Jenika Snow

BRITTINWhen my brother and his problems had me coming back to Stales, my hometown, I was scared not just for my twin's health, but also because I knew I'd run into Law, my bear-shifting ex and the sheriff of Stales. Our breakup hadn't been grisly, but after nearly two years, the thought of seeing him again had everything tightening in me because ... I still loved him. But that was the past, and I knew I had to move on, right? LAW Brittin was the only woman I would ever love. She was it for me, even if she broke it off because of my domineering ways. I screwed up when I lost her, and I spent the next two years regretting it. But she'd wanted space, and when she left for the city, I let her. But now she's back, and it's my chance to show her I can give her everything she wants. It's my chance to show her I can be the man she deserves. I just hope I haven't let too much time pass, because not having Brittin in my life is a fate worse than death. Warning: This short story features a growly bear shifter, and a stubborn heroine. It's hot, to the point, and you'll end up wishing you had your own shape-shifting alpha to keep you warm at night. Bear With Me was previously published under the title "Yes, Sir" and was included in the Cuffed and Claimed anthology. It has since been slightly revised and re-edited, but the story itself is the same.

He's loved her his entire life. AXELShe's my best friend, my everything. She's been the girl I've loved since I knew what that meant. I box-fight bloody-for a living, and at every fight she's there, cheering me on, being mine whether she knows it or not. I've never been with a woman because for me she's it. Roxie is the only one I'll ever want. Enough time has passed. It's time I told Roxie how I feel, because there's no way I can hold in my feelings any longer. ROXIEI want to think the looks, the possessiveness that comes from him means he wants me the same way I want him. He's been in my life for longer than I can remember, and I never want that to change. I'll be with him until the end. My love for him runs so deep, so strong I can't breathe at times. I watch as he pushes other girls away, his gaze locked on mine as if he's trying to tell me there isn't anyone else for him. But I'm afraid to turn our relationship from friends to lovers. I'm afraid of crossing that line that could ruin what we have. Warning: This is a super sweet friends-to-lovers story. Don't worry; it still has that OTT alpha hero who's head over heels in love with his woman and caveman to a fault. Grab some ice, because it's going to get hot in here

It wasn't until Cameron that I knew what real darkness was...or that I'd crave it so much. I'd let the world weigh down on me, pull me under until nothing made sense anymore. Maybe that's how I let myself get into this mess. Maybe that's how I was in my current situation with a man I knew could save me from a fate worse than death. Even if being with Cameron, giving him every part of me, the only part that's worth anything-my body-might very well ruin me, I had to survive. Drug lord. Crime boss. Murderer. I should fear him, be horrified by what he wanted from me, by who he was. But instead I found myself wanting to please him, wanting to give myself over completely. Because I knew that gave me control over him. Cameron Ashton reigned over the gritty underworld, the danger and violence of depravity, from his throne. A pistol is his sword, and apathy is his second-in-command. I knew he was dangerous, knew he'd break me and not think twice. But he was my only chance, the only way I'd survive. And I didn't know how true that was until he owned me. He's possessive and controlling. The darkness in him runs stronger, deeper than it ever has in me. Maybe we're not so different. Maybe giving up my control to Cameron, giving him my very soul, made me the powerful one? Maybe, in the end, I'll be the one who owns him.

Steel isn't the only thing that's hard. MADDIE Deacon was older than me, but I wanted him regardless. He had this raw edge to him, this primal aura surrounding him that made me feel wholly feminine. He was the epitome of a man...a real man. Even his profession was masculine: a blacksmith. I had no doubt he knew how to work his hands over a woman, how to use them to make her feel the soft and hard sides of him. What I wanted was for him to be my first...my only. DEACONShe thought I didn't see her watching me, that I didn't know she wanted me. I knew, and I wanted her with a fierceness that rivaled anything else. What Maddie didn't know was I'd already claimed her. There was no other woman for me but her. I was a possessive bastard, territorial when it came to her. The time had finally come to make her mine. I'd show her how primal I really was, how rough I liked it, how much I wanted to make her scream my name. I'd show her how a man took care of his woman in all the ways that counted. She'd be mine. Only mine. Warning: You like your heroes with a touch of caveman? Look no further because Deacon has it going on. He's all man, and then some. Hold on tight because this story packs a punch, is totally unbelievable, and of course, has insta-everything going on.

