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  Cimmerian Shade: A Limited Edition Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy Collection

  Dare to discover what lurks in the shadows in this collection featuring many **New & Exclusive** paranormal and urban fantasy stories from your favorite NY Times, USA Today, and International Bestselling authors.

  Under moonlit skies, witches, werewolves, vampires, demons, dragons, and more battle not only for their mates, but to stay alive...

  Fall for the alphas who play by their own rules despite the odds, whether century-old curses or forbidden love, or worse. For them, what lies in the darkness is worth the fight when it comes to romance.

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  Cimmerian Shade: A Limited Edition Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy Collection

  First Edition September 2017

  ISBN: 978-1-77357-007-5

  Published by Naughty Nights Press, LLC

  http://naughtynightspress.com/

  Copyright © Naughty Nights Press September 2017:

  Kiki Howell & Gina Kincade, Kathleen Grieve, Lashell Collins, Angelica Dawson, Elvira Bathory, Erzabet Bishop, Red L. Jameson

  Muffy Wilson, Dariel Raye, Amanda Pillar, Savannah Verte, Alyssa Drake, Mychal Daniels, Decadent Kane, Kharma Kelley, Shelique Lize, Kallysten, Liz Gavin

  Isis Pierce, Catherine Banks, Catherine Vale

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  Table Of Contents

  Dedication

  In Memorandum

  Note To Our Amazing Readers

  What's Inside?

  What Lies Within Us

  Dating 911

  Torch Song

  Ethereal Witness

  Love Story of a Reaper

  Burning Midnight

  With This Heart

  The Saltwater Siren

  Dangerous Beauty, Sexy Beast

  Rose Tears

  Rogue

  Hexing Hearts

  Dragon’s Curvy Concierge

  Credence - Moon Dragons

  Kiss of the Fallen

  Selene

  One Last Lullaby

  Lust

  Witch Playground

  Frozen Soul

  Taste of Darkness

  About the Publisher

  Cimmerian Shade

  A Limited Edition Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy Collection

  Naughty Nights Press ● Canada

  Dedication

  When one of our own is called home too soon, what then becomes of an integral part of them we've all loved? What can a family do for our dearly departed?

  This...

  Kathleen's family has chosen to honor her loving memory by continuing her pursuit of the dream she had for her writing. Working closely with her publisher, honoring her wishes as made before her death, the family will re-establish and re-publish her previously written works along with several manuscripts outlined and written but not yet released.

  Kathleen's work and love for writing will live on in her books for her readers.

  Until we see you again, Kathleen. Fly high, beautiful soul!

  In Memorandum

  "KATHLEEN KING MAYER, 48, of Kingman, Arizona passed away on May 11, 2017, at Kingman Regional Medical Center. Kathleen was born on December 16, 1968, in Upland, California.

  Kathleen was preceded in death by her mother, Frances Gonzales King, and her father, Frank King.

  Kathleen was married to the love of her life, Dennis Mayer, in Las Vegas on April 17, 2016.

  Kathleen grew up in Napa Valley, California and graduated in 1994 from University of Nebraska College of Nursing. Kathleen was an amazing nurse for 22 years. She touched, cared for, and saved countless lives.

  Kathleen worked at CareFlight (Air Methods) and Kingman Regional Medical Center. Kathleen wrote medical romance novels, achieving international and USA Today Best Seller lists. Kathleen loved writing spicy novels, short stories, and blog posts. She loved to make people laugh and blush. She enjoyed music and live concerts, Arizona Diamondbacks baseball, and cake decorating.

  Kathleen was loved by many and will be deeply missed by everyone she knew and cared for. Kathleen’s biggest accomplishment was her four children: Haleigh, Michael, Sydney, and Patrick Grieve. She has two beautiful grandsons, Jaxon and Grayson, and 10 nieces and nephews.

  Kathleen is survived by her sisters: Rebecca (King) Escalera, Franceen King Rea, Elizabeth Garza, and Theresa (King) Serna."

  Note To Our Amazing Readers

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  What's Inside?

  What Lies Within Us by Kiki Howell & Gina Kincade

  Kyna Hughes travels to Ireland only to find out her whole life has been a series of well-orchestrated lies. Thrust into days of dark magic, secret societies, mystical hauntings, and ultimately, kidnappings and satanic weddings, she struggles not to lose her heart to one of two men
—a hunky former Navy SEAL hired to protect her, and a sinister Wizard hired to train her to develop her hidden powers.

