by Cara Wylde
The Council hadn’t found anything to prove that the three Sylfur brothers had been directly involved in the assassination attempt, so they released them. Damon and Jonathan Redfur, however, would be gone for a long, long time. Sebastian, Julian, and Charles had no choice but to accept Amelia as their main Inari. The Council had listened carefully to Blake’s side of the story and decided that, given the circumstances, Roman had done the right thing. They couldn’t care less whether she was a woman or a man. She was a good councilor, so the position was still hers if she wanted to keep it. She did, of course, and she asked Jane to replace Jonathan Redfur as her second adviser. Amelia was still her first.
Amelia released a heavy sigh and stood up. Marcus wrapped his tiny arms around her neck and waited patiently until his mother reached his room at the first floor, then wiggled until she placed him on the bed. She started looking for some clean, warm clothes, her mind wandering to her husband.
Seth was still obsessed with the Tricksters and hated the fact that they had slipped through their fingers once again. They had been unable to track them down after the attack, as they fled the scene before he could do anything about it. It was clear that Damon had helped them escape and take the fox-shifter Seth had injured with them. But after Marcus was born, he became even more obsessed with Amelia’s mother and the book or document she had stolen and destroyed. He couldn’t know for sure, but he had a theory. Amelia had dismissed it, but Blake had promised she’d use her new contacts to check his hypotheses. Basically, he believed that Milla had, indeed, discovered how nine-tailed fox-shifters were born and she didn’t want that information to become public. The fact that she was a pure blood vixen but had managed to have a child with a human had to mean something. So, Seth theorized that a Kyubi could only be born of a hybrid and a fox-shifter. Milla gave birth to Amelia, who was a hybrid although that didn’t help her much, and Amelia gave birth to Marcus, a nine-tailed fox. The odds were extremely limited. No one could remember when it was the last time a female shape-shifter had remained pregnant. There was a fair chance that the book Milla destroyed had also taught her what to do to have a baby. But none of that could be verified. That didn’t mean Seth would stop looking for answers. This was about his family, and he wanted to know what to expect. Amelia was a hybrid, but no one seemed to know what that meant in the long term. His son was a Kyubi, yet no one could tell what abilities he might have in a couple of years or how they could be enhanced. Would they affect him? There were too many questions, and they sometimes kept him awake for nights on end.
Amelia and Marcus were finally dressed and ready to leave the house. She had to take him for a walk every day, otherwise she risked having all the clan flood the mansion because they wanted to see the boy. They were all crazy about him, and Marcus was a sweetheart. While remaining all cool and dignified, he did offer them a smile or two from time to time, a cute nod, or even let them shake his little hand. It was clear he was a born leader, and the fox-shifters could feel it.
They found Seth arguing with Julian, and Amelia’s first instinct was to keep her distance. She was not in the mood to get involved in whatever they were discussing. She had attended a meeting with Blake’s uncles the day before, and she didn’t feel like reliving the experience. To her surprise, Julian ended the conversation when he saw her and Marcus, greeted them both, then told Seth they would talk about it later. Seth sighed and went to kiss his wife and pick his son up.
“What did he want now?”
“Oh, you wouldn’t believe me if I told you.”
Seth took Amelia’s hand and they started walking along the shore. He squeezed her fingers, and she smiled and squeezed back.
“Try me.”
“He was telling me how Marcus needs some kind of special education and how we should consider sending him to either New York, or London, or whatever.”
Amelia started laughing. “Not gonna happen.”
“I honestly don’t know how his twisted mind works.”
“Did you tell him we’ve started looking for teachers?”
“Yeah. That seemed to shut him up. He knows no teacher would refuse to move to Alaska for whatever time is necessary to work with the only nine-tailed fox-shifter in the world.”
“It’s hard for them to accept they’ve lost,” said Amelia. “They waited for Roman to die, then they tried to get rid of Blake… It’s an entirely different thing with Marcus. Their hands are tied, and it will take them some time to come to terms with it.”
“Yes, but until then, they’ll keep driving me nuts.”
They stopped to watch the river, and Amelia let her head fall on his shoulder. Seth sneaked his arm around her waist and pressed her against his side.
“It doesn’t matter,” she said. “Let them try whatever they want. We’re stronger than ever.”
Seth kissed the top of her head, then turned to kiss his son’s cheek. Marcus scrunched up his nose and placed his little hand on his father’s mouth, just in case he had the terrible idea of doing that again. He hated kisses.
END OF BOOK THREE
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Alma Venus Shifter-Brides (The Complete Series)
Four Paranormal Shifter Novels
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The peace treaty between humans and shape-shifters was signed over a century ago. One of the clauses says that humans must provide shifters with young brides to give them heirs and ensure the perpetuation of their species. Today, all over the world, special boarding schools take girls from orphanages and give them the most exquisite education, preparing them to become brides for the enemy. If a bride reaches the age of 25 and no shifter wants to buy her, then she is given two options: serve in a shifter brothel, or starve on the streets. Society would never accept a bride who failed to accomplish her duties.
