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    Channing
    Channing
    Channing
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    Channing

    By Crystal Dawn

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    Viv was confused now that she had met Channing. Greg was trying to charm her, but it already wasn’t working and now she’d been hit in the heart by Channing the cheetah leader. It was too soon and her mother had recently mated. There was enough excitement. Besides, Channing didn’t seem to care for her.
    The woman drove him nuts. He had worked hard to organize his people and mating would have to wait. She didn’t look like the kind that could handle that. He’d just keep her at a distance until he was ready. Whenever that would be.
    An emotionally wounded woman and a man that put his people first. How the hell was that going to work out?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCrystal Dawn
    Release dateJul 23, 2018
    ISBN9780463584538
    Channing
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    Crystal Dawn

    When she’s not out hunting rogue vampires and werewolves, you can find Crystal Dawn out exploring the galaxy. She can do it all without ever leaving her computer. She kicks ass, takes names, and puts it all down for the enjoyment of her readers. At least that’s what I think she told me. Writing came as a natural outlet for her overly creative mind. She has always told stories and even written some but publishing books didn't start until 2012 with The Rebirth, was the first of the Planet Amazon books. Crystal has also been lucky to have some wonderful beta readers who keep her on track and help inspire her.Secretly, she crushes on all her sexy heroes because all her stories end happily. That is one of the things that makes writing such a joy. Knowing that it makes her reader's day a little brighter. Not that she doesn't read sad books sometimes. While still in school, she read Where the Red Fern Grows and cried like a baby. It was a wonderful book and sometimes a bit of sadness has to be put in books because that's part of life. While she reads all kinds of books at some time or another, PNR and SFR, which she writes is what she reads the most for pleasure.When she started writing, she decided on going Indie after the first two books because an author has more control. She believes Indie will compete well and continues to grow. The need to give pleasure to her readers keeps her going and she sees a long career ahead. Growing up mostly in the NW Arkansas area, it has given her a good place to set some stories and many of her characters come from there or nearby SW Missouri.The start of her stories is the easy part. Finishing them is a little harder when all the stories are in there trying to get out. She loves reading, chocolate, fine sweet wine, and traveling among a large list of pursuits. Her favorite people, after her family and close friends, are her readers who she says are some of the most wonderful people in this galaxy and the next.

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      Channing - Crystal Dawn

      Big Cat series

      Book 5

      Channing

      By Crystal Dawn

      Cover by Cyntillating Graphics and Design

      Editing by Eagle Editing

      2018 Copyright by Crystal Dawn

      This book is a work of fiction. All contents, including

      names, places,

      and events are the product of the author’s imagination

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      fictitious manner. Any resemblance to persons, living or

      deceased,

      businesses, locations or events are completely

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      Thank you for respecting the work of this author.

      Big Cats

      Book 1

      Sebastian

      Sebastian is moving his pride headquarters to what he hopes will be a permanent home. Seven groups of big cats will be forming an alliance for mutual defense and to aid in the growth of all their groups. The last thing he needs right now is a mate. Too bad the goddess does things her own way.

      Andi is busy building her flower shop into a prosperous business in a town the size of a shoe box. She gave up on men, who has the time for them anyway? If only a certain arrogant alpha would get the message. Things get even worse when she's attacked repeatedly by mercenaries looking for a potential white wolf mate to sell to a customer. Will her life ever settle down?

      Big Cats series

      Book 2

      Titus

      Titus supposed he should feel honored that Sebastian had put him in charge of the private school for their children. He didn’t. It was one headache after another with the interviews being the worst until Beth came in. His tiger roared in approval, she was his.

      Beth had a bad history with males. If she didn’t, the sexy tiger might appeal to her. She was tired of supernaturals trying to mate her because of her bloodline. This would be just another one, so she intended to steer clear of him.

      Big Cats

      Book 3

      Ciaro

      Life was all about change and since he’d met Mairi, his opinion about mating had changed. He was ready for her whether she was ready or not.

      So Ciaro was handsome and could be charming when he wanted to be. That meant almost nothing to her. She didn’t want a mate and he couldn’t have her.

      Two beautiful people with a fate in common. One fought it while the other was ready to embrace it. Those things always turned out good, right?

      Big Cats series

      Book 4

      Azrael

      He’d entered this feline nation thing, or whatever they planned to call it, for one reason. Azrael wanted to save his kind. There was no way he was looking for a mate, but if he found the right female leopard or maybe any female cat, he might settle down. The old human female was just not his type.

      Maddie Hawkins was not happy with her cousin Ariel. She’d agreed to help the leopard shifters for Ariel, but Azrael just pissed her off. Sure, he looked like a fallen angel like his name hinted, but he was an asshole, plain and simple.

      Do opposites attract? It looks like it when you see the sparks fly between these two very different people.

      Big Cats series

      Book 5

      Channing

      Viv was confused now that she had met Channing. Greg was trying to charm her, but it already wasn’t working and now she’d been hit in the heart by Channing the cheetah leader. It was too soon, and her mother had recently mated. There was enough excitement. Besides, Channing didn’t seem to care for her.

      The woman drove him nuts. He had worked hard to organize his people and mating would have to wait. She didn’t look like the kind that could handle that. He’d just keep her at a distance until he was ready. Whenever that would be.

      An emotionally wounded woman and a man that puts his people first. How the hell was that going to work out?

      Prologue

      He stood much too close as his eyes glowed with the presence of his beast. The male was an animal, his body sleek and chiseled. His scent hit her nose and it was all male. It was spicy, like an evergreen forest, clean, and rousing. She stepped back but he moved forward. This was turning into a crazy dance.

