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

“How could I possibly say no to such a very suavely-phrased request, Robert?” St John? I’d heard him petulant or snide, but never as angry as he sounded just then. “Of course, it is always so high on my list of priorities to insure you are happy it breaks my heart to refuse you, but I am afraid this time you must be doomed to disappointment.”


My brother burst into laughter. “Talk about over the top, Singe. You’ve been reading too many Regency romances, haven’t you?” Abruptly he didn’t sound quite so amused. “Where are you going?”


“I am going to sleep on the daybed in Alan and Thomas’s room, and if I am eaten by that wolf, it will serve you right, and I will return and haunt you like the very devil.”


The door to the kitchen burst open, and St John came storming out, only to barrel into me. His face flushed and his green eyes widened in horror as he realized we’d heard at least part of his tirade.


Chapter 71