Bewitching the Beast

"Ms. Hughes put her soul in the writing of this magnificent tale of shifters, magic, and a stunning depth of realistic emotion guaranteed to send chills dancing across the skin of her readers." ~ InD'tale Magazine
"A shifter romance with lots of twists and turns." ~ Uncaged Book Reviews "Ms. Hughes' take on Dragons was fresh, interesting and incorporated one of my favorite places, Egypt, as well as some of their lore." ~Romancing The Book - on reviews

2019 Winner of Uncaged Book Reviews RAVEN award.
Ethan Lockwood hates what he's become-a slave to a parasitic monster whose victims' names pepper the obituaries. He's possessed by The Beast, a dragon who feeds off human spiritual energy. After a year of fighting The Beast's demands, Ethan is losing the battle. The creature is taking over his mind, body, and soul. When he spies Tess, he can relate to her weary look and the sadness in her eyes, but her aura shines like a beacon, attracting The Beast. Ethan is forced to drain her energy, but for a split second, she subdues the creature inside him, compelling the spirit to slumber. How? Can she somehow free him from The Beast? Ethan chases after her. He can't afford to let Tess die.

Since her fiancé's death, Tess Edwards struggles to find new meaning in life. She doesn't expect that new meaning to involve a sexy photographer who says he's possessed by an energy-stealing beast. He claims she's in danger and that he's the only one who can save her. Great. He's a nut job-cute, but delusional. She doesn't believe in dragon spirits and magic, not until she finds her grandmother's Book of Shadows. She's descended from witches, and the book warns her of her fate. Although the beast inside Ethan needs her alive, he isn't the only one of his kind. There's another, and he wants Tess dead.