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Sep 22, 2016

Virgilante by Janet Christian

Virgilante
Virgilante
by Janet Christian

Virgil Harris has a secret. And a problem. He was happily retired in a small Texas town until his mother’s near fatal beating during a home invasion. The wheels of justice moved too slowly for Virgil, whose once-vibrant mother languished in a nursing home. He broke his family's oath to never use their long-guarded ability to alter events against another person—he sent karmic vengeance to the burglars.

Encouraged by his success when the men are captured and convicted, Virgil turns his brand of cosmic retribution onto other unsavory folks in his little town who have escaped legal punishment. All goes well until Virgil's handiwork becomes coffee shop talk and arouses the interest of a secret organization of conspiracy watchdogs. Virgil and others like him become the group’s primary target, thanks to the organization’s leader, who has a secret of his own.


Genre: Paranormal Fiction
Content/Theme(s): Vigilantism, Karma, Magic, Magical Realism, Supernatural, Metaphysics, Small Town
Release Date: August 15, 2016
Publisher:
Plum Creek Publishing
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Sep 18, 2016

Dust by Mandy Harbin

Dust
Dust
by Mandy Harbin

To kill is easy…
Killian knows the nickname fits. He's a cursed man with a screwed up childhood and a hellacious hot temper. With school, work, anger management sessions, and taking care of his ailing granddad, he doesn't have a social life. The demons from his past won't let him get close to anyone even if he wants. His one respite is art. When he gets lost in a project, he can ignore the monster lurking within. A temporary cleanse that never lasts.

To live is torture…
Olivia never dreamed she would return to Louisiana, not after that fateful day ten years ago that changed her forever. But Liv didn't argue with her mom when she'd encouraged her to transfer. Why bother? She has zero friends. Hell, she isn't even daddy's little angel anymore. She just exists, destined to live in a shell of her past's crumbled embers. And even those pieces are too tiny, too many. She's blanketed in them, her dust.

To try is hard…
When Liv sits next to Killian in art class, he realizes she could help him with the one major assignment standing between him and his degree, and she reluctantly accepts he can help her with more than an art class. The two embark on a relationship previously uncharted for either and quickly discover how hard it is just sifting through life's ashes. Can two damaged souls find a way to heal old wounds, or will trying only ruin them forever?

Genre: Contemporary Romance
Content/Theme(s): Artist, Mystery
Release Date: August 25, 2016
Publisher: Mandolin Park

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Sep 4, 2016

Dangerously Sweet by Angela Evans

Dangerously Sweet
Dangerously Sweet
by Angela Evans
A Roxanne St. Claire's Barefoot Bay novella

Blake “Dex” Dexter has been undercover so long, and so deep, that even he can’t separate the real Dex from his cover story anymore. A week in Barefoot Bay would sound like paradise to anyone else, but to Dex, it sounds like way too much time to spend alone with his own thoughts until he meets Amelia Barton, then he thinks it might not be enough time.

Amelia Barton had her whole life planned out like she plans a recipe for one of her decadent cakes, but somewhere along the way she got seriously off track. When a cheating fiancée is exposed she decides to take her dream honeymoon alone. Barefoot Bay feels more like home to her than she’s ever felt in Alaska. And then there’s the sexy cop who seems unsure whether he wants to pull her closer, or keep her at arm’s length. Amelia knows which one she wants him to do.

When Dex’s cover is blown and the drug cartel follows him to Barefoot Bay, Amelia is suddenly a target. Dex is determined to keep her safe, but the only way he can see to do that is by keeping her away from him. Amelia has finally found the recipe for her sweet life, but can she convince Dex that their love is worth the risk?


