Jun 4 2019

Fated Mates Collection #newrelease

🔥These shifters are on fire.🔥

Howl at the moon, run with the pack, swim with mermaids. No matter what your paranormal preference, FATED MATES has a story for you.

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Fated Mates Collection

Seductive supernaturals. Steamy reverse harems. A collection that’s destined to make you fall in love.

Alpha females, powerful packs, sexy shifters, and dark immortals war for dominance in these 23 addictive, entrancing tales.

Join USA Today bestselling authors along with hot new talent as they bring you the Paranormal Romance and Reverse Harem boxed set you’ve been waiting for.

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With stories by:

USA Today bestselling author Ivy Quinn

A Flock of Darkness by Angelique Armae

Running for her life after defying a member of the Dark Fae, Reagan McKinley stumbles into a mythical realm where Raven shifters rule. Now she’s embroiled in an otherworldly war where three Raven guardians are determined to mold her into the supernatural queen they claim her to be.

Captivity by Sarah Biglow & Molly Zenk

In a world where shifters are hunted and kept as pets, siren Lorelei searches for the man she loved and lost, only to find him with a new name and no memory of their time together. As they try to fit into each other’s lives again, outside forces vie for both their hearts.

Leaving Tracks in the Snow by Brantwijn Serrah
Elaina discovers a whole new world of myth, magic, and spiritualism when two beautiful shapeshifters rescue her from freezing to death in the Siberian snow. She soon learns her heroes are under attack by their own kind, and to protect them, she must become the first human in a thousand years to learn their wild magic, and issue a challenge to the alpha wolf himself.

Fate of Dragons by Bella Andrews

What Fate has joined together, let no magic put asunder.

Dragon shifters guard the four gateways and wait for the fulfilling of a prophecy foretold thousands of years ago— that one day a mortal-born Guardian, fated to be the mate of a Dragon lord, would take the fifth seat among them and rule as Spirit Dragon.

Blood Lust by Shelique Lize

Angelica is an Elite vampyre and the downside to the prestige society required her to create powerful alliances by marrying. Angelica accepts her fate, until she meets Jordan. A human who has her questioning her responsibilities. A man who has Angelica’s every thought consumed.

Under a Harvest Moon by Julie Trettel

They may seem like the perfect parents and grandparents today, but there was a time when Jason and Mary Westin didn’t exactly get along. Heading back to the 80’s when hair was long, music was loud, and Mary was devastated to find the egotistical future Alpha would be her one true mate.

His True Love by Khardine Gray

Always alone. Always dancing by herself. Always looking like she’d just stepped out of a fantasy with her silky brown skin and ebony hair. She called to my dragon essence and I couldn’t wait to taste her. To make her mine. The stars told of our meeting. It was always fate that we meet.

Witch’s Heart by Valia Lind

A powerful witch and a Reader, Krista has finally met her match in Nolan: the first person she can’t read.

Now, with the threat of the Ancient evil hanging over their heads, these two unlikely forces must join together, as they go to war.

Fighting their attraction to each other may be difficult, but it’s nothing compared to the darkness threatening to destroy their small town and their way of life.

Finding Her Dragons by April Canavan

Stepping into the light could mean her end.

Danica is one of only four female dragons left that can find her mate. The problem is, she finds not one but four men that call to her. Now, she’s haunted by the fact that the Dragon King will stop at nothing to possess her, even if it means destroying everything Danica is.

Orphan Entangled by Keira Blackwood & Liza Street

The law of the jungle doesn’t mandate how many mates a woman can take. Nadia sets her own rules in this fresh retelling of The Jungle Book with a reverse harem twist.

Clash of Queens by Athena Phoenix

When the Huntress becomes the hunted, an heir becomes a queen.

Seeking justice for her murdered family, Arcadia DeLuca claims the throne left vacant by her missing mother only to have her reign challenged by a half-breed wolf shifter with hidden loyalties to the enemy.

Mine to Claim by JS Bright & Holly Holston

When trouble came looking, it found Sierra and twisted her life so hard she couldn’t tell up from down. She needs to take care of her mates, find her father’s killer, and keep her mom happy, an almost impossible feat.

Moon Mist by Candace Sams

A bad choice one rainy night lands a cop in the middle of a vampiric world that she never dreamed existed. From Texas to Ireland, there is a dark, shadowy domain that is hidden from humankind; a domain where shifters play games with reality.

Bound by Magic by Heather Young-Nichols & J.A. Hardt

When Callie, one of the last magical shifters, promises her mother on her deathbed that she will track down her sisters – not by blood but by magic, she discovers a hunter is after them and wants her entire kind dead. The only help she can hope for is from her long-lost father and his pack. But she has no idea where to even begin.

Wolves of the West by Crystal Ash

Once a proud alpha’s daughter, Nona is now disgraced and without a pack. She gets by and tries to forget her past, but a masked stranger who calls himself the Shadow Wolf threatens to bring it all back to haunt her.

