Forbidden Passions

As a member of the elite Messenger Corps, werebird Alexandra "Ajax" Petros is in her element. Under the protection of her people's steadfast political neutrality, the only thing she can't outfly are the secrets of her past-and her birthright as destined queen. Which is exactly what she's trying to do when she lands, literally, in the arms of a man with claws-and cold, methodical wits-as razor sharp as her own eagle talons. For Nicodemus Leonidas, information is power. The journey into werebird territory to find out what happened to his father is a calculated risk, but nothing is more dangerous than his and Ajax's instant, explosive chemistry. In the heat of the moment, he senses the stubbornly independent woman is his mate...and that she's hiding something. Evasive maneuvers do Ajax no good. Inexorably, Nico peels away her layers until he holds her very soul in his hands. And when she uncovers a plot to steal her throne, he is the one man with the power to force her to make the one choice she never wanted to face...

Sometimes, Sara Beth Reynard hates being a fox. Her sensual animal nature draws attention whether she likes it or not, and she tries damned hard to avoid the spotlight. Humans are her number one hassle. When a research scientist announces the discovery of human DNA with animal traits, Jeff Nichols, a sleazy tabloid reporter, decides Sarah Beth is a werewolf. Not only is that insulting to a fox, it's laughable. Right up until some goon attempts to kidnap her from the job site on an important project. Her alpha sends her to the wereeagles for help, where she runs smack into her childhood nemesis, Patrick Aquila. Patrick takes one look at the grown up version of the teenager he used to call Foxy, and knows he has to have her. Too bad things aren't that simple. He's on a race against the clock to protect the woman he loves from the hunter who wants to kill her. Along the way, he has to convince her that he wants the same things she does, that they belong together. One couple. One mating. Forever.