Andrew Dorincourt has the blood of powerful shifters in his veins. It’s his job to take care of his siblings, who are his pack, and he has no intention of letting anything get in the way. However, he’s seen the love shared not only by his parents but by the Papas, the men who raised his mother, and he wants that for himself. The problem is none of the young women he’s dated have left him wanting anything more than to go home alone. Perhaps he’d have more success by dating men, as his brother does. Only it seems he’s not very successful at that, either. Da’ric is the son of Ric’u, a Brachi who’d been stranded on Terra for decades, and David Knight, an ichthyologist who traveled up the Amazon in search of his heart’s desire. Seeing the deep love his fathers have for each other, Da’ric determines to settle for nothing less. At any rate, the dating pool is pretty much empty in the Lagoon of Dreams, and so he goes to the States, where he intends to become a herpetologist. In order to do that, he must mingle with normals, Terrans who have no idea extraterrestrials share the planet with them. When he walks among Terrans, he must disguise his heritage by wearing sunglasses to conceal his rainbow-colored eyes and long-sleeved shirts to hide his scale-patterned skin. After being kidnapped and sold to a high-ranking member of the London underworld to be displayed as the Snake Boy, Da’ despairs of ever seeing his beloved family again, until Drew wanders into the House of Oddities and helps Da’ escape. Is it fate, kismet, or destiny that brings together the offspring of two very unique families? Have these two been waiting for each other, and will the future hold the love they’d both been seeking?

Rainbows in Your Eyes

And Shani truly didn’t begrudge Lydia having a Paris gown, but any other time would have been much better. With Lydia and her mother there now, how was she going to slip away?


“Aunt Dinah, could we visit Vienna, do you think? The Lipizzaner stallions will be performing there.” She was willing to sell her soul to see those magnificent white horses, but she didn’t need to be in Vienna, either. It simply brought her closer to her true destination.


“Of course.” Fortunately, Aunt Dinah had never been horse mad, so she didn’t realize Shani had told a little lie—the stallions weren’t exactly in Vienna at this time.


“Oh, that’s a wonderful idea!” Mrs Lancaster enthused. “We can visit der Pelze.”


Bother. Shani sorely wanted to stamp her foot. Would the woman never stop interfering with her plans?


Lydia observed her closely. “Mother, Shani and I could use a breath of fresh air. We’re going for a walk.”


Lydia gave her a look that indicated yes, they were.


Chapter 10