Summer is almost here. I know my kiddos are already in their summer breaks from college. Not that I'll be lounging on the beach somewhere with a pile of books and drinks with tiny umbrellas in them, but I fully intend to get a lot of reading done this summer.

Here's two fantasy/paranormal books to add to your own TBR pile. I highly recommend the little umbrella drinks to go along with them.

This month's theme for reading recommendations is SHIFTERS!

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Rafe Navarro, a panther shifter, rancher, and newly appointed Alpha Regent over the state of Florida, has spent nearly a year consumed with seeking revenge on the people who murdered his brother and sister-in-law and left his seven-year-old nephew, Dex, an orphan and in his care. So the last thing on his mind is finding his Destined Mate when he seeks out an art therapist to help Dex deal with his trauma. But that's exactly who he finds when she rushes through the classroom door.

Aubrey Simmons has a heart for children, and uses her artistic talents and psychology degree to help those who have been through traumatic events work through their feelings using art. But sometimes her big heart overrules her head when it comes to taking money for her work, so she's moonlighting as a waitress at a local BDSM club to make ends meet. But good thing for her she has a new client—one with an uncle who has her tingling in all the right places and invading her dreams of a panther and the man he turns into.

Will Aubrey realize Rafe is truly the man from her dreams, or will the evil intents of an organization bent on destroying shifters and their human mates succeed in tearing them apart?

Forever.

This book was previously published as a part of Samantha Cole's Suspenseful Seduction World. Content has been rewritten to remove any named references to characters and/or settings in that series.

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Is it too hot outside? Why not cool off with a dark forgotten Christmas story? If Lifetime Movie Channel can have Christmas in July, then I believe it's fine to delve into the holidays as the weather warms.

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Book 5 of 7 from The Dark Forgotten series

Who says the holiday season is just for humans?

For all the holly-jolly times, family gatherings are complex no matter who—or what—you are. When you’re hunting for the latest “it” toy to stuff a stocking, it doesn’t matter if you’re alive or Undead, fanged or furry—you’re just as desperate to be the cool dad. And then there are the family grumps who never send cards, the ones who eat all the good candy, and those who drool and dig up the neighbor’s yard.

No, the Yuletide Season isn’t for the faint of heart—and sometimes it’s downright demonic—but holiday miracles make it all worthwhile. Chance encounters and unexpected forgiveness remind us that joy doesn’t come in a gift-wrapped box.

This novella from the Dark Forgotten world catches up with favorite characters for a fresh take on the holidays. Those visiting the world for the first time will understand why Chicago Tribune called it “simply superb.”

Grab this book and return to the world of the Dark Forgotten. Santa Claws is waiting!

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Shameless plug for my own shifter romance, HUNTED, just 99 cents.

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Who is the hunter and who is the prey?

The Lone Wolf has angered the corrupt elite political class and now tops the FBI's Most Wanted List.

The FBI's top agent is on the case and will track him down like a predator hunts its prey.

But will her more primal basic instincts have her jumping in bed with the enemy?

Hunted: The Lone Wolf Hunter is a steamy paranormal wolf shifter romance and modern day sexy retelling of the Robin Hood legend.

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Until next month, my lovelies!