by Marie Fraser
“Yes, right behind one of your cabins.” Aiyana told them, happy to see the excitement in their eyes.
Aiyana loved this part about her job, it made her feel good, making other people happy.
“I call shotgun.” The blonde guy said while the other groaned.
“This is the first cabin.” Aiyana said, unlocking the door. “The trail can be reached through the back entrance.”
“Thanks.” The blond guy said as the brunette and he went inside.
Aiyana wondered if the group was divided into two couples and realized this was the case when the other two also went into the same cabin.
Aiyana left them to unpack and headed back towards the reception. She saw her friend, Ahmik, heading out from the cafe, which served the guests every morning, compliments of the Cabin Inn.
“Ahmik!” Aiyana screamed out, glad that she had finally found someone to cover for her.
“Yes?” Ahmik replied, turning to face her.
“Can you cover my shift for an hour?” Aiyana asked, pleadingly.
Her hunger was truly getting the better of her. Who could blame her? Being a werewolf was an exhausting job description. Her body no longer functioned like an average human being’s. Aiyana was hungry more often than she could recall and her emotions were running wild. She could be laughing with someone and then a minute later she could be scolding them.
Aiyana was so glad her mother knew the truth, otherwise she would’ve gone crazy.
“Why?” Ahmik asked, suspiciously, since he didn’t know about Aiyana’s reality.
“I have to run an errand.” Aiyana said, not offering any further explanations.
“Alright, hurry back though.” Ahmik said, reluctantly.
“Thanks.” Aiyana said, kissing his cheek as he turned pink.
Aiyana had known Ahmik for a long time and they had practically grown up together. It sucked that she couldn’t tell him the truth, but that was the price a hero had to pay. She had a feeling Ahmik had feelings for her, but always tried to ignore that part of their friendship. She didn’t want to lose him but she also knew she could never be with him. She saw him as a brother more than as a lover, and nothing could change that.
For someone who hated love, it sure was a recurring thought in her head, Aiyana noticed, bitterly.
Aiyana left the Inn and headed towards the forest. She went deep inside, crossing the warning sign that stated wolf hunting was forbidden in the area.
She reached the clearing she usually left her clothes in and undressed. She didn’t want to tear her clothes off while shifting and would return to them after hunting. She had an hour only and had to make the most of it.
Naked to the last part of her body, Aiyana shook her arms and closed her eyes. She breathed in deeply as she felt her body transform, the fur growing on her body, her frame shaping itself like a wolf’s and her senses heightening. She opened her eyes and began running. She was now in control of her body, more so than she ever felt as a human.
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Rayne Deare Dating Agency
Dash
As one of the two reindeer closest to Mr. Claus when Christmas Eve comes, Dasher is charged with keeping the other eight reindeer calm until takeoff. Serene by nature, he’s just as cool and collected in his everyday life as he is during the holiday season, except for a few, very obvious changes.
During the holidays he tends to prance around in his four-legged, hairy self. During the other eleven months of the year, however, he struts his stuff as a 5’11” brown eyed babe. Tall, dark and handsome; Dasher Holland-who goes by Dash to his friends and family-isn’t looking for love when it comes to find him.
Ashley Bogart is a sales clerk at a local retail outlet. Her love life is non-existent and she doesn’t want to say she’s desperate, but she’s so darn close it’s not even funny. Doing a random search of dating sites late one night, she comes across an unusual one that advertises itself as Mrs. C’s Rayne Deer Dating Agency. Curious, even if just for a laugh, she clicks on the site and is more than taken aback at the incredibly hot guys that grace the front page. One in particular is right up her alley and before she can talk herself out of it, she’s clicking on a picture that says “Dasher” under it.
Can Dasher convince Ashley that dating a shifter is worth the risk? Will Ashley be able to see past Dasher’s job description and peculiar December issues to see the man he is inside? Only time will tell when Dasher takes the reins.
Check out this Paranormal Reindeer shifter romance and see!
Dan (Rayne Deare Dating Agency Book 2)
Dancer Prescott is Dasher Holland’s right-hand man, both in and out of their harness. Best friends from the start, they hang out most weekends and during the holiday season they tag team the other reindeer to keep everyone on their game before the huge Christmas Eve toy distribution. Like Dasher, Dancer finds it difficult to find love in a world full of instant matches and temporary hook-ups. He’s after more than just a fast flirtation and he has his sights set on one beautiful woman.
Delaney Grey is beyond tired of the men who traipse through her salon, attempting to flirt with her while their women get pampered. In need of a date for an upcoming family event, she reaches out to the Rayne Deare Dating Agency for help. When Mrs. C matches her with Dancer, she’s not so sure their compatible.
Can Dancer show Delaney that there’s more to him than being second in command? Can Delaney put aside her misgivings to see the man Dancer truly is? True love has its work cut out with this pair.
Pran (Rayne Deare Dating Agency Book 3)
Prancer get stuck between Dasher and Comet. He’s a follower and as much as he’d like to lead, he just doesn’t have the charisma or body to make it happen. Frustrated with life in general, he carries his melancholy attitude into real life and it shows by his habitually single status.
