Familiar Mates Series by T.J. Nichols, Matt Stephens

He can hold lightning in his hand, but will love slip through his fingers? Jude Sullivan has one more chance to prove he isn’t a danger to the paranormal community. If he fails, he’ll be stripped of his magic, a painful process to make a witch human. As a test, the Coven sends him to Mercy South, Colorado, to stop a creature that’s been mutilating cows and scaring the locals. Jude hates cows and small towns. The Coven should’ve sent a nature witch... moreHe can hold lightning in his hand, but will love slip through his fingers? Jude Sullivan has one more chance to prove he isn’t a danger to the paranormal community. If he fails, he’ll be stripped of his magic, a painful process to make a witch human. As a test, the Coven sends him to Mercy South, Colorado, to stop a creature that’s been mutilating cows and scaring the locals. Jude hates cows and small towns. The Coven should’ve sent a nature witch. Rob Mackenzie is the local mechanic and bear shifter. If the locals knew his secret, they’d run him out of town. He wants someone to really know him and not be afraid. With several chewed-up cows and some other weird happenings, he’s wondering if he’s no longer the strangest creature in Mercy. After meeting Mack, Jude thinks he’s found the cause of the trouble. But the trouble is only just getting started when Mack realizes he’s Jude’s fated mate. As the cow-mutilating creature starts hunting in town, Mack and Jude will have to quit fighting their attraction and each other, to stop the creature from killing again. For readers who love fated mates, bear shifters and small town gay romance. mm paranormal romance less

He came looking for revenge, will he walk away from love?Twenty years after fleeing Madison Gully as a scared sixteen-year-old who witnessed the murder of his sister, Kirk Gracewell returns as a powerful energy vampire. He wants to find the cougar shifter who killed her and make them pay. Every ten years, the Madison cougars get together. It’s a time of celebration and meeting new partners but also listening to the seer announce who’ll get the greatest honor—becoming a familiar to a witch... moreHe came looking for revenge, will he walk away from love?Twenty years after fleeing Madison Gully as a scared sixteen-year-old who witnessed the murder of his sister, Kirk Gracewell returns as a powerful energy vampire. He wants to find the cougar shifter who killed her and make them pay. Every ten years, the Madison cougars get together. It’s a time of celebration and meeting new partners but also listening to the seer announce who’ll get the greatest honor—becoming a familiar to a witch. When the seer gives Sage the task of watching the vampire that’s suddenly arrived, Sage feels slighted, it’s a job for a much younger cougar. But he comes to enjoy the games of cat mouse he plays with Kirk, until he learns why the vampire is in Madison Gully. Now Sage will have to choose: protect his family or help Kirk find the killer. But the killer will stop at nothing to prove to the seer the honor is his, claim a witch and bury the past. less

All he wants is to be loved, but no one trusts a snake…Ten years ago, Dylan Lynch left home against his mother’s wishes to pursue a music career. Now he’s riding the waves of being a rock star with number one albums and more money than he ever imagined, and he did it without using his deadly magic. But when his brother dies, Dylan knows it’s only a matter of time until he is summoned home to take his place as heir to a business he doesn’t want... moreAll he wants is to be loved, but no one trusts a snake…Ten years ago, Dylan Lynch left home against his mother’s wishes to pursue a music career. Now he’s riding the waves of being a rock star with number one albums and more money than he ever imagined, and he did it without using his deadly magic. But when his brother dies, Dylan knows it’s only a matter of time until he is summoned home to take his place as heir to a business he doesn’t want.Eamon Cutler is a snake shifter working as an enforcer for the Lynch family, hex witches who grant wishes with a price to be collected in the future. Usually he is sent after humans who welch on their side of the deal. But when he’s sent after Dylan, a man he has wanted from afar and admired for his willingness to stand up to his family, Eamon questions his career path.The attraction between Eamon and Dylan simmers, but both are reluctant to give in. Hex witches don’t sleep with shifters, and if Eamon wants to keep his job—and his life—he shouldn’t sleep with the boss’s son.But to find freedom, some rules must be broken.For readers who like fated mates, fake relationships and road trips where there’s only one bed. less

Fated mates paranormal gay romance seriesOne kiss can change the life of a witch and shifter forever, binding their lives and magic. For some it is a wanted bond, for others it is something to be avoided. When it happens there are always consequences...Includes:The Witch's FamiliarThe Vampire's FamiliarThe Rock Star's Familiar