Genre: Romantic Suspense
Content/Theme(s): Undercover Cop, Men in Uniform, Contemporary
Release Date: August 23, 2016
Publisher:
Kindle Worlds
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Sep 2, 2016

Man of My Heart by Desiree Holt

Man of My Heart
Man of My Heart
by Desiree Holt
The Omega Team Book Five
A Sable Hunter's Hell Yeah! Kindle Worlds novella

Jasmine Grey is an up and coming country rock star, just completing a successful tour opening for a top country rock group. If only her bass player, Cobra, would leave her alone. When he attacks her the last night of the tour she is so shaken she retreats from everything and buys a home in the Texas Hill Country. She is still spooked, however, by memories of Cobra and his vows of vengeance. Her cousin, Libby McCoy, Aron’s wife, insists she needs protection. Enter Caleb Branam, former Delta Force now an agent for The Omega Team.

Caleb took himself off the active roster after a hostage rescue went wrong and members of his team were killed, but Aron manages to persuade him to take on the job of Jasmine’s bodyguard. As the days go by and she is writing music for her new album, the attraction between them grows more and more intense. When she returns to the road and Cobra begins his campaign of harassment, it will be up to Caleb to stop it for good and for both of them to realize what they feel for each other is the real deal. But will they be able to?


Genre: Western Romance
Content/Theme(s): Musicians, Rock Star, Singer, Bodyguard
Release Date: August 9, 2016
Publisher:
Kindle Worlds
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Aug 31, 2016

Corralling Callie by Amelia Smarts

Corralling Callie
Corralling Callie
by Amelia Smarts

For eighteen-year-old orphan Callie Broderick, going west as a mail-order bride seems to be the only hope she has for a decent husband. But when she sets out for the gold-mining town of Sacramento with nothing more than the clothes on her back and a stagecoach ticket, she quickly discovers that the trip will be quite a bit different than she expected.

As a former soldier and an experienced coachman, Jude Johnson is used to difficulties and dangers of all kinds during the arduous journey west, but he has never had to deal with trouble like Callie before. Not being the kind of man to kick a penniless orphan off his coach, he puts up with the sassy, disobedient girl for as long as he can, but when Callie’s antics put the lives of his passengers at risk Jude is forced to take matters into his own hands and spank her soundly.

The stern punishment leaves her thoroughly chastened and promising to behave, and Jude soon realizes that when she puts aside her foul-mouthed, defiant façade, the real Callie is as sweet and kind as she is beautiful. As the days pass, he takes it upon himself to guide her, care for her, and give her the loving discipline she so desperately needs, as often as she needs it. But when they reach their destination, will he be able to give her up?


Genre: Historical Western Romance
Content/Theme(s): Cowboys, Spanking, Domestic Discipline, Mystery, Adventure
Release Date: August 19, 2016
Publisher:
Stormy Night Publications
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Aug 30, 2016

Freiya’s Stand by Anastasia Vitsky

Freiya’s Stand
Freiya’s Stand
by Anastasia Vitsky

When should love take a stand?

Freiya’s life is perfect. She’s got doting parents, a classroom of adorable kindergarteners, and the love of her life. Even if Sabrina insists on discretion in their private Catholic school, they share happiness in private.

That is, until the bombshell hits. Their principal demands a “Fight for Families” covenant to refrain from “sexual perversion.” All teachers must sign. No exceptions.

Sign, Sabrina says. Otherwise, they’ll lose their job, privacy, and home.

Freiya doesn’t want to betray the woman she loves, but how can she sign a document that denounces their love?

Is standing up for love worth losing her livelihood?
If she speaks the truth, she’ll lose everything.
If she lies, she’ll lose even more.
How can Freiya take a stand for what’s right when the choices are wrong?
How can it be wrong to love the woman who makes her life worth living?

The truth should set them free, but Freiya’s stand threatens to destroy the very love she refuses to deny.

When “religious freedom” legislates against identity, how can Freiya and Sabrina survive?


Genre: Contemporary Romance
Content/Theme(s): F/F, Spanking, D/s, BDSM, Inspirational, Lesbian, LGBT
Release Date: August 19, 2016
Publisher: Indie

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Aug 29, 2016

The Wanton Widow by Maggie Carpenter

The Wanton Widow
The Wanton Widow
by Maggie Carpenter

A Mysterious Italian Count… Murder and Vengeance… Blazing Passion…

Crackling lightening and booming thunder roar through the night, almost shaking the mansion. Lady Verity James, a widow who shuns society’s rules, is in her lavish boudoir with a secret lover when her austere butler knocks on her door. A foreign stranger, soaked through, is in the foyer.

