Wolves of Stone Ridge

Agreeing to do his fellow vampire enforcer a favor, Nereo Belmonte heads to Stone Ridge, Colorado. He thought the task sounded simple enough-search the minds of four men who'd been experimented on and see if he can restore their memories. To his surprise, when Nereo walks into the room, he finds himself drawn to the blood of one of them-Warren Berger. With a vested interest in the job, Nereo worries the mental fog he encounters may never clear, leaving Warren's mind in danger of returning to the experiments' original programming. Warren knows his name. He knows his duty-follow Doctor Winoan's orders. Everything else is immaterial. Except, when Winoan orders him to kill a man, he hears a noise that makes him question that-a snarling hiss that sounds like an order to stop. To Warren's surprise, something deep within his psyche responds, and he obeys, as does his three team members. The odd presence in his mind decides that the speaker-a cheetah, which turns into a man-is their new leader. Warren doesn't understand what's going on, but he has no choice but to obey. Upon meeting Nereo, that voice in Warren's head purrs with delight. Warren agrees-he wants the man. While peering into Nereo's red-irised gaze, odd images flood his mind, clouding him with confusion and distrust. Can Warren learn to trust Nereo, allowing him to help, before those who worked with his old boss finds a way to counter his internal voice's control and steal him back?

Out of the Cage: Meeting his mate in the most unlikely of places, a wolf must figure out how to win the loyalty of his polar bear. Beta Dixon Holsteen is more than ready to leave behind Savannah, Georgia and the problems facing the Shifter Council. He misses the beauty of his mountain home and the bonds he's forming in his pack. After returning to the council's headquarters for one last meeting, Dixon stops at the cafeteria to get a bite to eat before heading to the airport. To his surprise, he scents his mate in a big polar bear shifter bussing tables. He learns Helsinki Akna had been picked up while in the company of a rogue ex-councilman. Speaking with the big, shy man, Dixon realizes quickly that it wouldn't take much for someone to manipulate the soft-spoken bear. His mate is a bit…dim. Still, Dixon knows that finding a fated mate is a gift, and he wants him. When Dixon makes his intentions known, Helsinki is confused, being under the belief that Fate doesn't create same-sex matings. Some of those who Helsinki associates with reinforce that opinion. Can Dixon convince Helsinki they truly are meant for each other while extricating him from the unhealthy influences he's been under for years?

Elroy Greer has been having a really bad month. A co-worker blames him for mistakes he didn't make. His car is broken into. He lost most of his friends to his ex in the break-up. Then his hiking buddy bails at the last second, leaving Elroy alone at a trailhead. He decides some time in nature to get away from it all is still an excellent idea and heads out on his own. True to his bad luck, Elroy gets caught in a spring flash storm, loses his way, and tumbles off a cliff. He expects to die out there, but he doesn't. Elroy wakes up in a log cabin with a man who's already supposed to be dead-Rueben Calhoun. Except, Rueben is calling himself Dermot Reever. As Dermot begins explaining about wolf shifters and mates and that they are destined to be together, Elroy can hardly believe it's real. He's sure he'll wake up and find it's all been a pain-medicine-induced dream. If it's not a dream, can Elroy really take the chance that his bad luck won't ruin everything and have enough faith to begin a relationship with a wolf shifter in hiding?

Markus Reussmin is a wolf shifter who's worked as a Stone Ridge deputy for over a decade. Over the last couple of years, he's had a few people comment on how he doesn't look as if he's aged a day, but he's always laughed it off as good genes. After all, he isn't ready to go into hiding so he can reappear after a decade with a new reinvention of himself. When the sheriff's department receives a report of smoke in a remote part of the forest, Markus is dispatched to check it out. He hikes into the area and discovers a rudimentary campsite. That's not all. The site is occupied by none other than his mate…judging by the delicious scent pervading the area. With the help of his shifter nose, Markus locates the hiding human-Ronan Dyer-who turns out to be wary and untrusting of law enforcement. That makes sense, since he's hiding from the government. Can Markus convince the skittish human he's not the bad guy so he can help him, even as he explains the complexities of shifters and matings before his pack's mountains are invaded by government stooges?