Wounded and left for dead, Kit Linfield is stuck in his eagle form. A Christmas Eve flight with his family turns to slaughter when hunters take aim at the eagle shifters. Kit plays dead, but he’s wounded and needs help. He wants to live to have a chance at vengeance. Vet Errol Hart is spending Christmas alone for the first time since his divorce... moreWounded and left for dead, Kit Linfield is stuck in his eagle form. A Christmas Eve flight with his family turns to slaughter when hunters take aim at the eagle shifters. Kit plays dead, but he’s wounded and needs help. He wants to live to have a chance at vengeance. Vet Errol Hart is spending Christmas alone for the first time since his divorce. When a badly wounded eagle is delivered to his care, it’s the first animal that Errol can’t communicate with, and the wedge-tailed eagle is so badly injured, Errol isn’t sure it will survive. But the way it looks at him, like it understands every word he says… They are both keeping secrets. When Errol learns the truth, he vows to help Kit find the men responsible for the illegal hunt. For readers who like fated mates and small town gay romance. less

Hundreds of years ago Prys was tasked with guarding his unhatched sister. He needs the help of a rare fire witch.Aaron has found a way to use his magic in public, the last thing he expects after a show is for a dragon to approach him asking for a favor.Previously published in Flame's Embrace: An Australian Bushfire Charity Anthology

Walking out on his husband, and fated mate, is the hardest thing wolf shifter Sam Carver has ever done.Detective Mark Buchan knows he’s screwed things up with his husband, but he never expected Sam to leave. Now there’s a killer targeting witches, and Mark is worried he’s next. He needs Sam’s help one last time.Sam agrees, but only because if Mark dies, he’ll pine away because of the bond. He hasn’t forgiven Mark, and he won’t forget... moreWalking out on his husband, and fated mate, is the hardest thing wolf shifter Sam Carver has ever done.Detective Mark Buchan knows he’s screwed things up with his husband, but he never expected Sam to leave. Now there’s a killer targeting witches, and Mark is worried he’s next. He needs Sam’s help one last time.Sam agrees, but only because if Mark dies, he’ll pine away because of the bond. He hasn’t forgiven Mark, and he won’t forget. And the last thing he wants is to fall in love, again, with the man who broke his heart.This time Mark will do anything to prove to Sam that he’s worth the trouble. Even surrendering his magic.For readers who like second chance romance, werewolves and fated mates. less

Risking death is part of the job…finding his mate isn’t. Hippo shifter Chase Allard is sent to infiltrate a shifter gang that is rumored to be catching and binding witches—a disgusting practice that makes a mockery of the familiar bond. A bound witch dies within a few years. Rhys Howland’s magic is in his voice. After being captured and forced to use his magic to benefit the shifters imprisoning him, he is desperate to escape, but he is always guarded... moreRisking death is part of the job…finding his mate isn’t. Hippo shifter Chase Allard is sent to infiltrate a shifter gang that is rumored to be catching and binding witches—a disgusting practice that makes a mockery of the familiar bond. A bound witch dies within a few years. Rhys Howland’s magic is in his voice. After being captured and forced to use his magic to benefit the shifters imprisoning him, he is desperate to escape, but he is always guarded. But when the hippo arrives, Rhys hears a different song in the air: Chase is his familiar. And a familiar is the last thing Rhys wants or needs. For Chase, finding his familiar bound and trapped pushes him to the edge of control. He’ll have to choose between blowing his cover and saving his mate. For readers who like size difference, fated mates and gay romantic suspense. less

Stealing the wrong wallet, puts Bailey’s heart in the witch’s grasp.Sergeant Kassidy Robinson craves a final night of fun before deploying. But one kiss changes his fate. The man in his arms is his familiar. The snow leopard shifter then steals his wallet and vanishes. Kass ships out, but he can’t escape the longing for the light-fingered thief.Bailey Fisher is terrified of the power Kass holds over him... moreStealing the wrong wallet, puts Bailey’s heart in the witch’s grasp.Sergeant Kassidy Robinson craves a final night of fun before deploying. But one kiss changes his fate. The man in his arms is his familiar. The snow leopard shifter then steals his wallet and vanishes. Kass ships out, but he can’t escape the longing for the light-fingered thief.Bailey Fisher is terrified of the power Kass holds over him. When the connection doesn’t fade, Bailey realizes he’s already in Kass’s thrall and he’s forced to confront old fears and ancient prejudices or risk being under the soldier’s spell forever.For readers who like military heroes, opposites attract and fated mates.Previously published in the Warlords, Witches and Wolves: A Fantasy Realms Anthology less