His name is Dantae Fellini, and he claims to be the secretary to an Italian Count. Their carriage crashed, and Dantae has been sent to seek help.

She offers shelter, but quickly discovers their accident was sabotage. What secrets do the men hold? Is danger now lurking in her home? And why does Count Cavaletti appear ill-at-ease, while his secretary, with his long dark hair and blazing blue eyes, make her pulse race and her face redden.

Suddenly her life is turned upside down, and surrounded by drama and intrigue, she finds herself swept away in a decadent, unstoppable romance.


Genre: Erotic Historical Romance
Content/Theme(s): D/s, Victorian
Release Date: August 25, 2016
Publisher: Dark Secrets Press

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Aug 28, 2016

Cypher by Christina Westcott

Cypher
Cypher
by Christina Westcott
Dragon's Bidding Saga Book Two

Kimber FitzWarren is settling into her challenging new position as head of Imperial Security. With an alien symbiont living inside her, giving her incredible healing powers, even immortality, she looks forward to spending eternity with her lover, ex-mercenary Wolf Youngblood. Their lives and the fortunes of the Empire are purring along like a well fed Kaphier cat, so they decide now would be a good time for Wolf to go into the operating tank to have his old augmentations updated.

And that’s when the gods of luck decide to bite them on the butt.

The man who awakes from surgery resembles Wolf, but behind those blue eyes, Fitz discovers the mind of a stranger. Their old enemy, Janos Tritico, has corrupted Cyber-Ops, slipping a rogue download into the internal computer controlling Wolf’s augmentations and turning him into a super assassin programmed to terminate the emperor and bring down the government. Only Fitz stands between her liege and the killer wearing her beloved’s face. She'll do her job, even if it breaks the heart in her armored chest.

Sometimes there is no happily ever after.


Genre: Sci Fi Romantic Suspense
Content/Theme(s): Cyborgs, Aliens, Military, Space, Fantasy
Release Date: August 23, 2016
Publisher: Indie

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Aug 27, 2016

Oria’s Gambit by Jeffe Kennedy

Oria's Gambit
Oria’s Gambit
by Jeffe Kennedy
Sorcerous Moons Book Two

A Play For Power
Princess Oria has one chance to keep her word and stop her brother’s reign of terror: She must become queen. All she has to do is marry first. And marry Lonen, the barbarian king who defeated her city bare weeks ago, who can never join her in a marriage of minds, who can never even touch her—no matter how badly she wants him to.

A Fragile Bond
To rule is to suffer, but Lonen never thought his marriage would become a torment. Still, he’s a resourceful man. He can play the brute conqueror for Oria’s faceless officials and bide his time with his wife. And as he coaxes secrets from Oria, he may yet change their fate…

An Impossible Demand
With deception layering on deception, Lonen and Oria must claim the throne and brazen out the doubters. Failure means death— for them and their people.

But success might mean an alliance powerful beyond imagining...


Genre: Fantasy Romance
Content/Theme(s): Magic, Sorcery, Warrior, Dragon, Paranormal
Release Date: August 27, 2016
Publisher: Brightlynx Publishing

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Aug 26, 2016

All the Wounds in Shadow by Anise Eden

All the Wounds in Shadow
All the Wounds in Shadow
by Anise Eden
The Healing Edge Book Two

Cate’s enemies aren’t just surrounding her―they’re inside her head.

Therapist Cate Duncan has just accepted a job with the MacGregor Group, a unique collective of alternative healers. She’s excited by the prospect of honing her empathic healing techniques among others like herself―aura readers, telepaths, crystal healers, and more. The fact that Cate just started dating Ben, her magnetic new boss, is an added bonus.

