I’m Maria, and no one has to convince me that wolf-shifters are real. I’ve been reading about them for years in my romance novels, and somehow... I’ve known it was true all along. Now, I’m best friends with a fellow human woman who found herself mated to the Alpha of the most powerful—and secret—wolf-shifter pack in the country. I was happy to help her all I can in her role as their Luna. And now, I’m stuck at a crossroads, halfway between the shifter world and... I guess you’d say, reality. Though I’m not sure which world is really the most genuine. I still have a job and plans for a life in the city, but I also love spending time up here in this cozy forest cabin. Autumn up here is especially amazing, with the forest full of activity as Mother Nature prepares for winter. And I’m even celebrating Halloween with a group of people who may as well have stepped out of a Halloween movie: Wolf-shifters! But I don’t fit in as well as Nev does. There’s definitely not a handsome Alpha waiting in the woods for me. Until Kane literally ran into my life. He looked like an Alpha with those shimmering silver eyes. But he was a Beta with a big problem: an Alpha who was barely alive. Do I feel the click with him that I think I do? Maybe I just really want a wolf-shifter romance of my own. Or maybe this really is the mate bond, and I’ll find out that Kane is my Halloween wish come true. Either way, I have the feeling I’m in for an amazing adventure.

Maybe Christmas wishes can come true in ways we’d never imagined. I’m Neviah, and tonight is Christmas Eve, the night all my wishes will come true. I’m sure my boyfriend is about to propose to me, and then I’ll have the life I’ve always wanted, with the beautiful wedding and then a nice house full of our children, their smiles and laughter singing throughout the hallways. But then I catch him... in the arms of another woman! How could he do this to me? So much for my Christmas wish. I don’t even have time to grieve the loss, though, because now I’m alone on a dark street in the woods, and soon I see the pack of hungry wolves approaching. But then a big, strong man grabs me and whisks me away from danger. He’s powerful and fast... and handsome. Who is this guy? And what will he do with me when he carries me away?

I don’t even know how our lips met. It just… happened, and he tastes sweet, like a gourmet dessert, and instantly, I want more. I can't even form a thought right now as I part my lips and our tongues dance together. It’s a primal force, instinct maybe, something telling me that at this moment, I have everything I have ever wanted in my life. I have a mate. I am complete. *** I always thought I was leading a good life, although I never quite felt like I belonged, until I met Devon, the gorgeous, sexy Alpha of the Emerald Moon pack whose mesmerizing gaze drew me in. Wolves? How could I be one of those? I find out I’m a hybrid, wolf and mage, and all this time I’ve never been a human at all. No wonder I didn’t fit in. But just as things are starting to come together for us, it’s all quickly torn apart as mysterious outside forces with an ancient hatred invade our world and threaten everything. Will the love of a true, fated mate save everything, or will it be my downfall?

I’m Lyra, Lower Princess of the Maelie people along the Pearl Coast. My people live for the sea, our very livelihoods depending on its bounty. It’s why my father bows to the Sea-King Alpha, to appease him. As humans, we fear the wolf shifters who rule over land and sea alike, but now, the Sea-King Alpha asks too much. He seeks a bride. And my father sends me. Cassian Oliver, the Sea-King Alpha, is known as a cruel and ruthless, and I fear the day I must lay eyes on him… and lay in his bed. My sister says I will not even survive the night. But then I see him… stunned by his handsome face, his tall, chiseled body, something stirs inside me. Is it possible that I will survive my fate to be joined to this merciless wolf-ruler?