When Mrs. C sets him up on a blind date with a woman who tagged her dating sight, Prancer isn’t expecting much besides being stood up or paying for a date he’d rather not go on. But when Andrea Hornsby walks into the club he’s at, it doesn’t take Prancer long to change his tune.
Andrea Hornsby is gun-shy when it comes to dating. She’s been stood up more times than she’d care to count. Socially awkward, Andrea is more than hesitant to date a guy named Prancer, especially after he introduces himself. Why would a hot guy like him want anything to do with a nobody like her?
Can Prancer show Andrea that he’s not shallow, even though he’s exceptionally good looking? Can Andrea really trust a guy who looks like a G.Q. model? When blind dates go sideways all sorts of interesting things can happen. Step inside the Rayne Deare Dating Agency to see if Prancer gets his girl.
Vix (Rayne Deare Dating Agency Book 4)
Vixen Wainwright is a bad boy with a reputation for fast and flirty love. He gives 100% while he’s interested and moves on as fast as he can fly. Mrs. C has her work cut out for her when it comes to finding this troublemaker true love.
Gretchen Dillard is as straight laced as they come. Owner and Operator of Treasured Times Antiques and Collectibles, she prides herself on offering one-of-a-kind embellishments that only she can procure.
When Vixen takes on a remodel in his off-time, can Mrs. C get Vixen to take a look at a woman who’s everything he isn’t? Will Gretchen give this bad boy the time of day or kick him to the curb without a second glance?
Com (Rayne Deare Dating Agency Book 5)
Comet Carter loves everything fast. Like his name, the faster the better. When it comes to love, he’s only interested in the kind that burns hot and fast before fizzling just as quickly. Anything more complicated isn’t something Comet’s into.
Rochelle Blanchard is right up Comet’s alley. She too, is only interested in the sort of love that flames and fizzles. Permanency isn’t something she’s looking for and when these two cross paths the fire they create could m
elt steel.
When an accident threatens life and limb, however, will Rochelle and Comet discover the importance of true love, or will they choose to walk away, no matter how bad the scars?
C. P. (Rayne Deare Dating Agency)
Cupid Donnelly, unlike the fat cherub, isn’t into matchmaking. Never one to have much success with women, he prefers to have his nights to himself. He figures he can enjoy the opposite sex without complicating it with feelings. Never one to turn down an offer, he’s obliging when Mrs. C has a proposal to entertain a pretty lady for a night.
Nicole Ferrari, heiress to the Ferrari fortune, is just about as high class as they come. When she’s matched with Cupid for a dinner date, she pulls out all the stops for the hot hunk and leaves him reeling.
Can Nicole show this eternal bachelor that she has much more to offer than money? Will Cupid finally find his match in one of the richest women in the world? Mrs. C will have some work to do to get these two to see eye to eye.
Don (Rayne Deare Dating Agency Book 7)
Don is as easy going as you’d expect for a mid-level reindeer. He’s close enough to the front to gloat without the responsibility that comes with it. Unfortunately for Don, he’s also stuck in a perpetual state of loveless-ness. Unable to land a date, even to save his own hide, he turns to Mrs. C after hearing that several of his teammates have found love.
Heather Chase is a flower fanatic. Even so, she’s crippled by self-doubt and has yet to make a name for herself, not because she lacks talent, but because she just doesn’t believe she can be successful. When Don places an order that she’s afraid she can’t meet, Don and Heather will both learn a thing or two about the nature of true love and loving oneself?
Can Mrs. C help these two walk the ropes in a dating game fraught with doubt and plagued by genuine mistakes? Join the dating game at RayneDeerDatingAgency.com.
Blitz (Rayne Deare Dating Agency Book 8)
Blitzen Chikovsky, born to a Russian ambassador, is broody and doesn’t have time to invest in relationships that don’t last. Coming off of a bad breakup, Blitz isn’t interested in dating and prefers the life of a bachelor.
Sarah Stevens is a lonely librarian whose biggest adventure lies inside the cover of the latest book she’s reading. She’s so used to her life that the idea of changing any part of it is physically uncomfortable for her. Still, she’s tired of going home to only her cat.
When she gets an email about the Rayne Deare Dating Agency, she accidently clicks on it instead of deleting it. Boy is she surprised by the men she sees on the page. Their descriptions are even better and one in particular catches her eye.
Can Mrs. Claus help Sarah and Blitz see that there’s more to life than the work that occupies too much of their time? Can a serial bachelor learn to love a woman who is more comfortable in a book than in reality? Only the Rayne Deare Dating Agency has the answers.
Rudy
As the leader of the pack, Rudolph was a misfit of monumental proportions, until Santa needed a way to light up the sky on a particularly snowy Christmas Eve. Now, he leads the way every Christmas season. Naturally charismatic, he makes friends easily and the ladies adore him-a little too much if you were to ask him. With so many friends and acquaintances, Rudolph finds it difficult to find one woman to form a meaningful relationship with.
Alexis Garrison is a confident twenty-something who loves the club scene. She’s outgoing, smart, energetic and just cocky enough to have men stepping back a pace or two when her pretty eyes turn their way.
