My whole life I have been the property of evil beings.Until the love of a minotaur freed my soul.I’d lived under the shadow of Dark Elf oppression on the alien planet of Protheka for so long that my spirit was almost broken until I found Romas.He was the survivor of a shipwreck.I nursed him back to health.He was an honorable warrior. Savage, fierce, and yet filled with great tenderness.My heart became his. My body soon fo...

I will not let this dark elf noble hurt my child!Kerym was my dark elf overseer. I gave into his charms. But when I found out I was pregnant, I knew I had to leave and go far away.He needed to grow up without fear. And Kerym? He didn't love me. Dark elves are monsters who view humans as animals. Who knew what he'd do when he found out I was pregnant.Three years have passed and I've raised my son, Jasper, without worry. Until the day my new overseer ...

I agreed to be the First Mate on his ship……When all I wanted was to be the only mate in his bed.I was Taneil’s servant for years.And when I earned my freedom, he asked me to be by his side on his sailing vessel on his quest.What he seeks will alter the balance of power on Protheka, and save his race from eternal damnation.I agreed to help him and told him it was because of the job he offered me.But it was always because o...

I thought I needed a champion.In him, I found true love.To free me of a curse, I needed a master warrior.There's only one minotaur like that, one with one hundred victories in the Arena: Magus.Beyond his rough exterior, I found a heart big enough to take pity on me.He fought for me. He bled for me.And ultimately, killed for me.But as powerful as this warrior is with his sword, I see that my minotaur needs...

The dark elf will not harm my baby!I was so in love with the dark elf general. But then he went to war and died—leaving me to fend for myself.His enemies were circling and I needed to flee. To protect myself . . . and the baby growing inside of me.But his enemies lied. He never died. He came back. And was told that I had fled.Heartbreak tore his soul and made him cruel. He vowed to find me and make me pay.Four years later, he did.

I was lucky to find my soulmate. And cursed to have lost him so soon after . . .I thought Tarfu was my happy ending. Until he went missing in battle. At first I waited patiently. Then anxiously. Then finally, hopelessly.Three years have passed. Orc males in his clan begin to circle me. Looking to claim me.But if I know my mate, Tarfu will never stop till he comes back to me. He will always be searching for me. Always loving me.And when he co...

All my life I’ve been running from evil.It’s time to start running towards fate.Human women exist for the use of others on Protheka. Being a servant is all I’ve ever known.When I try to flee, I end up in more danger than ever before.Until I’m rescued by a fearsome minotaur warrior.Trigon refuses to let anything hurt me.He protects me. Values me. Claims me.Together this warrior and I will take on the very ...

He's spent his life devoted to his goddess. It's time he worships someone new. Me.When his unit brought the wounded warrior, Guilri, to my camp, I had no choice but to heal him.It would be inhumane to let someone so hot die.As he came back to life, I realized my mistake. He was a threat. Not to my body . . . but to my walled off heart.Only Guilri has been strong enough to tear down my barriers to love. But the goddess he fi...

Celeste King Conner tries to count her blessings-even when she forgets.Told through essays and excerpts from her former newspaper column, Facebook posts, and other musings on daily life, Don't Let This Get Out in Pinckard is rooted in the stories Celeste King Conner grew up hearing and learned how to tell. She spent many a long afternoon listening to relatives talk, gossip, and remember, absorbing the rhythms of storytelling and an understanding that the t...

Only one thing keeps me from turning this world into a nightmare... and that's the angel of a woman I've fallen in love with.Her purity and beauty are the only things that soothe my tortured soul.The world fears me. It doesn't matter if you're a human, orc, or dark elf—you shrink away in terror when I come into view.Only Moira can keep me at bay.I'll kill anyone or anything that tries to harm her. I'll rip them apart as they still breathe an...

I was meant to be a toy for my three demons.Instead, I became the mistake they’ll never regret.Humans tormented me my entire life on Protheka. I was starved, beaten, isolated.Until a demon rescued me and brought me to a new home.Now, I find myself at the mercy of three monsters, each brutal and terrifying……and eager to please me. They treat me better than any of my own kind did.They look fearsome, but I’m not af...

Vengeance made him a monster.Love will make him my mate.Deknol has sold his soul to The Deceiver. I can see it in the powers that he now wields. Far stronger than any magic present on Protheka.It excites me.Because he will use his power to rescue me. To protect me. To pleasure me.The value of my life on Protheka is less than worthless. But when I stand next to Deknol, whose godlike powers crackle the air around him, I...