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Years before either becomes a literary legend, Bram Stoker and Oscar Wilde must overcome their disdain for one another to battle the Black Bishop, a mysterious madman wielding supernatural forces to bend the British Empire to his will. With the help of a European vampire expert, a spirited actress, and an American businessman, our heroes fight werewolves, vampires, and the chains of Victorian morality.

Ruger had his club and his brothers and that's all he needed...until the night Krissi walked into his bar. Something about her called to him. He knew it was a mistake, but he let her walk away. She haunted him. No other woman could would kill that craving. Krissi ran from her father and the life he chose. She should avoid the bar and the bikers inside, but Drifters pulled at her, and the tattooed and mysterious bartender could become an addiction if she wasn't careful.

Deacon had been glad when his best friend's little sister had opted to go away to college. It meant she would no longer be a daily temptation to cross a line that should never be crossed. Over the years he's hoped she's doing well and has found happiness. Then he spots her walking across his club's clubhouse, headed straight for him and dressed to cause saints to sin. That's when Cowboy drops the big bomb. She's back to stay. Lisa has always loved Deacon, but knew he saw her as the bratty little sister always tagging along. They might be older but why would that have changed? Now, thought ...

Teya wakes one morning to discover an unknown man lying beside her. She soon realizes her bedmate is the man she’s been dreaming about for more than 2000 years. All this time, she’s believed he was merely part of her imagination, but she was so wrong. Jericho is now here, in the flesh. In the last place she expected to find him—her bed. How will her fellow Quetzalcoatl take it when they find out she wants him? Much less the entire dragon Fraction of Las Vegas? Will the shifters she leads demand she step down, or can they be convinced to accept him?

Learning to live again might get her killed, or worse. After her divorce, Ava Gephart decided she was through letting life pass her by. Or letting anyone else run it for her. She was ready to make her choices and mistakes on her own. But was she ready for the consequences? While Cowboy is having a drink while trying to unwind from the stress of managing the Kings of Destruction through a major transition, he spotted the woman across the room drinking alone. Something about the way she drank and danced seemed off. Man after man approached the beautiful woman, only to be rebuffed. When he ...

Alex is only looking for a bride to get his brother off his back. He's not planning to keep her. He's got too much baggage for any woman to put up with him. Then he met Janie. There was something about her that called to him. Not just that part in his jeans but something deep inside that he hadn't felt in so long. Janie was looking for an escape. Somewhere she didn't have to deal with a ton of people all the time. She'd thought his requests were a little strange but nothing she wasn't willing to live with and even jump at to get away from the people who were making her crazy. She hadn't ...

He's looking for peace, she's looking for safety, together can they find happiness? David just wants peace. He's tired of random dating, he's tired of women who are just after his money. But after his sister signed him up for a most eligible bachelor contest, and he ended up 'winning' or losing as he thought of it, things only got worse. But David's figured out how to get it all to end. Skylar just wants to stay in the US. She came on a vacation, but fell in love with the country as a whole. When she answered an ad to become a mail order bride, it seemed perfect. But she didn't count on her...

Sackett had always been a bit of a player, enjoying women and never settling down. Then, doing a favor for a brother, he met a hot, prim lawyer that made his hands itch to see what she'd be like if she'd just let her hair down. Selena didn't think this case would be a big deal. It was just a divorce, with no property or children to worry about, she could file the paperwork and wait for the judge. But when she finds herself locked in a room being used as bait to draw her client back to her abuser, she realizes she might be in over her head. When Sackett finds out who had taken Selena, he's ...

Sadist had lived the last 10 years with one goal in mind. To make this world safer for people like his family. He lived to protect his fellow Demented Souls, his club brothers. That didn't leave room for the softer parts of life like a wife or family. He didn't know if he could share the secret that kept his brothers alive. But who would be willing to let him keep those secrets from them?

He gave his loyalty to his club, she wanted his heart. Could they work out a deal? Gizmo Martinez had long since dedicated his life to the Demented Souls and what the club meant. This was no life for a wife or family, and he knew it. But when her sweet charm pulls at something deep inside, can he walk away? Jill wants something more than her work and video games. What she needs is something or someone to add some excitement. Maybe the tattooed man who ran into her, literally, in the grocery store is just the one to show her another side of life?

