Showing results by narrator "Melissa Barr" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

There are whispers about what lurks in Witch Knell—the forest where sinners go to die. The villagers call it The Eating Woods because what's taken is never given back. Only those who've lost their senses would dare to go near it. Or the banished. Maevyth Bronwick knows better than to breach the misty labyrinth of trees, but a tragic turn of events compels her beyond the archway of bones to a boundary no mortal has crossed before. One that cloaks a dark and fantastical world that's as dangerous as it is alluring. It's there that he dwells, the cursed lord of Eidolon.

The Noblemen dragon shifter aren't new to the sacred bridal ceremony. After several failed attempts at finding a wife, it's hard to get excited about yet another festival. No matter how honorably they try to live, it would seem fate thinks them unworthy of such happiness... that is until now.

Aeron wants nothing more than to continue to live out her very long, solitary life in a small metal room listening to communications for the Federation Military. It's not glamorous. It's not even charming. But it's safe. There's no chance of getting hurt. When she intercepts a communication about the impending genocide of the Qurilixian people, she has no choice but to act. No one at the Federation seems inclined to do anything about the threat and suddenly it's up to her to save a whole planet.

Ryan is the only human male in the Ouachita shifter clan, but that hasn’t stopped him from making a home among them. They’re family, and human or not, he’s one of them. For four years, he’s had his heart set on a certain sassy, foul-mouthed cougar shifter to spend the rest of his life with. Except she’s made it clear she won’t take a mate, and definitely not a human. For the first time, he feels the weight of being different, and there’s nothing to do but leave the mountains behind… along with his shattered heart.

Riona Grey lives life on her own terms, traveling wherever the next spaceship is flying and doing what she must in order to get by. When her luck turns sour, she finds herself on a bridal ship heading to a marriage ceremony. A planet full of dragon shifters seeking mates wasn’t exactly what she had in mind as a final destination.

Two twin dragon shapeshifters don't know a whole lot about their family history, and they're not exactly what you'd call "normal people". Their late father always used to call them special, and it's easy to see why. The problem is...there's only one way to pass on their family legacy. They must mate with the same woman, and she, too, must be someone special. Finding a mate that will have them both isn't easy, but they sure have a whole lot of fun looking.