Tales of the Were: Magnus: Redstone Clan (18 page)

Epilogue

Miranda handed over her notes to the Alpha sometime later. She hadn’t forgotten her promise to do so in all the tumult, but it had taken her some time to organize her thoughts into a format other people could understand. She’d taken
pains to remember everything she could about her time as a captive of the mage. She’d written it all down and organized what she could of the things he’d said about the
Venifucus
and their plans.

Handing it over to Grif was a big step. She’d made copies, of course. She kept one for herself and gave the other to the Master. Duncan had asked for a copy as well, so she’d made another for the fey knight.

In fact, all three powerful men gathered in Grif’s kitchen so she could go over her notes with them. She answered their questions as best she could, but a lot of what the mage had said still didn’t make any sense to her. She left the meeting feeling glad that she’d been able to give them something. Maybe it wouldn’t be useful after all, but at least she’d tried.

Mag took her home after the meeting and they made love, helping her erase the memories of the evil mage and her time in captivity.

The meeting of minds at Grif’s house went on for a while after Miranda and Mag left, though. All three men wore tr
oubled gazes as they went over her notes.

“Miranda did a good job of organizing this,” Tony offered at last, when he’d finished reading through it all for the third time.

“She did,” Duncan agreed. “But that still doesn’t make this information any easier to read. I fear it indicates the worst is yet to come.”

“Yeah.” Grif sat back in his chair and stretched, rubbing his eyes. “That’s what I get from it too. Not good news at all.”

“We’ll have to redouble our efforts,” Duncan said finally, his voice grim. “We’ll have to be ready when the shit hits the fan.”

Grif almost laughed at the ancient fey warrior using modern slang. It sounded funny coming out of his mouth when most of the time, the guy
sounded like a living antique. But this was no laughing matter. The
Venifucus
were on the move, and it could be a big problem for every living being in the mortal realm. Grif’s duty was clear.

“We’
ll prepare, but we should talk to the Lords. They’ve been gathering intel on the
Venifucus
for a lot longer than we have here in Las Vegas. They’ve got a farther reach even than Redstone Construction. If I’m going to put my resources at their disposal, I think I’m going to have to send someone up there to be our on-the-spot liaison.”

And he had just the brother in mind…

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Tales of the Were ~ The Others

Rocky

By Bianca D’Arc

On the run from her husband’s killers, there is only one man who can help her now… her Rock
.

Maggie is on the run from those who killed her husband nine months ago. She knows the only one who can help her is Rocco, a grizzly shifter she knew in her youth. She arrives on his doorstep in labor with twins. Magical, shapeshifting, bear cub twins destined to lead the next generation of werecreatures in North America.

Rocky is devastated by the news of his Clan brother’s death, but he cannot deny the attraction that has never waned for the small human woman who stole his heart a long time ago. Rocky absented himself from her life when she chose to marry his childhood friend, but the years haven’t changed the way he feels for her.

And now there are two young lives to protect. Rocky will do everything in his power to end the threat to the small family and claim them for himself. He knows he is the perfect Alpha to teach the cubs as they grow into their power… if their mother will let him love her as he has always longed to do.

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Tales of the Were ~ The Others

Slade

By Bianca D’Arc

The fate of all shifters rests on his broad shoulders, but all he can think of is her.

Slade is a mystery. A warrior and spy who serves two masters—those in the human world and the Lords of the Were. They’ve sent him to Nevada to track a brutal murderer before the existence of all shifters is revealed to a world not ready to know.

Kate is a priestess serving the Goddess and the large community of shifters that have gathered around the Redstone cougars. When their matriarch is murdered and the scene polluted by dark magics, she knows she must help the enigmatic man sent to track the killer.

Together, Slade and Kate find not one but two evil mages that they alone can neutralize. It’s a tricky situation because Slade finds it hard to keep his hands off his sexy new partner, the cougars are out for blood, and the killers have an even more sinister plan in mind.

Can Kate somehow keep her hands to herself when the most attractive man she’s ever met makes her want to throw caution to the wind? And can Slade do his job and save the situation when he’s finally found a woman who can make him purr?

Warning:
Big cats like to play and there’s a little bit of three-way play in the story that some readers might want to know about beforehand. You have been warned!

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Tales of the Were ~ Redstone Clan #1

Grif

By Bianca D’Arc

Griffon Redstone is the eldest of five brothers and the leader of one of the most influential shifter Clans in North America. He seeks solace in the mountains, away from the horrific events of the past months, for both himself and his young sister. The deaths of their older sister and mother have hit them both very hard.

Lindsey Tate is human, but very aware of the werewolf Pack that lives near her grandfather’s old cabin. She’s come to right a wrong her grandfather committed against the Pack and salvage what’s left of her family’s honor—if the wolves will let her. Mostly, they seem intent on running her out of town on a rail.

But the golden haired stranger, Grif, comes to her rescue more than once. He stands up for her against the wolf Pack and then helps her fix the old generator at the cabin, making it habitable. When she performs a ceremony she expects will end in her death, the shifter deity has other ideas and turns the tables on them all. Thrown together by fate, neither of them can deny the deep and true attraction between them, but in the end will an old enemy rip them apart?

Warning:
Cats are frisky and they get up to all sorts of naughtiness, including a frenzy-induced multi-partner situation that might be a little intense for some readers.

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Tales of the Were ~ Redstone Clan #2

Red

By Bianca D’Arc

A water nymph and a werecougar meet in a bar fight… No joke.

Steve Redstone agrees to keep an eye on his friend’s little sister while she’s partying in Las Vegas. He’s happy to do the favor for an old Army buddy. What he doesn’t expect is the wild woman who heats his blood and attracts too much attention from Others in the area.

Steve ends up defending her honor, breaking his cover and seducing the woman all within hours of meeting her, but he’s helpless to resist her. She is his mate and that startling fact is going to open up a whole can of worms with her, her brother and the rest of the Redstone Clan.

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King of Swords

By Bianca D’Arc

Arcana, Book 1

David is a newly retired special ops soldier, looking to find his way in an unfamiliar civilian world. His first step is to visit an old friend, the owner of a bar called
The Rabbit Hole
on a distant space station. While there, he meets an intriguing woman who holds the keys to his future.

Adele has a special ability, handed down through her family. Adele can sometimes see the future. She doesn’t know exactly why she’s been drawn to the space station where her aunt deals cards in a bar that caters to station workers and ex-military. She only knows that she needs to be there. When she meets David, sparks of desire fly between them and she begins to suspect that he is part of the reason she traveled halfway across the galaxy.

Pirates gas the inhabitants of the station while Adele and David are safe inside a transport tube and it’s up to them to repel the invaders. Passion flares while they wait for the right moment to overcome the alien threat and retake the station. But what good can one retired soldier and a civilian do against a ship full of alien pirates?

Note: This novella was previously available in an anthology titled Fortune’s Fool, which is now out of print.

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