Ruby Dixon Books in Order

Shy knows her brother is informing on the Bedlam Butchers, but telling the truth could endanger her. Seeking protection from enforcers Beast and Muscle draws her into a relationship threatened by the secret she's still keeping.

Lucky, the club president's sister, is forbidden territory for the Bedlam Butchers. When rival bikers threaten her, Solo comes to her rescue, but grief and the club's rules complicate the attraction growing between them.

Kitty goes to a bar seeking a casual encounter and meets Bedlam Butchers presidents Gemini and Domino. Their attention tempts her toward a life she meant to avoid, especially when danger forces her to decide whom to trust.

Stranded on a frozen alien planet, Liz accepts a symbiont to survive, only to find it has chosen Raahosh as her mate. His determination to win her collides with her stubborn resistance to a future she didn't choose.

Kira wants the affection of alien hunter Aehako but fears the secrets she's hiding. When her abductors return and can track her through an implanted translator, staying with him could put the entire tribe at risk.

Harlow's new life on the ice planet changes when the isolated alien Rukh takes her captive. Their mating bond draws them together, but learning to communicate and understand each other means crossing a gulf of experience.

Shy loves Beast and Muscle but feels out of place among the Bedlam Butchers. As Muscle withdraws into painful war memories, she must find the confidence to defend both her place in the club and their fragile relationship.

Shy's happiness with Beast and Muscle is threatened when a rival motorcycle club uses blackmail against them. With Beast facing prison and the rivals demanding her as payment, she searches for a way to protect the men she loves.

Abducted women are abandoned on an icy alien planet, and Georgie goes searching for help. She finds Vektal, a horned hunter who believes she's his mate, leaving survival tangled with a bond she never expected.

Georgie and the other stranded women introduce a holiday to their alien tribe, bringing gifts and familiar traditions to an unfamiliar world. Amid the celebrations, a human woman's wish for change opens the door to a new romance.

Lucky becomes the Bedlam Butchers' first female member, but protective treatment leaves her questioning her place. Pregnancy adds to her doubts, while Solo struggles to understand her growing distance and the trouble she faces.

This companion short story revisits the earthquake that changes the ice planet tribe's life. Rukh, Harlow, and the chief face the disaster from different perspectives, revealing the personal fears behind the community's struggle to endure.

Farli has waited for a mating bond rather than settling for someone available. When the visiting alien Mardok awakens that connection, his plans to leave force her to choose between her beloved home and a future with him.

Stacy's mate Pashov survives a devastating accident but wakes without memories of her or their son. As she tries to rebuild their family, love must find a path through the loss of the shared past that once bound them.

Tragedy has driven Asha and Hemalo apart despite their love for each other. When their mating bond offers another chance, fear and unresolved hurt challenge their willingness to believe their relationship can be repaired.

Josie longs for a mate, but the planet's symbiont chooses Haeden, the alien she likes least. His efforts to prove himself clash with her dislike, leaving her to question whether their constant friction conceals something deeper.

Tiffany dislikes the attention she receives from the tribe's men because of trauma she keeps hidden. Patient Salukh offers understanding and safety, but his wish for a permanent bond challenges what she feels ready to give.

Lonely Maddie turns to the outcast Hassen for companionship, even though he once kidnapped her sister. What she intends as a casual arrangement grows complicated as they seek acceptance and face the harsh demands of survival.

Lila escapes an alien who has kidnapped her, only to face greater danger alone on the ice planet. Rokan's protection gives her hope, but their powerful attraction leaves her wondering whether instinct can become a relationship she trusts.

Tribal healer Maylak wakes with an unsettling sense that something is wrong, although everyone appears healthy and safe. This companion short story follows her concern for her people amid the everyday rhythms of family and community life.

College student Becka is abducted by a rival motorcycle club, and Bedlam Butchers Locke and Epic are sent to bring her home. Protecting her requires the uneasy partners to trust each other, while unexpected attraction brings all three closer.

