Will the curse's secrets be unraveled in time? Maddy is the oldest witchling to ever attend the Hidden Cove Academy, having been cursed as a teen; she's forced to have a solitary life outside of her own magical community. With her magic so dangerously unpredictable, she rarely takes the chance on mixing with the general public.

Beltane the season for renewal of life, love and danger... Step into a world of magic and passion... A group of friends come together to dance the Maypole Take a dash of spice, a pinch of herbs Soft candlelight and resonant drums Add a flash of magic and watch the sparks fly Toss in a killer that’s targeting women... To the outside world she is just Leena Duncan. A gentle woman with a troubled past, yet none know her full story. Her ability to control the elements and her knowledge of plants make her magic strong and unbreakable. It’s just too bad that she’s closed off her heart to not risk it again, having learned that horrors are possible, even with those who claim to love you. It only takes one man at the rainy Beltane celebration to change her outlook, and one killer to endanger her world.

Rachel is a woman that lives carefree with a buoyant recklessness. She loves being a flirt and has spent many years indulging that side of her personality. Her energy draws others; her character is to protect all those that cannot protect themselves. When she’s not riding on life, she is helping children less fortunate then herself. Steven is man that gives more than his energy usually allows. He is a highly-respected pediatrician that always goes that extra step to ensure all in his care are receiving his utmost attention. He hides his strength in body and magic, never letting others know that he is more than the carefree man with everything he needs. Armed with magic and a plan for the Lammas festival as a group they are determined to stop the killer from harming anyone again. With a plan of his own, Steven decides he’s done waiting for Rachel to see that they’re meant to be together and takes things into his own hands.

The Mabon gathering brings this group of special friends together to use their powers to unmask the killer and prevent more victims, before moving to the celebration of the season. Coralee has always lived her life with a small remove: her ability to feel other’s emotions has kept her guarded and alone. After reeling from the killer’s emotional tumult, her friends are concerned and looking to protect – none more than Dade. His ability to call emotions and reactions with his drums leaves Dade singularly placed to draw the killer forward, but his concerns is only for Coralee. Always drawn to her, his past history with women leave him wondering if she ever could take a chance on him. A gathering that could change everything by catching the killer just may bring a new love to light.

Rhonda is a woman that becomes a victim to the vicious attack of a killer. Even though she survives, she will have to learn to live with the scars for the rest of her life. In hiding she has to rebuild the strength to get through it. She is forced to spend her days and nights in the company of a detective, that seems to have no other plan in life than to constantly aggravate her and make her want things she may never have again. When Patrick’s cover is blown and he is badly injured, the group of friends pull together to keep him and the recovering victim of a killer safe. As a result, the group of twelve become targets of the criminals after Patrick and have to live together in a safe house for Yule. Can twelve witches follow orders or will they take matters into their own hands?

What if your soulmate was born in a different realm? The Alterealm Series is a paranormal romance in a fantasy, otherworld setting with plenty of action and fate to decide their destinies. What would you do if you woke up in another realm where the residents are beings from fictional tales? Where all those things that go bump in the night are real, and other realities do exist!! Damariss Maxx just woke up in a world where all those things that go bump in the night are real. An alternate realm where the residents are beings she thought only existed in fiction. Will she find the way to keep life normal and simple for the unknowing without losing her own sanity? All she has to do now is find a way to protect people in her world from the nightmares that have bled over from another realm, fulfill a prophecy that says she's their Huntress Queen, or doom both worlds to a bleak and violent existence.

What if your soulmate was born in a different realm? The Alterealm Series is a paranormal romance in a fantasy, otherworld setting with plenty of action and fate to decide their destinies. Different. Weird. Unwanted. Crazy. Afraid. That’s been the story of Crissy’s life. A life spent never quite knowing why she has these visions in her head. And just why she’s so afraid. Important and accepted for the first time in her life, the workings of this other realm are confusing, but feel familiar. She’s seen it before, and that feeling may just mean home. In a place where she’s understood and loved, Crissy’s visions may just help to tip the balance in the fight between good and evil.