This collection contains three Demented Souls novellas: Crash - Crash has done it again. There's a reason for his name. Now he's stuck recovering from his injuries, but is he ready for Amber? , Dumbass - when Jailbait stepped up, and took command over the other girls, he noticed her for the first time. But as a prospect, he had no place wanting her, and Kinard Chris Kinard lives a double life. In one he's an emergency room nurse, who saves lives and helps the sick. In the other, he’s the club medic and a member of the Demented Souls MC.

Maverick is back in town after a two-year undercover assignment, and he just wants to get settled back into his life and club. A lot of things have changed. New men, new chapters, new rules around the clubhouse. There are women managing the clubhouse and first rattle out of the box he insults his Vice President's woman by propositioning her. How does one apologize for something like that? He's got a lot of figuring out to do now that he's home. Dana likes her life. She loves her little chocolate shop and is content with her life. Until a strange man seems to step out of the fog after a ...

Nickie Daniels has always known she was adopted. It never mattered, until she discovers she has inherited a trait no one would ever guess. She's a shifter. When a snakebite forces her to recognize her change, Nickie struggles to understand what is happening to her and where she fits in a clan that's new to her. People she's known all her life are not what they seemed.

Mac had his life in order. His mechanic shop, his brothers and a house where he was comfortable. He thought he had it all, or at least all that he needed. The last thing he expected was the sexy, self-assured woman next door who seemed waiting to knock his life off kilter. Elyse had given up on dating. She didn't have time for it with her job and everything she wanted to do. Besides, she'd never found a man who could step up and be her equal without trying to make her smaller. Then the hot biker who lived next door knocked on her door. But was he more than just another pretty face? Pick up ...

Can love survive secrets and lies? Chris Kinard lives a double life. In one he's an emergency room nurse, who saves lives and helps the sick. In the other, he’s the club medic and a member of the Demented Souls MC. While the secrecy of these dual existences heavily weighs on him, Kinard knows he could never turn his back on the brotherhood. Unable to take the soul-crushing stress of the ICU any longer, Deanna prays transferring to the emergency room will be an improvement.

Crash has done it again. There's a reason for his name. Now, he's stuck recovering from his injuries, but is he ready for Amber? Amber has seen it all before. Tough guys and those who never let you see that they're hurting. But she wasn't prepared for one who let people see that soft core. Was there more to the man than just his rough motorcycle club exterior?

Widowed with four young children, Nancy was left broken beyond words. She's struggled to rebuild her life and herself, so she and the kids can move on. But she never thought about meeting someone new. How could she love anyone without betraying the husband she lost fighting for their country?

Lurch has come to Gillette to help his president keep the ranch he's inherited. He never counted on what he would find while he was there. Kerry has been in Gillette for more than five years. She came for school but stayed. Life on her family's farm in southern Wyoming held no appeal to her. She was getting by waiting tables until she found something more exciting. Who would have guessed that more exciting would be a tattooed biker sitting at her next table? Lurch had a lot on his plate. Learning a new job, dealing with managing men who'd never seen him as a leader, then he met Kerry and ...

Ghost is on a mission. One that can’t lead to anything good.Unless you consider peace for his brothers and their women good enough. Forced to leave his brothers behind, Ghost calls on an old partner to cover his back. But when danger comes from an avenue no one saw coming, is there anyone who can protect him? Robyn is surviving. She’s getting by working a dead-end job in the middle of nowhere North Dakota with no end in sight. While not miserable, she knows there’s more out there. But does she have what it takes to walk away from everything she knows and grab chance by the tail? Are ...

Denni was married to her job and she'd never regretted it. As her friends and family pair off, she's left a little lonely, but long hours and her dedication have kept anyone from wanting to hang around long. Stacy felt that pull the first time he saw her. But his brother had seen her, and asked her out, first. It's tricky water but Stacy suspects it will be worth the risk to get to know Denni. But is she willing? See if Denni and Stacy can figure things out if their own hang ups will keep them from finding out what could be.