He was mine. I was his. There is no denying it, my primal polar bear shifter who was linked to being my fate, destiny, the very laws of our kind. Fated mates. That's what it was called, that one person who was meant to solely be yours. I just hadn’t known who my fated mate was until he came into my life like a storm ready to destroy everyone and everything in his path. When Kasias Stone walked into the bar I worked at and our gazes clashed, I swore the ground opened up. Every part of my body came alive for the first time. My mating heat kicked into overdrive, and all I could think about was needing that male to take me to his bed and ease the desperation. He was the biggest, strongest male I’d ever seen, his height towering, his muscles severe. He made even the strongest shifters look weak. I didn’t even hesitate when he all but threw me over his shoulder and said he’d ease me, that he’d make sure I was sated, that I wouldn’t walk straight the next day. I also knew once I gave myself over to him, there would be no going back. He’d never let me go. \*Welcome to the Badlands Territory … where it’s so bad it’s good. Eight of your favorite romance authors have joined forces to bring you a sexy world full of possessive, growly alpha shifters. All standalone, all addicting, and all filled with those over-the-top heroes we love. Each short and steamy story promises a happily-ever-after, with plenty of bites and growls to satisfy all of your cravings!

Cora Smith only wants peace. She wants to find a place she can live without looking over her shoulder for trouble, for it to be somewhere she’ll be happy, and somewhere her mom can go about cooking pot cookies and talking to the ghosts. She doesn’t expect to find it in a town called Badlands Territory. Then again, she also doesn’t expect to find the town has so many secrets. One of them has her heart aching for more, and that scares her more than anything. Jackson Havoc is alpha to the Havoc wolf pack and is the man who knows Cora is his. He’s only hoping he has the chance to win over the woman who doesn’t seem to know shifters exist. \*Welcome to the Badlands Territory… where it’s so bad it’s good. Eight of your favorite romance authors have joined forces to bring you a sexy world full of possessive, growly alpha shifters. All standalone, all addicting, and all filled with those over-the-top heroes we love. Each short and steamy story promises a happily-ever-after, with plenty of bites and growls to satisfy all of your cravings!

After a horrible loss, I moved to the Badlands to start over. But one week in this new territory, and tragedy strikes once more. This time, when I’m in bear form, I nearly lose my life. After being dragged out to sea, I awake in the arms of a woman who is unlike anyone I’ve ever known before. She has a melancholy spirit mixed with beauty and grace—and I know she understands pain the same way I do. But she is no ordinary woman. She is a selkie; born to the sea, and it keeps calling her back. Her father rules this stretch of ocean and he has promised her to another man. She may be a selkie princess, but she is also my mate. And I am claiming what is rightfully mine. Dear Reader, Forget getting lost at sea—we’re going to drown in this alpha hero’s eyes! Calder loves Cordelia more than anything, and his devotion to his princess will sweep you away! xo, frankie

The plan was only supposed to be temporary—to go to my grandmother’s house in Badlands Territory and help my cousin pack up her items. I hadn’t meant to stay more than a few days, but then I found my mate, a possessive, growly lion shifter who brought a whole new meaning to the term “alpha.” As a human, I’d never felt the pull to find my fated mate, but when I first saw Axel, it was like something finally clicked. I’d never felt arousal of any kind; that was, until I saw him. He’s the biggest male I’d ever seen, and as much as I should be frightened, all I felt was this connection to him that resonated deep. He said I was his and he was mine, that he’d never let me go… that he’d been searching for me his whole life. And I found myself giving in. It was so easy, as easy as breathing. To my utter shock, Axel was just as inexperienced as me, never having known the touch of another, never wanting anyone else but me. Our first time was frantic, heated, and consuming. And by the end of it, I knew one thing for certain. I didn't want to leave. Good thing he refused to let me. Lena’s note: I know you like them fast and right to the point so don’t worry, this one gives you all the goods but with a healthy dose of romance thrown in. A double virgins fated mate shifter story to whet your appetite! Enjoy this good old-fashioned safe smut-fest. \*Welcome to the Badlands Territory … where it’s so bad it’s good. Eight of your favorite romance authors have joined forces to bring you a sexy world full of possessive, growly alpha shifters. All standalone, all addicting, and all filled with those over-the-top heroes we love. Each short and steamy story promises a happily-ever-after, with plenty of bites and growls to satisfy all of your cravings!

Arkin Savage, has been alone for a decade, and he prefers it that way. A ferocious wolf shifter and known as The Beast of Badlands, he’s stayed hidden in the mountains, content with his solitude. And then he sees her. His one and only mate. Calliope Grace is the most beautiful person he’s ever seen. The bunny shifter is small where he’s large, gentle where he’s rough. And she turns his world upside down. He won’t let her go, not now that he’s finally found her, not now that he’s experiencing what being alive really feels like. In the shifter world there is only one thing that really matters. Your Mate. And Calliope is his forever.

Who knew my undoing would drive into the Badlands in an orange and white VW Bus? Wynter Wyatt is everything I’d hoped I would never find. I’ve spent my life avoiding what most shifters wait for their entire lives. Their mate. Not me. I want none of it. It’s too risky. For her and for me. But, she keeps showing up. Tempting me and my resolve is weakening. Enter one meddling grandmother, a small cabin in the woods, and my inner bear decides it’s time to take charge. Wynter opens my heart, making me forget why I never wanted what only she can give me. Until, the very thing that tore my family apart, returns and threatens to take Wynter from me. Will history repeat itself? Or will love and forgiveness give us both a new start.

USA Today Bestselling Author, Jordan Marie, writing as J. Marie, brings you a follow up story to her paranormal series in a Badlands and Eternals crossover novella. NINE The only memories I have are of being studied and tortured. My captors were slowly killing me. When I got the chance to escape, I took it—even though doing so left my brothers alone in that prison. Yet, I’m not truly free myself, because the guilt and pain eat away at me daily. I stumbled into a place called the Badlands by accident. It’s a sanctuary for people like me—but then, I’m not like them. Not at all. I stay, simply because I have nowhere else to go. I have nothing, definitely not a purpose to continue existing… Until her. LITA You do things in life you have no choice in. I know that lesson better than anyone. I have a job to do and that’s it. For me, it’s all about survival. I never planned on Jay. I never planned on my reaction to him. I definitely never planned on falling in love with a man I would be forced to betray. Welcome to the world of the Eternals. Supernatural beings finding their way in a world they don’t belong to, yet have no choice but to live in.