Megan is close to giving birth and anxious about being apart from Cashol. When her mate must hunt for the tribe, an approaching storm and the baby's imminent arrival turn their first separation into a worrying test.

Raising twins on the ice planet leaves Nora exhausted and struggling to balance motherhood, her mate, and friendships. This companion story follows her efforts to recover some closeness and confidence while caring for two demanding babies.

Five novellas follow the were-bears of Pine Falls as they pursue human women despite their community's restrictions. The collection includes a librarian's encounter with a honey-stealing bear shifter, pairing supernatural mating bonds with romantic complications.

Four companion stories return to everyday life in the Ice Planet Barbarians community. Pregnancy, raising twins, a healer's unease, and the aftermath of an earthquake offer closer looks at established couples and the challenges facing their families.

A tall human woman believes Harrec's constant flirting is meant to make fun of her. When a glacier excursion leaves them struggling to survive together, his continuing attention makes her reconsider the feelings she thought couldn't be real.

A lonely alien buys a woman through the intergalactic black market, hoping to find the mate his tribe cannot provide. His desperate choice creates a deeper problem: earning the trust of someone whose freedom he has taken away.

Slavers capture the ice planet tribe, leaving a talkative human woman and the quiet hunter Warrek to mount a rescue. Their unlikely partnership brings danger and unexpected attraction as they try to free the people they care about.

A human woman intends her encounter with Taushen to last only one night, but the alien wants a permanent bond. Trouble surrounding a newly landed spaceship complicates their lives while his determined pursuit challenges her resistance to commitment.

Chosen as the Beast's next bride, Willow seeks a way to break the curse that has claimed the women before her. A wise woman's advice requires her never to look at him, testing her resolve as their attraction grows.

After dragons devastate Earth, Claudia survives behind the barriers of a ruined city. Left as bait in dragon territory, she tries to tame the creature who finds her, but he wants a mate rather than someone to obey.

Emma feels responsible when her brother's biker gang captures the dragon Zohr. His uncontrollable rage makes escape impossible, and bonding with him may be her only chance to save them both, despite the consequences of becoming his mate.

A dragon warrior finds relief from his madness when he rescues Sasha and decides she is his mate. Her fear and painful past stand between them, forcing him to find a way to earn trust rather than demand affection.

Separated from her companions, Lauren washes up on a tropical island with a four-armed alien her symbiont selects as her mate. Attraction and a language barrier complicate survival when their apparent refuge proves dangerous to everyone there.

A kidnapped human woman is sent to Haven's prison system and branded a murderer. Surrounded by dangerous criminals, she finds possible protection in Jutari, a formidable alien assassin whose interest could offer safety at an uncertain price.

Alien farmer Emvor orders a bride who can help work his land, but receives Nicola, a human hiding from captors. Her deception and lack of farming skills complicate the attraction that makes him reluctant to send her away.

As No-Poison Day approaches, Elly wants her mate Bek home before the harsh season begins. Mountains keep them apart, and a newcomer's unusual talents may offer a way for the separated couple to celebrate together.

An alien pirate takes enslaved Fran from a smuggler and gives her refuge aboard his ship. He hopes to keep her beside him, but her longing to return to Earth puts his growing attachment in conflict with her wishes.

Clone warrior Vordis hopes to build an individual life on the ice planet and win the affection of pregnant Angie. But fellow clone Thrand wants her too, threatening the brotherly bond between two men seeking the same future.

Ariana struggles to adjust to the ice planet, while others mistake her distress for weakness. Zolaya sees courage behind her fears and wants to help her find happiness, making understanding and patience central to their growing bond.

Pirate navigator Sentorr becomes obsessed with Zoey, a woman he knows only through late-night communications with another ship. Determined to meet the female he considers his mate, he must confront the identity she has carefully concealed from him.

Rescued from cruel captors, a human woman struggles to believe that the space pirates offering shelter will let her be herself. Protective Alyvos wants her trust and affection, but reclaiming the fighting spirit she suppressed is far harder.

