Nancey Cummings

Mads + Odessa = 4EVAExcept forever ended when Mads kissed Odessa, bit her and then ghosted her. Twelve years later, he's back and looking to pick up where they left off. Um, no thank you. Odessa has more to think about than her own heart. She's now a single mom and can't afford to get involved with a man with a track record of vanishing. It doesn't matter that he's haunted her dreams for years. Or that when they're together, she feels like she can finally breathe. And it certainly doesn't matter that her traitorous body craves his touch. Besides, Mads hoards secrets like they're made of chocolate. One, he's an alien shifter. Like he turns into a reindeer with antlers and everything. Two, that bite made them bonded mates. And the third secret is the most dangerous of all. How can they have a second-chance at love when the sins of the past threaten to tear them apart? The authors of Starr Huntress were given a challenge: give readers a reindeer shifter in your holiday story. We all agreed to call our shifters "reilendeer" and decided they bring good cheer to the world around them... and then we went crazy You might notice differences about the world and abilities of the reilendeer from story to story, and that's because each author has put her own spin on the challenge. Now it's time to grab your eggnog, cuddle up by the fire, and enjoy these steamy alien shifters.

Seeran never lost control. Responsible for the security of his clan and warlord, he couldn't afford distraction or attachment. Then, on a Terran beach, he stumbled upon a male assaulting a female. The ice that ran through his veins turned to fire. The frightened female is his mate. Whatever control he'd possessed snapped in a moment of recklessness, and he hoped that was all he'd lost. Hazel shouldn't desire the terrifying alien. She'd just escaped a disastrous marriage with a violent man, so how could she fall for a growling soldier who punched first and asked questions later? Why did his arms feel like the safest place in the universe? Her gut said to trust Seeran, but her intuition had failed her so many times before. HEA, No Cheating and No Cliffhangers.

What to expect when you're expecting an alien's baby. Mercy has been pregnant for-freaking-ever. She's tired and grumpy and ready to get this kid out of her. Of course, being adored by her alien warlord husband is awesome but she hasn't seen her feet in a month. And she can't get over this sneaking suspicion that there's something Paax isn't telling her... Just as Mercy needs Paax the most, tension within the clan pulls them apart. He's nowhere to be found when she goes into labor.

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Nakia may have lost a leg during the Invasion, but she's not going to let that keep her from what she wants. And she wants Rohn. She has since the moment the alien warrior rescued her from a collapsed building. But she's afraid he still only perceives her as a damaged, frail human. She wants him to recognize her as so much more, and she won't rest until he understands they belong together. Rohn might be past his prime, but he's not blind. He sees how the other males look at his mate with envy, admiration, and want. They would tempt her away from him, take her for their own, and claim that an old, scarred warrior like him could not satisfy the appetite of a vibrant young female. He'll battle any threat to his mate, friend or foe, and prove himself worthy.

A gargoyle inprisoned. Captured, starved and blinded, Tas hates humans. For eighty agonizing years, he's plotted all the gruesome ways to exact his vengeance. Then one day his captors to make a fatal mistake. When the door to his cage opens, he's ready to destroy the human on the other side. But a different instinct takes over when he scents the female. His mouth waters and his fangs ache, demanding he make the fearless female his. A single mom, desperate to save her kid. Juniper owes a lot of money to a very bad man and unless she does what he wants, he'll hurt her kid. To clear her debt, all she has to do is drive a van and not ask questions. But when she hears a voice in the back, she realizes she may not only be a thief but also a kidnapper, and that's where she draws the line. What she finds in the back isn't the loot she expected, but it also isn't a person. It's a gargoyle... who intends to claim her as his mate._______Taken for Granite is a standalone novel in the collaborative series the Khargals of Duras, featuring a grumpy gargoyle and an HEA. A thousand years ago, a Khargal scouting party left Duras, only to crash on a planet called Earth. Injured and outnumbered, the stranded Khargals hid among stone effigies and observed the slow evolution of the planet's primitive inhabitants. With no means of returning to Duras, they watched from their shadowy perches and faded into legend, becoming the mythical gargoyles. Until today. Long after any hope for rescue had died, the distress signal has finally been answered. It's time to go home.