“I’ve got great news. My photographs are being featured in an upcoming edition of Wildlife International. This is huge!”
“Congratulations! It’s not a picture of me is it?”
She swatted his arm. “No wolves. A deer. Although you would make a beautiful spread…”
“Not a chance in hell,” he replied. “I’ve got news too.”
She pulled back to look at him. “You know where Greg went on vacation?”
Ty frowned. “No.”
She cursed her mistake. “Oh, never mind. Continue.”
“Back up to Greg. What do mean by went?”
“He left this morning. Margaret won’t tell me, and he blocked me from seeing the itinerary on his account.”
Ty cursed. “Damn him. The sneaky bastard.”
Tolly snuggled against him. “But tell me your news.”
“I sold the firewall.” He glanced at his watch. “By this time tomorrow, I’ll be pretty decently rich.”
“Why did you sell? I know it’s not the money.”
Ty cupped her shoulders. “I did it so everyone would be safe. Jackson. You. Greg. It’s going to a good home. I made the right decision.”
“And no one will come after you?” she questioned. Fear for his safety is what drove her.
“They might, but it would be pointless. Without the plans, I can’t recreate it. It took years to perfect my design, and I’ve only made one successful prototype. Without my notes, I’d never be able to make another.”
“Wow.” She lifted her head for a kiss, delighting when he obliged her. “Thanks for the flowers. I wanted to bring them home, but I couldn’t on the Harley.”
He chuckled. “I’ll send a bouquet there next time.”
“How did you know I liked flowers?”
He winked at her. “I have my secrets.”
“You sure do.”
And she was going to enjoy cracking every single one of them.
~ About the Author ~
Christy Gissendaner is a contemporary and paranormal romance author who believes laughter and love should go hand in hand.
She lives in Alabama with her husband and three sons and is always hard at work on her next novel, but in her spare time she loves blackjack, karaoke, and anything resembling a vacation!
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~ Also by Christy Gissendaner ~
Shift Happens
I Heart Shifters Book One
Christy Gissendaner
Ellie Reynolds runs a nail salon that caters to shifters of all varieties. The proverbial shift hits the fan when billionaire mogul Jackson Lawrence walks in the door and offers Ellie two million dollars to sell her shop. Ellie has no intention of selling out, especially to someone who plans to bulldoze her shop to the ground and replace it with a fast food joint. Their battle of wit and will is brought to a sudden halt when Jackson’s enemies appear, throwing them into a fight for their lives.
Jackson believed he’d left violence behind when he resigned his position with the Blood Wolves, a secret shifter military group, but someone wants his company’s cyber invention and will stop at nothing to get it. He didn’t mean to drag Ellie into his mess, but he’s willing to do anything to protect her and the firewall his friend created...anything except fight his attraction to the outspoken redhead he’s suddenly responsible for. Jackson soon learns Ellie is hotter than he first gave her credit for...like dragon hot...and life is about to get a whole lot more interesting.
Sometimes shift happens when you least expect it.
Reader Note: contains BBW heroines, billionaires, humor, werewolves, dragon shifter, and paranormal erotic romance elements
In Too Deep
Tybee Island Shifters Book One
Christy Gissendaner
He’ll risk everything for the love of one human.
Agreeing to be her good friend’s bridesmaid, Emma Anderson jets off to Tybee Island for the wedding. Her dress is perfect and her shoes are adorable, but her friend’s elegant beachside home hides an ancient secret…one that threatens to expose a secret society of werewolves.
Drake Randolph has watched his sister’s friend grow into a ravishing woman, but he’s always kept his distance. As the heir to the Randolph fortune and the alpha of the Secret Society of Savannah Lycanthropes, Drake cannot afford to draw the innocent little brunette into the dangerous lycan world.
Passion between them soon blazes hotter than the Georgia summer. But when the wrong woman is kidnapped to prevent the wedding of a lycan to a mortal, Drake must risk everything to save Emma from the ones who will see the downfall of all he holds dear.
In Deeper
Tybee Island Shifters Book Two
Christy Gissendaner
The alpha’s brother has met his match.
Celeste Proctor always had the best of everything—expensive homes, fashionable clothing, and the coveted position of beta to the most powerful of all lycans, Drake Randolph. But after the alpha chose another to be his bride, Celeste is left without a mate. She needs one, and fast—the stronger, the better–to maintain her carefully cultivated position. One of the alpha’s brothers will have to do, but which one?
Micah Randolph has always lived in the shadow of his oldest brother. With his country music career heating up, Micah is looking forward to a whirlwind tour and achieving his own success, separate from his position within the powerful Randolph family. When the beautiful yet untouchable Celeste Proctor shows up, determined to mate with him or his twin brother, he has a choice to make: pursue the dream he’s worked so hard to achieve, or be drawn back into pack politics as the mate of a woman looking only to secure her rank in the pack? But the way she makes him feel when she looks at him…can he make her want him for more than his strong, lycan blood?
Valentines Heat III
“Rated Ex” by Christy Gissendaner
A blind Valentine’s date mix-up pairs Rebecca with her geeky high school boyfriend. Geek no more, Parker’s now the alpha of his pack, and he’s determined to show Rebecca what the last few years have taught him...
“Crash Me Once...” by Jayne Ripley
Cenn and Redlan are part of the werewolf pack on the space cruiser Wolfstar. But Redlan has never claimed her in front of the pack...and she’s starting to wonder why. When a foraging mission on a remote moon throws an unexpected catastrophe their way, each of them must decide exactly what to risk...and which of them will be the first to yield to their true feelings.
"Crash Me Once..." contains a scene of erotic spanking
As Robin Danner
Straitlaced
Robin Danner
In the heart of London, he finds his heart’s desire.