Amy lives hidden in a tower under her sister's protection, secretly dreaming of a dragon rescuing her from isolation. When Rast claims her attention, his fierce possessiveness challenges her hopes for a gentle and romantic drakoni mate.

Gwen's attempts to protect post-apocalyptic Shreveport have brought painful consequences, and a gold dragon outside the fort now considers her his mate. Hoping to save her people, she confronts him and discovers unexpected understanding beneath the danger.

After captivity, Gail has found freedom and new love with widower Vaza on the ice planet. Hearing about an orphan at Icehome awakens her longing for motherhood, raising questions about whether they can build a family through adoption.

A space pirate finds a human woman being sold on a station and buys her to save her life. Her defiance immediately attracts him, but winning affection from someone who sees him as an enemy proves much harder.

Alien assassin Jadzion needs a wife to reach a target attending a couples retreat in New Mexico. A dating app introduces him to Jenna, whose confusion over his urgent marriage proposal gives way to curiosity about her unusual companion.

Princess Halla lives quietly in a temple after the destruction of her kingdom, hoping her enemies have forgotten her. Warrior king Mathior remembers the woman who saved his childhood life and proposes marriage where his advisers recommend execution.

On the ice planet, Veronica expects the alien symbiont to pair newcomers with compatible mates, but not to choose powerful Ashtar for her. His confidence and interest challenge her conviction that she is too ordinary to attract him.

Willa sees a person beneath Gren's frightening appearance, despite the violence that makes everyone at Icehome fear him. Determined to free him from restraint and mistreatment, she plans an escape that may also deepen her growing affection.

Reserved sa-khui hunter Zennek never expected a family, especially with a human as bold as Marlene. When resonance pairs them, her determined seduction challenges his uncertainty about why such an outgoing woman would want someone like him.

Maddie wants to welcome her returning mate, while pregnant Josie hopes to rekindle romance with hers. Their plans become an ice planet Valentine's Day celebration, bringing affectionate surprises and private reunions to the lives of two established couples.

A woman investigating noises next door falls through a portal and becomes stranded in a dangerous fantasy world. Bound as mortal anchor to exiled battle god Aron, she must travel with an arrogant companion who also wants to return home.

Callie resents being paired by resonance with M'tok, whose confidence and expectations only worsen their mutual hostility. When he takes her away from camp, forced proximity begins revealing differences between the man she dislikes and the person he actually is.

Scientist Devi agrees to help N'dek build a prosthetic leg, finding an unexpected partner in the determined islander. Their work sparks attraction, but his expectation of resonating with someone else complicates the connection developing between them.

A human man cannot escape the red dragon pursuing him, even behind a fort's defenses. He decides that claiming Teva as his mate may stop the hunt, but winning a fierce female dragon presents a formidable challenge.

A drakoni suppresses his dragon abilities to preserve his sanity, keeping himself apart from the human woman Andrea. When her brother escapes the fort and she needs his tracking skills, their dangerous search threatens his carefully maintained control.

Hannah refuses the mate chosen for her by resonance, yet needs his help to join a trip away from Icehome. Their journey to a fruit-filled cave gives the four-armed hunter a chance to reach beyond her resistance.

Competitive clone Thrand treats nearly everything at Icehome as a contest, including his pursuit of Nadine. Repeated requests for kisses leave her attracted but uncertain whether his attention reflects real affection or merely another determination to win.

After S'bren takes her away from camp hoping for resonance, Penny turns the unwanted excursion into an adventure on her own terms. Exploring together brings unexpected affection, but her silent khui leaves their romantic future uncertain.

Powerful alien noble Varrik va'Rin is accustomed to having his wishes fulfilled on Homeworld Kes. His attraction to the human Milly tests that privileged life as his determination to claim her puts his prestigious reputation at risk.

