Novels by Olivia Bhelle Kildare

MaggieThe loud yet pleasant sounds of the city fade as we travel farther into the country. It’s about an hour’s drive to Ethercrest, and our home is on its outskirts, so I sit back and relax, enjoying the beautiful countryside.Everything is in bloom right now. Purple, red, and yellow flowers blanket the hillsides. There are even a few trees with pink blossoms left over from late spring.We pass the town, and Oscar waves at some of the people he knows there. I join in the greetings, though I don’t feel like a local just yet. I know it will come in time. Everyone smiles when we pass. It seems like good people live here.Finally, we head toward our farmstead, and Oscar’s stomach lets out a growl.It makes me laugh. “I guess I’d better get started on dinner as soon as we get home.”“I’m hungry, I admit,” he says. “But I want to show you a few things before you dive into the kitchen.”“Okay,” I tell him. He’s been a little secretive lately, and I can tell he’s been preparing a surprise f

MaggieMonths Later, After the Events of Parts 1 and 2, Bride of the Sea-King AlphaIt’s impossible to hold back tears. I squeeze Eolande just a little tighter, and she makes sweet cooing noises in my arms.“You can come to the castle anytime you want to,” Lyra tells me. “You know that.”I nod, trying to fight keep the sobbing at a minimum. “I know I’m being a babbling fool, but I’ve gotten used to being so close to this little one every day.”“She loves you,” Lyra says. “She always will. I’ll bring her out to your new house as often as I can, I promise.”Nodding again, I press back some of Eolande’s soft pink blanket so I can see her eyes again. “She looks so much like you, so beautiful.”Now I see the moisture glistening in Lyra’s eyes. But before she can say anything, a strong, warm hand on my back gets my attention.“Are you ready?” Oscar asks.“Yes,” I reply, handing the baby back to Lyra carefully, giving little Eolande just one last, quick little kiss on her forehead.“You’ll h

MaggieWe’ve marked each other.That’s certainly something I never expected. I know my parents did it, but that was a long time ago, and times have changed. Not a lot of mated pairs do it these days, especially in the higher classes.But they should. The moment Oscar sunk his fangs into me, I felt an even stronger connection between his wolf and mine. So, it’s not really for the human part of us, but I know our wolves will be happier from it.And now, I lay on his bare, muscular chest, listening to his heartbeat as if it’s the most natural thing in the world. From my small cabin window, I can see the first rays of sunlight coming up over the horizon.Oscar stirs suddenly, and I pull off of him so he can sit up. “What is it?” I ask.“The captain says we’ve arrived at Winterhaven,” he explains. “I’ll need to join the others for security.”“Of course,” I tell him, and he pulls me in for a deep, romantic kiss.“Go get some breakfast,” he suggests when we part. “I’ll try to meet you in the

OscarI would have brought down the Moon Goddess to marry us personally if I thought that was what Maggie wanted. Every resident of Oceana would be sitting in the pews cheering us on, and she would be wearing the finest dress in all the known kingdoms had she breathed out the slightest desire for a large wedding ceremony.But I know her heart, and her heart is mine.We’ve both waited for this day for more years than I care to count. All we want is to be together for the rest of our lives, to be sure the future holds nothing but being in each other’s arms.So, now we’re now married thanks to the kind captain of the Ironhawk, and my fingers are laced firmly around hers. She smiles at me while we walk town the ship’s hallways, and I can’t pull my eyes away from her.And I don’t have to.She’s mine.We’ve chosen her room. Neither mine nor hers is ideal for a wedding night, being so closely situated next to the sailors. But anyplace will do where we can be together.I open the door first,

MaggieDays Later“Here.”It’s hard to hold back tears as I hand Lyra her makeshift bridal bouquet. It was such a fun little wedding aboard the ship. Now my new and very good friend is the Luna Queen of Oceana. How did all this happen in just a matter of days?“Enjoy the wedding night,” I tell her with a wink. I can’t believe I just said that, and I think I’m blushing just as much as she is right now.I watch her take Alpha King Cassian’s hand, and they walk together down the aisle until two of the ship’s crew open the door for them.As they disappear down the hallway, I can’t help but think of all the horrible things I’ve been told about Cassian. The people of my kingdom are certain that he’s evil. They gossip about how he is cruel to children, that he’s a womanizer, and that he takes pleasure in killing and inflicting pain on anyone and everyone.But I can see firsthand that none of that is true. The tender way he gazes at Lyra tells me everything I need to know about this Alpha Kin

MaggieOscar has come into my life right when I need him.Since I was torn from the only home I’d ever known, I laid in bed many nights in silent tears, wishing there was someone out there who loved and cared about me, who could comfort me. I had even called out in the mind-link, hoping someone will answer.No one ever did.I began to tell myself this meant I’d never have a mate. There was no one out there for me. I was in this alone. After two years of nearly nightly tears, I accepted that fate and trudged along in a life with no meaning, no future, no escape.Then I befriended people... Belinda, Ivy. I thought things would get better. But I was torn away from them too.And then came Cookie, his rough exterior nothing but a mask for the kindness within him.I thought I’d be helping him in the galley forever, or at least, for a long time. I’d settled into life aboard the Coral, even with its flaws, because he was a part of it.And then... he exhaled his last breath in my arms.I was e

