It's a gorgeous night for a wedding. Genesis just didn't know it would be his.  Take one jilted bride crying over the beautiful vows she finds carved on a majestic statue, add in a touch of moonlight, and suddenly—Melinda is getting married after all! The catch? Her groom is a monster she's never met and didn't even know existed! Genesis is the lone gargoyle in the paranormal-friendly town of Pine Ridge. While it seems like many of his friends are marrying humans, Genesis is determined to hold out for his ideal Ms. Right, a gargoyle gal with talons strong enough to hold his heart and wings that will let them soar off into the moonlight together.  So when Genesis wakes up to find some sobbing human reciting a binding marriage vow—one he can't easily get out of—he is not happy. As Genesis and Melinda work together to make the best of an unexpected and unwanted situation, they both get another surprise—they're falling in love. But will that be enough to convince them to stay in a marriage neither of them wanted?  Stone Cold Groom is a steamy standalone in the Pine Ridge Universe.  Monstrous grooms and beastly brides? Don't be afraid of falling in love… It's super-natural!Explore the entire Monster Brides series, one tantalizing happily-ever-after at a time! 

Layla and Rupex should never have crossed paths.But now that they have—they could be each other's salvation. Rupex is the King of a decimated pride and the captain of the Comet Stalker, a starcraft traveling through the Felix Orbus Galaxy on a quest to avoid more loss and heartache. After Queen Fever killed almost all the pride females of cub-bearing age, the Leonids are facing a population crisis. Rupex needs to start living again after losing the women in his life. Could a human surrogate carry his child and reawaken his interest in life? Layla is a scrappy survivor from Sapien-Three, a ravaged planet where most humans sell themselves to the highest bidders in hopes of staying alive. When an unexpected encounter with a towering, savage-looking lion-man shows her a better way, she jumps at the opportunity. Layla knows that being his surrogate could set her up for a comfortable life where she'll never struggle again. She just has to get the proud, stubborn King to see her as an equal and accept her proposal! From Possessed by the Leonid King "Surrogacy is not an option. Surrogacy is medical, clinical, and the father of the child has a purely professional relationship with the mother.""If you pay me, that makes it professional." Layla gave him her best, brightest smile.The elevator car shook with the force of his sudden enraged roar. "This isn't a joke, human!""I wasn't laughing, Leonid!" I wasn't laughing at all. I might have peed a little…"My medical officer has been researching a way to make human eggs compatible with Leonid sperm. It can be done. What cannot be done is artificial insemination. Our systems are compatible but different. I would have to breed you. Do you know what it is like to be bred by a Leonid? It's not a single occurrence. I would have to possess you, over and over, day after day," he panted, towering over her, his glowering eyes inches from her own.Layla shook her head, jaw popping open as his massive frame covered hers. She was able to see ridge after ridge of muscle through the snug material of his uniform coat, and the muscles of his thighs stood out like ropes.And there was something sizable between them, something proportionate to the head-sized paws pressing into the steel walls on either side of her face.No, I can't imagine what it would be like to be possessed by the Leonid. But I want to find out… 

 Fall in love with the alien from the galaxy next door…Before Layla convinced Rupex that Sapien-Three girls were worth a shot… Before a silent Tigerite found his voice while falling in love… There was a mistake. Cherie knew her patients at the Pleasure Park deserved better treatment—and she'd willingly bent the rules to help a bunch of them land a mysterious job far from polluted Sapien-Three. She just never expected to be going with them! A simple clerical mistake ends with Cherie being jettisoned to a distant planet in the Felix Orbus Galaxy known as Lynx-Nineteen. When she arrives, it rapidly becomes clear that the mistake is far bigger than anyone realized.  Dane can't handle one more crisis. He's the sheriff of a mining town on desolate Lynx-Nineteen, where everyone is stretched thin by overwork and grief. The Lynxian is putting on a brave face, but inside, he's slowly going numb. If one more thing goes wrong, he might just hang up his badge. So, naturally, a capsule full of trafficked humans shows up at an abandoned docking site.  Cherie and Dane form an instant friendship as the kindly citizens of the Lynxian community pitch in to help the humans in their midst find their way home—or find home a new way. While all the women from the Pleasure Park seem happy with this new opportunity, Cherie's not so sure. Her dreams are back on Sapien-Three. So why is the handsome sheriff from a different galaxy suddenly seeming like the ultimate dream come true? Find out about the first human-Felid couples in the Felix Orbus Galaxy in Lynxian in Love, a steamy space-western prequel to the hot alien romance series by S.C. Principale. 

