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After his discharge, former Delta soldier Adam Travail just wanted to find somewhere to settle, a new home, where he could utilize his skills without the threat of his PTSD rearing its ugly head. The security position at the Chicago nightclub The Witch’s Brew seemed like the perfect fit and it was even after he learned that everything he thought was fiction was, in fact, reality. Fighting his attraction to his new security employee was the least of Mikael Popov’s problems when he is attacked several times in his club. 

This is the complete eight-book series of the Mad Dogs, a Delta unit of werewolves.

Growing up as part of the Mancini mob clan in Chicago was all Tony Bricker and Max Hixson ever knew. They were trained by their uncle, the Don of the Mancini family, and he dubbed them his Gardeners. They were more than just best friends, they were chosen brothers and loved their jobs as Mancini enforcers. Until Max changed everything three years ago. Their friendship shattered and Max fled to Michigan to do his uncle’s work. Now he’s been called back to Chicago and once more paired with his former best friend, chosen brother, and the one man he’d always loved.

Agents Gage Patton and Dylan Keerist have found a rhythm both professionally and personally. Their drive at work to find justice for murder victims is in sync and neither of them is complaining about the few nights a week they are tearing up the sheets. However, a strange new case, dinner with the Queen, and the consequences caused from Gage’s slip in control during the heat of the moment changes everything for them both. Finding a new rhythm isn’t easy and will take adjustment on both their parts. First, however, they have a murderer to catch.

After 25 years, Knight finally has a lead to find his sister who was ripped out of his 14-year-old arms. She is now grown, beautiful, and entrenched deep within the Sicilian Mafia. Knight couldn’t save her when his father’s goons stole her away, but he could rescue her from the life she’ been forced to live. Leaving his lovers and team behind, he has every intension to do just that, but just like the last time he went off on his own, Slade is right behind him. His friends and teammates help Knight reach his goal, but the Southeastern Division of INET survive?

Sorta kidnapped - check. Meeting the Queen who happens to be mother - check. Sexy as sin solider who can’t make up his mind - check. Religious order that thinks he’s their God reincarnated - check. Zarlon always knew he was a bastard, but his adoptive father always made sure he was loved as he taught him how to fight and live off the land. He and his father never put much stock in Fate, and he refused to believe his destiny was preordained. Apparently, he’s the only one who feels that way, but he refuses to be swayed from his belief that he decides his own fate.

For the last six years, the Mad Dogs have been fighting a two-front war against the Organization and the rouge Councilmembers who disagree with the Mad Dogs methods. While the war rages on, Doc has steadfastly been creating a serum which would allow humans to be turned into Mad Dogs with just a shot. Not only speeding up the process of creating new Mad Dogs, but also reducing the possible trauma requiring new recruits to have sex with every Mad Dog to become part of the pack. The serum is ready; the next step is to recruit more men to join the Mad Dogs Units.

Anthony Mancini, Chicago’s Italian kingpin, has been in a territory war with the O’Reilly syndicate since inherited the family business 42 years ago from his father. For the last 12 years, Aideen O’Reilly, the heir to the Irish family, has been his steady rival and for the most part, the war between their two families has been civil. However, when an outside threat in the form of the Russian Bratva from New York threatens to upset the status quo between their two syndicates, Anthony Mancini is forced to do the unthinkable: Align with his enemy.

A possible mole in the CIA or US Marshals sends INET agent Eddie “Lita” Hypolita on an unconventional undercover assignment. He is ordered to assist US Marshal Randy Conner in protecting CIA agent Sara Burke from the Santez cartel. Protection details are not his specialty, but little does he know, protection isn’t the only thing he needs to be worried about. 

The Witch’s Brew nightclub has always been a safe place for norms and supernaturals alike until the Hunters dared to bring the species war to Mikael’s front door by going after one of his own. Determined to keep his family and patrons safe, Mikael hires his friend and P.I. Joshua McCall and a ‘Specialist’ from another realm. But, will they be enough to eradicate the Hunters from the city of Chicago? 