She'll be his greatest conquest. INGRIDI should have been afraid of him, the brutal man with the violence covering him and blood on his face. But he'd saved me from a fate worse than death. He was a Viking, a man who took what he wanted because he could, because no one dared to cross him, to go against him. And he claimed me. I was his now, and I didn't want to fight that. GUNNARFrom the moment I saw Ingrid I knew I wanted her as mine, as my wife, the future mother of my children. I'll go to any lengths to keep her by my side, to make her see I'm not letting her go. I may give her the option to leave, to find her own way, but the truth is I would follow her to the ends of the earth to keep her close. I'm a Viking, a savage, dangerous and violent. I don't give up when I see something I want. I've been searching for Ingrid my whole life; I just didn't realize it until I looked into her blue eyes. She will be mine. No matter what. Warning: Hope you like your men filthy, brutal, and willing to slay for the woman he's claimed, because in this story you're getting it all and then some. It's dirty, totally unbelievable, and probably holds no real historical facts, but it's fun and hot and hits the right spot. It is what it is, so hang on and enjoy the ride.

I'm going to show her how good it can be to get dirty... JOSEPHINEMoving to a small town for a new job was the only thing I should be focused on. But the first time I see Gabe, all of that goes out the window. He's the owner of a garage in the town I now call home, and picturing the filthy things he'd do to me with those grease-stained hands fills my head. The way he looks at me makes me feel like a woman, like he's undressing me with his eyes ... like he could teach me a thing or two about what a real man does with a woman in his bed. I don't care if being with him is fast or sudden. I want him to devour me. GABEThe first time I lay eyes on Josephine, I know she'll be mine. I won't stop until she is. I want to get my dirty hands all over her. I want to make that creamy pale skin of hers dark from grease, and red from holding onto her. And I'll do all of that, because there's no way I'm backing off, not until I know I have her. Warning: You like filthy and insta-love? Well, this story is full of it. If you're into a hero who knows how to handle his woman, and a heroine who's all about tall, dark, and dirty, you better hang on because this story will most definitely give you whiplash.

She was mine before I even knew her name... FELIXWhen I first saw Maggie, I knew we'd be the best of friends. I wanted that desperately, wanted her in my life, and I'd do anything to make sure that happened. Until Maggie came in my life I didn't know what love was. She'll be my first and last. I'll be her only. MAGGIEI didn't know I could have a friendship like the one I have with Felix. But the friend-zone wall has always been in place. Being too afraid to cross it, I'd rather be in Felix's life than tarnish the relationship we have. Too much time has passed. I'm done being afraid of the what-ifs. I'm ready to admit how I feel for him, consequences or not. FELIXMaggie doesn't know the lengths I'll go to keep her in my life, but she will, because the very idea of her with someone else is not something I'll even entertain. She's always been mine, and it's time I step up and show her how much I love her. My devotion for her goes to the very depths of my soul, and staying back as she lives her life without me by her side is absolutely not an option. Warning: This story is so sweet it might give you a stomachache, but it will be worth it. It's short, dirty, and featuring a virgin hero and heroine who only love each other. Be prepared to fall in love with this devoted hero who will go to any lengths to make the woman he loves his.

Even a bad boy can wear a suit and tie... NOAHAll it took was one look at Harley to know I wanted her. It wasn't about the deliberate sexual dry spell I was going through either ... the one I voluntarily participated in. No, there was something about her innocence and her vulnerability that had possessiveness running through my veins. I wanted her as mine, and I'd have her. I'd show her that although I could be cruel to those who went up against me, when it came to her, I'd make the world bow down at her feet. HARLEYThe position I had been offered was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but it also came with working for a man who had the most notorious reputation in the city. Noah Wright was anything but Mr. Right, especially not with his arrogant, unforgiving, and tyrannical attitude. He was wealthy and gorgeous, but he struck fear into people with just a look. They knew who held the power when he was in the room. So did I. And I was now working for him and getting an up-close-and-personal experience with his cold, hardened, and abrasive personality ... and it turned me on. But there was something else under the frigid demeanor he showed everyone, a slice of warmth he showed only me. I knew if Noah wanted me, he could easily have me, because putting up a fight was not what I planned on doing. I wanted him, but I wouldn't be just a conquest. Warning: Love insta-everything in a book? Like over-the-top sugary goodness? Want your stories dripping with cocky and possessive alpha heroes who only want one woman? Get a fan and a cold glass of water ready, because this story will definitely heat you up.

