Being a police detective is hard. Add the complication of being a werewolf subject to human prejudice, and you might say Ray Branigan has his work cut out for him. He’s hot on the trail of a killer when he realizes he needs help. Enter Cal Parker, the beautiful half-fairy Ray’s secretly been in love with for years—secretly, because while werewolves mate for life, fairies...don’t. Ray needs Cal’s expertise, but it isn’t easy to concentrate with his mate walking around half-naked trying to publicly seduce him. By the time Ray identifies the killer—and sorts out a few prejudices of his own—it may be too late for Cal.

A Being(s) in Love Story Arthur MacArthur needs a job, and not just for the money. Before he dropped out of school to support his younger sister, he loved being a research assistant at the university. But working for a dragon, one of the rarest and least understood magical beings, has unforeseen complications. While Arthur may be the only applicant who isn’t afraid of Philbert Jones in his dragon form, the instant attraction he feels for his new employer is beyond disconcerting. Bertie is a brilliant historian, but he can’t find his own notes without help—his house is a hoard of books and antiques, hence the need for an assistant. Setting the mess to rights is a dream come true for Arthur, who once aspired to be an archivist. But making sense of Bertie’s interest in him is another matter. After all, dragons collect treasure, and Arthur is anything but extraordinary.

A Being(s) in Love Story Zeki Janowitz has returned to his hometown of Wolf’s Paw to start his wizarding career. Unfortunately, Wolf’s Paw, a werewolf refuge, follows centuries of tradition and shuns human magic and a very human Zeki. He knows he’s in for a struggle, but a part of him has always belonged in the mountain town, or rather belonged to Theo Greenleaf. Years away at school haven’t lessened Zeki’s crush on the quiet werewolf. When town gossip informs him Theo still suffers from his mate’s rejection and does not date, it does little to ease Zeki’s embarrassing feelings. He decides now’s the time to get the man he’s always wanted. Werewolves usually don’t recover from losing their mates, and Theo barely pulled through by focusing on his love of baking. It’s a daily struggle, and Zeki’s return to Wolf’s Paw shatters his peace. Theo doesn’t know what to think when Zeki attempts to woo him, talking about his wizarding business and settling in town for good. It’s like Zeki doesn’t have a clue how his words years before left Theo a shell of a werewolf. Beginners in love, Theo and Zeki must seduce each other with a bit of heavenly baking and magic.

On the run from his old-blood werewolf family, Tim Dirus finds himself in Wolf's Paw, one of the last surviving refuges from the days when werewolves were hunted by humans and one of the last places Tim wants to be. Kept away from other wolves by his uncle, Tim knows almost nothing about his own kind except that alpha werewolves only want to control and dominate a scrawny wolf like him. Tim isn’t in Wolf’s Paw an hour before he draws the attention of Sheriff Nathaniel Neri, the alphaest alpha in a town full of alphas. Powerful, intimidating, and the most beautiful wolf Tim has ever seen, Nathaniel makes Tim feel safe for reasons Tim doesn’t understand. For five years he’s lived on the run, in fear of his family and other wolves. Everything about Wolf’s Paw is contrary to what he thought he knew, and he is terrified. Fearing his mate will run, Sheriff Nathaniel must calm his little wolf and show him he’s more than a match for this big, bad alpha.

Tim said something, her name maybe, trying to be calming, but Zoe shook her head to make him go away. She inhaled and dragged her gaze slowly up to the lovely throat and the wide, warm, prettily made-up eyes, and then down to Cleo’s crushed-berry mouth, and back to her throat and that bare skin. If Zoe put her face there, it would probably smell like home. Home home home, her mind repeated, joyous and wild, and then finished her off with one shocking thought. Mate.