Soar: A Warrior’s Fight by Sarah Zolton Arthu

With the world on the brink of a war the humans never saw coming, the last thing Crest, aerie-lord and youngest brother to the future king of the Roc, needs is to feel the pull of destiny from his fated mate. But then again, with allies turning against them and betrayals from within, maybe that’s exactly what he needs. A reminder of what they’re fighting for… and why they have to win.

Gorgon’s Awakening by Daniella Clark

Medusa’s descendent is anything but normal, as the men who’ve tried to keep her before have learned the hard way. Now, with her power awakening, nothing will stand in her way.

Possessing the Alpha by C.J. Beaumont

Despite preparing her entire life to accept her blood legacy, Lucy Blackburn won’t inherit the role as seamlessly as her ancestors–if she can even manage to inherit it at all. And her failure to do so could mean the extinction of her pack.

Wolf Moon by Miranda Harvey & Cate Alexander

For most of her life, Caley has been on the run. Hunted for her gift of being able to turn into a wolf she has difficulty trusting anyone. Then she meets Owen, a small town cop. Every instinct screams at her to run yet her heart begs for her stay. Will her choice to love him cause him to make the ultimate sacrifice? Or will the night of the full moon be her last?

Her Raven Mates by Aria Adams

Three men cursed to be ravens; one woman trapped in her swan form. Can they save each other before it’s too late? A twisted dark reverse harem romance like nothing you ever read before.

Abducted by Magic by Elena Gray & Kelli McCracken

The veil between realms is on the brink of vanishing, leaving the human race exposed to supernatural danger.

When a wounded witch transfers her magic to Katarina, she’s left with a power she’s unable to wield as a human. Along with that magic comes four sexy gargoyles willing to sacrifice everything not only for the power she holds, but also for Kat, a human strictly forbidden to them.

Stealing Their Harley by AJ Anders & Amanda Perry
Harley Lowell had a normal family until her father unexpectedly abandons her and her mother. A year later, her life is turned upside down, when her missing father shows up without explanation and forces her into the protective arms of three sexy, mysterious, and incredibly infuriating men.

Beware the Belle by Erica Gerald Mason

With the threat of World War II looming in Europe, Hugo needs to help his sick mother leave France. A friend introduces Hugo to a mysterious man with an irresistible offer: a home for his family in America in exchange for 90 days in a sprawling mansion to watch over a troubled young woman. From the moment Hugo greets Celine in a dark hallway, the two form an uneasy bond and finds is willing to risk everything–his family, his future–to stay with her.

Jun 2 2019

Authors Athena Phoenix & Caia Daniels #interview

Please give a warm welcome to authors Athena Phoenix & Caia Daniels

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Tell us a bit about yourself

CaiAthena is an ambitious word whorder who loves to flirt with deadlines. That aside, I’m also a hopeless romantic. Daniel is also a hopeless romantic, who knows that Love is the way for everything. I also love flirting with deadlines, because look how sexy they are, would you? (See? Daniel’s got a much better sense of humor than me! -CaiAthena. I can be a bit too serious at times, and Daniel knows how to lighten me up! Together, we use our own ‘second chance love story,’ inspiring us to give HEA’s to our characters. We love writing urban fantasy and especially contemporary erotic romance like our ongoing Boys of Summer series which includes all standalone stories that do not need to be read together, although if you do read them all, you get more insight into Madame Summerlan West!

Most importantly, Daniel and I write love stories that celebrate love, so we take pride in writing with a pro-feminist message, and creating badass leading ladies who never need to be saved and who have the power to heal and to save the world all by themselves. We also love writing outside the box relationships such as Poly, Ménage and RH, as well as featuring diverse characters including LGBTQ, characters of color and those with rich or diverse backstories to tell. #LoveIsLove, and only love can save the world, as Wonder Woman once said, therefore all our stories at their core are about how love heals us in whatever shape it takes in our lives.

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Have you always wanted to become an author?

CaiAthena: I’ve always been a storyteller, but I came into authorhood a little late. I started out wanting to write for magazines, then looked into working in acquisitions for a publishing houses. Eventually, I had this story idea that just wouldn’t go away. That’s when my entire life changed. My story was finally ready to be written, so I wrote it. Coincidentally, it’s also when Daniel and I were reunited… he read my book, flew across the country to visit me again for the first time in 20 years, and the rest is history. Daniel: I’ve found that I tend to teach people things, often without realizing it. For me, it’s about relating things I know to others in a way they can comprehend, and hopefully with heart. I started flirting with writing (I’m such a flirt!) a couple of years before I found CaiAthena again, but never really buckled down to finish anything. Mostly because I didn’t know how. She taught me many things about writing and convinced me to start co-writing with her. The rest is history. And our future! ♡

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What was your inspiration for your current book/series?