Before Cate can settle into her new routine, the poisoning of a prominent neuroscientist draws the entire MacGregor Group into both a federal investigation and an even more insidious threat. Protected by Ben’s former Marine Corps unit, Cate and her colleagues must use their alternative healing methods to solve the crime as their patient clings to life.

The responsibility of discovering crucial information falls to Cate and her parapsychological powers. But for Cate, unraveling the mystery means reopening wounds that had just begun to heal―and in the environment of the Marine Corps unit, differences between Cate and Ben become clearer, straining their budding romance. When a new crisis looms, Cate must trust in her colleagues’ gifts and the strength of Ben’s love, finding the courage to confront her deepest and most terrifying demons―or her own life will be at risk.


For fans of Karen Robards and Shiloh Walker, Anise Eden brings us the mesmerizing sequel to her paranormal romantic suspense novel All the Broken Places.

Genre: Paranormal Romantic Suspense
Content/Theme(s): Psychics, Therapist, Military, Workplace
Release Date: August 23, 2016
Publisher: Diversion Books

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Aug 25, 2016

Love Cuffs by Ashlyn Chase & Dalton Diaz

Love Cuffs
Love Cuffs
by Ashlyn Chase & Dalton Diaz

At thirty-eight, Faith Daniels is a New Jersey cop with superhuman hearing, a controlling mother, and she’s about to marry any sane woman’s last choice of a groom. Right before she walks down the aisle, she hears distant screams. Figuring someone should be rescued, she bolts from her mother’s vision of a royal wedding. But when she busts down the door of a BDSM club, who’ll wind up in handcuffs?

Dorian Markoff is intent on using a hypnotist to wipe the beautiful cop’s mind of his—and his club’s—existence. But the hypnotist is in Vegas so a mad romp ensues, involving lots of hot vanilla-ish sex that turns his BDSM lifestyle upside down.

Neither guesses what an adventure it will be to find the hypnotist, avoid one unintentionally snubbed Dominatrix, and explain it all to Faith’s mother. All while falling in love.

Note: This was previously published by Ellora's Cave in February 2009. It has been newly edited.

Genre: Romantic Comedy
Content/Theme(s): BDSM, Humor, Contemporary
Release Date: August 22, 2016
Publisher: Imagination Unlimited

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Aug 24, 2016

His Right Choice by Thianna Durston

His Right Choice
His Right Choice
by Thianna Durston
Men of Falcon Pointe Book Four

Nicholas Layton, fresh off his mission for the Mormon Church, attends Falcon Pointe University with plans to enjoy his final year of freedom before he gives in and marries his long-term girlfriend. But when he meets a group of gay men, some of whom are ex-Mormons and some who practice loving discipline, he finds he’s more comfortable with them than anywhere else. Suddenly he’s straddling the line between good Mormon and gay man.

As an added bonus—or problem, depending—he meets Ethan Kierk, who is good-looking, fun to be around, and who wants to be with him. Nick tries not to think about dating a man, but he can’t help it. He wants Ethan, and that terrifies him.

To avoid his feelings, Nick steels himself to propose to his girlfriend but breaks things off at the last moment. Instead he jumps headlong into a relationship with Ethan, and it feels so right—until he has to tell his family. When they reject him, he shares his darkest secret with Ethan, and hopes Ethan won’t reject him too.

Hoping he made the right choice.


Genre: Contemporary Romance
Content/Theme(s): M/M, Spanking, Domestic Discipline, Gay, GLBT
Release Date: August 22, 2016
Publisher:
Dreamspinner Press
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Aug 23, 2016

Bear In Mind by Susan E. Scott

Bear In Mind
Bear In Mind
by Susan E. Scott
Bears of Falcon's Ridge Book Two

Gabriel Falcon is a successful, free-spirited artist, and a descendant of the Bear Clan of the Native American tribe of the Cherokee.

He’s never had, nor wanted a long-term relationship until he started seeing Blake.

But Gabriel has a major problem. On the morning of their first date, his former girlfriend told him she was pregnant, he’s the father, and she didn't want to get married. Now, it’s almost time for the baby to be born and he still hasn’t told Blake.

