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4 Stars!—The five tales featured in this unique anthology all revolve around one thing: shape-shifting birds of prey. Each author crafts a believable word populated with creatures who are realistic in their chosen situations. While some of the novellas are faster-paced than others, each features passionate characters in very (a)rousing situations! — Romantic Times
TALONSTALONS—a compelling assortment of five stories, soaring to new heights of passion with shape shifting birds of prey. Take flight with a king who must take a mate in order to save his people, finding her in the unlikeliest of places; a princess whose destined mate is a falcon commander she’s previously tormented; a man locked in a cage for fifty years now hunting revenge; a legendary firebird a Collector seeks for his private collection; and a raven shifter who delivers death with the simplest touch. No feat is too high for these lovers contending with both enemies and their own hearts, in the end waging the most dangerous battle of all—the battle of love. |

NOTE: The five stories are connected by the theme — shapeshifting birds of prey. But they aren’t connected to one another as far as the stories/characters/worlds. They are not a series in the Book 1, Book 2 sense of the word. They may be read in any order.

TALONS: KISS ME DEADLYDeath is a collective—an unkindness of supernatural ravens with the power to take the form of men and to decide which humans live and which humans die with a mere touch. When Khail lays his fatal touch on his next victim and she doesn’t die, he’s faced not only with a human immune to his deadly power who has seen him shift forms, but he’s able to have physical contact with a woman for the first time in centuries. Falling for a shapeshifting messenger of Death wasn’t on Bridget Sawyer’s agenda, but things are about to get even more complicated. The Unkind is determined to claim her. |

TALONS: KING OF PREYIn a place where realms combine and portals open passages to the unknown, a prophecy speaks of fertility being restored to his people through the taking of King Kabril’s mate. It neglects to mention she lacks something vital to his kind—wings. Kabril, King of the Buteos Regalis has no interest in taking a human mate. His kind believes humans are dirty, vial creatures who rely on machines to lift them into the air. The last place he wants to go in search of his mate is Earth but he’s left no choice. Never did he expect to find love on a planet with one moon, people who lack wings and a stubborn vixen who makes his heart soar. When he does, he fears the truth about who and what he truly is will steal it away. Little does he know his enemies fully intend on doing the taking. |

TALONS: FIREBIRDLegend has it firebirds bring both good fortune and destruction, Reen has become an expert at both… Reen is an expert at destruction and annihilation. She’s a Hunter, an elite, one of their best assassins, she’s also a legendary firebird—a creature of lore. Staker, a member of the Falcon order, is her soul mate from a bloody past she desperately tries to forget, but one that haunts her every moment. The two are thrown together in a desperate search for missing women. The Collector is a man who loves the hunt, preying on the unusual, on the special—all to keep these women for his own use. The Collector favors shifters, the rarer the better. He traps them, keeps them, and turns them into his own private collectables. Staker doesn’t want Reen to be a part of this dangerous mission, but she has other plans. Unfortunately, so does The Collector… |

TALONS: CAGED DESIREHe’s trapped…she’s suspicious—to earn his freedom all he has to do is win her trust. Locked in a cage for almost fifty years ago, Logan has had nothing but time to plot his revenge on those who wrongfully condemned him to spend eternity in the deepest regions of a South American rainforest. But with one look at the alluring vampire who holds his freedom in her hands, revenge becomes the farthest thing from his mind. Eve Blake is puzzled by the wooden crate delivered to her door. Even stranger is the large golden eagle inside. But it doesn’t take her long to realize the majestic creature is far more than he appears. Finding a man in the cage previously containing the feathered animal gives Eve every reason to suspect the shifter was locked away for a reason. Can she trust him when he promises not to harm her if she releases him? Or will her decision cost both of them more than they bargained for? |

TALONS: SEIZE THE HUNTERFate is giving her the one man she’d never want for her very own. Princess Ari of the planet Falconia knows it’s her time to marry and has picked out several suitable men in her mind—none of which are Falcoan Army Commander, Rurik of the Fifth. The man tormented her as a child, causing her untold humiliations. But there is really no need to worry about such a match. Shifters cannot rule and Rurik is a natural born falcon shifter. Trusting destiny, Ari sips from the Marriage Chalice, sealing her future. But things don’t go as planned. It would seem fate is giving her to the man she despises. How can she find happiness with the one man she could never want for her very own? |