Fated mates...there's only one problem: their families hate each other.With old money comes old hatreds, and the fight to survive will take everything the familiar bond offers witch and shifter.Ethan Lumin has followed the plan laid out for him since the day he was born. As part of that plan, he needs a familiar before he turns thirty so he can take his place on the Shadow Board as expected. But he wants more than a bound shifter who’s only interested in his family’s power and money... moreFated mates...there's only one problem: their families hate each other.With old money comes old hatreds, and the fight to survive will take everything the familiar bond offers witch and shifter.Ethan Lumin has followed the plan laid out for him since the day he was born. As part of that plan, he needs a familiar before he turns thirty so he can take his place on the Shadow Board as expected. But he wants more than a bound shifter who’s only interested in his family’s power and money.Axel Hollins learned a long time ago that family comes first, shifters come second, and witches come last. He wants nothing more than to escape the family business, but even the idea of becoming an artist is frowned upon.A chance meeting leads to a one-night stand and waking up to find that he’s now the familiar to the richest witch in London.***Discover the world of the Familiar Mates mm fated mates paranormal romance series. Each book in the Familiar Mates series has a new couple and a HEA with no cliffhangers.The Billionaire's Familiar is a steamy gay enemies to lovers romance between a billionaire witch who is expected to follow family tradition and a fox shifter who doesn't realise his own power. less

Callum and Nas have a perfect life until Callum rescues a man who turns out to be his familiar. How does he tell his boyfriend about witches and magic and fated mates? Leopard seal shifter Rikar has been travelling alone, trying to find a place to belong since being forced out of home. He has convinced himself it’s not that bad and that he’s a free spirit. Just as he thought he’d found his feet, his world explodes... moreCallum and Nas have a perfect life until Callum rescues a man who turns out to be his familiar. How does he tell his boyfriend about witches and magic and fated mates? Leopard seal shifter Rikar has been travelling alone, trying to find a place to belong since being forced out of home. He has convinced himself it’s not that bad and that he’s a free spirit. Just as he thought he’d found his feet, his world explodes. When Callum hauls a man out of a burning bar, he doesn’t expect the kiss of life to lead to the familiar bond. Then he freaks out because he has a human fiancé and a life he likes very much. He doesn’t want a familiar or a mate. For Nas, finding out that witches and shifters are real—and that he was about to marry one—is almost enough for him to walk away. But there’s something about Rikar that makes him stay long enough to listen…to consider that his heart might be big enough for his witch and his witch’s familiar. Dive into The Firefighter’s Familiar for a steamy MMM fated mates romance with a touch of danger, a leopard seal whose bite is definitely worse than his bark, and a relationship that’s strong enough to take whatever magic throws at it. less

When biologist Beau Evans goes on holiday to enjoy a week of snorkeling and diving, he isn’t planning to have a holiday fling…or for that fling to turn out to be his mate. As first-born twin seahorse shifter Kai was raised to rule, not just beneath the sea but also run the seahorse land-based businesses that employs many seahorse shifters and enriches them all... moreWhen biologist Beau Evans goes on holiday to enjoy a week of snorkeling and diving, he isn’t planning to have a holiday fling…or for that fling to turn out to be his mate. As first-born twin seahorse shifter Kai was raised to rule, not just beneath the sea but also run the seahorse land-based businesses that employs many seahorse shifters and enriches them all. Falling into bed with the hot guy who looks like he needs some fun was not supposed to end up with him being consumed by the mating heat and getting pregnant. Now instead of doing what he loves, he has to disappear into the ocean for three months.Beau doesn’t know how to deal with a mate or the twins Kai carries, but he does know that he isn’t going to walk away, no matter how complicated things get with seahorse politics. less

The son of an assassin is in need of protection...Discover the world of the Familiar Mates mm fated mates paranormal romance series. The Bodyguard's Familiar has a mind reading witch and a boar shifter who are both getting drawn back into their dangerous families, finding out they are fated mates is the last thing they need but exactly what they want.

Captured by a witch as a teen and rescued by the Coven, Orion ‘Tooth’ Templeton vowed he’d make the witch pay. As a Coven agent, he works to ensure no other shifter suffers the way he did.Now he’s been given the most important mission of his life. Not only will he have the chance to bring down the Shadow Board, but he’ll also exact his revenge.The job is anything but easy, and it’s only complicated further when he’s paired with two other agents—both of whom are witches... moreCaptured by a witch as a teen and rescued by the Coven, Orion ‘Tooth’ Templeton vowed he’d make the witch pay. As a Coven agent, he works to ensure no other shifter suffers the way he did.Now he’s been given the most important mission of his life. Not only will he have the chance to bring down the Shadow Board, but he’ll also exact his revenge.The job is anything but easy, and it’s only complicated further when he’s paired with two other agents—both of whom are witches. How can he work with the man who is supposed to be his fated mate—and who also happens to be straight and doesn’t want him—and a prince who is keeping secrets and tempts Orion in ways he finds impossible to resist?Mistakes get made.When the secrets are spilled and the danger increases, Orion will have to choose who he wants to be…and, more importantly, who he wants to be with…His fated mate, who doesn’t want to let him walk away, or the prince who can only offer him a place in the shadows, not by his side.Discover the world of the Familiar Mates mm fated mates paranormal romance series. The Spy’s Familiar has a snarly Komodo dragon shifter, a jaded spy who'd give up the job for the right person, and a prince who might one day make a good agent. less