Year: 2018

The Christmas Dragon’s Love by Zoe Chant

Posted December 25, 2018 by Marsha in Christmas Shifters, Shifter Series / 0 Comments

For ten years, dragon shifter Jonathan has slept in the ice, bound by a promise that he made to save his family. But when a freezing woman stumbles into his cave in the middle of a blizzard, Jonathan finds himself drawn back into the land of the living. Because the gorgeous stranger is his mate, and she’s in danger. 

Curvy Angel can’t get a break. When she finally has the chance to make some money with an easy dog-sitting job and turn her life around, she promptly loses one of her charges in a freak snowstorm. Trying to find the lost poodle, she nearly freezes to death herself – until she finds a dragon made of ice sheltered beneath the snow. To her astonishment, the ice dragon turns into a breathtakingly handsome man who claims that she’s his mate. 

But there’s still a wayward poodle to rescue, a terrifying dire wolf who seems to be stalking her, and an attack on the mansion she is supposed to be watching. Will they solve the mystery before Jonathan’s past catches up with him? And can Angel teach him that even a frozen heart can learn to live and love again in time for Christmas? 

Titles in the Christmas Valley Shifters series include  The Christmas Dragon’s Mate – The Christmas Dragon’s Heart – The Christmas Dragon’s Love –

This is an Adult 18+ story, expect language and sexual situations that reflect this rating.

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The Christmas Dragon’s Heart by Zoe Chant

Posted December 25, 2018 by Marsha in Christmas Shifters, Shifter Series / 0 Comments

Curvy workaholic Claire Corbett has just landed the job of her lifetime: a position managing the Snow Castle, a winter retreat in the mountains. With her little brother along for the ride, Christmas promises to be all work and no play this year. That is until the mysterious shifter Raul shows up, and she feels determined to soothe his loneliness and show him the true joy of Christmas. 

Dragon shifter Raul lost his hoard when he was a child. Ever since another dragon attacked and stole his father’s hoard, his dragon’s been lost without the focus of his heart jewel. Raul can’t shift – and without treasure, he has nothing to offer a mate. Nevertheless, as soon as he sees Claire, his dragon knows that she’s the one. But is a broken dragon worthy of a gorgeous woman like Claire? 

It takes a sudden accident to bring forth Raul’s dragon’s power. But when it turns out that the accident was no accident, even a fire dragon’s strength might not be enough to escape a magical trap… Will they be able to uncover the threat to the Snow Castle in time to ensure a truly happy Christmas for everyone? 

Titles in the Christmas Valley Shifters series include:  The Christmas Dragon’s Mate – The Christmas Dragon’s Heart – The Christmas Dragon’s Love –

This is an Adult 18+ story, expect language and sexual situations that reflect this rating.

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The Bear Buys A Bride by Harmony Raines

Posted December 24, 2018 by Marsha in Christmas Shifters, Shifter Connected, Shifter Series / 0 Comments

Matthew just bought his bride.   Only she doesn’t know it yet. 

Bear shifter, Matthew, just bought his mate at a charity auction. Okay, so what he actually bought was an afternoon of pet pampering—he doesn’t own a pet. 

Maybe he could pamper her instead? 

Only he’s the bad guy, who came to town to destroy the animal shelter, so he could build luxury houses on the land. 
Yes, he is the Christmas villain. But he intends to change. For Sian. 

Sian is done with men. Her soon-to-be-ex-husband, Peter, was a bully who never appreciated the wonderful family he was part of but won’t sign the divorce papers and hand over the money he owes her. To make things worse, he arrived in town to embarrass her at the charity auction she’d helped arrange. 

But then a Christmas miracle happened. Matthew Lewis, a billionaire property tycoon, paid a small fortune for an afternoon with her. Okay, so what he actually bought was an afternoon of pet pampering—but she knows he doesn’t have a pet. 

So maybe she could pamper him instead? 

Wait! Matthew is the bad guy in town. Sian has sworn off men for life. And she has two daughters who must come first. 

But he’s a bear shifter and they mate for life. Can she risk her heart on a man again? Is it possible they might all get their wish and get a Second Chance Christmas in Bear Creek? 

This is an Adult 18+ story that does contain language and sexual situations between mates.

Titles in the A Second Chance Christmas in Bear Creek series includes:  The Bear Buys A Bride – The Wolf Wants A Wife –

This series connects in some ways to the Bear Creek series, the Bear Bluff series, the Return to Bear Bluff series, and the Return to Bear Creek series.   Characters from all these series seem to visit in quite a neighborly fashion *grin* between Bear Creek and Bear Bluff… so if you haven’t checked them out the list of series is on the Harmony Raines page.

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Christmas Hellhound by Zoe Chant

Posted December 22, 2018 by Marsha in Shifter Series / 0 Comments

All Caine wants for Christmas is to get rid of his hellhound. 

Twelve months ago, Caine Guinness was attacked by a pack of hellhound shifters and became one of them. All he wants is to be human again. His search for a cure brings him to snowy Pine Valley, home of magical dragon shifters, Christmas cheer… and Meaghan Markham. 

