Grayslake: More Than Mated Universe Books

A man seeking solitude… When an Argentinean-born, ex-soldier of fortune finds his nearest neighbors in a domestic dispute where the female is being beaten, he has no choice but to step in and do something. Finding two bear shifters living next door to his rental, Mario subdues the male, but the female is hysterical. Left with no choice, he has to call the cops. A woman in uniform… Grayslake police officer Patty Montone answers the call, never expecting to find her little sister in the role of abused girlfriend. Patty’s dominant bear sees red, but she has a duty to look after her sister before Patty can go back and kill the boyfriend. And then there’s the sexy neighbor, who scents like some kind of big cat. A very dominant, intriguing big cat shifter, in a bear town. A match made in danger… Mario sets out to court the dominant female who stirs his heart…and other things, but danger stalks her family and only Mario has the connections, and the skills, to set things right. When foreign thugs arrive in Grayslake, Mario sets up a cunning plan to solve the problem—with Patty by his side, and hopefully, in his bed. Mario’s inner jaguar wants to keep the sultry bear shifter for his own. Is it possible he’s found his mate in the sexiest, strongest and most alluring woman he’s ever met? And can she possibly feel the same? Through bullets and blood, he vows to find out.

She’s his fated mate. And there’s one person determined to keep them apart. Lira just needs room to breathe. Somewhere away from her small town, their prying eyes, and their intense focus now that her cheating ex… is really her ex. For good. What better place to get away than a dive bar two towns over? And if she happens to meet her next one-night stand in all of his muscular, lickable glory… all the better. Werebear Jake just wanted a drink. What he got was an armful of luscious mate. For one night. Then life--and his persnickety grandmother--interfere. He has to get his family to Grayslake, Georgia (the werebear town) and then he’ll focus on finding his missing mate. Unless she finds him first. Jake has Lira, but can he keep her? Lira’s ex refuses to let her go and Jake’s bear… refuses to let him live. ~*~*~*~ Grayslake: More than Mated characters and settings appear courtesy of Celia Kyle. If you haven't read her books, you should really go do that! ~*~*~*~

Misha and Borys sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G … Misha falls in lust at first sight with the big, sexy bear shifter, but she doesn’t have time for his mating nonsense. Raised in Russia by tiger shifters, she came to America to follow up on her first real lead for finding her biological family. Borys wants the smokin’ hot bear who recently wandered into town. Now all he has to do is convince Misha that she’s meant to be his. The stubborn woman won’t give him the time of day, though, saying she’s looking for her kin. His biggest problem? He might be the family she’s looking for. This is a standalone novella in Celia Kyle’s Grayslake: More Than Mated Kindle World! You do not have to read any of the corresponding books in this world to enjoy it. Contains mature content.

When you’ve loved and lost a fated mate, can you dare to hope for a second chance? After her human mate was tragically killed years ago, wolf shifter Magda fled Grayslake and all it meant. She only returned to protect her adopted daughter and she’s determined to stay out of local shifter politics. Marc has spent years protecting Grayslake’s shifters after a tragedy of his own. When Magda walks into his life, his inner wolf awakens. He never thought it possible, but she’s living proof that miracles happen. She’s his mate. Now he just has to convince her that everyone gets a second chance at love. ~*~*~*~ Grayslake: More than Mated characters and settings appear courtesy of Celia Kyle. If you haven't read her books, you should really go do that! ~*~*~*~

She’ll have to learn to love herself first… While taking down a group of gangster tigers, bear shifter Henry Towns finds an unexpected surprise: his mate. He was fine with his single life... right up until the moment he wasn’t. Now he faces the impossible task of trying to convince the beautiful human that not all shifters are bad so she can fall in love with him. Then they can live happily ever after and have lots of bear cubs together. Unfortunately, the human happens to be Grace Hubbard, who wouldn’t have described herself as beautiful in a million years. Thanks to a childhood of cruel abuse, she’s been conditioned to view herself as small, mousy, and worthless. After she gets over her initial shock she’s able to see that both Henry and his bear are nice, but she knows better than to think that a good man would want anything to do with her. She’s damaged goods. Now he’s lit a fire in her and she wants him but she doesn’t believe she deserves him. Fortunately, Henry has never been one to back away from a challenge, not when his one true mate is on the line. Welcome to the exciting world of Celia Kyle's Grayslake. Watch out for the sexy shifters… they BITE. This is the second book in a series, and while still enjoyable on its own, you’ll get more out of it if you make sure to read book one first! You can find that here: http://josiewalkerbooks.com/index.php/paws-and-surrender-bear-allegiance-series-book-1/ ***Come sign up for my newsletter and get a free copy of another steamy paranormal romance. Just don’t read it before bed because it’s so HOT it’s SCARY! Just paste this link in your browser to sign up for your book http://josiewalkerbooks.com/index.php/free-ghost-lover-ebook/ ***This More Than Mated Worlds story was inspired by Celia Kyle’s Grayslake More Than Mated Series and is a novella. Scroll up and get your copy today!

