Shikar Series by Sherri L. King, Jaid Black, Cheyenne McCray, Mary Wine, Delilah Devlin, Anya Bast, Diana Hunter

A special edition anthology of six sizzling stories from Ellora's Cave's Mistresses of Romantica (tm). Wolf's Law by Cheyenne McCray, Scarlet Sweet by Anya Bast, Writers Unblocked by Diana Hunter, Looking Forward by Mary Wine, Raptor's Prey by Delilah Devlin, and Voyeure: Overexposed by Sherri L. King.

So what if there's a psychotic nut after her? Rowan Evans doesn't like the idea of being whisked away by her father's security chief for safekeeping. Jack Donnelly rubs her the wrong way, gets on her nerves, and the last thing she wants to do is spend two weeks under his protective custody - even if he is tall, blond and delicious. Jack has spent a lifetime - and then some - keeping people safe... moreSo what if there's a psychotic nut after her? Rowan Evans doesn't like the idea of being whisked away by her father's security chief for safekeeping. Jack Donnelly rubs her the wrong way, gets on her nerves, and the last thing she wants to do is spend two weeks under his protective custody - even if he is tall, blond and delicious. Jack has spent a lifetime - and then some - keeping people safe. So when he learned his oldest friend's daughter was in danger, he knew there wasn't anything he wouldn't do to keep her out of harm's way, including kidnapping her. And if it gives him some time to get a little closer to a woman who's always gone out of her way to keep him at arm's length, so much the better. He knows she'll be mad, but he can handle it. Can't he? When a self-sufficient, independent woman butts heads with a stubborn Irishman, there are bound to be sparks. And that's before she finds out he's a vampire. less

Caress of Flame is a Shikar story, taking place in the world of the Horde Wars series. Isis is a woman haunted. Her life is her own, yet she isn't happy. And she knows she can never be until she lays her traumatic past to rest. But before she can do that, she finds herself caught in the middle of a war that has raged for eons. Daemons. Monsters from the Pit of Hell have targeted Isis and her very special abilities... moreCaress of Flame is a Shikar story, taking place in the world of the Horde Wars series. Isis is a woman haunted. Her life is her own, yet she isn't happy. And she knows she can never be until she lays her traumatic past to rest. But before she can do that, she finds herself caught in the middle of a war that has raged for eons. Daemons. Monsters from the Pit of Hell have targeted Isis and her very special abilities. Flare is a renowned Shikar warrior, an Incinerator, able to create and control fire. But when he first sees Isis, the human he is charged with protecting from the Daemon threat, the fire that rages in his heart is beyond even his control. He knows he must have her, but Isis has deep wounds that must be healed before they can truly become one. And he knows his love-their love-can make her whole again. But first he must convince Isis, before the Daemons and the ghosts of her past spirit her beyond his reach forever. less