After seven years of being on the move, Arlo Barman wants nothing more than a place to call home. But unbeknownst to him, Arlo is a caladrius healer, so staying in one place has never been an option. The compulsion to separate himself from those he's healed is all-consuming and leaves him little choice but to pack up yet again. Nash Silver is the only werewolf in his small coastal town. Living undetected in a human world is imperative for his kind, and he and his small circle of friends -- a vampire and a psychic -- have done so for decades. But Nash's anonymous existence is jeopardized when a man with an enticing scent moves into town. From the moment Nash lays eyes on the stranger, nothing is more important than being close to him. Not even guarding his secret. Arlo isn't interested in a relationship or even a date, his past has taught him nothing good comes from it, but the rather pushy local popping up everywhere he goes has his heart somersaulting. If he's heart is somersaulting or not doesn't matter, because when Nash gets injured, Arlo is the only one who can save him. Having used his powers, Arlo has to leave Nash and the cozy town he wanted to make his home, but can Nash survive being separated from his mate?

Black Bird

“Shh, you’re growling.” Ellis glared at him from where he hunched down behind a bush.


“Yeah, yeah.” Ellis touched his arm. “Shut up and listen.”


“Why? We should run in there and grab him.” The claws had long ago ripped through Nash’s skin, and his teeth threatened to follow.


“One, because he’s locked in a cage. Two, because Gilbert is trying to get him out of the cage so we can grab him, and it would be too bad not to be ready when the opportunity comes because you’re making too much noise for us to hear what’s going on. Three, because we might learn something about Arlo.”


Nash knew Arlo cared a great deal for his plants, he touched them every night before bed, sang to them. Nash cracked his neck and remembered Arlo wanting more plants in the bedroom. “Sort of.”


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