Aftershock by The Changelings (To benefit the Red Cross and Haiti Victims)

Aftershock

by Changelings cover art by Marteeka Karland

ISBN: 978-1-59596-900-2

Genre(s): Paranormal, BDSM

Theme(s): Interracial, Ménage, Vampires, Werewolves, Magic and Mayhem, BBW, Gay and Lesbian

Length: Collection

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Blurb:

Enter The Layer -- Nisha is gifted with special powers of love and intimacy, and decides it's time to take her new powers for a test drive.
Catching Adan -- Rayna wants more from Adan than their current friends-with-benefits relationship. But Adan's got a secret –- he's a werewolf. Is it worth risking what they've got for a chance at so much more?
Special Training -- Some spanking and a bit of sex is what Michelle needs to get her magikal focus back, and off of her sexy vampire mentor.
Flying Into Paradise -- A blue-eyed captain brings an island myth to life.
Sweet Haunting -- While waiting for the next aftershock from a recent earthquake, Bayley's prayers are answered in a most unexpected way.
Deep Feelings -- A shipwrecked vampire and a Caribbean water god -- Is this a match made in Heaven or will each swim with the fishes alone?
Excerpt:
Aftershock
Carlanime Bligh, Michelle Hasker, Selena Illyria, Cynthia Sax, B.J. McCall and Kira Stone
All rights reserved.
Excerpt from “Enter The Layer” copyright ©2010 Carlanime Bligh

This e-book file contains sexually explicit scenes and adult language which some may find offensive and which is not appropriate for a young audience. Changeling Press E-Books are for sale to adults, only, as defined by the laws of the country in which you made your purchase. Please store your files wisely, where they cannot be accessed by under-aged readers.

She was almost asleep when the voice woke her. "I have found the Layer. May she be blessed by Erzulie, sometimes called Oshun."

Nisha blinked and sat up. "What was that about the ocean?" She rubbed her eyes and then abruptly came completely awake. There was a strange man at the foot of the bed, dressed in a long black coat and wearing his black fedora pulled low over his face. "Who the hell are you? What are you doing here?"

"I came to speak to you, Nisha."

"Speak to the cops. I'm calling them now." Thank God for speed dial. She fumbled her cell phone open, nudging Slade sharply in the ribs. He didn't move.

"It won't work." The stranger spoke with the patient weariness of someone who'd had this conversation before. "Look, we're in a kind of frozen moment in time, all right? I'm here to inform you of your destiny."

"A frozen moment in time? How the hell does that work?"

The stranger shrugged. "Don't ask me, I'm not one of the tech guys. I find 'em, inform 'em, and train 'em. That's it. Can we get on with this? I'm here to inform you of your destiny."

"You've said that twice now. Inform, already." Without taking her eyes off this nutcase's face, Nisha stood up and edged her way around the room, groping behind her with both hands for some kind of weapon. She felt Slade's golf clubs with a sense of profound relief. Never had his yuppie habits been more valuable.

She risked a glance back at the bed. Slade still hadn't moved. She wasn't even sure he was breathing. "What did you do to him?"

"I told you, frozen moment --"

"-- in time, yeah, you said that. Look, if you've hurt him, then the cops are going to be scraping bits of you off the wall and using your teeth for identification, do you understand me?"

"He's fine. He won't even remember we had this conversation. Could you, uh, stop menacing me with that thing?"

"No," said Nisha, tightening her grip on the golf club.

He sighed again, but he didn't back away or even look overly concerned, which made her wonder just how crazy he was. Maybe he was on something. Tranquilizers. But his speech wasn't slurred, just bizarre.

As if to underline that last thought, the guy launched into a monologue. "You've been chosen for a very important task. Into each generation the Layers are born --"

"Slayers," she corrected. "And I'm pretty sure that's under copyright."

"I did not say slayers. I said Layers. Could you stop interrupting?"

When Nisha didn't answer he sighed once again and went back to his speech. "The Layers are those born with the power to reshape reality through the heat of their desires and the intensity of the pleasure they bestow on their partners."

Nisha raised one eyebrow and looked at Slade. He had been pretty satisfied, true, but she doubted it had done anything to reality.

"Now, with so much suffering in the world, your destiny is more important than ever. It is up to you to use your sexual skills to heal and protect humanity. Don't give up your day job, by the way. Layer gigs mostly take place at night."

Nisha snorted. "You really are insane," she said, almost admiringly. You had to give the guy credit for creativity, anyway.

"I'll be in touch." The stranger tipped his hat and vanished. Really vanished. He didn't walk out of the room, or jump out a window. He just suddenly wasn't there anymore.

Slade was leaning on one elbow, looking at her. "You coming back to bed, darling? It's a bit late to be practicing your putting."
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FW: Haitian Relief Effort

From the owner of Changeling Press—

I can't open the news without feeling the weight of this week's tragedies. I know many of you all feel the same. The two biggest needs relief organizations have in an emergency like this are always cash and blood.

Together, Changeling readers can help with the financial costs. For every book you buy between now and the end of the month using the "Haitian Relief Effort" discount code, Changeling will donate 5% of your purchase to the American Red Cross.