I'm Marina, your friendly neighborhood rusalka. Oh, don't worry, I'm not stealing men's souls and luring them to a watery grave. I can survive on "borrowed" sexual energy, and with a college campus full of horny frat boys handy, I'm always full. Of course, not everyone is happy that I've chosen a peaceful, harmless existence in Pine Ridge—especially Koshchei. You could call him my demon overlord, but "petty vengeful jerk" works, too. When the Big K discovers my disobedience, he's determined to make me pay. I need to exploit an ancient loophole—and fast. I'm going to need a husband.  When I meet Kev, I think I've met an easy mark. He's strong and protective, kind and caring, and always makes me laugh. Best of all, he doesn't even realize the woman he's dating is a monster. Love is blind—and that's a problem. The one man I need to use is the one I can't bear to hurt. *** I'll admit it. I have a thing for damsels in distress. I'm a lover, not a fighter. A healer, not a hurter. When I move to Pine Ridge and meet Marina, I just can't figure her out. She draws me in like no one else, but she keeps trying to push me away. Our physical chemistry is off the charts, but she seems genuinely freaked when I want to turn a fling into forever.   When I find out she's in danger from a mysterious dude named Big K, I don't even have to think about what I'll do. I'm going to show this joker that you don't mess with my girl—even if Marina warns me I may end up dead trying to help her.  So, all I have to do is deal with Marina's crazy ex, keep my new job, and convince the woman I love that she should marry me. What could go wrong? The Rusalka and Mr. Right is a steamy standalone in the Pine Ridge Universe. 

Frankie (only her mother calls her Frances) can't believe she's won a "Non-Traditional Student" scholarship to NYU at Pine Ridge. While it will mean moving to the sticks, she doesn't really mind. She'll get out the frozen potato packing plant and hopefully have more time with Bella, her beautiful little girl. Most importantly, she's not going to screw her life up this time by falling for a dangerous bad boy who will derail her plans.When she meets a private lab consultant on campus, Frankie knows he is the kind of man she wants to marry. Dr. Ellsworth is funny, kind, smart, stable, and single. Best of all, Bella loves him. But then there's Eddie. Sure, he is something of a bad boy, but he makes her panties drip just by smiling at her. While Dr. Ellsworth may walk her to her apartment off-campus, Eddie Hyde is the one waiting at her door with pizza, tequila, and a teddy bear for her toddler. And once the baby is in bed, Eddie makes all of her wildest dreams come true.If only there were a way a bad girl gone good could have her cake and eat it, too… A spicy-but-sweet twist on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde that features:A Two-For-One Special ;)High steamA strong single parentFound familyHappily Ever After   

 Fall in love with the alien from the galaxy next door… Talos is unhappy working aboard the Comet Stalker with a mixed crew of Leonids, Felids, and humans. Leonids and other Felids live in prides and packs, but Tigerites are solitary creatures who long to find just one soul to share their lives with. The problem? The female he's fallen in love with is terrified of him—and she's a human. Wendy survived a horrible ordeal back on Sapien-Three. Nightmares still haunt her, even though her adopted family aboard the Comet Stalker promises she's safe. When Wendy's troubled past invades her mind, she can't believe aloof, taciturn Talos, the Tigerite who can barely stand to be in the same room with her, is the one who offers her a way out. Can a journey to the remote jungles of Tigerite-Seven heal Wendy's broken mind—and Talos' broken heart? Enjoy another steamy alien romance in the Felix Orbus Galaxy. 

Amanda Gardella and Joel Martin were best friends growing up in the same suburban town. Secure in the knowledge that they could defy the stereotype that "boys and girls can't be best friends", they steadfastly resisted the lure of being high school steadies—even if they fed the rumor mill a little too much! They were sure they'd always have time for each other as adults—but Amanda followed the books, becoming a librarian at the local university. Joel followed the suits, leaving town to join a high-pressure investment firm in the city. Time, distance, and a little bit of resentment that Books and Suits came between them, Amanda and Joel's close relationship dwindled to little more than wistful memories. Then, one day Joel's world gets turned upside down and he realizes there's only one person who can make things right again.

When Georgia Fenclan hits thirty, the Type-A barista-slash-businesswoman hopes she's done being the bridesmaid and never the bride. The Half-Orc blonde bombshell is ready to meet someone who will woo her, win her, bed her, and wed her—but the right man doesn't seem to exist in cozy paranormal Pine Ridge. At least, that's what she thinks until a tall green hunk of gentlemanly goodness strolls into her coffee shop and quite literally takes her breath away.  Widower Douglas Wickstaff flies in from Scotland to attend a wedding in Pine Ridge out of familial duty. The last thing he wants to do is watch a happy couple tie the knot after he had to watch his own married life unravel. When he meets Georgia Fenclan, his dormant instincts awaken, and his cold heart starts to thaw under her sunny smile and no-nonsense humor. But Douglas knows he can't be her Mr. Right. Life has taught him that where love is concerned, he'll always be Mr. Wrong. To guard both of their hearts, Douglas is determined to hightail it back to the Highlands. But Douglas should know his life never goes according to plan. He's barely had time to unpack before his job unexpectedly transfers him to New York. What once seemed like a welcome escape from his painful past is suddenly a trap. How can he resist falling in love with the one woman who makes him forget his loneliness? On the other hand, how can he be selfish enough to indulge his desires when he believes Georgia can do so much better than a quiet, taciturn man like him?  As Douglas tries to put distance between them, will Georgia be able to help this wounded widower see that he deserves a second shot at love?  The Orc's Second Shot at Love is a steamy monster romance standalone in the Pine Ridge Universe.