Newly mated Liz wants distance from the tribe that exiled Raahosh, while he worries about proving himself a worthy partner. A honeymoon offers them privacy and a chance to understand each other beyond the troubles surrounding their union.

Georgie and Vektal are mated, but she still has unfinished emotional business before fully settling into their life together. A honeymoon gives the couple time apart from their responsibilities and space to consider what their new beginning means.

Ex-convict Tassar must marry an alien to gain amnesty on a remote farming planet, expecting a practical arrangement. Meeting human Leilani changes his intentions, leaving him eager for a lasting relationship while respecting her readiness for intimacy.

Space pirate Adiron and his brothers search an abandoned cruiser for treasure, only to discover human women already aboard. Their leader Jade has prepared a trap, turning his anticipated plunder into captivity and an unexpected fascination with his captor.

Kira and Aehako await their baby's arrival, but his once-carefree nature has become anxious, constant supervision. As his hovering unsettles everyone in the cave, Kira considers a vacation that might restore some balance to their life together.

An offhand remark during Josie's labor prompts Megan to reconsider assumptions about her romance with Cashol. Looking back at their early relationship, she reveals that an immediate resonance bond did not spare them difficulties in learning to be partners.

Bridget insists that she and A'tam are incompatible after his earlier chance at romance went badly. His persistent courtship revives her attraction, forcing her to reconsider whether affection can overcome the misunderstandings and disappointments that divided them.

Rachel learns that her protected position in Fort Dallas depends on serving as dragon bait. Required to form a connection with drakoni Jurik, she must face memories of a previous attack while questioning whether his tenderness can be trusted.

Mari asks a healer to suspend resonance after T'chai suffers a nearly fatal attack, expecting only a temporary interruption. Instead, her khui rejects the man she still loves, leaving them to seek a way past a painful physical barrier.

Kidnapped by a feral outcast, Raven expects to be abandoned until her friend U'dron comes looking for her. His rescue deepens her longstanding attraction, but secrets both have concealed threaten their confidence in building a relationship together.

A woman seeking adventure falls into another world and becomes the mortal anchor of exiled death god Rhagos. Hunted because of their bond, she searches for a way home while attraction complicates her relationship with the controlling, lonely deity.

A human woman spends weeks on a remote station with Jerrok, a surly alien whose failing cyborg parts worsen his isolation. Forced to share his space, she begins discovering the care and loneliness behind his unpleasant manner.

A human dancer on a space station is bought by intimidating cyborg Zakoar, who offers passage to safety in exchange for intimacy. Their practical bargain changes as she learns about the man behind his fearsome appearance and mechanical body.

A lone human farmer hires a bounty hunter to find her a husband strong enough to deter unwanted neighbors. The feline alien delivered to her is the very threat she hoped to discourage, complicating her proposed marriage of convenience.

Caught hiding on Risda III, escaped convict Vordigar can return to prison or marry human farmer Piper. He accepts her need for protection while planning to leave, but growing intimacy makes the temporary arrangement harder to abandon.

Feared gladiator Crulden demands human cleaner Mina as the price of fighting for his new owners. She refuses to be treated as property, leaving a warrior accustomed to destruction struggling to understand how to win affection instead of obedience.

Dagesh worries that his human mate Nora is unhappy, despite her assurances, and seeks advice from the tribe. Determined to organize a wedding, he overlooks her real wish, leaving Nora to explain a more private change she wants.

Danger-loving pirate Kaspar escapes in a pod with Alice, a human who has little appetite for risk. Stranded together on a jungle planet, her intelligence and sharp replies draw him toward a new priority: keeping her safe and close.

Straik investigates his family's involvement in stealing humans, only to discover furious Ruth hiding aboard his ship. Convinced he abandoned her friends, she wants revenge, while their battle of wills develops into an attraction neither expected to accommodate.

Fort Dallas ruler Azar expects obedience, but medic Melina refuses to surrender her independence to him. As he pursues the one woman who challenges his authority, she must weigh his determined attention against the ruthless power he holds.

