“A deep bonding is only once,” she heard the Ursus reply in her mind. “It is to draw the three of us together, so that we may always speak. But I will always be near you. I love you, Jillian.”
And for just a moment, she felt fur against her bare skin and much bigger arms were holding her, cradling her gently against the Ursus’s broad chest.
“I love you, too. But I could hear your voice before—at least, I did when I was, uh, taming you,” Jillian pointed out, stroking his fur.
Then she was touching a bare male chest again.
“But now you’ll be able to hear him no matter what,” Kalis assured her. “He’ll be able to speak to you just like I can, sweetheart—through a permanent mental link.”
Jillian looked up at him.
“And will the two of you be able to change places like that? So fast?” she asked. The transition between them had happened in the blink of an eye, much faster than the two other times she’d seen him turn into his Ursus.
“Only in private,” Kalis assured her. “Does it bother you?”
“No—not at all.” She smiled. “Once it would have scared the living daylights out of me to have you disappear and a huge predator appear in your place. But I know Brun now—I like cuddling with him.” She frowned. “Though it’s a really good thing the Kindred make their beds strong. He must weigh over a ton.”
“I’m sure he does!” Kalis laughed and she could feel Brun laughing too, a deep, rumbling chuckle, through their new bond.
The big Kindred stroked a strand of hair away from her face and looked into her eyes. There was an expression of wonder in his silver-green eyes.
“I have never shared laughter with my mate and my other self at the same time,” he murmured. “Truly, it’s a rare gift to have such a deep relationship between the three of us.”
Jillian couldn’t help but agree with him. She never would have believed that she could feel such love and trust in a huge, scary predator like the Ursus. But now that she knew him, she understood that Brun loved her every bit as much as Kalis did and that both of them would protect her and care for her forever.
“I love you,” she told the big Kindred. “Love you both, so much. But, well…” She shifted her hips. “I think I’m beginning to feel the, er, need again. That Bonding Fruit is strong stuff!”
“It certainly is.” Kalis kissed her. “And I’m more than willing to help you out again, little Mistress.”
“You haven’t called me that in a while,” Jillian pointed out breathlessly, kissing him back.
“Sorry—I know we’re equals but it slips out sometimes. Does it bother you?” Kalis asked.
“No, it’s all right,” Jillian assured him. “I don’t care what you call me as long as you make love to me again!”
He rumbled laughter laced with desire.
“As my Mistress wishes.”
Jillian smiled and pressed herself against him. In fact, she didn’t mind him calling her “Mistress” anymore. The title brought her all the way back to the Buy-All-Sell-All market, where she had first met the big Kindred and his Ursus. And now, she thought with a feeling of contentment and joy, the three of them would live happily ever after.
Her life had been forever changed, all because of her…Accidental Acquisition.
The End?
Of course not!
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Evangeline, July 2021
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Below you'll find a list of available and upcoming titles. But depending on when you read this list, new books will have come out by then that are not listed here. Make sure to check my website for the latest releases and better yet, sign up for my newsletter to never miss a new book again.
Brides of the Kindred series
(Sci-Fi / Action-Adventure Romance)
CLAIMED (Also Available in Audio)
HUNTED (Also Available in Audio)
SOUGHT (Also Available in Audio)
FOUND (Also Available in Audio)
REVEALED (Also Available in Audio)
PURSUED (Also Available in Audio)
EXILED (Also Available in Audio)
SHADOWED (Also Available in Audio)
CHAINED (Also Available in Audio)
DIVIDED (Also Available in Audio)
DEVOURED (Also Available in Audio)
ENHANCED (Also Available in Audio)
CURSED (Also Available in Audio)
ENSLAVED (Also Available in Audio)
TARGETED (Also Available in Audio)
FORGOTTEN (Also Available in Audio)
SWITCHED (Also Available in Audio)
UNCHARTED (Also Available in Audio)
UNBOUND (Also Available in Audio)
SURRENDERED (Also Available in Audio)
VANISHED (Also Available in Audio)
IMPRISONED
TWISTED
DECEIVED
STOLEN
COMMITTED
BRIDES OF THE KINDRED VOLUME ONE
Contains Claimed, Hunted, Sought and Found
BRIDES OF THE KINDRED VOLUME TWO
Contains Revealed, Pursued and Exiled
BRIDES OF THE KINDRED VOLUME THREE
BRIDES OF THE KINDRED VOLUME FOUR
Contains Devoured, Enhanced and Cursed
BRIDES OF THE KINDRED VOLUME FIVE
Contains Enslaved, Targeted and Forgotten
BRIDES OF THE KINDRED VOLUME SIX
Contains Switched, Uncharted and Unbound
BRIDES OF THE KINDRED VOLUME SEVEN
Contains Surrendered, Vanished, and Imprisoned
BRIDES OF THE KINDRED VOLUME EIGHT
Contains Twisted, Deceived, and Stolen
All Kindred novels are now available in PRINT.
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Kindred Tales
The Kindred Tales are side stories in the Brides of the Kindred series which stand alone outside the main story arc.
