C.D. Gorri

Dean Romero is not your average Tiger Shifter. He is the king or the Neta of the Island Stripe Pride, operating out of Manhattan. Wanting to avoid the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, this Neta elects to spend Christmas at his newly built cabin in a remote section of the Pine Barrens just outside of Maccon City, New Jersey. A town notorious among supernaturals for its Shifter ties. Violet Martinez is a nail technician stuck working on the holidays. Asked to make a house call she has no choice but to drive to an important client’s house on Christmas Eve. She’d much rather be at home curled up with her favorite mug full of steaming spiked hot chocolate and a marathon of old black and white movies to keep her company. Resigned to her fate, she heads out in the wintry weather which has made the drive nearly impossible. Halfway there, Violet’s car spins out on a lonely stretch of road and she slams into a tree, hitting her head on the dashboard. Passing out in the cold with a head injury was not on Violet’s Christmas list, but good thing there’s a Tiger king who just happens to be out for a run nearby. When Dean gets a whiff of Violet’s sugar cookie scent all bets are off. This Neta wants her for his own, but will the dark-haired beauty accept him and agree to be his bride this Christmas? 

Island Stripe Pride

“Uh, Carter? What’s my assignment again?” Bruno asked the older male.


But Carter didn’t answer right away. He was too busy looking down at his mate as she leaned back in her chair, rubbing her rounded belly. A grin was tugging the man’s face into an expression that would have been unrecognizable a year ago.


Happy. Carter looked completely and totally happy. Bruno’s Tiger chuffed, the animal practically green with envy.


He probably wouldn’t smile if Bruno slapped him upside the head. Then maybe they would shift and have some real fun, tussling like they used to in the old days. Before Carter had someone that completed him. Something that made him smile. Something in his life worth protecting. Back when Bruno did not know what he was missing.


Chapter TWO