Will Gabriel's secret spell the end of their relationship?


Genre: Paranormal Romance
Content/Theme(s): M/M, Shifters, Bisexual, Gay, GLBT
Release Date: August 2, 2016
Publisher:
Dark Hollows Press
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Aug 22, 2016

Beast Out of Hell by Camilla Ochlan & Bonita Gutierrez

Beast Out of Hell
Beast Out of Hell
by Camilla Ochlan &
Bonita Gutierrez

A Werewolf Whisperer Tale Book Two

When gun-toting Granny hires The Werewolf Whisperer team to save her Werebeast granddaughter, Lucy and Xochi get caught between a pair of star-crossed lovers and a gang of biker Weres hell-bent on destruction.

In a dark twist that snaps our girls' brittle hold on the "werewolf apocalypse," Lucy and Xochi find themselves alone on the road of no return.


Genre: Urban Fantasy
Content/Theme(s): Werewolves, Bikers, Dark Humor, Action, Paranormal
Release Date: August 12, 2016
Publisher: Indie

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Aug 21, 2016

Adam & Eve—By The Book by Ravyn Wilde

Adam and Eve
  &  
By The Book
Adam & Eve
A.D. 2203 Book 1
Paranormal Romance
By the Book
Contemporary
Romance
By Ravyn Wilde

Adam and Eve
Adam & Eve
by Ravyn Wilde
A.D. 2203 Book One

It’s the year 2203. Scientific studies proved long ago that Werewolves have one genetic breeding-mate. The Lupine Act ensures they can legally claim the woman whether she wants a mate or not. However, male Weres can only detect their mate's scent during the full (Lupine) moon.

Geneticist Eve Longtree is afraid of only one thing…being mated by a werewolf and having her life dictated by an alpha male. Being claimed as a werewolf’s mate ruined her mother’s career. In order to avoid detection by anything furry, Eve has always locked herself into her safe room for the duration of Lupine moon. Until now.

Months ago Adam Greyclan caught the faintest tantalizing whisper of his mate’s scent, but he hasn’t been able to run her to ground. This time, his luck has changed.

Note: This was originally published as part of the Ellora’s Cavemen Tales from the Temple 1 anthology by Ellora's Cave in March 2004. It has been newly edited.

Genre: Paranormal Romance
Content/Theme(s): Geneticist, Werewolves, Vampires, Shifters, Humor, Futuristic
Release Date: June 26, 2016
Publisher: Indie

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Aug 20, 2016

A Moment of Bliss by Heather McGovern

A Moment of Bliss
A Moment of Bliss
by Heather McGovern
Honeywilde Romance Book One

Nestled in the lush green mountains of North Carolina, the Honeywilde Inn will be a romantic's dream getaway—if only the Bradley siblings can keep it running. It will take a combination of hard work, good luck, and the kind of love that dreams are made of...

Roark Bradley is no stranger to responsibility. Growing up, he practically raised his younger siblings while his parents threw themselves into working the inn-and arguing with each other. Determined to make the Honeywilde shine once more, Roark jumps at the chance to conduct business with a no-nonsense event planner who approaches him about celebrity nuptials that could put the inn back on the map. If only it wasn't so tempting to discuss some no-strings attached pleasure with her instead.

Madison Kline is done with weddings-at least personally. Her own youthful mistake is a well-guarded secret, and one she refuses to repeat. But as she and bold, broad-shouldered Roark work together to make a rock star couple's wedding a reality, she finds herself wishing romance didn't feel like a four-letter word. Can either of them surrender their hard-won independence and workaholic ways for something sweeter-and even more rewarding?


Genre: Contemporary Romance
Content/Theme(s): Innkeeper, Event planner, Small Town
Release Date: August 16, 2016
Publisher:
Kensington
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Aug 19, 2016

Days of Grace by Stefanie Keith

Days of Grace
Days of Grace
by Stefanie Keith
Brides of the Blue Ridge Book Four

The year is 1939.

