Books published by Pride & Company

A Subtle BreezeEzekiel Matthers and Brendon Shanahan are about to find out that sometimes all it takes is a subtle breeze to shift the winds of fate.Ezekiel Matthers is a reclusive man, forcing himself into the exile of his ranch after a violent assault left him wounded. While the scars on the outside have faded, the damage inside is much harder to conquer. Zeke resigns himself to a solitary existence, aside from his sister Enessa and, of course, his mama''s occasional visits.Brendon Shanahan has a very meddling cousin, Gloria, who is best buds with Enessa Matthers. When the two women convince Brendon that he should hook-up with the reclusive Zeke, a plan is hatched that sets a series of events into motion - with potentially deadly consequences.Can Ezekiel conquer his fears and accept what Brendon is offering? Or will Brendon walk away, giving up on the love he has waited for? And will the visits from Zeke''s mama - deceased for four years now - help the two men find their way to each other?Only time will tell, and that may be the one thing the lovers don''t have, because someone is out to destroy everything Zeke and Brendon hold dear - and this time, the bad guy just might succeed. When the Dead SpeakThe only way to stay alive is to listen when the dead speak...Sheriff Laine Stenley thinks he might just be losing his mind. Ever since he''d encountered the spirit of his friend''s deceased mother, strange things have been happening. His sheriff''s tin star keeps popping off, his Stetson tends to fly off his head at the most inconvenient times-and then there are the subtle caresses that remind him of a lover''s touch... Something Laine has been without for years-since the violent murder of his partner-and figures to be without well into the future if he wants to retain his position as the sheriff in the small town of McKinton, Texas. Laine doesn''t want to risk his career or his heart ever again, but he may not have a choice, not if he wants to stay alive.A man who listens to spirits, Severo has come to McKinton to deliver a message of danger. One look at the sexy sheriff and Severo finds himself in a different sort of danger. He''s not ready to find a man who can claim him heart, soul, and body, but ready or not, the attraction that simmers between them is undeniable-and irresistible.Together, they will race against time, because something evil is coming to McKinton. Severo and Laine must learn to trust each other-and themselves- and listen when the dead speak.

Bound by a curse, two mermen find the greatest love of their lives, but can they keep it?Justin is a merman who has been raised on land. He hates his fins and wants nothing to do with his heritage. Lucas is an ambitious merman who has lived his whole life in Atlantis. He has spent his adulthood hiding his sexuality because homosexual relationships are forbidden in the underwater city. Now he has been sent on a mission by King Nereus to locate his oldest son and bring him back to Atlantis to take his place as the heir to the throne. Although his mission seems impossible, Lucas finds help from the Atlantean Goddess of Love, little knowing that she has her own reasons for bringing Lucas and Justin together. Justin is no stranger to immortals, having been raised by two of them, but he has no idea of the consequences of angering the Goddess of Love. When he insults her, she curses him to find love only to lose it forever shortly after. As the love ''em and leave ''em type, Justin isn''t overly concerned, at least until Lucas enters his life and he sees how the curse will end. Together they could have the greatest love of their lives, but only if they can appease the furious goddess before their time runs out.

All of the VoicesThe body might be reluctant, but there''s more than one spirit willing to step in and keep two stubborn men from walking away from each other forever...Deputy Matt Nixon has had a rough time of it lately. He''s put up with the spirit of his boss''s dead lover, been stabbed, and had his fledgling interest in another man cruelly flung back in his face. His only close friend is an elderly woman who gets her kicks from calling in false prowler reports then greeting the responding deputies with a lewd proposition and little clothes.When he finds her dead, Matt grieves for the old woman so many people snickered at-and he fumes at the idea of her snooty nephew from New York who never bothered to visit her. Matt is going to give Carlin Douglas a piece of his mind if he does show up.Carlin Douglas hates the small town of McKinton, Texas. The only other time he''d been there was years ago when Zeke Mathers was almost killed in a gay bashing. Now Carlin has obligations that keep him tied to New York, but he doesn''t mind.Until he clashes with Deputy Matt Nixon, a man who seems determined to hate him. But McKinton is a different place, and there''s always a spirit or two lingering, just waiting for an opportunity...Or meddle. Wait Until DawnBeware of what follows you back from the dead...Detective Rich Montoya was attacked by Sheriff Stenley''s stalker in When the Dead Speak. A year later, Rich is having a rough time, haunted by a malevolent spirit that''s making his already fragile existence hellacious.Rich, who''s kept to himself for the past year, is scarred more than physically. The last thing he thinks he needs is a lover, little does he know...Chris Neeland is a big guy who drives a big rig, and all it takes is one look at the sexy, wounded man driving the cute little Miata and Chris is sunk. His mystical mother always told him love would hit Chris like a bolt of lightning, fast and hard and not without pain, but he kind of hadn''t believed her until he meets Rich.