Running from his murderous father, Cal finally swallows his fear enough to give into his curiosity about the rumors he’d heard of The Witch’s Brew being a common hangout for others in the supernatural world. It was, but what Cal wasn’t prepared for was the number of predator garouls that worked or frequented the club. He was even less prepared for the sexy life drinker bartender and how the man would change his life if only he dared to overcome his fear and paranoia that his father would find him.

The Mad Dogs are still adjusting to new promotions, pack mates, and pack hierarchy, but their adjustment period is cut short. As the war with the Organization still rages and rogue council members are determined to change the vision of the Council, the Mad Dogs find themselves fighting a war on two fronts. The Mad Dog Unit numbers have raised enough to break the team into two units, but it is enough? They can only hope so as the Mad Dogs decide who will comprise the Alpha and Bravo units. 

Anthony Mancini, Chicago's Italian kingpin, has no choice but to bring in outside help to train his niece, Valentina Russo, who is hell-bent on exacting her revenge on the Irish mob that had her abducted and abused her four months ago. Mancini hires two assassins to do the job. Gordon Wellington is a hands-on, up-close, silent killer. Craig Barlow prefers the distance, allowing poisons to take out his marks. Years of beating each other to take out the same marks has built an unrivaled hatred between them. Hatred or not, now they have the same contract.

The entire INET team was accustomed to Slade’s antics to starve off his craziness from being stuck in the office at HQ. However, when Slade goes too far and ends up suspended while Knight is sent undercover without him, it’s no surprise to the team that Slade wouldn’t just stay home when his lover could need his backup. Knight’s first stint undercover with INET was without his lover. Still, he had a job to do, and it was a job that included a sexy little twink and not a hardship at all. At least it wasn’t until his lover showed up.  

Forced to meet her mother, the Queen, but also confronted by the world’s religious order, the Sisters of Fate, Zarkina's life changes. The forces of Fate try to make her walk not one but two paths. She stubbornly refuses to take either. But sometimes Fate gives no other options but to do as it bids. This book is NOT a stand-alone novel and should not be listened to without first listening to Retrieval, book 1 in the Goddess of Fate series.    

David Payne only worked with his Irish teammate for three months before he went under cover for two years on an op that almost got him killed. Waking up to Hunter after his surgery was a surprise and reignited his attraction for the man. When their boss sends him to finish up his required medical leave and home with Hunter to bury his grandfather, Payne not only wants to be there for his teammate, but knows this is the opportunity he’s been looking for to get to know the man better.  

Officer Jake Silverstone was content to be alone and only hooking up to satisfy his needs. He’d already had the love of his life and after he gave his heart away 12 years ago and had it shattered into a million pieces, knew he would never risk that kind of pain again. Cody Kidd made the biggest mistake of his life when he allowed his father to send him away from the man he loved. Now that his father was dead and buried, he could return to the man who still owned his heart. The most he could hope for was forgiveness, but he was determined to have more because without the love of his life, he really had no life at all.

Spider started working for ATF after graduating college, but he still managed to keep tabs on the man he bullied since they were kids in grade school. There wasn’t a single day Spider didn’t regret what he’d done to Rob Zepple when they were younger. When they are thrown together again to back up one of Zep’s coworkers, Spider makes it his goal to convince Zep he’s a changed man. But for that to happen, Zep must overcome his fear, and sometimes there is a good reason to be afraid.

The Mad Dogs return to Camp Smokey in the North Carolina Mountains brings more changes than just their brand new downtime base. A new Council Representative is the least of the changes thrust upon the unit. Promotions that are unwanted, more questions Doc needs to answer, and born shifters to be recruited in hopes that they can become Mad Dogs. But even with new allies, the Council and the Organization just won’t give the unit a break

The Tampa nightclub Shadows, in Ybor City, is the refuge for those who are not quite normal. Simon finally found a home away from home where he "fit in", but he was still the only single person in his new family. Being different made dating a nightmare. John was still hung up on his best friend, but when a bartender rescued him from a gay-bashing, he never expected his life would go in such in a bizarre direction. Learning about himself and accepting who he was was a challenge, one he wasn’t sure he could handle.