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

“Yes, well…From what I’ve been given to understand, the original owner ran it like a carnival sideshow. He displayed bearded ladies, Siamese twins, giants or elephant boys, peculiarities of that nature. Unfortunately, the public lost its taste for those things, and the business wasn’t doing well. Malossini…persuaded…the man’s grandson to sell it to him. Now Malossini’s oddities consist of movie props for the most part—bug-eyed monsters, out-sized sharks, a giant ape, a Yeti, and an extremely rare Ymir.” Halliwell fell silent, and a brief glance showed he’d crossed his legs, lit a cigar, and peered at me through a blue cloud of smoke. “If you show to advantage, he’ll be gaining a snake boy as well.”


Viejo came below deck. “We’ll be sailing into Manaus within the hour.” He looked me over. “Clean yourself. We won’t get a decent price with you looking like that.”


Chapter 46