I’m currently writing the Clash of Queens series. My inspiration was a combination of my disgust with the current state of the world and the greediness of some humans. As a former teacher, we taught ‘The Most Dangerous Game’ about an ex-military man who got bored with hunting large game, so he moved on to hunting people. My ‘what if’ came when I got into the Fated Mates set and was charged with writing a shifter book. I thought ‘what if these trophy hunters got bored and started hunting shifters? It seemed like the ultimate game to me, and that’s where the premise of Clash of Queens was born. I also am saddened by the state of female relationships in the world. We should be lifting each other up but instead, most woman consider each other ‘competition’ and that’s where the title, ‘Clash of Queens’ plays in. What if multiple women were all queens in their own right, but had differing agendas and thoughts on what it means to lead an army or a species of people? That led into creating Arcadia, the heroine of my story. And I love her!

What are you working on now?

As I’m a habitual word whorder, so I always have multiple projects in progress. In addition to writing as Athena Phoenix, I also co-write with my husband Daniel as Caia Daniels. We’re co-writing quite a few projects in the coming year, and those are all in the planning stages. They include an Urban Fantasy dystopian series called NOLA Wars with April Canavan, a series that’s dear to my heart about an extinct line of wolf shifters to be co-written with the amazing Carmen Fox, and of course, Daniel and I are always writing Boys of Summer stories as well as our PNR series about the mother of all humanity. That series will be our career shaker, and I cannot wait to get it all written and published… so stay tuned!

Do you have any quirks while writing?

CaiAthena: Lately, I have to ‘go under’ as I say by jamming out to music with my headphones in. And I have to have a drink, or I’ll die. Other than that, trying to fend off needy children (I have two teenagers and a 9-year old with Autism) is my side job. Daniel: I bring her many drinks!

What are your hopes for the future?

CaiAthena: I hope to be writing full time by the time my youngest daughter graduates HS. My bucket list is to find an agent, a publisher, and maybe become a spec writer for a publisher. And to make the NYT bestseller list with a solo title. Other than that, I ‘might’ pursue an MFA in creative writing so I can teach college or perhaps just offer writing courses and seminars online somehow. Maybe write craft books, too. Daniel: I hope to become good enough to only need light editing, instead of hoping CaiAthena doesn’t hate me by the end of each first draft. That, and I plan on writing a few solo novels of my own someday soon.

Do you have any advice for new authors about the publishing world?

CaiAthena: 1 – Write an entire series before publishing it. I made the mistake of writing first in series books and got surprisingly busy trying to market them, then got even more busy writing other first in series stories. Many readers won’t even touch a series until it’s complete. 2 – Hire an editor, no matter how good you think you are. When I published my first book, I already had a Master’s in English Ed yet my editor then was invaluable. I had no idea I had done so many things wrong. They’re def. worth the money. 3 – Keep writing. We get better the more we write, so don’t think if the first few books don’t do well that it means you should stop. Writing is more than a talent, it’s a skill that gets better with time. Keep going. You’ll learn something new with every book you write. Daniel: Listen to CaiAthena. That, and make sure you put heart into your writing, not just technique. Anyone can paint-by-numbers, but true artists bleed for their craft. Do the same, it heals eventually.

Do you have anything to say to your readers?

We love you. We truly, honestly do. You’re a huge reason why we do what we do, and why we’ll keep writing until they bury our moldy corpses. Maybe even after. They have Word in Heaven, don’t they?

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– Fated Mates Box Set: Clash of Queens, Book 1 in the Clash of Queens Series

– Chasing Tigers by Athena Phoenix, featured in Fate’s Call, a FREE anthology

– Prophecy of Magic Box Set: Of Magic and Lies, Book 1 in the NOLA Wars, Resurgence Series by Caia Daniels & April Canavan

– Merlot: A Boys of Summer MMF Ménage Short Story

– Something Wicked: A Boys of Summer RH Short Story

– The Naughty List: A Boys of Summer RH Short Story

– Tempting the Huntress

– Cursed

Athena Phoenix & Caia Daniels

Authors Caia Daniels and Athena Phoenix, AKA CaiAthena, is a blissfully married writing team living their very own second chance romance. After growing up in the same small town where neither really fit, even having dated for a week, these soul mates followed their own paths, but eventually, the universe propelled them back together. Both lovers of fictional realms, they discovered a mutual passion in penning socially conscious love stories that often inspire and sometimes scintillate their reader’s wildest fantasies.

CaiAthena strongly believes in the feminist agenda, and their writing reflects that. Every story features strong female characters that never need to be saved and always deserve to be worshiped – both out in the world and behind closed playroom doors. Strongly believing that only love can save the world, CaiAthena strives to represent all types of relationships including Polyamory, Ménage, Reverse Harem, LGBTQ, and BDSM dynamics. Their favorite genres to write include true-to-life Contemporary Erotic Romance & Urban Fantasy.

Welcome to our playground… where playing pretend never felt so naughty.