Jared Todd is keeping a secret from his family: when he went off to college, he discovered he was gay. His father wouldn't understand, his mother's passed away, and small-town Roscoe is not the place to come out of the closet alone. But after being bitten by a trapped coyote, his dreams have heated up. Now he looks forward to his nightly rendezvous with the coyote-shifter in his dreams.

Adam is the last of his kind in the area, and has taken on the role of Protector to a pack of coyotes. The fact that their territory encompasses Jared's ranch is a surprise, but the dangers of testing a rancher are not enough to keep him away. When he's shot by Jared's father, the two young men are forced to acknowledge what they feel. But it won't be easy

Jared Todd sta tenendo un segreto con la sua famiglia: quando è andato all'università, ha scoperto che era gay. Il padre non capirebbe, la madre è morta e la piccola città di Roscoe non è il posto per uscire allo scoperto da solo. Ma dopo essere stato morso da un coyote intrappolato, i suoi sogni si incendiano. Ora guarda con impazienza ai suoi appuntamenti notturni con il coyote licantropo nei suoi sogni.

Adam è l'ultimo della sua specie nella zona, ed ha preso il ruolo di protettore di un branco di coyoti. Il fatto che il loro territorio comprenda il ranch di Jared è una sorpresa, ma i pericoli di controllare il ranchero non sono abbastanza per tenerlo lontano. Quando viene colpito dal padre del Jared, i due giovani sono costretti a riconoscere quello che provano. Ma non sarà facile.

Generations ago, Edmund Talkirk led a group of colonists on an interstellar search for a new home. They were hoping for a second Earth.

They never found it.

Now, the descendents of those first brave souls eke out a living on the surface of the world they call Shadow. They are led by their Talkirk, a scarred warrior once known as Cymren, who expects treachery, and demands loyalty and obedience.

Lucan came from the underground darkness of the Warren, a part of Shadow thought long abandoned. He left everything and everyone he held dear in an attempt to avert a great wrong. His incredible promises and bold words challenge everything Talkirk knows. Yet there is something about him, wisdom far beyond his years and mystical power his frail body should not possess.

He came proclaiming his ability as Pureblood to save Talkirk and the Cairn, the walled city he protects. Whether he intends to save the man and master, or to betray both, is the question, and yet Talkirk can't resist his allure. One way or the other, he'll have the man and the power, regardless of who he has to battle to keep them.

Generazioni prima, Edmund Talkirk comandava un gruppo di coloni in una ricerca interstellare per una nuova casa. Speravano in una seconda Terra.

Non l'hanno mai trovata.

Ora, i discendenti di queste prime anime coraggiose tirano avanti vivendo sulla superficie di una mondo che chiamano Shadow. Sono comandati dal loro Talkirk, un guerriero sfregiato una volta conosciuto come Cymren, che si aspetta tradimento, e richiede fedeltà e obbedienza.

Lucan arriva dall'oscurità sotterranea del Warren, una parte dello Shadow da lungo abbandonata. Ha lasciato tutto quello e tutti quelli a cui tiene in un tentativo di evitare un grande errore. Le sue incredibili premesse e parole coraggiose sfidano tutto quello che Talkirk sa. Tuttavia c'è qualcosa in lui, una saggezza molto al di là della sua età e un potere mistico che il suo fragile corpo non dovrebbe possedere.

Arriva affermando la sua capacità di Purosangue per salvare Talkirk e il Cairn, la città murata che protegge. Se intende salvare l'uomo e il maestro, o tradirli entrambi, è in dubbio, e tuttavia Talkirk non può resistere al suo fascino. In un modo o nell'altro, avrà l'uomo e il potere, senza curarsi di chi dovrà combattere per tenerli.

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Sela Reeves has been with the Agency since she left Texas, ten years ago. She's been partnered with Marcus Hughes for the last seven and she couldn't wish for a better match. He's capable, handsome, and more than just the sum of his muscles. He's everything she needs and everything she thinks she wants.

Until an assignment takes them back to Texas and she's reintroduced to a man from her past.

Tyler Brooks left Texas ten years ago, too, trying to escape the memory of a failed relationship. He'd been ready to settle down and marry Sela, the girl of his dreams. When she disappeared, he packed up and moved west, but the lucrative future he dreamed never materialized. Now he's back in Texas helping with the family resort. It's all going fine, until it brings him face to face with the girl who left him behind.

In the middle of a gunrunning bust.

Tensions are high, both in the bedroom and out, and distractions could prove to be dangerous. But sometimes you have to go back to move forward and sometimes you have to take an impossible chance to get what you want the most.

On a Wing and a Wishbone (2007

Takara dreams of running her own catering business, but no one in Wexford Bay believes she can pull it off. Why should they? She's a Duncan, and if there's anything Duncans are known for, it's failed dreams. But she's determined to prove them wrong.

Her gorgeous boyfriend Ben gives her the chance of a lifetime when he promises they can make fifty pies in two weeks' time for a Thanksgiving celebration. He believes in her, and he's willing to do anything, even roll pie crusts to help her dreams come true. Problem is, it's still a lot of work, even for two.

In a whimsical moment, Takara makes a wish on a good luck charm given to her by her mother -- another dreamer. Turns out, there's more to that charm than luck. In fact, it's bound to a centuries-old, eternally young Russian man, Peter, who crossed a witch and has no choice but to help the bearer of the charm who needs him.

But what is meant by "help" and "need" is open to interpretation, and soon Ben and Takara both find themselves in "need" of something only Peter can give them.