Sold to the Alpha – Avelyn is determined to regain her freedom and never marry a shape-shifter. When Alpha wolf Max Blackmane buys her, she uses all the tricks she can come up with to escape. Before she knows it, she falls in love with him. But Max has dark things in his past, dark things he keeps hidden in the dungeons under his castle.
The Hidden Alpha – Amelia has always wanted to marry a wealthy shifter and live a simple, normal life. She is bought by Seth, the Beta of Clan Sylfur, for his fox-shifter Alpha, Blake Sylfur. But her husband ignores her, and Amelia falls in love with Seth. Her betrayal might ruin her forever.
Claimed by the Dragons – Delyse has waited for three years for her Alpha, ancient dragon Eric Drekinn to wake up from his hibernation and claim her. When she finally meets her husband, she’s already in love with his Beta, Viggo. What she doesn’t expect is for the two dragons to agree to share.
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More Books by Cara Wylde
Alpha’s Feisty Mate (Arcane Affairs Agency)
BBW Wolf-Shifter Romance
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Curvy Skye Watson is through with bad boys. For once in her life, she wants to meet a nice guy and have a serious, probably boring relationship. After three months of waiting for said nice guy, she can’t take it anymore. Out in the club with her sister, Nina, and their friend
s, she sets eyes on Aiden Ashwood, the new hunk in town. He’s tall, bulky in all the right places, covered in Norse tats, and his whole demeanor screams “danger!”. How could she possibly resist? A one-night stand never hurt anyone, right?
Alpha wolf Aiden Ashwood is on a mission. The quiet town of Misty Falls is being terrorized by a rogue werewolf, and the townspeople aren’t even aware of the threat lurking in the shadows. The Arcane Affairs Agency sent him to investigate the three “animal attacks” in the past two weeks, and find the killer. Aiden has always been an efficient and focused agent. He closed all his cases without so much as breaking a sweat, and he expects this one to be no different. But then, hot, feisty Skye ends up in his bed, rocks his world, and leaves in the morning. He should have claimed her as his mate when he had the chance… Now he’s not even sure he’ll find her again.
Soon, Aiden realizes the “animal attacks” are not the town’s only problem. Witches seem to be involved, and where there are witches, there’s always trouble. When he finds out one of the Watson girls might be a witch, he prays it’s not Skye.
Alpha’s Feisty Mate is a full, standalone story. What to expect: a sassy, curvy beauty who might be lying about a couple of things, a hot Alpha who will do anything to protect her, and a sneaky villain who’s set on ruining them both.
Carpathian Wolf (Shift Your Fate, Book 0.5)
BBW Wolf-Shifter Romance
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Rebecca Gilbert is a sexy, curvy, and confident woman who knows what she wants. She’s a successful and respected chartered accountant in New York and seems to have her life figured out. The only problem is she can’t find the right guy to share it with.
Sick and tired of the dating scene, stressed because of her demanding job, Rebecca needs a new perspective. That’s why she takes her friend’s advice and goes to see Kassandra, who is well-known for her abilities as an…empath. The old woman doesn’t only feel what Rebecca feels, but also knows exactly how to help her. However, when she tells her to pack her bags and board a plane to Europe first thing in the morning, Becca thinks she’s insane. On the other hand, she does need a vacation.
A new country, a strange language, a small medieval fortified city in the heart of the mountains… It’s safe to say Rebecca is forced to step out of her comfort zone. The empath told her she’d find her destiny here. She doesn’t know much about destiny, but she knows the tourist guide, Emil Severin, is one of the hottest men she’s ever seen. Green eyes, dirty blond hair, a wicked smile, and an adorable, panty-melting accent–yes, he’s exactly what she needs. Emil seems to want her too. In fact, he can’t keep his hands off her. Then why is he holding back? There’s something he doesn’t want to tell her, something that prevents him from taking her hard and fast. Well, tough luck, because Becca is determined to find out what it is. If Emil is, indeed, her destiny, then she’s not letting him go without a fight.
Bear Unbound (Shift Your Fate, Book 1)
BBW Bear-Shifter Romance
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Beautiful, curvy Amber is ready to reclaim her freedom. She's had enough of her husband's lies and she's done with his family's weird rules. She's getting a divorce, and she's taking her 8-year-old daughter with her. Oh, and she's determined to stay away from men. For now at least. But her best friend, Rebecca, has other things in mind. She takes her to the one place where Amber can find what she's truly looking for: Shift Your Fate. Instead of advising her to leave her past behind, the empath Kassandra reminds her there was someone else before her ex-husband, someone who could have made her happy, if only she had given him a chance.
