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My mom’s always said I was born to be a journalist—nosy, full of questions, and unable to walk away from a good story. Maybe it’s the meerkat in me, but I’ve always been on the lookout for danger, excitement, and intrigue. I never expected to find my biggest adventure while following a lead for a story about classic diners. And I definitely didn’t expect to meet my fated mate while I was there...or to start our relationship with a literal bang. There’s no need to freak out when things get crazy, not when my protective mate is entirely made of sunshine and huge muscles.

Tony Peterson has seen friend after friend find their mate, including his brother, but he’s pretty much given up on it happening for him, especially since he’s not a typical alpha. It’s okay though, he has his son Dexter and a great job helping shifter kids heal and navigate the system. What more could he want? Joey Novak had to fight his way through a lot of prejudice to be seen as equal to all his alpha brothers, and he doesn’t regret a minute of it. Living on the wrong side of the law means you have to make your own, anyway.

Pierce Steele was the Alphabits first recruit, and is team leader Sam’s right hand man. This whole investigating thing is fairly new for a man used to being a pilot, but he’s always loved pups. When he and the awkward bear shifter Cyrus are sent to investigate a lead on a missing child case down in the armpit of Florida, he expected it to be easy. Interview a few people. Grab the kid, take him home to his parents. Case closed. He did not expect the fiery omega Adrian Shultz to stand in his way. He certainly didn’t expect the daycare worker to be his fated mate.

Pax is the mysterious, faceless hacker the team turns to when their usual sources fail - and he likes to keep it that way. But when one of their information requests ends up with his bunker being raided by the cartel, they’re the only ones to whom he can turn. Zeke Dempsey is raw, rough, and utterly unprepared for the lipstick-clad spitfire who suddenly bursts into his life, claiming both his heart and his dull knife. He always thought finding your true mate made the whole falling in love thing easy - he couldn’t have been more wrong.

Axel Wilson is extremely protective of his former street crew, a bunch of child thieves who are under the care of his mentor, Saul Hagin. But Saul is dead, and Saul’s mate Ira has dollar signs where his heart should be. Not knowing what else to do, Axel makes a call for help, not realizing that his problem is going to land smack dab in front of the Alphabits, and drop him right on top of his true mate’s lap.

Six years ago, Lance Lancaster (no, his parents hadn’t hated him - they were just that snooty) lost the only member of his family who cared about him - his six-year old autistic half-brother, Spencer Maximillian. He’s certain the anti-shifter group protesting outside of Spencer’s school is to blame, but no one has made any progress on the case, and he’s certain everyone has given up. Until Oswald “Ozzy” Ryder and the Alphabits pick up the cold case.

Gizmo Jones has an obsession with technology, and he doesn’t care who knows it. The smarter, more connected, and shinier it is, the better. When Gizmo and Ozzy are sent to the backwoods of West Virginia, the worst Gizmo thinks he’ll face is a couple of rednecks trying to shoot down one of his fleet of drones. He doesn’t expect to run smack dab into a cult masquerading as a summer camp who are determined to separate shifter kids from their animal sides. Caleb Brooks had been one of those kids once.

It was only supposed to be a one night stand. Dallas was following an arsonist's trail, and Nick was the hot bartender who kept him company while he waited. But then Nick is pregnant, and Dallas is gone. Dallas's bear won't let him forget the omega fox that is so mischievous and so submissive, completing him in ways he hadn't known was possible. When Dallas finds out about the baby, he's determined to do right by Nick, but the arsonist strikes again, putting their relationship into danger before it has a chance to truly begin.

David Dempsey, the younger omega brother of Team ALPHA’s crazy twin duo, has gone missing after a camping trip with some human friends. He'd only planned to celebrate his upcoming college graduation - but somehow ended up taken captive by a sketchy group after catching them in a criminal act when he wandered too far away from his group. Simon "Boomer" Chiarelli is a laid-back alpha with a love for things of an incendiary nature - but nothing has ever been as explosive as the connection he feels when he catches the scent of his mate.

Cody Evans has spent the past six years hidden from the world. Held by a shifter trafficking ring, he’s been forced to serve any man who paid the right price for a submissive omega. Now, the unthinkable has happened: Cody is pregnant. Desperate to save the life inside him but with only a hint of possible help, he sneaks a phone and places a call to the help number he’d held in his head in case he ever got near a phone.

Leaf Erikson didn’t mean to get caught up in STAHP’s craziness. If his brother River hadn’t joined them, Leaf never would have been caught in a flood and rescued by the Alphabits. He never would have scented his mate’s scent on the helicopter pilot. Never would have known his true mate was out there. But he does know. And now, he will do anything to find him, no matter what it takes.

Team A.L.P.H.A.: Six battle-hardened alphas with one goal - to save any omega in peril...Matthew is determined to bring his betrayer to justice, and Team ALPHA finds out that maybe their loose ends aren’t completely tied up. But while Jonah wants to go full shifter justice on their remaining enemies, Matthew is a man of the law and will not budge. But sometimes, you have to fight dirty to get clean, and both men’s core beliefs will be challenged as they approach the final showdown.

When Kurt is injured saving Ben's life, Ben realizes how isolated he'd made himself and how much he'd come to care for Kurt without even realizing it. But before their relationship can settle, they have to find the man who killed Ben's mate, kidnapped his oldest son, and set fire to their house. But their enemy is more dangerous than they realized, and the lives of everyone they love are at risk.

Team Alpha is celebrating the holidays, but a surprise blizzard has snowed them in at Bossman and Papa P’s house, along with a few friends. Not that Papa P minds. He’ll take any excuse to keep his loved ones close and stuff them full of good food. It’s not only snow that’s flying through the air, however. Omega counselor Dean and team beta leader Sam may have found more than a little holiday cheer while joining the team’s holiday festivities. And Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without Bossman and Papa P recounting the joy of their anniversary and the hard times before.

Ryan lost his family to a fire when he was young, and it's haunted him ever since, especially while chasing the arsonist who has been kidnapping gifted shifter kids. Now that they've captured the man and his phoenix accomplice and rescued the kids, Ryan thinks maybe life will be able to get back to normal.... But when the phoenix, a creature born of fire, turns out to be Ryan's true mate, life becomes suddenly even more complicated.

Grizzly alpha Caspar, long ago, resigned himself to a loner life, never suspecting that the future he saw with Asher Lambert's pack of outcasts would ever be more than a means to an end or that they would become his family. And then, he meets a man whose future he cannot see. He always expected to have a family. He just didn't expect to adopt a dozen kids at once. Rabbit omega Theo Ward was happy with his position as the head librarian, content to let love find him when it was meant to be. Instead, 12 homeless kids found him.