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

“All right, fine. Where is this Ilsa—Isla…Goddammit, what the fuck is that island’s name?”


“Ilha da Queimada Grande,” I said. “Island of the Great Burning. It’s off the southeast coast of Brazil. You got the money?”


“Then all we need to do is get to Rio. We know of a captain who won’t have a problem sailing us to the island.”


“Why the fuck should he have a problem? If he can’t sail—”


Drew slid an arm around my waist. “The Brazilian Navy don’t like it when people go to that island—they takes it personal.”


“What do I care about them? But I don’t need your captain. I’ve got a contact in Brazil. Manolo Viejo will see I get a good boat and a captain who knows what he’s doing and isn’t afraid of any Navy anywhere.”


This was going to put a spanner in the works, unless…I’d get in touch with Dad later and see what he could do about making sure Viejo wasn’t around to find Malossini a boat and a captain. I shrugged. “Your call, gov.”


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