Böcker av Catherine Lievens

During a fight, you can either run or stand your ground.Meyer never expected to become a member of a pack of wolves. He's a vampire, and wolves and vampires notoriously hate each other, yet here he is, peacefully living with the pack.Well, mostly peacefully.Ollis never took things too seriously until his pack became the target of the dragon clan. His family still sees him as an immature teenager, even though he outgrew that phase a while ago. When his alpha asks him to step up and help guide the pack, Ollis readily agrees. No matter how frightened he is, he'll defend his home.And he won't do it alone.The pack is still at a disadvantage, but they have something the dragons don't.Each other.

Being different doesn't make someone an enemy.Alvin never found a place where he belonged, so he did what no one else would-he snuck into the Allegheny forest. He hoped to find a home there, but things are more complicated than he expected, so he's been roaming the forest, alone and starving, not knowing how to get himself out of this mess.Then a coyote shifter bites him after he hears something he shouldn't have.Roman is the new healer for the skunks, but he feels he has no idea what he's doing. At twenty-four, he was never supposed to have this role, and he's still grieving the death of his mentor.When Roman hears whimpers coming from the forest one evening, he expects to find a wounded animal, not a half-starved human who shouldn't be there.Roman can't keep Alvin's presence in his home a secret, but telling the council means they might kick Alvin out of the forest. Alvin might have been able to deal with that, but when he falls for Roman, he knows that whatever happens, his place is in the forest.But some people disagree, including the surfeit's previous alpha, who is plotting his next steps from his cell in the council jail.

There's someone for everyone out there-we just have to find them.Lester has never been okay with what his coven is doing. Attacking packs because they seek more power doesn't sit right with him, but he's just one man. What can he do against an entire group of mages who have more experience?Mark tried to protect his clan, but he failed. When he wakes up after the fight, he's in pain and in a place he doesn't recognize. He's not surprised to find out the mages brought him home with them, but he is surprised by the gentle man tasked with taking care of him.When Lester has the opportunity to get Mark away from the coven house, he does, but that leaves him without a home or anyone to protect him except for the pack Mark's brother belongs to. He doesn't know if he can trust them, but Mark still needs him, so he stays.Lester and Mark have never allowed themselves to dream they could have more than what their parents wanted for them, but now, they have the opportunity to change their lives.Will they take that chance?

Doing the right thing is terrifying but necessary.Terrence is being pulled into a war he wants nothing to do with. He has a choice to make-follow his alpha's orders and do the wrong thing or help the dragons and put himself and his family in danger.Donahue doesn't know what to think when Terrence lands in front of the clan house and asks to talk to Elijah, but he protects him from the dragons who want to hurt him because of what he is. Luckily, Elijah is a good alpha, and in exchange for information, he agrees to take Terrence and his family in.But Irwin leads the cockatrice clan with an iron fist, and he doesn't take nicely to four of his people running to the dragons. The dragons need to find allies, and fast. If they can't, Terrence and Donahue stand to lose their families.And each other.

Pembroke's mate is his brother's best friend. That might be a problem.Pembroke is finally free. He spent three years in the clutches of humans who viewed him as nothing more than an animal to buy, sell, and use, but that's over now. The Rosewood pack and his brother saved him, and now, he can do whatever he wants.If only he knew what he wanted.Remington became friends with Pembroke's brother when Pembroke was kidnapped. Finding him has closed a cycle-and opened a new one, since Remington and Pembroke are mates.They want each other, but they're both afraid of what Ryland will think when he finds out his best friend and his brother are together. It won't stop them from being together, but it makes everything more complicated.As does the fact that Pamela and Fulton are still out there, plotting against the pack and the rare shifters it protects.

One is a king, the other a bodyguard. There's no way it can work-right?Yakim is a bodyguard to the prince of Hell's consort, and he likes his life as it is. He could do with fewer attempts by the mysterious society to unravel Berith's work and take over Hell's throne, but he's satisfied with his life. As a half-demon, half-human hybrid, he never expected to rise so high in the ranks of the demons serving Berith.He certainly didn't expect to catch the eye of the king of Hell.Lucifer is visiting Berith to meet his new human consort and to talk about the secret society plotting to take his throne. He'd be amused if it didn't happen at least once a year, but his family might be involved this time, and he dislikes dealing with them.At his welcome ball, he can't look away from one of the consort's bodyguards, and while he realizes how complicated this would become if he attempted to seduce him, he can't get him out of his head.Yakim has never aspired to be more than a bodyguard and wouldn't know where to start being the king of Hell's consort. The two of them are too different to make any kind of relationship work.But even if they do manage to make it work, it might not be for long, because the society wants Lucifer's blood, and they won't stop until they spill it.

