In her new poetry collection, poet, memoirist and musician Nancy Bailey Miller takes the reader with her into the tricky waters she navigates like the gifted verbal sailor she is: dreams, memory, family history, shifting relationships, the familiar seen as with the fresh eyes of the traveler, the unfamiliar tamed and rendered ours, new places and situations explored by a mind blessed by restlessness and keen powers of observation. Like the musician she is, Nancy Bailey Miller always appeals to the ear, as well as the mind and eye, whether in supple free verse or in such traditional forms as the sonnet, villanelle and triolet, often experimentally, always in a steady voice the reader trusts.
Steven was on a mission he knew could cost him his life, but instead he might find himself truly living for the first time. Steven has spent his life protecting his brother Adal and serving their sadistic father, Bashuan, as a means of bargaining for both of their lives. He's done things no man should have to do, things no shifter should have to do. Throughout it all, Bashuan has hated him and Adal for being halfbreeds, part puma and part leopard. Doesn't matter that Bashuan is responsible for their mixed blood. There's no logic to his hatred. But Adal has found a mate, and Steven is going to make sure his brother gets the opportunity to live out a normal shifter life with the man. He's going to try his best, anyway. Steven is aware that Bashuan may win, that evil could triumph the new-found good in Steven's life. He's seen it happen-good guys don't always survive. What Steven forgets is that he's not nor has he ever been the good guy, and the Fates have a reward for him that will break the rules of all known shifter matings. They're sending him not one, but two mates, and both men will fight with him and for him-and nothing will keep them from Steven.
Rolly has waited ten years to claim his mate. Now the wait is over, and he's coming home. Rolly has waited patiently for his mate. When he first met Erdwin, the boy was still a child. Rolly felt nothing but compassion for him back then, but Erdwin came of age five years ago, and Rolly's stayed out of his life in order to give Erdwin time to experience life. Erdwin never fit right in his skin. He didn't like what he saw in the mirror. It didn't match how he felt inside. As a shifter, he was stuck with the body he had. Surgery wasn't an option for him. But Erdwin found a way to accept himself-by embracing the part of herself that felt like her true nature. She struggled with it, but with her family's support, she became Edie, the young lady she was meant to be. She stopped worrying about her parts, and concentrated on her heart. When Rolly, a powerful shaman, moves back home to the pack, Edie is transfixed. He makes her nervous-and arouses her. But what would a man like him think of a woman like her? Edie's about to find out, and she will have to be stronger than ever to help fight off a threat to her pack, to her mate, and to her family.
Losing everything doesn't mean Remy's lost. Fred's been the bar manager at The Xxchange for a long time. He's seen servers come and go. With the bar revamped and turned into a more reputable club, the last person he ever expects to see walk in is Martine, a snarky booty-boy server who worked at The Xxchange years ago then just didn't show up one night. But Martine isn't really Martine-he's Remy, and always has been. To get hired at a place he could party and have fun in, Remy had previously lied about his age and got a fake ID. Then he got into a bad relationship, one based on money and a contract no one should ever have agreed on. After his parents commit a crime that lands Remy in trouble with his sugar daddy, Remy loses everything. The only place he can think of to turn to is The Xxchange, and the people he used to work for. If they'll just give him a chance to prove he can be a mature, responsible adult, he might end up no longer living on the streets. These two men come together first as rescuer and lost soul, then as friends. If there's going to be more than that, Remy wants them to be on an equal footing. He's learned his lesson about trying to find the easy way through life. But someone doesn't want him to have a chance at freedom or love...
Gideon's worst night ever starts out with a bang that will change his whole life. Gideon Wells has been cast out of his bear shifter clan for being a curse, and he's inclined to believe they're right. After all, everything from fertility rates to shifting abilities has gone down the tube since he was born. Then when his car catches fire and mutant scorpions-he thinks they're mutants, anyway-almost get him, he's more certain than ever that he's bad news. Not that he's just going to roll over and die. Ignoring a prophecy might not be wise, but coyote shifter Miller Hudson has seen and heard too many false prophecies to put any faith in the one proclaiming him to be the alpha and-along with a mystery bear mate-the savior of the now defunct coyote den he grew up in. Besides, there's no need for the den to be brought back together. None of them can shift, so what's the point? The buzzards circling overhead on the far edge of his property lead him to the very last thing he ever expected to find.
When something inside him is shattered by an act of violence, Caleb Tomas doesn't think he can ever be whole again. Police Officer Jesse Martin has lived in the small town of El Jardin, New Mexico, for a decade, but he's never seen anything like the mysterious man who moves in in the middle of the night. The house across the street from Jesse's trailer is no longer empty. There's a puzzle waiting to be solved there in the form of one sexy, but decidedly different, man. Bruised and battered inside and out, Caleb Tomas flees to the town of El Jardin in the hopes of escaping the terror that haunts him. Instead, he becomes more of a recluse, scared of everything, unable to get more than a dozen feet past his porch before he panics. His head's a mess, and he knows he needs help, but that's a step he doesn't want to take. It's easier, safer to stay hidden away with only his adorable puppy, Loopy, and the bird-murdering cat, Mix, for companionship. But Caleb can't help but notice the sexy man across the street, and when Loopy escapes from the back yard, it's Jesse Martin who comes to the rescue. And he might save more than one bouncy little poodle, if Caleb and Jesse are willing to take the risk.
Unexpected Places' by Bailey Bradford Carter Hausemann loves his adventures in the great outdoors. After a childhood spent locked indoors, he craves the sunlight on his face and the blanket of moonlight. 'Vegas Hustle' by Ethan Stone Comic book geek Adam Brand is young, good-looking and wealthy. While in Vegas with his friend Dean to finalize a real estate deal, he throws caution to the wind and hires a professional hustler. 'Mountains to Climb' by T.A. Chase Toby Schwartzel has never forgotten Jensen Brockhoff, the man he loved and the one who disappeared six years ago. He thinks he's moved on, but he needs to think again. 'Size Matters' by Sean Michael Trey is a natural submissive, but no one wants to take on a blind man. When Trey and Lucien hit it off, it could be the answer to Trey's prayers. 'Picturing Lysander' by L.M. Somerton Lysander Brock is a talented photographer and capturing the perfect picture is his passion. His work takes him all over the world and he is famous for his willingness to take risks for the perfect image. 'Rockin' the Alternative' by Mortica Knight The chance of a lifetime and the touch of a rock god are offered to music journalist Bryan Gallagher on the same day. Embracing one is easy, but resisting the other is harder than he'd anticipated.
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