by Tia Louise
So many things could set us up as targets for attack. Slayde and I personally took the Lord of the Underworld’s prize when we saved Mercy. In addition to that, Derek has hunted vampires, exiled criminals like me… Stuart and Patrick Knight have taken down countless rogue shifters through the years.
When I agreed to work with the paranormal Alexander-Knight LLC, I had no idea how twisted this line of work could get. Still, I like the prospect of being on the right side of the law. I want to make up for my past.
“What’s going on?” Mercy walks back into the room.
I allow my eyes a moment to drift over her long legs revealed by her short, denim cutoffs. The sand still sticks to the top of her feet from our walk earlier, and I love the idea of her chasing her dreams.
“Slayde just called. Something came up, and they want to meet with the entire team.”
She only grins, wrinkling that perfect nose. “I guess that’s what you get when you join the paranormal investigation club. Those guys never sleep.”
Sliding my hands to her narrow waist under the thin tee, I pull her closer. “You’d better wait up, because I haven’t finished making up for the time we were apart.”
A little laugh only fans my desire hotter. “Don’t you worry, panther.” She rises on her tiptoes to nip my bottom lip. “I expect to hear all about this emergency meeting as soon as you get home. In the meantime, I’m setting up my pottery studio.”
“Maybe you can show me how to make another bowl.”
“Mmm… I know where that leads.”
Leaning down, I give her a real kiss. Only one thing would pull me away from my lady tonight, and I’m hoping I’m wrong about what it is.
Hayden Cross wasn’t happy when we bested him in Indiana. I can only imagine what the King of the Underworld has up his sleeve as payback this time.
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Books in the One to Hold series:
Derek & Melissa: One to Hold, One to Protect, One to Save
Patrick & Elaine: One to Keep
Kenny & Slayde: One to Love
Stuart & Mariska: One to Leave, One to Take
Marcus Merritt & Amy Knight: One to Chase, “Runaway”
Paranormal Romances:
Derek & Melissa: One Immortal
Koa “Stitch” & Mercy: One Insatiable
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Acknowledgments
First, a huge thanks to Scarlett Dawn for inviting me to be a part of the Woodland Creek collection of shifter stories…. and then for not letting me back out at the last minute — LOL! Above all, thanks for all her hard work organizing this world!
Delving into this world was a great challenge for me as an author, as I’d never written a shifter book before. I’d never even read much shifter romance.
As always, enormous thanks to my husband “Mr. TL” for being my sounding board, helping me brainstorm, and then reading the first draft and flagging all the “holes.”
Another huge thanks to my sweet daughters, who were incredibly patient during the month of October when Mom almost lost it. Too many books!
Thanks to Ilona, Candy, Ilsa, and Aleatha for being my first readers and cheerleaders and being so incredibly encouraging. I value your friendship so much.
THANKS to my “A-Team,” to all the early readers for their enthusiasm and for helping me spread the word, and most of all to ALL my “Babes,” who keep me going when I’m ready to give up and take up scorpion petting. I treasure your comments, your excitement, and your love more than I can ever say.
So much thanks to Melissa and Kristi of Sassy Savvy Fabulous for all the hard work you do for me! And a big thanks to all the bloggers and fellow authors who help me spread the word.
Love to Lauren Perry for her gorgeous photography, and to Jennifer Munswami for the incredible cover design that truly inspired me to keep going.
Above all, to every one who leaves a happy, encouraging review, sends me a kind word, or simply buys my books and enjoys them, I appreciate you more than I can say.
Thank you! <3
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NOTE: All are stand-alone novels. Adult Contemporary/Erotic Romance: Due to strong language and sexual content, books are not intended for readers under the age of 18.
One to Hold
Derek Alexander is a retired Marine, ex-cop, and the top investigator in his field. Melissa Jones is a small-town girl trying to escape her troubled past.
When the two intersect in a bar in Arizona, their sexual chemistry is off the charts. But what is revealed during their "one week stand" only complicates matters.
Because she'll do everything in her power to get away from the past, but he'll do everything he can to hold her.
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One to Protect
When Sloan Reynolds beats criminal charges, Melissa Jones stops believing her wealthy, connected ex-husband will ever pay for what he did to her.
Derek Alexander can’t acc
ept that — a tiny silver scar won't let him forget, and as a leader in the security business, he is determined to get the man who hurt his fiancée.
Then the body of a former call girl turns up dead. She’s the breakthrough Derek’s been waiting for, the link to Sloan’s sordid past he needs. But as usual, legal paths to justice have been covered up or erased.
Derek’s ready to do whatever it takes to protect his family when his partner Patrick Knight devises a plan that changes everything.
It’s a plan that involves breaking rules and taking a walk on the dark side. It goes against everything on which Alexander-Knight, LLC, is based.
And it’s a plan Derek’s more than ready to follow.
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One to Keep
There’s a new guy in town...
