In a dying fairy fantasyland, can two shifters tell if the magic between them is real?While volunteering for hurricane cleanup, sheriff's deputy and leopard shifter Chantal Hammond stumbles across two escapees from a fairy fantasyland. Unfortunately, when she tries to help, she ends up trapped. She quickly discovers she's lost in a mini-world of trouble, and more captives need rescuing. Prehistoric sloth shifter Dauro de Mar and his friends have cruelly been imprisoned in their animal forms for years. His plan to lead the escape is mostly wishful thinking until an intoxicating and magical leopard shifter arrives still in her human form. She's their game changer.It's going to take Chantal's and Dauro's combined skills, magic, and courage to evade evil hunters and greedy fairies, and get everyone out of this mess. Especially since the fairy fantasyland is disintegrating. Can they fight off danger—and their sizzling attraction—long...

When an earthquake shakes up a nearby world, can two star-crossed rescuers save an entire community... and each other? Experienced rescuer Subcaptain Taz Correa hides her wounded heart. A telekinetic tech-whiz recently transferred to the worst Galactic Search and Rescue unit in the galaxy, she'd hoped after her string of epically bad breakups she'd have a fresh start. But when she can't fight her feelings for her new teammate, she's terrified her secret affection will show and cost both their careers. Subcaptain Rylando Dalroinn's telepathic connection to animals used to be everything. But he has no idea how to admit his growing attraction to Taz, especially as it's completely against the rules. And when they're sent as a team of two to help a devastated town, he knows he can't afford to let his heart's desire distract him from their dangerous mission. As Taz works with Rylando and his unusual squad of trained animal helpers to free a...

Ice Age shifters defy the odds to protect their true mates from anyone and anything that stands in their way.Four complete magical paranormal romances with action, humor, and heart by USA TODAY bestselling author Carol Van Natta. Immerse yourself in the secret worlds of the smokin' hot Ice Age Shifters today.Shifter Mate MagicLonely bear shifter Trevor must convince a pregnant woman on the run that he's her mate, and their only hope is a magical sanctuary town. Jackie doesn't trust shifters. With the feline pride hot on her trail, however, Trevor might be her only chance for survival. Even his indomitable bear may be no match for a dangerous enemy seeking retribution.Shift of DestinyThere is no such thing as magic, or sexy shifters. Or… is there? Moira doesn't believe in magic, despite being chased by a crazy billionaire for her supposed "gifts." The magic of a quirky town...

A tarnished military Subcaptain, a repair technician hiding from her past, and two genetically engineered cats join must forces to save an important factory. Military Subcaptain Kedron Tauceti counts the days until he can leave the rare metals factory and his current duty station as the liaison to the galactic government's Criminal Restitution and Indenture Obligation system. The post was protection—and punishment—for exposing a theft ring during his previous assignment. He's more than ready to get his career back on track on a new base halfway across the galaxy, even if it means leaving behind the one person who makes him want to stay. Not that he's told her, because technically, he's her warden. Former financial specialist and current indenturee Ferra Barray, hiding from her past, only has three months to go on her restitution sentence. She's lucked into a tech repair job. If she keeps her head down,...

The Central Galactic Concordance has been stable for two centuries, but trouble is brewing. As a pandemic sweeps across hundreds of civilized planets, someone is stealing the vaccine... Brilliant investigator Luka Foxe's hidden mental talent is out of control, making him barely able to function in the aftermath of violence and a rising body count. The convoluted trail leads to a corrupt pharma industry and the possibility of an illegal, planet-sized laboratory. In the face of increasing threats, he must rely on an enigmatic, lethal woman he just met, but she has secrets of her own. Mairwen Morganthur hides extraordinary skills under the guise of a dull night-shift guard. The last thing she wants is to provide personal security for a hot-shot investigator, or to be plunged into a murky case involving sabotage, treachery, and the military covert operations division that would love to discover she's still alive. Two more deaths won't bother their enemies one bit. Their only hope for survival is revealing their dark secrets and learning to trust one another. The Central Galactic Concordance series: •-•-• Overload Flux (Book 1) – standalone •-•-• Minder Rising (Book 2) – standalone •-•-• Zero Flux (Novella 2.5) – sequel to Overload Flux •-•-• Pico's Crush (Book 3) – coming January 2016 ** From the Author Overload Flux is the first book in a new science fiction-action-romance series, the Central Galactic Concordance. The second book is Minder Rising. A millenium from now, humans have expanded civilization to more than 500 planets in the galaxy, thanks to faster-than-light space travel, interstellar communications, and sophisticated terraforming capabilities. The Central Galactic Concordance government maintains interstellar safety and commerce with the Concordance Command military and the Citizen Protection Service elite forces. The CPS also has another important function: testing, registering, and making use of minders, humans with talents in telepathy, telepathy. and patterns. Peace and stability have reigned for two hundred years, but underneath, trouble is brewing. Minders with mid- and high-level talents usually find their way into CPS service, whether they want to or not. Jumpers, the special forces personnel with added hardware and body reinforcements, often suffer from debilitating waster's disease once they retire from service. The CPS has deeper, darker programs and powerful reasons to keep them secret. Minders, once a misunderstood minority, are now common in the human population, and want respect and freedom. The CPS, once the savior of civilization, has been using increasingly draconian measures to maintain control. Something has to give, and it won't be pretty.

Riya Sanobal, a mostly-human rarity in her magical family, hides her heritage and magical talent for doors in favor of her dance career. A rich arts patron likes her work, and a visiting star likes her, but she's distracted by vivid dreams of a sexy, Native American warrior who defeats cheating demons and kisses like, well, a dream. Time is running out for disabled veteran Idrián Odair, the last dreamwalk warrior of his hidden tribe, to protect his ancestral lands and find his partner. He met her once in the space between the demon worlds and Earth, and now his meddlesome grandfather's ghost insists he must find her in real life before it's too late. Unless Riya and Idrián can find a way to trust each other and learn the secrets of dreamwalk, Denver will become an all-you-can-eat buffet for a ravenous demon horde. No pressure! Welcome to S. E. Smith's paranormal romance world of Magic, New Mexico, where the creatures of fairy tales, myth, and nightmares are free to be themselves and find their happily ever after. If you believe that heart and character matter, that anyone can learn to dance, and that death is just another door, you’ll love In Graves Below.