AnnMarie Sommers was born into a life of privilege. Married at a young age, she was prepared to step into the role of dutiful wife...until an unfortunate accident makes her a widow and leaves her nearly destitute. She takes the money she’s saved and creates Fall From Grace, an elegant bordello where society comes out to play, a place where she can give in to her wilder impulses under the guise of the bordello’s infamous madam.
Declan Raddison was raised by the streets of London. Orphaned and left to fend for himself, the only way he could survive was by being the quickest and the strongest. Now he is a proper businessman by day, but at night he allows his darker desires to run free. Visiting Fall From Grace with a nobleman at his side, he is unprepared for a vision in white, an angel who is more suited for the drawing room than a wicked bordello. When he discovers that she is the notorious madam, Lady Grace, he will stop at nothing to possess her...even if it leads to his own downfall.
Contains spanking, light BDSM, and light bondage elements
Stroke of Midnight
Robin Danner
It’
s New Year’s Eve… What’s a fairy to do?
The king of the Fairies has granted his daughter Mariel one year in Regency London before she must return to their realm to be married. Several hours before midnight on New Year's Eve, a fairy is sent to fetch her home—her childhood love, Rhys. Even though part her is glad to see the dark, handsome fairy again, she knows he’s been sent by her father to collect her. And she’s not about to give up her last precious hours in the world she’s grown to love. But when Mariel learns that her father has chosen Rhys as her husband to unite their two clans, the idea of marriage sounds much more appealing. Especially once her new husband takes off his clothes and leads her to bed…
More Romance from Etopia Press
Spirit Board
Arcane Imaginarium Book One
Erzabet Bishop
Two mates are better than one...
Vanessa lives vicariously through the romance heroines in her overflowing bookshelf. No real man can ever measure up to the sultry, shapeshifter heroes with their feral smiles—or so she thinks until a creepy costume shop and a chance encounter with a fortuneteller shake up her ordinary life. When Vanessa's best friend brings her to a sexy costume party, she realizes more than fur is going to fly.
Rick is an Alpha cat shifter and co-owner of the Imaginarium. When he scents the luscious Vanessa, he has no intention of letting her slip away. But Rick isn't the only man searching for his one true love. Cian is a former Captain of the Winter Court in Faery, wielder of shadows and magic. When Fey enchantment and shifter might collide, more than mere hearts are caught in the crossfire. And as a threat looms closer with the turning of the season, both men may be the keys to Vanessa's heart—and her survival.
Reader note: contains BBW heroine, ménage, and erotic romance elements
Paramour for the Devil
The Hawthorne Witch Series Book One
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Darkly erotic. Supremely powerful.
Haley Hawthorne is a witch. She shuns her paranormal gifts, instead escaping into a mundane, reclusive life as an accountant for her Uncle Eli's firm. Five years earlier, Haley was kidnapped by Raden, brother of Lucifer, and held captive as his personal sex slave. She escaped but still bears the scars, both physical and emotional. Now she has turned away from both magic and sex, and she's certain nothing will ever bring those lost things back into her life…
Damian, son to Lucifer, has renounced his right to the throne of Hell and has become a soldier for Adversus, hunting evil supernatural creatures on Earth. Unfortunately, he's powerless to witches, and this witch can read his mind. He can't decide what is more dangerous—the irresistible attraction he feels for her, or the intoxicating peace she gives him. One thing is certain, they both share a tortured past.
After Damian rescues her from an attack by monstrous djinn, Haley discovers the dangerously seductive soldier has secrets of his own. One of them is the collection of whips, ropes, handcuffs, and leather riding crops he keeps locked away, though he refuses to show her his "Master" side. As her trust in him grows, she finds herself increasingly intrigued by all the kinky things he's hiding. But Damian has been given a new mission to kill a monster. A monster that turns out to be her uncle…
Claiming the Succubus
Lorien Lyn
Being a succubus has its perks…until the hunter becomes the hunted.
For half-breed succubus Ava Hawley, hunting supernatural foes is worth all the risks and rewards. But when a wolf shifter is responsible for kidnapping her sister, the mission becomes personal. Ava is ordered to track down the bad boy and turn him over to her boss. That is, until she meets the dangerously sexy shifter and realizes her charm—the kiss of death—is no match for the charms of her opponent.
Alpha werewolf Killian Reid is on the run from a demon mistress, but someone else is on his tail—a stunning seductress with more sex appeal than any woman ought to have. And Killian can't resist her. Proving his innocence will be a challenge, but with every moment that he spends with her, Ava’s self-control weakens. And as their attraction grows, she knows she'll have to rely on the shifter she'd been sent to capture, or they'll both become victims to another predator…
Finding Flight
The Flight Series Book One
Heather M. Sharpe
Can her gift help her find an everlasting love?
As an Enforcer for a secret society of shape-shifters, Ledger Arneau must play by the rules. But after the Council issues a warrant for the arrest of his brother, he’s given the opportunity to bring him in before the law takes over. When his brother’s trail goes cold, Ledger fears he may not be able to prevent the worst from happening. He’s willing to try anything to pick up his brother’s scent, even if it means bringing in an outsider.
Corinne Winters has always been able to find lost objects—except her own. She’s always dreamed of using her skills to help locate missing people, so after an embarrassing setback with the local police department, she jumps on the opportunity to help Ledger. When they’re together, her talent seems to grow and deepen, and her feelings for Ledger grow along with it. But when Ledger and his brother disappear, Corrinne isn’t about to let them go. Unaware of the circumstances surrounding Ledger’s disappearance, Corinne races across the country on his trail, stretching her talent beyond anything she ever imagined to bring them home. But when she finally finds them, she winds up learning a terrifying secret about Ledger she was never meant to learn…
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