Jenny's dreams offer refuge from a frightening presence, along with a protective companion who claims she is his mate. When she discovers that her supposed imaginary lover is a real dragon guarding the fort, fantasy becomes an unexpected relationship.

Four previously published novellas follow humans and aliens finding love through unexpected arrangements. A mistaken mail-order bride, a convict's convenient marriage, a nobleman's attraction to a human, and one woman's increasingly bold courtship bring together unlikely partners across the Risdaverse.

Newly mated Rukh and Harlow begin their life together on an isolated beach with little beyond their clothing. Building a home means finding resources and navigating a language barrier, as everyday misunderstandings test the couple's ability to understand each other.

Sam has kept her fears hidden and avoided trusting anyone, even on the ice planet. Unexpected resonance with a man threatens that protective distance, prompting her to flee while the person destined for her follows and seeks her trust.

Steph befriends outcast Juth and his son after danger leaves them stranded together, hoping they will join her tribe. A kiss complicates that plan when Juth declares them mates, forcing her to confront an assumption she never agreed to.

A woman shelters Kassam, a god stranded on Earth whose curse makes everyone around him desire him. Returning him home proves difficult, and marriage may protect her from other gods while leaving her vulnerable to feelings for her guest.

Lucy wants military official Rektar as her husband and visits his office with pies and persistent flirting. His gentle manner makes him appealing, but his obliviousness to her advances leaves her searching for a bolder way to express her intentions.

A captive clone of feared gladiator Crulden resists human Bee's confident efforts to guide him toward a freer life. He agrees to cooperate if she kisses him, expecting refusal, and must reconsider their contest when she accepts his challenge.

Daisy traded comfort and a loveless relationship for an icy world that promised a destined mate and children. After three years without resonance, she devises a plan requiring a willing partner and approaches the man she hopes will help.

Flor expects to become R’jaal’s mate until her khui bonds her with forceful Shadow Cat leader I’rec, who already has a distant girlfriend. Their unexpected connection creates personal turmoil just as upheaval threatens the community’s settled way of life.

Mathiras separates from his brothers to pursue criminals who steal and clone humans. Helen, a sought-after human clone, insists on accompanying him, forcing the captain to balance a dangerous mission with his growing attraction and determination to keep her safe.

Tall, impoverished Lady Iolanthe expects to remain unmarried until her father finds a wealthy bridegroom who specifically wants her. The promised match seems ideal until she meets him and discovers the detail her father omitted: her prospective husband is half-orc.

A human farmer on Risda III hides the vulnerabilities that once threatened her survival. After she accidentally burns down her barn, helpful official Khex discovers her secrets and offers to keep them in exchange for a date, unsettling her guarded independence.

A lonely farmer on Risda III plans a Christmas celebration for a struggling neighbor with help from infuriating alien Sinath. His strange humor and unfamiliarity with human traditions complicate preparations, but his unexpected understanding makes their time together increasingly appealing.

Naomi spends her farm’s profits on a fertility treatment, only to lose the donor she arranged. Asking awkward military custodian Ainar for help opens an unexpected connection when he realizes what the lonely human colonist actually wants from him.

Chaotic bounty hunter Bethiah finds her private life complicated by a human clone who wants to be her lover and a jealous cyborg partner. Forming a triad offers a solution, provided three very different people can share love and a small spaceship.

R’jaal awakens in an underground cage beside Rosalind, a human woman whose presence finally makes his khui resonate. Their new bond faces an urgent danger: Rosalind lacks the parasite she needs to survive on the ice planet.

A woman accustomed to serving powerful lords becomes the mortal anchor to three gods who embody Fate. Teaching them humanity requires managing conflicting wishes and growing intimacy, turning her new position into a demanding relationship with three very different partners.

A woman with no memories awakens on an icy alien world and finds herself bonded to boastful gladiator Skarr. Resisting the future their parasites demand, she must discover her identity while deciding what lies beneath his relentless declarations of confidence.