Tyler Atwood lost contact with Amber ten years ago, when she married Stephan Castell. He had a choice to make then: tell her the truth about her husband, or step aside and leave them be. He chose the latter. Amber wouldn't have believed him anyway. Bear-shifters? An Assassins' Guild hunting supernatural people? On second thought, it was better if she never knew. Now, Amber is back into his life. Being with her puts both of them in danger, but how could he resist? She's always been the only woman who could tame his bear.
Secret Baby Lion (Shift Your Fate, Book 2)
BBW Lion-Shifter Romance
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Olivia Jensen has been running away from her past for too long. An incident she’s trying to forget made her leave New York two years ago. She had no intention of coming back, but when her son’s life seems to depend on her courage to return home, Liv will step on her pride, face her fears, and do everything to save him. Confused as to why her baby is acting strange, she ends up seeing Kassandra, an empath. After all, when all doctors fail, a mother will try anything. She doesn’t like what Kassandra advises her, though: to find the father and tell him that he has a son.
Tristan Ward doesn’t know what to think when Olivia, the woman he has been dreaming of all this time, knocks on his door. They only spent one night together, and then she was gone. Why is she back? What does she want from him? On second thought, none of it matters as long as she stays. He has a secret of his own, but telling her the truth would probably mean scaring her away for good. First, he needs to show her that she is his mate, and then he will tell her he is a lion-shifter.
Unfortunately, Olivia and Tristan don’t get much time to know each other and build up the courage to reveal their secrets. When a jealous witch tries to poison Liv, and the Assassins’ Guild kidnaps her son, they are forced to leave the past behind, forgive each other, and fight to bring their lion cub back home.
Fairy Tales with a Shift (5 Bear-Shifter Novellas)
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Once upon a time… Princesses didn’t dream of Prince Charming, but of a strong, Alpha male who could save them, steal them, take them somewhere far away and love them in delicious, sinful ways their royal education would never deem acceptable. These are the Princesses who lived happily ever after with their fated bear-shifters.
In this anthology, you will find 5 bear-shifter novellas written by Paranormal Romance Author Cara Wylde. They are all standalone stories, with no cliffhangers. Enjoy!
Bearly Sleeping – A steamy retelling of Sleeping Beauty. Princess Rose doesn’t believe in the curse and is about to make a huge mistake. It’s up to Tavian, her fated mate, to make things right.
Scarlett and the Bear – A hot, fast-paced retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. Scarlett is about to be sacrificed to an evil werewolf. The last thing she expected was to be saved by a noble bear-shifter.
Bearly Hunted – A sweet retelling of Snow White. Nieve is kidnapped by the man who was supposed to kill her, but instead fell in love with her.
Bearly Cursed – A sexy retelling of East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Brenda accepts to become the bride of a polar bear to save her family from the harsh winter. What she doesn’t know is that her bear is a Prince under a curse.
Aimée and the Bear – A heartwarming retelling of Beauty and the Beast. When Aimée wants to steal red roses from the garden of an abandoned mansion, she ends up thrown into the dungeon by the beast who lives there.
Lure Academy
A BBW Paranormal Romance
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Lure Academy. A place ruled by demons of love and lust. A place where cambions - the offspring of incubi and succubi - come to learn how to control their powers and use them to protect mankind. Lure Academy is the only place that curvy, insecure Sophie can finally call home.
Sophie's first day at the Academy is equally exciting and frightening. She will attend the Midnight Ceremony and choose a mentor who will help her tap into her hidden magic. The problem is that the second she meets hot, dangerous Kain and sexy, mysterious Alexi, Sophie realizes it will be impossible for her to make up her mind. What if she chooses both of them? Would it be too much for her, as a young, inexperienced apprentice, to handle?
Kain and Alexi are the best cambions Lure Academy has. They've been secretly attracted to each other for months, and now it so happens that they
want the same thing: to possess Sophie. Will she bring them together, or tear them apart? Every time the three of them meet, sparks fly and the air around them becomes heavy with desire.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Cara Wylde loves to write about strong, feisty women and their hot Alphas who will do anything to make them happy. Her books are filled with romance and just a dash of mystery, suspense, and that eerie atmosphere she fell in love with reading too many gothic novels. With a master's degree in Comparative Literature, she can't help but play with tropes and themes from various genres, trying to come up with fresh perspectives on the paranormal characters her readers love so much. Vampires, shape-shifters, demons, witches... Cara will always make sure they get their own twists.
When she's not writing, Cara is reading, planning her next story, or daydreaming. Her idea of pure heaven is a day filled with nothing but her laptop, a huge coffee pot, relaxing music, and a new, exciting project.
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