Rough Around the EdgesCan a new beginning be found in leather and chains?Kai Smithson''s life changes dramatically with his first glimpse into the world of BDSM. Completely innocent, Kai can hardly believe his eyes, but he knows what he likes and apparently that''s hot, dominant men in leather. He isn''t sure if he''s a submissive because he doesn''t really know what that means, but the feelings he is experiencing are exciting and new.Harry Croft, bar manager at The Underground BDSM Club, believes in insta-lust rather than love at first sight. And when he agrees to train Kai, the contract between them has one condition-no sex. But Kai has some very definite plans about losing his virginity and a piece of paper is not going to stand in his way. In his new friends at the club and at The Edge, Kai has a ready-made support group of subs that show him that the only rules in a D/s relationship are those he wants to make for himself.The old saying that you can choose your friends but not your family is proved horribly true for Kai, as the mysteries of his past are revealed. As he and Harry start out on their journey together, they must contend with bullets as well as bondage, danger alongside domination, and it''s not easy to establish trust when the whole world is going to hell.Scorched EdgesLove forged in fire is unassailable.Fireman Salter Beauman, Beau to his friends, has had his eye on cute Marty Standish ever since he helped rescue Marty and his boss from the bombed out rubble of Temple Church. An analyst for the security services, Marty is cute, geeky and submissive through and through-even if he doesn''t know it yet.With a serial fire starter making inroads into Beau''s life expectancy, he decides that there is no time to waste and introduces Marty to the D/s lifestyle. Marty responds with wide eyes, an insatiable desire to learn and the ability to turn Beau on with nothing more than a wiggle of his slim hips.But Beau has a second, far more malevolent admirer. ''See me dance'' is the message left at a series of increasingly dangerous fires. Beau and Marty must work together to catch a psychotic arsonist before their love goes up in flames. Literally.

As the powers of darkness and light collide, a soul with no redemption must rely on love to restore the balance.Keenan was a mistake. An abomination feared by the very being who had sired him for the potent powers of light and dark in his soul. He was tortured for years until he managed to escape the God of Destruction, his father, Roh Se Kahn, only to be imprisoned again and held captive in a war he had no ties to.King of the Vam''kir, an ancient race who survives on the life-giving blood of humans, Rowan is struggling to enforce the peace treaty signed by his kind and their twin race, the shapeshifting Ba''Kal. After two millennia, their war has finally come to an end, though their alliance is tentative.Trapped in a loveless marriage, Rowan yearns for happiness he fears may never come. On an expedition to rescue the last of the prisoners held over from the war, he finds Keenan, the mate he''d been searching for his entire life. But their path is lined with impossible obstacles.Rowan''s people would never accept the bastard son of the dark God at his side, and the threat of Roh Se Kahn brings a new war into their midst.Will their love for each other be enough to conquer the hatred of Rowan''s people and destroy the dark forces of the God of Destruction?

He will fight for the one he loves, no matter what it takes.Cesare Bianco is a shifter without a pride. Exiled from his home town of Padua after losing a leadership fight to his corrupt, self-serving uncle, he travels to Rome in search of a new beginning. A chance meeting sees him taking a job on the catering crew of a Hollywood blockbuster. When he meets the movie''s handsome lead actor, Hayden, he knows he''s in the presence of his mate. But Hayden is human. Even though he offers the possibility of lasting love, Cesare must fight all his instincts to make it happen.Hayden Skarz is on the verge of the big time. Landing the lead in sci-fi adventure Thrown to the Lions has put him on the road to stardom. Filming in Rome is a difficult new challenge for him, though being around Cesare, the hunk who works in the catering truck, makes his job much sweeter. Sex between them is passionate and wildly inventive. But Hayden has a stalker, who''s tired of being ignored in favor of other men. When what started as a crush turns into murderous obsession, can Cesare help Hayden make it off the film set alive?

