The Lycans Series by Jenika Snow

*a prequel to The Lycans series, but does not have to be read in any specific order. This is Banner and Luna's origin story.LunaI was eighteen.He was over two hundred years old.I was an inexperienced vampire exploring Eastern Europe by myself.Banner was the king of the Scottish Lycans.He was huge. I was small. And he wouldn't take no for an answer.Talk about a forbidden, age-gap romance... more*a prequel to The Lycans series, but does not have to be read in any specific order. This is Banner and Luna's origin story.LunaI was eighteen.He was over two hundred years old.I was an inexperienced vampire exploring Eastern Europe by myself.Banner was the king of the Scottish Lycans.He was huge. I was small. And he wouldn't take no for an answer.Talk about a forbidden, age-gap romance. Our meeting had been nothing short of happenstance, luck of the draw, a strike of fate, or one of the many other things people say when you meet the one person meant to be yours and yours alone.But we were meant to be together. Fated mates by destiny.Maybe I should have fought the attraction. Maybe I should have played hard to get. Especially when my Lycan mate was so big and burly, growly and an over-the-top alpha?But where was the fun in that? less

I wasn’t human, not completely.A Lycan—a centuries-old wolf-like creature that was feared by all, stronger than anything on the planet, and who was only ever after one thing. My mate.For over three hundred years, I had one purpose in life. Find her, the one female born to be mine. My female who’d cause the Linking Instinct—that supernatural connection that told me she was mine and I hers—to finally take root and make me whole... moreI wasn’t human, not completely.A Lycan—a centuries-old wolf-like creature that was feared by all, stronger than anything on the planet, and who was only ever after one thing. My mate.For over three hundred years, I had one purpose in life. Find her, the one female born to be mine. My female who’d cause the Linking Instinct—that supernatural connection that told me she was mine and I hers—to finally take root and make me whole.And for hundreds of years, I’d been alone, saving myself for my mate, never stopping the search.Until I scented her, saw her, finally felt my heart beat and the blood rush through my veins with hope and anticipation.Mine.She didn’t see me, but she sensed me.And she ran. She couldn’t possibly know how much the chase turned me on.I didn’t know how I’d make her understand I could never let her go, that nothing and no one would stop me from making her mine.Because once a Lycan found his mate… nothing in this world, nothing supernatural or human, could keep him from her. less

LucaI'd lost my mind, was more animal than man. More crazed than sane.
And all because I hadn't found my mate, that one female born to be mine and mine alone.
As an over four-hundred-year-old Lycan, a supernatural being who was able to shift from human to my inner wolf, my kind was known as fearsome beasts with unimaginable power. All feared us, and rightfully so.
I had given up hope of ever finding my mate and because of that had let my inner beast reign supreme, control me... moreLucaI'd lost my mind, was more animal than man. More crazed than sane.
And all because I hadn't found my mate, that one female born to be mine and mine alone.
As an over four-hundred-year-old Lycan, a supernatural being who was able to shift from human to my inner wolf, my kind was known as fearsome beasts with unimaginable power. All feared us, and rightfully so.
I had given up hope of ever finding my mate and because of that had let my inner beast reign supreme, control me. I was far more rabid than anything else.
But then it happened. I saw her, my halfling mate. Part Lycan. Part vampire. She was perfect and made just for me.
I craved her like no other, and I'd have her as mine no matter what.
For there was nothing more dangerous than a male of the Otherworld finding his mate and keeping her close.
But she had protectors, brothers, and a father who saw me for the beast I was and were ready to go to war with me... to keep her from me.
I'd been waiting my entire life for her, and they'd soon realize I'd level anything and anyone who thought to stand in the way of claiming my prize, no matter the consequences or repercussions. less

