In the small, were-ruled kingdom of Aydori, five women of the Mage-Pack have been kidnapped while the Pack is away defending the border, leaving a low-level mage and the younger brother of the Pack-leader to track down the kidnappers and save the missingwomen.

"Casteel Da'Neer knows all too well that very few are as cunning or vicious as the Blood Queen...Nothing will stop Poppy from freeing her King and destroying everything the Blood Crown stands for...Together, Poppy and Casteel must embrace traditions old and new to safeguard those they hold dear...But war is only the beginning. Ancient primal powers have already stirred, revealing the horror of what began eons ago. To end what the Blood Queen has begun,...

Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette. Where to go from there? From bad to worse apparently, for Alexia accidentally kills the vampire -- and then the appalling Lord Maccon (loud, messy, gorgeous, and werewolf) is sent by Queen Victoria to investigate....

"Rory Morris isn't thrilled to be moving back to her hometown, even if it is temporary. There are bad memories there. But her twin sister, Scarlett, is pregnant, estranged from the baby's father, and needs support, so Rory returns to the place she thought she'd put in her rearview. After a night out at a bar where she runs into an old almost-flame, she hits a large animal with her car. And when she gets out to investigate, she's attacked. Rory survives,...