  Dating 911 by Kathleen Grieve

  Commiserating with girlfriends over butterscotch martinis, emergency room nurse, Roxanne Carter creates the idea of The Dating Manifesto—a not so scientific research project which promises to point the way to dating success. She wades through a series of unsavory, stale dates while gathering data to find the potentially most suitable single men available, literally putting her back at ground zero.

  Just when she is ready to give up on dating, in walks sin personified in the form of a sexy firefighter, tainting all of her previous data.

  A traumatic warehouse fire leaves firefighter Jett Avery's closest friend dead. The false mask of charm and pretense is slipping as Jett tries to repress his turbulent emotions, remorse, and guilt. After months of anguish, the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder seems to be taking over his life and he needs an outlet, fast.

  In an attempt to combat the worst of his depression, he decides to use his brand of therapy—Sex. The remedy, usually a quick pick me up for Jett, has lost its luster. He is almost ready to give up until he encounters a wicked seductress who ignites a fire he's not ready to put out any time soon. The bonus? She's an ER nurse with just the right kind of healing, the missing element Jett's search had not yet uncovered. He finally feels alive when he's in her presence.

  Jett’s twin brother, emergency room Doctor Cruz Avery, the playboy of the ER, decides Roxanne is the woman for him. He places all brotherly affection aside and is in hot pursuit, complicating an already tricky situation.

  Roxanne finds herself battling a growing competition between brothers for her affection. She discovers she’s drawn to both men, making it difficult not to compare them, and finds herself with an important choice to make.

  Jett hounds her during every date, and the irresistible hunk generates an indomitable need to play with fire. Yet, there are qualities in Cruz that slide right into the appropriate dating criteria of her Manifesto.

  Does she choose the brother who by analysis is the perfect match? Or the one she can’t resist?

  Torch Song by Lashell Collins

  Dominic Draco has no illusions about who he is. As alpha of the dragon clan, he is also the leader of the shifter Alliance, and that sometimes requires him to be ruthless. He’s a dangerous man to know. In fact, he’s a heartless bastard. That’s the real reason he’s kept the beautiful Lucinda Lindley at bay for so many years, despite the longing he feels for the sexy human singer. But in granting an old friend’s dying request, watching over Lucinda is now his responsibility. Can he keep her safe from the perils of his cut-throat world when the Alliance’s enemies begin to circle? Or will Lucinda become a casualty of the shifter faction war?

  Ethereal Witness by Angelica Dawson

  Magic just became real for Paige Brown. Since she helped her roommate cast a spell, she has wanted to explore her new-found talent. Flashbacks to her ancestor give her clues, specifically to a love spell that she hopes will snag the professor she has been fantasizing about. Both Paige and her previous incarnation, Jane, find that controlling magic is more than a simple recipe. Will Paige be able to break her own spell? Will she discover the love that is closer than she knows?

  Love Story of a Reaper by Elvira Bathory

  What would you do if you found out that you weren’t like everyone else?

  That you were special, but only in a way no one could find out about?

  What lengths would you go to prove yourself to your family? A family that you didn’t know you had?

  Morrigana was moving through life with a part-time, minimum wage job, and only a handful of friends. She was different from other people and they treated her that way. However, she was happy with her life until the day she met Kheelan; that is when her life was turned upside down. She finds out that she isn’t even human, and that a family she wasn’t aware she had needed her to complete a mission. As Morrigana and Kheelan's adventure progresses, will their focus on business remain professional or will their growing passion take over?

  Burning Midnight by Erzabet Bishop

  A triumvirate of blood and fire...

  Diana Robichard runs Moon Called, an antique shop specializing in cursed objects. A new antiquity falls into her possession and promptly disappears, her tidy world is upended. When faced with a threat to those she loves the most, witchcraft alone may not be enough to save them.

  Alpha Aristide Benoit is a wolf on a mission. When multiple pack members and finally his daughter go missing, he is ready to do whatever is necessary to find them as well as save the woman who has claimed his heart.

  Vampire Regent, Rand Sinclair has a problem. His vault is missing an amulet never meant to see the light of day. Endangering a treaty with the wolves, he must act quickly before the woman he loves is swept into an ancient curse that will destroy them all.

  With This Heart by Red L. Jameson

  Talk about a killer kiss...