All Meaghan wants for Christmas – is a merry Christmas. Just one. 

Meaghan has never felt at home anywhere. She’s always too big, too loud – and never enough. Until now. Caine is everything she never let herself dream of. Kind. Caring. And hot as hell. 

But all isn’t well in Pine Valley. Mysterious creatures are attacking the town, and Caine is the only one who can stop them. If he can learn to trust his hellhound. And even if he can… 

Can a hellhound really save Christmas?

Titles in the A Mate for Christmas series include:  A Mate for the Christmas Dragon – Christmas Hellhound –

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A Year in Anthologies Challenge

Posted December 20, 2018 by Marsha in Shifter Haven Discussion / 0 Comments

I love Challenges, trouble is I read the books but neglect to keep up with the “keeping track thru the Linky thingy”… so it often looks like I never finished.  Oh well.  That’s on me.

I rarely join in a Challenge with this blog, Shifter Haven, because I post here so much that it really isn’t a “challenge” to hit a certain number of books read here.  But… Anthologies, now that’s a whole other situation, folks.

I spent a week recently going through my purchased books from Amazon.  I wrote them out, by hand, into a notebook to “shame” myself into reading the darned things.  Hey, I spent good book money on those suckers, I need to read them!  I was shocked, angered and saddened to discover just how many unread books I have.  It’s embarrassing.  Among that long list are several anthologies or some readers call them ‘book bundles’ in the Paranormal Romance sub-genre of Shifter Romance.

This Challenge – A Year in Anthologies – is the perfect way to tackle those unread bundles of books that I may have read one or two of in recent memory.  The Challenge runs from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019.  That’s a whole year to read a maximum of six (6) of those lonely anthologies.  I’m in!  This one I can do.

If you have unread anthologies or book bundles on your e-reader (or in print) then this is a Challenge that may interest you as well.  The sign-up page can be found through either the link above or by clicking on the graphic in this post or in the sidebar.  We can do this!  We have a whole freakin’ year to get it done!

Now, full disclosure here.  I will often review one or two related stories within a book bundle or anthology when it’s part of a series I’m reading and reviewing.  I do that when the authors have the right (it takes a little bit of waiting) to publish those stories as singles.  A Year in Anthologies asks that the anthologies be reviewed, that’s fair.  But… I can also pick out those titles that have been released by their authors as single story reviews.  Scheduled posts are a wonderful thing, and this is the perfect way to get some of those gems ready for those times when I’m stuck off doing other things.  I love an all-around win, don’t you?

What are you waiting for?  Go check it out!  🙂

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Midnight Wish by Keira Blackwood & Eva Knight

Posted December 13, 2018 by Marsha in Shifter Series / 0 Comments

In the wake of a tragedy, I find my fate.

One glimpse of her, and I know without question.

She has a gaze as blue as the sky and determination beyond reason. Her family’s ranch teeters on the brink of failure, yet she fights to save what she holds dear, even if she has to do it alone.

Fate is fearless and caring. And she sees me—not just the man, not just the wolf. She sees what lies beneath, and she doesn’t run.

She’s meant to be mine.

Fate is Harper, the girl next door.

Titles in The Protectors Quick Bites include:  Midnight Wish –

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Grim Christmas by T. S. Joyce

Posted December 12, 2018 by Marsha in Christmas Shifters, Shifter Connected, Shifter Series / 0 Comments

Grim is trying to hold it together for the holidays. He’s vowed to be a better Alpha for the Rogue Pride Crew, but he’s at war with the two lions inside of him, and at war with a certain Red Dragon as well. He was raised to be a weapon and had never celebrated like everyone else. All he wants to do is coast straight through the holiday, but his new Crew is messing with his head. He wants to hate them, but little by little, they are chipping away at his heart. Especially his new mate, Ash, who is so sweet about making it the perfect day. 

Ashlynn Kane is bound and determined to make Grim’s first Christmas outside of the Tarian Pride the happiest day of his life. The only problem is, her new lion shifter mate is a bit of a scrooge. With a can-do attitude and some mishaps along the way, she is going to do her best to make the man she loves feel special. Even if it means going against her Alpha’s wishes. 

Naked mole rats, talking pebbles, and baby donkeys, oh my. Ash won’t stop until Grim believes in Christmas again. 

Sexy shifters and their feisty mates who aren’t shy about loving each other – in other words, there’s going to be sex involved in this story – so, this is an adult, 18+ reader tale.

The Daughters of Beasts series includes:  Novak Grizzly – Beck Bear –  Ash Bear – Grim Christmas –

This series has a tie-in, a continuing tie (a strong one) to the connecting sets of series that make up the Damon’s Mountain universe.  For a complete listing of those series, and links to the reviews done here at Shifter Haven, please visit our T. S. Joyce page.