AftermathDarren Brown spent two years running from his past, but he could only run so far before he was found.Darren Brown lost the only two people he loved just days apart. His mother first, then his best friend. Guilt over his friend''s death drives Darren to wander for over a year before he winds up in the town of McKinton, Texas.Lee Bausch served his tour in the Army then started his quest to find answers only one person could give him-except that one person had moved away. It takes him almost two years to find Darren Brown, and it turns out Darren doesn''t have the answers Lee needs-he is what Lee needs. Darren is shy and so sexy Lee can''t get enough of him, but he still needs answers because he can''t shake the feeling someone he loved was murdered.After a terrifying experience at the motel, Darren knows he has to tell Lee about the spirits in McKinton. And there''s one spirit, scared and alone, who has the answers Lee seeks, if only the spirit knew how to tell Lee his suspicions are right. What RemainsSevero and Laine thought they had it all. They had great friends, each other-and the spirits of McKinton, TX.Until Sev gets a call from his sister asking to visit. He''s been the family pariah for most of his life. This sudden offering is something Sev had never even dared to hope for. Laine is suspicious but supportive. Then their world is altered when all the spirits in McKinton vanish on the same day.Missing spirits, a coven of Wiccans, and a sister and her family all hit McKinton at the same time. Laine doesn''t know who has stolen the spirits, but he''s going to find out.Was it the well-meaning Wiccans? Or is there something more sinister at work in McKinton?

Rolly has waited ten years to claim his mate. Now the wait is over, and he''s coming home.Rolly has waited patiently for his mate. When he first met Erdwin, the boy was still a child. Rolly felt nothing but compassion for him back then, but Erdwin came of age five years ago, and Rolly''s stayed out of his life in order to give Erdwin time to experience life.Erdwin never fit right in his skin. He didn''t like what he saw in the mirror. It didn''t match how he felt inside. As a shifter, he was stuck with the body he had. Surgery wasn''t an option for him. But Erdwin found a way to accept himself-by embracing the part of herself that felt like her true nature. She struggled with it, but with her family''s support, she became Edie, the young lady she was meant to be. She stopped worrying about her parts, and concentrated on her heart.When Rolly, a powerful shaman, moves back home to the pack, Edie is transfixed. He makes her nervous-and arouses her. But what would a man like him think of a woman like her?Edie''s about to find out, and she will have to be stronger than ever to help fight off a threat to her pack, to her mate, and to her family.

He doesn''t believe in the paranormal. Can a gorgeous shifter prove him wrong?Ethan Wayne is a paranormal investigator for the hottest reality show on TV, Spirit Seekers, but his love life is decidedly lukewarm. Reeling from a sudden break-up, he finds himself heading for France, where his team will be exploring the Château LeBlanc, searching for the ghost of a murdered kitchen maid. When he meets the château''s reclusive owner, Jean-Luc LeBlanc, the attraction is fierce and instant-but Jean-Luc is keeping secrets the skeptical Ethan could never have imagined.Jean-Luc''s world collapsed with the death of his beloved Benoît. He no longer cares about producing his award-winning Champagne and even his closest family members can''t rouse him from his self-imposed solitude. The last thing he wants is a team of ghost hunters intruding on his privacy and discovering the truth of his nature. The realization that one of these brash Americans is destined to be his new mate seems like a sick joke. But soon Jean-Luc has bigger things to worry about than his distrust of humans. His home and family are under threat-can he do what it takes to save all he holds dear, and let Ethan into his heart in the process?

My Life Without GarlicSome things in life just might be worth giving up garlic for.It was simple curiosity that led Augustin to the vampire dating site-he thought it must be a joke started up by a bunch of weirdos. Man, was he right-but it just so happens that those weirdos really are vampires, and when one shows up at his place, Augustin''s world is turned upside down.First he''s got a psychotic vampire to deal with. Then he''s got one who is much more fun hanging around.Except now that Augustin knows that vampires exist, he can''t be left alive. Or can he? When an alternative is offered up, Augustin doesn''t care for it, either. After all, he doesn''t want to be whisked off to some disgusting vampire den.Tony''s the vampire next in line to lead the coven. He wants to be a fair man, and that means arguing against killing Augustin. If he''s also attracted to the sarcastic, adorable man, where''s the harm in that?The attraction between Augustin and Tony is undeniable, but deny it is what they both try to do. Someone is going to have to bend or break.Don''t Stake My Life on ItStakes, kilts and holy water-Andrew Meyer is in for the time of his life!Radney''s tired of being the coven oddball. He had his reasons for being the way he was, and he let those reasons rule his life for centuries. Another mistake-almost harming a human he''d been sent to keep an eye on-has sent Radney on a mission of self-improvement. He''s going to conquer his issues and be the best damned vamp ever!Maybe.Andrew Meyers has the term paper from hell to write. It needs to be original and intriguing. What could be more so than people with a vampire fetish?But when that fetish turns out to be one he has, for a very sexy, kilt-wearing, neurotic vampire, the tables are turned. Andrew isn''t prepared to find out that vampires are real, but he learns it anyway. With help from his twin brother, Erin, he just might be able to find a happy ending-or an ecstatic beginning-for him and his hot as hell red-headed vamp. If he''s careful, and patient, he might even find the vamp for him.