The Texas Shifter's Mate

The Texas Shifter's Mate
Karen Whiddon

The mermaid and the werewolf When Zach Cantrell’s mermaid sister disappears, he goes looking for answers. What he finds instead is Shayla Dover, a mermaid princess moonlighting as a paranormal investigator. Even for a mermaid, she’s mesmerisingly gorgeous… Not that it should matter to Zach as his marriage has already been arranged. Shayla has her own reasons to keep her distance from this sexy shifter.But, after an attack on Shayla’s life, their undeniable attraction grows into something much deeper. Then they find themselves pitted in a race against time amidst a sea of lies, betrayal, and an enemy that threatens them both…

Lost Mermaid. Werewolf Protector.

When Zach Cantrell’s mermaid sister disappears, he goes looking for answers. What he finds instead is Shayla Dover, a mermaid princess moonlighting as a paranormal investigator. Even for a mermaid, she’s mesmerizingly gorgeous... Not that it should matter to Zach. His marriage has already been arranged. Shayla has her own reasons to keep her distance from this sexy shifter.

But, after an attack on Shayla’s life, their undeniable attraction quickly grows into something much deeper. Soon they find themselves pitted in a race against time amid a sea of lies, betrayal and an enemy that threatens them both...

Outside, in the deserted alley, she turned to him. Surprised, he gazed down at her, waiting to hear what she wanted to say.

Instead, she pulled him down and kissed him.

There was no hesitation on the sensual movement of her lips on his. The first touch ignited a fire. He tugged her close, body to body, and kissed her back.

Emotions—desire, certainly, but something stronger—flared. He lost track of time, forgot where they were, because everything about her filled up his entire world. He wanted to push her up against the wall and make love to her right then, right there.

When they finally broke apart, each was breathing hard.

“I want you,” she said, her forehead resting against his chest.

“I want you too,” he replied.

KAREN WHIDDON started weaving fanciful tales for her younger brothers at the age of eleven. Amid the gorgeous Catskill Mountains, then the majestic Rocky Mountains, she fueled her imagination with the natural beauty surrounding her. Karen now lives in North Texas, writes full-time and volunteers for a boxer dog rescue. She shares her life with her hero of a husband and four to five dogs, depending on if she is fostering. You can email Karen at kwhiddon1@aol.com. Fans can also check out her website, www.karenwhiddon.com (http://www.karenwhiddon.com).

The Texas Shifter’s Mate

Karen Whiddon

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

Dear Reader (#u4031e78b-261f-5601-8639-b2f5118eb58c),

I’ve always, always, always wanted to write a mermaid book. Timing or whatever never worked out and I’m pleased to have been finally able to write my mermaid heroine—and a handsome, wolf shape-shifter hero.

For this story, I returned to Galveston, Texas, a location I’ve visited many times over the years since my husband’s sister lives there. There’s a lot of history on this island, and it seemed the perfect place to set a story like this. Creating The Shadow Agency was fun, too, and I’d hoped to write more books featuring this paranormal investigative agency, but it wasn’t meant to be.

I hope you enjoy this story. Love, missing women, crazed evil scientists and the ocean—what more can anyone ask for!

Happy reading!

Karen Whiddon

Dedicated to animal rescuers everywhere.

Those who work in the trenches, saving lives, fostering, transporting, evaluating, doing home visits for potential adopters and showing animals love so they can find their forever homes.

I salute you!

Contents

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Back Cover Text (#u95e23d25-1dfd-516f-9c9e-a22cf950518b)

Introduction (#u74e59ed0-f32c-599b-ab25-e57eacfa55ee)

About the Author (#u7cd7f676-f691-5e6a-aa0d-3195935e6bcb)

Title Page (#ub160bf01-b105-5236-8b5a-169f9d3fafe4)

Dear Reader (#u5345530f-9b86-5f38-bc80-baedb1fa1739)

Dedication (#u02b3a44d-87f9-57d6-b3ad-4a59f6dc3245)

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