Lady Lucia draws on her untapped powers to defeat an evil force that threatens the world, a move that makes her betrothed--a feared shifter clan leader--uncomfortable, but also stirs in him a hunger for her.

Car mechanic and shapeshifter Mercy Thompson has never known any others of her kind. Until now. As Mercy comes to terms with this new information, an evil is stirring in the depths of the Columbia River--and if Mercy and her mate, the Alpha werewolf Adam, are to have any hope of surviving, they will need all the resources the shifters can offer.

"Rafael, king of the wererats, must fight to the death to defend his crown. He wants Anita Blake, one of his closest allies, with him as he faces an opponent unlike any he's faced before. He will ask Anita to risk everything to be at his side ..."--Publisher's description

"Young Plum is shocked to discover that she's been accepted to the Guardian Academy on Lotus Island, an elite school where kids learn how to transform into Guardians, magical creatures who are sworn to protect the natural world. The Guardian masters teach Plum and her friends how to communicate with animals and how to use meditation to strengthen their minds and bodies. All the kids also learn to fight, so they can protect the defenseless if needed....

When human magic is destroyed, familiars Aldwyn the cat, Skylar the blue jay, and Gilbert the tree frog set out without their wizards to seek the Crown of the Snow Leopard, the only object that can save the kingdom of Vastia from the evil hare Paksahara.

Millicent Pantere has lived her entire life in the notorious London Underground. She cares nothing for the problems of the crown or the intrigues of society. But the ladies of the realm are acting strangely, and Millicent is coerced into tracking down the rumors of a mysterious man--a magic man who comes in the night and disappears at dawn. Millicent's search leads her to one of Merlin's legendary relics and the seductive knight whose fate is bound...

After being stripped of her wings and supernatural powers, Marna becomes the prime suspect in a series of grisly murders, and shifter cop Tanner Chance, convinced she is innocent, is willing to protect her at all costs.

Lydia Susi and Daniel Joseph's story continues in the Lair of the Wolven series from #1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward.
For Lydia Susi, there is no sweet sorrow in saying goodbye to the man she loves. As a wolven hiding among humans, she's used to being alone—until destiny gives her the kind of love she never dared to dream about. But after a sudden devastating diagnosis, grief is the only thing she sees in her...

"Oz Adway is a rare breed: an accountant with a bad-boy side who also happens to be a wolf shifter working for the Interspecies Placement Agency. Bored with his safe-to-the-point-of-snoozing office job, he takes on finding a runaway orphan bear cub... Unfortunately, the young bear has taken refuge with "ordinary" human Lila Kai, who has no idea what's going on but will destroy anyone who tries to take the cub. But Oz is not about to let anyone jeopardize...

Lacey Barton can't deny her crazy attraction to Alex Trevino, but that doesn't mean she has time for the gorgeous SWAT officer. She's hell-bent on discovering who's behind the brutal dogfights sending countless mauled animals to her veterinarian office. The trail leads Lacey to a ring of vicious drug dealers and suddenly she's in way over her headright smack in the middle of a SWAT stakeout. With Lacey in danger, Alex's wolf side is unleashed. But...