Madison is a man from the city, while Ford is a man at ease in the jungle. Can they survive together?Most of Madison's life has been dedicated to finding the lost pride and their temple. The temple is rumored to heal people and even bring them back from death, and that's what Madison needs. He became a historian thanks to his grandmother, and he'll do whatever he can to being her back.He just didn't think that would include getting shot at.Ford is an outcast of his own making. He might have been part of the lost pride when he was a child, but he hasn't been in years, and he intends to keep things that way, even though his brother is the pride's alpha. He's fine being a guide to rich tourists who want to get their thrill exploring the jungle.Except that Madison isn't a tourist, and he's looking for something specific and sacred to its guardians. He's not sure he can trust Ford, but Ford is the only person who's there for him when the bullets start flying. They don't have a choice and will have to trust each other if they want to find the temple.And survive.

Sometimes love has fangs.Boyd isn't a great hunter, but he has principles, so when his leader asks him and the rest of the hunters to kill a child, he's out of there. Luckily for him, he and the others are welcomed by Rowan in his new clan, so they go from living in an abandoned warehouse to having their own houses.But Boyd still isn't a great hunter.When Alexis hears that someone is building a new Krsnik clan, he's curious but wary. He misses that sense of community, and his best friend is going whether he likes it or not, so they head there and pray the village will become a new home.It does. Alexis meets his mate, and things are almost too good to be true.Boyd doesn't want to continue hunting Kudlaks, even though that's why he's there, and worse, the Kudlaks are organizing, something they've never done before. Will Rowan kick Boyd out when Boyd tells him he's done with hunting? Is the village safe from the Kudlaks, or is this only the beginning of a new war?

Love makes you stronger.Farley is only nineteen and has no idea what to do with his life. That wouldn't be a problem if he hadn't found his mate, but he has, and he wants to protect Irwin with everything he has.The problem is that he doesn't have much.Irwin has been under his mother's thumb all his life and doesn't know how to get away. He's sure everyone in the pride knows how abusive she is, yet no one has ever tried to help.Until Farley entered his life.Irwin has never fought back, but now he has a reason to. He wants a future with Farley, even though neither of them knows what that future will be like. The problem is that his mother won't relinquish her control over him easily.But Irwin isn't alone anymore, and he and Farley are ready to fight.

Sometimes we have to conquer fear and allow our hearts to heal.The last thing Callum expected to find while out flying was a van full of kidnapped people. He has no idea what to do with them, but thankfully, they're not his problem for long.His mate is.When Moore sends Leon to rescue a group of kidnapped people, he expects to fight hunters, not to meet his mate. He's spent years staying away from his family to make sure the hunters wouldn't find them, but he's not sure he can do the same when it comes to Callum.Callum won't be kept away, and Leon has to accept that. Can he, or will he give in to the fear that something will happen to his mate-and that it will be his fault?

A vampire and a wolf shifter who's spying on his old pack-what could go wrong?Madison is a spy, or at least he's supposed to be. He's not inclined to spy on the people who saved his life and report to the woman who almost killed him, but he might not have a choice if he wants to save his sister.Tyrian doesn't expect to like playing babysitter to the wolf shifter who almost died in a fire, but for some reason, he's fascinated by Madison, especially after Madison comes clean and tells him he's supposed to spy on the pack.Madison is caught between a rock and a hard place, which seems like the worst place to fall in love, yet here he is. Who would have thought he'd ever trust a vampire enough to fall for him?Tyrian always trusts his instincts, and they're telling him that Madison is The One. That's enough for him to believe it, but he knows nothing will be easy for them.The pack has too many enemies, and they're all ready to kill.

Love is never as important as it is during a war.Gideon is in an odd position. He's the first human ambassador to the Ogorth clan, and while he loves his new job, he could do without the war brewing. He's not ready to lose his new friends or the alliance he and the dragons have been working so hard to establish.And he's not ready to lose Lisha, the beautiful healer who saved his life when he was poisoned.Lisha can't stay away from Gideon, even though he probably should. He has no idea how to deal with a human, and with the Saganto clan attacking so many small clans, he's overworked and having a hard time dealing with what he sees.The Saganto clan won't stop until they destroy the Ogorth clan and anyone who's allied with them, but once the Ogorth clan discovers when the Saganto clan plans to attack, they might have a chance to win.But it won't be easy.