These can be read as STAND ALONE novels.
MASTERIN
G THE MISTRESS (Also Available in Audio)
BONDING WITH THE BEAST (Also Available in Audio)
SEEING WITH THE HEART (Also Available in Audio)
FREEING THE PRISONER (Also Available in Audio)
HEALING THE BROKEN (a Kindred Christmas novel) (Also Available in Audio)
TAMING THE GIANT (Also Available in Audio)
BRIDGING THE DISTANCE (Also Available in Audio)
LOVING A STRANGER (Also Available in Audio)
FINDING THE JEWEL (Also Available in Audio)
BONDED BY ACCIDENT (Also Available in Audio)
RELEASING THE DRAGON (Also Available in Audio)
SHARING A MATE (Also Available in Audio)
INSTRUCTING THE NOVICE (Also Available in Audio)
AWAKENED BY THE GIANT (Also Available in Audio)
HITTING THE TARGET (Also Available in Audio)
HANDLING THE HYBRID (Also Available in Audio)
TRAPPED IN TIME (Also Available in Audio)
TIME TO HEAL (Also Available in Audio)
PAIRING WITH THE PROTECTOR (Also Available in Audio)
FALLING FOR KINDRED CLAUS (Also Available in Audio)
GUARDING THE GODDESS (Also Available in Audio)
STEALING HER HEART (Also Available in Audio)
TAMING TWO WARRIORS (Also Available in Audio)
THE KINDRED WARRIOR’S CAPTIVE BRIDE (Also Available in Audio)
DARK AND LIGHT (Also Available in Audio)
PROTECTING HIS MISTRESS (Also Available in Audio)
UNLEASHED BY THE DEFENDER (Also Available in Audio)
SUBMITTING TO THE SHADOW
SECRET SANTA SURPRISE
THE PRIESTESS AND THE THIEF
PLAYING THEIR PARTS
RAISED TO KILL
HEALING HER PATIENT
DELIVERED BY THE DEFENDER
ACCIDENTAL ACQUISITION
KINDRED TALES VOLUME 1
Contains Mastering the Mistress, Bonding with the Beast and Seeing with the Heart
KINDRED TALES VOLUME 2
Contains Freeing the Prisoner, Healing the Broken and Taming the Giant
KINDRED TALES VOLUME 3
Contains Bridging the Distance, Loving a Stranger and Finding the Jewel
KINDRED TALES VOLUME 4
Contains Bonded by Accident, Releasing the Dragon, and Sharing a Mate
KINDRED TALES VOLUME 5
Contains Instructing the Novice, Awakened by the Giant, and Hitting the Target
KINDRED TALES VOLUME 6
Contains Handling the Hybrid, Trapped in Time, and Time to Heal
KINDRED TALES VOLUME 7
Contains Pairing with the Protector, Falling for Kindred Claus, and Guarding the Goddess
Kindle Birthright series
(Sci-Fi / Action-Adventure Romance)
The Children of the Kindred series
UNBONDABLE
Born to Darkness series
(Paranormal / Action-Adventure Romance)
CRIMSON DEBT (Also Available in Audio)
SCARLET HEAT (Also Available in Audio)
RUBY SHADOWS (Also Available in Audio)
CARDINAL SINS (coming soon)
DESSERT (short novella following Scarlet Heat)
(Also Available in Audio)
BORN TO DARKNESS BOX SET
Contains Crimson Debt, Scarlet Heat, and Ruby Shadows all in one volume
Alien Mate Index series
(Sci-Fi / Action-Adventure Romance)
ABDUCTED (Also Available in Audio)
PROTECTED (Also Available in Audio)
DESCENDED (Also Available in Audio)
SEVERED (Also Available in Audio)
ALIEN MATE INDEX VOLUME ONE
Contains Abducted, Protected, Descended and Severed all in one volume
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All Alien Mate novels are now available in PRINT.
