Josh Callahan doesn't lose control. Three years of discipline built him into the most reliable captain in the league — steady, focused, untouchable. He doesn't get distracted. He definitely doesn't think about Kai Reyes, the rival who once made his blood boil on the ice and then vanished without a word.Until budget cuts force their two hockey programs to merge, and Kai walks back into Josh's life wearing the same jersey, on the same team, like the last three years never happened.Kai has his own reasons for the silence — reasons that trace back to a night neither of them has ever talked about. He didn't come back looking for forgiveness. He came back to prove he doesn't need it.But forced practices turn into late-night texts. Old rivalry curls into something neither of them expected, something neither of them can afford to want. Josh's future depends on control. Kai has spent years learning not to want things he can't keep.As the season builds toward a championship neither team can win without the other, Josh and Kai have to figure out what matters more — the walls they built to survive, or the one person who's always known exactly how to get past them.Some rivalries were never about hate.Some were just love that hadn't found the words yet.

Aria Bennett has never really understood why her life is so different from everyone else's.She grew up in the Silver Moon Pack, but she has never shifted. At twenty-one, she still doesn't have a wolf, and because of that, most people in the pack don't take her seriously. She has gotten used to being ignored, laughed at and treated like she is less important than everyone else.The only thing she has ever hoped for is finding her mate.So when Killian Blackthorne, the Alpha of one of the most powerful packs in the territory, comes to the Silver Moon Pack, Aria can't help wondering if maybe things are finally going to change for her.Then her wolf, the wolf everyone thought she didn't have, chooses him.Killian is her mate.For a few seconds, Aria thinks she has finally gotten the one thing she always wanted.Then Killian rejects her.He does it in front of everyone, and he doesn't even give her a proper explanation.Aria is hurt, but she refuses to beg him to take her back. If he doesn't want her, then fine. She will leave and try to build a life without him.What she doesn't know is that Killian has a reason for rejecting her.A reason connected to his family.And to a secret that Aria's mother spent years trying to hide.After leaving the pack, Aria begins finding pieces of her past that don't make sense. The more questions she asks, the more she realizes that the story she was told about her family isn't the whole truth.She wasn't born without a wolf.Her wolf was sealed.And someone went to a lot of trouble to make sure she never found out why.Aria eventually learns about an old bloodline that most werewolves believe disappeared generations ago. The women from this bloodline were known as Luna Queens, and they possessed abilities that even the strongest Alphas couldn't control.Aria is one of them.Suddenly, the girl everyone treated like she was useless is the person everyone is looking for.And Killian knows more about it than he's willing to admit.When Aria finally returns to the pack, she isn't coming back to ask Killian for another chance. She has changed, and she wants answers.But Killian has changed too.He knows now that rejecting Aria may have been the biggest mistake of his life.The problem is, getting his mate back won't be as simple as saying sorry.There are people who want Aria dead, secrets inside Killian's family that could destroy everything he has built, and an old enemy that has been waiting for the Luna bloodline to appear again.Aria spent years thinking there was something wrong with her.Now everyone else is about to find out exactly who she is.

Some truths hide in the shadows. Some hunts begin with a single choice. When seasoned officer Mara Holland encounters a desperate man whose crime isn't as simple as it seems, she's forced to question the line between justice and mercy. What begins as an ordinary investigation soon pulls her into a world where every decision carries consequences, every secret has a price, and every person is more than the worst thing they've ever done. As the hunt for the truth intensifies, lives become intertwined, loyalties are tested, and hidden motives emerge from the darkness. With danger closing in and the past refusing to stay buried, Mara must decide whether following the law is enough—or whether true justice demands something greater. Wilder Hunt is a gripping mystery thriller filled with emotional depth, moral dilemmas, unexpected twists, and unforgettable characters. Perfect for readers who enjoy suspense, crime fiction, and stories that explore the fine line between right and wrong.