What if your soulmate was born in a different realm? The Alterealm Series is a paranormal romance in a fantasy, otherworld setting with plenty of action and fate to decide their destinies. A century of questions brought no answers. A century always on the move, never aging and unable to form relationships, Alona has far more questions than answers. Absorbing emotional turmoil of others is bad enough: headaches, nausea, and blackouts are common. But the loneliness is a never-ending ache. A bizarre encounter with a crazy-erratic redhead in a nightclub brings the promise of answers, if only she can open her mind to the impossible. Life will change in ways she never dreamed, or could ever imagine.

What if your soulmate was born in a different realm? The Alterealm Series is a paranormal romance in a fantasy, otherworld setting with plenty of action and fate to decide their destinies. Doing a favor for your best friend never works out. Finding a best friend and roommate in Erin, Bethany agrees to use her magic and help Erin’s new friends. Something told her that things were off, and now she’s got to get her one friend back. Sharing a small apartment while struggling to survive was far better than being locked away with no word of Erin, and feeling that answers to her questions aren’t the truth. Discovering another realm, learning about her powers, and making things right, Bethany is determined to make amends for all she did wrong, no matter the consequences.

What if your soulmate was born in a different realm? The Alterealm Series is a paranormal romance in a fantasy, otherworld setting with plenty of action and fate to decide their destinies. Kidnapped and caged on an island in the middle of nowhere, Paisley is determined to escape and discover why she and the others were taken. One leap of faith is all it took. Finding herself wrapped in the arms of a man she doesn’t know, her rescue turns out to be yet another unfamiliar place that is almost home, yet oddly not. For the first time in her life she’s not the strangest person in the room, or the only one with abilities. Can Paisley’s ability to stop time help with the threat against both worlds?

What if your soulmate was born in a different realm? The Alterealm Series is a paranormal romance in a fantasy, otherworld setting with plenty of action and fate to decide their destinies. On the streets without family, protection, or any idea how she got there. She could have surrendered to hardship as a dangerous life on the street consumed her. Autumn is a fighter; training herself to be the best, helping others to find their own strength, and fighting for those who have no options. Determined to help those who need her skills. Suddenly finding herself with allies, warriors she'd only dreamed of, she's finding reasons for all she's endured. In the ultimate battle to protect those who can't protect themselves, Autumn isn't alone. New and unexpected information answers old questions, and opens worlds, and belonging, beyond her wildest imagination.

What if your soulmate was born in a different realm? The Alterealm Series is a paranormal romance in a fantasy, otherworld setting with plenty of action and fate to decide their destinies. Kara remembers nothing of her family, lost to her when she was a child. She has to stay hidden and avoid people. It never pays for her to help others. Since when she did, she got caught and caged. Then things changed. Her tormented life made no sense until now. New information and insights have brought her family, security, and acceptance. Helping others may be her salvation and her freedom.

What if your soulmate was born in a different realm? The Alterealm Series is a paranormal romance in a fantasy, otherworld setting with plenty of action and fate to decide their destinies. Reagan has been alone for over a century. Nothing to hold on to but her mother's tales and warnings. Tales of family, protection, royals and dangers. Dangers that rival the wars and tumult she's lived through. Always hiding, always avoiding. Hiding her secrets and her ability. With one choice, her secret is revealed. Her mother’s tales were more than stories… Finding family and acceptance is just a dream Or so she thought. Dreams can come true. Answers can be revealed. Acceptance and family are within her reach.

What if your soulmate was born in a different realm? The Alterealm Series is a paranormal romance in a fantasy, otherworld setting with plenty of action and fate to decide their destinies. Fiercely loyal, determined and packed in a tiny frame—that is Kinsley. She worked hard to prove herself as a guard and refuses to let anyone stop her. Even if her mother is her largest and most vocal critic. Stinging from her failure to keep everyone safe on the island, she’s utterly shocked to be promoted to the Royal Guard. Now she’s even more determined to get everything right and nothing will stand in her way. Expecting to be involved with battles for the realm and protection of those with Alterealm blood, she does not expect those challenges to be the smallest of the obstacles she will face. But the last brother, newly returned to the Royal family is the one thing she couldn’t plan for.