I don't know if anyone's every tried to organize an Internet blood drive, but why not? US residents can find out how to donate blood in your local area by going to https://www.givelife.org/ -- the American Red Cross web site to locate local donation locations. This is not an "Official" Changeling sponsored event -- due to the adult nature of our business, we can't even post an official link on our website. We don't care. It's just something that those of us who have the ability need to do.


Margaret Riley
Publisher, www.ChangelingPress.com

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Excerpt from Firestorm Collection -- For Charity

Firestorm
by Kate Hill and Isabella Jordan and Alice Gaines and B.J. McCall and Jade Buchanan and Mary Winter and Cameo Brown and Changelings and Selena Illyria and Jordan Castillo Price and Belinda McBride and Anne Kane

Cover art by Bryan Keller
ISBN (13): 978-1-60521-093-3
Genre(s): Paranormal
Length: Collection

Blurbs:

A collection of short Paranormal Erotic Adventures from the Changeling Press family of authors. Royalties to be donated to National Disaster Relief efforts.

Catan’s Fire -- Jade Buchanan Asad needs to teach his mate what happens to submissive Felidae who disobey orders. This is one lesson Catan will never forget!

Brimstone by Mistake -- Alice Gaines Lucifer has grown tired of processing soul after soul through hell -- until Sally Upshaw appears unannounced. The little temptress turns him on as no other woman ever has. The problem… Heaven's made a mistake. What will Lucifer do when the Man Upstairs wants Sally back?

Shifting Priorities -- Anne Kane Solar flares have sparked random firestorms amongst the out-ports, and stationmaster Tome Rimmer forbids females to travel alone -- a decision that doesn’t sit well with Jexx. Her battle implants should be adequate compensation for her gender. But when the sexy hunk she picks up in the station bar turns out to be more than human, she has bigger things to worry about than her profit margin.

Wolf Style -- B.J. McCall When a wolf races out of the flames and straight into volunteer firefighter Matt Reynolds’ arms, he has no idea how his life is about to change.

Cougar Meadow -- Belinda McBride When firefighter Ellie Cameron is separated from her crew and trapped in a firestorm, the last thing she expects is to be rescued -- by a shapeshifting mountain lion who awakens the heat buried within her -- and the need to mate.

Going Somewhere -- Cameo Brown Leonora Palmer, an undercover arson investigator, gets an unexpected lesson in desire when the mysterious owner of a wild animal sanctuary catches her snooping in his garden and gives her no choice but to surrender to his primal needs.

Burning Down the House -- Isabella Jordan Katurah has always had the ability to start fires with her mind. Will she use her powers now to end it all -- or will she give in to a fiery lover?

Stockings -- Jade Buchanan What do you get when you throw a gorgeous female cat shifter, an enticing pair of stockings, and a very interested lady wolf into the mix? Enough heat to burn down the house...

Fire Thief -- Jordan Castillo Price A glittery glam rock waif and a tattooed existentialist duck into a closet behind the bar. It’s just another gritty, anonymous, gay encounter in the dark…Isn’t it?

Britta's Beast -- Kate Hill When Max and Britta met at a convention for members of magical law enforcement, they seemed like a perfect fit. But Max believes women should raise the family while men do the protecting. Problem. Britta’s a Valkyrie, and that’s just not her style. Time for the centuries-old cat to learn a few new tricks -- before his lover takes wing.

Firehorse -- Mary Winter When wildfires threaten a Nevada wild horse sanctuary, photographer Billie Mote takes one chance too many and finds herself needing rescue -- from a man who teaches her that there’s only one thing that burns hotter than the wildfire outside, and that’s the passion between them.

Mating Fever -- Selena Illyria The moons are full, and Courtney's trapped with Devin Langley -- the man of her dreams. It's mating season for cat shifters, and she’s in heat. Perfect opportunity. The only problem -- she's been promised to another man.

Excerpt:

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Matt Reynolds pulled off his helmet and mopped the soot and grime off his face. The fire was finally out, but not before acres of forest were lost. He and his fellow volunteer firefighters had spent endless hours putting out hot spots. The fulltime firefighters had moved on to another fire.
“Ride’s coming.”
Picking up his shovel, Matt joined the line of men waiting for the truck to take them back to town. Out of the corner of his eye, Matt saw a furry animal jump out of the brush. He turned to see a wolf racing straight at him.
“Look out, Reynolds,” someone yelled.
The wolf stopped in front of him, tawny eyes wild with terror. Fires were brutal on wildlife and the poor wolf looked dirty and ragged. Tongue hanging out, she lay down at Matt’s feet.
Although wolves were protected in this area, he’d rarely seen one. He hunkered down and petted the wolf on the head. Her thick brown fur was sticky with soot and Matt felt an instance kinship with the animal. “Looks like both of us are worn out.” The wolf closed her eyes and rubbed her head against his hand.
Gears grinding, the National Guard truck arrived.
“Get away from that wolf, Reynolds,” Captain Hillard called out. “That thing might be rabid.”
Matt rose and walked to the truck. The wolf followed, whining when he climbed in and joined the exhausted crew. When the truck pulled away, the wolf ran after it until she couldn’t keep up.
“Sorry, girl,” Matt whispered as the wolf disappeared from view.
Excerpt from Wolf Style by B.J. McCall

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