No love burns hotter than a pyromancer’s… For five months, Idris has languished in a government detention center for paras—people with paranormal abilities. No more. He’d rather die trying to escape than spend one more day in this hell. Today, he’s getting out, and he’ll set anyone who stands in his way on fire. It was just another mission for Violet: help her squad free paras from unjust imprisonment and get them safely to Sanctuary. However, when she’s caught between her leader's orders and the sudden realization that one of the prisoners might be her mate, this phoenix shifter needs to choose between duty and destiny. On the run from the authorities, Idris only has one thing in mind: revenge. He doesn’t mind that Violet insists on accompanying him, though… after all, he’s been celibate for far too long. But when he realizes why she’s so interested in him, he can’t run away fast enough. Even running into danger on his own is preferable to yielding to love...

A dragon, a lion and a fire tamer… Are they men enough to share this chimera? In a world of fated mates, Hazel doesn't have a name tattooed on her wrist like everyone else. She has three. From childhood, she was taught that one day she’d need to choose, and when the time came she did just that, picking one mate over the other even when she loved her dragon shifter just as much as her lion. Now the mate she left behind needs her help. His brother needs to be rescued from bigots who hate all paras. Hazel is in for the ride… before she even realizes it’s her third mate she’s on her way to saving. Time to choose again… or is it time to break all the rules?

His fated mate is trapped in her own mind. Can he reach her before her dragon destroys their world? Chris is free at last. In Sanctuary, he can be who he is – a telepath – without hiding his powers. Marigold is free too… in theory. After years of abuse, she found refuge in her own mind and remains in a comatose state. Sanctuary’s leadership asks Chris to help Marigold, but entering her mind without her consent is not something he’s keen to do. Soon, he realizes they are mates, fated to be together His telepathic powers could be the perfect tool to help her. But if he fails to figure out how to reach her before her dragon breaks free, Sanctuary may be in danger… \\\\\\\\ The Lick of Fire Collection gathers stories from from twelve bestselling authors. Enter this supernatural world of fire and heat, magic and adventure, and get lost in everything DARK, delicious and FIRE. Saving Marigold, a dragon shifter and telepath romance, is a complete stand-alone novella. It belongs to the Fiery Blooms series with Burning Violet, Sharing Hazel and Chasing Rose, all of which can be read independently. Read more stories from the Lick of Fire \- Hell is a Harem by Kim Faulks - Turn on the Night by Jacqueline Sweet - Fire & Fury by K. De Long - Shadows & Secrets by Jane Hinchey - Wicked Heat by Mila Young & T.F. Walsh - Scorched Earth by K. De Long - Rising Darkness by Elianne Adams - Phoenix Rising by Bianca D'Arc - Immortal Bride by Emmi Rue - Burning Violet by Kallysten - Betrothed to the Dragon by Kara Lockharte - Flames & Fervor by Daniella Starre

Who needs a fated mate? Not this phoenix girl. Rose doesn’t care about the name tattooed on her wrist since birth. She doesn’t care that there’s a man called Pierre somewhere out there, maybe—probably—looking for her. She just wants to live her life as she sees fit, without following the path ‘fate’ or whoever else designated for her. Besides, she’s too busy running Sanctuary, this safe-haven for people with paranormal powers, to worry about romantic entanglements and a fated mate. So when emissaries from France visit Sanctuary and one of them introduces himself as Pierre, there’s only one thing this phoenix shifter wants to do: fly away. The only question is, will Pierre allow her to flee? \\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Chasing Rose, a phoenix shifter romance, is a complete stand-alone short story. It belongs to the Fiery Blooms series with Burning Violet, Sharing Hazel and Saving Marigold, all of which can be read independently and in any order.