“Patrick Knight, single, retired Guard-turned private investigator. I was a closer. A deal maker. I looked clients in the eye and told them I’d get their shit done. And I did…”
Patrick doesn’t do “nice.”
At least, not anymore.
After his fiancée cheats, he follows up with a one-night stand and a disastrous office hook-up. His business partner (Derek Alexander) sends him to the desert to get his head straight--and clean up the mess.
While there, Patrick meets Elaine, and blistering sparks fly, but she's not looking for any guy. Or a long-distance relationship.
Patrick’s ready to do anything to keep her, but just when it seems he’s changed her mind, the skeletons from his past life start coming back.
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One to Love
Tattoos, bad boys, love…
Boxing, fame, fortune…
Loss.
It’s the one thing Kenny and Slayde have in common. Until the night Fate throws them together and everything changes.
It’s a story about fighting. It’s about falling in love. And it’s about losing everything only to find it again in the least likely place.
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One to Leave
Some demons can't be shaken off.
Some wounds won't heal.
Until a pair of hazel eyes knocks you on your ass, and you realize it's time to stop running.
#SexyCowboy
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One to Save
“I lost myself in the darkness of trying to protect you…”
Some threats come at you as friendly fire.
Some threats take away everything.
Family won’t let you go down without a fight.
The Secret isn’t as secure as Derek’s team originally thought it was, and a person on the inside of Alexander-Knight is set on exposing him, breaking him, and taking away all he holds dear.
Refusing to let anyone suffer for his crimes, Derek takes matters into his own hands. He’s exposed, he’s defenseless, but his friends are determined to save him.
#SaveDerek
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One to Chase
Paris fashions,
Chicago nightlife,
Secrets and lies...
Welcome to the North Side.
Marcus Merritt doesn't chase women. He doesn't have to. But when the spirited and sexy blonde who left him wanting more shows up in his office looking for work, little things like the rules seem ready to be rewritten.
Amy Knight is smart, ambitious, and back home in Chicago to care for her mother. A courtesy meeting with one of the top lawyers in the city should be a boost to her career...
Until the polished green-eyed player turns out to be the same irresistible “random” she hooked up with at a friend's wedding in Wilmington. Bonus: He's the brother of her older brother's new wife. What the hell?!
Who's chasing whom? It all depends on the day. Or the night.
#SexyLawyer
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One Immortal
Melissa is a vampire; Derek is a vampire hunter.
When beautiful, sad Melissa Jones flees to New Orleans with her telepathic best friend, she is looking for a cure — not an erotic encounter with a sexy former Marine.
Derek Alexander left the military intending to become a private investigator, but with two powerful shifters as partners and an immunity to vampire glamour, he instead rose to the top in paranormal justice.
At a bar on Bourbon Street, Derek and Melissa cross paths, and their sexual chemistry is off the charts. Acting on their feelings, they are pulled deeper into an affair, but Melissa is hiding, hoping to escape her cruel maker.
It doesn't take long before the shifters uncover her secret. Still, Derek is determined to confront the Old One and reclaim her mortality — even at the risk of losing his.
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One Insatiable
One wounded panther, one restless lynx: One insatiable hunger.
Mercy Quinlan is a whip-smart lynx and the youngest in her shifter clan. She’s tough and independent and dreams of escaping her alpha sister’s control and living life on her own terms.
When a lone black panther shows up in her hometown, Mercy is intrigued. He’s just passing through, which makes him perfect… Along with his broad shoulders, defined muscles, and sexy fighter moves.
Koa “Stitch” Raiden is picking up what’s left of his broken life. Exiled from his black panther clan, he’s running from Princeton to Seattle when he’s drawn to Woodland Creek.
He’s aware Mercy is watching him. What he doesn’t know is the sexy little vixen who sneaks through his window each night is both the trouble he doesn’t need and the hope he can’t live without.
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One to Take
Life is never simple.
Even perfect couples face storms.
The question is whether our love is strong enough to survive.
I believe it is.
She told me to leave.
If I leave, I take her with me.
~Stuart Knight
#Believe
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Derek
She’s so beautiful. I pull back and study her slim, ivory frame in my bed. Her face is tucked in the pillow, and her long hair forms a glossy curtain around her shoulders. Her sweetness is undeniable, and the fact that she was forced, raped by a vampire, makes me want to forget I only hunt for justice. I want to kill them all.
Instead, I put my hand on her shoulder, hoping to ease her pain. “It’s not your fault.”
Her shoulders droop, but I know she’s hearing my words. I can’t take any more of this. I want her in my arms. This beautiful, broken woman has somehow worked her way into my heart, and I only want to help her.
Standing, I lift her in my arms and carry her to the tile-lined shower in my suite. We’re both still damp from the downpour tonight, and it’s cold. I turn on the blast until the water warms, and step inside with her, holding her against my chest under the spray.
The only encouragement I have is her small hands holding my back so tightly. She’s holding my shoulder blades as if they’re the only things keeping her together. Her face is at my collarbone, and I stroke the back of her long dark hair as the warm water beats down on us.