Er hat seit f nf Jahren mit keiner Frau mehr geschlafen. Sie ist noch nie mit einem wahren Mann zusammen gewesen...bis jetzt. VIVIAN Ich hatte vom Leben in der Stadt genug. Also habe ich Kleidung f r eine Woche zusammengepackt, um Urlaub in den Bergen zu machen. Abgeschiedenheit in einer H tte. F r die n chsten sieben Tage. Das klingt perfekt, um mich wieder zu fangen und mein Leben unter Kontrolle zu bekommen. Nachdem ich mich beim Wandern verlaufen habe, stie ich auf eine H tte, bei der ich mir die Frage stellte, ob ich nach Hilfe fragen oder mich stattdessen einer Nacht im Wald stellen sollte. JAKE Vor Jahren habe ich alles hinter mir gelassen, weil mich die Frau, mit der ich zu dieser Zeit zusammen gewesen bin, betrogen hat. Jetzt arbeite ich als Holzf ller und lebe ein Leben als Einsiedler. Es sagt viel ber meine Selbstkontrolle aus, dass ich in den letzten f nf Jahren abstinent gelebt habe. Aber ich bin ein Mann und habe Bed rfnisse, und sich dem, was ich wirklich will, nicht hinzugeben, ist verdammt schwer. Aber ich kann mir nicht erlauben, wieder jemandem nahezukommen, nicht einmal f r ein paar Stunden. Denn schlie lich bin ich deshalb beim ersten Mal auf die Fresse geflogen. Sobald ich Vivian sehe, wei ich, dass ich sie haben muss. Es ist bereits Ewigkeiten her, dass ich eine Frau in meinem Bett hatte. Da sich ein Storm n hert, muss sie ber Nacht bleiben. Wir k nnten in dieser Zeit eine Menge dreckiger Dinge anstellen. Ich bin auf meine Kontrolle stolz, aber wenn es um Vivian geht, wei ich nicht, ob ich meine H nde bei mir behalten kann. Ich wei , dass ich das nicht kann. Ich habe Bed rfnisse, und es wird deutlich, dass es Vivian nach einem wahren Mann verlangt, mit dem sie alle ihre Sorgen vergessen kann. In dieser Richtung kann ich ihr auf jeden Fall behilflich sein. Warnung: Wenn du eine kitschige Liebesgeschichte erwartest, die dein Herz zum Schmelzen bringt, dann bist du hier falsch. Wenn du aber eine kurze und dreckige Geschichte m chtest, die sich um einen Alpha-Held dreht, der seit Jahren keine Frau mehr hatte, und eine Heldin, die herausfinden wird, wie es sich anf hlt, von einem wahren Mann genommen zu werden... dann k nnte das hier was f r dich sein.

He's done being the bad boy ... he's ready to be a father. DEXI'm the bad boy- the one mothers warn their daughters about. But I've never seen myself settling down, and that's been fine with me. Then life, reality, whatever you want to call it, bitch slapped me right across the face, and I knew what I wanted. A baby. At thirty-nine, I am having a severe case of baby fever, and that means convincing the one woman I've always wanted but knew was too good for me to be mine and be the mother of my child. EVAI've always wanted Dex. It's hard not to want a man like Dex. He's all raw power and cut muscle. He's the epitome of what a real man is, but he's not a bastard about it. But then he throws me a curve ball and says he wants me not only as his woman ... but as the mother of his child. And I'll be honest; it's what I've always wanted. DEXThe truth is Eva deserves better than me, but I'm too selfish, and I want her too badly to back away. Nothing will stop me from making her mine ... and putting my baby inside her. Warning: This book is short and right to the point-like the kind of story that gives you whiplash. If you enjoy unbelievable plots, and insta-everything going on, you may enjoy this dirty little read.