Can a stick in the mud change for love?James can't stand Wade. Wade is mouthy and pushy, and James would be happier if Chance had never allowed him to become a pack member. Unfortunately for him, Wade isn't going anywhere, which means James will have to learn to live with him.That is, if he doesn't strangle him first.Wade doesn't know why James hates him so much, but he tells himself he doesn't care. James is a stick in the mud, so why should he? It's better for him to focus on the promise he made to Dustin-finding Dustin's brother.Since no one is willing to help Wade, he heads out on his own. He didn't count on James following him, and he certainly didn't count on falling in love with him.Or on being kidnapped.

A gargoyle's heart isn't made of stone.Matt's forty, possibly too late to change his life around, but his age isn't going to stop him. He has a chance at a new life for himself and his daughter with the Rosewood pack and intends to make the most out of it. Apparently, that includes playing bodyguard during a mission to save a new friend's brother.Tyler has been in a cage for years and doubts he'll ever get out of it permanently. When he's bought during the auction, he's not surprised. What does surprise him is when his mate, of all people, is the one who gets him out of that cage and out of the infernal hell his life has been for over a decade.Tyler is finally free, but he doesn't know what to do with his life beyond being with his mate. Matt offers him everything he's ever wanted, but it comes with a complication-Matt's ex-wife, who is also the woman who's kept Tyler prisoner.Pamela is dangerous, but so is Tyler, and he's not afraid to use his strength and his gargoyle form to defend his new family.

The serpent is growing stronger...Lane has no idea what happened when he opens his eyes after dying. Finding out he's in the underworld is unexpected and unwelcome, but meeting the Egyptian god of the underworld, Osiris, soothes some of those feelings. Lane doesn't know where his place is, but he wouldn't mind if it were by Osiris's side.Osiris and the entire Egyptian pantheon are in trouble, so it's not the best moment for Osiris to start a relationship with one of his dead souls-or maybe it is. Osiris will fight Apophis if he manages to break out of the darkness, and Lane gives him one more reason to stand strong.The darkness is breaking, and Apophis is growing stronger. Will the gods be enough to stop him from leaving his prison? What will happen if they're not?

Sometimes it's easier to push people away than to risk them hurting you.Jessup only trusts a few people, and he's perfectly fine with that. After the way his parents hurt him, he doesn't need anyone but his friends in his life.He especially doesn't need a mate.Rory has no idea what's happening. He was at the grocery store, and now he's locked up in a van with two other terrified people. He wants out and is ready for anything.Except meeting his mate.During a raid, Jessup notices a van and finds his mate inside. Rory is about to end up in the lab, and the thought terrifies Jessup as much as giving Rory a chance does. So Jessup doesn't.Rory isn't easily deterred. Jessup is avoiding him, but he's already planning to move to Jessup's town, and as long as Jessup doesn't tell him to fuck off, he's not going anywhere. There are hurdles to deal with, though, like how a group of humans who call themselves hunters are supplying people to the labs and Jessup's fear that after being abandoned by his family, his mate will do the same.Luckily, Rory is as stubborn as they come.Catherine Lievens

Can a fake start lead to a real future?Kerwin is training to be a council assassin against his mother's wishes, but then he does a lot of things against his mother's wishes. The only thing she wants for him is to marry a nice demon woman and have lots of demon babies, so when he finds himself on a surprise blind date she organized, he grabs the first cute guy he finds and tells his date he has a boyfriend.Fergus was at the coffee shop to meet his best friend, not to play fake boyfriend-to his mate? When Kerwin leaves, Fergus panics because he hasn't had the time to tell him they're fated to be together, but luckily for him, his best friend knows exactly who Kerwin is. Their problems aren't over, though.Fergus and Kerwin are just starting to work things out when Fergus's sister gives birth to a half-demon baby she doesn't want. Fergus can't abandon his nephew, but he also can't be sure that Kerwin is ready to be not only a mate but also a father. Will he have to choose between being the two?

A demon's fortune can turn at the drop of a dime.Tobal has secrets, but doesn't every demon? Of course, his secret is a big one since he's the prince of Hell's secret brother, but he doesn't mean any harm. He never thought he'd have a chance at getting to know Berith, or that he'd ever see his foster brother again, yet here he is, living in a palace and spending time with both of them.He just wishes people would stop trying to use him to kill Berith.Lon knows Tobal is hiding something, but he isn't sure what. He's convinced it has to do with the many attacks on the prince and his family, and as head of security, it hits him hard. He has to do something, even though Berith doesn't believe Tobal is involved.And even though Lon finds Tobal sexy and adorable, he doesn't want to believe he could do something like this.When Tobal meets a shady guy in an even shadier tavern, Lon knows he was right, but when he corners Tobal, he finds out what his secret is. Tobal is involved in the attacks, but not in the way Lon thought.No, Berith's enemies are bigger and stronger, and it's Lon's job to take them on and defeat them.