To bait a falcon, a very small bird is fitted with ball weights attached to a string held by the falconer. When the raptor attacks, the rolling dive will tangle around the legs of both birds, thus ensuring the falcon cannot fly away. Further training involves both the string and treats, often meat from the same small birds, encouraging the predator to return to its handler. Centuries of war between the gods have caused an imbalance in the mortal world. Stark lines of division have resulted in three species, all vying for survival against an increasingly harsh world; The Tasuri, demon-shifters with noble houses stretching back before the founding of cities, shapeshifters in their clans and dens, and the Acera, those without fang, claw, wing, or hoof. The Tasuri city of Rune has never been more powerful, or more desperate. A plague has hit, a disease of infertility that is decimating the population of the purebloods and shifters. The Tasuri and shapeshifters turn their attention to the small, remote villages and towns of the Acera. Defenseless, there is nothing to stop the two powerful groups from enslaving the Acera and destroying the balance of their world beyond recognition. The ruin of the Acera is underway when the Tasuri House of Fyriin births a Warlord. The young warrior, Falx, takes his army of demons into the hills. There, he is gifted a young Acera slave as tribute. Thania has every reason to hate him, but she bears more weight on her slight shoulders than Falx could possibly know. What happens to the world when you take the bird away from her falcon? Warning: This is a historical fantasy, paranormal romance. It will have explicit scenes, including scenes of nonconsent. This world is brutal and harsh. Please take care before reading!

The story of Rique and Miranda - a wolf and a witch who were never, ever, supposed to fall in love with each other. Tale-on-the-side from Carmichael's Omega.

Hello Humans (and Others), Changelings are rare creatures. Beautiful, mysterious, deadly, and a lot of other cool descriptive words that I just don't have the time to think of right now. If you don't know what a changeling is, then look it up. Or don't, it doesn't really matter to me. The descriptions in old Irish folklore aren't really true, anyway. (The Irish drink a lot, so I've heard. My best advice is to take their stories with a grain of salt). I know precisely what a changeling is, because I am one. Yes, I am a changeling, not a wolf. I am not a wolf shifter even though that is who I live with... now. Alive. Remember that. It's a long story, but so worth it. Because it's about me; the beautiful, mysterious, deadly... You get the idea. Yours, Innie P.S. There are objectionable things inside. Language, sex, maybe some violence involving stilettos and wolves...

May has always lived a quiet life-sheltered, obedient, and painfully aware of his place in the world as a mouse omega. He knows predators mean danger. Especially Alphas. Especially ones like Audrey Powers-cold, coiled, and utterly out of his reach. But when fate drags him into her orbit, everything changes. Audrey is powerful, dominant, and terrifyingly calm. A snake shifter who doesn't chase... until May. There's something about his scent, his softness, the way he trembles when she's near. She wants to wrap around him, claim him, protect him-and May, to his own surprise, wants to be claimed. He was taught to fear predators. She was taught to eat prey. But instincts don't lie... and neither does the bond beginning to coil between them.

✔️COMPLETED The Deveroux twins had always captured the hearts of many with one being a charming sweet Prince and the other a ruthless bad boy. School heartthrob Jonah Deveroux got painfully rejected by a senior student "Lian Miller," only to meet him again, now a teacher. This time, he enlists his rebellious twin to seduce the new teacher into sleeping with the both of them. ⚠️ DARK ROMANCE ⚠️ possessive twins x teacher bxbxb Tainted (by) Twins

Harry the virgin Duke of Somerset knows little of love, while Louis the sly Duke of Warwick knows too much. When the two dukes come together for the Bilsdale fox hunt in Yorkshire, Harry finds himself drawn into Louis' bed. But when secrets from Louis' dark past come to light, Harry fears that the fox isn't the only one being hunted.

[RISE ABOVE SPIN-OFF] Bill Anderson has a secret. - Copyright © 2015 Viano Oniomoh All rights reserved.

MATURE +18} 'I'm not like your previous partners, Ava.' 'Why me?' I groan, struggling to wriggle out from under his massive body. Pausing, I meet his steely blue eyes and am ensnared by their intensity. 'You were made for beasts like me.' *********************************** Returning to Black Mountain was my path to healing and closure. Yet, fate had other plans, plunging me into the heart of darkness. Here, forbidden desires and veiled secrets threaten to engulf me. Bound to those who thrive in shadows, I question: Can I ever break free? ******************************************* [WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT AND DARK THEMES]

The night life, a city of blood, sex, and every sin imaginable. Dolareido. Dark alleys, dirty contracts, and deadly predators in business suits and stiletto heels. Jack, just a young man and barely an adult, finds himself on death's door. Before he knows what's happening, he's pulled into the world of vampires, the Danse Macabre, and the Masquerade. All 10 books are complete and available for free on Literotica and StoriesOnline.