Every Halloween, the Durmont coven gathers for the Witch’s Ball. It is a time of merriment, but this year is different which begs one question: who invited the vampires? Fran: Ever since paranormal creatures revealed their presence to witches and the rest of the world, the vampires have been a thorn in my side—or more accurately, the way one cannot avoid tripping over them lurking in every corner and stairwell with the humans who flock to them. It was what spurred me to finally leave the cramped conditions of living in a condo in the city to finally retreat to the comforts of a cabin in the woods hours away where I can tend to my plants and enjoy peace and solitude between making shipments to clients. Even then I cannot ignore my mother’s invitations to coven affairs, not when I am supposed to be next in line to lead. I never expected to see vampires there, or to be irresistibly pulled toward a quiet male who sees me in ways that no one has before. Reynard: Having spent over a century sentenced to sleep for attending my duties, this new human world is one that I am still becoming accustomed to. That I belong to one of the more reclusive vampire species does not help my ability to adjust. Least of all to the fact that we have discovered that witches have a rare compatibility with vampires as mates. Of course, some things never change and as a vampire who lacks allure and thus has little chance of drawing a mate, I stand apart as much as ever. Because of this, I am not pleased that I was tricked by my cousin into attending the Witch’s Ball so that he and the others in our company can mate-hunt. Yet, it is not so bad. There is a witch who rouses my interest and instincts in unexpected ways. Perhaps I have found the mate I never dared to dream of. But when danger threatens the coven, invading our celebration, we will have to face far more than just navigating a new interspecies relationship we never expected.

Katherine A holiday away is exactly what I need—or at least that’s what my daughter, Fran, says. I shouldn’t have waited so long to get tickets for a Caribbean Cruise because now I’m stuck at this Ski Resort for the holidays with the one dragon I’ve been trying to avoid. I’ve long ago given up any hope for a happy ever after of my own when my duty to the coven always calls. I have to be careful with whom I choose to spend my life with, and Adeon is bad for me in every way when I can’t abandon them for a dragon—-and a dragon won’t stay. But kicking off my heels and having a little holiday fun won’t hurt anyone so long I remember that I can’t fall in love. Adeon I arrived two years ago at the Durmont Coven house to find my clan’s stolen mating jewel and found there the most unexpected treasure—a witch I want to call my own. But I have my duty to uphold to my clan which has brought me to this resort to meet with my cousin when I would rather be curled around my female at home. Discovering that she is here must be fate, but it will be the greatest of gifts if I can claim her as mine. I will use everything in my arsenal to woo her even if I want to scoop her up and hide her away when the hotel is endangered by angry fairies.