During their first night off from the grind of preparing for Christmas, Rudolph takes the guys out to Club Sisco, the newest and most modern club south of the Artic. When he has a run-in with Alexis, he immediately notices the way she sends out the frigid vibes. Still, he’s intrigued by her and lets her know it. When she seems uninterested, he shrugs it off and moves on, gladly taking out several women who contact Mrs. C through the Rayne Deare Dating Agency.
Can Rudolph find the woman of his dreams or is he destined to live in the friend-zone forever? Can Mrs. C help Alexis learn to trust when everything tells her not to? Let the Rayne Deare Dating Agency lead you to love this holiday season.
Bear Lake Series:
Careful What You Fish For: A Bear Lake Paranormal Romance
Byron Rhodes is Ex-Army, but that doesn’t stop him from being all he can be. For him that means dragging his two best friends, also discharged from military service, along on a journey of self-discovery and innovation.
Driving out to the sticks is Byron’s idea of a great time and his friends oblige him when they decide to go in on opening a camp for vacationers who might just want a taste of country living. Jess, the comic relief thinks the place is fantastic, if rugged and in need of some tlc.
Kevin, the buzzkill, isn’t so impressed, but he does his part to get the camp up and running and before long the three friends are entertaining their first guests.
Celine Carter is hoping that a weekend in the woods with her best friends will help her sort out where her life is supposed to be going. She finds the accommodations her friends booked, quaint with a still under construction feel to everything. The food is first rate, for the country and she is interested when the owner, Byron, sets his eyes on her.
She’s not looking for anything really, but what’s a little harmless flirtation anyway? Will Celine figure out what it is about Byron that sets her blood humming, or will she settle for a quick fling? Can Byron show Celine that there’s more to life than planning to live it? Byron has his work cut out for him in more ways than one in Be Careful What You Fish For.
Now We're Cooking: Kevin (Bear Lake Book 2)
Kevin Durant is a former armed services member who has a flare for cooking and loves anything that sparks his creative juices. Along with his two friends, also former soldiers, he purchased a rustic and nature-filled getaway that’s turned into a nice and prospering business. His biggest issue is that he’s so busy in the kitchen that he rarely sees anyone other than his friends.
When Kevin begins to offer cooking classes as part of the whole vacation getaway package, he’s hesitant to think anyone’s going to want to be indoors when the outdoors has so much more to offer; at least until he meets Rebecca Cross.
Rebecca Cross is pretty straight-laced. Making her living as a librarian and resource officer at an elementary school near her home, she has very little time for frivolity. During a class field trip to Bear Lake, Rebecca attempts a cooking class that some of the fifth graders are taking and immediately feels the heat when Kevin Durant steps into the kitchen.
Can Rebecca put aside their differences so her children won’t walk away disappointed? Can Kevin teach Rebecca that there’s more to life than books and work?
By the Book (Bear Lake 3)
Jess Frasier isn’t your average ex-soldier. He’s down to earth and loves nothing more than making people laugh. Unfortunately for him, he’s not laughing when he wakes up to a stunning woman in his bed and a wedding band on his hand. Unable to remember exactly what happened at his friend’s wedding, he struggles to put the pieces together.
Camille Frasier is just about Jess’ exact opposite. She’s serious, focused and laughs only when the occasion calls for it. She too, is unable to put the events of the night before in order as she learns that she’s now a married woman. While Jess seems to find it hilariously funny, she is anything but amused by their predicament.
Can Jess and Camille figure out just what happened to them the night of their mutual friend’s wedding, or will they be stuck trudging through the next few weeks, legally tied to one another. Will Jess be able to show Camille that even when life throws you a curveball, it can be one fun-filled hell of a ride? Will Camille tame her wayward husband or will they both decide that they’re better off apart?
Wolves of Wisconsin Series:
Running Wild (Wolves of Wisconsin Book 1)
Aiyana is a free bird, figuratively of course. In reality, Aiyana is an Omega, she
is the female wolf in the Arikara Clan, sworn to protect them with her pack. She lives a peaceful and tranquil life, working as a receptionist for the Bear Lake Cabins. She doesn’t want much in life, she has everything she could’ve ever asked for. Except a soul mate, which is something she dreads ever running into.
When a hunting accident lands Aiyana in the hospital, she must come to terms with two things:
A stranger has labelled her his wife. The stranger happens to be her soul mate.
When love and duty clashes, Aiyana must make decisions that inevitably will cost her, her mental peace.
Can she find a way to make things work? Will the troubles at home increase because of her absence? Or has love entered her life as an antidote?
Each chapter filled with fun and mystery, the Running Wild is the upcoming paranormal saga of the Wolves of Wisconsin werewolf series.
Taming the Beast (Wolves of Wisconsin Book 2)
Orphan and bereft of love, Joshua, leader of the Arikara clan has always had a lonely life. But the pack had provided him a home; a place to belong when he was reduced to nothing. However, now Joshua has a dark, dark secret. One he cannot even imagine letting his members know. For it would mean destroying the only thing he’s had his entire life.
Joshua has a beast. A wicked beast that awakes every night in his heart, and makes him kill a little boy.
Torn between shame and anxiety, he meets