The last thing Grace wanted to do was form attachments. Travis was looking for a new hometown, but the minute he met her… he knew that home wasn’t a place, it was her. He just had to convince her that what they have was worth sticking around for. Grace Howard was excited to return to her childhood home in Grayslake, Georgia to visit her Aunt and Uncle. Living in the Arizona desert, watching her mom’s long line of boyfriends come and go, she has always dreamed of returning to the sultry days and balmy nights for one last visit before she sets off to see the world and forge her own future far away from relationships. Grace knows that forever doesn’t happen, not to her, and living in one place would be an exercise in frustration. Travis Owen was looking for a home. Struggling with the clan politics in his hometown, he’s looking for somewhere to settle. Waiting to meet the Itan of Grayslake, he sees a curvy beauty get off the bus with a suitcase in tow. Both sides of him took notice, but he breaks a rule and there’s a price he’ll have to pay. Travis has to decide what’s more important to him, his instinctual need for this woman, or keeping his hide intact. With his bear riding him hard, he finds out that the dominant power in his life just might not be the command of an Itan, it just might be his heart. Can Travis convince Grace that the adventure she craves is a life with him, or will she leave him when he needs her the most?

If you give a squirrel a sword…. Clementine Winters knows her ex is out to get her. She also knows how to make man-meat with her big ol’sword. The problem is her ex is an underhanded, sneaky son of a beech tree, so she has no choice but to call in reinforcements. What she needs is someone to cover her back. What she gets is a wolf shifter who’s rough, gruff and everything that drives her inner squirrel wild. All she needs to do now is save her own hide, get rid of the idiot ex, and convince the big bad wolf that he belongs to her. Bryce McCabe can’t and won’t claim his mate. Equally exhilarated and terrified by the opportunity to protect the beauty he’s secretly adored from afar, Bryce steels himself to keep the truth hidden. He’ll do his job and walk away, his heart studded with the painful memories of the little time he’ll have with her. Little does he know protecting her is going to be the easy part. Resisting her is a whole other bowl of nuts. …she’s going to get herself one hell of a wolf!

This was previously published as part of Kindle Worlds! It's a complete standalone! Knox Carlson is an Alpha werewolf, and the first time he scented Heather, he knew she was his with a capital H,I,S. But she’s human, so their mating can never be – until he’s called in to investigate the disappearance of a wolf shifter female who’s run out on her arranged marriage. Now that Heather has learned the secret of shifters, he’ll have to claim her as his own or let her be put down – and he’ll take on every shifter in Georgia before he lets that happen.

After a traumatic attack leaves his family dead, wolf shifter James Monroe becomes lost to his wolf. For almost a decade he lives a feral, lonely existence until he comes across Emily fighting for her life. Emily Todd is minding her own business in life when she’s brutally kidnapped by a monster. When her savior is more savage than her kidnapper, Emily isn’t sure she’s going to survive being saved. Will Emily’s love be enough to bring James back? Can James be the man Emily needs? Warning: Insta-love novella with a feral alpha hero, mating heat and a heroine who knows who and what she wants.

After suffering the ultimate humiliation at her cousin’s wedding, Audrey Harris leaves her old life behind, and drives until she reaches Emerald Haven, North Carolina. Faced with staying put, or heading north, she decides to stay. Unfortunately, the atmosphere at the B&B where she’s staying isn’t conducive to her plan to give up men, and soon, she ends up at the local bar looking for an ego boost. Bear shifter, Tad Mitchell, knows first-hand what it feels like to be betrayed by a lover, and he has the physical scars to prove it. Once a romantic, he gave up on women five years ago when his ex-girlfriend threw him away like garbage. When his fated mate walks into his brother’s bar, he easily rebuffs her advances until he’s forced to do the right thing. Now that Tad has Audrey in his home, he can’t get rid of the sassy, curvy beauty, and the worst part is, he’s not even sure he wants to. No, he definitely wants to, but she’s so stubborn. And sexy. And smart…and he really does need an office manager. When Audrey’s life is on the line, Tad has to decide whether or not to live in the past, or to claim his mate and embrace the future. Note: Each book in the EMERALD HAVEN Series can be read as a stand-alone! EMERALD HAVEN : Season One: Bears 1. WAKING THE BEAR* 2. SAVING THE BEAR (An Enforcers/Emerald Haven Crossover Book) 3. FIGHTING THE BEAR 4. LOVING THE BEAR 5. OWNING THE BEAR Season 2: Wolves 6. DOUBTING THE WOLF 7. REJECTING THE WOLF 8. TEMPTING THE WOLF *This book was previously published in the More than Mated Kindle World, under the same name, however, it has been revised to fit into the Emerald Haven world.