Being(s) in Love Stories Magical creatures known as beings emerged from hiding amid the destruction of the First World War. Since then they’ve lived on the margins of the human world as misunderstood objects of fear and desire. Some are beautiful, others fearsome and powerful. Yet for all their magic and strength, they are as vulnerable as anyone when it comes to matters of the heart. A firebird in 1930s Paris is drawn to a writer with a haunted past. Upon returning from fighting in the Pacific, a jaguar shifter finds a third-gender human on his doorstep. Early rock ‘n’ roll DJ Hyacinth the fairy shocks his listeners with his admiration for his quiet assistant. During the AIDS crisis, a gruff, leather-wearing troll dreams of a settled life with a mixed-species elf across the bar. An imp, who remembers only too well how cruel the world can be, tells himself he’s content to stay behind the scenes—if only his chaotic, impish magic would stop getting in the way. And a shy human tending his poisonous and carnivorous plants is convinced no one will ever want him, certainly not the handsome werewolf grieving for a lost mate. Human or being, all must overcome fear to reach for love.

Frangipani is a fairy with a problem; he has a found a human that shines like no other, but he can't seem to get that human to notice him.

David is in love with Tulip, a kind and unusually quiet fairy in his social circle. But everyone knows Tulip doesn’t date humans. David tells himself he is happy to be Tulip’s friend, because he doesn’t believe a fairy could love him and Tulip has never tried to “keep him”—as fairies refer to relationships with humans. Fairies are drawn to David, describing his great “shine,” but David knows only too well how quickly fairies can forget humans, and thinks he’s destined to be alone. He can’t see his own brilliance or understand how desperately Tulip wants him, even if Tulip believes David can do better. But exhausted and more than a little tipsy at a Christmas party, David makes his feelings too obvious for Tulip to deny any longer. Because of a past heartbreak involving a human, Tulip is convinced someone as shiny as David could never want a “silly, stupid fairy” in his life. Now, if he wants to keep David, he’ll have to be as brave as his shiny, careful human.

Fandoms: Original Work, Being(s) In Love Relationship: Edgar/Justin Too many stories and not enough stories, thousands upon thousands of them in the room as they were in Edgar’s mind. But to others it was hushed, and the crackle of the fire was peaceful, so they would often come to sit on the couch and listen to him talk about stories as if they believed what humans did—that storytellers were Seers. That was why Edgar was shown respect although he was a dragon with no treasure of his own. But he certainly didn’t feel wise or all-seeing. He felt slow and foolish, half-lost in a graphic novel about love and unable to pull himself completely free.

A Being(s) in Love Story In the nineteenth century, the dragon Dìzhèn put the small coastal town of Everlasting under her protection. Her family was supposed to carry on the tradition, but all of Dìzhèn the Great’s heirs eventually left rather than live in the shadow of such a powerful dragon. Only the youngest dragon of the current generation remains: Zarrin, the softhearted disgrace of his family. He might be weak, small, and afraid, but he is determined to show the humans they have not been forgotten… one human in particular. The problem is, Zarrin can barely get that human to talk to him. It should be a dream come true to have a dragon trying to get his attention. But Joe refuses to bow to Zarrin like everyone else. Yes, Zarrin is sexy, oddly gentle for a dragon, and stares at Joe with a gaze so hot it makes him shiver. But hurt, mistrustful Joe can’t believe Zarrin’s promises that he’s here to stay. Joe doesn’t realize he is the treasure Zarrin has been looking for his whole life, a treasure he once let slip through his fingers out of fear. Now, to win Joe’s trust, Zarrin has to be brave and become as strong as Dìzhèn herself.

Years ago, a very intoxicated Martin nearly died in the woods outside Everlasting, and a beautiful creature saved him, although Martin’s done his best to forget it. He spends his time in a haze of weed as he avoids his emotionally abusive mother—and the way he feels about men. Martin is already a weirdo in his isolated small town; he doesn’t need a sexuality crisis too. He’s a mess, but someone—or something—always seems to take care of him, usually a tall, sarcastic deputy by the name of Ian Forrester. No one knows much about Ian, which is how he and his family prefer it. Ian has resigned himself to a lonely life keeping his secrets and guarding his forest. It’s safe to dream of Martin, because Martin never remembers Ian helping him. Besides, Martin barely speaks to Ian, so nothing can ever grow between them. Right? But with the dragons—and the magic—back in Everlasting, suddenly anything seems possible, even a happily ever after for two men who never expected one....