Grace Svenson has just been released from a TB sanatorium in Birmingham Alabama, along with her friend, Lilly Simmons. They arrive in Lilly's small hometown and are picked up by Lilly's gorgeous brother, a deputy sheriff named Ben. Ben is immediately attracted to Grace but suspicious of her platinum blonde hair, her stunning figure and her rough talk. He knows she has secrets she hasn’t revealed.

Clashing from the first moment they meet, Ben tries to fight his growing attraction. She's not the type of girl he needs in his life, but when a dangerous man from her past shows up to claim her, Ben has to take action or lose her forever.

Note: This is a standalone series. You do not need to read previous books in the series to enjoy this book.
Note: This book was originally published under the name Barbara Westbrook. Minor content has been changed and it has been newly edited.

Genre: Vintage Romance
Content/Theme(s): Sheriff, Men in Uniform, Historical, 20th Century
Release Date: August 11, 2016
Publisher:
Dark Hollows Press
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Aug 18, 2016

Hard Rules by Lisa Renee Jones

Hard Rules
Hard Rules
by Lisa Renee Jones
Dirty Money Book One

How bad do you want it?

The only man within the Brandon empire with a moral compass, Shane Brandon is ready to take his family's business dealings legitimate. His reckless and ruthless brother, Derek wants to keep Brandon Enterprises cemented in lies, deceit, and corruption. But the harder Shane fights to pull the company back into the light, the darker he has to become. Then he meets Emily Stevens, a woman who not only stirs a voracious sexual need in him, but becomes the only thing anchoring him between good and evil.

Emily is consumed by Shane, pushed sexually in ways she never dreamed of, falling deeper into the all-encompassing passion that is this man. She trusts him. He trusts her, but therein lies the danger. Emily has a secret, the very thing that brought her to him in the first place, and that secret that could that destroy them both.


Genre: Contemporary Romance
Content/Theme(s): Romantic Suspense
Release Date: August 9, 2016
Publisher:
St. Martin's Griffin
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Aug 17, 2016

You Can See Me by AE Via

You Can See Me
You Can See Me
by AE Via

It takes more than perseverance to recover from tragedy…you also need love.

Following a horrific accident that leaves him blind, renowned chef Prescott Vaughan loses his fiancé and all hope for his career.

Recovery and confidence in his skills come slowly, along with feelings he hasn’t experienced in a long time when he meets his new neighbor, Dr. Rickson Edwards.

Unlike Prescott, Ric is open about his attraction to men yet has issues that complicate their relationship. A brief separation threatens his hopes for an eventual reunion when Prescott befriends the handsome aspiring chef Blair McKenzie, who wants more than cooking advice.

Ric doubts Pres can let go of the charming southerner, but after an encounter with the sinfully sexy man, he can't help his attraction as well. Pres feels he must choose but realizes…does he have to?

This was previously published in February 2014 by Amira Press. It has been newly edited.

Genre: Contemporary Romance
Content/Theme(s): M/M, Ménage, M/M/M, Chefs, Doctor, Gay, GLBT
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Publisher:
OmniLit/All Romance eBooks
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Aug 15, 2016

Alpha Call by BA Tortuga

Alpha Call
Alpha Call
by BA Tortuga
The Call Book Two

These two sexy shapeshifters are playing to win.

Wendy isn't part of anyone's pack, not anymore. As a cop, she can handle anything, even getting rid of her evil ex. Too bad local werewolf alpha Brett has different ideas. He doesn’t care if Wendy wants to be a lone wolf. He has to protect all the wolves in his town. Including her. Especially her.

Wendy finds Brett irritating, overbearing and sexy beyond belief. Brett thinks Wendy is trouble with a capital T and hotter than the dog days of summer. Butting heads can be fun, but there are other ways to rub against each other. Intimate, lusty ways.

This was previously published in April 2013 by Ellora's Cave. It has been newly edited.

Genre: Paranormal Romance
Content/Theme(s): Shifters, Cops, Suspense, Wolves
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Publisher:
OmniLit/All Romance eBooks
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