Alanna, sister to a Fae prince, is sent on a thankless mission--to return to medieval Ireland and coerce a Shifter to craft an incredible sword. Niall O’Connell, master sword maker of the old Kingdom of Ciarrai, hates Fae, resenting the time when Shifters were little better than Fae slaves. But Alanna's heartbreaking story and her beauty are difficult to resist. Together, she and Niall forge a sword that changes Shifter history, at the same time forging an unbreakable bond between their hearts. This novella is prequel to the Shifters Unbound series, a standalone story that tells how the Sword of the Guardian came to be.
Desire is released in these all-new stories by four masters of paranormal romance… New York Times bestselling author Angela Knight revisits the world of Guardian and genetically engineered Temporal Enforcers Dona and Alerio who combine their talents—and fight their passions—as they investigate a time-travel murder spree. USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Ashley continues her Shifters Unbound series as Bear Shifter Cormac is determined to take single mom Nell as his mate, despite her objections—until her sons are endangered and she desperately needs help. National bestselling author Jean Johnson returns to her Vulland Chronicles: On the run after being falsely accused of treason, ex-prince Kiereseth and his companion Vielle take refuge in a snow-bound cabin—and in each other’s arms. And Hanna Martine expands on the fascinating world she introduced in Liquid Lies. After dissolving their arranged marriage so he can win her on his own terms, Ofarian guard David pairs up with the heartbroken Kelsey to try to thwart an enemy to their race.
NOW A NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY BESTSELLER "Dyson writes with the affection of a fan but the rigor of an academic. ... Using extensive passages from Jay-Z’s lyrics, 'Made in America' examines the rapper’s role as a poet, an aesthete, an advocate for racial justice and a business, man, but devotes much of its energy to Hova the Hustler." —Allison Stewart, The Washington Post "Dyson's incisive analysis of JAY-Z's brilliance not only offers a brief history of hip-hop's critical place in American culture, but also hints at how we can best move forward." —Questlove JAY-Z: Made in America is the fruit of Michael Eric Dyson’s decade of teaching the work of one of the greatest poets this nation has produced, as gifted a wordsmith as Walt Whitman, Robert Frost and Rita Dove. But as a rapper, he’s sometimes not given the credit he deserves for just how great an artist he’s been for so long. This book wrestles with the biggest themes of JAY-Z's career, including hustling, and it recognizes the way that he’s always weaved politics into his music, making important statements about race, criminal justice, black wealth and social injustice. As he enters his fifties, and to mark his thirty years as a recording artist, this is the perfect time to take a look at JAY-Z’s career and his role in making this nation what it is today. In many ways, this is JAY-Z’s America as much as it’s Pelosi’s America, or Trump’s America, or Martin Luther King’s America. JAY-Z has given this country a language to think with and words to live by. Featuring a Foreword by Pharrell
Hyena-warlock hybrid Trace met his truemate in a beautiful Hunter, but she doesn’t want anything to do with him. He wasn't sure he'd ever get a truemate being a hybrid, but now that he knows where she is and that she doesn’t want him? It’s hell on earth. Shifter Hunter Jewel thought the hardest thing she’d ever done was walk away from her truemate Trace for her job and her family. But after the Federal Shifter Alliance discovered she helped a hybrid female on the run, she’s lost everything. Left with no other choice, she returns to Cider Falls, where she must face Trace and explain why she walked away from their bond. Can Trace and Jewel find common ground despite their rocky start? Or will the danger lurking in the shadows of Cider Falls be the end of everything?
In a dying fairy fantasyland, can two shifters tell if the magic between them is real? While volunteering for hurricane cleanup, sheriff’s deputy and leopard shifter Chantal Hammond stumbles across two escapees from a fairy fantasyland. Unfortunately, when she tries to help, she ends up trapped. She quickly discovers she's lost in a mini-world of trouble, and more captives need rescuing. Prehistoric sloth shifter Dauro de Mar and his friends have cruelly been imprisoned in their animal forms for years. His plan to lead the escape is mostly wishful thinking until an intoxicating and magical leopard shifter arrives still in her human form. She's their game changer. It's going to take Chantal's and Dauro's combined skills, magic, and courage to evade evil hunters and greedy fairies, and get everyone out of this mess. Especially since the fairy fantasyland is disintegrating. Can they fight off danger—and their sizzling attraction—long enough to win their freedom? Or will they be destroyed by the mother of all storms when this magical land dies? Find out today in Shifter's Storm, another sizzling hot Ice Age Shifters® paranormal romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Carol Van Natta. Shifter's Storm is a complete story with a happily-ever-after and no cliffhanger, and can be enjoyed without having read the rest of the series. - - - - - - - - - - The Ice Age Shifters series: • Shifter Mate Magic (Book 1) • Shift of Destiny (Book 2) • Heart of a Dire Wolf (Book 3) • Dire Wolf Wanted (Book 4) • Shifter's Storm (Book 5)
Welcome to the world of the Shifters. Collared and controlled, they live in Shiftertowns, following rules meant to subdue their violent and animalistic natures. Humans believe they’re tamed, rendered harmless . . . but are they? Bodyguard (Shifters Unbound, 2.5) Bear Shifter Ronan saves a young human woman from a robbery and takes her to Shiftertown to keep her safe. Elizabeth realizes that the huge Kodiak Shifter who insists she go nowhere without him is the kind foster father to unwanted cubs and protects everyone around him. Hard Mated (Shifters Unbound, 3.5) Myka, a human woman, discovers that there's much more to Spike, jaguar Shifter and Shiftertown’s champion fighter, than anyone else has ever seen. Shifter Made Wildcat Shifter and master sword smith Niall is approached by Alanna, a woman of the hated Fae, who has a commission for a very special sword. Shifter Made is a prequel to the Shifters Unbound series that tells the story of the Sword of the Guardian.
The Shifter's Oath By: Jessica K. Schneider Up until recently, Sophia McKinley had what every girl wants: A great home and loving family. When a tragic accident rips everything she loves away, she is sent to live with an older brother she never knew existed; and that's when the hallucinations start, tied to a past that Sophia doesn't remember. As she settles into her new, albeit confusing and a little bit frightening life, she meets Hunter, a Puck, who is inexplicably drawn to her for some reason. As a Puck, a class of people considered by the other social classes to be worth less than dirt, Hunter is experiencing tragedy of his own as tensions rise between his Alpha and foster father, who is pushing the Puck clan to war. Whether civil or a between races, a war is brewing... In Hunter's search to find equality for his people without bloodshed, he finds his and Sophia's paths crossing-again, and again, and again. As the duo's world is thrown into chaos, Hunter and Sophia find that their fates are intertwined, and they must work together to prevent an impending terrorist attack that will launch the races into full-scale war. Along the way, can Sophia discover the origin of her hallucinations and their deep connection to the past?