Can a curse be a blessing? Clematis works hard to embody every fairy stereotype. He can be a sulky prince or a submissive flirt, slutty and arrogant or silly and soft. He makes himself into whatever causes someone to want him. Combine that with beauty that’s incredible even for a fairy, and everyone wants him sooner or later… just not for long. Well, everyone except the fairy Clematis secretly adores. But then, he’s never expected happily ever after, not when he’s spent years burying his emotions and making himself unlovable to push people away and protect his heart. But his curse changes all that, and Clematis can no longer prevent his feelings from rising to the surface. He’s terrified that when his few friends see him for who he really is, they’ll abandon him, just like his parents did. It’s hard to imagine friends who see past his act to the sweet person within, but maybe happiness has been in front of him the entire time, waiting for the real Clematis to break free and blossom.

Nothing was inherently interesting about the idea of this freshman wolf, soon to be a sophomore, becoming an adult and going on with his life. And Tarō wasn’t interested, per se. Wasn’t worried, or curious, or anything to make Mishi judge him. He was… irked. And it was unbearable. Like a debt he couldn’t pay. Like a thorn in his paw and an itch between his ears and the worry that his spark might be gone and he had to check. A Being(s) in Love short, set after the events of Sweet Clematis.

Detective Ray Branigan protects his chosen city of Los Cerros. Whatever feelings he has on how he is treated as a werewolf in a police department of mostly humans, Ray keeps to himself for the sake of being what he is supposed to be and doing what he thinks he is supposed to do. …Until he wakes up in an alley with a headache, magic tingling in his nose, and no memory of the half-fairy in front of him claiming to be his mate. Ray does not have a mate, yet his instincts tell him this is right—and that something else is very wrong. Werewolves who lose their mates get self-destructive or violent. But a miscalculation in the spell used against him has temporarily spared Ray that fate. While he still can, he has to find who did this to him, and why, and try not to get too distracted by the brilliant half-fairy who smells like home. Callalily “Cal” Parker is beautiful, clever—and far too careful when discussing their past. Fairies are supposed to speak the truth, but maybe Cal is right to hide it from Ray, since the pack Ray has fought so hard to believe in, the police, seem to have abandoned him, and, his instincts whisper, cannot be trusted now, which means that maybe Ray shouldn’t be trusted either. But the spell is still at work, weakening even a werewolf’s strength. When Ray can no longer fight off the magic, will he become the monster so many think he is, or the hero that his mate insists he must be—that he wants to be, to save himself, and help his city, and make his Callalily proud?

A Being(s) in Love Anthology Very little is known about seers—those individuals, both human and being, with the power to know both what could have been and what is yet to come. Seers prefer it that way. Some of them run from their visions. Others call themselves artists or authors instead of oracles. But even in the most seemingly innocent of their creations, the truth will out, and lessons will be learned. Two storytellers of different eras and vastly different temperaments weave fantastic tales of magic and romance for their enthralled audiences: A young prince avoids his betrothed and the curse that binds them. A witch uses his magic to help the man he loves court someone else. A warrior betrayed by his lord finds himself in the company of a mysterious stranger. A half-fae is doomed to be sent to the Faery Court unless he can find someone to love him. A lonely outcast finds himself drawn to a forbidden forest. A bookseller at a masked ball wonders if he should pursue a handsome prince. A dragon attempts to woo a beast. A shy servant is given one night to reach for what he wants. Fairy tales that reveal more about the tellers, and their audiences, than they might want. Being(s) in Love: Magical creatures known as beings emerged from hiding amid the destruction of the First World War. Since then they’ve lived on the margins of the human world as misunderstood objects of fear and desire. Some are beautiful, others fearsome and powerful. Yet for all their magic and strength, they are as vulnerable as anyone when it comes to matters of the heart.