Detective Alec McGowan is dedicated to serving justice and will crush all that stand in her way. Long used to burying her passions after tragedy and heartbreak taught her that loving someone is dangerous, she expresses them the only way she knows how. Passion for her job has landed her on a hit list, and rather than fearing death she is annoyed and more determined to find them before they find her. Ian MacTavish is a loner and finds it easier to stay that way. The constant barrage of other people’s thoughts is exhausting, and relationships are even more troublesome for someone with his “talent”. Using his skill has brought him considerable financial rewards and allowed him to stay uninvolved and unencumbered. When a night of harmless mind surfing leads him further into a twisted plot of chaos and murder, his appearance at the police station surprises him most of all. Doing the right thing could cost him everything.

The Solrelm Series is the second series in the Realms books, picking up where The Alterealm Series left off... Her soul has the answers to centuries of secrets. A centuries-old prince in his realm meant one thing to Bastian--boredom. The tedious, bland life of royalty came with unending rules that he was supposed to abide by. He wasn't big on following rules, guidelines, or even strong suggestions that were for his own good. Despite being told he should only be in the human realm to collect souls, he wasn't able to stay away. Humans fascinated him, he couldn’t get enough of watching the things they did. If he hadn't ignored the monotonous reminders from his two elder brothers about the other realm, he wouldn't have stumbled on the massive deceptions that had been hidden from him and his people for so long. If it took him until his last breath was drawn and his time expired, he was going to resolve the atrocities that had been done to his realm and the conspiracies that tormented all of the realms. To the absolute delight of his rebellious side, not only did he find the impossible, but he found her. the woman whose soul had been evading him through the centuries.

Abe’s father and siblings had no idea what they were and spent centuries trying to stay invisible while they searched for answers. Over two hundred years later, they find out they are part of a royal family from another realm. Another realm, one of six that no one knows exists. In assisting his family with their tasks, Abe hopes that somewhere along the way, he'll find more answers about the images in his head that are older than he is—he’s almost certain they are the prehistoric kind of older. What does that make him? Why is it him and not his family? Liri was anything but a compliant, agreeable woman. Trapped in Solrelm for decades, she doesn't hesitate when there's a chance to go to other realms and help find traitors that duped her own people into believing lies that were slowly causing her race to become extinct. If that had happened, human souls would have been lost forever, and their existence would dwindle until there were no more.

Together with the help of other realms, they try to unravel the mystery of who is behind the deceitful lies that began several thousand years ago. His flashbacks from his long life, through countless eras have been getting worse, and he begins to wonder if somewhere within those memories are answers they are searching for. For the last twenty years, Jeri has lived in the safety of the Gemini League women’s company. She’ll always be grateful for Capri finding her and taking her off the streets. The woman she is today is a far cry from the dirty, half-starved young teen that she was. At that point in her life, she didn’t even know what she was, never mind how to survive. Today, she knows what her mixed DNA has brought her and exactly how to use it. The next chapter of her life is out there waiting for her. All she must do is find the courage to leave Capri’s safe haven and go out and get it.

Ava had no last name that she knew of. She didn’t know who her father was. Her mother died when she was born—she knew nothing about her history. All she had were questions that no one could answer. Her memories were like clipped versions of videos that showed her a few parts but never told her enough. She didn’t age like others. In fact, she wasn’t sure how old she really was. Years before, Firo had made a promise, and now he wasn’t sure he could keep it. The one that could complete him was unaware that he existed and had the answers she sought. His people would never accept her, so he was stuck between his heart and his loyalty. If he confessed to her, he would have to explain to his queen and her daughter that he had failed them and there was no coming back from it once he did. All he wanted, more than his next breath, was to tell her—everything. J. Risk’s Realms Books span 6 different series with common characters and an ongoing, suspense-filled plot. Dark Moon is the 13th in the Realms Books

Animal shifters live among normal humans (one-forms) and have since the dawn of time. They blend in without any cause for notice until a crime organization finds out and starts hunting them to sell off across the globe. The shifter alliance is formed to protect all their kind. Their teams work endlessly to rescue all of theirs from lives of servitude and shut down any involvement in the underground organization. In Jacqueline Paige's Animal Senses Series, hearts and tempers collide with wild passions and animal instincts.