Falling DragonsUnder the harvest moon, so much is possible even for two dragons with no one else in the world.Maaka believed his whole life he was normal. Until, one day, at the end of the haka his New Zealand rugby team chanted every game, he blew fire. Now, he has been presented with two weeks at the exclusive Wiccan Haus resort. He hopes a little rest and relaxation will take away the heat.… take away the heat.
Vyaler Crimson has a chip on her shoulder larger than her four-foot dragon. The last place she wants to be is at the Wiccan Haus. But when Rekkus orders her presence, she can’t think of a way out. Within hours of arriving on the island, her whole world is turned upside down. Not only does she find her mate, he has no idea he is a dragon.
Can two dragons manage the heat, or will they fall hard?
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Crouching Lion, Hidden Human
Lachlan Onyx is on mandatory leave until he can get his head on straight. Diagnosed with PTSD, he has withdrawn from everyone and everything. However, the lion in him refuses to back down and allow him to wallow in self-pity. After receiving an invitation to visit the Wiccan Haus, he takes it. If it means getting back into the field and doing what he loves, he’s willing to give it a shot. Except, there’s one problem—Patrick.
CIA Counter Terrorism Analyst Patrick Smith—not his real name, is burned out. After seventeen years in a gray, monitor-filled room, he needs some time away. The more he sees, or learns about, the more it tears apart his soul. So, on the advice of his therapist, he signs up for a little getaway to the Wiccan Haus, in hopes of washing away the black spots on his soul. However, when he sees Lachlan Onyx, he finds a kindred spirit and, in less than a week, his whole world is turned upside down.
Samara Ramos, isn’t sure an island retreat can help her. After a mission gone wrong, she’s spent her time rehabbing and hiding. In order to take an instructional position within military, she has to complete a critical retraining, including learning how to use her prosthetic leg. When she sees her mission commander, she doesn’t know what to do, and when she sees a man who sets her on fire, she’s ready to go home. A week with Garrett and Lachlan could destroy her, or it could bring her back from the brink of self-destruction.
Three souls will mingle for a week, but when their time is up, will they walk away, or find what they’ve been missing?
Power to Forgive
Once a powerful psychic, Molly Ranford is damaged from years of captivity and forced to use her abilities to obtain information and hurt others. Wiccan Haus is her last hope to heal and recover the powers she lost when she was freed.
Benjamin Kogan, Navy SEAL and part of the Para Elite force that rescued Molly and brought her to the Syndicate, can’t stop thinking about the fragile girl he saved that day. The briefest contact overwhelmed her, leaving her paralyzed with fear. Forced to withdraw from her side, Ben knew her injured psyche couldn’t handle anything else. However, he made himself a promise: he’d find the raven-haired beauty when the time was right.
During the harvest celebration at the Wiccan Haus, Molly must learn, with the love and help of her soul mate, to forgive herself and leave the past where it belongs—in the past.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this collection. Each short story in this collection is reviewed separately.
Falling Dragons – I really enjoyed this short story. Maaka Ngata believed he was human his whole life until at the end of the Haaka for his Rugby team he blew fire. He was given a two week holiday at some exclusive Wiccan Haus resort, he’s hoping the rest and relaxation will help him. Vyaler Crimson has a massive chip on her shoulder, larger than her 4 foot dragon and the last place she wants to be is at the Wiccan Haus but can’t refuse since Rekkus ordered her to come. Within hours of arriving on the island she finds out that not only is Maaka her mate but he also has no idea that he’s even a dragon. Vyaler helps Maaka gain more control over his Dragon. Maaka is the last remaining blue dragon and his sire was extremely bad news, he helped m*rder the Rowan coven/family. I loved how supportive Cyrus, Sage & Rekkus were considering who Maaka’s sire was. The chemistry between Maaka and Vyaler was off the charts.
Crouching Lion, Hidden Human – I really enjoyed this story, it’s very fast paced but still a good book. Lachlan Onyx is on mandatory leave from the Para Elite until he can get his head on straight, he’s been diagnosed with PTSD and has become withdraw. His lion within refuses to back down and allow him to wallow in self pity. He decides to take the invitation to visit Wiccan Haus, if it allows him to get back into the field and do what he loves he’ll give it a shot. CIA Counter Terrorism Analyst Patrick Smith, whose real name is Garrett is completely burned out. After seventeen years in a gray, monitor-filled room, he needs some time away before it completely destroys his soul. Especially after witnessing a mission gone wrong, and watching his friends be ambushed and not being able to help, He was told nothing so assumes that they’re all dead. On the advice of his therapist, he signs up for a little getaway to Wiccan Haus, in hopes of washing away the black spots on his soul. Samara Ramos, isn’t sure an island retreat can help her. After a mission gone wrong, she’s spent her time rehabbing and hiding, she came back from the mission not only losing all her team but her leg as well. In order to take an instructional position within military, she has to complete a critical retraining, including learning how to use her prosthetic leg. When she sees her mission commander Patrick, she doesn’t know what to do. Lachlan, helps Garrett and Samara to reconnect as they’re both completely shocked and at a loss when they see each other again. They all help each other heal. The chemistry between the three of them is scorching.
Power to Forgive – I enjoyed this short story. Molly Ranford, was k*dnapped at sixteen, spending five years in captivity where she was forced to use her psychic powers to hurt others. The Syndicate have been trying to help Molly for years since she was rescued but nothing has worked so, Wiccan Haus is her last hope to heal and recover the powers that she lost when she was freed from her cage. Benjamin Kogan, a Navy SEAL and a Commanding Officer with the Para Elite. Him and his team were the ones that rescued Molly, she’s drawn in to herself as she has so much guilt over everything she had to do to survive, as she hurt others but she had no choice as they would’ve k*lled her if she refused to use her powers. Will Ben be able to get through to Molly so she can learn to trust not only in herself but him as well? Molly and Ben were great together and are just what the other needs.
I’d definitely recommend this collection, each book in the series and author to everyone.