Something Wild
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“You were late,” he said accusingly, poking his finger in Logan’s chest.
“I know. I’m sorry.” Logan took Kit’s wrist and kissed his finger. “Dizzy was playing with some of the recently hatched dissimosaurs. They loved her. I have a video.”
Kit maintained his scowl for a few more seconds, then it melted. “Really?”
“Really.” Logan leaned in and kissed his lips softly. “You also look so fucking hot right now, did I tell you yet?”
“You told me this morning. Twice. While trying to undress me as I was getting dressed.”
Logan grinned and kissed him again, slipping his thumbs into the belt loops on Kit’s trousers to pull him in closer. “Do you have plans this afternoon?”
“No, but you do. You owe me a report.”
“Really?” Logan pouted.
“Really,” Kit said with a laugh. “I have to deliver a cost analysis next week, and I can’t do that until I’ve got your report.”
Technically, Kit was Logan’s boss since Kit had taken over from Simon Johansson, who Logan had reported to. When they’d come clean about their relationship, there had been a few conversations about changing the reporting structure of the ranger team, until someone decided that sounded like too much work and they were told in no uncertain terms to keep their professional relationship professional.
Which Logan did. Most of the time. With the exception of giving Kit blowjobs in his office chair.
“I should probably get Dizzy somewhere so she can nap,” Logan said. He reluctantly let go of Kit’s pants.
“Okay.” Kit braced his hands against Logan’s chest so he could lean up and kiss his cheek. “Go write me that report.”
Logan whistled for Dizzy, who rushed over to his side. Kit leaned down to fuss with her for a moment—his way of saying goodbye.
“See you later, hotshot,” Logan said. “Come on, Dizzy.”
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So he’s in for quite the shock when he literally bumps into his soul mate—Leo Gallagher, an adorable, nerdy, vibrant music therapist who’s Jackson’s polar opposite.
But he’s human. And a man.
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While Jackson and Leo figure out what their future might hold, they face prejudice from both the human and werewolf communities—including a group of fanatics willing to kill to show humans and werewolves don’t belong together.
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Drew Tanner, it turns out, is an original California dreamer. He’s as wholesome as apple pie and twice as sweet, a real-life Disney Prince at Disneyland. But while Drew’s head is in the clouds, Cooper’s feet are firmly on the ground, and their different outlooks might be more than their new relationship can take.
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ANNA MARTIN is from a picturesque seaside village in the southwest of England and now lives in Bristol, a city that embraces her love for the arts. After spending most of her childhood making up stories, she studied English literature at university before attempting to turn her hand as a professional writer.
Apart from being physically dependent on her laptop, Anna is enthusiastic about writing and producing local grassroots theater (especially at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where she can be found every summer), going to visit friends in other countries, and reading anything that’s put under her nose.
Anna claims her entire career is due to the love, support, prereading, and creative ass-kicking provided by her best friend Jennifer. Jennifer refuses to accept responsibility for anything Anna has written.
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By Anna Martin
The Color of Summer
Five Times My Best Friend Kissed Me
Helix
The Impossible Boy
Jurassic Heart
Les faits accomplis
Lone Wolf
My Prince
Rainbow Sprinkles
Signs
Something Wild
With Tia Fielding: Solitude
Tattoos & Teacups
ANOTHER WAY…
Another Way
Of Being Yours
To Say I Love You
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Something Wild
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Mass Market Paperback ISBN: 978-1-64108-174-0
Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-1-64405-273-0
Digital ISBN: 978-1-64405-272-3
Library of Congress Control Number: 2019932244
Digital published October 2019
v. 1.0
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