Four masters of urban fantasy and paranormal romance plunge readers into the dangerous, captivating world unearthed beyond the dark... New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh delivers a smoldering story with Secrets at Midnight , as the scent of Bastien Smith’s elusive lover ignites a possessiveness in him that’s as feral as it is ecstatic. And now that he’s found his mate, he’ll do anything to keep her. In #1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews’ novella, Magic Steals , when people start going missing, shapeshifting tigress Dali Harimau and jaguar shifter Jim Shrapshire must uncover the truth about the mysterious creatures responsible. From Milla Vane—a warrior princess must tame The Beast of Blackmoor to earn a place among her people. But she quickly discovers that the beast isn't a monster, but a barbarian warrior who intends to do some taming himself.  It’s seer Makenna Frazier's first day on the job at Supernatural Protection and Investigations, and her first assignment is more than she bargained for when bodyguard duty for a leprechaun prince’s bachelor party goes every which way but right in national bestselling author Lisa Shearin ’s Lucky Charms. Praise for New York Times Bestselling Author Nalini Singh “Singh has ruined me for all other books. Passion on this level cannot be easily redone or replicated.”— Fresh Fiction   #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Ilona Andrews “Ilona Andrews's books are guaranteed good reads.”—#1 NYT Bestselling author Patricia Briggs   National Bestselling Author Lisa Shearin   “Shearin weaves a web of magic with a dash of romance that thoroughly snares the reader. She’s definitely an author to watch!”—Anya Bast, New York Times bestselling author of The Brotherhood of the Damned novels Nalini Singh is the New York Times bestselling author of the Psy-Changeling ( Shield of Winter , Heart of Obsidian , Wild Invitation ) and Guild Hunter ( Archangel's Legion , Archangel's Blade , Archangel's Kiss ) novels. Ilona Andrews is the pseudonym for a husband-and-wife writing team. Together, they are the coauthors of the #1 New York Times bestselling Kate Daniels urban-fantasy series, including Magic Rises , Magic Slays , and Magic Bleeds and the romantic urban-fantasy novels of the Edge, including Steel's Edge , Fate's Edge , and Bayou Moon . They currently reside in Texas with their two children and numerous pets.  Lisa Shearin is the national bestselling author of The SPI Files ( The Grendel Affair ) and the Raine Benares novels ( All Spell Breaks Loose , Con & Conjure , Bewitched & Betrayed ). Milla Vane also writes steampunk romances as bestselling author Meljean Brook. She lives in Oregon. SECRETS AT MIDNIGHT NALINI SINGH CHAPTER 1 Bastien Smith knew he’d been suckered. By his own mother no less. The only thing that might make it bearable was if Sage had been suckered, too. “Tell me you didn’t know,” he said to his younger brother through gritted teeth, both of them propping up the wall nearest the door and an escape they couldn’t make. Eyes narrowing, Sage folded his arms. “Are you accusing me of breaking the bro code?” Bastien shoved a hand through his hair, the dark red strands no doubt a mess by now. “Sorry.” It was only right he apologize after suspecting Sage of something so heinous, even if it had resulted from sheer exhausted frustration. “Mom told me she needed help setting up.” “Technically, she did.” Sage nodded toward the heavy dining table their mother had asked the two of them to shift into the large living area of the home where they’d both grown up. It fit, plenty of space around it for their mother’s guests to mingle, only because Bastien and Sage had first hauled the usual living room furniture into other rooms of the house. It hadn’t taken long, both of them happy to help their mom prepare for the “book club luncheon” she’d been looking forward to all week. What she’d neglected to mention was that all her book club buddies were bringing along their nubile daughters, nieces, neighbors, and any other random young female they could corral into this excruciating exercise. Normally, Bastien would’ve groaned, then sucked it up. He loved his mother, would never hurt her. But normally, he wasn’t strung out from two solid weeks of sleepless nights . . . because he didn’t want just any woman. He wanted her , the woman he knew in his gut was his mate, but who, against all known laws of changeling mating, he couldn’t find . He’d first tasted the scent of his elusive lover on a street in Chinatown fourteen days, eight hours, and seventeen minutes ago, the scent igniting a possessiveness in him that was as feral as it was joyous. Yes, he’d thought, yes , and turned to follow the scent that spoke to him in a way nothing else ever had . . . only for it to dissipate into intangible mist even his changeling-acute senses couldn’t pierce. Refusing to believe he’d lost her, he’d spent hou