The Cougarville series
(Paranormal / Action-Adventure Romance)
(Older Woman / Younger Man
BUCK NAKED (Also Available in Audio)
COUGAR BAIT (Also Available in Audio)
STONE COLD FOX (Also Available in Audio)
BIG, BAD WOLF
The CyBRG Files with Mina Carter
(Sci-Fi / Action-Adventure Romance)
UNIT 77: BROKEN (Also Available in Audio)
UNIT 78: RESCUED (Also Available in Audio)
The Institute series
(Daddy-Dom / Age Play Romance)
THE INSTITUTE: DADDY ISSUES
(Also Available in Audio)
THE INSTITUTE: MISHKA’S SPANKING
The Swann Sister Chronicles
(Contemporary Fairy / Funny / Fantasy Romance)
WISHFUL THINKING (Also Available in Audio)
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR (Also available in Audio)
Nocturne Academy
(Young Adult Paranormal/Action-Adventure/Romance)
LOCK AND KEY (Also Available in Audio)
FANG AND CLAW (Also Available in Audio)
STONE AND SECRET
Detectives Valenti and O’Brian
(1980s M/M Romance)
THE ASSIGNMENT
I’LL BE HOT FOR CHRISTMAS
FIREWORKS
THE ASSIGNMENT: HEART AND SOUL
Compendiums and Box Sets
ALIEN MATE INDEX VOLUME ONE
Contains Abducted, Protected, Descended and Severed all in one volume
BORN TO DARKNESS BOX SET
Contains Crimson Debt, Scarlet Heat, and Ruby Shadows all in one volume
BRIDES OF THE KINDRED VOLUME ONE
Contains Claimed, Hunted, Sought and Found
BRIDES OF THE KINDRED VOLUME TWO
Contains Revealed, Pursued and Exiled
BRIDES OF THE KINDRED VOLUME THREE
Contains Shadowed, Chained and Divided
BRIDES OF THE KINDRED VOLUME FOUR
Contains Devoured, Enhanced and Cursed
BRIDES OF THE KINDRED VOLUME FIVE
Contains Enslaved, Targeted and Forgotten
BRIDES OF THE KINDRED VOLUME SIX
Contains Switched, Uncharted and Unbound
BRIDES OF THE KINDRED VOLUME SEVEN
Contains Surrendered, Vanished, and Imprisoned
BRIDES OF THE KINDRED VOLUME EIGHT
Contains Twisted, Deceived, and Stolen
HAVE YOURSELF A SEXY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
Contains Kidnapped for Christmas, Cougar Christmas and Season’s Spankings
KINDRED TALES VOLUME 1
Contains Mastering the Mistress, Bonding with the Beast and Seeing with the Heart
KINDRED TALES VOLUME 2
Contains Freeing the Prisoner, Healing the Broken and Taming the Giant
KINDRED TALES VOLUME 3
Contains Bridging the Distance, Loving a Stranger and Finding the Jewel
KINDRED TALES VOLUME 4
Contains Bonded by Accident, Releasing the Dragon, and Sharing a Mate
KINDRED TALES VOLUME 5
Contains Instructing the Novice, Awakened by the Giant, and Hitting the Target
KINDRED TALES VOLUME 6
Contains Handling the Hybrid, Trapped in Time, and Time to Heal
KINDRED TALES VOLUME 7
Contains Pairing with the Protector, Falling for Kindred Claus, and Guarding the Goddess
NAUGHTY TALES: THE COLLECTION— Volume One
Contains Putting on a Show, Willing Submission, The Institute: Daddy Issues, The Institute: Mishka's Spanking, Confessions of a Lingerie Model, Sin Eater, Speeding Ticket, Stress Relief and When Mr. Black Comes Home.
ONE HOT HALLOWEEN
Contains Red and the Wolf, Gypsy Moon and Taming the Beast
ONE HOT HALLOWEEN Vol.2
Contains The Covenant, Secret Thirst, and Kristen’s Addiction + BONUS: Madeline’s Mates
Stand Alone Titles
(Sci-Fi OR Paranormal Action-Adventure Romance)
ANYONE U WANT
BEST KEP
T SECRETS (Step-Brother romance)
BLIND DATE WITH A VAMPIRE
BLOOD KISS
BROKEN BOUNDARIES (M/M romance)
CEREMONY OF THREE
COMPANION 3000 (coming soon)
DEAL WITH THE DEVIL (Also Available in Audio)
DEFILED
EYES LIKE A WOLF (Foster Brother romance)
FOREVER BROKEN (M/M romance)
GYPSY MOON
HUNGER MOON RISING
MADELINE’S MATES
MARKED
OUTCAST
PLANET X (Also Available in Audio)
PLEASURE PLANET
PLEDGE SLAVE (M/M romance)
PURITY (Also Available in Audio)
RED AND THE WOLF
SECRET THIRST
SEX WITH STRANGERS
SHADOW DREAMS
SLAVE BOY (M/M romance)
STRESS RELIEF
SWEET DREAMS
TAMING THE BEAST
TANDEM UNIT
THE BARGAIN
THE COVENANT
THE LAST BITE (M/M romance)
THE LAST MAN ON EARTH
THE LOST BOOKS (M/M romance)
THE PLEASURE PALACE
THE SACRIFICE (Also Available in Audio)
’TIL KINGDOM COME (M/M romance)
Stand Alone Titles
(Contemporay Romance)
A SPANKING FOR VALENTINE (BDSM)
BOUND AND DETERMINED, anthology with Lena Matthews, includes The Punishment of Nicollett
COUGAR CHRISTMAS (Older Woman / Younger Man)
DANGEROUS CRAVINGS (BDSM)
DIRTY GIRL
FULL EXPOSURE (with Lena Matthews)
KIDNAPPED FOR CHRISTMAS (BDSM)
MASKS, contains The Man in the Leather Mask and Masks (BDSM)
MORE THAN FRIENDS (BDSM)
PICTURE PERFECT (Step-Brother romance) (Also Available in Audio)
STR8TE BOYS (M/M romance)