Alpha and Omega by Patricia Briggs -- Anna takes a chance by contacting the head of all werewolf clans, the Marrok, to inform him of the dangerous way the Chicago clan is recruiting new members. The Marrok sends his son, Charles Cornick, to investigate the situation. However, when he discovers Anna's abuse by the same clan, he decides to protect her at all costs.
Inhuman by Eileen Wilks -- Kai Michalsik is not only keeping her own secrets, but she's keeping Nathan's as well -- both of them have unique paranormal gifts. Kai's amazing gift allows her to see every emotion by the colors of light reflecting off of an individual; Nathan's gift is more complicating than his uncanny way to hunt down killers. They become even closer when a case he is working on leads the local authorities to Kai as their prime suspect in multiple, brutal killings.
Buying Trouble by Karen Chance -- Claire realizes early what affect a magical Fey has on her, so when she spots one in her place of employment, she does what she can to escape. Unfortunately, her luck runs out and the electricity between her and the Fey, Heidar, is amazingly dangerous. Heidar's family has been hunting Claire for years, but when he finally locates her, his intentions are to protect her from those who mean to sell and kill her.
Mona Lisa Betwining by Sunny -- Mona Lisa, the Queen of her territory, sacrifices everything to avenge her Warrior Lord lover Gryphon. Her past catches up with her when the council summons her to High Court for formal questioning on how she became queen. Mona Lisa must learn to live with her decision to suck the power from her predecessor and face her inevitable death. Her salvation comes by way of her loyal subjects and those she chooses to love and trust.
Reading this anthology was frustrating for me. The amazing novellas ended much too quickly and left me desperate to read more.
Two months ago, the power winds swept through and changed
the rules everywhere. Midland, Texas, didnβt suffer as
much as some places, partly because this small West Texas
city has only one smallish node . . . and because it has a
guardian, little though Midlanders realize this. Nathan
Hunter is well able to discourage the odd goblin, banshee,
or ghoul.
Kai Tallman Michalski is a reluctant telepath with a skewed
Giftβshe sees thoughts instead of experiencing them. So
sheβs known all along that Nathan isnβt human. She knows,
too, that heβll be leaving Midland soon, so she keeps a
sensible grip on her emotionsβuntil a third victim is found
and sheβs forced to team up with Nathan to stop a killer
from striking again.
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