DevonIt’s three days later, and it’s still hard to keep my mind focused. I feel like a failure. My dad always had his mind on the pack. Sure, he and Mom had their days off where they could have some fun, but that was only after he made sure everything was running smoothly.I don’t think anything will ever run smoothly for what’s left of the Emerald Moon pack, but I’m sure going to try. “Hey,” Mandy says. I hadn’t even heard her walk in… not good for an Alpha. “Hey,” I answer, my eyes not leaving the computer screen. “Find anything yet?” she asks. I shake my head. “It’s weird,” I say. “It’s like I can picture something in my head that would work, but figuring it out and bringing it to life just doesn’t seem to be doable.”She pulls up a chair, lifting it up off the ground lightly instead of dragging it, so the movement is almost undetectable. “Maybe you need to bounce it off someone,” she suggests. “You’ve been trying this on your own for so long. Maybe another perspective is wh

EmmaFinally, Mom convinced me that she and Brianna have everything under control and can handle things through closing time, so I head out for a stroll back to the fairgrounds. I hope Devon had made it back, and that I can find him again in the crowd. Something tells me that won’t be too difficult a task. There’s just something about him that’s impossible to miss in a crowd. Once again, the sounds of the festival grow louder as I approach. But I’m still back a bit where there’s less light pollution, and the sky sparkles with mesmerizing starlight. I slow down and just sort of enjoy it for a moment. The moon is bright even though only a sliver of it is visible, looking like a smile shining brightly at the twinkling stars. I have always felt like I have a connection to the moon, as though it’s more than just an orb circling our planet and reflecting sunlight.Strange, I know. I’m not sure how she found me so quickly, but Kara runs up the minute I step onto the well-trampled fairgro

DevonMy reaction is instant. Someone Emma cares about needs help, and I’m going to help her. I’m not even sure why. When we walk into the smoothie shop, the woman I assume is Emma’s mom looks like a mess. There’s a line of customers that another woman is dealing with and a couple of guys who look like customers trying to stem the flow of liquid squirting out of some sort of machinery.Machines are my thing, so I go straight over and get a handle on the problem while Emma heads over to talk to her mom. It takes a moment to orient myself to the machinery, but the problem isn’t catastrophic, so I’m able to rig it to stop for now until they can get some new parts. Someone hands me a towel, and I try to wipe the mess of sticky syrup-like stuff off me so I can stop smelling like a raspberry popcicle. I sit down, marveling at how Emma has just dived in to get through the line of customers then start cleaning up. After things calm down, she walks over.“Thank you,” she say in a whisper. “Y

Emma“Wow, you really are hungry.”The words just sort of soak into my mind but don’t register any meaning. I’m still staring ahead at the crowd of people who had filled in the space where the blond had walked away just moments ago. Damn, I didn’t even get his name. Did I? I can’t even remember. “Emma?” Something finally clicks in my head, and I realize Kara’s talking to me.“Oh, sorry. Did you say something?” I ask, finally turning to look at her.“I said that I guess you really are hungry,” she say, pointing to the ridiculously supersized snacks in my hands. “I’ve never seen you eat quite that much popcorn. Wait. You’re not pregnant, are you?”My eyes go wide. “What?” Then they retreat into a squint with my brows pushed together. “No!” I say firmly, but I’m still a little dazed. What’s wrong with me?“Whew,” she says. “I mean, it would be okay if you were. I could be the aunt. Or the godmother, something like that. It would be kind of cute. Maybe you could name her after me….”“Ka

Emma“Mom, you’re going to be super busy,” I insist.She shakes her head. “You’re young, Emma. You need to go have fun with the other young people,” she says.“I will,” I tell her. “Plenty of those young people hang out here, even during the festival.” Mom is being stubborn. I really don’t want her to try to work the shop by herself tomorrow, on Emerald Valley Community Day. That’s the official name for it, but everyone in town just calls it the festival since that’s basically what it is, and we don’t have many other festivals here. Even though most of the town will be at the community fairgrounds, the event gets people out and about, so the smoothie shop is always packed most of the day. “Brianna will be helping me,” she insists. “I won’t be alone.”“I’m sure she wants to take Elly to the festival for the kiddie rides.” Brianna’s daughter, Elly, loves everything about the festival, and I don’t want her to miss out. “Besides, she can’t work all day. Even if she takes a shift, I’m g

DevonI push away from my desk and rub my eyes. I’m distracted again and can’t seem to focus on my research.And I know why.Tasha is back, which means that the redhead, Emma, is back from the camping trip, too. I’d seen her on my latest run, and she seemed to notice me in the woods as she drove by me. When our eyes met, it was mesmerizing.But now that she’s back in town, her presence is upsetting my focus.I had planned to call everyone for a meeting anyway, so I guess I might as well get something accomplished and get everyone in the pack together. I’m sure not getting anything done in the tech room anymore. We usually meet outside town, deep into the forest, so that no one will think it was weird for a bunch of apparent strangers to be gathering at my house. In the forest, we’re in control. We can pick up the slightest scent that doesn’t belong and scatter in an instant, and no one will ever see a bunch of wolves standing together in a circle. We always stay in our wolf forms fo