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Christmas Break Time

Posted December 11, 2018 by Marsha in Shifter Haven Discussion / 0 Comments

As the Christmas celebrations move closer, my birthday looms even more closer… and I realize just how exhausted and short tempered I’ve become I’ve decided it’s time for a Christmas Break Just For Me.  More on this will come up on my main blog, Keeper Bookshelf, on Saturday because that’s my official break taking day… but I wanted to share this here, at the heart of my reading addiction site, Shifter Haven, first.  This is usually the spot I run to, the stories I read most when life is getting to me… and the fact that I’ve let this place fall behind tells me just how bad things have become.

I have one review to finish for a good friend, and talented author this week – and the Christmas addition to T.S. Joyce’s Daughters of Beasts just released so, yeah that has to be read and posted… then I’ll be going dark until the New Year.  Nothing is horribly wrong, my friends, I’m simply tired and need a break.  I deserve to take care of myself as well as the others in my life, and this time I’m making the decision to do just that.

I wish each and every one of you the most wonderful Christmas or Holiday season, no matter what you celebrate or believe — we all believe in the magic of the written word, so that’s enough to join us together… in my opinion.

Safe journey, I’ll see you bright and bushy-tailed in 2019.

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Tropical Christmas Stag by Zoe Chant

Posted November 30, 2018 by Marsha in Christmas Shifters, Shifter Series / 0 Comments

She can bring music to his silent heart.
He can make her sing. 

Irish elk shifter Conall Wright loved Christmas… when he could still hear the music that brought him joy and fame. Then a fateful car accident stripped him of his hearing and brought his classical music career to a halt. Now, he’s looking for a place for the holiday that isn’t full of silver bells and singing Santas to remind him of everything he’s lost, and Shifting Sands Resort looks like it might be just the tropical escape he’s hoping for. 

At least there won’t be snow. 

Gizelle doesn’t know who she is or where she came from before she was rescued from the clutches of a madman who kept her caged in a shifter menagerie. She only knows that the world is a strange and frightening place, and as much as she wants to belong, it’s much easier simply to be a gazelle and run away. Meeting her mate is just another way she fails at every attempt to be normal. 

In love with a woman who won’t let him touch her, Conall has to choose between the business that he built following the onset of his deafness and an unpredictable life in a quirky place full of mysteries and unexpected friendships. Can he win Gizelle’s trust… and her heart? Can he convince her she doesn’t have to sleep in the shower? 

And can either of them ever truly stop running?

Sexy shifters and their feisty mates who aren’t shy about loving each other – so, this is an adult, 18+ reader tale.

Titles in the Shifting Sands Resort series include:  Tropical Tiger Spy – Tropical Wounded Wolf – Tropical Bartender Bear – Tropical Lynx’s Lover – Tropical Dragon Diver – Tropical Panther’s Penance –  Tropical Christmas Stag –

** Just an FYI The Master Shark’s Mate, a title from the Fire & Rescue Shifters series by Zoe Chant is a crossover title in the Shifting Sands Resort series.  It would be best read between Tropical Wounded Wolf and Tropical Bartender Bear**

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Animal Rescue Bear by Harmony Raines

Posted November 29, 2018 by Marsha in Shifter Connected, Shifter Series / 0 Comments

When closure threatens the animal sanctuary in Bear Creek, Ronni knows she has to act. And act fast. But finding the money needed to buy the land before it’s sold seems impossible. However, she soon realizes she is not alone. Especially when fate steps in and her mate walks into her office—in the heavenly form of Lucas Chance. 

Tall, dark, and handsome…a man with the heart of a bear shifter and a smile that melts her heart. 

He is everything Ronni could wish for in a mate. But will thoughts of her mate, and the family she dreams of, distract her from her mission to save the shelter and the lives of each and every one of the animals who live there? 

Lucas planned to adopt a dog to ease the lonely nights now the rest of his family have found their mates. Instead, he meets his mate. And what a mate she is. Fierce, loyal, and protective, he will move mountains to help her save the animal shelter she’s dedicated her life to. 

With the help of old friends and new, Lucas and Ronni fight to save the shelter. But when a property developer arrives in town, they might not get the happy ending they deserve.

Sexy shifters and their feisty mates who aren’t shy about loving each other – so, this is an adult, 18+ reader tale.

Titles in the Return to Bear Creek series include:  Daddy Bear –  Mountain Bear –  Honey Bear – Forever Bear – Storm Bear – Silverback Dragon –  P.I. Bear – Doctor Daddy Bear – Bad Boy Bear – Silverback Bear – Ranger Bear – Christmas Bear – Hero Bear – Undercover Eagle – Single Daddy Dragon – Secret Baby Bear – Silverback Wolf – Awakened Dragon – Treasure Bear – Silverback History Bear – River Run Wolf – Second Chance Bear – Animal Rescue Bear –

This series connects in some ways to the Bear Creek series, the Bear Bluff series, and the Return to Bear Bluff series.  Characters from all these series seem to visit in quite a neighborly fashion *grin* between Bear Creek and Bear Bluff… so if you haven’t checked them out the list of series is on the Harmony Raines page.

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