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

“Good.” But before he could inform The Protector their charges were all accounted for and were fine, the door slammed shut.


And he knew without trying the latch that he was locked in.


“Why did you stop there?” I asked when I realized he hadn’t simply paused to take a breath before continuing.


“That’s as far as I’ve gotten.”


“I’m not.” For a long moment he didn’t say anything more. Finally he sighed and admitted, “I can’t figure out what she would do, how far she would go to protect those women. What would you do, Day? If you were in the same situation as The Protector?”


“I’d let the Pirates have ‘em,” I teased, and he reached over and pinched my hip in punishment. “Hey! Watch it, short stuff.”


“Get serious. I’m stuck here, man.”


I reached for another slice of pizza while I gave it some thought, then studied him intently. “I’m not certain how you’ll feel when you hear this.”


Chapter 39