In a utopian society ruled by the Twelve Guardians, twenty-three-year-old Saskia has been taught to never question those who protect her city, Xantera, from the Monster who prowls beyond the Wall—even when they demand living sacrifices in exchange for this protection. She eats the food they provide her, works the Healing Center shifts they’ve designated for her, and lives with the partner they’ve assigned her.But when Saskia finds a strange necklace left behind by a mysterious patient in her Healing unit, she begins to hear a voice in her head that could change everything.Smooth, deadly, and masculine, the voice teases and tempts her, igniting embers in the emptiest part of her heart and challenging the beliefs that have been instilled there. Before long, she begins to suspect the necklace has connected her mind to the Monster who prowls outside the Wall—a Monster who is nothing like she expected.And he wants her to let him in.

This duet of shifter romance novels proves that you should always choose the bear.Book one – Bear With Me:This bear shifter tried to leave his roots, only to discover that what he left behind was exactly what he needed.Peter Karhu left his bear shifter pack to live among the humans over a decade ago, and he’s not once regretted the decision.Until the one he left behind, Winona Orzo, shows up and rattles his perfectly crafted life.Her unexpected return to his life should evoke all sorts of negative emotions, but instead, he’s feeling desires he shouldn’t have. Especially not for someone who is fated to be with another.Scandals and threats of exposure to shifters everywhere seem small when it's all he can do to keep from claiming Winona as his own.Book two – Bear it All:There’s a new bear in town, and he’s tired of being alone. Four years ago, bear shifter Remy Ibhere found his fated mate. Four years ago, he was forced to let her go.His bear has never forgiven him.Now his bear refuses to stay away any longer, so Remy devises a plan to conquer the demons from her past in order to win her over.When his plan is unexpectedly thwarted, suddenly, Remy and Mallory are charging across country in a race against time, against their enemy—and her past demons.When they make it to their destination, will Mallory walk away again?Will Remy let her this time?If you love shifters, here are more books by TJ Bell:Witches and Wolves seriesAfter the MagicWolf Me TenderDon’t Hide Your WolfFaerell seriesOnce Rejected, Twice ShyEvery Rejection You MakeHard to RejectRhythm of the WarriorA Perfect EnemyStand-alone bookMermaid’s Tail

In Mars Mathis’s Mystical Menagerie, nothing is as it seems, and the true monsters aren’t the ones with fangs and claws.Down-on-her-luck Anna Carmichael learns this lesson the hard way when she accepts a job as caretaker to a billionaire’s collection of mythical creatures and cryptid curiosities. Is the job shady? You bet it is. But Anna will do just about anything to keep her ailing grandmother in her nursing home.But the menagerie’s residents aren’t beasts—they’re people. They’re prisoners. And the contract Anna signed? It’s the gilded cage that makes her a prisoner, too.Her boss’s chilling warnings leave no doubt: these creatures are his property, and he will protect his treasures—at any cost. Anna’s moral compass shatters as she befriends the very beings she’s meant to cage. And an unexpected and forbidden passion ignites with Chase, the enigmatic werewolf. He is as powerful and protective as he is trapped, with only iron bars keeping him from claiming both Anna and his retribution. As their connection deepens, Anna must decide what she is willing to sacrifice: her grandmother, her love, or her life?Welcome to the menagerie, and please, mind the fangs.---If you’re a fan of:Wolf shiftersForbidden romanceMorally gray, “touch-her-and-die” heroesFierce heroinesFlirty banterFound familyMythical creaturesCheck out A Malicious Menagerie, the first book in the Fangs & Fable series!