En fuyant sa très ancienne lignée de loups-garous, Tim Dirus se retrouve à Wolf's Paw, l'un des derniers refuges de l'époque où les loups-garous étaient chassés par les humains et l'un des derniers endroits où Tim souhaiterait se trouver. Ayant été tenu à l'écart des autres loups par son oncle, Tim ne sait presque rien de son espèce, sauf que les alphas n’ont qu’un seul but : contrôler et dominer un maigrichon dans son genre. Tim n'est à Wolf's Paw que depuis une heure à peine qu’il attire déjà l'attention du shérif Nathaniel Neri, l'alpha le plus alpha dans cette ville pleine d'alphas. Puissant, intimidant et le plus beau loup que Tim ait jamais vu, il se sent en sécurité auprès de Nathaniel sans pour autant comprendre pourquoi. Il a vécu cinq ans à fuir tout et tout le monde, craignant pour sa famille et les autres loups. Tout à Wolf's Paw est contraire à ce qu'il pensait savoir, et il est terrifié. Craignant que son compagnon ne s'enfuie, le shérif Nathaniel va devoir tenter de calmer son petit loup et lui montrer qu'il est plus que capable de gérer son grand méchant alpha.

En fuyant sa très ancienne lignée de loups-garous, Tim Dirus se retrouve à Wolf's Paw, l'un des derniers refuges de l'époque où les loups-garous étaient chassés par les humains et l'un des derniers endroits où Tim souhaiterait se trouver. Ayant été tenu à l'écart des autres loups par son oncle, Tim ne sait presque rien de son espèce, sauf que les alphas n'ont qu'un seul but : contrôler et dominer un maigrichon dans son genre. Tim n'est à Wolf's Paw que depuis une heure à peine qu'il attire déjà l'attention du shérif Nathaniel Neri, l'alpha le plus alpha dans cette ville pleine d'alphas. Puissant, intimidant et le plus beau loup que Tim ait jamais vu, il se sent en sécurité auprès de Nathaniel sans pour autant comprendre pourquoi. Il a vécu cinq ans à fuir tout et tout le monde, craignant pour sa famille et les autres loups. Tout à Wolf's Paw est contraire à ce qu'il pensait savoir, et il est terrifié. Craignant que son compagnon ne s'enfuie, le shérif Nathaniel va devoir tenter de calmer son petit loup et lui montrer qu'il est plus que capable de gérer son grand méchant alpha.

Puisque tout est possible à Everlasting, se pourrait-il que même un shérif grognon et un jeune homme isolé puissent trouver l’amour ? Depuis qu’une créature magnifique lui a sauvé la vie il y a plusieurs années, Martin a tout fait pour bannir de ses souvenirs cette fameuse nuit. Afin d’oublier sa mère émotionnellement abusive et son penchant pour les hommes, il est même allé jusqu’à trouver refuge dans la drogue. Et comme si être LE mec bizarre de sa petite ville isolée n’était pas suffisant, il faut encore qu’il rajoute une crise existentielle sur son orientation sexuelle. Mais il a beau être devenu une épave ambulante, quelqu’un semble toujours veiller sur lui. Un quelqu’un qui prend souvent la forme d’un grand et sarcastique shérif adjoint du nom de Ian Forrester. Ian et sa famille se sont toujours arrangés pour que les gens en connaissent le moins possible à leur sujet. Il s’est résigné à une vie solitaire. Il rêve peut-être de Martin, mais ça ne reste que ça : un rêve. Martin n’aime pas les hommes, et même si c’était le cas, il n’aime pas Ian. Personne ne l’apprécie, parce qu’il protège ses secrets derrière une façade irascible. Mais les dragons et leur magie sont de retour à Everlasting, mettant ainsi toute la ville sens dessus dessous. Martin pourrait-il s’en sortir s’il se désintoxiquait et affrontait la vérité ? Alors que tout semble possible, ces deux hommes qui n’attendaient plus rien de la vie pourraient-ils espérer une fin heureuse ? #Bi #Gay #Dragons #Shifters #Shérif #Angst #SlowBurn #Magie #RomanceParanormale #MM Ce tome correspond à la première partie du tome 8 anglais. « J’adore l’aspect mythologie et l’évolution du monde dans cet univers. Il est vraiment magnifique et bien construit. » - Lecteur Amazon« Des sentiments compliqués, des personnages complexes au lourd bagage... L’évolution des deux personnages principaux vers l’acceptation de soi est une vraie claque émotionnelle. » - Serena Yates, autrice de romance gay« Aussi sexy que drôle. Les personnages que l’on connaît déjà sont toujours là et on en découvre de nouveaux. J’ai vraiment hâte de lire la suite de cette série. » - Elaine White, autrice de romance LGBT