ink on her mind. Ben is wild, free and uninhibited, everything that she wants to be and more. Soon she is left alone with the man that embodies her dreams and sparks begin to fly. It's safe to say that she gets way more than she ...

Special Agent Nadia Ivanovna has always been more than the average FBI agent. Her unnatural senses have led her to have a 100% success rate with her cases; that is until she is put on the case of the mysterious serial killer only known as the Inquisitor. When her main suspect turns out to be the charming and alluring Charles Ainsworth, someone with secrets so close to her own, her whole world gets turns upside down. Now she is torn between doing her job and finding out more about herself and where she truly came from. Duty, lust, and the need to belong war inside Nadia’s soul and even she...

Anna is a lonely woman, running her dead grandmother's flower shop. She hates Christmas and could not feel more lost when a handsome and mysterious Russian, Alexander, walks into her shop and her life. Each has secrets that they are harboring. Just as their passion erupts, the good old boys in town threaten to ruin everything. Getting to know each other is tough for most couples, adding in magic does not make it any easier. Now with a pack of werewolves out to destroy them, things become intense. They find themselves in a fight for their lives. Can their newfound love give them the strength...

Karina is the laughing stock of the archaeology world. Despite the naysayers she knows in her heart that she’s right, Atlantis is real and she will find it. With a mysterious backer and state of the art technology, she finds her heart’s desire and then some. Atlantis is not so lost after all, and their prince seems to only have eyes for her. Faced with finding her dream, Karina must decide if she will give up the world above, all that she has ever known, for the chance at happiness in Atlantis and with the prince Theophilus. A night of passion seems to make the choice easy, but can she ...

Alison Michaels has settled into her predictable and comfortable life as manager of the Oceanside Inn. She scoffs at the rumors surrounding the place, finding it the perfect place for her to start over and make a life for herself, a nice boring life. The winter at the Oceanside Inn should have been slow and easy, until twelve rich socialites check in for no apparent reason. Soon Alison finds herself embroiled in a world of mystery and supernatural undertones, something she thought she had left behind in her old life. The arrival of her elusive boss, Brendon Adams, only seems to heat things ...

Some Christmas surprises change everything. Getting ready for a quiet Christmas as the vet on call, Rick got the surprise of a lifetime when a gorgeous woman appeared in his office with a bleeding deer in her arms. Not only is he able to learn about a world that he never knew existed, but maybe he is about to experience a Christmas miracle of his very own.