The Mating Destiny

The Mating Destiny
Author: Bonnie Vanak
Publisher: Bonnie Vanak Publishing
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2016-06-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

In all his 150 years as dragon, sexy, handsome Crown Prince Alexander d’Mateo de Drakon Tremaine has been treated with privilege and respect. And then he met a half-blood who turned his world upside down and made him see life in a new light. Alex would do anything for Emma, even fight to the last drop of his royal blood to keep her safe. But they can never be more than friends, for Alex is destined to marry and mate with a princess from a rival clan to unite their two kingdoms. Half-blood dragon Emma Kantris is servant to Alex’s intended, and she knows his marriage will mean much-needed change for both dragon clans. Through his union with Princess Sabrina, Alex can finally eradicate the hated caste system that suppresses Emma and other half-bloods. Secretly, her heart longs for Alex, the dashing prince who has been a friend when all others deserted her, even though Emma has been warned to stay away. But when Emma is abducted by her enemies, it’s Alex who’s off to rescue her, and in doing so he may pay a price that could endanger them both…

The Mating Quest

The Mating Quest
Author: Bonnie Vanak
Publisher: Bonnie Vanak Publishing
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2022-09-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A fierce Mage must team with her werewolf nemesis on a quest to find missing talismans before evil forces use them to destroy the powerful wizards of the Brehon. Powerful alpha werewolf Ethan Powers never expected to meet his match in courageous Ilana Simmons. The lovely Mage has honed battle skills, which she unleashes on Ethan and his pack to get a locket she must retrieve in order to obtain her dearest wish. Even as they tangle together in battle, equally fierce is their desire to tangle together in passion. As they embark on a dangerous journey to find powerful talismans belonging to the immortal wizards of the Brehon, they must learn to trust each other. If they do not find the talismans before dark forces do, the evil lying in wait could not only destroy them, but the world as they know it…

Work Mate Marry Love

Work Mate Marry Love
Author: Debora L. Spar
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2020-08-18
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0374716218

A crucial guide to life before—and after—Tinder, IVF, and robots. What will happen to our notions of marriage and parenthood as reproductive technologies increasingly allow for newfangled ways of creating babies? What will happen to our understanding of gender as medical advances enable individuals to transition from one set of sexual characteristics to another, or to remain happily perched in between? What will happen to love and sex and romance as our relationships migrate from the real world to the Internet? Can people fall in love with robots? Will they? In short, what will happen to our most basic notions of humanity as we entangle our lives and emotions with the machines we have created? In Work Mate Marry Love, Harvard Business School professor and former Barnard College president Debora L. Spar offers an incisive and provocative account of how technology has transformed our intimate lives in the past, and how it will do so again in the future. Surveying the course of history, she shows how marriage as we understand it resulted from the rise of agriculture, and that the nuclear family emerged with the industrial revolution. In their day, the street light, the car, and later the pill all upended courtship and sex. Now, as we enter an era of artificial intelligence and robots, how will our deepest feelings and attachments evolve? In the past, the prevailing modes of production produced a world dominated by heterosexual, mostly-monogamous, two-parent families. In the future, however, these patterns are almost certain to be reshaped, creating entirely new norms for sex and romance, and for the construction of families and the raising of children. Steering clear of both techno-euphoria and alarmism, Spar offers a bold and inclusive vision of how our lives might be changed for the better.

The Mating Season

The Mating Season
Author: Bonnie Vanak
Publisher: Bonnie Vanak Publishing
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2016-04-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

In the centuries since he became immortal, Tristan, the Silver Wizard, has awaited the return of his long lost love. Nikita was his life and his heart, and when he died as mortal fighting for the freedom of Lupines and dragons, it was with her name on his lips. Now he has found her again, and Tristan is determined to claim her and fulfill his legacy – by impregnating her with his child. He will take her to his heavenly home in Tir Na-nog to show her the passion they once shared in another life. Before they can reach there, he must protect Nikita from his enemies, and he will fight with all his power to keep her safe from all harm. The handsome, sensual wizard who saved her life from a lethal virus and swept her off her feet is no mere werewolf like herself. He is the Silver Wizard – the ruler of all werewolves, with the power to turn them into dust. Possessive and protective, he wants to recapture the love they had 900 years ago – a love Nikita cannot recall. All she knows are dreams of his passionate lovemaking and a burning desire for his touch. If she doesn’t accompany Tristan to Tir Na-nog, her mortal body will die, for the potion that saved her life will not last. But the journey ahead is filled with danger, and it will take all their courage and everything they shared in the past to endure the darkness that awaits them both…

The World of All Souls

The World of All Souls
Author: Deborah Harkness
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 503
Release: 2018-05-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0735220751

From the author of The Black Bird Oracle comes a fully illustrated guide to the #1 New York Times bestselling All Souls series—“an irresistible . . . wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy” (People). Look for the hit series “A Discovery of Witches,” now streaming on AMC+, Sundance Now, and Shudder! A world of witches, vampires, and daemons. A manuscript that holds the secrets of their past and the key to their future. Diana and Matthew—the forbidden love at the heart of the adventure. In The World of All Souls, Deborah Harkness shares the rich sources of inspiration behind her bewitching novels. She draws together synopses, character bios, maps, recipes, and even the science behind creatures, magic, and alchemy—all with her signature historian's touch. Bursting with fascinating facts and dazzling artwork, this essential handbook is a must-have for longtime fans and eager newcomers alike.