  Being a former soldier with PTSD takes its toll on Aaron and has wiped him clean of optimism along with having dreams. But he’s no longer sure if he’s living in reality or fantasy after he tries to save a friend and finds his world filled with women who have wings and...Valkyries.

  Adala kills. Not on purpose. She’s a Valkyrie—from just one touch, she takes warriors to the afterlife. Oh, but she’d give anything for a break, for normalcy, to have one day of not wearing her legionnaire uniform. When she’s asked to talk to the human Aaron to help him understand just what he’s in for when he tripped into her world, she jumps at the chance, even though she knows Aaron more than she cares to admit, even though she has an insane crush on him, even though she can’t touch him at all. But she gets to wear jeans and talk to a man—a real-life, hero of a man.

  From her adorable made-up swearwords to when she wears his clothes, from the fact that she’s hundreds of years old to her pet Pegasus, Aaron falls hard for the shy Valkyrie. Dare he risk his life for a kiss? He’s thinking about it, because already he’s given her his heart.

  With This Heart is a standalone story, that’s part of the With These Wings Series—books that mix rock-hard military men with feathered-fantasy femme fatales for a sizzling hot adventure to find love. Join Chanticleer winner, Red L. Jameson, for more of this heart-tugging fairy tale series.

  Saltwater Siren by Muffy Wilson

  Was it love at first sight? Perhaps. Many thought it might have been the work of the unscrupulous Sea Witch, Hermione, long a bitter and banished King’s Court Matron. So, was it the crafty wiles of Hermione, scheming to seek her sordid revenge, or was it a simple matter of serendipity? All we know for certain is that two young royals, one landed and one not, met during a raging storm as fierce and intense as the love they would none too soon escape. Was it fate, design, or—perhaps—black magic? Who’s to say?

  What we do know is that it was sensuous, erotic, and insatiable as they fought to extinguish the passions that flamed their heat by indulging in every desire that swept them into one another’s arms. Their shared carnal voracity fanned an appetite no amount of indulgence could satisfy.

  After all, it happened...Once upon a time...

  Dangerous Beauty, Sexy Beast by Dariel Raye

  Drayden saved her life— but her incessant need for vengeance could mean the end of his.

  Thirteen years after the brutal murder of Treva Evers’ entire family, a cloaked stranger shows up just in time to save her from the same fate. When he disappears as quickly as he appeared, she is drawn into an underworld replete with magic and long forgotten customs, a place where nothing is as it seems, including her mysterious savior, and every word or action could result in brutal consequences.

  Rose Tears by Amanda Pillar

  Death is coming for Lori Hardcastle.

  Half-Succubus, half-Sídhe, Lori has been on the run since she was seventeen. Worried that her vengeful family will find her, she’s been hiding in the Border
lands, a magical plane nestled between the fae and human worlds. However, when her path crosses that of a dangerously sexy fullblooded fae, will she be able to survive the encounter?

  Conrad Death is a cleaner (he doesn’t like the term ‘assassin’) for the fae White Queen. His latest mission: find the half-breed daughter of the Count of Tears. Easy. Except no one knows what she looks like, her real age, or even what name she uses. However, Conrad isn’t daunted by simple details – he’s finished every job he’s ever started. But when he meets a smoking hot Succubus in a Borderlands bar, his life is thrown into turmoil.

  Rogue by Savannah Verte

  Everyday immortal Bree Brigand gets a rude awakening as her family is slaughtered. Not only is the cursed, suicide blade of legend and lore real, but it has chosen her. She must quickly learn to fast-track a course she’s never navigated, in a world she thought only existed in campfire stories. But, only after coming to terms with the facts...her family is not her family.

  Truths and lies collide in a world where the hunters and the hunted trade places faster than she can discern who is which, and everyone is an assassin. Can she find and claim her destiny? Or, will being marked by a male who is not her one true mate ruin everything, and clip this dragon’s wings before she can become all she is meant to be?

  Hexing Hearts by Alyssa Drake

  At eighteen, undeveloped witch, Remy Vasile abandoned her island home without a backward glance. Five years later, circumstances outside of Remy’s control have drawn her back to Firefly Island, dredging up painful memories which lay dormant during her absence.

  Sebastian Ayres enjoyed a life of pleasure pursuits. However, his blasé attitude evaporates the moment Remy’s hand brushes against his. Irresistibly drawn to his mate, Sebastian must undertake the daunting task of persuading Remy that he is not just any man, but the only man, for her.