Lance doesn’t understand what’s happening to him. He’s just a regular guy who owns a high-end engine shop on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona. But lately, he’s been drawn to the desert in inexplicable ways, and has troubled dreams of flying...to the sun. Tina remembers him - her high school crush. But that was long ago and they’re both very different now. Lance still has that aura of magic about him, though, and she’s grown into her powers, gaining strength and hopefully, wisdom, over the intervening years. When she gets stuck on the side of the road out in the desert, it’s Fate that sends Lance - of all people - to her rescue. Sparks fly as they reunite and rekindle the flame that had never quite extinguished between them. When Lance’s business is targeted, Tina helps him defend his place and the odd assortment of shifters who have gathered around him. Lance is a bit clueless about the unseen world, but Tina is there to fill in the blanks and help him discover what he was always meant to be. But Lance is in a dangerous position. Most shifters of his kind don’t survive their first shift. Tina believes she can help him through it and perhaps...just perhaps...she can be the one to ground him. She wants to believe she could be the reason he comes back down to Earth - if their love is strong enough. This book is the first in a new offshoot of my Tales of the Were series, which has many nooks and crannies. This set fits after the Redstone Clan set and overlaps a bit with the end portion of Grizzly Cove and the Grizzly Cove Crossroads set. The phoenix books (there will be three of them) can be read as a standalone set or in conjunction with any of my other paranormal sets, since they all take place in the same world, just in different parts of it. For a complete listing of all my books check the listing at the end of this book or you can always check my website, which will always have the most up-to-date book list.

Diana doesn’t understand what’s happening to her. She feels drawn to the sun and dreams of flying under her own power, but her commitments in the real world—and the grandmother who depends on her—keep her grounded. Then her car breaks down in front of a high-end repair yard and she meets a man who makes her want to forget all her responsibilities and take a walk on the wild side...with him. Stone’s enchanted by the redheaded damsel. He’s charmed by the way she talks to her grandma on the phone. And he’s totally ensnared by the idea that she might actually be his mate. But there’s something about her... Something intensely magical and a bit too familiar. Could she be another of the near-mythical phoenix shifters? Or is she something else entirely?

Dragon and man, Paul recognizes the magic in Syd, a woman just coming into her fiery powers. Can they withstand the flames, or will they both burn...with desire? Paul is a dragon shifter - the only one of his kind. He's been searching the world over for signs of other dragons, but so far, he's the only one. When he feels a familiar fire magic tugging him toward the Southwestern United States, he has to investigate.Syd is very much afraid she's losing her mind. Subject to increasingly disturbing visions, she's afraid the simple premonitions she's had all her life are evolving into something darker. Something scary.When her car breaks down in the middle of the desert, Paul appears out of nowhere to help her get back on the road again. She offers him a ride, knowing-somehow-that the simple gesture will change her life forever. Whether for good or evil... well... that remains to be seen.The Lick of Fire series consists of: Phoenix RisingPhoenix and the WolfPhoenix and the DragonThis series is related to Grizzly Cove and all my other paranormal series. The hero of this book, in fact, is first introduced in The Grizzly Cove book titled Loaded for Bear. If you haven't been to Grizzly Cove yet, you can start with All About the Bear, which is book 1 in that series.