The Alpha's Onyx & Fire
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Authors: Jess Buffett
Tags: #Romance, #Erotic, #Paranormal, #Menage
The Alpha's Onyx Fire
New Hope Valley [2]
Jess Buffett
JK Publishing, Inc. (2014)
Tags: Erotic, Menage, Paranormal, Romance
Warning: For Mature Adult Audiences.
Contains language and actions some may deem offensive.
Ménage – MMF.
In book two of New Hope Valley: Tessa Cardwell’s life changed overnight when she was left to raise her five siblings.
When a friend suggested moving to the small town of New Hope, she packed up her family and set out with not a clue of what waited for them there.
Used to doing everything on her own, she finds herself in the middle of a life changing experience—that is if she can let go of her inhibition and hold onto the two men fate placed in front of her.
Leontis Harper searched for the woman who turned his life upside down a few months earlier.
Determined to find her lands him in New Hope Valley and places him in a situation he has come quite used to—rejection.
He had dealt with it his whole life, but he finds rejection hurts more when it comes from the two who were supposed to accept him without question.
Sage Ashcroft is the last White Tiger Alpha.
What the Alpha wants he gets, well until now.
He finds himself in a situation which could enhance his life or destroy it, if he doesn't learn to compromise.
The wrong choice, and he could be the one on the outside looking in on a life that was destined for him.
With the prophesy hanging over their heads, secrets being revealed, and enemies banding together, the New Hope Valley Pride faces many changes.
Join in as the Pride gains strength it never knew was possible until the Alpha, the onyx, and the fire combine.
The Alpha's Onyx & Fire
New Hope Valley
Book Two
by Jess Buffett
© Copyright April 2014 JK Publishing, Inc.
ISBN#9781311432513
All cover art and logo © Copyright April 2014 by JK Publishing, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Edited by ML Hill
Artwork by Jess Buffett
Published by JK Publishing, Inc.
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To everyone who helped me celebrate one year of being successfully published! It’s been such an awesome ride. Here is to another year!
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Table of Contents
Excerpt from Claiming Her Mate
Chapter One
Her teeth chattered, and the youngest was whining in the back, but Tessa Cardwell couldn’t stop. Her fingers fumbled on the nobs of the heater in a desperate attempt to bring more warmth to the car. As her five-year-old brother, Ryder, complained about being hungry, her other siblings fought over who got to pick the next movie. Having five children ranging between the ages of seventeen and five bickering, while trying to drive through the heavy snowfall they had encountered, was taking its toll on Tessa.
“Guys, come on, I need you to stop fighting,” she pleaded. “Oliver, can you give Ryder something out of the snack bag?”
“On it,” Oliver said, as Tessa heard the rustling of a paper bag.
Within seconds Ryder stopped, his mouth probably full of whatever his brother had given him, and Tessa sighed in relief.
She couldn’t believe how bad her luck was lately. There weren’t many places that it snowed in Australia, and even fewer where it fell this hard. Yet, somehow she had managed to pick the one area that did both.
“We’re sorry, Tessa,” her sister, April, whispered. “We’ll try not to be so noisy.”
April and her twin brother, Bailey, were thirteen years old, and it had only been a few years ago the two of them had been a force of nature, unstoppable. Tessa’s heart broke at the hesitant tone her sister now spoke in. She hadn’t known just how bad things had gotten after she had left. Granted, they hadn’t been anywhere near perfect before she had left for school, but to go so low that her own siblings cringed at loud voices made anger churn in her gut.
She mentally cursed her parents again. They may be dead now, but even when they were there, all they did was cause harm.
“Look. We’re almost there,” shouted eight-year-old Jay from the back seat.
A sign with
New Hope
in big, bold letters suddenly appeared, indicating they were nearing the town Tessa planned to set up as home. They were almost there. She sent a thank you to her friend, Ella, whose family had helped her find a place so quickly. Her friend’s family had set up a place for them to stay in a small dwelling in back of the main house that had recently become available and belonged to the Alpha of her friend’s Pride.
Tessa knew the area she was moving to was a shifter town, Ella and her family were tiger shifters. She hoped the strong sense of community she had heard about in a Pride, would help her in raising her siblings.
“Okay, guys. Not long now, just a little bit further,” she told them, focusing on the road ahead, reading the signs and praying she didn’t get lost. When she realized she had indeed gotten lost, Tessa had to pull to the side of the road and check her phones GPS.
Struggling to get a signal, Tessa frowned when headlights appeared in her mirror, slowing down until the vehicle came to a stop behind her. Suspicious, she watched as a large figure exited the car.
She tensed as the stranger moved closer, jumping a little when there was a knock on her window.
Damn, he moves fast. Is he a shifter?
Reaching for her heavy duty torch under the seat, she gripped it firmly.
“I’m just going to see what's wrong. You guys stay in here,” she instructed as she opened her car door, closing it firmly behind her to keep the warm air in. Turning to face the man, she paused in surprise at the immaculate suit he wore. Surely if the man planned to attack her, he wouldn’t look like he was on his way to a black tie event. Right?
The second thing she noticed was the man’s piercing honey-brown eyes. Mesmerized as she was by them, all she could do was blink at him stupidly. “Um…can I help you?”
“Noticed you had stopped. Just wondering if you need help,” he replied, his voice a deep rumble.
“Oh, um. We’re just trying to find our way to New Hope,” she replied, a tingling sensation working its way up her spine.
Whoa. What was that?
“We?” He cocked an eyebrow, visibly taking a deep breath.
Was he sniffing the air?
Tessa began to feel uneasy. “Yes. But I’m sure we’ll be fine. Thanks.”
The handsome stranger chuckled, “I’ve no intention of hurting you.” His eyes drifted to the car before coming back to her. “Or the children. You can follow me along the main road, then I’m sure you can find your way from there.”
Without waiting for her to respond, he headed back to his car and slid in. Confused by what had just happened, Tessa climbed back into the warmth of her vehicle.
“Who was that, Tess?” her brother, Oliver, asked. “Was he a...you know what?”
She had told her eldest brother about shifters, knowing there would be no way to keep it from him. Tessa also knew Oliver wouldn't go around talking about it. She planned to tell the others when the timing was right. But now wasn't it.
“I don’t know, but he’s offered to show us to the main road in town.”
He frowned. “Are you sure you can trust him?”
She sighed tired and desperate for some rest. “I don’t really have a choice. The GPS isn’t working, and it’s only getting colder.”
Tessa worried the younger ones would end up sick if she kept them out in this weather much longer.
Pulling out behind the other car, she followed him to the main road, just as he had promised. When he slowed down, parking at the curb, Tessa did the same. She watched him climb out again and approach her car.