In Heat Jax's mating cycle couldn't come at a worse time. For 24 hours he'll be vulnerable to his enemiesunless there's willing partner available. A beautiful slave will suit his needs. Except Waverly isn't really a slave. Escape is the only thing on her minduntil the overpowering need to mate takes them both by surprise. But with the Inter-World Council and Junkeaters gunning for them, their ritual could be the death of them both. Desert Heat Desperate to deliver medicine to her Morjan village, Tannar runs afoul of slavers intent on capturing and selling her into sexual slavery. Never mind that once enslaved, the highly prized women of her race soon die. As she runs for her life, she unexpectedly comes into heat and takes refuge in a cave, desperate to escape yet frantic to mate. Nicolas Rentard, forced to use his uncanny hunting skills to capture a Morjan woman, follows her enticing scent as he runs her to ground. But once he enters the cave, she's not the only one ensnared.