Cirrus@Austlit

'Fall deeply in love with four mermaids and the heroes who capture their hearts in this mer-vellous collection of tales.

'Let a sexy Scotsman pull you from the sea, break a family curse for a Viking prince, be seduced by a hot doctor with secrets, then team up with an alien to stop terrorists from destroying your planet.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Two households. One ancient grudge. Can two star-crossed lovers bridge the gap between them?

'Once upon a time…

'Julia has one goal: to protect her mother's lands. But the land itself is dying, beset by salt and the encroaching sea, and she's forced to head home to admit her failure. Until she meets a miller who might know a way to save her stricken estate. There's only one problem – Romein is the son of Count Montague, her mortal enemy.

'Romein returned home with a mission from the Queen – to save the country from flooding. But every tactic he tries seems doomed to failure. Until a girl he hasn't seen for seven years falls at his feet. Lady Julia Capet could be a dangerous distraction, or she might hold the key to perfecting his plan.

'Can two star crossed lovers defy fate, find happiness and save the country?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Anemone's certain fate has it in for her…until a huge man bursts into her house, insisting he's been woken from his centuries-long sleep to be her personal protector.

'Young widow Anemone buries her grief in the distant past, in her job as a museum curator. Until a hero appears from nowhere, saving her from a freak accident.

'Dunstan doesn't remember anything before the moment he saved Anemone. But from the moment he saw her, he knew he'd stop at nothing to keep her safe.

'Can they break the bonds holding them back to pain in the past, and find a new future?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Shy librarian Catena likes her quiet life…until a huge naked man muscles his way into her house, insisting he's been woken from his centuries-long sleep to be her personal protector.

'Catena's life is turned upside down when she's saved by a creature she's only heard about in books. If only her hero's rock-hard abs weren't actually made out of stone.

'Tor has no memory of his past. All he knows is that he must protect Catena at all costs.

'Can they unlock the dark secrets chaining them to the past, and forge a new future?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When news anchor Prometheus's ratings slide, he's faced with an ultimatum – get more viewers, or lose his job. So, with his favourite holiday, April Fool's Day, looming, he comes up with the perfect plan – a prank so compelling, everyone in the Colony will be watching his show.

'Until his made-up news story turns out to be true…'

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'War widow Anna is ready to embrace a new life in the Colony. A fresh start bringing extinct species to life is just what she needs to get over the loss of her husband.

'Until she discovers her husband isn't dead…'

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'As a Cupid, Orel has plenty of experience helping other people find love, even if he's unlucky in that department. But when he ends up covering for another Cupid at a speed dating event for singles in the leadup to Valentine's Day, he dares to hope.

'Can a lonely Cupid find love?

'Or will he fall victim to Cupid's curse, too?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'A cursed prince. An aspiring assassin. No good deed goes unpunished…

'Crown Prince Boris's life was perfect – a wife, a child and his father's favour for a job well done. Until his brother's traitorous plot steals everything from him, forcing him to run for his life for fear of losing what little he has left.

'Rossa wants nothing but to follow in her father's assassin footsteps. Whether it takes magic or a blade, she can handle anything. Until she discovers she can't bear to take a life.

'Together, can a failed assassin and a cursed prince save the kingdom?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'An unwilling swan maiden. A deadly plague. Can a mother's love defeat death?

'For Swanhild and Raphael, life is perfect. Betrothed and about to be married, their future should hold only happiness.

'Until the plague arrives.

'Swanhild's mother transforms her into a swan, hoping to help her survive the plague. Instead, Swanhild finds herself in more danger than ever.

'Can she survive the intrigues of the royal court and be reunited with Raphael?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Mermen in space. Murder. And Minali.

'Sven's life is going swimmingly. After landing a job as the leader of the Mer community in the Colony, life couldn't be more perfect.

'Until a dead body turns up in Sven's fish tank, making him the prime suspect in a murder investigation, and his life fishtails out of control.

'Sven is in over his head this time. Now with Violet the succubus and a Human piranha called Minali on his tail, the other Mer are ready to throw him to the sharks.

'Can he find the real murderer and prove his innocence before it's too late?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'It's New Year's Eve...again.

'Every New Year's Eve, Vulcan takes the stage at the most exclusive club in the Colony. And every New Year's Eve, shy librarian Hestia takes the same table to watch the show.

'But this year, Hestia's making a new year's resolution that could change everything.
If she dares…'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'All her life, nurse Maia has scoffed at stories of alien abductions and breeding experiments. Until she wakes up on a strange space ship, with a baby on the way.

'Now Maia's determined to teach her alien captor that Earth girls are NOT easy, and he may have made the biggest mistake of his life.

'Unless he hasn't…'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When her boss saddles her with the task of planning a suitable celebration for the Colony's one-year anniversary, Rana settles for an ancient American tradition: Thanksgiving. There's just one problem…what's a turkey, and where can she get one?

'Byron fled Earth in the wake of tragedy. Now, he will do anything to protect his new farm in space – including fight aliens. No matter how attractive they might be.

'Can a cowboy and an alien set aside their differences, celebrate Thanksgiving, AND find love?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.