      Look, I’m only here to help you by building your coalition house, nothing more. Her eyes were drawn to his full sexy lips as she waited for a reply. She had agreed to help Ariel. Damn, it wasn’t like she didn’t owe her cousin a hell of a lot.

      Stay away from that wolf. You’re mine. I’m just not ready to claim you yet. Channing demanded. She knew he meant Glen. That wolf wasn’t anyone she cared about, hell he’d abducted her, but Channing had no right to insist she stay away from him.

      What the hell? You have no rights and no claims. She insisted.

      So fast, she didn’t see him move, he had her in his arms. His full heated lips dropped to hers and she was on fire. There was no other way to describe it. He pulled away and in a second, he was gone. What the hell was she going to do? Her crew was about to come back from lunch, so she joined them. The work must go on.

      She sat up in bed instantly awake and barely able to breathe. Was this just a fanciful dream or a premonition of things to come? It wouldn’t be long, and she’d know.

      Chapter 1

      The Move

      The meeting had been interesting. As far as females went other than the mates, there had only been Vivian, daughter of Maddie who was a mate. His eyes had locked on her and he’d been hit with lightning. It was too bad the time wasn’t right. She would have to wait on the backburner for now.

      His PA, Samuel, would be the one working with her the most. He was here and for now he’d been stuck in this three-bedroom apartment. A house that suited him might be available soon only five miles out. Apparently, Maddie had it and had been waiting for interest in it before it would be worked on. Now that he’d expressed an interest, Viv had put a team on it. He hoped they would work fast.

      Since he was handsome, rich, and drew females like flies, Viv would wait for him. It was just the way things were. Right now, he had to get things going for his people. The lynx had planned to join them as one group, but the numbers of both his people and theirs had exploded. There were just so many more of both than they had expected. Most of the newly discovered ones were half breeds. Not that it mattered. Instead, they would be separate since a lynx had stepped forward to take the head position. Thank the goddess. He had his hands full as it was.

      No, truthfully, he was relieved. Both groups were quite different and while blending could be done, being separate was so much better. The lynx planned to wait for two months maybe, but a few would come early to check things out. Many of his people were in high level management, but he had several companies and investments in the billions. Not something he wanted everyone to know. He didn’t really want anyone to know much about him at all.

      Sebastian had already told him once he was settled in, he would get to work with Moe handling the business that allowed them their privacy fences and anonymity. Each group would provide some service for the federation as a whole. As far as work went, it was something he could easily handle. The lions had done more than their share. Tigers were in charge of the school and associated matters. Panthers handled security for the group. Leopards, since they were all so pretty, handled advertising and any problems with the community.

      The cougars were running the medical clinic. He wasn’t sure what the jaguars or lynx would do, but he would bet Sebastian would find something for them to do. Lynx were fast. They ran messenger services and things that required speed. Jaguars were sneaky and wonderful investigators. It would all work out and they would all contribute somehow.

      This was tough to build a federation and from what he saw, everyone was working hard. He’d noticed the mates were doing a lot too. His was human, and while he knew the others had been too, that was no guarantee she would change. What he thought best was what he would do. She would wait and they would see. It was possible he’d not mate her at all.

      Tomorrow, he would watch as she started on his coalition house. Watching her work would help him decide his course of action. Samuel would run most of his business empire for him while he did the work of helping his people move. Samuel was his brother, the youngest one. Others in his family might or might not come. Cheetahs were slow to make personal decisions. He was different and that was why he was successful and most of them were not.

      Oh, most did alright, since many were in management. Many managed his companies and didn’t even realize it. He wasn’t stupid, letting others know how wealthy he was would be a mistake. They thought he ran several companies for the owners, not that he owned them himself. Being a millionaire among them, no big deal. Being a multi billionaire would bring on expectations and resentment.

      He sat at his computer starting some of the work the move would require. The emails were overwhelming, but he got on them anyway. It seemed expectations were there even though none of them thought he had the resources to deal with them. Crazy cheetahs. Many were out of work due to recent cutbacks. He’d been assured there was work here but not necessarily the kind his people usually did.

      Now he sent an email to Viv. She was assigned to help him, so he’d let her. He sent her the names of the first ten people that needed jobs and homes. Let’s see how she handled that. Chuckling, he moved on to the next problem.

      An hour later he got an email from her. There were jobs for half the list, but housing for only three of those. Not bad for an hour. He sent the information to the first three. The housing wasn’t family houses, but these would all eventually live in the coalition house. All three accepted. They would be there in two to three days. Now he sent her the information and asked her to get more housing.

      As far as he was concerned, his day for working on his people’s move was done. It was time to work on his personal business. Pulling out a business card, it was for Roger, a wolf. There was also Mairi one of the mates who found housing, both rentals and ones to buy for people. He’d give Roger the first shot. He dialed his number.

      Hello, this is Roger. Clearly this was his personal number.

      This is Channing. I’m the cheetah leader and looking for property including a place for a business.

      I’m sure you’re aware there’s not much left. I’ll put together some options and send them to you. I assume you want residences too? Roger asked.

      Yes, I want a little bit of everything.

      Does that mean you would accept land?

      If it is a good deal and close enough.

      I’ll get on it right away. Thank you for calling me.

      Ariel and her crowd look out for you.

      Roger chuckled. I know. I mated one of them.

      I’ll be looking for your email.

      They said goodbye. He figured it would be a while, but the email came in an hour. Land to build on was his best option to see his people settled. That would only work for those that had money. Some were coming because they’d hit rock bottom, and anything was better than where they were at. Since it

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