The Mating Need

The Mating Need
Author: Bonnie Vanak
Publisher: Bonnie Vanak Publishing
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2020-10-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

When darkness gathers, he will protect her from the growing evil with every last breath in his body… Kicked out of his pack for being different, Troy Gilbert knew from experience life on the road is rough for a lone wolf. When he rescues a woman in trouble, Troy knows he’s met his true soulmate and feels driven to protect her. Jenny possesses extraordinary magick while she’s in human form. Unlike Troy who wishes for a pack to call home, she’s determined to avoid pack life and stay in wolfskin to suppress her frightening abilities. Jenny Logan’s been a wandering soul since the day her pack died from a violent shooting that she blames on her magick. Yet frightening as her powers are, she senses they call her to a higher purpose. When Troy convinces her to stay at Aiden Mitchell’s werewolf ranch in Montana, Jenny knows something evil is afoot. She and Troy must find the darkness seeping into the ranch and destroy it, before it destroys all in its path…

The Edokas' Destiny

The Edokas' Destiny
Author: S. J. Sanders
Publisher:
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2019-10-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781696976596

Destiny Delaine has had enough. As daughter of a former high-ranking general who now served as the Ambassador of Earth and a socialite mother, she has been reared to be the proper young woman and helpmate. Her parents had her life all planned out, right down to her arranged marriage with one of the planetary representatives under her father. No one asked her what she wanted. Determined as too fat and too old for the Mate Index, she decided to take her own destiny into her hands. She never expected that stowing away on a trade vessel would deliver her to her three destined mates.As an Edoka Clannid, A'Jular, Sha'melor and E'budar are as different as brothers can get. Sha'melor is the eldest and member of the Council of Clans and ambassador for Edokora. Unlike his carefree brothers, his life is one of rules and has to be steadfast and reliable while his brothers manage the family business, while A'Jular runs as an aggressive trader and E'budar manages the business end when not getting himself into one trouble or another. When A'Jular is frozen out of the family accounts by his brother when he tries to purchase mate-hunting rights he thinks his plans have been thwarted until he finds himself in possession of a very special stowaway-their mate. Although biologically compatible with only a single shared fated mate, they have to set aside their differences and come together to make their clannid a real family and protect their female at all cost.

The Mating Claim

The Mating Claim
Author: Bonnie Vanak
Publisher: Bonnie Vanak Publishing
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2019-10-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A powerful wizard must retrieve a book of dark magic from an innocent dragon shifter before it unleashes demons intent on destroying the world. Dragon shifter Lacey McGuire is in big trouble. Not only is she flat broke, but she has an immortal wizard pursuing her for possessing an illegal book of spells. Drust, the Coldfire Wizard, needs to destroy the book, but Lacey sees the book as her financial salvation. What Lacey doesn’t know that the dark magick within the book can unleash a horde of demons hell bent on taking over the world. Equally dangerous are Lacey’s growing feelings for the sexy, intriguing Coldfire Wizard, for love is more lethal to her than any magick book. Controlled and disciplined, Coldfire Wizard Drust has vowed never to fall in love with a dragon shifter, but elusive Lacey threatens his resolve. Her fiery spirit and wicked sense of adventure bewitch him as much as they vex him. Drust must convince Lacey to surrender the book so he can destroy it. When a desperate Lacey uses another spell from the book, Drust will go to extreme lengths to protect her from the evil threatening to steal her very soul…

The Mating Magic

The Mating Magic
Author: Bonnie Vanak
Publisher: Bonnie Vanak Publishing
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2019-07-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

One desperate dragon with a crippled wing and one stolen potion granting powerful magic equals one furious, immortal wizard who wants it back. All Evie ever wanted was to fly like other dragons, and win the heart of sexy dragon Chase Burke. After she’s snubbed by Chase’s wealthy family at an elegant society ball, her sister Lacey concocts a powerful potion to give Evie magick beyond her wildest dreams. The problem is, Lacey stole the ingredients from the immortal Coldfire Wizard and now an infuriated Drust wants it back or there will be hell to pay. Chase Burke has secretly loved Evie, but pressured by family demands, must hide his true feelings. To grant Evie’s dearest desire, he’s apprenticed himself to the Coldfire Wizard. But when Chase accidentally consumes the immortal elixir and becomes as powerful as Drust himself, he threatens the welfare of every fire-breathing dragon on earth. Evie and Lacey must find a cure for Chase before Drust is forced to exterminate him, or Chase threatens to destroy everything in his path, including those he loves…