I had no family, no friends. I was utterly alone and always had been. And once I aged out of the system that had raised me, I decided to find out exactly who I was.Where did I come from? Who were my parents? What made me… me?It became the fire in my veins.And my journey led me to Scotland, the Highlands, and for the first time in my life, I had this feeling of… belonging... moreI had no family, no friends. I was utterly alone and always had been. And once I aged out of the system that had raised me, I decided to find out exactly who I was.Where did I come from? Who were my parents? What made me… me?It became the fire in my veins.And my journey led me to Scotland, the Highlands, and for the first time in my life, I had this feeling of… belonging.What should have been a simple hike through the Scottish countryside led me to discover that there were things far more mysterious than trying to find out who I was.There were other things—creatures—lurking in this world, ones who were stronger, fiercer… ones who were not human.Everything I’d ever known seemed like a fable now.And it was one of those otherworldly creatures who stalked me—chased me.And I knew I couldn’t outrun him. I couldn’t escape.He’s bigger than any man I’d ever seen, stronger than anyone should be. His growls were feral, his fangs animalistic, and when he watched me it was with glowing eyes.I found myself at his mercy, chained to a bed, and alone with this man who isn’t really a man at all. I asked him why I was there, why he took me, held me against my will.And all he said was… I was his mate.*official blurb to follow* less

He said I was his. He said he was coming for meSo there was only one thing for me to do.Run.He wouldn’t stop until he found me until he put his mark on my neck.Well... game on then.He may catch me, maybe sooner than I wanted, but I wouldn't give in without a fight.If a hunt was what he wanted, if it turned him on even more, then I'd make sure I didn't make it easy.​​​​​​​That's what I told myself anyway. *Unedited. Official blurb coming soon*

The fifth installment in the Lycans series. Official blurb coming soon.

SebastianI was a ruthless monster. A right-hand enforcer to the most powerful sociopathic vampire in the world.The only thing that mattered was satiating my bloodthirst for killing.When it came time to take out the Assembly, a group of demented humans who used creatures of the Otherworld for their own sick entertainment, I was ready to litter the ground with their corpses.And I did my job well... moreSebastianI was a ruthless monster. A right-hand enforcer to the most powerful sociopathic vampire in the world.The only thing that mattered was satiating my bloodthirst for killing.When it came time to take out the Assembly, a group of demented humans who used creatures of the Otherworld for their own sick entertainment, I was ready to litter the ground with their corpses.And I did my job well.But when I woke up in the middle of nowhere and realized I’d been thrust into another dimension, the idea of death was a sweet relief.But then I was found by an unlikely ally. She saved me.This tiny Fae female with pointed ears, tiny fangs, deep red hair, and freckles that made me hungry and thirsty and dying to see every part of her.Ada. My mate.It was an enemies-to-lovers start, where it was her and me against everything else in this dangerous new world.And for the first time in my life I actually… wanted something for myself. I wanted to protect instead of kill.I wanted to love instead of hate.I just didn’t know if I could ever be anything but the villain of my own story. less

I was a Lycan prince. A brother. A son.What I wasn’t anymore was a warrior.But there was a time when I was fierce and unrelenting, a wolf shifter who was primal and respected because of my strength.I felt unstoppable.But all of that changed in an instant when a near-fatal injury during a brutal fight silenced my inner wolf.Now, I was lost, shattered, since my beast had gone dormant, the power it took from me making me feel wholly… human... moreI was a Lycan prince. A brother. A son.What I wasn’t anymore was a warrior.But there was a time when I was fierce and unrelenting, a wolf shifter who was primal and respected because of my strength.I felt unstoppable.But all of that changed in an instant when a near-fatal injury during a brutal fight silenced my inner wolf.Now, I was lost, shattered, since my beast had gone dormant, the power it took from me making me feel wholly… human.I felt like a broken male, my mind a dark, twisted place where anger and despair were the only things that kept me company.No one could ever understand. No one could help me.Without my wolf, I was just a shell. A beast without a purpose. A predator without prey. And as the days passed and I healed physically, mentally I found myself becoming destructive. The rage simmered in my blood, and I knew eventually I wouldn’t be able to control it.But the hardest realization was that since my wolf was gone, I’d never find my mate. I knew she was out there somewhere. But because my wolf was silent, I’d never recognize her as mine.That was until something shifted in me. I felt… something I hadn’t felt in forever.Curiosity. Interest. Desire.And it was all because of a quiet, beautiful woman who worked for the royal family. I didn't want to be gruff with her, didn’t want her to see how dark I’d become. But I snapped, growled at the female, and hated myself for it.And she stood up to me when no one else would.She couldn’t be my mate if my wolf stayed silent. But I desired her like I’d never desired another creature before.Maybe I wasn’t as broken as I thought. less