Two unforgettable fan-favorite novels from the biggest stars of paranormal romance
The Nymph King Gena Showalter
Includes all-new scenes!
Females young and old, beautiful and plain crave Valerian’s touch. None can resist his blatant sensuality and potent allure—until he steals Shaye Holling from a Florida beach and holds her prisoner in his underwater kingdom. Now Valerian must fight for the privilege of claiming her as his own. Because there’s one thing Shaye doesn’t know...when a nymph discovers his true mate, she’s his for life.
The Beautiful Ashes Jeaniene Frost
With her sister missing, Ivy discovers a startling truth—the disturbing, otherworldly hallucinations she’s always had are real, and her sister is trapped in a demon realm. The one person who can help her is the dangerously attractive rebel who’s bound by an ancient legacy to betray her. Adrian and Ivy must battle their desires if they’re to save her sister, but Adrian knows the truth about Ivy’s destiny, and sooner or later, it will be Ivy on one side, Adrian on the other and nothing but ashes in between...
Praise for New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter
“A world of myth, mayhem and love under the sea!”
—#1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward
“The Showalter name on a book means guaranteed entertainment.”
—RT Book Reviews
“One of the premier authors of paranormal romance. Gena Showalter delivers an utterly spell-binding story!”
—#1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole
Praise for New York Times bestselling author Jeaniene Frost
“Jeaniene Frost brings her signature wit, sizzle, and extraordinary imagination to this epic new series. I was addicted from page one.”
—#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout
“Frost’s fast-paced paranormal romantic thriller is a pure stunner...”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Jeaniene Frost is blessed with a creative soul.”
—#1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon
CHAPTER ONE
Atlantis
VALERIAN, KING OF THE NYMPHS, lover extraordinaire and greatest leader of the greatest army in the history of Atlantis, untangled from the naked, slumbering woman beside him...only to discover his legs were entwined with two other naked, slumbering women.
He truly thought to leave this paradise?
With a sleep-rough chuckle, he abandoned all efforts to escape and relaxed against the softness of the bed. Satisfaction hummed inside him.
The females curled closer to him, soft tendrils of hair—a delightful mix of black, brown and red—cascading across the muscle and sinew he worked hard to maintain.
Did life get any better than this?
Had he known what awaited him in this massive palace, he would have fought the dragon shape-shifter army for rights to it years ago rather than mere weeks.
Nymphs, once touted eternal wanderers, had desired a permanent home almost as desperately as they desired sex.
Sex was like air to nymphs. Without it, they suffered, and they died.
They’d won the palace with only minor losses, expecting to charm and seduce the female dragon shape-shifters still in residence. Within minutes of victory, however, the entire enclosure had emptied, leaving no one to wine, dine and recline.
Until yesterday.
Beneath the palace were catacombs. There, Valerian discovered a strange, upright pool—or rather, a portal leading into another world. The human world. Earth, it was called.
All his life he’d heard rumors about the portal and the topside world. Everyone inside Atlantis had heard, considering there were humans scattered among them. But Valerian had never dreamed he would become the gatekeeper.